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Why breastfeeding is hard & how to make it easier
Welcome to Season 10 Episode 2 of the She BirthsÂź Podcast. Today I talk with midwife and lactation consultant, Katie James from The Midwives' Cauldron & The Feeding Couch.
Katie has been a midwife for over 23 years and Lactation Consultant for more than 17 years. She teaches midwives, doctors and doulas; as well as thousands of pregnant women and parents.
Together we talk about how amazing breastfeeding, lactation and human milk really is. And, we talk about the most common issues women have with feeding and why it is so goddamn hard!
There can be so much grief with our feeding journeys for so many women. I recently did a podcast for Katie's show and shared my journey with her and wowâŠit brought up so much maternal guilt and shame. It was really uncomfortable and felt so important. I really love what she is doing at The Feeding Couch by sharing stories, just like we do birth stories.
If you have finished your journey or if you are about to begin your feeding journey, I am sure that you will experience at least one of the issues we discuss. I promise you it will help to be informed now. Make sure you share this with all of your pregnant or wanna be pregnant friends and partners too.
Did you know that by the time a baby is 6 months old, more than 80% of mothers have ended their breastfeeding journey and this is not b/c they want to stop
Together we talk about the most common issue women stop, nipple pain and trauma plus all the other challenges. How to avoid them all and say no to the extremely common non evidence based forceful techniques and mother baby separation that happens every day in hospitals.
Cultural forces and interruptions
Low milk supply
Tongue ties and lip ties
Cracked nipples and how to use nipple shields
The importance of skin to skin contact and proper support in the first few hours and first few days
Rituals for a gentler approach to weaning
I really hope wherever you are on your journey with feeding that this podcast helps to alleviate any of the maternal guilt and shame and allows you to celebrate how amazing we all are in whatever we are able to do.
Please share with a friend, review and subscribe as it really helps us deliver more podcasts to more families. You can find Katie at her website. katiejames.site on instagram @katiejameslactation @themidwivescauldron and @thefeedingcouchpodcast.
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How you can take ownership of your pelvic health with special guest Anna Scammell.
Welcome to our first episode of Season 10 of the She BirthsÂź Podcast.
This season is all about Taboos and Truths.
We have got some really juicy conversations for you about all things us women go through. Todays episode is about prolapse and your pelvic floor.
I talk with womenâs health physiotherapist and continence specialist Anna Scammell from The Whole Mother. She is also a She BirthsÂź mum, of course.There are a lot of myths and fear mongering about birth and pelvic floors that we need to address.
And, there are many things we can do to take care of this sacred and extremely important part of the body, if you know how.We cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time and honestly I felt like a womenâs health physio after the interview!
This is definitely a pod to share with your friends no matter what age they are because pelvic health matters at every age and will change with your stage of life, as I share personally about perimenopause too.
Knowing how a womenâs health physio works could be key to helping someone make an appointment or detect an issue that is arising, be free of embarrassment and pain.
50% of us will experience POP, pelvic organ prolapse after giving birth or later in our lifetime. So please share the love.At She BirthsÂź we have always recommended that every woman work with a womenâs health physiotherapist.
It is so important to get individualised care, assessments and support.I believe a womenâs health physio is something that should be compulsory and paid for by our government - as it is in France.
Today we talk about the most common issues that arise and of course really unpack POP or pelvic organ prolapse, fears, preventions and solutions.
We discuss:How to prepare your pelvic floor for childbirth
The most important things you need to know for better recovery
The different types of pelvic organ prolapse - how they typically present in postpartum women?
Preventative measures you can take to reduce the risk of pelvic floor issues
Effective rehabilitation techniques for women experiencing pelvic floor dysfunction
How mode of delivery (vaginal birth vs. caesarean section) impacts pelvic floor health
Tears versus episiotomy
Painful sex and the emotional aspect of returning to sex
Diastasis and what you can do postpartum to repair abdominal separation
What a truly holistic approach looks like, how critical that is and how we can engage our partners help in recovery
Please share with a friend, review and subscribe as it really helps us deliver more podcasts to more families.
You can find Anna and her online pregnancy and postpartum programs, that I have also contributed to, at website: www.thewholemother.com and IG: @the.whole.motherYou might notice I created a new introduction for our Podcast this season as I will be sharing not only interviews with experts and of course more birth stories but also stories of matresence - the unravelling and becoming journey of motherhood.
Look forward to sharing more with you soon.
Nadine xxLinks:
Website https://shebirths.com/
Weekend courses
https://shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/
Online course's:
https://shebirths.com/online-birthing-classes/
Insta https://www.instagram.com/shebirths/
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Today's episode is extra special because it is a conversation with my beautiful son Leroy, who is now 22 years old.
We start our dialogue about what constitutes a good relationship and then explore what fosters that.
We ended up going into some deep dives about education and values at home, the importance of community and teachers, the importance of self expression and freedom that we give to our children.
