Orgasmic Birth: Podcast

Before I became a doula, before I understood the profound value of continuous labor support, and before I even knew what the word doula meant, I was a childbirth educator.

One of the couples from my childbirth class invited me to attend their birth.

At the time, I did not know there was a role called a doula. I did not arrive with a plan to provide professional birth support. I was simply honored that they wanted me there—someone familiar with their hopes for birth, someone who had taught them about the normal physiology of labor, comfort measures, movement, relaxation, and the power of trusting the body.

What if birth could be more than something to endure? What if it could be pleasurable, empowering, deeply connected—and even ecstatic?

In this episode of The Orgasmic Birth Podcast, Debra Pascali-Bonaro speaks with author, educator, and mother of three, Kitty Stitt, about her unexpected orgasmic birth and the wisdom that has guided her work with women, families, and future educators.

Kitty shares how movement, low vocalization, privacy, safety, and trust supported her through three very different births. Her middle daughter’s birth included an unplanned, full-body orgasmic experience—one that helped Kitty recognize the extraordinary capacity of the birthing body when we are able to follow instinct rather than fear.

Together, Debra and Kitty explore ecstatic birth, birth sounds, creating a protected birth space, secure attachment, and the possibility of raising children within an ethic of love, peace, and presence.

In this episode

* Kitty shares the story of her accidental orgasmic birth and the sensations of euphoria, instinct, sound, and deep connection she experienced.

* Why low, open vocalization can help some birthing people stay grounded in their bodies rather than moving into fear or overthinking.

* The value of an active birth: moving, circling the hips, leaning on a wall, and responding to each contraction in the way your body calls for.

* Why a quiet, private, protected birth environment can make space for communication between parent and baby.

* The powerful reframe from “tearing” to “stretching” during birth.

* How a supportive partner can protect the birth space and offer loving reassurance to both parent and baby.

* Why every birth is unique—and why there is no single “right” kind of birth experience.

* Kitty’s perspective on secure attachment, responsive caregiving, and finding a few trusted mother mentors rather than becoming overwhelmed by parenting advice.

* How peaceful parenting, presence, and loving connection can help shape a more peaceful future.

* Practical mantras for pregnancy, birth, and daily life, including: “All is well and I am safe.”

About Kitty

Kitty Stitt is an author, teacher, and mother of 3 happy daughters, and has been in a loving relationship with her husband, Peter, for 30 years. Kitty is passionate about natural birth and secure attachment bonding. She’s taught health and wellbeing in schools across Australia and the world, including lecturing at The University of Sydney in the Faculty of Education. Through facilitating full-moon women’s circles, retreats and one-on-ones, she guides us to discover our true self, align to it and eventually embody it. Her book LIVING EVOLVED inspires us to find alignment, authenticity, and abundance.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bykitty1/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1L3oFGbyCV/?mibextid=wwXIfr Website https://www.bykitty.net/YouTube https://youtube.com/@bykitty2 My book LIVING EVOLVED https://a.co/d/eaQGOObUS book link https://a.co/d/eaQGOOb

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In this episode of The Orgasmic Birth Podcast, host Debra Pascali-Bonaro speaks with Kirsten Karchmer, health tech pioneer, women’s health expert, and founder/CEO of Conceivable Technologies. Kirsten shares how listening to women’s birth stories shaped her understanding of intimacy, safety, and pleasure, and how that wisdom informs her work supporting fertility and reproductive health. They explore libido as a signal of wellbeing, the role of stress and burnout in fertility, and why whole-person care matters more than data alone. Debra also highlights the importance of respectful, pleasure-positive communication in pregnancy, postpartum, and relationships. The conversation closes with Kirsten’s vision for accessible, AI-supported reproductive care for women across life stages.

Key topics covered:

* How birth stories can shape a clinician’s understanding of safety, pleasure, and empowerment.

* Why libido can reflect stress, relationship dynamics, and overall wellbeing.

* Communication, division of labor, and emotional safety in intimacy and fertility.

* The impact of depletion, fatigue, and anxiety on reproductive health.

* Why tracking data alone is not enough without support, context, and repair.

