In this very special 100th episode, I am delighted to be chatting with fellow doula, author and antenatal educator Natalie Meddings. 

I was thrilled that she agreed to join me for a deep dive into the role of being a doula and educator, and we got into a discussion about how the maternity system has changed over the past two decades.

We voiced our concerns about how the medical model is so incredibly fear-based, but give solutions for how women and their partners can help themselves to ensure they don't get sucked into accepting unnecessary interventions.

We both feel that as pregnant women are living in a time where the system is so broken, it is wise for them to educate themselves about how to go back to basics and lean into the deep trust of their body. 

The foundation for preparing women is no longer about the way a baby navigates the pelvis, but much more about helping them to understand how to take their power back. 
To learn about what they are like as a person, in order to enable them to feel confident in taking complete responsibility for themselves and their baby - and have ownership of their birth. 

This is an incredible episode which I hope you will share far and wide. 

You can find Natalie here - www.comfortandlove.co.uk

And follow her on Instagram here - @Natalie_meddingsdoula

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In this week's episode, I am chatting with Rhea Dempsey who is an Australian doula, author, and birth educator. 

We had a great chat about our thoughts and beliefs on giving birth in the modern-day maternity system, and how 'thank goodness births' can usually be unravelled to reveal the cause - which Rhea shares is typically because of  'the fu*#!ing epidural'. 

This is such a wonderful conversation with Rhea, who is a real veteran in the birth world, and we can learn so much from the wise women who have supported so many families through the system over the decades. 

Her passion stems from her experience with fitness and diet before she ever became a birth worker, and she then became 'radicalised' by the births of her own children.

I hope you enjoy this episode - and you can find Rhea:-

Instagram - @rheadempseybirth

Website - https://www.birthingwisdom.com.au

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In this episode I am chatting to Magdalena for part two of our conversation, and this time we are discussing her experience of giving birth in a foreign country - despite it being her home for many years. She  shares with us what that felt like for her, what she needed to do in order to feel well supported by her partner, and also offers tips and suggestions to others who are in the same situation. 

This is a valuable episode which I encourage you to share with anyone who is living abroad and would appreciate hearing how they can help themselves to have a positive experience of birth - despite having to navigate a new maternity system and cope in labour using a second language. 

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In this weeks episode, I am chatting with Magdalena Finn about the journey she went on when planning to give birth to her son. 

She candidly shares how she was able to break the generational trauma that her mother and grandmother experienced, which allowed her to have such a positive birth for both her and her son. 

In addition, we talked about how surprised she felt as her son grew, and she found some of the normal toddler behaviours really triggering for her - and what she was able to do about it, by re-parenting herself.

This has been pivotal in her life and she has a wide range of tools that she talks about to support her nervous system, which I am sure you will find helpful. 

I hope you enjoy this deeply inspiring episode. 

You can follow Magdelena @power.in.birth

Her website is - https://www.powerinbirth.co.uk

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In this episode of the podcast I am chatting with Charlotte Mindel who is a conscious birth coach. We hear Charlotte talk about birth embodiment and all that goes with it, including birth confidence, birth empowerment, birth choices - and preparation for birth in general. 

Charlotte's own birth story is an eyeopener with regards to how she feels so differently now she can look back at the way that she made decisions based on other peoples opinions, and how she will do this differently next time. 

Find Charlotte's website here - www.charlottemindel.com

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In this week's episode I am chatting with the inspirational Shellie Poulter, about how birth partners and doulas can support you alongside your care providers. She explains how to take into consideration your nervous system, and what might be going on inside you, as well as trying to make sense of care providers and their trauma responses.

Shellie's perspective is enlightening, and she offers great suggestions on how to ensure that anyone supporting you in labour can stay calm and relaxed and ask questions in an appropriate and effective manner where necessary. 

Apologies for the poor sound quality - but the episode is pure gold - so well worth a listen. 

You can find Shellie - https://www.theserenitydoula.co.uk

Folllow her on Instagram - @theserenitydoula

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In this week's episode, I am chatting with Sapna who is a knowledgeable homeopath specialising in infertility and conception, as well as pregnancy, birth and postpartum care for the whole family.

Our discussion takes us on a journey through the options available in homeopathy with such a wide range of remedies to choose from, and Sapna shares why engaging with a homeopath is so useful to ensure you choose the right ones for you and your symptoms.

Website - https://www.thewildhomeopath.com

Link to free 36-page resource - https://www.thewildhomeopath.com/grow-your-baby

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In this week's episode of the podcast, I am chatting with the amazing Kimberly Ann Johnson. 

We chat about a wide variety of topics, but Kimberly takes us on a deep dive into the nervous system and its effects on the body. This valuable information will help you understand more about your nervous system and in particular your own responses. 

Enjoy 

X


You can visit Kimberly's website here - http://kimberlyannjohnson.com

Download a copy of Chapter One of her book Call of The Wild here - https://kimberlyannjohnson.com/chapter/

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In this week's episode of the podcast - I am giving you an overview of what is to come in season 4.  I know how much you have missed listening to such a wide range of amazing guests, so I wanted to let you in on the theme for these upcoming episodes - which is about stepping into your power and achieving a sovereign birth.

You deserve to have the birth that you want - and I hope this season will fill in some of the missing gaps in your knowledge, in order to support you to take full responsibility for your expereince and have an empowered birth. 

Enjoy

Sx

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In this bonus episode - recorded in 2022 - I am chatting to Kat Clive who invented the wave comb. This comb has been specifically designed to be placed in your hand as a birth management tool which can be used safely in labour. 

Throughout this episode, Kat talks us through her own birth experiences, and shares why she decided to use a comb in her second birth. 

She also explains the Gate Control Theory and what Acupressure points the comb can support. 
 
Disclaimer - I am not affiliated with the Wave Comb 

You can follow Kat on Instagram @thewavecomb 

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Pregnancy Journal for 'The Art of Giving Birth'
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