We discuss in reflection the priorities that I have endeavored to bring into my parenting with Leroy - to see if he also thinks they were a good idea.
We were going to talk about intuition, and Leroy mentions intuition a couple of times, but these topics seemed a lot more relevant to you and our audience.
I will have more conversations with Leroy I hope on the show because a parent child relationship is always in the process of change and growth. As he talked about adolescence and his experience of identity changes, it felt so relevant to our new understanding of matresence and patresence (and even menopause and andropause too).
I wonder if we can, as a society, be more compassionate for all of these phases of change. Then, we can also connect and feel the privilege of having so many deep feelings during these timesâas Leroy explains, he even misses them.
We chat about my regrets as a mum and the regulation of the nervous system. Plus, the latest research and discoveries about our awakened brain, the protection of spirituality, connection, and perspective in our lives. As you will hear, he is a very intelligent and very insightful young man, if I do say so myself.
He is my greatest gift, and I couldn't be prouder. But we certainly are not perfect, as you will hear in the conversation. (There is some swearing, so only for adult ears.)
I hope you have a few laughs, and I look forward to sharing more conversations with you next season, where we're going to launch with an amazing chat about boobs and feeding our babies.
It is winter here in Australia, so it feels like time to be a little quieter and more inward.
I'm finding my energy is deeply creative right now, during the cooler months. As I dive into the finer details of editing my book, I just changed the title. Funnily enough, I was reminded that this was the title I had five years ago when I first sparked the idea.
The creative process is a wild one, and I feel really grateful to be in it as grateful as I am almost to being a mum.
Sending lots of love to you and your tribe. Please help others by sharing or reviewing this episode - as we'd love to hear from you, too.
What touched you and what do you want to hear more of?Have a beautiful birth, enjoy your parenting and live a life you love.
Nadine xx
Links:
Website https://shebirths.com/
Weekend courses
https://shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/
Online course's:
https://shebirths.com/online-birthing-classes/
Insta https://www.instagram.com/shebirths/
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Hannahâs successful VBAC after 2 c-sections
In a world where VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) seems like an insurmountable challenge, Hannah took a leap of faith.
Listen in as we explore her journey, filled with lots of learning, determination, resilience, and the unwavering belief in her instinct and intuition.
Today I am talking with She Births mum Hannah Rodger @hannahrodgerchaimama about her 3 birth experiences. Across those stories, there are 2 hospital births, 2 c-sections and 1 Homebirth transfer.
We allow space for Hannah to really harvest her birth experiences. To understand the growth and journey, the lessons and the gifts.
The gift of awe really stood out to me, as you will see in her photos, too. And awe cannot be underestimated in life. Awe is profound and brings with it a deep sense of belonging to the expansive universe. It can change and heal us. According to some researchers, awe is even an antidote to loneliness.
On socials, you can enjoy the wonderful birth photos taken by She Births mum, Tessa Tran @iamtessatran, who has also shared her amazing birth story with us on the show.
This podcast is an epic unfolding, like our motherhood journeys are, and it seems like Hannah is never going to achieve her natural birth, even up to the last minute when she starts to feel her c-section scar.
Stay tuned to the end, where Hannah shares her intuition across the birth experiences. I know you will find it insightful and probably resonate deeply.
I hope you enjoy it.
Nadine xx
Links
https://www.instagram.com/shebirths/
https://www.facebook.com/shebirths
https://shebirths.com/
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How intuition expands talent, creativity, confidence & happinessI have been waiting a long time to record this podcast! To say I am excited about the Intuition Process for children is putting it mildly.
I believe this program, with its teachings and the power and integrity of the organisation behind it, has the ability to change the world and, as my guests say, contribute to world peace. The documentary and the Australian research are also going to be amazingly powerful.
So, let me begin by asking you a few questionsâŠ
Do you believe in intuition? How often do you access it?
Are your children more intuitive than you?
Do you think it is important for them to harness their intuition?
Today, I have Mala Sundareshan, International Program Director of the Intuition Process, with me. Mala works for the global Art of Living non-profit organisation founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and is currently leading the teacher training and rollout of the Intuition Process worldwide.
I also have a dear friend and documentary filmmaker, Michael Collins. Michael is a four-time Emmy-nominated director and producer and the founder of Thoughtful Robot Productions. His films are highly impactful, have been screened globally over the last two decades, and have even changed laws!
Mala and Michael share their experiences and insights into following and teaching children aged 5 to 18 techniques to harness what seems like magic or superpowers.
The Art of Living says the Intuition Process wakes up our latent intuitive potentials through specific techniques of brain activation and meditation. Allowing children to access, cultivate and maintain their inherent intuitive capacity.
âIntuition is the faculty of knowing or understanding something without the need for conscious reasoning or proof. As a culture, we have learned to follow our rational thinking as we go through our daily lives. We pay little attention to our inner voice, our gut feeling, that instinctual form that goes beyond our reasoning layers.
