In today's episode we talk about the myth that mothers must wait until life is “perfect” before stepping into birth work, and Mia offers heartfelt wisdom for pregnant women and new mothers who feel the call rising inside them but are unsure if now is the right time.

Her story is a beautiful reminder that the calling arrives when it arrives, and sometimes the seasons of pregnancy and postpartum are exactly when our path awakens most clearly.

In this episode of the Birth Worker Interview Series, I sit down with Mia to explore her journey into birth work, from completing her first doula training before becoming pregnant, to applying for the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship during her first pregnancy, and then beginning the mentorship in her postpartum with her first baby.

She speaks openly about what it was like to deepen into sacred space holding and studying while adjusting to motherhood, and how learning in this season felt deeply aligned rather than overwhelming.

Mia also shares about becoming pregnant with her second baby during the mentorship, and how walking through postpartum, her second pregnancy, and this training all at once shaped her as both a woman, mother and a birth worker.

Together we explore her inner transformations, her blossoming in birth work, her connection to intuition, and the ways the mentorship supported her emotionally, spiritually, and personally.

She also reflects on how motherhood has shifted her understanding of the work and strengthened her devotion to supporting other women through this rite of passage.

Finally, Mia shares her vision for the future and what she hopes to create next as she continues on her birth worker path as a mama of 2 under 2.

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

✨ If Mia’s story resonates with you, and you feel the whisper of birth work in your own body, download my free guide How to Become a Birth Worker and Claim Your Sacred Role https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/how-to-become-a-birth-worker-guide. It will help you understand your next steps, whether you feel called to become a doula, a midwife, or a sacred birth worker.

And if you already know that Sacred Birth Work is your path then join us in the upcoming Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship in January by applying here >>> https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/thesacredbirthworkermentorship

Welcome to a brand new chapter on the Sacred Birth Worker & Biz Podcast called The Birth Worker Interview Series.

For the next couple of months, I will be sitting down with birth workers from all around the world. Seasoned midwives. Experienced doulas. Newly emerging sacred birth workers. Women at every stage of this path who felt the call rise within them and chose to follow it. I'll ask about their journey both as birth worker & biz woman.

My intention is for this series is to inspire you, encourage you, and remind you that there are many ways to walk into birth work and do birth work successfully. There is no perfect starting point and no single path.

In this heartfelt and inspiring conversation today, I sit down with Tjaša, one of my Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship students who is just weeks away from completing her journey.

She is a shining example of what it means to follow the call of birth work from a place of intuition, even before becoming a mother herself.

We begin at the roots of her calling.

What first awakened inside her?

How did she know birth work was meant for her, even before birthing babies herself?

We talk openly about the myth that you must have children to be an amazing and gifted birth worker.

She also shares how she found the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, what made her say yes, and the inner transformations that unfolded throughout her journey, personally, spiritually, and in her confidence as a space holder.

One of the things I admire most about Tjaša is that she began serving clients before even finishing the mentorship.

In this episode, she shares what gave her the courage to begin, the reality of showing up for women early on, and how taking action became medicine for her imposter syndrome.

We also explore:

• How she began networking and weaving community with other doulas and birth workers in Slovenia

• Her upcoming podcast with a fellow doula and the vision behind it

• The fears she carried in the beginning and how she moved through them

• How the birth worker journey has changed her as a woman far beyond the profession itself

Finally, Tjaša shares her dreams for 2026, her vision for her sacred work, and how you can find her, connect with her, and follow her offerings as she steps into the next chapter of her calling.

If you’re a woman who feels the whisper of birth work in your own body, this episode will remind you that you are not too young, too inexperienced, too late, or too anything… you are called.

And the call itself is the initiation.

Tune in and let yourself be inspired by the magic, honesty and courage Tjaša brings to this path.

Thank you for listening!

For you who are wondering if this is for you, my free guide might be for you; "How to Become a Birth Worker and Claim Your Sacred Role"

This free guide is for anyone feeling called to support women through pregnancy, birth, and beyond, and wondering whether to become a doula, a midwife, or a sacred birth worker.

If you have been searching for clarity, direction, or a sign that this path might be yours, this guide will give you the grounding you need to begin.

Download your free copy here https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/how-to-become-a-birth-worker-guide

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Is birth work only for women who’ve birthed children themselves?

Can you begin before you’ve given birth?

Can you start your birth worker training when you're pregnant or in your postpartum?

Is it too late if you’re in your 50s or even 60s?

Through heartfelt reflection and years of experience mentoring women around the world, Anna shares how birth work calls to women from all walks of life — maidens, mothers & magas of all professions and seasons of their life.

Birth work is not a profession you choose. It’s a calling that chooses you.

And it awakens when it's time.

It can arrive as a whisper in your twenties, a roar in your sixties or anywhere in between.

Whether you’re just beginning to feel the stirrings of this path or have been walking with this longing for years, this episode will remind you that there is no right time and yet it is always the right time.

✨ Tune in to feel seen, inspired, and deeply affirmed in your calling to sacred birth work.

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Download our free guide "How to Become a Birth Worker & Claim your Sacred Role" https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/how-to-become-a-birth-worker-guide

In this episode, Anna explores one of the most common questions women ask when they feel called to birth work — “Can I really live from this? Is it sustainable?”

So many feel the deep pull to serve women and work in the birth portal, yet hesitate to take the leap because of money fears, uncertainty about the lifestyle, and doubts about their own capacity.

Can I afford the investment?

Will I be able to make a living from it?

Can I handle the physical, emotional, and energetic demands?

What about the lifestyle — being on call, holding space for others, balancing family life?

Am I even good enough? Who am I to do this work?

