Pain Free Birth

In this episode, Alla shares her miraculous twin home birth story - giving birth precipitously to healthy babies at 38 weeks pregnant in her bathtub and overcoming fear so she could have a supernatural birth experience through prayer and trust in God.

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What if your next birth didn’t have to look anything like your last one and could actually be better?

In this episode of the Pain Free Birth Podcast, Karen sits down with Blake, a mom of four who shares her incredible journey from a discouraging first C-section to three transformative home births after cesarean.

Blake walks listeners through each birth from a 77-hour marathon VBAC to a three-hour birth and finally a two-hour labor where she felt completely in control. Along the way, she opens up about healing hidden birth trauma, learning to trust her body, choosing supportive providers, and experiencing the redemptive power of faith-centered birth preparation.

Tune in to hear:

• What led Blake to her first C-section and how it impacted her confidence
• How she identified and healed birth trauma she didn’t realize she was carrying
• What it was like laboring for 77 hours during her first home birth after cesarean
• How her next birth lasted just three hours with almost no pushing
• Why her babies got bigger AND her births got easier
• The role mindset, faith, and emotional release played in shortening labor
• How choosing the right midwife changed everything
• The power of a supportive husband during home birth
• What it feels like to birth standing up and fully in control
• Why Blake believes women are not destined to repeat their birth trauma

Grab Karen's Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE. This course is for any woman experiencing trauma in the body. If you're ready to release it, this course is for you. 

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

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What if everything we thought we knew about birth was missing the most important perspective - the baby’s?

In today’s episode, Karen sits down with renowned neonatal resuscitation instructor and midwife Karen Strange, whose groundbreaking work has reshaped how more than 17,000 birth professionals understand newborns, birth physiology, and the imprinting that happens in the earliest moments of life.

 With over three decades of experience, Karen Strange brings a trauma-informed, baby-centered lens to birth - one that reveals the innate blueprint inside every baby, the sequence nature designed, and what happens when it’s interrupted.

Tune in to hear:

• The embryological blueprint and sequence every baby follows
• Pausing at birth and honoring newborn pacing
• How prenatal stress shapes a baby’s nervous system
• Why repair matters more than rupture
• What babies remember and communicate through their bodies
• How to support newborns after a difficult birth
• Physiologic transition and first breaths
• Why doulas should know neonatal resuscitation
• The simplicity of what saves lives in birth emergencies
• Tools for connecting with your baby in pregnancy and beyond

Additional resources from Karen: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UAA9yc7-JbMdO-qbYiQZl9XLn8yTmY8P?usp=sharing

Website: karenstrange.com

Instagram: @neonatalresuscitation

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What if birth wasn’t something to fear… but a place where heaven meets earth? In today’s episode, Caitlin Svoboda shares a supernatural, pain-free home birth story that will leave you breathless.

In this interview, Caitlin opens up about her sixth pregnancy, her deep trust in God’s design for birth, and the unexpected spiritual encounter that forever changed how she views motherhood. From spiritual visions and the “veil of heaven” thinning, to a fast, instinct-led labor and a peaceful 10-pound baby born into her husband’s hands, Caitlin’s story is a breathtaking look at what can happen when women reclaim physiological birth and trust the God-designed hormonal blueprint of labor. 

If you've ever wondered how spiritual encounters, altered states of consciousness, and the quietude phase of labor fit into the birth experience, this episode breaks it down with both awe and practicality. You’ll walk away with encouragement, revelation, and a renewed sense of what God intended birth to be.

Tune in to hear:

• How losing a baby shaped Caitlin’s faith and future pregnancies
• Why she chose an undisturbed home birth with no medical interventions
• The moment she surrendered fully and slipped into a transcendent state
• Her vivid vision of Jesus walking toward her holding an infant
• The role of safety, support, and environment in physiological birth
• What the “quietude/rest-and-be-thankful” phase actually feels like
• How she gave birth to a 10-pound baby with no tearing
• Why she believes this experience transformed her marriage and identity
• The truth about pain in childbirth from a biblical and physiological lens

Connect with Caitlin:

sehlahmomservices.com

IG: sehlah.motherhood.service 

Grab Karen's Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE. This course is for any woman experiencing trauma in the body. If you're ready to release it, this course is for you. 

