The Fearless Birth Podcast

Guided Visualisation: Smell Awareness

A gentle guided visualisation to bring you into the present moment through smell, part of a series connecting you with each of your senses. This practice guides you to notice the scents around you and how your breath carries them, helping you feel more grounded, present and connected to your body.

Please do not listen whilst driving or operating heavy machinery.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Unwanted Sensations: The Shape Changer Technique

A guided visualisation technique to help you manage pain or discomfort during pregnancy and labour. By giving a sensation a shape and colour, then working to reshape and recolour it, this practice taps into your mind's power to shift how pain feels, easing tension and building a tool you can return to whenever you need it.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Your Birth Beliefs: The Brain Behind Your Experience

Your beliefs, emotions and environment shape your birth experience far more than you might realise. In this episode, we meet the hippocampus, your brain's library of stored memories and beliefs, and the reticular activating system, the filter that decides what you notice and focus on. We explore how fear-based stories become well-worn pathways, how neuroplasticity lets you build new ones, and practical ways to reprogram your mindset so calm, confidence and oxytocin can lead the way.

Head to https://thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Making Friends With Pain

Pain in labour isn't the enemy, it's a messenger. In this episode, we explore why understanding pain's purpose changes how you experience it, how your brain and emotions shape your perception of sensation, and how to build a relationship with pain that lets you welcome it rather than fight it. A practical, empowering shift in mindset for approaching contractions as something to work with, not against.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Guided Visualisation: Sight Awareness

A gentle guided visualisation to bring you into the present moment through sight, part of a series connecting you with each of your senses. With eyes open, this practice guides you to observe your surroundings with fresh attention, helping you feel grounded, present and connected to your body.

Please do not listen whilst driving or operating heavy machinery.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Guided Visualisation: Raising Awareness

A gentle guided visualisation to bring you into the present moment through sound. This practice guides you to tune into the world around you, from the obvious sounds in your space to the quiet rhythm of your own breath, helping you feel calm, grounded and connected to your body. A simple, restorative practice to return to whenever you need a moment of stillness.

Please do not listen whilst driving or operating heavy machinery.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Your Brain's Natural Wisdom & How to Tap Into It

Your pregnancy brain comes with real superpowers, and this episode shows you how to work with them. We explore enhanced intuition, emotional processing and sensory awareness, why your gut feelings right now are sharper than ever, and how to use them to guide decisions about your care, your birth space and your rest. A practical guide to trusting your body's signals and tuning out the noise that pulls you away from them.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Self Trust & Wisdom: Reconnecting With Your Inner Knowing

Self trust, confidence and wisdom sit at the heart of your birth journey, and you already have everything you need inside you. In this episode, we explore how to reconnect with your body's ancient, instinctive wisdom, why modern life pulls us away from it, and how small daily moments of listening to yourself build real, lasting confidence. We also look at boundaries, honouring your instincts even against outside opinion, and how this trust shows up physiologically through oxytocin, strengthening your connection to your body, your baby and your birth.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Affirmations & Vision Boards for a Calm, Confident Birth

Affirmations and vision boards aren't just a nice add-on, they're backed by neuroscience. In this episode, we break down how repeating affirmations rewires your brain through neuroplasticity, shifting you from fear to trust as you prepare for birth. You'll learn what makes an affirmation actually work, why vision boards engage multiple parts of your brain, and how to use both as practical tools for building confidence, calm and connection ahead of labour.

Head to https://thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.

Grounding For Pregnancy: Benefits for Mum & Baby

Grounding is one of the simplest, most research-backed ways to support your wellbeing in pregnancy, and it's as easy as connecting your bare feet to the earth. In this episode, we explore how grounding shifts your nervous system into rest mode, reduces cortisol, boosts immune function, and supports better sleep. We also look at co-regulation, how your calm becomes your baby's calm, and how grounding can deepen your connection to your body and your baby as you prepare for birth.

Head to thenakeddoula.com for the Fearless Birth Toolkit, the Fearless Birth book & journal, and more digital guides to support your fearless birth.