Our special guest today is Shayla from Hey Shayla, a content creator who has gained a loyal following on Instagram and YouTube for her relatable, honest, and hilarious motherhood content. If you aren’t following her already, you definitely should be, because as Shayla says, child development is her jam and she actually likes nerding out and reading about it (she’ll give you the cliff notes so you don't have to)! 

Full disclosure, Shayla is one of our amazing ambassadors for Expecting and Empowered and we’ve had the honor of getting to know her over the past couple of years. We enjoy her so much, and we’re sure you will too after hearing the valuable advice, tips, and stories and lessons that she shares in this episode! 

As always, we want to empower you with the tools and information to help you figure out what it is that you want during childbirth, and to help provide you with more clarity in advocating for yourself during this experience, which is why we think that you’ll get so much from this conversation! 

If you’ve enjoyed this episode and what Shayla shares here, we would be so honored if you shared it and tagged us, @expectingandempowered and @heyshayla on Instagram so that we can see it! We’d also be so grateful if you would rate and review our podcast in your favorite podcast app, because that’s the best way for a new podcast to get more people to listen. 

MEET Shayla: https://www.instagram.com/heyshayla/


Links & Resources:

Shayla’s Website, Instagram & Facebook

Her YouTube Channel & Podcast 

HypnoBirthing Positive Natural Birth Story! FAST! (Video)

Expecting & Empowered’s Hypnobabies Store 

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material by Ina May Gaskin  The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother  by Heng Ou  

Expecting and Empowered Prepping for Labor + Deliver Course - https://www.expectingandempowered.com/fitness-guides/labor-and-delivery-course 

Expecting and Empowered on App: Apple Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/expecting-and-empowered/id1594936110

Expecting and Empowered App: Google Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.expectingandempowered.expectingandempowered 

Expecting and Empowered Website: www.expectingandempowered.com

Expecting and Empowered Instagram: http://instagram.com/expectingandempowered