Recorded on Zoom on the 2nd of September 2021.

With guest host Natali Deftereos, of Gatekeeper Conversations, we discuss the insights I’ve had from the powerful birth of my daughter. What started off as a pursuit for an unmedicated childbirth, led me down the path of studying birth education, resulting in a passion for positive birth experiences as a human right.

Mandy’s resources:

Books:

Birth With Confidence - Rhea Dempsey

Nurture - Erica Chidi Cohen

Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin

Sarah Buckley - Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering & Ecstatic Birth

The First Forty Days - Heng Ou

The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding

Unlatched - Jennifer Grayson

Thought leaders:

Rhea Dempsey

Dr Sarah Buckley

Dr Rachel Reed

Jane Hardwicke Collings

Ina May Gaskin

Dr Melanie Jackson

Kim Anami

Programs:

SheBirths

Spinning Babies

Evidence Based Birth

Hypnobirthing - Katherine Graves

Childbirth Education with Childbirth International

Podcasts:

- Untaming #12 Sarah Buckley: the significance of nature’s hormonal blueprint for labour and birth

- Moving Inward: changing the birth narrative with Rhea Dempsey

Where to find Mandy:

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mandycai

- Wechat ID: mandyacai

Where to find Natali:

- Instagram: https://instagram.com/natali_creates

Special thanks to Okra for opening up their space for us to have these conversations. Find them at https://instagram.com/okrajewelry