To kick off this fifth episode in the Birth with Confidence series we are discussing the current issues in modern day birth culture and ways to naturally boost your pain tolerance.

Rhea Dempsey, a birth worker, counsellor, childbirth educator and incredible author talks us through:

• Importance of understanding your birth environment
• The current birth stats in Australia
• Why natural physiological birth is on the brink of extinction
• The introduction of the epidural and how this has changed the birth space
• Birth culture and our issues with pain
• How to naturally boost your pain tolerance

Today’s episode is episode 5 of 6 in this series. If you want to listen to this entire podcast series all at once and to learn all about crises of confidence and so.much.more then you can find all these episodes live right now inside my online membership program, the Pregnancy Posse.

We also have a bonus episode exclusive only to Posse members where Rhea talks us through “wild cards” and how certain life events or social and emotional factors can pop up as triggers throughout the birth process.

You can find out more about the Pregnancy Posse and trial it for 7 days by visiting thepregnancyposse.com.

If you’d like to learn more from Rhea you can find her at birthingwisdom.com.au

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