Orgasmic Birth: Podcast

In this heartfelt episode, Debra Pascali‑Bonaro sits down with birth doula and retired professional women's football champion, Girl Scout, and chef, Tarah Alexis of Nurturing Embrace Doula Services. Tarah shares how a surprising C‑section birth, witnessing her niece and nephew arrive earthside, and a "divine appointment" with a pregnant stranger on a plane all led her to answer her calling as a doula.​

Together, Debra and Tarah explore how partners can move far beyond "just rubbing a back" to become active, loving participants in the birth journey. Tarah offers simple, powerful ways to weave the senses—what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch—into your birth environment so that labor becomes more intimate, grounded, and even orgasmic. She reminds us that intimacy doesn't depend on grand gestures; it grows in the small daily moments of cuddling on the couch, offering a glass of water, and saying "thank you for being here."​

If you've ever wondered how to keep love and connection alive during pregnancy, birth, and those tender postpartum weeks, this episode offers gentle, doable practices you can begin today.​

Connect with Tarah Alexis
Website: Nurturing Embrace Doula Services
Instagram: @nurturingembracedoulaservices
Facebook: @nurturingembracedoulas

Purchase the PleasureVibe
Pleasure at your fingertips - Finger Vibe for pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe

Pleasurable Birth Essentials
Evidence-based childbirth education rooted in pleasure taught by Debra Pascali-Bonaro. https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/ + bonus access to the film, Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret

Connect with Debra!
Website: www.orgasmicbirth.com
Instagram: @orgasmicbirth
X: @orgasmicbirth   
Facebook: @obirth
YouTube: @orgasmicbirth1

 

Get full access to Orgasmic Birth at orgasmicbirth.substack.com/subscribe

What if preparing for birth could also prepare you for a lifetime of deeper intimacy, healing, and connection—for you and for your children? In this powerful conversation, Debra talks with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, internationally recognized sex and gender feminist psychotherapist, bestselling author of Sex, God, and the Conservative Church and Shameless Parenting, and founder of Inanna Rising. Together, they explore how sexual shame shows up in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and how embracing pleasure can transform not just your birth, but your whole family's story.

Dr. Tina shares her own birth story of a fast, "big baby" delivery that made her appreciate just how much birth asks of our bodies and hearts. She then breaks down how early and deep shame takes root—many girls start modifying their diets as young as six—and why pregnancy often brings those old stories to the surface. You'll hear practical, compassionate steps to begin "reparenting" yourself, shedding inherited shame, and raising confident, body‑positive, pleasure‑literate kids, starting from birth.

Along the way, Debra and Tina invite you to honor your unique body, your unique baby, and the profound truth that there has never been a human exactly like either of you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How pregnancy and birth can surface long‑held stories of body shame and "not enoughness," and why that's actually an invitation to healing.
• Why culture profits from women and birthing people feeling "not good enough," and how that affects how we see our pregnant and postpartum bodies.
• How embracing pleasure and your five senses in pregnancy can positively impact labor, bonding, and the way you welcome your baby.
• The heartbreaking research on how early body shame begins—and how to interrupt that cycle for your children.
• A simple, powerful first step Dr. Tina recommends if you're pregnant and recognizing you've been carrying shame for a long time.
• How to use Shameless Parenting even if you don't have children—to gently reparent yourself, stage by stage, and let shame "drip off."
• Why postpartum is a year‑long physiological and emotional transition, and how to honor your needs alongside your baby's.
• The importance of postpartum support and "wise elder women," from doulas to community, to help normalize your experience.
• How Dr. Tina defines sexuality as sharing connection and pleasure—not just behaviors—and why transactional sex leaves our hearts out of the picture.
• How her books and her work at Inanna Rising are helping people heal religious and cultural sexual shame and reclaim joyful intimacy.

 

Resources mentioned:

Pleasurable Birth Essentials online childbirth class with Debra: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials

Shameless Parenting: Everything You Need to Raise Shame‑Free, Confident Kids and Heal Your Shame Too – Tina Schermer Sellers

Sex, God, and the Conservative Church: Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy – Tina Schermer Sellers

Dr. Tina's website: https://tinaschermersellers.com

Dr. Tina on Instagram: @drtinashameless​

Inanna Rising (psychedelic‑assisted therapy community): https://inannarising.org

Inanna Rising on Instagram: @inanna_rising_pat​

 

Dr. Tina also shares that if you cannot afford her books, you can DM her on Instagram to request a promo code for an audio version.

