This week's guest is Elan Vital McAllister, former Tony Award winning Broadway Producer and founder of US non-profit organisation Choices in childbirth. She’s a Doula and leading birth advocate, supporting thousands of women in New York City to give birth in a supported and empowered way. She’s also a classically trained dancer, Qoya teacher and activist for women. Her mission is to create safe space for creation in all parts of life. 



We talk about her love of dance and how her passion took her to NY, but it was being invited to be present at her brothers birth as a teen, that she felt her calling - opening her eyes to the power of birth and importance of being held and supported in the process. 

We discuss, passion, love, creativity and what happens when it's all torn down - How letting go and trusting - opens up space for things you could never imagine. 

Elan shares how in 2017, almost overnight everything she loved fell away; her marriage, her work, her home of 15 years and how she was faced with the choice; keep fighting or surrender. What followed was a year of self-discovery, adventure and truly embracing the process of transition. She named it ‘The leap of faith tour’. 

Elan now works as a conscious birth guide and helping women and families embrace their power as creators and consciously birth their babies with love, respect and deep reverence for the creative process. 

We talk about.. 

* Feeling the fear and doing it anyway 

* There’s no right way to give birth, there’s the birth that’s meant for you for your growth. 

* Giving birth in the US health system 

* Transition is an invitation to surrender 

* The Mama Gena Community 

*  Qoya

* Rent the musical on Broadway and the story behind it’s creation.

Website: https://www.elanvital.love

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/elanvitalmc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elanvitalcreate