We were all born with a naturally intuitive ability to perceive beyond our senses. As we grow, our culture and education obstruct us from developing our capacity to access our inner potential, especially when we need them most.â
Today, we talk about:
If intuition is an essential aspect of human experience? If intuition can be developed and honed over time? How intuition differs from coincidence How intuition might change the education system? (Fingers crossed for this one!) What children are gaining from learning the process of intuition and how that unique expression occurs in each child. And the research into the mechanisms of intuition by Joel Pearson, world leading neuroscientist based at UNSW, Sydney, Australia.This will create a revolution in not only Artificial Intelligence but Absolute Intelligence!
I hope you enjoy.
Nadine x
#intiution #shebirths #podcast #newepisode
Links
https://thoughtfulrobot.com
https://www.artofliving.org/au-en/intuition-process
https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/joel-pearson
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Hello, and thank you for joining me for today's podcast.
Whether you're pregnant, you've got a baby in your arms or a child at school. Whether you are a birth worker or an allied health practitioner, you will find this conversation very interesting.
I believe it is important to have conversations with people who think differently, especially those who are curious. People who speak their minds and research outside the mainstream narrative.
Dr. Stuart Fischbein has been an obstetrician in America since 1986. After working in the standard medical model at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California, he now practices community-based birthing. He works directly with home birthing midwives through www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin and breech deliveries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision-making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 âMost Audaciousâ award from HRIC.
He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section. He has appeared in many documentaries, including: âMore Business of Being Bornâ, âHappy Healthy Childâ, âReducing Infant Mortalityâ, âHeads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Deliveryâ and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.
He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the speciality of obstetrics unique.
One of the most challenging conversations I have during She Births is informing people that your body is your own and only you can decide what to do with it, even during pregnancy and birth.
The second uncomfortable truth is that so-called evidence-based care is a term that gets bandied about a lot in search of status and prestige and power, but in truth, health care varies from practitioner to practitioner. From hospital to hospital. From country to country.
In today's conversation, Dr Stu and I explore how the medico-industrial complex is more likely to be influencing the policy and therefore the suggestions, trickling down into advice and maybe even coercion that is given to us during pregnancy and birth.
Different policies flow down to us as consumers from the private companies that own the hospital as to whether we are allowed to birth in water for example. An insurance company that covers an OB may be the determining factor as to whether you are offered a VBAC.
We need to do our own research and choose. Just because someone says so, does not make it so for you.
Right now we are living in an age of disinformation and misinformation, and as the powers that be seem to continually try to confuse us and divide us. We're going to have to come back to ourselves.
We talk about
the medico-industrial complex
How informed consent is not able to happen in our current model of healthcare
Medical induction, the reality of due dates and the ARRIVE trial
Natural breech births and other so called high risk mums being offered more choice
The risks of multiple ultrasounds, the label of growth restriction and realising what ais happening redefining risks within maternal foetal medicine
How continuous monitoring of labour and tracking the time of labour increases c-section rates
And finally my favourite part is seeing this system vs consumers as a Star Wars battle. We also lean into a vision that has hope.
I hope you enjoy todayâs conversation with Dr. Stu - sending lots of love across the ethers to you and your family.
If you feel passionate like I do, and you want to help families have better births then reach out and join me in our upcoming training. Become a wise woman of birth and help others find their own way. I also will be holding a Wise Woman Retreat towards the end of the year.
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What happens to your brain as a mother or father?âIntuition is the parental brain workingâ with Neuroscientist Rocio Zunini
Welcome, dear listeners, to 2024. I am so happy that this season of the podcast has decided to be about intuition. It is one of my favourite topics, and I believe it is also one of our superpowers as mums.
This season I will be exploring intuition and of course other topics with professionals and parents around the world.
Today's podcast is with Rocio Zunini, a neuroscientist with a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa and a mother of two.
She is the founder of Newborn Parents, which was born out of a fusion of her two passions: the brain and the relationship between parents and their infants.
She educates parents and professionals about parental brain science so that they can take advantage of the profound brain changes that accompany matrescence and patrescence.
She is also an advocate for nurturing infant sleep.
She firmly believes that when parents and professionals learn about the power of the parental brain, they can create a path for a lifelong nurturing relationship between families and their babies.
I couldnât agree more! And birth is the big bang beginning of this relationship.
Today with Rocio we explore the parental brain and the amazing changes that occur across pregnancy, birth and postpartumâŠAnd I mean in my experience, when does matrescence ever end? Our children, if we maintain a relationship with them and want to have quality connection then we have to continue adapting and growing. They continue to keep us on our toes.
I'm hoping I might even convince Leroy to come on this season, even though as a philosopher, he doesnât actually believe in intuition I think it would be fabulous to hear about quarter-life and his 21st birthday experience. Let me know if you would like to hear about that. For me I was so emotional I could hardly give the speech.
Anyhoo! Today we discuss
How the parental brain is highly dependent upon experience and environment
How parents and infants synchronise, and children borrow our nervous systems
How we can nurture, embrace and help this process of brain development
Why it is so important to take care of the Information we are putting in, not just food
Why we often feel anxious as new mums, and how to manage this
Did you know that because the brain is more malleable, you can actually benefit more from yoga and mindfulness
We also describe the brain networks that change during matrescence, which are: reward, protector, emotional and empathy systems
The importance of joy and mutual delight!
I love how brain science reiterates so much of what we practice in our Soul Mama Circles, which start up again in February. 100% of mums say that they loved the process and found it priceless btw.
Also, the wisdom and importance of She Births to utilise both bottom-up and top-down approaches in education.
So I hope that there will be joy in your new year, whenever or wherever you are listening to this podcast.
I love hearing from you. Leave us a review, send us an email and let us know what you think and feel, please.
We have so many exciting things to share this year. My new one-day Masterclass is a hybrid learning program with an online course. It is a one-day live program plus Zoom workshops for Q&A and allows me to include some of my new teachings about intuition, embodiment and matrescence.
Our new She BirthsÂź Guide and Educator training is launching again. We have a vision to reach so many more families, but we need your help. If you are passionate about helping restore the sacredness of birth in your community and helping others have beautiful births, then reach out.
Links
Rocio Website
www.newbornparents.net
Weekend and Masterclass dates:
https://shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/events/
Soul Mama Circles
https://shebirths.com/mothers-groups/
Guide and educator training
https://shebirths.com/birth-professionals/
Email
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Maiden to Mother Birth Story : The power of slowing down with Tayla & Jaime
Today's podcast is with Tayla and Jaime, a She BirthsÂź couple who gave birth on the south coast of NSW about 10 minutes before their midwife arrived.
We share a lot of laughs in this podcast and a lot of insights and truths. They are a really fun and playful couple. I was recently inspired by their rewilding of their relationship recently.
Tayla took pregnancy as a time for really slowing down. Which I believe is one of the most important things we can do, in resistance to our hyper productivity culture but also because it is a step towards being able to listen and receive all the wisdom and gifts from both our instinctual bodies and our intuitive higher self during pregnancy.
As we move into more being and less doing there is more stillness and therefore silence. We can tune in and listen to the way our bodies and all of Nature around us communicates with us continually
I love how Tayla could feel the subtle moments when her maiden self was arising and dying throughout labour. And I love how much laughter these two bring to their life. Why canât birth also be fun and playful?
We talk about
The shadow and light sides of our maiden selves
The victim and drama triangle we can get caught up into
Making love to initiate labour
Creating a birth altar that connects us with our red thread and the power of mother blessing ceremonies
The different type of support we receive from dads and doulas, especially during pushing
My knowledge of the psychic imprint on a child at crowning from the atmosphere in the room
We also discuss the superpowers and gifts from birth such as intuition, intimacy and the awesome strength and competency as a mother all of which I am writing more about in my upcoming book.
As this is our final podcast episode for 2023 I want to thank you all for listening and engaging with my work here at She Births.
It has been so nourishing to meet mums post partum who said they learnt and were so inspired by the birth stories we share here.
Also, by the openness and vulnerability I share too.
I look forward to a new year ahead and sharing some very new and exciting projects and offerings.
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What is a Private Midwife? Should you have one? What is relational based care? How to choose a provider for your beautiful birth...
Today's podcast is with Liz Wilkes who is the Managing Director and Founder of My Midwives.
My Midwives was established in 2010 and has supported thousands of families.
They are change agents in the maternity system offering true individualised care that we so often talk about at She Births.
My Midwives is the first midwifery practice in Australia to admit women to hospital with Medicare rebates and also the largest private midwifery practice.
They provide continuity of care through pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum.
Their care covers all the normal visits and aspects from booking into hospital, doing blood tests and scans etc.
They will remain a mothers primary care provider but work autonomously and collaboratively with a range of hospitals and practitioners.
They have exceptional outcomes and their data will be published very soon.
Liz Wilkes was one of the first Medicare provider midwives in Australia and conducted the first Medicare rebated birth.
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Most women I know will make a phone call quickly after they pee on a stick and choose whatever care provider their latest friend or perhaps their GP tells them, without actually knowing that outcomes can vary greatly in different models of care.
This podcast is designed to help you and any of your pregnant friends out there understand the different models of care and guide you in choosing the best place for you.
Because finding out midway through pregnancy at a She Births course can sometimes feel really deflating and frustrating.
Today we talk about...
â The spectrum of care
â The importance of relational care
â What research tells us is gold standard
â How midwifery continuity is different to obstetric continuity
â How Liz started My Midwives and what makes it so unique
â How collaboration and advocacy are key to your better birth. How midwives, doulas, and hospitals interact well together to help avoid unnecessary inductions or other medical interventions.
â Birthing on Country care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
â Freebirthing - what it is and isn't
â Giving yourself permission to shop around and trusting what you feel is the best care for you
I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Nadine xx
She BirthsÂź
PS. Join me this month in Sydney for an in-person She BirthsÂź Weekend Course! Only TWO spaces left!LINKS
My Midwives : https://www.mymidwives.com.au/
Instagram My Midwives : https://www.instagram.com/mymidwives/
She BirthsÂź Holistic Pregnancy Guide : https://shebirths.com/pg
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Today's podcast is with Laura Latina, who has been a midwife, consultant and trainer for over 15 years and has a huge breadth of international experience.
After graduating in Midwifery in Italy she completed her first assignment in the African country Burundi.
Laura continued her work with MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres (MSF) as a supervisor in Malawi and then South Sudan and Kenya.
She has also worked as a community midwife in London and a midwifery team leader.
Laura completed her fourth MSF assignment in Afghanistan as a manager of a maternity hospital where more than 20,000 women (per year) give birth.
She has been an MSF Women's Health Advisor, providing technical expertise and training in countries such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Chad, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Pakistan and more.
Laura is currently interning with Compassionate Inquiry, a somatic based psychotherapy developed by Dr Gabor Mate and Sat Dharam kaur.
She is working as an independent consultant around the world preventing birth trauma and medicalisation and promoting gentle, respectful births. She offers sessions for women and families to reclaim their authentic inner power.
Today we talk about birth in remote and less resourced areas of the world.
We discuss the importance of community, elders and culturally appropriate woman centered care.
We explore women's wisdom and knowledge and birth as a community event and celebration.
We discuss the safety of so called high risk births and also what actually contributes to morbidity and mortality in these less resourced areas.
The importance of access, hygiene, nutrition and medicine to prevent hemorrhage.
We mention the power of culture and the evidence of effective TBAâs, traditional birth attendants.
I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Nadine xx
Links
https://www.lauralatina.com/
Instagram @heal.birth.heal.earth
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shebirths.com | Birth Harvesting Sessions With Nadine Richardson
How to get through birth & breastfeeding hell.
Birth Initiation - Doing the inner work with Cristina & Damian
Today's podcast is with Christina and Damian, a wonderful She BirthsÂź couple that gave birth on a houseboat in San Francisco.
They both did a huge amount of the psychological and spiritual work in preparation for not only birth but their relationship and parenting.
They still however had moments in birth and breastfeeding of it feeling like absolute hell.
Doing the work does not mean we donât face challenges. But rather that we are prepared to face them and have tools to pass through them with more grace, ease, resources and understanding.
We open with Cristina and Damianâs love story. Because who doesnât love a great COVID love story ;)
We talk about the differences and similarities between the Australian and American hospital systems. We discuss iatrogenic harm, morbidity and mortality that occurs within and because of hospital systems.
We discuss childbirth as a spiritual initiation and mention kundalini and awakening.
The importance of feeling safe during birth and listening to your body for that information. Plus, healing from sexual trauma.
Damian shares his personal preparation for parenthood and being a part of the Mankind project.
How the soul of his baby reached out to him prior to conception.
How fathers can be an amazing support in labour even while feeling fear, uncertainty and the inability to sometimes do anything at all.
A powerful use of the incantation âYesâ during labour.
Plus, very challenging supply and diagnostic issues while breastfeeding.
We discuss healing from our inherited beliefs, softening and developing more of an embodied presence - plus more, what I call superpowers and gifts from birth.
LINKS
Find out more information about Birth Harvesting sessions with Nadine Richardson. https://shebirths.com/product/birth-harvesting-package-880
NadineRichardson.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-bowling-94109927
http://linkedin.com/in/dbayona
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S8 Ep4 The power of meditation in our busy lives with Mathieu Carlot
How to be free of stress and remember who we really are
Hello and welcome,
Today I have a wonderful friend and meditation teacher Mathieu Carlot here to help us answer all your questions about meditation.
Mathieu Carlot is a Vedic Meditation teacher based in Byron Bay.
With a background in the creative industries, he originally came to Vedic Meditation as a way to live his fullest creative potential. The practice takes only 20 minutes and easily integrates into a busy day. It is now practiced by millions of people around the world.
As a mentee of spiritual teacher Thom Knoles for over ten years, he is now passionate about sharing this ancient practice to enhance our modern lifestyles.
When heâs not teaching or creating, youâll find him on his surfboard or out in nature, two places of constant inspiration.
You'll soon find him changing nappies too as a papa :)
In our conversation today we discuss how meditation can help us birth and parent.
The types of meditation, including contemplative, concentrative and mantra based
The mechanics of the Vedic technique and how it is unique
The effects of stress and power of experiencing deep rest
What Dharma and Karma are and how to guide your kids so they can thrive
The meaning and the importance of honoring Jai Guru Deva
The similarities between transcendence in labour and in meditation
How meditation increases our adaptability under pressure, elevates creative problem solving, and breaks repetitive thought patterns so we can get back to flowing and being fully present
I hope you enjoy
LINKS
@mathieucarlot
www.mathieucarlot.com
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Show Links | shebirths.com
Make a submission here to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Select Committee on Birth Trauma here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/listofcommittees/Pages/committee-details.aspx?pk=318#tab-submissions
Reach out to us or Hygieia Health https://www.instagram.com/hygieiahealthltd/ for help with the submission and letter examples.
BESt (Birth Experience Study) Links:
https://www.facebook.com/BirthExperienceStudy
â australianbirthstudy.com/about-the-studyâ
Birth Time & Jerusha Sutton Links:
jerusha.com.au
@jerushasutton
birthtime.world/
â @birthtimeworld â
midwifehazel.com/
She BirthsÂź:
The She BirthsÂź study: https://shebirths.com/research/
Introduction:
Hello, welcome to another episode of the She Births Show. Today I have a dear friend and fellow doula Jerusha Sutton on the podcast.
Jerusha has been a birth worker for 17 years, as a birth and postnatal doula in Australia and UK, and an international award winning birth photographer and videographer.
Together we are talking about her film that has won 24 international film festival awards that she made in collaboration with Jo Hunter, Zoe Naylor and Selina Scoble, Birth Time.
We discuss the changes that Birth Time is making both culturally and politically to our conversations about birth experiences and birth trauma. It has sparked a fire that I am happy to say is now blazing.
I'm sure a lot of you have seen Birth Time and been very moved by it and also had multiple questions arise about your own experiences of giving birth in the system and the care you received.
Today we dive into the core message of the film which revolves around the question; what would it take for all women to come out of their birth not only safe but emotionally well?
On the back of Birth Time a study at Western Sydney University launched, the same place that did the She BirthsÂź study. Over 9 months they collected over 8,000 submissions about women's experiences of giving birth in Australia in the last 5 years.
You might know this as the BESt study. You can stay up to date with the study via a facebook link in our notes.
What was found was heartbreaking but has subsequently changed legal ease already and initiated a NSW parliamentary inquiry.
If you are in NSW please, I encourage you to submit any traumatic experience you have had to the inquiry. The link is in our notes.
If you are a birthworker and have ever witnessed anything traumatic in New South Wales you are also invited to submit before the 11th of August.
Birth trauma is defined as inappropriate, disrespectful or abusive treatment before, during and after birth. We expand on these definitions in our chat.
In the BESt study it was found that 30% of women experience some form of birth trauma in Australia. Shockingly, 1 in 10 women experience obstetric violence.
We go into more detail around what obstetric violence is. Please note it is not specifically referring to an obstetrician but includes all birth workers. And violence is not just actions but words too and what is commonly experienced as coercive language and a lack of informed consent.
Within the 30% of women experiencing birth trauma 70% of those say that it was due to the way they were cared for, or spoken to.
58% of women felt dehumanized. 26% of women felt violated and 16% of women felt powerless. All of these experiences have very significant effects on women, their relationships and of course partners and babies too.
None of this is okay. So how do we fix it?
Well tune in to discover the most evidence based solutions. Jerusha and I discuss
What is birth trauma & how can we reduce it
What is true continuity of care
The importance of indigenous birthing on country
The healing power of birth in our lineages
Jerushaâs best experience while interviewing birthing experts for the film
My experience of remembering Leroyâs birth at his 21st birthday party recently
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Welcome to episode two of Corinne and Andyâs story. Today we share the natural births of their twin girls, Ivey and Rocky, frank and complete breech which is an extremely rare story.
I hope you enjoy the way that we talk not only about the mechanics of birth but also traversing the psychological and emotional challenges and the reminder of how important it is at these times to have people around you that are giving power back to you!
Sharing our stories in a deeper way to honour all parts of ourselves allows for embodiment and integration. I call this Birth Harvesting. I am writing more about this and how to prevent birth trauma in my upcoming book. Make sure you follow me and She BirthsÂź on socials and subscribe to our podcast to hear more conversations about what really matters to all of us, on the inside.
In this episode we talk about
Discovering the wild woman in your base chakra, SHE
How regional hospitals are unable to assist with higher risk births
The challenge of changing location and travelling to a supportive hospital
How a supportive system can still leave you in tears after each appointment and how to get back into your zone
How interpreting statistics and making risk assessments is unique to each of us
Avoiding an induction and refusing an epidural
Having a dialogue with your cervix
How SHE, the wild woman is always there
Using affirmations in labour and a birthing stool squatting position for breech babies
I hope you enjoy.
Nadine Richardson, She BirthsÂź Founder
LINKS:
https://shebirths.com/
http://www.thenestofmoruya.com.au/
More about the upcoming book @nadine_shebirths
Birth images by @birthwithlauren
Mum Corinne Histon is here to help any twins mummaâs out there @_corinneanne_
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Corinneâs Birth Story 3 Under 2. Healing through the mind body connection. One of the most rare twins birth story ever - no epidural, double breech
Hello, welcome to a very special two part birth story podcast with parents, Corinne and Andy who have three little girls under the age of 2.
In a sense this podcast is three birth stories⊠all with a lot of change, flux and challenge. Also with a lot of power, agency and triumph.
In today's episode we talk about the care and support received at a midwifery group practice, Nest on the South Coast of NSW Australia for the birth of their first daughter, Navy. Then in our second episode (live now) we share the story of navigating the birth of twins within the hospital system.
After being told that a c-section was best by two hospitals, then told that an epidural was essential if a vaginal birth was attempted Corinne and Andy managed to have a beautiful natural birth of double breech girls under the care of Prof Andrew Bisits.
In todayâs episode we talk about:
Birthing in a regional Australian area and long labour drives to hospital
Doing your own vaginal exams and knowing when to get in the car
How education changes the role of our partner for birth
Playing music to our babies during pregnancy
How birth can be like getting tickets to a great footy game
How birth can be incredibly healing
The power of claiming and owning our body-mind connection after a history of anxiety
Doing the work, turning inwards and using visualisation
Calling in a birthing circle and knowing what they give to you
Transition and the natural calling we feel into our new identity
The embodied process from maiden to mother
I hope you enjoy.
Donât forget to subscribe and share with anyone you think needs support and inspiration to create a beautiful birth.
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Ask Us Anything with Nadine and She BirthsÂź Educator Nichola Kinnane.
This is a recording from an Instagram live - an Ask Us Anything session between myself and She BirthsÂź Educator, Nichola who teaches in Newcastle, NSW.
Nichola is a mother and doula with a background in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Counselling.
She loves working with couples to demystify birth, explore the physiological process as well as the transformative process.
In todayâs episode we talk about:
+ Why is it important we demystify birth
+ What is the essence of the transformative process
+ Why Newcastle is my favourite Australian city
+ The best breathing techniques for birth
+ Our POV on hospital courses and online courses
+ How to help friends get educated without overstepping
+ Advice and resources for a holistic twins pregnancy and birth experience
+ Induction and why itâs important to change the word consent to decision
We also chat about recent growth of drop in centres for families. The latest evidence on breast crawl and treating mastitis. Catherine Bellâs birth mapping work.
We also spend time discussing my favourite topic, intuition. Which I am writing a lot about in my new book, and how in this age of misinformation, disinformation and conflicting research it is more and more important that we connect with our inner knowing.
We hope you enjoy listening to this special episode.
Nadine xx -
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In todayâs podcast we share an Instagram live conversation between Ali Handley, Founder of Bodylove Pilates / Bodylove Mamas and Nadine Richardson, Founder of She BirthsÂź.
Together they talk all about preparing your body for birth from a unique 20+ years of experience teaching pilates and yoga to pregnant and postpartum women.
In fact Nadine is one of the original creators of a unique and dynamic prenatal yoga beyond the norm in Australia. She is the only Australian yoga teacher included in the award winning yoga documentary, YogaWoman.
Ali and Nadine start by talking about how important it is to take care of ourselves through important life transitions and the very powerful hormonal shift happening from maiden to mother.
They discuss whether it is safe not to exercise during pregnancy because of the enormous benefits for body, mind and childbirth.
They talk about building strength physically as well as emotionally.
Topics covered include:
Why is it important to do prenatal yoga and pilates The differences and similarities between them Movements they recommend as a starting point How powerful our bodies actually are in pregnancy How to be safe on the mat The importance of exploring what feels good How pilates and yoga can allow you to strengthen your intuition for birth How developing blissfulness allows you to ride the waves of pain with more easeBoth Ali and Nadine have two fantastic free trials on offer so that you can really feel the benefits of both pilates and yoga for yourself.
Simply go to https://bodylove-mamas.com/ and sign up to a free trial for experience the best pre and postnatal pilates
Use this special code SHEBIRTHSLOVES so you get an amazing 1 month free (on top of the standard 14 day free trial).
And go to shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga to receive our 7 day introduction to the foundations of safe and effective prenatal yoga. All for free.
Inside our She Births courses both online or face to face you also receive multiple yoga class options to do regularly over in the lead up to birth.
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Brooke Elliston's Birth Story today is inspiring in so many ways. Like so many of you out there Brooke had a looming threat of induction - rates of which have doubled in the last twenty years in Australia.
I know a lot of women are struggling with whether to have an induction or not. So I have included a huge amount of information and data linked at the end of these Podcast show notes to a blog on the She BirthsÂź website to help you make the decision that is right for your family. https://shebirths.com/australian-birth-stories/to-induce-or-not-to-induce/â
Brooke is a yoga teacher and we begin by talking about the language of the body and intuition. Then go onto discuss womenâs power in birth plus many ideas and concepts I am exploring in depth in my new book.
In the podcast we talk about:
Finding your hell YES and your hell NO
Listening to your body and feeling resonance
Creating strong boundaries for yourself
Partners protecting the birthing space
Your rights to decline an induction
Coercion and lack of ethics often experienced in the system
Risk and stillborn data being an individualâs choice as we assess risk differently
Whether it is even possible for a labouring woman to give true consent
How the environment we birth in has an impact on our outcomes and feelings
Power dynamics in the birth space and my concept of âPower Toâ that is desperately needed
At the end we also talk about conscious conception at the quantum level. And how the shakti takes us over during birth. And we go through a little âbirth harvestingâ as I call it, where we speak to the gifts we receive from our births.
This is one of my favourite types of conversations, where we get to be spiritual but also really really practical, pragmatic and grounded in the body. This is one of the reasons I love birth so much, and yoga too because it really is where the rubber hits the road.
There are numerous issues unfolding along with the increase of inductions such as increased resuscitation of babies, decreased maternal satisfaction and increased postpartum hemorrhage. A lot of experts are saying we might be reaching the point of doing more harm than good in the birth space right now.
The data and articles below will help you make an informed and empowered decision. Remember that your choice needs to be an embodied decision also. Whatever you choose, remember that birth matters and you have rights. You have intelligence within your body. And you can connect to your higher self and inner feelings to help guide you at any time.
Our work at She BirthsÂź is to empower you and help protect you from the conveyer belt of the systems. But you have to take the education and apply it. Make sure that you choose a team that supports you 100%.
If these topics are of interest to you. If you want to connect more deeply with your intuition or if the idea of harvesting gifts from your birth or preparing in a pragmatic yet spiritual way for labour sounds like you, then make sure you subscribe to be part of my VIP book list. You will gain sneak peek access, discount offers and even help me choose the final title!
My upcoming book is perfect if you are pregnant, a mum currently or a partner wanting to be useful or understand birth more fully, and of course it is perfect if you are a birth worker. Go here to sign up www.shebirths.com/book
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:
Decoding the Labour Dilemma: To Induce or Not to Induce â Weighing the Options: https://shebirths.com/australian-birth-stories/to-induce-or-not-to-induce/
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S 7 Ep 4, Intuitive Eating & Earth Cakes With Jana Brunclikova
How to eat for the seasons, your body and make magic happen in your kitchen
She BirthsÂź Birth Course: â shebirths.comâ â | â â Free Holistic Pregnancy Guideâ â | â She BirthsÂź Full Online Course
Jana Links: http://www.thesecretkitchen.net | â https://www.instagram.com/thesecret_kitchen
Todayâs guest, Jana B is an author, Naturopath & Plant Based chef. She has over 15 years of naturopathy experience and a Bachelor degree in Health Science.Jana grew up in Eastern Europe and has a long relationship with herbs and their medicinal qualities which have been an important part of her life from a young age.
In our conversation Jana shares her passion and experience about healing foods, cycles of nature and the importance of authenticity. Her two self published books, Intuitive Eating and Earth Cakes are a work of art and also make healthy eating easy! Her birthday cakes are extraordinary.
In our chat we discuss what intuitive eating actually is and the practical tips and strategies to become more intuitive with our food, body and nature.
My favourite part is hearing Janaâs stories as a child growing up in a communist country and how this has shaped her offering to us, as a green witch.
Let's all become green witches I say!
We hope you enjoy.
Please share, subscribe and especially review our podcast so that we can keep delivering wisdom through the airwaves.
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MumLife with Ruby Challenger and She Births - Award winning director shares the beauty, chaos and struggles of motherhood
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In my soon to be published book I am writing a lot about how screens and stories are creating subconscious wiring and belief systems about birth and motherhood. Through exposure we are all continually absorbing a culture, a set of beliefs. Culture eats birth plans for breakfast!
In other words, if you don't take charge of what culture and the narrative is doing inside your brain and body you will not get the birth you want.
Ruby Challengerâ is also on fire about this. It was a spark ignited at her She BirthsÂź course many years ago and now blazing through her work as a filmmaker.
Ruby's short film, MumLife, screened in official competition in the 2022 La Cinef section at Cannes Film Festival. Five weeks earlier she had given birth to her second baby, so she packed up her family of four and took them to the festival! MumLife is a 15 minute musical about postnatal anxiety and is now enjoying a festival run.
Ruby completed her Masters at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). She wrote her thesis on motherhood and the cinema, looking at mothers in front and behind the screen, which is being released on Instagram to further the discussion about mothers in film.
Ruby has been on film sets since she was born - legend has it her first trip after the hospital was a film set to visit her dad.
Alongside her award winning musical film, MumLife, her advocacy work for families will fill you with passion and purpose - to make all the places we go more inclusive and family friendly.
In our podcast today we discuss media and the common birth/parenting culture. Plus, look at what it's really like studying or working as a mum, in one of the most intense and male led industries, film.
As Ruby says: It's important that we change these narratives. Most of the women that you see on film and TV or any media who are mothers, are not going to be a protagonist.
Donât miss this latest inspiration and on fire conversation with Ruby Challenger
Please leave us a review of the She BirthsÂź Podcast if you are enjoying the show.
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