 

Connect with Debra & Orgasmic Birth:

Learn more and join Pleasurable Birth Essentials: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials

Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com​

Instagram: @orgasmicbirth

Are you ready to transform childbirth into an empowering, pleasurable, joyful experience? My online course, Pleasurable Birth Essentials, gives you the tools and confidence to make labor something to celebrate. You'll learn comfort techniques, embrace your body's natural rhythms, and discover how to invite pleasure—yes, even orgasm—into birth. Join thousands of parents who call this class birth‑ and life‑changing at orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials.​

Get full access to Orgasmic Birth at orgasmicbirth.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Orgasmic Birth: The Podcast, Debra welcomes Maranda Bower, who shares her raw journey through postpartum depression, anxiety, autoimmune challenges, and triumph after four births. Maranda reveals how functional nutrition revolutionized her healing, turning depletion into energy, desire, and joy via her Postpartum Restoration Method—now training providers worldwide.

Together, they unpack hormone-balancing foods, self-care rituals, and why postpartum meals foster community, pleasure, and deep emotional release.

Key Takeaways:

• Postpartum depletion is normal—like pinkless flamingos; nutrient-dense foods rebuild hormones, mood, and libido
• Simple ecosystem: bone broth for repair, organ meats for blood/mood, healthy fats as hormone precursors
• Food as ritual heals isolation, surfaces traumas, and reconnects body to self/partner
• Plan self-care like baby gear: herbal baths, teas, frozen nutrient meals—never too late to start
• Community meal trains echo ancestral wisdom for thriving postpartum

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Orgasmic Birth: The Documentary
• Postpartum University Podcast
• Postpartum University Provider Directory & Courses

Connect with Maranda:

• postpartumu.com
• Instagram: @postpartumuniversity
• Nutrition MASTERCLASS 
• Pro Handouts
• Postpartum Nutrition Certification Program
• Perintal Mental Health Training

Purchase the PleasureVibe

Pleasure at your fingertips - for pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond - http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe

 

Connect with Debra!

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

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Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/

 

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In this enlightening episode of Orgasmic Birth: The Podcast, Debra meets Thabata Devecchi, a prenatal educator and founder of Feeling Moms, who shares her powerful home birth story and how pleasure practices helped her turn pain into power.

Thabata reveals how self-pleasure, embodied movement, sound, and safety transformed her birth experience. She describes using a vibrator during labor to soften the peak of contractions — calling it her "natural epidural" — and shares how deep preparation, somatic awareness, and tantra shaped her pregnancy, birth, and sense of empowerment.

Together, Debra and Thabata explore how pleasure, intuition, and body awareness can transform not just birth, but motherhood and self-connection.

Key Takeaways:

• How pleasure and stimulation can ease the intensity of contractions

• The science of oxytocin and why it's the "hormone of love, pleasure, and birth"

• Simple daily practices to connect with your body and intuition

• Why micro-moments of connection matter more than perfection

• How to rebuild trust between mind and body for a more intuitive birth

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Orgasmic Birth: The Documentary

• The Business of Being Born

• Feeling Moms: Thabata's 5-Day Micro Moments of Connection Challenge

• Pleasure Vibe Thin by Dame

Connect with Thabata:
Instagram: 

@feelingmoms

Free 5-Day Challenge: Micro Moments of Connection (link in bio)

 

 

Purchase the PleasureVibe

Buy Now and Access BONUS Resources http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasure...

 

Review and follow the show—we'd love to hear how this episode inspired you!

 

Connect with Debra!

Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 

Instagram:   / orgasmicbirth  

X:   / orgasmicbirth   

YouTube    / orgasmicbirth1   

Tik Tok   / orgasmicbirth   

LinkedIn:   / debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471   

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🌸 Welcome to the Orgasmic Birth Channel!

Discover the beauty, power, and pleasure within birth. If this video resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe for more empowering stories and resources that awaken your body, mind, and spirit.

