Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Mia 

Mia is a mama of one originally from Montreal, Canada, now living in a cozy house by a river in the woods of Norway with her Norwegian husband.

Mia is a certified doula, prenatal yoga teacher and Mama Blessing ceremony facilitator who is absolutely passionate about natural birth. Her work extends to facilitating women’s circles, retreats, and organizing wellness events and festivals in Norway, Portugal, and beyond.

With a strong love for art and holistic psychology, Mia is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Art Therapy and is soon about to begin in the next cohort of The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, deepening even further into the role of sacred space holds for women and birth.

Her journey into motherhood was deeply intentional, beginning with a conscious conception in Turkey and followed by a pregnancy where she fully prepared her body, mind, heart, and soul for the birth she envisioned. 

Her dream culminated in a fully natural and blissful home water birth at 41 weeks + 1 day, on her husband's birthday, supported by two lovely midwives.

For six powerful hours, she surrendered to the primal wisdom of birth, chanting and vocalizing through each wave, performing her own internal checks, and welcoming her baby in the water into a sacred space adorned with affirmations, candles, fairy lights, and an altar honoring her ancestors.

While her birth unfolded even more beautifully than she could have imagined, unexpected moments — like her baby’s cord breaking before their planned cord-burning ceremony and a brief postpartum fainting spell — became peaceful reminders of birth’s inherent unpredictability and its mysterious beauty.

Now, as Mia embarks on the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, she is eager to share her transformative experience and to inspire other women to trust in the powerful wisdom of undisturbed birth.

Curious about Mia? Find her on Instagram as @mia.gratefulheart 

Please come and join Mia and other podcast guests in The Natural Birth Podcast Community on FB. In here we will share some of Mia’s birth photos and you get the chance to hang out with her and other birth nerds and natural mamas.

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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Sonia.

Sonia is a mom to three and currently resides in North Carolina. At just 22 years old, after meeting the love of her life, she became a mother to her two adoptive kids (now teenagers!)

After a long journey to conceiving their first baby, Sonia and her husband were overjoyed to welcome their baby into the world and had spent a lot of time figuring out what they wanted that experience to look and feel like.

Sonia knew from a very early age that she wanted to have a home birth with a surprise gender. She and her family did everything in their power to make that possible- and it was beautifully successful even after an intense labor and almost a hospital transfer due to meconium when her water broke and her midwives advised to transfer.

Her baby was still at a 0 to -1 position as they moved downstairs to wait for the ambulance to arrive.

However, as so often when the waters break late in labour she proceeded to push her baby out on a yoga mat on her living room floor in front of her entire family in about 10 minutes!

Sonia is passionate about natural birth and encouraging women to know and trust how powerful and perfect their bodies and minds are! She hopes her story helps to normalize the home birth experience and empower women that your first birth is not a trial run.

Curious about?

Find her on Instagram as @soniahittle

If you didn’t know already I have 2 really great free resources that you can access and download at sacredbirthinternational.com/free-resources

They are two E - books, one called 6 Steps to Having a Natural & Empowering Birth Experience and one called Routine Hospital Birth Procedures Inform yourself and make an Educated Decision!

Whether you are having a hospital, birth center or home birth, knowledge is power and you never know where your birth journey will take you.

Find them all via the link in the show notes or at sacredbirthinternational.com

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Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Chelsea.

And my oh my is this a special and unique story.

Chelsea is actually a Sacred Birth Worker Mentee of mine. She started the 2nd cohort last year but got severe hyperemesis with this bub that we are going to hear the birth story off. So she’ll be joining the 4th cohort starting in April.

She’s also been on the poddy before on the episode Chelsea Lee’s Irish Twins - A Road Side Birth & a Wild Free Birth if you’d like to listen to that one before this.

The unique and special thing about this birth was that Chelsea coached herself through it all alone. It was only her and her toddler and dog present as she went in to about and birthed much faster than she had anticipated.

Her partner, mum, mother in law, sister and third child all came ”too late” or maybe just perfect.

Chelsea feels like it was the absolute best birth she could have ever had and feels like nothing could ever top this birth.

Curious about?

Find her on Instagram as @chelsealeebutler

Now if you, just like Chelsea have a longing to work with women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postpartum and are looking for a deep, holistic and comprehensive birth worker training that includes self development, spirituality & feminine embodiment practices, a big focus on cultivating you into a sacred space holder for ceremony, the rite of passage of birth, women’s circles and holding space in the birth portal.

Then here is your invitation to join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship starting in April this year.

Together with a vibrant international cohort WE are leading the New Earth Sacred Birth Rebellion with a truly unique approach to birth work merging the modern and the ancient knowledge with feminine wisdom keeping.

