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The Natural Birth Podcast is here to bring Embodied Birth Wisdom from Women from All over the World sharing their Natural & Empowering Birth Stories, with the aim to Inspire and Encourage Mamas to Believe in their Bodies and in the Natural Birth Process. Follow The Podcast on Instagram @thenaturalbirthpodcast For All Resources & Offers mentioned in the Episode https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast
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Why I Have Not Chosen to do the Routine Ultrasounds - Anna’s 2nd Trimester Pregnancy Update
In this episode, I'm sharing a deeply personal 2nd trimester update from weeks 20–29 of my pregnancy. I spend quite some time opening up about my decision not to have the two routine pregnancy ultrasounds …
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In this episode, I'm sharing a deeply personal 2nd trimester update from weeks 20–29 of my pregnancy.
I spend quite some time opening up about my decision not to have the two routine pregnancy ultrasounds, sharing my reasoning and reflections in detail.
I share about the different people supporting me through this pregnancy: my midwife within the conventional system, my beautiful homebirth midwife, acupuncture, pregnancy massage and the unexpected joy of finding new friendships through mama circles.
The people who are coming into my life and the ones falling away in this new phase of life.
And perhaps most importantly, I talk about where my focus really is right now.
As a midwife, I'm not spending my pregnancy reading birth books or taking birth preparation courses. Instead, I'm turning inward. Learning to love, nurture and listen to myself. Resting deeply, honing my intuition and beginning to think about the kind of postpartum I want to create.
I'm also sharing a little about planning my upcoming nesting party and my desire to gather a small circle of women who might become part of my postpartum village.
Because preparing for birth is only a small part of the preparation during this rite. It's also about preparing to be supported and nurtured as we cross the threshold into motherhood.
A conversation about pregnancy as a rite of passage, trusting your own wisdom, making conscious choices and allowing yourself to be held.
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The Synchronisities that lead to an Empowering Home Birth
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Erika.Erika is a mama of one from the US.She is a former yoga instructor and someone passionate about natural living, holistic wellness, and mindful motherhood.Since …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Erika.
Erika is a mama of one from the US.
She is a former yoga instructor and someone passionate about natural living, holistic wellness, and mindful motherhood.
Since becoming a mother, she has grown even more interested in natural approaches to health, parenting, and creating a nurturing environment for her family.
Today she shares about what opened her eyes to and led her to choose a home birth for herself and her family.
The story we will dive into now…
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Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/linksPain is the portal
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Fincha.Fincha is a self proclaimed witch, doula, sound healer and soul coach, here to hold space for women as they step into their freest, wildest lives and reclaim …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Fincha.
Fincha is a self proclaimed witch, doula, sound healer and soul coach, here to hold space for women as they step into their freest, wildest lives and reclaim their primal power.
I met Fincha through my online community the village and the natural birth course and as she took the business course for birth workers when she was pregnant with her second baby.
Today we get to hear about her two births, her first being a long hospital birth that ended in an epidural so her body could relax and open in an environment that wasn’t helping her to do so.
Her second pregnancy she knew she wanted something different for her and her family, and she gave birth to her second son at home, in a pool in front of the Christmas tree, surrounded by her partner, doula, mother and midwife.
During her home birth, she had a vision of thousands of women standing around her, holding her. With her mother’s hands on her back, she encountered the Great Mother, and it felt like an initiation into her deepest truth.
‘Pain is the portal’ was the mantra she repeated over and over again during her home birth. And honestly, everything changed after that birth. She is truly transformed, yet somehow even more herself than ever.
Curious about Fincha? Find her on instagram @finchacarter
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/linksThe Spiritual Conscious Conception Journey & Home Births of Dr. Gertrude Lyon
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Dr. Gertrude Lyon.Gertrude is a mama of two from the US, also living in Malta and Ireland throughout her year.She is a TEDx speaker, author, transformational coach …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Dr. Gertrude Lyon.
Gertrude is a mama of two from the US, also living in Malta and Ireland throughout her year.
She is a TEDx speaker, author, transformational coach, and host of the Rewrite the Mother Code podcast.