 

🔔 Subscribe now: @OrgasmicBirth

Stay tuned for new videos celebrating connection, healing, and birth wisdom around the world.

 

Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​ https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasur...

 

Purchase your own pleasure device for birth - our innovative finger vibe https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-ple...

 

🎬 Watch These Next:

Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret (Documentary Trailer)

Experience the film that started the global conversation about pleasure in birth.  👉    / @orgasmicbirth  

​

Ep. 19 – Transform Pain to Power With Pleasure

Discover how to shift fear and pain into power, love, and oxytocin-rich birth experiences. 👉    • Ep. 19 - Transform Pain to Power With Plea...  

​

 

⚠️ Disclaimer:

This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical questions. By watching this content, you acknowledge that you assume full responsibility for how you apply the information shared.

 

✖️ Copyright Notice:

All content — including dialogue, music, and visuals — is the property of Orgasmic Birth. You are welcome to share or embed this video as long as proper credit and a direct link to our channel are included: @OrgasmicBirth.

 

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#pleasurehealing · #birthwisdom · #selfdiscovery · #consciousbirth · #femininewisdom · #empowerment · #puregrowth · #DebraPascaliBonaro

 

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In this powerful episode, Debra Pascali-Bonaro sits down with reproductive health coach and mom of three, Liya Teplitsky, to explore how mindset, nutrition, and intentional pleasure turned birth from excruciating pain into ecstatic orgasmic bliss. Liya shares her three home birth stories—from a long, painful first labor on a yoga mat to a painless second birth and finally an intentional orgasmic birth supported by a vibrator, midwife, and an unshakable belief that birth can be pleasurable.​

 

You'll hear how Liya:​

-Discovered the concept of home and orgasmic birth from a chance encounter in Las Vegas and the film "Orgasmic Birth."​

-Used visioning, hypnobirthing, and a "no Plan B" mindset to manifest a home birth while others in her class transferred to hospital.​

-Crafted a controversial but powerful nutrition approach focused on animal-based fats, protein, and bone broth to support pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.​

-Experienced a pain-free, midwife-free second birth at 37 weeks where her husband caught the baby before the midwife arrived.​

-Trained her body and mind for an intentional orgasmic third birth using a vibrator, spiritual work, and radical clarity about her desires.​

-Shifted her beliefs around age, physiology, and "biblical" ideas of suffering in childbirth, choosing instead to pursue pleasure as a birthright.​

 

This episode is for you if:​

-You're curious or skeptical about orgasmic birth and want to hear a detailed, grounded story.​

-You're preparing for birth and want to explore mindset, manifestation, and physiology as tools for a different experience.​

-You support birthing people and want a deeper understanding of how nutrition, beliefs, and sexual energy shape labor.​

 

Connect with Liya Teplitsky:​

Liya currently works one-on-one as a mentor and nutritional coach, supporting women with fertility challenges and those preparing for natural conception and birth. She offers guidance in multiple languages and shares more about her nutritional approach, pregnancy preparation, postpartum nourishment, and mom life, 

Website - https://liyateplitsky.com

Facebook -  

 

 / 61572499001960  

Instagram -  

 

 / liyatep  

 

 

Purchase the PleasureVibe

Buy Now and Access BONUS Resources http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasure...

 

Review and follow the show—we'd love to hear how this episode inspired you!

 

Connect with Debra!

Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 

Instagram:   / orgasmicbirth  

X:   / orgasmicbirth   

YouTube    / orgasmicbirth1   

Tik Tok   / orgasmicbirth   

LinkedIn:   / debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471   

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🌸 Welcome to the Orgasmic Birth Channel!

Discover the beauty, power, and pleasure within birth. If this video resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe for more empowering stories and resources that awaken your body, mind, and spirit.

 

🔔 Subscribe now: @OrgasmicBirth

Stay tuned for new videos celebrating connection, healing, and birth wisdom around the world.

 

Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​ https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasur...

 

Purchase your own pleasure device for birth - our innovative finger vibe https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-ple...

 

🎬 Watch These Next:

Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret (Documentary Trailer)

Experience the film that started the global conversation about pleasure in birth.  👉    / @orgasmicbirth  

​

Ep. 19 – Transform Pain to Power With Pleasure

Discover how to shift fear and pain into power, love, and oxytocin-rich birth experiences. 👉    • Ep. 19 - Transform Pain to Power With Plea...  