* Kirsten’s vision for an AI-powered, personalized reproductive care ecosystem.

About KirstenKirsten Karchmer is a women’s health expert and founder/CEO of Conceivable Technologies, where she is building an AI-driven fertility and reproductive health platform. She has helped more than 10,000 women in clinical practice and is known for integrating personalized care, education, and technology to support women’s health.

www.conceivable.com https://www.facebook.com/conceivablefertilityhttps://www.instagram.com/conceivable.official/https://www.youtube.com/@Conceivable.Officialhttps://www.tiktok.com/@yourfertilityexpert

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In this episode of The Orgasmic Birth Podcast, Debra Pascali-Bonaro welcomes Jade Groff for a rich conversation about reclaiming the womb, awakening pleasure, and reconnecting with pelvic wisdom. Jade shares her perspective as a pelvic care and hormonal wellness practitioner, somatic coach, herbalist, educator, and founder of the Pelvic Harmony Method, drawing on more than 30 years of experience supporting women’s health across the life cycle.

The conversation explores the deep connection between the pelvis and the nervous system, and how body-based awareness can support healing, vitality, and pleasure. Jade offers practical ways to reconnect with the body, including touch, breath, movement, and simple grounding practices that help women tune into their own wisdom.

Listeners will also hear Jade reflect on her birth experiences, her work with pregnancy and postpartum, and her offerings for women navigating pelvic symptoms, trauma, perimenopause, and life transitions. This episode is an invitation to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with the body as a source of truth, power, and pleasure.

About Jade

Jade Groff, CNM, LMT, is a Women’s Pelvic Care and Hormonal Wellness Practitioner, Somatic Coach, Educator, Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Founder of the Pelvic Harmony Method, with over 30 years of experience supporting women’s health. Jade works with women from preconception through menopause, helping them resolve a myriad of pelvic symptoms, hormonal imbalance, and trauma through holistic, body-centered care. The relationship between the pelvis and the nervous system is at the heart of her work. For over three decades, Jade has supported families through the childbearing years as a midwife, doula, yoga teacher, massage therapist, and herbalist, giving her a unique holistic perspective on women’s healing and transformation. Working with Jade, women navigate life’s transitions while reconnecting with their body, womb center and feminine wisdom. Her approach is grounded and intuitive, empowering women on what she calls the living healing journey ~ restoring trust, health, and wholeness. Jade works with clients both in-person and remotely, specializing in modalities including Abdominal Therapy, Internal Holistic Pelvic Care™, CranioSacral Therapy, Intuitive Energy Medicine, and Somatic and Hormonal Health Coaching. She draws upon herbal medicine, flower essences, nutrition and self-awareness as foundations for optimal health. Jade is also the creator of Original Bloom Botanicals and Essences, a line of small-batch herbal and vibrational remedies.

Connect with Jade

* www.jadegroff.com

* www.original-bloom.com

* @journey.with.jade

* The Pelvic Healing Collective

Are you preparing for birth… or just planning a wedding-level event?

In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, Debra Pascali-Bonaro is joined by Nina Spears, founder of Baby Chick, to explore why so many families spend hundreds of hours planning weddings—but only a fraction of that preparing for birth and postpartum.

Together, they dive into what actually creates a positive, empowered, and even pleasurable birth experience—and why preparation, support, and informed choices are everything.

Nina shares insights from supporting over 800 families and attending 350+ births, along with her own deeply personal birth experiences, including how knowledge shaped her decisions and outcomes.

This episode is a call to rethink how we prepare for one of life's most transformative experiences.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why pregnancy is the true preparation for motherhood—not just baby

• How safety in the body influences oxytocin, endorphins, and birth outcomes

• The critical role of partners as advocates and support systems

• How to choose the right care team for you

• Why birth plans should be created together—not alone

• The importance of preparing for postpartum (not just birth)

• What it really means to have an "orgasmic birth" experience

Key takeaway:
When a woman feels safe, supported, respected, and prepared—her body can open. And that's where powerful, transformative birth experiences begin.