Through her work, international women's retreats, and TEDx talk as well as in her feature in Oprah Daily, she challenges traditional narratives around motherhood and encourages women to reclaim their voices, trust their instincts, and make choices on their own terms.
Today we get to meet the young maiden Gertrude who became a mother of two daughters in her 20s.
She takes us on her spiritual and conscious conception journey to conceive her first baby. Involving travelling to sacred sites and doing ceremonies and prayers to call in her spirit baby and ending up praying in a Grotto in Ireland dedicated to Mother Mary and shortly falling pregnant after that.
Both her babies were born naturally at home, an experience that deeply shaped her passion for women's autonomy and empowered birth.
Curious about Gertrude? Find her on instagram @drgertrudelyons
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/linksCoping with Birth Pains without Fear and Having a Water Home Birth in Australia
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jaime.Jaime is a mama of one from the central coast of NSW, Australia. After being on the pill since the age of 15, when she got off it at the age of 21she didn’t get …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jaime.
Jaime is a mama of one from the central coast of NSW, Australia.
After being on the pill since the age of 15, when she got off it at the age of 21she didn’t get her period back for over a year.
When seeking the conventional help the answer was, “it has nothing to do with the pill and the answer is to get back on it” Like WTF?
Again in her late twenties she got back off it but this time seeked help from a naturopath and a TCM practitioner and ended up getting her period back after 3 months.
After marrying her husband they both thought they didn’t want babies, but as her 30s hit that changed.
And after having a fear of the pain of birth she prepared herself with coping strategies through listening to positive natural birth stories as well as diving deep into learning about natural birth and ended up coping with constant pain without fear and having her empowering natural home water birth with her husband Cian, her midwife and best friend by her side.Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastFreebirthing her 6th Baby Alone with just her Kids
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Sofia.Sofia is a Swedish mama of 6 kids living on the coast of France.And today she joins us for the second time to share about her most recent free birth. Her first …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Sofia.
Sofia is a Swedish mama of 6 kids living on the coast of France.
And today she joins us for the second time to share about her most recent free birth.
Her first episode is called “We birth the way we live and the way we are” covers her first home birth with a midwife and subsequent freebirths with her other 4 kids. All boys.
And this episode shares the story of her daughter's quick birth under an hour, alone at home with only her kids. The only help she had was by her 16 year old son who witnessed his baby sister be born in the bedroom.
Curious about Sofia? Find her on instagram as @la_sorcierebeach_Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastA Positive Natural Hospital Birth & Home Birth
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Lovisa.Lovisa is a mama of two soon three as she just found out she is pregnant.She lives in the north of Sweden with her family and works as a doula, coach and …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Lovisa.
Lovisa is a mama of two soon three as she just found out she is pregnant.
She lives in the north of Sweden with her family and works as a doula, coach and educator.
If you had asked her ten years ago about how she wanted to give birth she’d said “give me everything”. But as she became pregnant that all changed.
She desired a home birth for her first but her fears got the better of her in her first trimester and she cancelled her home birth midwife. When she later came into her second trimester she changed her mind but it was too late. The only midwife serving her area was already fully booked by then.
So she hired a doula and informed herself of the birth she wanted and succeeded in having a natural and positive hospital birth.
With her second she knew she was having a home birth and felt more calm than ever in her decisions, fully trusting her intuition and inner knowing.
She had a wonderful water home birth with her second.
And now, being pregnant with her third, she's planning yet another homebirth, one I hope she’ll return to share with us.
Curious about Lovisa? Find her on instagram as @inibubblan
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastArmy Veteran Gina’s 3 Home Births
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Gina.Gina is the founder of MamasteFit, an MS Exercise Science expert, author of Training for Two, birth doula, Army veteran, military spouse, and mother. She has …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Gina.
Gina is the founder of MamasteFit, an MS Exercise Science expert, author of Training for Two, birth doula, Army veteran, military spouse, and mother. She has supported 200+ in-person births and combines exercise science with hands-on birth experience to help women build strength throughout pregnancy, prepare for birth, and recover postpartum.
Her work is specifically centered on the idea that pregnancy does not mean losing strength and that thoughtful movement can help women prepare their bodies for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.
