This week on 'Soulbirth', we continue the conversation around the baby in the womb...looking at it from the perspective of 'Epigenetics'. We look at WHY it is so important to create an optimal environment in the womb for the child to thrive...setting the blueprint for life. Everything the baby takes in while in the womb has a huge impact on them for the rest of their lives.

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Have you ever wondered if your baby in utero knows what you're saying, thinking, or feeling? Do they have any influence over the way your/their birth unfolds?

Would you like to know how you can form a deep bond with your baby, a long time before he/she is ever born?

We all have the ability to lay down a foundation of peace and love for our children, before they are even conceived. Imagine how that could change the course of humanity? This can all be achieved by implementing more conscious communication strategies with

our partner and our baby.

In this episode, we explore the many ways that we can 'Communicate with your unborn baby'.

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We have another very special guest joining us this week. My very dear friend

Vicki Hobbs, from 'Back to Basics Birthing' will be joining us to share all about Doulas.

We will be discussing:

1. What IS a Doula?

2. Why is it that women need extra support at birth?

3. The many benefits of having a Doula.

This and so much MORE

We will also be hearing all about the upcoming 'Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Expo' being held in Perth on Sunday 3rd November, which is being organised by Vicki. So listen in if you'd like to get involved in any way.

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Special Guest: Jacqueline Hope – Midwife and Empowered Birth Representative from the Peoples Health Alliance (PHA)

In this episode, we have a special guest joining us on the couch. Get ready for some lively discussion around all things birth! Jacqueline Hope has had a very diverse and interesting career as a Midwife. We will be diving into conversation around birth both here in Australia, as well as in other cultures.

Listen in for some interesting story sharing and to hear about other exciting initiatives that have been evolving, to support women and their families through the birth journey. Join the ‘Peoples Health Alliance’ (PHA). 

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In this episode we discuss the importance of the ‘birth partner’.

Many women have partners who work away, who would love to be at the birth of their child but miss it altogether for whatever reason. Most partners make it, but how do they show up at birth? This role is so important for the birthing woman and how the birth experience plays out.

Tune in today as we discuss:

1. What is the role of the ‘birth partner’ and why is it so important?

2. What can you do if you don’t have a birth partner or the one you have is not a good fit? 3. How a good support person can have a significant positive impact on birth outcomes. 

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Today we will be discussing ‘Spring cleaning your life: clearing out what no longer serves you to make way for exciting new possibilities’.

We often find ourselves ‘stuck’ in life, unable to move forward, to fully function from day to day or reach our full potential. It may be time to look at what you need to let go of, set your intentions for what you want and activate the energy of your environment to support you.

We will be discussing:

1. Letting go of what no longer serves you

2. Setting clear intentions

3. How to activate the energy in your environment to support you moving forward 

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In this episode we have a conversation about ‘Creating Sacred Space’ no matter where we are, so that we and others feel safe to speak our truth AND fulfil our highest potential.

We will explore:

1. What actually is ‘Sacred Space’?

2. How do we ‘Create Sacred Space’?

3. How does this enable us to speak our truth AND fulfil our highest potential? 

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Have you got a message to share or a truth that needs to be told? Do you feel like you're always being agreeable just to keep the peace?

When we hold it all in or keep stifling what we REALLY want to say, it eats away at us and can actually cause underlying health conditions. It blocks our flow state and constricts our growth.

Now more than ever we need to honour ourselves and just 'speak our truth'. There's a LOT to be said and our voice...YOUR voice is important! It's about being true to our authentic selves and not being afraid of saying what we need to say.

In this episode of ‘Soulbirth’ we will be discussing the topic of ‘Speaking our Truth’.

1. Why it is not only important, but necessary at this time

2. Overcoming our fears that prevent us from speaking our truth

3. Platforms that support us to speak our truth and allow us to do so with authority. 

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Have you ever experienced stress after witnessing traumatic events outside of yourself? Those who work in the healthcare and maternity sectors, experience this...often on a daily basis. How does this affect those individuals personally and then in turn, the quality of care given and received in these sectors as a direct or indirect result?

Does this matter? Well I think it matters greatly. After working across these sectors for 40 years in total, I wondered why my anxiety levels were increasing as I was driving to work each shift. I didn't realise the cumulative effect it had on me until I left...and then I was able to see it clearly and understand what had been the cause of my stress and anxiety!

It has taken me 3 years of deep soul searching to heal the trauma that I carried from everything I had witnessed over my career. New things kept emerging just when I thought it was done! Like peeling the layers of the onion back. I now feel like a completely different person...back to my old, relaxed self, not living on adrenalin waiting for the next emergency to happen!

In this episode we discuss what is known as 'Vicarious Trauma'. We will be discussing: 1. What is Vicarious trauma?

2. How to recognise the signs

3. What can you do about it? 

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