Resources & Links:

• Nina Spears (The Baby Chick): https://baby-chick.com

• Pre-order The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy

• Follow Nina on Instagram: @thebabychick

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• Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com
• Instagram: / orgasmicbirth
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• YouTube / orgasmicbirth1
• Tik Tok / orgasmicbirth
• LinkedIn: / debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 

What if birth began long before labor ever started? In this powerful conversation, Pauline Goossen shares her conscious conception journey, the intentional preparation she and her partner made before pregnancy, and the deeply embodied birth of her breech baby. Together, Pauline and Debra explore cycle wisdom, tantra, oxytocin, privacy in labor, and the transformational power of surrender.

Pauline describes pregnancy as a long luteal phase, and birth as something that is supported by the way we care for our hormones, our relationships, and our bodies over time. She also shares how her understanding of pleasure, love, and embodiment shaped her labor, including the moment she asked for space, turned inward, and opened from 0 to 4 centimeters.

Her birth story unfolds with honesty and awe: a breech baby, an experienced midwifery team, a trance-like labor state, and a delivery that left her exhausted, empowered, and grateful. This episode is a moving reminder that birth can be both intense and beautiful, and that deep trust in the body can make all the difference.

In this episode, you'll hear about:
-Conscious conception and preparing for pregnancy months in advance.
-How cycle awareness and hormone health shape fertility and birth.
-Tantra, pleasure, and intentional intimacy as foundations for family life.
-The role of privacy, space, and surrender during labor.
-Pauline's breech birth experience and the support of her birth team.
-Why oxytocin matters in love, labor, breastfeeding, and recovery.
-Seeing birth as a rite of passage and a deeply transformational experience.

About Pauline Goossen
Pauline Goossen is a women's fertility and holistic hormone health coach who teaches that pregnancy and birth begin long before conception. Through cycle-based hormone balance, she helps support PMS, period pain, fertility, and reconnection to the wisdom of the body. She works online with women around the world and offers programs focused on cycle health, fertility, and hormonal balance.

Connect with Pauline
Learn more about Pauline's work at: https://omcyclewithpauline.com
https://www.instagram.com/paulinegisele 

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Connect with Debra!

• Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com
• https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth 
• https://x.com/orgasmicbirth 
• https://www.youtube.com/@OrgasmicBirth
• https://www.tiktok.com/@debrapascalibonaro 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 

In this episode of The Orgasmic Birth Podcast, Debra Pascali-Bonaro speaks with Joni Edelmann, a birth guide, educator, and former labor and delivery nurse who brings together science, sacredness, and decades of birth experience. Together, they explore how safety, nervous system regulation, privacy, and trust can create the conditions for ecstatic birth in any setting, including the hospital. Joni shares the story of her own births, including how her fifth birth became the first she experienced as truly not painful, but deeply intense, joyful, and transformative. She also reflects on how pregnancy, birth, trauma awareness, and support from trusted care providers can shape not only birth outcomes, but a person's sense of power and possibility.

This conversation offers practical insight into:

• What safety really means in birth.
• How trauma can affect the nervous system and labor.
• Ways to support parasympathetic regulation.
• Why privacy, quiet, and trust matter so much.
• How to process birth experiences that were difficult or disappointing.
• Why the birth you dream of may be more possible than you think. 
• Joni also reminds listeners that choosing the right support team matters, and that people deserve care aligned with their values, goals, and vision for birth.

Joni Edelman is a birth guide, educator, and former labor and delivery nurse who holds science and sacred at the same altar. With three decades of experience supporting birth in hospitals and homes, she helps families reconnect with the innate intelligence of the body and approach birth as a powerful, transformative, and potentially ecstatic experience.

https://www.13moonsbirthwork.com
Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/13moonsbirth

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In this episode, Debra Pascali-Bonaro speaks with Josefina Schiller, a mother, singer, doula, translator, and host of Café Comparto Birth Café, about how birth, motherhood, sexuality, loss, and healing are deeply connected. Josefina shares two powerful home birth stories, including a 96-hour labor supported by her community in southern Spain, and reflects on how birth helped her heal ancestral and childhood wounds.