In this episode Gina shares about her 4 births. Her first being a standard hospital birth experience that left her feeling disempowered, to choosing home birth with her second and never looking back.
She shares how she prepared and moved through her 3 home births with the power of birth literally shattering a light bulb, birthing during a hurricane and finally having her longed for water birth , to the relief of her husband who was afraid she might want a 5th if she didn’t.
Curious about Gina? Find her on instagram as @mamastefitWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastBlissful Home Birth after 2 C/S
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Bailee.Bailee is a mama of 3 daughters from California.I got to know Bailee through The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship and was on her journey of wanting a third child …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Bailee.
Bailee is a mama of 3 daughters from California.
I got to know Bailee through The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship and was on her journey of wanting a third child at the same time as battling the reality of having a 25% risk of giving the child cystic fibrosis. A diagnosis her second baby got shortly after birth.
She prayed and left it up to the soul of her baby and universe to decide. She instantly got lots of signs telling her yes to a third baby but it took a long time and almost to the point of giving up before her spirit baby decided to come through.
In this episode Bailee shares about the reasons and the impact of having her first two C/S and the deep desire to birth naturally for her third which she consciously and unconsciously prepared so deeply for through taking the mentorship.
At the time of this recording her little bub is only 10 days old and she has had the most blissful postpartum recovery teaching her daughters not only about the normality of having a home birth but also how to care for a new mama postpartum.
One of the things Bailee told me during our clarity call for the mentorship was that she was doing this mentorship for her daughters. She wanted to help and guide them through their first rite of passage, their bleed, as well as all aspects of being a cyclic woman and eventually birthing babies in an embodied way and having the knowledge to pass down to them.
What a full circle moment this time in her life now is, having had her home birth and nourishing postpartum time really embodying and imprinting on them what a woman is capable of and how she should be treated. Goosebumps. So proud in this moment. Curious about Bailie?Find her on instagram as @bailieemccusker
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/linksI’m Pregnant! My Pregnancy Announcement + The First 20 Weeks
I'm finally sharing the secret I’ve been keeping… I’m pregnant! 🤰✨In this very special and personal episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m sharing my pregnancy announcement and taking you with me through the …
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I'm finally sharing the secret I’ve been keeping… I’m pregnant! 🤰✨
In this very special and personal episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m sharing my pregnancy announcement and taking you with me through the first half of my pregnancy, from conceiving on Valborg, the day before Beltane, the ancient celebration of spring and fertility, all the way to 20 weeks pregnant.
I’m sharing the week-by-week signs that made me feel pregnant, from progesterone headaches, breathlessness and a little nausea to the absolutely bone-deep exhaustion that became the defining symptom of my first trimester.
I talk about the brown spotting at eight weeks that had me bracing myself for a possible loss, the bloating that made me look six months pregnant almost immediately, the aches and pains, cravings, aversions and my least favorit pregnancy symptom.
I share what it has been like moving into the second trimester while still waiting for that famous burst of energy everyone talks about, feeling my baby become stronger and more present every day, turning 40, and suddenly reaching 20 weeks and realizing: I’m halfway.
I also share how I’m preparing for birth and postpartum, the care team I’m building around myself, my plans for a home birth, and my experience of stepping into the conventional maternity care system for the first time in this pregnancy.
And I talk about a decision that I know may be different from the path many women choose: so far, I haven’t had any prenatal screening or ultrasounds.
I share some of the thinking behind that choice, what information feels meaningful to me, and why I may still choose an ultrasound later in pregnancy.
This isn’t an episode about telling you how pregnancy should be done. It’s simply an intimate look inside how I am navigating mine as a midwife, a woman turning 40, and just simply a mother-to-be.
