The She Births® Podcast

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The She Births® Podcast episodes

September 28, 2022S6, Ep3 The Spirituality Of Birth With Jessica Chapnik Kahn
The Spirituality Of Birth With Jessica Chapnik Kahn
An honest exploration of two births, femininity, shame, rage and deep love. The becoming and disappearing of a mother.
Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 6, our Rise of the Feminine season.
In this collection of podcasts we are talking about how the feminine rises within us during pregnancy, birth and beyond. I’m so grateful that you are listening to these conversations on living in a way that fully honours our feminine journey and strength.
Today's conversation is with one of my best friends Jessica Chapnik Kahn. She is co-author of A Repurposed Life with Ronni Kahn from OzHarvest. Author of the children's book Lenny and the Ants and the poetry collection MADRE, which was inspired by the birth of her son, Lev. Jessica lives in Sydney and is married to musician Nadav Kahn. She has worked in theatre and TV, played in the bands of some of Australia's finest artists, and released two solo albums.
Jessy is an extraordinary human being, and you'll hear how much I love her.
I wish that every person had such a curious and open minded friend in their lives.
In this episode we chat about:
Her two beautiful births. I was Doula at both her 5 year old and her 2 year olds birth.

The postpartum world and this sense of disappearing as a mother.

Birth, as a dream, and a rite of passage.

Posterior labour, epidural and her little girl Shemi needing surgery after birth.

We also talk about surrender, the hero's journey, the shame and maternal rage that we often feel as mothers.

Plus, the rising of the feminine alongside the rising of the masculine. That has to happen at the same time.

I hope you enjoy.
Nadine
She Births®

Episode Resources:

Follow Jessica on Instagram at @jessicachapnikkahn

MADRE is currently sold out, but a new paper back edition is weeks away from being launched. DM Jessy to secure your copy.

She Births Doula service can be found at https://shebirths.com/doula

Free 7 Day Introduction to prenatal yoga: https://shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga

Tags:
motherhood , matrescence, prenatal yoga, pregnancy yoga, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth
1 hr 35 min
September 09, 2022S6, Ep 2 Amelie Patrux's empowered birth story of Elijah
Amelie Patrux's empowered birth story of Elijah. From Australian Doula to French Solo Mom; a story of conscious choice.
Welcome to Episode 2 in our Rise of the Feminine season.
In this collection of podcasts we are talking about birthing and living in a new way that fully honours our feminine journey and aspects. From caring for the Earth, to honouring our elders and of course how the feminine rises within us during pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Listen at the very end of each episode for each guest's vision and experience of the feminine rising.
Today I speak with the wonderful Amelie, who is currently living in France as a solo mum.
She actually helped found our Doula Service and was a Doula before becoming a mum.
Amelie tells her story about an assisted spiritual conception and her birth with her sister and mom.
In this episode we chat about:
How birth cultures vary in other parts of the world. France has an extremely high epidural rate of 80%.

We talk about the power of pre labor and altered states of consciousness, going into pain, how time expands, all these wonderful gifts of labor.

One of my favorite parts is the mother and baby ‘landing, then meeting’.
I hope you enjoy.
Nadine xx

Episode Resources:
Follow Amelie Patrux on Instagram at @feelingyogabirth and @naissanceholistique
Connect with her at https://feel-in-g.com/en/
A little more about Amelie:
Amelie was raised by a South African mom and a French dad and lived in Sydney for the last 7 years before landing again recently in the suburbs of Paris (in the midst of a global pandemic you might have heard of?!) to be closer to her tribe of women. This melting pot of cultures gave her a profound love and curiosity for the diversity in people’s ideas, cultures, lives and opinions. Amelie is passionate about sustainability, reducing the footprint on our planet and truly believes we can all make a difference, one small action at a time!
She is 37 yo and the lucky mom of a little boy named Elijah, who is 17 months old.
Amelie has been a Doula and a yoga teacher for the last 6 years, first in Sydney and now in France. She has worked for She Births as the Doula Program Coordinator from the early days of this project. She also created an online program in France, called Naissance Holistique, to support couples through the journey of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She created it with a fellow French doula, Emmanuelle and they surrounded themselves with a team of perinatal experts: a midwife, a pediatrician, a lactation consultant, a psychologist.
Access your free She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide: shebirths.com/pg
Pregnancy Yoga: shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga

#: French Doula, France, French birth story, AmeliePatrux, Solo mum, yogi, Doula, assistedconception, empoweredbirth, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth
1 hr 21 min
August 25, 2022S6, Ep 1 - Why we need to decolonise our minds - Ella Noah Bancroft
Season 6 of The She Births Show focuses on The Rise Of The Feminine.
Listen in to Indigenous activist Ella Noah Bancroft in conversation with She Births Founder Nadine Richardson on why we need to decolonise our minds.
An enlightening and inspiring conversation on claiming sovereignty and honouring Indigenous wisdom for a return to feminine power and healing.
Ella Noah Bancroft is a Waalubal woman. She is a descendant of the Bundjalung peoples of Northern NSW, and also has blood lines to Scotland and England. She is a Connection Therapist, Mentor, activist and creative carbon neutral event coordinator.
She is passionate about rewilding the world and the feminine force.
Ella runs amazing events like The Returning and Culture Camp and has been working deeply with others at Koori Mail in Lismore since the floods took place earlier this year. They were also recently given the NAIDOC Innovation Award for their leadership and grassroots community work.
Ella recently released a beautiful new children's book with her mum, titled Sun and Moon.
In this episode we chat about:
What the Rise of the Feminine means to her

How sovereignty and spirituality go hand in hand

How we decolonise our minds on a personal and broader level and even in our relationships

The current state of politics in Australia and the 11 Indigenous members sitting in parliament right now

How listening and truth telling are a teaching for all of us in building healthy relationships and healing

What has been happening in Lismore and the power of an Indigenous intergenerational led recovery

And so much more...

We hope you enjoy today’s conversation.
Nadine and the She Births team xxx

Episode Resources:
Learn more about Ella at @ellanoahbancroft and https://www.ellanoahbancroft.net
Purchase her new book Sun and Moon @hardiegrantkids
Follow her mum and artist Bronwyn @bronwynbancroft
She Births Soul Mama Circles and matrescence program: shebirths.com/mothers-groups
Get your FREE She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide here: shebirths.com/pg

Tags:
Ellabancroft, ella, bancroft, indgenous, decolonisation, sovereignty, riseofthefeminine, indigenouswomen, ellanoahbancroft, naidoc, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, pregnancyyoga, prenatalyoga,Nadine richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth
59 min
July 24, 2022 S5 BONUS Ask Us Anything. Nadine Richardson x She Births® Educators Caitlin Siboulet and Sarah Beale
A special bonus episode where you can Ask Us Anything.
Featuring Nadine Richardson x She Births® Educators Caitlin Siboulet and Sarah Beale

Resources:
Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide
Free Release The Fear Visualisation

Prepare for birth with She Births®:
Online Course
Weekend Course

Follow us on @shebirths to ask your question at the next Ask Us Anything live stream xxx

#birth #childbirth #birthcourse #birthclass #onlinebirthclass #onlinebirthcourse #sydneybirthclass #sydneybirthcourse #midwife #doula #shebirths

1 hr 26 min
July 08, 2022S5, Ep 6 - How to heal birth trauma and have a VBAC in the hospital system. Janneke's vaginal birth after cesarean.
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How to heal birth trauma and have a VBAC in the hospital system. Janneke's vaginal birth after cesarean birth stories in Australia and Abu Dhabi.
VBAC stands for vaginal birth after cesarean or as I like to sometimes call it ‘the near miracle birth’ in this day and age.
Before we begin I think it's helpful to hear some of the statistics and then we will jump into a truly inspiring VBAC story from Janneke.
Around the world successful VBAC stats are extremely low. The BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth in 2020 stated that:
VBAC rates are quite high in countries such as Finland, Norway and The Netherlands (38–55%) and low in Australia and the US (12%) [2,3,4]. In Australia the vast majority of caesareans undertaken are due to repeat caesareans [2]. In New South Wales (NSW) the VBAC rate varies from 6% in private hospitals to 19% in public hospitals.
So, it is no small feat to psychologically prepare and often push hard for a VBAC within our systems. It really helps us to understand why so many great doulas, educators and midwives are pushing so hard to help prevent that first caesarean too!
I would like to warn some of you that this podcast could be triggering if you have specific birth trauma. It could also be incredibly empowering and healing if you are preparing for a VBAC.
In this episode we chat about:
How Janneke prepared for and managed to avoid not only another cesarean but the trauma and triggers from her first labour.