A birth worker training way beyond a doula training. Really learning all that I know as a former home birth midwife from conception all the way through to sacred birth advocacy.

Does this stir your heart? Then The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship could be for you.

Head on over to sacredbirthinternational.com to learn more and apply.

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Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have our host Anna, a former midwife, share about how to prepare for a home birth.

She shares her best tips on how to prepare the birth space, labour stations to set up and use, water birth prep, what you need as well as the best nourishment in labour and birth!

For anyone curious about home birth or planning a home birth this episode is gold!

Save it and share it with your home birthing mamas and clients!

Download her Home Birth Checklist as well as the other resources mentioned in the episode at sacredbirthinternational.com/free-resources

Please come join our FB Podcast Community!

Connect with your fav podcast guest and discuss natural birth!

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Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Tayla.

This is the second time she visits the podcast and shares about her birth stories.

Her previous episode is called Unassisted birth in rural Australia.

She is a free birthing mama of two and lives in rural Australia.In today’s episode she comes on to share, what she thinks is an unremarkable normal birth.

She went into labour at 41 weeks and 7 days. After having lost parts of her mucous plug the week prior it started with period like crams. It wasn’t strong so she didn’t take much notice of it and went about her day.It continued into and through the night, getting stronger and stronger.

By 7:30 she welcomed our surprise baby girl at in the birth pool in the presence of her other daughter and partner as well as trusted friends.

Curious about Tayla?Find her on Instagram as @tayla_kayy

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Nicole.

Nicole and I actually had our interview in September and her episode got lost with some others and so here it is, a wee bit delayed but when you wait for something good you never wait to long ;) Isn’t that right?

Nicole is a mama of one from St. Petersburg Florida, originally from Rhode Island.

She is an avid animal and nature lover - passionate about dog training, hiking, watching sunrises and generally spending time outside. Nicole is also a major foodie and lover of coffee shops. She is currently on maternity leave and enjoying every moment of this special time.

She went into labor on her estimated due date which only 4-5% of women do, and gave birth at home in her bedroom with two highly trusted midwives, her doula, and her partner.

Her partner caught the baby and it was the most beautiful and empowering experience of Nicole's life.

She started out with a hospital based care team but switched to home birth with midwives at the start of her 3rd trimester. Sharing again how it is never to late to change your care provider!

Her intuition guided her to her midwives and listening to this podcast was so inspiring + helped her grow her confidence in her decision.

I hope it is helping you too, and that Nicole's story sparks even more trust in your body and birth!

Curious about Nicole? Find her on Instagram as @nmigs3

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Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kahtia

Kathia is a mama of two from Los Angeles USA. 

And on this day I think of her and the many people and animals affected by the fires raging in this region.

I pray for the safety of everyone. And even though it is a tragedy. Every tragedy is an opportunity to come together as a community, as humanity. There is an opportunity for love and humanity to rise stronger than ever wherever suffering and tragedy happens.

My contribution today is to hold space for Kathia to share her empowering and positive birth stories with us.

For us both to inspire you through story telling. The oldest medicine thought the ages.

Let her story be a balm to your heart if you are suffering or feel the suffering of others in our world.

Here’s the intro to Kathia’s stories.

Kathia is an aspiring music artist based in the vibrant heart of Los Angeles. With a passion for creating, she aims to inspire a positive shift in the music scene and promote healing through her unique voice frequency and personal journey. 

As a devoted mother of two, she draws on her own experiences to connect deeply with others. Having transitioned from a hospital birth to the intimate comfort of her family living room, Kahtia understands the power of trust and intuition, especially during such transformative moments. 

Through her music and story, she hopes to empower women worldwide to listen to their inner voices and embrace their intuition, allowing it to guide them through the remarkable journey of motherhood and beyond.

Curious about Kathia? Find her on instagram as @itskahtia

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To all my Doulas & Midwives, all you Birth Workers out there. Here is an episode on How to Create a Successful Birth Business. 

I share it through story telling, by sharing my journey from self employed midwife, to creating an online course (The Natural Birth Course) to running a successful online birth business (Sacred Birth International) and how I continue to scale while working less and earning more.

By going online I have given myself time and financial freedom.

I still attend births and serve women and families IRL in my community but I'm not dependent on IRL birth work financially. It is a choice, and I can choose to work less or more depending on my life circumstances.

Creating a Birth Business Online is Burnout Proofing my Birth Business.

I can take holidays for weeks or choose not to attend births for a while and my income still comes in.

Want to create an online birth business to complement your IRL birth worker business?

Join the Business Course for Birth Workers starting on the 31st March!

You will learn how to create an online course, low to high ticket offers and how to market and sell in integrity and with heart without overwhelm and stress.