I am so excited to finally bring you along for the journey. ❤️
Want to join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/thesacredbirthworkermentorship
Find Anna’s Website & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episodes here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast
Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship - Join Me and My Graduates
Are you curious about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?In this special episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m joined by four graduates of the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship to answer some of the questions …
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Are you curious about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?In this special episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m joined by four graduates of the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship to answer some of the questions I receive most frequently from women considering joining us.And instead of just hearing the answers from me, I wanted you to hear directly from women who have actually walked this path, who have moved through the mentorship, experienced the teachings, been part of the community, and integrated what they’ve learned into their lives and work.Together, we answer:✨ What was the best thing about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?✨ I’m pregnant or in my postpartum — is this the right time to take the mentorship?✨ I’m not sure I want to work as a birth worker, or even how I would use everything I learn. Is the mentorship worth taking just for myself?✨ I’m working or studying full-time. What is the workload actually like, and will I be able to manage it alongside everything else in my life?✨ I’m already a doula, midwife or birth worker. Will I actually learn something new?✨ And finally, what would our graduates say to anyone who is currently considering joining the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?This is a beautiful and honest conversation about what it’s really like to move through the mentorship, who it’s for, how it can fit into different seasons of life, and what our graduates have taken with them on the other side.Whether you already know that birth work is calling you and your searching for the right training, you’re an experienced birth worker longing to deepen your knowledge and practice, or you simply feel drawn to learn more about physiological birth, women’s wisdom and holding sacred space, this episode is for you.The next Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship begins on the 21st September.Come listen, meet some of our graduates, hear their experiences, and see if this journey might be calling you too. ✨Want to learn more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Go to sacredbirthinternational.com to read the full curriculum, listen to more testimonials and apply for the next round starting on the 21st of September!
First Time Mama’s Unassisted Home Birth in Aotearoa
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have StephanieSteph is a first-time mama from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and she is a proud Sacred Birth Worker graduate.Her pregnancy, birth, and mothering journey have been …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Stephanie
Steph is a first-time mama from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and she is a proud Sacred Birth Worker graduate.
Her pregnancy, birth, and mothering journey have been guided by the rhythm of nature, the innate wisdom of other mammals, and her own intuition.
She attended her first birth when she was 3 months pregnant which deeply informed her about the birth and especially the postpartum care she wanted for herself.
She had a great home birth midwife who held her through pregnancy, but in her birth she felt that having her partner and best friend was all she needed and ended up free birthing her baby undisturbed.
Curious about Stephanie? Find her on instagram as @goddessinclay
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastBirthing a 5kg / 11 Pound Baby at Home
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have AllyAlly is a homesteader and mother of two in the United States in West Georgia, where she and her husband are building their first homestead completely from scratch …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Ally
Ally is a homesteader and mother of two in the United States in West Georgia, where she and her husband are building their first homestead completely from scratch.
You can find her on YouTube by searching for Ally Roberson (@allylothman), where she shares her journey of growing food, raising animals, and living connected to nature on their 2.5-acre farm.
Ally is passionate about family-centered pregnancy and birth. She recently welcomed her second child, an incredible 11-pound baby boy (which is almost a 5 kg baby!) right on the homestead in a powerful home birth.
Her story beautifully embodies trusting the body’s wisdom, reclaiming birth as a sacred family experience, and most importantly overcoming the negative story society tells us about birth.
Curious about Ally? Find her on instagram @allylothman
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast
1.5hr Easeful and Mystical Home Water Birth
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Mia.Mia is a mama of two originally from Montreal, Canada, now living in Norway.Mia is a certified doula, Sacred Birthworker, and a Mama Blessing ceremony facilitator …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Mia.
Mia is a mama of two originally from Montreal, Canada, now living in Norway.
Mia is a certified doula, Sacred Birthworker, and a Mama Blessing ceremony facilitator who is deeply passionate about physiological birth and supporting women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Her work extends to facilitating women’s circles, retreats, and organizing wellness events and festivals in Norway, Portugal, Canada, and beyond.
With a deep love for art and holistic psychology, Mia is completing her Master’s degree in Art Therapy, weaving together creativity, ritual, authentic relating, and evidence-based therapeutic practice. She facilitates Prenatal Art Therapy sessions and is dedicated to creating meaningful spaces where women can reconnect with themselves, cultivate supportive sisterhood, and embrace the transformative journey of motherhood.
In this heartfelt episode, Mia shares the story of her daughter’s profoundly easeful and mystical home water birth, which unfolded in less than 90 minutes. She reflects on the power of surrender, the innate intelligence of the birthing body, and the simple yet profound practices that allowed her to experience birth as peaceful, instinctive, and deeply empowering.
Mia explores the mindset shifts that shaped her experience, including replacing the idea of contractions with expansions, and how softening into each wave allowed her body to lead the way. She shares what it felt like to experience the ferguson reflex, welcome her daughter through a gentle partial lotus birth, and emerge with a profound sense of peace, awe, and trust in the wisdom of birth.
She also reflects on the magic of the first hours postpartum, resting in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by candles and soft galaxy lights, holding and breastfeeding her baby while her doula filled the room with gentle guitar songs from the Amazon jungle, creating an atmosphere of deep peace, love, and reverence.
This episode is an invitation to reimagine what birth can be when women feel deeply safe, supported, and connected to their own inner knowing.
Curious about Mia? Find her on instagram as @earthsidebirth.doula
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast4.4kg Big Baby Birthed at Home
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have CarlaCarla is an Italian–Brazilian soprano mama of two based in Berlin. She’s married to the wonderful Hungarian Tamas and she recently completed her training as a …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Carla
Carla is an Italian–Brazilian soprano mama of two based in Berlin. She’s married to the wonderful Hungarian Tamas and she recently completed her training as a psychoanalyst and is preparing a new series of concerts and recitals beginning in October.
In 2022 she welcomed her first child, Sofia, in a home birth that she shared on this podcast. And this May she gave birth to her son Piero, a big boy of 4.4 kg, also at home with a devoted, loving team.
Both births were among the most challenging and empowering experiences of her life.
Curious about Carla? Find her on instagram as @carlacottini
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast2hr Unassisted Caul Birth in South Africa
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kayla.Kayla from a mama of two from South Africa and this is her second natural home birth that she shares on the poddy. I actually know Kayla through The Sacred Birth …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kayla.
Kayla from a mama of two from South Africa and this is her second natural home birth that she shares on the poddy.
I actually know Kayla through The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship that she joined at the end of her first pregnancy with her little boy. She ended up birthing in the first weeks of the mentorship and found so much support in our community and sisterhood.
She shares that she thoroughly enjoy and respect birth, and therefore she decided to became a Sacred Birth Worker. She wants women to know that natural birth is their birth right and to feel empowered by the life-changing experience of birth.
Her second baby arrived fast and furiously, a truly precipitous birth where the midwife never made it and her baby was born partially en caul and it was one of the most beautiful experiences of Kaylas life.
Curious about Kayla? Find her on instagram as @sacredart_ofbirthing
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastThe Business Woman who Successfully Home Birthed with Meconium Stained Waters
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have ElenaElena is a mama of one from the UK.She is an entrepreneur and a founder of two companies, and someone who changed her mind about home birth at 37 weeks …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Elena
Elena is a mama of one from the UK.
She is an entrepreneur and a founder of two companies, and someone who changed her mind about home birth at 37 weeks pregnant.She’d spent most of her pregnancy assuming she’d be in a birth centre. Then something changed which she shares about in this episode and she decided to birth at home.
By the time labour started, she was at home, in a pool, comb in hand, positive affirmations stuck to the wall in front of her.
When her waters broke it was filled with meconium, the pressure to transfer was real. The medical system pulls hard in those moments. Elena held her ground anyway - not because she was reckless, but because she had done the work, she trusted her body, and she believed her baby was strong. This is the story that unfolds.
She’s here to share what that it actually felt like, her fears, the preparation, the moments where it could have gone a different way, and why she’d do it all again at home.
Curious about Elena? Find her in instagram as @elenakyriaWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastIntuitive Birthing - Lonneke's 3 Free Birth's
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Lonneke.This is her 2nd time on the podcast. Her first episode is one of our top 10 episodes of all time called “The Magic of Surrendering to Birth”.Lonneke is an …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Lonneke.
This is her 2nd time on the podcast. Her first episode is one of our top 10 episodes of all time called “The Magic of Surrendering to Birth”.
Lonneke is an intuitive mama of three children from the Netherlands.
Her first birth awakened such a deep inner knowing that it transformed her life entirely. She went from being a military officer to an herbalist, and built an apothecary especially for mothers.
