Nina was dropped by her midwives at the end of her first pregnancy due to high blood pressure, and had to give birth to that baby in the hospital.

The second time she became pregnant, she decided not to engage with the medical system at all. Her blood pressure remained elevated during this pregnancy, but rather than immediately pathologize it based on the numbers alone, she decided to tune into how she felt, and trust her body.

Her healthy, perfect baby was born after a whirlwind fast labor, in her home, with just her husband present. She says that this birth experience helped to heal the stories that she had carried from adolescence that her body was "broken" or "wrong."

She remembered that she is in fact, perfect.

(A friendly disclaimer that I am not a medical professional, and nothing that I share on this podcast should be taken as medical advice).

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Intro / outro music: Dreams by Markvard

Transition music: Letting Go by Hotham