The Midwitch

The Midwitch

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The Midwitch episodes

  • Amy's 43 week 90 min Freebirth
    In this powerful episode, I sit down with Amy, a mother whose journey through birth has been nothing short of an initiation.

    From a traumatic first birth to an awakening moment in her second, Amy found herself walking the path toward sovereignty—culminating in the freebirth of her third baby at home, in just 90 minutes.

    We explore:

    ✨ Her first birth experience and the trauma that shaped her journey.
    ✨ The moment of awakening in her second hospital birth that changed everything.
    ✨ How her third pregnancy stretched to 43 weeks—the deep lessons, surrender, and letting go required before her baby could come.
    ✨ The bathroom birth—just her and her husband, completely self-led and instinctual.
    ✨ The initiations of birthing beyond the system and the spiritual transformation that unfolded.
    ✨ Amy’s work as a spiritual and energetic healer, guiding mothers through birth trauma and reclamation.

    This episode is a testament to the wisdom of the body, the power of surrender, and the unshakable knowing that birth is a portal.

    Amy’s story is a reminder that birth is not just a physical act - it’s an initiation into something greater. Tune in now to hear Amy’s incredible journey!

    Host: Anita @themidwitch
    Guest: Amy @healingbeyondbirth
    1 hr 20 min
  • 3rd Tri Surfing, a 3 Day Labour, Synchronicities + Spirit Guides: Bridie's Spiritual Freebirth
    In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Bridie opens with a tear-jerking journal entry she wrote post-birth: a raw reflection on the profound lessons that birth gifted her.

    We then dive into her unexpected journey to conception, including cycle syncing, pill detoxing and the subconscious manifestation of a surprise baby.

    Bridie also shares how she found herself surfing at 37 weeks pregnant, feeling completely at home in her body, moving with the rhythm of the waves - despite questions and criticism from those around her.

    This story isn’t just about trust, it’s about fierce boundaries and energetic protection during the pregnancy and birth portal.

    Bridie takes us through:

    - The synchronistic dreams she and her partner shared
    - The midwife birth class from hell—and how it solidified her trust in herself.
    - How she navigated unsupportive family and community energy, standing firm in her birth choices from pregnancy through postpartum.
    - The powerful message from her baby during an ultrasound - the moment that stopped her from being pulled into the medical system’s cycle of ritualistic testing.
    - The 2 unexpected birth guides she became deeply connected to, who showed up to support her through labour.
    - Why she put her phone on Do Not Disturb for two weeks leading up to birth to fiercely protect her energy.
    - The criticism she faced regarding contact naps and how she leaned into her own instincts instead.
    - Her incredible self-healing journey after birth, including how she healed her own tear postpartum.

    This episode is an initiation into the wild, instinctual power of birth, the deep lessons our babies bring, and the unwavering strength it takes to walk your own path in a world that often questions it.

    If you’ve ever felt the weight of external voices in your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience, this episode is for you.

    Head to @themidwitch on Instagram to learn more about my online and in person 1:1 Spiritual Prenatal Care
    1 hr
  • The OG Spirit Baby Medium & Medical Intuitive Kelly Meehan
    I sit down with Kelly Meehan (who is the the OG Spirit Baby Medium!) to explore the beautiful world of spirit babies and spirit baby communication.

    Kelly shares how the term “spirit baby” came to her, and we dive deep into the energetics of conception, surrogacy, infertility and miscarriage.

    (Make sure you stay for the end where we discuss raising the vibration of birth to change the reality of birth for the future, Kelly shares a live spirit baby message for you and tells us what it was like to interview the incredible Bruce Lipton!)

    Kelly shares her wisdom on:
      • Whether or not every woman has a spirit baby with her.
      • The energetics of infertility and how spirit babies share messages about medical and emotional blocks.
      • The unique energy of twins (twinergy) and the vanishing twins theory.
      • Spirit Babies and Creative Conception Journeys - surrogacy, adoption and IVF (and their link with past lives and ancestral lineages.)
      • The frequency of Miscarriage.
      • How IVF may be prematurely jumping timelines.
      • How impatience in conception and labour moves us further away from nature.
      • Spirit Baby messages on being forced and pushed into the world vs being trusted.
    Mentions:
      • Kelly’s Spirit Baby Academy – A 6-month certification program for those ready to learn and practice spirit baby communication.
      • Conception Journey Membership – Includes group readings, energy work and children’s readings.
      • Kelly’s Book – Notes from a Spirit Baby Medium
    This episode is for anyone ready to reimagine what is possible when they align with their spirit baby’s guidance.

    Instagram - Kelly: @spiritbabymedium
    Instagram - Anita: @themidwitch
    1 hr 8 min
  • The Illusion of Independence within Australia's Homebirth Community
    In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with Hayley Wilson (a fellow birthworker), to delve into the untold truths about homebirth midwifery in Australia. 

    Whilst PPM's (Privately Pracitising / Homebirth Midwives) are often portrayed as independent, alternative and holistic; the reality reveals a deeper entanglement with the healthcare system’s policies and restrictions.

    We discuss the betrayal many birthing women feel when they discover the limitations imposed on these midwives, and therefore themselves in birth, often hidden behind the language of individualised care - and even 'rebellion'.

    Together, we unpack the systemic constraints that overshadow and shape their practice and how these realities impact the birthing experience for women seeking mother-centric care.