All of her children were born at home with just her husband present. With each birth, she dove deeper into her intuition, which ultimately led her to a wild pregnancy for her third child. She received the clear message that her daughter did not want to be born in water, which brought a new experience after two previous water births.
Curious about Lonneke? Find her on instagram as @worldofrootedmothersWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastFreebirthing in Canada
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Emma.Emma is a mama of two from New Brunswick, Canada. She is incredibly passionate about physiological birth and a woman’s personal intuition of this natural event …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Emma.
Emma is a mama of two from New Brunswick, Canada.
She is incredibly passionate about physiological birth and a woman’s personal intuition of this natural event.
Unfortunately there is very little access to natural pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support in her province in Canada, so navigating this world was challenging in both her pregnancies.
Her first birth was followed and attended in hospital by a doula, though things did not unfold as hoped.
With lots of emotional and physical preparation, her most recent birth was a redemptive, beautiful free-birth in her ensuite bathtub with her most intimate family members and best friend of over 20 years present.
Curious about Emma? Find her in instagram as @emm_honey
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastA Natural Hospital Birth in Australia & a Home Birth in a Red Cabin in the Woods of Sweden
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Hanna.Hanna is a mama of two daughters now based in Uppsala, Sweden but living from time to time in Melbourne.Her husband is Australian and her 1st born was born in …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Hanna.
Hanna is a mama of two daughters now based in Uppsala, Sweden but living from time to time in Melbourne.
Her husband is Australian and her 1st born was born in Melbourne in the hospital, while her second was a home birth bubba.
Hanna and her family has chosen to step out of the every day hamster wheel life and is now living in a little red cabin in the countryside not too far away from where I live actually, where she works a lot in her garden.
She grows food and spends a lot of time out in the woods and her aim is a slow paced life.
And she is on the path of becoming a Parish Educator and is in the process of heading back home Down under to Australia.
Today she shares about her natural hospital birth in Australia and her fast home birth in her red little cabin here in the woods of Sweden.
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
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www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastFreebirthing in the Dominican Republic
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rocio.Rocio is a mama of one originally from Cuba, a citizen of the US now living in the Dominican Republic.She's a writer, seeker, and huge birth nerd. Flying out to …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rocio.
Rocio is a mama of one originally from Cuba, a citizen of the US now living in the Dominican Republic.
She's a writer, seeker, and huge birth nerd.
Flying out to have an autonomous birth in the Dominican Republic at 38 weeks was a big part of her life long search for true freedom.
She is a political refugee from Cuba and the daughter of an ObGyn Mother.
The themes of fleeing a dictatorial government, immigration, and what freedom really means, led her on a deep spiritual search early in her life which contributed to her choice to birth autonomously with only her partner in the room.
She's currently writing a memoir on these topics, and deeply enjoying her first year and a half of motherhood in the Dominican Republic.
In today's episode she shares her freebirth story with us.
Curious about Rocio? Find her on IG as @living.on.spirit and @mothera.co
Living on Spirit on SubstackWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastNatural Home Water Birth in Canada
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Saide.Saide is a mama of one little new born baby from Canada.She always knew she was going to have a home birth as her own mama birthed her and her siblings at home …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Saide.
Saide is a mama of one little new born baby from Canada.
She always knew she was going to have a home birth as her own mama birthed her and her siblings at home and all of her friends were home birthed too, so it was just the norm in her circles.
She went on a journey to find the right midwife for her and she wouldn't settle until it felt just right, which took her to the very end of her pregnancy.
In the end she ended up having a natural home water birth, just as she had envisioned.
In this episode we also discuss coming of birth control and the effects of that, having an anterior cervical lip and the actual truth about that and how listening to your own inner voice and intuition is the most powerful tool in pregnancy, birth and motherhood.
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www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastRose shares her Birthing Wisdom from Birthing 8 Babies, 1 late loss, 1 hospital birth, 6 at home and one on the way.
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rose.Rose is one of my sacred birth worker graduates and one of the longest listeners to this podcast.It’s so fabulous to finally get to invite her onto the show.Rose …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rose.