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

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What happens when a traumatic first birth becomes the catalyst for two radically pain-free, God-filled home births? Today’s episode is a powerful testimony of redemption, physiology, faith, and a mother reclaiming her God-given authority in birth. 

In this conversation, Karen sits down with Sara Gilboy, a mom of three from Toronto, Canada, who experienced a deeply traumatic first home birth during COVID-complete with medical coercion, fear, hemorrhage, separation from her baby, and months of postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts. But Sara refused to let that be the end of her story. She returned to birth armed with knowledge, prayer, physiological understanding, and a fierce sense of ownership that transformed her next two births into supernatural, pain-free, joy-filled experiences.

 Tune in to hear:

• How Sara's first home birth turned traumatic and why she “felt the fear through her uterus”
• The spiritual battle of intrusive thoughts and how she learned to take each one captive
• Why “knowledge is power” completely changed her second and third births
• How she created two entirely pain-free births using physiology, relaxation, and faith
• What she told her midwives the second time that changed everything (“This is the birth I’m going to have…”)
• Her children worshipping and praying over her during labor
• The moment her pelvic floor “parted like the Red Sea”
• How God replaced her disappointment with joy instantly during her third birth
• The connection between birth trauma and postpartum mental health
• Why understanding your physiology is essential no matter where you give birth

Grab Karen's Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE. This course is for any woman experiencing trauma in the body. If you're ready to release it, this course is for you. 

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

CONNECT WITH KAREN:

Use code PODCAST to get $50 off the Pain Free Birth E-course HERE

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What if the secret to a pain-free birth isn’t found in a technique or a position… but in your ability to surrender?

 In this episode, Karen sits down with Taylor Cleveland, a mom who experienced a radically pain-free second home birth after taking the Pain-Free Birth Course. Taylor opens up about her first difficult labor, the mental battle she faced, and how a simple mindset shift changed everything.

She shares how learning to fully surrender physically, mentally, and spiritually led to a birth that was not only free of pain but filled with peace, presence, and divine trust. From letting go of her first birth story to feeling her pelvic floor move out of the way as her baby descended, Taylor’s testimony is a look at what’s possible when we get out of the way and allow our bodies to do what they were designed to do.

Tune in to hear:

• The mindset shift that completely transformed Taylor’s second labor experience
• Why pain is often created by resistance and how to release it
• The power of understanding what your body is doing in labor
• How water, movement, and deep relaxation supported a pain-free experience
• What it means to fully surrender to your body and to God during birth
• The difference between pain and intensity in labor
• How Taylor’s pain-free birth impacted her postpartum healing and her faith
• Karen’s breakdown of the “resistance vs. relaxation” principle that changes everything
• How surrendering control leads to trust, peace, and even a shorter labor

Connect with Taylor:
Moonwoven Postpartum - Ayurvedic Postpartum services
Instagram: @Moonwoven.Postpartum
Website: https://moonwovencare.com/ 

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

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For generations, women have been told that pain in labor is simply part of the curse and that it’s what Eve brought upon us in the Garden of Eden. But is that truly what Scripture teaches?

In this episode, Karen takes a deep dive into Genesis 3:16 and the verses that have shaped our modern beliefs about birth, pain, and womanhood. You’ll learn how a single mistranslated word has influenced centuries of theology and fear surrounding birth and how reclaiming the truth of God’s design can set women free from the belief that they are destined to suffer.

Karen also shares how this revelation changed her own understanding of birth, transforming her experience from fear and pain to faith and peace. If you’ve ever wrestled with the question, “Did God design birth to hurt?”, this episode will bring clarity, healing, and hope.

 Tune in to hear:

• What Genesis 3:16 actually says about pain in childbirth
• Why the Hebrew word for “pain” was mistranslated and what it truly means
• How both Adam and Eve experienced toil, not punishment
• The powerful truth that Eve was never cursed
• How fear and cultural conditioning contribute to pain in labor
• Why God’s design for your body is rooted in love, not suffering
• How understanding Scripture can transform your faith, your birth, and your motherhood

Grab Karen's Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE. This course is for any woman experiencing trauma in the body. If you're ready to release it, this course is for you. 

