After a conscious conception, Ally went into labor at almost 43 weeks. Her epic, three day long birth process included many things that could be considered a "problem" or otherwise pathologized, but with the right support, and unwavering trust in herself and her body, this birth initiated Ally into a more powerful, sovereign version of herself.

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This is part two of a series exploring, through personal stories, how the experience of prior sexual assault can show up when we give birth.

Rebecca shares the incredible story of the birth of her fourth child, born at just 32 weeks, in a teaching hospital. This is one of the most emotionally intense stories I have ever recorded, both in its beauty and pain.

(Please note that while we do discuss sexual assault, this conversation does *not* contain a description of sexual assault).

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This is part one of a two part series exploring, through personal stories, how the experience of prior sexual assault can show up when we give birth.

(Please note that this conversation does *not* contain any description of sexual assault).

You can follow Gemma @wyldbirth and www.wyldbirth.com

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What if breech birth is not the inherent emergency we are conventionally told, but rather, an expression of intelligent, deeply empathic, communication between mother and baby?

Jess shares her three birth stories with us - actually four, as we begin with her own - all of which carry the through line of breech presenting babies and maternal communication.

This is another one of those stories where ancestral and matrilineal healing come from a powerful reclamation of what it means to birth in sovereignty.

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In this solocast I explain why.

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Ariana shares the story of her daughter's birth, a planned homebirth that ended in a cesarean.

Recorded at only four months postpartum, she shares some of the insights she's already gained from this experience, and reminds us that's its okay to feel it all - happy that you have a healthy baby, and perhaps, sadness or other complicated feelings about how the birth itself happened.

This is exactly the kind of story that I needed to hear, years ago when I went through a very similar experience with my own first baby, and her story is still medicine for me, today.

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I love stories that illustrate how the births of our first babies (maybe every baby?) often prompt us to change and shift our lives, and this is definetly one of them.

Christine shares the story of free birthing her son in Canada. There are so many juicy elements to this one - making love during labor, having a psychedelic, out of body experience, spirit baby communication, just to name a few!

Christine also shares how, after such a powerful birth, she felt alone in the postpartum time. This prompted her to shift her life to now live in a conscious community.

Christine supports other mothers as a radical birth keeper, and you can follow her on Instagram @wildwomanmothering

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Victoria's first birth was unmedicated, in a hospital, and although everything went "right" it left her feeling like something wasn't quite right. Her postpartum experience with that baby was very challenging, and she later connected the challenges postpartum with some of the disempowering things that happened during the birth.

She shares the experience of miscarrying at home after that hospital birth, and how that miscarriage helped her realize that her body was completely capable of birthing without anyone's help or interference (this is something I have heard often and am so fascinated by - that pregnancy loss, though never easy, can be healing).

Her third baby was born at home with a very hands off midwife, an experience that set her up for a totally different and easeful postpartum time.

Victoria now works to support other mothers postpartum. You can connect with her on instagram @the_motherbiome.

During the interview she mentions her epic birth playlist! You can listen to it here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EROuluKp3kEwtTq642UM8?si=UDxFsyj4TeuE0uI6l4AHtA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1

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Jenna, a spiritual life coach for moms (and friend of mine!), shares her two birth stories. One, midwife assisted at a birth center, and the second, a very consciously chosen free birth.

Guiding her through her pregnancies and birth experiences was Jenna's strong intuition and willingness to trust herself.

She also shares much about the always unfolding lessons of motherhood, and has a special message for anyone who is struggling to process a birth experience that left them in pain.

She's funny, wise, and spiritual, I loved every second of this conversation!

If you would like to work with Jenna, you find her at www.jennawalenga.com and on Instagram @whole.heart.mama

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In a heart wrenching and raw interview, Ashley shares the story of the unnecessary cesarean birth of her first child.

From showing up in labor and being misidentified as a different patient, to having her doctor rush her labor process due to his golf tournament, her whole story is infuriating and deeply sad, most of all, because it's simply so common.

Many times during this conversation, I had to mute my mic and take deep breaths, because so much of her story was personally relatable to me.

I believe that as long as women are being brutalized during the most sacred thing we participate in and through, we have a moral imperative to share difficult stories like these.

If you have experienced a cesarean you feel was unnecessary, or simply found the countless indignities and traumas of industrial birth within the machine just wrong, this episode is for you.

You are not alone.

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