Find out more at sacredbirthinternational.com

Find out more about the Business Course for Birth Workers, The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, Anna's Courses & How to Work with Anna, as well as all the Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Summer.

Summer is a mama of one from the US.

She’s a somatic therapist who always knew she wanted to have a natural birth.

Her and her husband went back and forth about whether or not to have a home birth or a hospital birth and in the end Summer followed her body’s wisdom who told her she felt the most safe having her first baby in the hospital.

She ended up having a really fast first birth which, together with beautiful care providers in the hospital helped her having her natural hospital birth.

Listen to her fast natural birth story and all her pearls of wisdom on how to handle the intensity in today’s episode.

Merry Xmas & Happy New Years my Loves!

Hope your xmas was wonderful and how exciting to enter into 2025 next week!

I know I am super excited for next year. 

Not only have I got the 4th round of the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship starting in April, where I get to hang out and mentor amazing women from all over the world in becoming sacred space holders for the most amazing rite of passage ever, BIRTH of course!

I’m also birthing a new program this year!

Starting on March 31st I am launching a Business Course for Birth Workers and I am BEYOND excited about this. 

I know way to many birth workers who are struggling to make ends meet, over giving and under charging, having to stay as a midwife in the hospital or at her office job because she can’t afford to be fully self employed.

Now I’ve gathered all the information I’ve learnt form over 10K worth of business courses and the trial and error of being self employed for 13 years. 5 of them as a home birth midwife and then sacred birth worker doing part time and now almost full time online birth work.

I’m sharing it all in my upcoming Business Course of Birth Workers… and it will all be unveiled in the new year! So Stay Tuned all you Birth Workers listening to this poddy. I know you are many. It will all be up on my website asap!

But until then, I want to remind you of my Xmas Gift that is 50% discount on my The Nourishing Postpartum Course!

The postpartum period is all to often overlooked and almost never planned for by women, even you who are wanting a natural birth. The gravity of the transition and rite of passage from maiden to mother can not be emphasized enough.

To go from being a maiden to all of the sudden being responsible for a new life and to initiate breastfeeding and learn how to care for a new born at the same time as transitioning yourself from being pregnant to being in the postpartum, sleep deprived and for many with minimal support can be a really hard transition.

It doesn’t have to be.

I wish more women took the time in pregnancy to learn the basics about baby care, breastfeeding a newborn, healing of her postpartum body  and how to set her postpartum up to be as nourishing and supported as possible.

There for, for this Christmas holiday until the 1st of January I’m offering you a 50% discount on my The Nourishing Postpartum Course.

Come join hundreds of other women in preparing for a healing, nourishing and loving postpartum period. One that set you up to thrive on all levels. Your own physical, emotional and mental health as well as your baby’s start in life.

Use the coupon code: GIFT at the checkout to receive the 50% discount. 

I pray and hope that women and those who love them start preparing and learning about the importance of the postpartum and a baby’s first few weeks earth side.

Can’t wait to meet you inside my online community and support you in your postpartum days, weeks and maybe even years.

Just use the coupon code GIFT in capital letters at the checkout for the 50% discount. Thats it GIFT in capital letters at the checkout at sacredbirthinternational.com

Anna’s Episodes on Natural Birth Preparation as mentioned:

Natural Hospital Birth Preparation with Anna

Preparing for a Natural Birth - Anna's Natural Birth Wisdom

Find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, Anna's Courses & How to Work with Anna, as well as all the Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Mary

I thought it fitting for the episode over the Christmas period to have Mary share about her home birth.

The only thing she shares with the OG Mary, mother of Jesus, was that is was a natural birth. Other than that and her name there will be no more similarities to the OG Mary.

The OG Mary is however such a rockstar and shining example of the power and strength of women birthing. Period. The most famous unassisted birth in the world. 

Now today’s Mary is a mama on one from the UK.

She has spent time experiencing eastern cultures before living in the Australian outback for several years.

Mary now makes bespoke jewellery, specialising in Australian opal, which she connects with spiritually. 

This intention and presence in creating her jewellery flowed into her birth journey as she desired to intuit her way through the magical process rather than bend to the fear-based narratives of western birth practices.

This episode is long and Mary has a lot to share. If you’re here for the birth story then fast forward 50min into the episode.

But if you love a good story and don’t mind listening to us rambling about test and ultrasounds and other things offered in pregnancy then you’re in for a treat.

Curious about Mary? Find her on instagram as @marymcmillanjewellery

Don’t forget the 50% discount xmas gift from me to you. Give yourself, your family and your baby the gift of a nourishing postpartum.

Just use the coupon code GIFT in capital letters at the checkout for the 50% discount. Thats it GIFT in capital letters at the checkout at sacredbirthinternational.com

Find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, Anna's Courses & How to Work with Anna, as well as all the Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast