#473: Pursuing Peace With Courage & Confidence

This week, we're setting aside our usual topic-driven format to share something even more meaningful: real stories from our fellow travelers.

Join us in reading one of the most moving letters we've ever received.

A certified nurse-midwife shares the heartbreaking story of carrying a daughter diagnosed with anencephaly. Although her daughter, Olivia, was stillborn, she describes her birth as the most beautiful experience of her life, not because of the outcome, but because she was respected, supported, and allowed to birth in a way that brought peace instead of trauma.

This episode is full of inspiring listener stories about twin births, breech births, home birth, and the power of education to preserve options for families around the world.

This conversation is ultimately about more than birth.

It's about autonomy.

It's about courage.

And it's about remembering that even in the hardest moments, peace is still possible.

References:

Mentorship with Blyss, schedule your clarity call to join at woven-moon.com

What They Don’t Tell Us Podcast: He Was One of the Best OBs in the Country. Midwives Taught Him What He Was Missing.

Book: Between a Shot and a Hard Place, by Joel Warsh

@PerfectUnion on Instagram: "Watch Jacob Rockwell, a man fined for running a red light in Florida while being in Alabama, pop off against the use of the A.I. red light cameras that were used to "identify" him."

Twin home birth: Outcomes of 100 sets of twins in the care of a single practitioner

Discussed in This Episode

• The growing loss of human connection in healthcare why less intervention often creates more confidence
• Stillbirth becomes an experience of profound peace.
• Why respectful maternity care matters
• Twin birth stories that challenge common assumptions about "high-risk" pregnancy
• The importance of breech birth skills and preserving birth options
• How preparation, mindset, and autonomy shape lifelong birth memories
• Why confidence, not fear, changes birth experiences.

Podcast Produced by: Raquel Hernandez, Pride and Joy Doula Care

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