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So, You Wanna be a Doula?

Chiara Townley

Chiara shares the story of her pregnancy, her traumatic birth, and how it led to postpartum depression and anxiety. But the real lesson she shares is how she healed from her birth experience, how she healed her postpartum depression and anxiety. She's going to share a lot of tips with us on how to let go of anxiety for moms who've been through something similar to her. Tune in to hear her #1 piece of advice.Register for my free live class this week &gt;&gt; www.birthworker.com/signup

Chiara shares the story of her pregnancy, her traumatic birth, and how it led to postpartum depression and anxiety. But the real lesson she shares is how she healed from her birth experience, how she healed her postpartum depression and anxiety. She's going to share a lot of tips with us on how to let go of anxiety for moms who've been through something similar to her. Tune in to hear her #1 piece of advice.Register for my free live class this week &gt;&gt; <a href="https://www.birthworker.com/signup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.birthworker.com/signup</a>

Your Child is Your Biggest Teacher with Chiara Townley

Elena Harder is a Joygasm Catalyst and Bulletproof Mom Coach. She started her awakening journey when she conceived her son in an abusive relationship, and then spent 7 years in crippling postpartum depression, self-loathing, and people-pleasing. She never gave up hope on finding a way through. Her search for “mental health” led Elena to study Mindfulness, Spirituality, NLP, Theta Healing, Tantra, Optimal Nutrition, and Intermittent Fasting to find a way to finally recover her mind and joyful soul.  Now she works with other mothers to help them master the tools and skills that really work to remove their negative self-talk, eliminate stress, heal their hearts, and remove anxiety, fear, and depression.  Elena shares her vulnerable stories and hard-earned wisdom so that others women don’t need to make the same mistakes and are empowered to find their own Joygasmic Life.Interesting in the Doula training program? Click right here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Elena Harder is a Joygasm Catalyst and Bulletproof Mom Coach. She started her awakening journey when she conceived her son in an abusive relationship, and then spent 7 years in crippling postpartum depression, self-loathing, and people-pleasing. She never gave up hope on finding a way through. Her search for “mental health” led Elena to study Mindfulness, Spirituality, NLP, Theta Healing, Tantra, Optimal Nutrition, and Intermittent Fasting to find a way to finally recover her mind and joyful soul.  Now she works with other mothers to help them master the tools and skills that really work to remove their negative self-talk, eliminate stress, heal their hearts, and remove anxiety, fear, and depression.  Elena shares her vulnerable stories and hard-earned wisdom so that others women don’t need to make the same mistakes and are empowered to find their own Joygasmic Life.Interesting in the Doula training program? <a href="https://birthworker.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click right here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Joygasmic Life with Elena Harder

Deb Davies

You can find Deb at  www.pushsandiego.comInteresting in the Doula training program? Click right here!And if you love this episode, you were absolutely going to love the free class that I made. It’s a free 90-minute birth class to help you avoid a traumatic birth.It's all about reclaiming our autonomy and doing what the hell we want without caring about what other people are saying. So it's for people who refuse to feel ashamed of our choices.Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

You can find Deb at <a href="https://www.pushsandiego.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pushsandiego.com</a>Interesting in the Doula training program? <a href="https://birthworker.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click right here!</a>And if you love this episode, you were absolutely going to love the <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/class" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">free class that I made</a>. It’s a free 90-minute birth class to help you avoid a traumatic birth.It's all about reclaiming our autonomy and doing what the hell we want without caring about what other people are saying. So it's for people who refuse to feel ashamed of our choices.Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine for Fertility and Birth with Dr. Deb Davies

You can find Alexis at  www.thegrowingnest.comInteresting in the Doula training program? Click right here!And if you love this episode, you were absolutely going to love the free class that I made. It’s a free 90-minute birth class to help you avoid a traumatic birth.It's all about reclaiming our autonomy and doing what the hell we want without caring about what other people are saying. So it's for people who refuse to feel ashamed of our choices.Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

You can find Alexis at <a href="https://www.thegrowingnest.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thegrowingnest.com</a>Interesting in the Doula training program? <a href="https://birthworker.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click right here!</a>And if you love this episode, you were absolutely going to love the <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/class" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">free class that I made</a>. It’s a free 90-minute birth class to help you avoid a traumatic birth.It's all about reclaiming our autonomy and doing what the hell we want without caring about what other people are saying. So it's for people who refuse to feel ashamed of our choices.Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Water Birth in an RV with Alexis Downs

Check out Tori’s book, “Ready to Unpop": A Modern Mama’s Guide to Unpopular Practices in Maternity”.And before you go, I also just wanted to share that I recently made a new free class. And if you love this episode, you were absolutely going to love the free class that I made. Because it's all about unpopular birth choices. It's all about reclaiming our autonomy and doing what the hell we want without caring about what other people are saying. So it's for people who refuse to feel ashamed of our choices.Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Check out Tori’s book, “<a href="https://www.readytounpop.com/product-page/ready-to-unpop-a-modern-mama-s-guide-to-unpopular-practices-in-maternity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ready to Unpop": A Modern Mama’s Guide to Unpopular Practices in Maternity</a>”.And before you go, I also just wanted to share that I recently made a <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/class" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new free class</a>. And if you love this episode, you were absolutely going to love the <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/class" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">free class that I made</a>. Because it's all about unpopular birth choices. It's all about reclaiming our autonomy and doing what the hell we want without caring about what other people are saying. So it's for people who refuse to feel ashamed of our choices.Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Postpartum Mood Disorders with Alexis Stearns

Tori Smith

#36: Unpopular Parenting Practices with Tori Smith

Marya shares the story of her Free Birth and the wisdom she’s gathered throughout her lifetimes. This one is PURE GOLD.Before you listen, I just want to let you know that I am putting together a doula training program for this summer.We're going to be starting in June of 2022. It's a 15 week, mentorship-style doula training program. So you're going to have access to an entire library of training videos, and there's going to be coaching calls, accountability calls, guest experts are going to come in and teach live workshops, there's going to be classes, it is going to be phenomenal. So to learn more about the doula training program, you can go to my Instagram, go to my website, or click right here. Anywhere I am, you're gonna find information about it. And we start in June this summer.Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Marya shares the story of her Free Birth and the wisdom she’s gathered throughout her lifetimes. This one is PURE GOLD.Before you listen, I just want to let you know that I am putting together a <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/doulatrainingprogram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doula training program</a> for this summer.We're going to be starting in June of 2022. It's a 15 week, mentorship-style doula training program. So you're going to have access to an entire library of training videos, and there's going to be coaching calls, accountability calls, guest experts are going to come in and teach live workshops, there's going to be classes, it is going to be phenomenal. So to learn more about the doula training program, you can go to my Instagram, go to my website, or <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/doulatrainingprogram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click right here</a>. Anywhere I am, you're gonna find information about it. And we start in June this summer.Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Story Medicine and Free Birth with Marya Casey

Desiree tells the story of declining unnecessary intervention, something that we all really should be doing …declining unnecessary intervention. She actually switched from an OB to a midwife in the last month of her pregnancy because her OB started acting weird. Her OB started treating her differently after she was refusing unnecessary intervention. Before you listen, I just want to let you know that I am putting together a doula training program for this summer.We're going to be starting in June of 2022. It's a 15 week, mentorship-style doula training program. So you're going to have access to an entire library of training videos, and there's going to be coaching calls, accountability calls, guest experts are going to come in and teach live workshops, there's going to be classes, it is going to be phenomenal. So to learn more about the doula training program, you can go to my Instagram, go to my website, or click right here. Anywhere I am, you're gonna find information about it. And we start in June this summer.Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Desiree tells the story of declining unnecessary intervention, something that we all really should be doing …declining unnecessary intervention. She actually switched from an OB to a midwife in the last month of her pregnancy because her OB started acting weird. Her OB started treating her differently after she was refusing unnecessary intervention. Before you listen, I just want to let you know that I am putting together a <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/doulatrainingprogram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doula training program</a> for this summer.We're going to be starting in June of 2022. It's a 15 week, mentorship-style doula training program. So you're going to have access to an entire library of training videos, and there's going to be coaching calls, accountability calls, guest experts are going to come in and teach live workshops, there's going to be classes, it is going to be phenomenal. So to learn more about the doula training program, you can go to my Instagram, go to my website, or <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/doulatrainingprogram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click right here</a>. Anywhere I am, you're gonna find information about it. And we start in June this summer.Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Declining Routine Procedures in Pregnancy with Desiree Felter

Click here to check out the new *free* class, "How to have an ecstatic birth and avoid a traumatic one."Take a look at what Kirstin said, "Even though my birth was not natural at all, I don’t feel robbed… I don’t feel like anything was taken away from me. None of the joy of making decisions for myself was taken from me. I made those choices every single step of the way… even though things went all kinds of sideways."This is a must-listen if you're afraid of the hospital!Kirstin shares the story of her birth center birth turned hospital transfer after 24 hours of laboring at the birth center. What probably seems like an unfortunate turn of events actually led Kirstin to a wildly empowering birth experience. Take a listen! It won't disappoint. Links mentioned:Click here to check out the new *free* class.Click here to learn more about Autonomous Birth AcademyWant to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

<a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/class" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to check out the new *free* class</a>, "How to have an ecstatic birth and avoid a traumatic one."Take a look at what Kirstin said, "Even though my birth was not natural at all, I don’t feel robbed… I don’t feel like anything was taken away from me. None of the joy of making decisions for myself was taken from me. I made those choices every single step of the way… even though things went all kinds of sideways."This is a must-listen if you're afraid of the hospital!Kirstin shares the story of her birth center birth turned hospital transfer after 24 hours of laboring at the birth center. What probably seems like an unfortunate turn of events actually led Kirstin to a wildly empowering birth experience. Take a listen! It won't disappoint. Links mentioned: <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/class" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to check out the new *free* class.</a> <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to learn more about Autonomous Birth Academy</a>Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Autonomous Cesarean Birth with Kirstin Bozyk

A podcast where we share our birth wisdom, what we wish we knew, and what we learned through our experiences, with hopes that you are empowered to make autonomous decisions for yourself and your baby based on your knowledge, intuition and desires.

In this episode, we talk about questions to ask your care provider. If you want an easy-to-download list, I've pulled together my top 31 questions right here.Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the 45-second quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

In this episode, we talk about questions to ask your care provider. If you want an easy-to-download list, I've pulled together my top 31 questions <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/get-questions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">right here</a>.Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the 45-second quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

With Birth Comes Choice, with Faye Laherty

Katie Townsend

EPISODE NOTESGet ready to open your hearts as Katie takes us on an intimate journey through her pregnancy, stillbirth, and healing journey.Katie (@Katiebeth53 on IG) found out that she lost her first and only child at a routine appointment and went into labor naturally the very same afternoon. She gave birth to Axl Erik Townsend vaginally in an unmedicated birth at 31+3.This is a birth story full of strength, love, determination, and healing. It's rare that we can hear such intimate details from a day as life-altering as August 31st, 2021 was for Katie and her husband, Seth. At just one week postpartum, Katie and Seth decided to road-trip across the country and embark on the greatest healing journey of their lives, and we get to hear about it every step of the way. Links mentioned— Star Legacy Foundation— Autonomous Birth AcademyWant to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here and take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

EPISODE NOTESGet ready to open your hearts as Katie takes us on an intimate journey through her pregnancy, stillbirth, and healing journey.Katie (@Katiebeth53 on IG) found out that she lost her first and only child at a routine appointment and went into labor naturally the very same afternoon. She gave birth to Axl Erik Townsend vaginally in an unmedicated birth at 31+3.This is a birth story full of strength, love, determination, and healing. It's rare that we can hear such intimate details from a day as life-altering as August 31st, 2021 was for Katie and her husband, Seth. At just one week postpartum, Katie and Seth decided to road-trip across the country and embark on the greatest healing journey of their lives, and we get to hear about it every step of the way. Links mentioned— <a href="https://starlegacyfoundation.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Legacy Foundation</a>— <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autonomous Birth Academy</a> Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast-guest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here and take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Giving Birth to an Angel with Katie Townsend

EPISODE NOTESIn this episode, I am bringing on one of my star students from Autonomous Birth Academy. Her story is about wanting a home birth, but still choosing hospital midwives.... and thennnnn joining Autonomous Birth Academy and switching care providers. A course like ABA tends to do that to moms who are already on the fence.She goes on to share the story of her multiple-day birth and at the end, she admits that she would do it again in a heartbeat.Throughout her story, she shares a lot of the strategies that she learned inside Autonomous Birth Academy. It's an on-demand, online birth course (with a community there with you every step of the way).Autonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment. Click here to learn more and see what's inside. Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here and take the quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

EPISODE NOTESIn this episode, I am bringing on one of my star students from Autonomous Birth Academy. Her story is about wanting a home birth, but still choosing hospital midwives.... and thennnnn joining Autonomous Birth Academy and switching care providers. A course like ABA tends to do that to moms who are already on the fence.She goes on to share the story of her multiple-day birth and at the end, she admits that she would do it again in a heartbeat.Throughout her story, she shares a lot of the strategies that she learned inside Autonomous Birth Academy. It's an on-demand, online birth course (with a community there with you every step of the way).Autonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment. <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to learn more and see what's inside.</a> Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast-guest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here and take the quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Giving Birth: The Best Day of My Life

This week we get to hear the stories of hospital birth, birth center birth, and home birth. How cool is it that someone gave birth at all three locations and is coming to share her story with us?!If you've been considering hiring a doula, but you're still not 100% sure... tune in to today's episode to hear the story of how a birth doula can become a LIFE doula and might just change your life.Shelby Springer (Instagram @shelbyspringer_) became a mom at just 15 years old. Through each of her births, she became more drawn to supporting women through their own births and now works as a doula in central Illinois.In today's episode...— Shelby shares what it was like navigating pregnancy alone at 15 years old...— We hear the story of Shelby's second birth which was precipitous and at a birth center...— You'll hear how her last birth was nothing like she expected and why it's important to trust that your body is wise. The best line of all?... → "Birth is big but I am bigger." Links Mentioned:shelbyspringerdoula.com Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the 45-second quiz!Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

This week we get to hear the stories of hospital birth, birth center birth, and home birth. How cool is it that someone gave birth at all three locations and is coming to share her story with us?!If you've been considering hiring a doula, but you're still not 100% sure... tune in to today's episode to hear the story of how a birth doula can become a LIFE doula and might just change your life.Shelby Springer (Instagram @shelbyspringer_) became a mom at just 15 years old. Through each of her births, she became more drawn to supporting women through their own births and now works as a doula in central Illinois.In today's episode...— Shelby shares what it was like navigating pregnancy alone at 15 years old... — We hear the story of Shelby's second birth which was precipitous and at a birth center... — You'll hear how her last birth was nothing like she expected and why it's important to trust that your body is wise. The best line of all?... → "Birth is big but I am bigger." Links Mentioned:<a href="https://shelbyspringerdoula.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shelbyspringerdoula.com</a> Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast-guest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the 45-second quiz!</a>Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Doulas Change Lives with Shelby Springer

EPISODE NOTESWith the help of this episode, you'll understand just how important it is to get clear with yourself about your birth goals, but also how important it is to release your attachment to those goals 👈🏻 THIS part is HUGE!Megan Cadwell, @Braveandwildmama on Instagram, lives in the hilly countryside of Wisconsin but was born in California. She's a wife to her teenage summer camp sweetheart. She has 5 kiddos, with the youngest born this past summer! She loves a good book, the color yellow, and all things birth + wellness related.In today's episode, Megan share's her 5 birth stories:1) 2-day induction in the hospital2) Precipitous waterbirth at home3) Pain-free emergency transfer  4) Hospital birth5) Birth at 43 weeksIf you take away one thing from this episode, let it be this: each and every birth is a fresh start, a new birth, and needs to be treated as such. Links mentionedAutonomous Birth AcademyWant to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here to take the quiz! Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

EPISODE NOTESWith the help of this episode, you'll understand just how important it is to get clear with yourself about your birth goals, but also how important it is to release your attachment to those goals 👈🏻 THIS part is HUGE! Megan Cadwell, @Braveandwildmama on Instagram, lives in the hilly countryside of Wisconsin but was born in California. She's a wife to her teenage summer camp sweetheart. She has 5 kiddos, with the youngest born this past summer! She loves a good book, the color yellow, and all things birth + wellness related.In today's episode, Megan share's her 5 birth stories:1) 2-day induction in the hospital 2) Precipitous waterbirth at home 3) Pain-free emergency transfer 4) Hospital birth 5) Birth at 43 weeksIf you take away one thing from this episode, let it be this: each and every birth is a fresh start, a new birth, and needs to be treated as such. Links mentioned<a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autonomous Birth Academy</a>Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast-guest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to take the quiz!</a> Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Giving Birth After Trauma with Megan Cadwell

Episode NotesI’m sharing practical strategies that will change the game when it comes to your perineum during your birth. Now, tearing is NOT the end of the world. Nearly all tears can heal naturally by themselves and cause no issues, but there are also strategies to minimize tearing and you should know them!Today’s episode is brought to you by Perimom Perineal Massager. It’s the first FDA-approved device specifically for priming the perineum for birth! Perineal massage is one of the strategies that you’ll learn about in the podcast episode, along with 7 other game-changing and perineum-saving tips.You can check out Perimom here, and use the coupon code “AUTONOMY” to save 10%. Want to be on the podcast? Click here!Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? Click here! Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Episode NotesI’m sharing practical strategies that will change the game when it comes to your perineum during your birth. Now, tearing is NOT the end of the world. Nearly all tears can heal naturally by themselves and cause no issues, but there are also strategies to minimize tearing and you should know them!Today’s episode is brought to you by <a href="https://www.perimom.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perimom Perineal Massager</a>. It’s the first FDA-approved device specifically for priming the perineum for birth! Perineal massage is one of the strategies that you’ll learn about in the podcast episode, along with 7 other game-changing and perineum-saving tips.<a href="https://www.perimom.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can check out Perimom here</a>, and use the coupon code “AUTONOMY” to save 10%. Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a>Pregnant and wondering how the hell you can start preparing for birth? Or want to know my secret to the way I prepared? <a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here!</a> Don’t forget to rate, review, &amp; subscribe on Apple Podcasts↓ Click below for the full transcription! ↓

Strategies to Protect Your Perineum and Minimize Tearing

Join us today for Bonus #3 after the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻 [BONUS 3] How to Handle the Intensity of Birth Without Freaking OutAutonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment!It’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….&gt;&gt;You can learn more hereIf you need to catch up on all the free classes last week, you can watch them all at &gt;&gt; www.theautonomymommy.com/recap

Join us today for Bonus #3 after the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻 [BONUS 3] How to Handle the Intensity of Birth Without Freaking OutAutonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment!It’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….<a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&gt;&gt;You can learn more here</a>If you need to catch up on all the free classes last week, you can watch them all at &gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.theautonomymommy.com/recap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theautonomymommy.com/recap</a>