Her general anaesthetic emergency c-section and the first labour with very little encouragement from providers in Abu Dhabi.

The two different types of induction she had with each labour.

We discuss working with a psychologist and becoming more mindful and more selfish (in a healthy way).

How She Births prepares both parents

How She Births helps the healing and processing of previous trauma.

My favourite takeaway that I think we can all benefit from is “NO is a full sentence”.
Episode Resources:
Get your FREE She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide here: shebirths.com/pg
For more information about She Births Weekend birth classes and Online antenatal education: shebirths.com
Access the She Births Doula service here shebirths.com/doula
BMC Pregnancy and childbirth, 2020

Tags: VBAC, Vaginal birth, hospital system, c-section, birth trauma, healing birth trauma, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, Abu Dhabi birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine richardson, Birthclass, , Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, prenatal yoga, Home birth, Australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Natural birth, She Births
1 hr 43 min
June 09, 2022 S5, Ep 5 - A Feminine Upgrade VS Postnatal Depletion with Dr. Oscar Serrallach
Dr. Oscar Serrallach and She Births® Founder Nadine Richardson discuss how you can receive the upgrade on offer during matrescence while mass culture is fixated on perpetuating the 'the tired mother' meme.
57 min
April 26, 2022 S5, Ep 4 - The Love's Beautiful Birth Story: A story of true love, conscious conception, intense fear of birth, motherline death, three parents and a short intense labour in New Zealand
Today's podcast is a beautiful story of love, magic, loss and ecstasy.
Lauren Godfrey-Love and Lauren Fitzgerald-Love, both meditation teachers, share the story of their daughter's birth, Goldie and all the moments that led up to her arrival.
This is much more than a birth story.
We talk about conceiving during COVID across multiple borders with a Goldies' Dad, Lauren G's mum passing away during pregnancy and the inclusion of her spirit at the birth.
In this episode we also discuss:
* How a partner's fear and distress can arise during birth from their own birthing imprints.
* The benefit of working with skilled midwives to help malposition during labour
* Getting postpartum support when family and friends are not around
* Maori traditions, birth in New Zealand
* 'Micro-dosing' online birth education to gently address intense fear of childbirth
* The impact a Soul Mama Circle has had in processing the mind body and soul shifts as Lauren journeys into matrescence
I hope you enjoy this story as much as I did. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate motherhood this Mother's Day than with a double mumma family.
Thank you for sharing your love and family so beautifully with us Lauren G and Lauren F.
Episode Resources:
+ Connect with the Lauren G and Lauren F at:
instagram.com/laurengodfrey_meditation
instagram.com/laurenfmeditation
www.laurengodfrey.com
+ Thom Knoles Vedic Meditation retreat all attended in India: thomknoles.com
+ The She Births Online childbirth class the Love's did can be found here: shebirths.com/online-birthing-classes/full-online-course
+ Lauren's lgbtqtia+ midwife Arlene in New Zealand: https://www.empwr.nz/whoweare
+ The Soul Mama Circle (mothers group with meaning) Lauren recommended is: shebirths.com/mothers-groups
2 hr 3 min
March 23, 2022 S5, Ep 3 - Planning A Great Postpartum, Life after birth with Doula Naomi Chrisoulakis
Planning A Great Postpartum, Life after birth with Doula Naomi Chrisoulakis
Today I chat with Naomi, a mum of two and postnatal Doula. She, like us at She Births, believes that every woman deserves a postpartum period that's restful, rejuvenating and respectful.
We talk about what postpartum care looks like in our culture - and how broken we can all feel at times during this extremely vulnerable stage.
In this episode we discuss:
* The key factors in preparing for a truly great postpartum experience.
* The discomfort of change in this time
* Our inner blocks and resistances
* Allowing our partners in
* Functional food to nourish yourself after birth
* Caring for yourself as well as your newborn
* PLUS, the importance of birth processing
It is our sincere hope this episode calls you to prepare for a positive and nourishing postpartum experience.
Episode Resources:
Get your hands on Naomi's Cocoon Cookie Mix here. Presale is open now: www.cocoonbynaomi.com/shop/cocooncookiemix
