This conversation marks a beginning. Both for Amanda, and for myself.

If you listened to the previous episode, you heard another woman step away from a “standardized” licensed Midwifery practice in our community at that time. And it was not for lack of desire for support, but because her trust had thinned. Today’s story continues that very thread which continues to weave through nearly every conversation I am having with women and Midwives these days…

In this conversation you’ll hear:

* How Amanda moved from licensed Midwifery care, to searching for an aligned Midwife, to claiming the Freebirth she knew was hers

* What it looks like when a Midwife resists the urge to steer the care, and simply witnesses with reverence

* The quiet courage of choosing a path no one else can choose for you

* How Birth is a transformational journey, not just for the mother and family, but for everyone who walks beside them

* The role of ceremonial prenatal care, slowing down, listening deeply and honoring pregnancy as a sacred season, not a checklist

* Why sovereignty and trust must sit at the center of every birth, no matter the setting

* The ways our stories, bodies and wombs carry memory, and how Birth becomes an opportunity for remembering and healing

* What happens when Midwifery shifts from performance or management into presence, humility and authentic relationship

* How revisiting and sharing these stories serves as medicine. for mothers, for Midwives and for the community

This is the Birth That Changed My Midwifery Path

This was one of the first stories that transformed my Midwifery practice. And it’s also been a very common story. In the short time I’ve opened myself to this work, I’ve received hundreds of stories from women and Midwives who are yearning for something more, something real, slow and deeply authentic. These aren’t performances. This isn’t about ego. This is life, raw, ordinary, miraculous, and I honor each of us wherever we are on the path.

Why do I continue to share these stories here, in the noisy online world where there’s always something for everyone?

Because there are many simple, living truths about Birth and Midwifery that we are reclaiming, and some of us have never lost. Telling and retelling these stories is medicine for me, and, I hope, for you and our wider community.

If you’re walking this way, you’re not alone. Please, come sit with us.

🎧 Listen Now: Amanda’s Freebirth Story: A Midwife’s Turning Point on Episode #7 of The Midwife of Healing podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

About Amanda Castilone

Amanda is a Feminine Somatic Guide, Womb Healer, Medicine Woman, and Mother here to hold sacred space for women to return home to themselves.

Her work lives in the realm of the body, where stories are held in tissue, where memory lingers in the womb, and where truth hums beneath the surface. Through hands-on womb healing and embodied somatic coaching, Amanda supports women in softening back into their own bones, breath, and truth.

Her work not about fixing, but about remembering. Remembering what it feels like to belong - to your body, to your heart, to the sacred current of the feminine that lives within you.

Amanda lives near Asheville, NC with her husband, daughter, and sweet pup, Cosmo. She supports women in 1:1 Hands-On Womb Healing Ceremonies, 1:1 Somatic Coaching containers, Online group containers, and small group retreats.

Connect with her via email [email protected] or on Instagram:@amandacastilone

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