​

 

⚠️ Disclaimer:

This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical questions. By watching this content, you acknowledge that you assume full responsibility for how you apply the information shared.

 

✖️ Copyright Notice:

All content — including dialogue, music, and visuals — is the property of Orgasmic Birth. You are welcome to share or embed this video as long as proper credit and a direct link to our channel are included: @OrgasmicBirth.

 

🌺 Explore More:

#pleasurehealing · #birthwisdom · #selfdiscovery · #consciousbirth · #femininewisdom · #empowerment · #puregrowth · #DebraPascaliBonaro

 

💖 Thank You for Visiting!

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What if maternal health goals expanded beyond "alive and healthy"? In honor of Maternal Health Awareness Day, Debra Pascali-Bonaro invites us to imagine a world where pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care are not only safe but also deeply respectful, emotionally whole, and infused with comfort and pleasure.

In this moving solo episode, Debra shares her personal connection to the origins of Maternal Health Awareness Day—beginning in her home state of New Jersey—and explores how far the movement has come, and how far we still must go. With maternal mortality rates rising across the U.S. and nearly 80% of pregnancy-related deaths proven preventable, Debra calls us to collective action: to hold ground, raise our voices, and reclaim maternal health as a human right.

From advocacy and policy to embodied care and global collaboration, this episode invites you to consider: what does it mean to move from surviving to thriving with safety, love, and pleasure?

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The origins of Maternal Health Awareness Day and its urgent mission.
• Why systemic inequities—not personal failures—drive maternal mortality rates.
• How safety, equity, and pleasure are biologically connected in birth.
• The protective power of respect, love, and support during birth and postpartum.
• Practical advocacy steps for expectant parents, birth workers, and allies.

Mentioned in this episode:

• International MotherBaby Childbirth Organization  @internationalmotherbabychi3946  
• International Childbirth Initiative (ICI)  @internationalchildbirthini2273  
• FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) 
• ICM (International Confederation of Midwives)  @WorldMidwives  
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)  
• Eat Pray Doula Advanced Retreats www.eatpraydoula.com 
• Pleasurable Birth Essentials https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials
  

Resources & Next Steps:

Learn more and access free resources at https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/black-maternal-health-birth-equity-resources

Share how you're holding ground on maternal health using #OrgasmicBirth and tag @orgasmicbirth on social media.

Review and follow the show—we'd love to hear how this episode inspired you!

Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com
Instagram:   / orgasmicbirth 
X:   / orgasmicbirth  
YouTube    / orgasmicbirth1  
Tik Tok   / orgasmicbirth  
LinkedIn:   / debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471   

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🌸 Welcome to the Orgasmic Birth Podcast!

Discover the beauty, power, and pleasure within birth. If this video resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe for more empowering stories and resources that awaken your body, mind, and spirit.

 

🔔 Subscribe
Stay tuned for new podcasts celebrating connection, healing, and birth wisdom around the world.

🎬 Watch These Next:

Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret (Documentary Trailer)

Experience the film that started the global conversation about pleasure in birth.  👉    / @orgasmicbirth  

​

Ep. 19 – Transform Pain to Power With Pleasure

Discover how to shift fear and pain into power, love, and oxytocin-rich birth experiences. 👉    • Ep. 19 - Transform Pain to Power With Plea...  

​

Ep. 74 – Orgasmic Birth as an Ocean

Listen to Annie's 68-hour home birth story and how she rode the waves of labor with pleasure and trust. 👉    • Ep. 74 Orgasmic Birth as an Ocean  

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Ep. 91 – 5 Pillars of Pleasure with Lovisa Dahl

Learn practical tools and pillars to invite more safety, sensuality, and pleasure into birth. 👉    • Ep.91 🎙️ 5 Pillars of Pleasure with Lovisa...  

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Ep. 116 – Embrace the Power of Pleasure in Birth with Angelika Rodler

Explore how reclaiming pleasure transforms not only birth, but your relationship with your body and power. 👉    • Ep 116 - Embrace the Power of Pleasure in ...  

 

⚠️ Disclaimer:

This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical questions. By watching this content, you acknowledge that you assume full responsibility for how you apply the information shared.