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

CONNECT WITH KAREN:

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your individual health, pregnancy, birth, or postpartum care. The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Pain F...

What if birth was never meant to be painful? 

In this episode, Karen sits down with Sammy Murry, a holistic mama of three (soon to be four!) who shares how her third birth became the most peaceful, pain-free, and faith-filled experience of her life.

After two beautiful but challenging labors, Sammy discovered the book Supernatural Childbirth and began to pray differently and believing that God could rewrite her birth story. She walks us through how she prepared her heart, strengthened her faith, and experienced a fast, calm home-water birth that transformed how she sees birth and God’s design for women. 

Tune in to hear:

• How listening to positive birth stories prepared Sammy’s mind for a new kind of birth
• The mindset and prayer shifts that turned fear into faith
• Why what you read, watch, and listen to before birth truly matters
• How she and her husband prayed specifically for a pain-free, peaceful, daytime home-water birth—and saw every prayer answered
• The difference between “pain” and “hard physical work” in labor
• What it means to surrender control and trust God with your body and birth
• Why every contraction can be worship
• How her third birth became a faith-builder for her entire family
• The simple prayer that brought her peace through postpartum

Grab Karen's Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE. This course is for any woman experiencing trauma in the body. If you're ready to release it, this course is for you. 

Connect with Sammy:

IG: cleanlivingsammy

Website: www.cleanlivingladies.com

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What if your body was powerful enough to birth a ten-pound baby without force, fear, or tearing?

In this powerful VBAC home birth story, Jenny Duke shares how she went from a planned C-section with her first baby to an unmedicated, pain-free VBAC birth of her second-a ten-pound baby born at 41 weeks and 4 days.

Jenny opens up about her first pregnancy, discovering her baby was breech, and how that unexpected cesarean became a divine setup for her healing and preparation. She walks through how she rebuilt her body and confidence using pelvic floor therapy, chiropractic care, and The Pain Free Birth Course to prepare for a redemptive second birth filled with faith, surrender, and power. 

Tune in to hear:

• How Jenny’s first breech pregnancy led to a planned C-section
• Why her VBAC journey started before her second pregnancy
• How pelvic floor therapy, chiropractic care, and faith prepared her body
• The mindset shift that removed fear and made her birth pain-free
• The truth about pushing and why force isn’t what your body needs
• How she birthed a 10-pound baby without tearing or medication
• The emotional “surrender moment” that opened her body for birth
• The power of a supportive midwife who trusts physiological birth
• Jenny’s advice for moms preparing for an unmedicated VBAC

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

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What happens when a labor and delivery nurse decides to trust God’s design for birth, surrender control, and experience birth the way He intended?

After seven long years of infertility and waiting on God’s timing, nurse and mama Shelby Swanton miraculously conceived her daughter and went on to experience a pain-free, supernatural, and deeply spiritual birth.

In this episode, Shelby shares her journey from years of disappointment and doubt to an ecstatic, worship-filled birth that defied everything she’d seen as a nurse in the hospital system. She opens up about her struggles with control, fear, and prodromal labor that lasted for three days, and the moment she finally surrendered to God’s plan.

This story will leave you in awe of how the body and the Holy Spirit work together in birth and how letting go can unlock the most peaceful, pain-free, and empowering experience imaginable.

Tune in to hear:

• Shelby’s seven-year infertility journey and miraculous conception
• The faith that led her to trust God’s design for birth
• How her background as a nurse shaped (and challenged) her mindset
• Overcoming fear and learning to surrender control
• Three days of prodromal labor and the emotional release that changed everything
• A “God moment” that reminded her she wasn’t alone
• The power of worship, gratitude, and movement in labor
• Transition, surrender, and catching her own baby
• Why she never experienced pain, only pressure
• Her message for first-time moms: nothing is normal, and that’s okay

Doors are open for the Doula Certification Program. Grab your spot HERE.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your individual health, pregnancy, birth, or postpartum care. The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Pain F...