    This conversation is for birthing women to understand who and what they are bringing into their birth space when hiring a Homebirth Midwife - with 2 very important questions you should be asking uring the hiring process.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Katie's Freebirth with a looming Hurricane inside of a Naturist Community
    We have Katie sharing her story on the Midwitch Podcast today, sharing her freebirth story just 3 weeks post birth with us!

    Katie shares the intimate details of her freebirth (just days before the Hurricanes hit Florida in October this year), as well as her conscious conception and spiritually managed pregnancy journey - plus how participating in (and facilitating!) Ayahuasca ceremonies prepared her for freebirth.

    As you'll hear, Katie's story and life is so unique! A fundamentalist religious group escapee, turned nudist, now living within a naturalist community - Katie shares details of what brought her to the moment of birthing her daughter with only her husband present, in an open aired bath tub under the stars, next to their converted bus!

    Plus the fleeting moment of fear she dipped into post birth, within minutes of her daughter emerging - and how she and her husband navigated this.

    You're going to love Katie and this conversation!
    55 min
  • The Era of Reiki is over with Arielle The Cosmic Channel
    We have Arielle The Cosmic Channel all the way from Colorado on the Midwitch Podcast today!

    We chat all things energy healing, 5th, 7th and 9th Dimensions, false light modalities, online discernment, integrity and consent within the world of healing. Arielle also shares a LIVE powerful Light Language transmission with us!
    In 2020 Arielle channeled an entire 9D healing frequency that she speaks about, as well as the Nervous System work she had to do to expand her capacity to bring it to the world - off the back of a channeled realisation that the era of Reiki is over.
    You're going to love this conversation! It was such a pleasure to speak with Arielle and hear another Energy Healer's story, what it's like to practice this in the world and what this can look like in the New Earth! Arielle also offers our community a very generous DISCOUNT CODE at the very end, which you can apply to her services.
    53 min
  • Yoni Mapping and Internal Pelvic Work with Earth Mama Hayley
    Join us for a beautiful conversation with Earth Mama Hayley from Earthed Intimacy as we dive deep into the world of Yoni Mapping, Internal Pelvic Work, Parasympathetic Arousal - as we also explore the overmarketed realms of nervous system regulation, somatics and the (online) quest for cervical and pleasure orgasms.

    Hayley is an Internal Bodywork Yoni Mapping Therapist, that draws on a range of healing modalities to bring her clients to a place of self intimacy.

    Hayley shares with us a detailed walkthrough of what a Yoni Mapping / Massage session entails from start to finish (and the importance of anatomy education in these practices) how Parasympathetic Arousal differs from other forms of arousal, her wise insights on the expectations and outcomes around women opening up their legs for inspection and exploration, understanding the body's way of giving consent beyond just a verbal yes - and much much more.

    Every woman should listen to this episode!

    Hayley Fleming
    @earthmamahayley

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    Connect with Anita on Instagram @themidwitch
    Website: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
    55 min
  • Feminine Astrology: Asteroids + Goddesses in the chart with Kristy Borbas
    I speak with Asteroid Chart Reader and Healer, Kristy Borbas, who shares with us the Feminine version of Astrology and how this aigns with the re-emergence of the Divine.

    We discuss the Patriarchal shift in Astrology and how we can personally use these feminine placements to release and heal all that has been hidden and supressed within us - as women and Mothers.

    We cover the 4 main Asteroids (plus some bonuses!), which Goddesses govern them, the houses and areas of life they activate and which feminine wounds can be healed through them.

    Plus some Greek Mythology, Kristy's pilgrimage back to her Motherland, archetypal work and more!

    Kristy Borbas
    @kristyborbas

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    Connect with Anita on Instagram @themidwitch
    Freebies + Resources: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
    38 min
  • Your Higher Self and Birth with DeAnn from Seasons Grace Sage
    DeAnn knew that a reconnection to her Higher Self was key in opening up a mindset in preparation for birth that was like no other.

    Listen as DeAnn speaks about the absolute necessity of birthing women learning how to reconnect to this powerful guidance from within, the way she created and nurtured this relationship herself, and why it is key in preventing birthing women leaning into external support that isn't right for them.

    DeAnn - Seasons Grace Sage
    @seasonsgracesage

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    Connect with Anita on Instagram @themidwitch
    Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
    Birthworker? Work with Anita in Midwitch Methodology: https://www.themidwitch.com/midwitch-methodology
    22 min
  • Kailah: An Aussie Freebirth after Gestational Thrombocytopenia
    After her dreambirth was taken away from her during an abusive, highly intervened with and traumatic first birth experience (following the diagnosis of Gestational Thrombocytopenia at 35 weeks) Kailah knew something wasn't right post birth and opened herself up to another way for her next birthing experience.

    Feeling unprepared and lacking the feminine guidance she desired in her first pregnancy (although she received continuity of care) and realising Private Midwifery and Doula support was unaffordable, she divinely reconnected with a friend who brought the idea of birthing unassisted into her consciousness.

    Kailah shares her pregnancy and labour journey, what she had to work through after the fear of "bleeding out" had been planted in her head by medical professionals first time round and the backlash she received from her family that did not condone her choices, one day after birth.

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    Connect with Anita in Instagram @themidwitch
    Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
    Birthworker? Work with Anita in Midwitch Methodology: https://www.themidwitch.com/midwitch-methodology
    37 min

About The Midwitch

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The Midwitch Podcast, hosted by Anita, is a virtual portal to the ancient practice of women gathering in circle.

It is a platform for the reclamation, reparation and resurgence of Birth,…

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