 

✖️ Copyright Notice:

All content — including dialogue, music, and visuals — is the property of Orgasmic Birth. You are welcome to share or embed this video as long as proper credit and a direct link to our channel are included: @OrgasmicBirth.

 

🌺 Explore More:

#pleasurehealing · #birthwisdom · #selfdiscovery · #consciousbirth · #femininewisdom · #empowerment · #puregrowth · #DebraPascaliBonaro

 

💖 Thank You for Visiting!

Share the love — send this video to your friends and family.

 

˜"°- .˜"°- Orgasmic Birth - °"˜.- °"˜

 

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In this episode of the Orgasmic Birth Podcast, Debra Pascali-Bonaro sits down with Dr. Diane Mueller—board-certified sexologist, naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and host of The Libido Lounge—to explore how pleasure can become your most powerful mindfulness practice and a lifeline for intimacy after baby. Dr. Diane shares how slowing down, savoring sensation, and weaving pleasure into everyday moments can reset stress hormones, support mental health, and rebuild connection in long-term relationships.

Together, Debra and Dr. Diane unpack why passion often fades over time (and especially postpartum), how "new relationship energy" and dopamine work, and why many women need arousal before desire—not the other way around. You'll learn what "libido codes" are, how mismatched turn-on styles can lead to feeling rejected, and how to use simple, doable practices—like five-minute sensual check-ins—to bring back warmth, curiosity, and sexual vitality, even when you're exhausted.

If you're ready to move beyond obligation and "just getting through it" and instead cultivate presence, pleasure, and playful intimacy in this season of life, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why pleasure is a powerful (and fun) form of mindfulness that helps reset stress, support hormones, and bring you back into your body.

• How new relationship energy, novelty, and dopamine shape long-term desire—and ways to reawaken that spark without sacrificing stability.

• What libido codes are, why partners often miss each other's turn-on cues, and how to begin decoding your own.

• Why many women experience arousal before desire and how this changes the way we approach sex after birth.

• Gentle, realistic practices for postpartum couples: sensual touch, micro-doses of pleasure, and scheduled "pleasure dates" that feel nourishing, not pressured.

Connect with Dr. Diane Mueller

• Website & resources: mysexdoc.com / mylibidodoc.com

• Libido Code Quiz: libidocode.com

• Libido Root Cause Quiz: libidoquiz.com

• Free guide – 5 Easy Steps to Orgasms and Romance: hotterlife.com

• Podcast: The Libido Lounge

Connect with Debra

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

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Stay tuned for new podcast episodes celebrating connection, healing, and birth wisdom around the world.   Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​ https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasur...   Purchase your own pleasure device for birth - our innovative finger vibe https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-ple...   ⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical questions. By watching this content, you acknowledge that you assume full responsibility for how you apply the information shared.   ✖️ Copyright Notice: All content — including dialogue, music, and visuals — is the property of Orgasmic Birth. You are welcome to share or embed this video as long as proper credit and a direct link to our channel are included: @OrgasmicBirth.   🌺 Explore More:  #pleasurehealing · #birthwisdom · #selfdiscovery · #consciousbirth · #femininewisdom · #empowerment · #puregrowth · #DebraPascaliBonaro 

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In this transformative episode of Orgasmic Birth: The Podcast, Debra Pascali‑Bonaro is joined by bestselling author and pleasure mentor Genevieve for a fierce, tender, and wildly honest story of birthing a 10‑pound baby at home in New York City.​

Genevieve entered pregnancy expecting soft, sensual, "bliss‑in‑the‑birth‑pool" vibes—only to meet a very different expression of pleasure: the raw, fiery power of Kali. She shares how her labor moved from serenity and sensual touch into full‑bodied rage, speaking in tongues, drumming, dancing, and primal vocalization, and how claiming that intensity became its own form of deep pleasure and sovereignty.​

Genevieve also reflects on how daily pregnancy sex, intentional clitoral stimulation, midwifery support, and trusting her body may have contributed to birthing a 10‑pound baby without tearing, and how pausing, position changes, and unwavering choice shaped her experience. This is a story for anyone who needs permission to birth outside the box—loud, kinky, sacred, and utterly their own.​

In this episode you'll hear:

• How Genevieve's second birth awakened unexpected Kali energy—fierce, fiery, and wildly pleasurable in its intensity.​

• Why pleasure in birth is not always soft and quiet, and how screaming, laughing, and rage can also be pathways to power.​

• The role daily sex and embodied pleasure played in her pregnancy, relationship, and possibly in preventing perineal tearing.​

• How music, movement, and "having a party" in labor helped her turn a corner and open more fully.​

• The subtle, skillful midwifery that navigated a 10‑pound baby, meconium, and a stuck shoulder while preserving Genevieve's sense of safety and choice.​

• Why resting late in pregnancy, honoring intuition, and choosing the right provider can make birth more joyful and empowered.​

About Genevieve:
Genevieve is the bestselling author of Fck Yourself Open*, a memoir, and The Orgasmic Arc™: Mastering the Six Steps to Pleasure. She is the founder of The Orgasmic Arc™ Community and framework, and a former professional dominatrix. A Certified UPLVL™ Communication Coach, Certified Erotic Blueprint™ Master Trainer, and Certified Accelerated Evolution Coach under Satyen Raja, she bridges deep embodiment with precise transformational tools.​

Genevieve is also certified in Somatic‑Based Chakra Therapy by Anodea Judith, author of Eastern Body, Western Mind and Wheels of Life, and holds a magna cum laude undergraduate degree in psychology with a Master's in Education. When she's not turning people on to the fullness of their pleasure, she's having dance parties with her family in New York City, where she resides.​

Connect with Genevieve:

• https://www.instagram.com/genevievepleasure/ 

Connect with Debra:

• Website: www.orgasmicbirth.com 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth 

• Watch this episode https://www.youtube.com/@OrgasmicBirth

Resources & Next Steps:

• Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​ https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/ 

• Purchase your own pleasure device for birth - our innovative finger vibe https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe/ 

 

Get full access to Orgasmic Birth at orgasmicbirth.substack.com/subscribe

Get ready to challenge the dominant narrative around birth in this deeply inspiring conversation with Australian midwife, researcher, and rebel, Dr. Melanie Jackson — host of The Great Birth Rebellion podcast.

Melanie joins Debra Pascali‑Bonaro for a heartfelt and provocative exploration of what happens when we choose to birth outside the system — and within our power. Together, they unpack why more families are stepping away from institutional birth, how true midwifery care transforms outcomes, and how bliss, laughter, and joy can ripple through even the most intense moments of labor.

Melanie shares intimate stories from her own births — one long and slow, the other fast, powerful, and joyfully filled with laughter — and offers profound wisdom about matrescence, physiological birth, and how honoring women's autonomy creates safer, more pleasurable births for everyone.

In this episode you'll hear:

• The bliss and laughter that surprised Melanie in her second home birth

• What matrescence means and why it matters in understanding the transformation to motherhood

• Why "birth outside the system" can be the safest, most aligned choice for some families

• The evidence behind continuity of midwifery care — and why it should be the universal standard

• How pleasure, joy, and oxytocin weave through both sex and birth

• The global movement of rebellious midwives creating change from within

Episode Highlights

• 2:44 — Melanie shares her journey into midwifery and the concept of "Matrescence."
• 5:07 — Melanie describes her two very different birth experiences.
• 13:12 — Discussion of "The Great Birth Rebellion" and its origins as a podcast.
• 14:25 — The importance of evidence-based maternity care and the role of midwives.
• 17:03 — Exploring the connection between birth, pleasure, and sexuality.
• 18:15 — The power of oxytocin and the potential for joy and bonding in birth.
• 19:00 — Where to find Melanie online and her offerings for midwives and parents.

About Melanie Jackson:
Dr. Melanie Jackson is a private midwife, researcher, mentor, and host of The Great Birth Rebellion podcast. With a PhD in midwifery on "Birth Outside the System," she is reshaping how midwives and mothers understand evidence, power, and physiology in birth. Through The Assembly and Convergence of Rebellious Midwives, she mentors practitioners and uplifts the profession with passion and purpose.