Would anyone want to hire me?

And what if I haven’t had my own babies… or if I’m just a mum?

Anna brings an honest, grounded, and spiritually wise perspective to these real concerns.

🎧 Listen now to discover what's truly behind your hesitation in following your calling into birth work.

Curious in becoming a birth worker?

Download Anna's free guide How to Become a Birth Worker And Claim Your Sacred Role to figure out if this path is for you

>>> https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/how-to-become-a-birth-worker-guide

In this episode, Anna shares what it’s truly like to attend a birth as a sacred birth worker in her experience after attending hundreds of births throughout the years.

From the 3 a.m. call to the getting ready, the drive there, the candlelit living room where a new life enters the world, she invites you to experience the raw, intimate, and awe-inspiring moments of birth work through her words.

It’s a story about the privilege and honor of holding space in one of life’s most powerful transitions.

If this story stirs something in you, a curiosity to walk beside women and families in the birth portal and to learn how to hold space with skill and presence, this episode is also an invitation to join the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, beginning January 19, 2026.

Learn more and apply at sacredbirthinternational.com

In this episode, Anna invites you into a real and intimate conversation about what it looks like to run a birth business in harmony with her feminine cycle, specifically during her pre-bleed and bleeding week.

She shares how she intentionally slows down, shifts her energy inward, and honors her body’s call for rest while still showing up in alignment with her purpose and for her clients.

You’ll hear how she structures her business to support her cyclical nature, what tasks she focuses on during this sacred time, and how she has redefined productivity and success through a feminine lens.

If you’ve ever struggled to balance your bleed with your work or felt guilt for needing rest, this episode will inspire you to embrace your cyclical rhythm as a source of wisdom and power, not limitation.

Tune in to learn how you too can build a sustainable, soul-led birth business that honors your feminine flow and allows you to thrive all month long.

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In this episode of The Sacred Birth Work & Biz Podcast, Anna opens a heartfelt conversation about the ancient and sacred calling of birth work. Joined by a beautiful circle of women, a pediatrician, a midwife, a sacred birth worker and a doula, they explore how this path often reveals itself not through logic, but through soul whispers and synchronicities that guide us home to our purpose.

This episode is for every woman who’s ever felt that quiet pull in her heart, wondering if she’s meant to walk this path or the birth workers on it. It’s an invitation to remember that birth work isn’t just a profession, it’s a soul calling, deeply rooted in service, sisterhood, and love.

Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts and feel the remembrance rise within you.

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In this episode, I’m inviting you into an honest conversation about money, worth, and receiving as a woman of service. So many of us doulas, midwives, and birth workers pour our hearts into this sacred work… but struggle when it comes to valuing ourselves, charging what we’re worth, and aquiering the skills to building sustainable businesses. We over give, undercharge, and carry limiting beliefs that say doing birth work and receiving abundance can’t coexist. But here’s the truth: your work matters deeply, to women, to families, to humanity. And you are so worthy of being supported, thriving, and allowing money to flow into your life with an open heart. In this episode, we explore what it means to shift your money mindset, heal scarcity thinking, and strengthen the inner foundation that allows your birth business to truly flourish. Because success is 80% mindset and only 20% biz skills, and when you embody your worth, abundance follows naturally. ✨ It’s time to claim the birth business woman within you. To say yes to money, yes to thriving, and yes to doing even more good in the world, from overflow, not exhaustion. 🎧 Tune in to feel inspired and get ready to step into a whole new relationship with money and service. Want to do more? Sign up for the waitlist for the next Business Course for Birth Workers here; www.sacredbirthinternational.com/business-course-for-birth-workers

In this episode, I talk about how we need to bring the sacred back to birth work.

And it starts with us as birth workers, cultivating ourselves as sacred space holders, doing the inner work, becoming self-aware, and having daily practices that bring us into the present moment, quiets the mind and drops us into the heart and womb consciousness.

Because knowledge and skills are secondary.

What women in birth need most right now are true space holders.

Women who can bring presence, reverence, and a deep sense of emotional, metal, spiritual & physical safety into the birth room.

The missing piece in birth worker trainings out there is the inner work & teaching birth workers HOW to become space holders for birth.

It’s about becoming that clear, grounded presence who safeguards and supports the physiology of birth to unfold and for the woman to feel supported.

In the end, the way we bring the sacred back to birth work is by being the sacred witness and the devoted servant in the birth portal, walking alongside women in their power, knowing she is the only one who can birth her baby, and coming with the full awareness: I am here to serve that.

Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes & on our website https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/podcasts/the-sacred-birth-work-biz-podcast

✨ If this speaks to your heart and you feel the call to walk the path of a Sacred Birth Worker, I invite you to learn more about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship at https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/thesacredbirthworkermentorship

Welcome to today’s episode! This one is about doing business the feminine way.

Not pushing, forcing, or hustling like the world tells us to, but following our cyclic nature.

Honoring the four seasons of the month, and also the greater seasons of our lives: Maiden, Mother, Maga, and Crone.

Because as women, we are not meant to live or work in a straight line.

We ebb and flow. We rise and fall.

And when we try to build our business from a linear, masculine model, it often leaves us burnt out, disconnected, and feeling like something is wrong with us.

But the truth is, we were never designed to fit that system.

What we are designed for is cyclical creation. A rhythm that honors rest as much as action.

In this episode, I’ll share how to build a business that honors your feminine nature and truly supports your way of life.

A business that allows you to flourish in every season, whether you’re bleeding or ovulating, raising babies, stepping into Maga wisdom, or embodying the Crone.

This is how we create something sustainable and in harmony with who we really are.

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