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  • #111: Birth Sovereignty with Karis
    In this episode we chat with sovereign woman, Karis, mumma to two girls and all round goddess! Karis had a midwife led, textbook birth with her first daughter, but as soon as she heard about free birth she knew this was the path for her and her second daughter! Her freebirth had many events that would likely have been pathologized and become emergencies had she birthed in the system, but Karis had full trust in her body and her baby.
    38 min
  • #110: Birthing from a place of profound trust with Victoria
    In this episode we are chatting with Victoria, mama to two babies who were both planned homebirths in the Pilbara, WA. She birthed her children with the support of her husband, independent midwifes and doula. Victoria was considered a ‘Mature’ mum with first born at 35 and second at 38 years of age. We discuss what led her to home birth, and the people and resources (including Sarah Buckley and Ina May Gaskin) that played a role, and how she instinctually used her body in birth which turned out to be exactly what she had read in the books! This is a must-listen for mummas who need to hear how simply birth can be (including walking around the shops and going for a massage all the while knowing baby was on the way!)
    28 min
  • #109: VBAC Homebirth with Amy

    In this episode we chat with Amy, wife and stay at home mama to 2 children. The birth of her daughter was a Caesarian section with a private obstetrician and on feeling a sense of loss about her first birth experience Amy went on to have a VBAC home birth with a private midwife and doula for her son. We talk about her long birth, how she didn't feel strong enough in her first pregnancy to say no to doctors and that vaginal birth felt important enough to them to really get educated and make that happen for the second birth.





    25 min
  • #108: From birth trauma to powerful homebirth with Pam
    In this episode we chat with Pam, a mother of two boys! Pam shares a story of how a traumatic experience from the birth of her first son shifted her to take ownership of her second pregnancy and birth in a powerful home birth despite being deemed "high risk" by the system. Pam's story is inspiring and full of wisdom as she shares the journey she had to go on to to have her powerful home birth experience! Here are the links she discusses in the podcast.
    Herstory: Jane Hardwicke Collings writings on the fall of Matriarchy https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/free-birth-society/id1231912533?i=1000578770164
    Online Course ‘Pregnancy: The Inner Journey’ by Jane Hardwicke Collings
    https://janehardwickecollings.com/pregnancy-ecourse/
    55 min
  • #107: Being a natural birth advocate
    In this episode Emily and Annabelle discuss the difficulty they (and likely many other women) face when they want to be an advocate for natural birth but they don't want to shame anyone! This also delves into people's perception of a positive birth experience and gets them asking the question, if a woman believes her experience was a positive one does it really matter how she births? They also discuss how this spill into other areas of parenting and the reason why they believe in the power of natural birth!
    18 min
  • #106: An informed homebirth with Aimee

    In this episode we chat with Aimee, a mama of two girls. She birthed both girls at home with a private midwife and her supportive husband. We chat all things homebirth and how education really is key! Aimee shares how she prepared herself for birth and actually crowned while she was dosing on the couch! This is a really wonderful episode that covers topics such as why women choose homebirth, the importance of informing yourself and why a private midwife can be worth the investment.

    30 min
  • #105: A 43-week gestation home birth with Ina

    In this episode we chat with Ina Timms. a mum of 3 girls and a chiropractor. Ina has for a long time been passionate about natural alternatives to health. Two of her births naturally went ‘over’ and she gave birth to perfectly healthy babies at 43 weeks at home. This is a story about normalizing babies who decide to

    arrive earth side after the estimated due date, and Ina shares her personal experience navigating a system and a world that aren't used to babies arriving so "late."


    34 min
  • #104: The Spirit of Freebirth -with Radi Mills!

    In this episode Radi shares how her recent Freebirth was one of simplicity & spirituality. Radi is passionate about harnessing the power of our presence 🔥 & understands the importance of trusting our intuition & the beauty of natural birth. Her story is so inspiring and is shared with so much inner knowing, and complete trust in the process!



    50 min
  • #103: Family birthing centre birth with Jodie

    In this episode we chat with second guest Jodie about the birth to her first baby which was a magical water birth at the family birthing centre. Her birth story isn’t the birth itself, but the lead up, the sitting in a phase of labor for 3 weeks, and the lessons and healing that created her birth. Jodie discusses her incredible self-awareness that led her to the magical lessons her birth brought to her. All these lessons where a perfect reflection of Motherhood, and therefore a beautiful initiation for her!

    36 min
  • #102: Midwife led hospital birth with Ashley

    In this episode we chat with Ashley, a mother to two beautiful daughters. Ashley is a teacher, a birth educator and a postpartum doula who is deeply passionate about supporting women, their families and their children to thrive. Ashley had a hands-off hospital birth with a midwife and in the episode she shares this story along with the lessons she learnt from this birth and the joy it brought her!

    33 min

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Supporting women to make soul centered and heart driven decisions in motherhood. Going back to basics, changing our stories and trusting ourselves.