Josefina also discusses the role of postpartum as a transformative period, how writing poetry became a creative outlet during mothering, and why she believes oxytocin, pleasure, and sisterhood are central to healing. She closes by sharing her band Samambaia, her website josefinas.art, and a community art project called Track Your Woman's Bleed.

Josefina Schiller is a mother, singer, doula, and devoted lover of birth stories. Josefina was born in Brazil and now lives in the south of Spain in a spontaneous community centered around natural birth. She trained as a doula at Da-a-Luz Oasis in 2017 and has deeply studied the work of Argentine writer and thinker Laura Gutman, whose teachings supported Josefina through the early years of mothering her daughters, Cora and Greta. She is the host of the podcast "Café com Parto" (Birth Café) — inspired by my dreams and vision — and currently works translating books, including her favorite work by Laura Gutman on the postpartum period.

Connect with Josefina
www.josefinas.art
https://samambayamusic.bandcamp.com/ 

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In this bold and deeply informative episode of the Orgasmic Birth Podcast, Debra Pascali-Bonaro sits down with pelvic floor expert Jana Danielson to challenge long-held myths about women's bodies, postpartum healing, and pleasure.

From incontinence to pain during sex to diminished orgasm, many women are told these experiences are "normal" after birth. Jana offers a powerful reframe: they may be common — but they are not normal, and they are not something women have to live with.

Together, they explore how pelvic floor health is foundational not only for birth and recovery, but for lifelong vitality, confidence, and pleasure.

Jana shares her personal journey from chronic illness and disconnection to healing through breath and movement — a path that ultimately led her to develop the Cooch Ball and her unique approach to pelvic floor fitness.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why "just do your Kegels" may be outdated — and even harmful

• The difference between a tight pelvic floor and a strong one

• How breath and posture directly impact pelvic floor function

• Why symptoms like leaking, pain, and low libido are signals — not life sentences

• The connection between pelvic floor health and orgasmic potential

This conversation is a powerful invitation to reconnect with your body, reclaim your health, and redefine what's possible — at every stage of life.

About Jana Danielson
Jana is a pelvic floor and movement expert, founder of Bloom Better, and creator of the Cooch Ball — the world's first pelvic floor fitness tool for women. Her work blends science and embodiment to help women release tension, restore function, and rebuild trust in their bodies.

Get your Cooch Ball!

DIY (ball) - https://bloombetter.life/pages/cooch-ball-women?bg_ref=zJ5vvlnEAj

DI-We (ball + course) - https://bloombetter.life/pages/intimacy-2026?bg_ref=zJ5vvlnEAj

Connect with Jana
https://www.instagram.com/jana.danielson 
https://www.tiktok.com/@jana.danielson 
https://www.youtube.com/@Jana.Danielson 
https://www.facebook.com/thecoochball 
https://bloombetter.life/pages/cooch-ball

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In this heartfelt episode, Debra Pascali-Bonaro welcomes author, mother, and doula Maris Young, whose third birth unfolded in the most surprising and beautiful way — as an orgasmic birth.

After a breech birth with her second baby, Maris entered her third pregnancy with a clear intention: to reframe the sensations of birth and discover how pleasurable they could be. Through mindset work, daily practice, and integrating resources from Orgasmic Birth, Maris learned to welcome contractions as manifestations of her body's divine power.

Her story takes us from quiet, candlelit labor at home — singing through each wave — to the moment her daughter was born and Maris felt a release so deeply joyful, she describes it as living on "cloud nine" for weeks afterward.

Join Debra and Maris as they explore how preparation, presence, and curiosity can turn birth into a profoundly embodied experience of strength, connection, and pleasure.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• How Maris shifted her mindset to welcome contractions as power.

• Why creating a sensory-filled environment mattered for her labor.

• How the words "I have full life" became her anchor through birth.

• What it felt like to experience orgasmic release as her daughter emerged.

• The ways Maris now supports others through her Young Honest Mother community and book Getting Ready for Birth.

Learn more:
📘 Getting Ready for Birth is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
🌿 Join Maris's community at younghonestmother.com/community.
🎥 Explore Debra's resources at OrgasmicBirth.com/film