[BONUS 3] How to Handle the Intensity of Birth Without Freaking Out

Join us today for Bonus #2 after the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻How to Know What’s “Safe” and What’s“Too Risky” When it Comes to Birth?Autonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment!It’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….&gt;&gt;You can learn more hereIf you need to catch up on all the free classes last week, you can watch them all at &gt;&gt; www.theautonomymommy.com/recap

Join us today for Bonus #2 after the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻How to Know What’s “Safe” and What’s“Too Risky” When it Comes to Birth?Autonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment!It’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….<a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&gt;&gt;You can learn more here</a>If you need to catch up on all the free classes last week, you can watch them all at &gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.theautonomymommy.com/recap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theautonomymommy.com/recap</a>

[BONUS 2] How to Know What’s “Safe” and What’s“Too Risky” When it Comes to Birth?

Join us today for Part 5 of the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻 How to Honor Your Desires Without Setting Yourself Up for DisappointmentWe’ll be covering: 👉🏻 Writing a birth plan in a way that embraces the unpredictability of birth...👉🏻 Managing unrealistic expectations for your birth…👉🏻 “Going with the flow” without giving away all of your power…👉🏻 How to trust that it will all unfold perfectly.Autonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment!It’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….&gt;&gt;You can learn more hereIf you need to catch up on all the free classes last week, you can watch them all at &gt;&gt; www.theautonomymommy.com/recap

Join us today for Part 5 of the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻 How to Honor Your Desires Without Setting Yourself Up for DisappointmentWe’ll be covering: 👉🏻 Writing a birth plan in a way that embraces the unpredictability of birth...👉🏻 Managing unrealistic expectations for your birth…👉🏻 “Going with the flow” without giving away all of your power…👉🏻 How to trust that it will all unfold perfectly.Autonomous Birth Academy is open for enrollment!It’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….<a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&gt;&gt;You can learn more here</a>If you need to catch up on all the free classes last week, you can watch them all at &gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.theautonomymommy.com/recap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theautonomymommy.com/recap</a>

[Day 5+BONUS] Releasing Expectations & Finding Evidence-Based Information

Join us today for Part 4 of the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻 How to Grow Your Confidence and Put the Mom-Shaming, Second-Guessing, and Guilt Behind You.We’ll be covering:👉🏻 What’s “autonomy” and why’s it so important for birth...👉🏻 Radical responsibility in pregnancy through motherhood...👉🏻 How to take ownership of your birth (and life)...👉🏻 The next steps to take if you really want to THRIVE through every stage.What’s the next step I’ll be talking about?Well, it’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….&gt;&gt;You can learn more herePS— Don't forget... you have to register to get access to the bonus pdf worksheets throughout the week! If you haven't registered yet, click here &gt;&gt; www.theautonomymommy.com/birthworkshop

Join us today for Part 4 of the free Autonomous Birth 5-Day Series!Today is all about 👉🏻 How to Grow Your Confidence and Put the Mom-Shaming, Second-Guessing, and Guilt Behind You.We’ll be covering:👉🏻 What’s “autonomy” and why’s it so important for birth... 👉🏻 Radical responsibility in pregnancy through motherhood...👉🏻 How to take ownership of your birth (and life)...👉🏻 The next steps to take if you really want to THRIVE through every stage.What’s the next step I’ll be talking about?Well, it’s only for moms who would rather follow their intuition than the status quo… For moms who like to do things THEIR way and don’t like to be told what to do….<a href="https://www.theautonomymommy.com/enroll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&gt;&gt;You can learn more here</a>PS— Don't forget... you have to register to get access to the bonus pdf worksheets throughout the week! If you haven't registered yet, click here &gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.theautonomymommy.com/birthworkshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theautonomymommy.com/birthworkshop</a>

[Day Four] How to Grow Your Confidence and Put the Mom-Shaming, Second-Guessing, and Guilt Behind You

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