Naomi Postpartum Doula Instagram: www.instagram.com/cocoonbynaomi
Naomi Chrisoulakis postnatal offerings: www.cocoonbynaomi.com
She Births Postpartum Planning Service: shebirths.com/pp
Join the waitlist for our Postpartum Planning Service. She Births® in-house Doula provides care & wisdom to help you create a supported postpartum experience as you journey into matrescence.
She Births Soul Mama Circle: shebirths.com/mothers-groups
Pre-book support (before birth!) and enroll in She Births Soul Mama Circle - in Bondi, NSW or Online. All circles begin with an expert facilitated Matrescence Embodiment 7 week program while sitting in circle with new mums.
shebirths.com
58 min
January 25, 2022 S5, Ep 2 - 'Doing the work' and staying embodied during a challenging birth. Varlie's birth story told by Donna and Adam
Listen in to the Birth Story of Varlie told by Donna and Adam. 'Doing the work' and staying embodied during a challenging birth. The real power of a birth story comes from the deeper sharing. Sharing the shadow and sharing the work.
This story is a prime example of a couple 'doing the work'. A She Births® family, Donna @this.is.donna Adam, baby Varli and dog Billie. I first met them during our weekend course here in Byron Bay. They are an embodied couple, both surfers, a great bodyworker and carpenter.
They talk about the body to be a guide and lead the way in our preparation and our healing is key - it is a portal where we can learn to let go of all the beliefs and ideas that no longer serve us.
Bodywork and shadow work are so important in the motherhood journey. Our tears, our letting go, our crisis are all opportunities for powerful transformation. Just like pain is a portal for power.
In this episode we chat about:
How they scripted their birth
How they scripted each trimester
How they chose to rewrite their family lineage
How labour was irregular and even stopped
Using active birth strategies like duck walking to help with an asynclitic head presentation
Osteopath's help with lactation
A partner and doula's role throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum.
1 hr 44 min
November 16, 2021 S5, Ep 1 - The Truth About Attachment Parenting And The Power Of Delight In Motherhood With Bethany Saltman
Welcome to Season 5 episode 1 - What Is Attachment Parenting REALLY? In this episode we explore the origins & value of a soul lead motherhood.
Our guest today is Bethany Saltman - an author, editor and researcher whose work has been published in the New Yorker, Parents, and many more.
Strange Situation: A Mother's Journey Into the Science of Attachment, is her first book inspired by the birth of her daughter who although she loved dearly, she feared she was failing. And was not the kind of mother she'd hoped to be.
Bethany spent ten years learning about the science of attachment, traveling to labs, doing training, reading archives - trying to discover what the essence of healthy attachment and good mothering really was.
To me her book is the thinking woman's guide to attachment - a helpful and healing non self help book! It is extremely well written and a pleasure to read.
Among many other incredible reviews and accolades, New Scientist called Strange Situation One of the Best Science Books of 2020.
Bethany is also a bestselling book coach, and was one of the architects of America's first Affirmative Consent Policy. She has a MFA and studied with Allen Ginsberg and is a longtime Zen student - devoted to the fine art and game-changing effects of paying attention.
She lives in the Catskills with her husband, daughter, and two dogs and I was so honoured to have her on our show.
You have to excuse my tears in a few moments throughout the interview - remembering the beauty and delight of parenting sometimes brings up grief for me.
I really hope you enjoy our talk. Bethany's book is available at all good bookstores and is also on Audible.
In this episode we chat about:
•The 3 keys to healthy attachment parenting
•How attachment parenting has nothing to do with what you are doing!
•Healing our family patterns
•How to prepare for parenthood
•The Truth About Attachment Parenting
•The Power Of Delight In Motherhood
Episode Resources:
Bethany Saltman Website
Bethany Saltman Instagram
Strange Situation: A Mother's Journey Into the Science of Attachment
She Births® Full Online Antenatal Course where we support mums to form attachment while pregnant, during birth and immediately after birth
Soul Mama Circles where we explore soul led motherhood and matrescence together. Pre-book your postnatal support.
1 hr