Connect with Melanie:
Website: melaniethemidwife.com
Instagram: @melaniethemidwife
TikTok: @melaniethemidwife
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Podcast: The Great Birth Rebellion

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Pleasure isn't a luxury,
It's your birthright Discover the secret to a Safe, Sensual & Empowering Birth Experience

Pleasurable Birth Essentials is your toolkit for a birth that's as safe as it is sensual, as evidence-based as it is soulful.

This is not your average childbirth class.
This is a revolution—a journey designed for mamas who trust their bodies and their minds.

Here, pleasure isn't an afterthought – it's foundational.

Evidence isn't dry – it's empowering.
Community isn't optional – it's essential.

You deserve a birth that honors your strength, your sensuality, and your sovereignty.

https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/ 

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Orgasmic Birth Story

 

Ep 170 Description: 

"Embodiment only happens if you have a body, so if you have a physical shell, and that physical shell is showing you signs. That physical shell can be sore, it can be tender, it can ache, it can also feel good and nurtured and soft and warm." —Lisa Strohdach

What if the secret to a more joyful birth and life isn't about pushing harder, but about tuning in, letting go, and giving yourself permission to feel good? If you've ever felt disconnected from your body or doubted that pleasure belongs in pregnancy and parenting, you're not alone—there's a gentler, more powerful way forward. Consider this: your body already knows how to connect pleasure, rest, and birth, and it's time to trust that wisdom.

This week, Debra sits with Lisa Strohdach, whose journey began with her own craving for self-pleasure and embodiment during pregnancy, which she later realized was key to her smooth breech home birth. This personal awakening inspired her to become a doula, yoga teacher, and retreat leader, now guiding others to cut through shame and confusion so that they can reconnect with their body and mind.

Hear real talk on embodiment, oxytocin, masturbation, radical rest, simple breathwork, and how to create a supportive community—plus, get tips you can use right now to make pleasure and rest part of your everyday routine in this episode. Tune in!

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*since the recording the "wild&bloom" Retreats are now founded and hosted through Lisa Strohdach only.   

Connect with Debra!

Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth

X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth 

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 

 

Episode Highlights:

00:50 Meet Lisa: From Breech Birth to Doula and Retreat Host

03:18 How Pleasure and Birth Physically, Hormonally, and Mentally Linked

10:02 Tools for Pleasure: Vibrator, Oxytocin, and Real Talk 

16:13 What is Embodiment? 

21:46 Easy Embodiment Practices for Pregnancy and Life

25:26 Radical Rest: Why It's Revolutionary, Not Lazy

31:18 Wild Bloom Retreats

35:13 Reclaiming Pleasure and Power 

 

Resources: 

💗We have some special gifts for you, visit: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/more/ 

💗If you are already a doula, nurse, midwife, or birth worker and in need of continuing education units, join Debra's Orgasmic Birth Practitioner Training. Birthworkers gather from around the world to learn together and create an Orgasmic Community. Learn more at https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/orgasmic-birth-practitioner-training

💗 Fin Pleasure VIBE, a wearable finger vibrator that can be used in pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum for pleasure, oxytocin enhancement, pain reduction, and healing: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe/

Listen to Lisa's Breech Birth Story: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ep-85-journey-to-a-harmonious-breech-homebirth/ 

 

Connect with Lisa: 

Lisa Strohdach is a dedicated doula, prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor, and embodiment coach passionate about supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. As an orgasmic birth practitioner, Lisa integrates pleasure, radical rest, and holistic self-care into her work, empowering clients to reclaim intimacy and connection during the transformative journey of birth. She is the founder of "wild&bloom" retreats, offering restorative experiences focused on movement, rest, and community. Lisa provides both in-person and online sessions from her Aroha Studio, and is committed to creating safe, open spaces for conversations about sexuality, self-care, and personal growth.  

 

Aroha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroha_begleitung_studio?igsh=NGtudWF0M25xMXUy   Aroha Homepage: https://aroha-begleitung.com/   E-Mail: [email protected]    Aroha Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/16ojFdKmkZ/   Wild&bloom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildandbloom_retreats?igsh=MWd5OXdkZXFyZ3Z0Zw==   Wild&bloom booking: https://www.fyndery.de/upcoming_dates/   Link tree: https://linktr.ee/aroha_begleitung   Yoga: https://www.fyndery.de/coach/14497/aroha-doula-begleitung/?ref=14497

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