Rose is one of my sacred birth worker graduates and one of the longest listeners to this podcast.
It’s so fabulous to finally get to invite her onto the show.
Rose is a very private person who is active in her Brooklyn in person community, but not at all online.
She is absolutely fascinated by birth and it’s her calling to serve in this field. And what better guide and companion than a mama of 8, soon to be 9.
Rose's first baby unfortunately passed in her womb, and this is where Rose’s story starts. When she became pregnant with her next baby she went to birth in the hospital.
And although the experience was pleasant and as natural as possible, she wished for something greater which propelled her to take the giant leap into home birth.
Since then she has birthed all her babies at home with each birth bringing her to a unique journey of surrender and growth.
It’s not every day that you get to listen to a mamas 8 birth stories.
I hope you will thoroughly enjoy all her birthing wisdom.
Since Rose is not on social media you can find her whatsapp details & email in the show notes if you’re curious about connecting with her
Phone/Whatsapp: 2124647150
Email: [email protected]
As mentioned, Rose is an OG Natural Birth Podcast listener, who’s listened from the very first month I started this podcast over 6 years ago.
I love that some of you are hardcore birth nerds and loyal listeners, and maybe you are one of these OG listeners like Rose.
And maybe it’s because you have this insatiable hunger to learn everything about pregnancy and birth and just want to be in this energy all the time?
I know that when Rose finally took the step and followed her inner calling into birth work she told me she’d been thinking about it for years, listening to the invites each round until one day finally deciding it was time.
Because to be honest, if you are waiting for the right time to follow your inner longing and calling it might just never happen… because let’s face it, life happens all the time, and it’s usually always a lot. And we can always find excuses about time, money, life circumstances, etc.
But if a working mama of 7 can do it, there really is no real excuse. It’s just a priority. To prioritize your dream, your calling and leaning into the unknown and trusting just like in birth, that you are going to be cared for by the great mystery of life in following your passion and purpose.
If this rings true to you, the doors are now open for the next round of the sacred birth worker mentorship starting on the 21st of September.
The early bird offer is now activated so all the more reason to decide to take the leap of faith and follow your heart's longing!
Now let’s dive into Rose's amazing birth stories.
Natural Birth Advice for First Time Mothers
After the positive feedback we received from the Mother’s Day Special featuring the top 13 women from 2026 sharing their best natural birth advice and birthing pearls of wisdom to first time mamas, we have done …
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After the positive feedback we received from the Mother’s Day Special featuring the top 13 women from 2026 sharing their best natural birth advice and birthing pearls of wisdom to first time mamas, we have done it again.
Today is Mother’s Day in Sweden (happy mother’s day to my mom and to all the Swedish mamas out there) and it’s also the end of the Mother’s Day Month and what better way than to gift you all yet another smashing natural birth advice for first time mamas episode?
So! Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have gathered the top natural birth advice from 14 podcast guests featured during 2025!
It’s our heartfelt gift to you mamas out there.
There is just no better way to prep for birth than learning from other women who’ve walked the path before you and had the birth you desire.
Take their advice on board and please share it with mamas you think would benefit from hearing it!
If you’d like to contribute to the natural birth stories on this podcast don’t hesitate to apply. Go to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply!
And if you love this podcast please consider leaving a review.
It is the kindest thing you can do to repay us for all the unpaid work we do bringing you there stories every week.
It’s 6 years now of sharing an episode every Sunday.
Thank you for supporting and showing me your love.
I deeply appreciate you.Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastFree Birthing in Northern New South Wales Australia
This week on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kate.Kate is a mother raising three wild and beautiful boys amongst barefoot days, intentional family living, and the everyday magic of home in northern NSW …
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This week on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kate.
Kate is a mother raising three wild and beautiful boys amongst barefoot days, intentional family living, and the everyday magic of home in northern NSW Australia. In the area I used to live.
She is deeply passionate about soulful birth, motherhood, ritual, connection, and creating a life that feels soft, grounded, and true.
In this episode, Kate shares her journey through birth and motherhood, how each pregnancy deepened her trust in herself, and how following her inner voice led her toward an incredibly intuitive and empowering free birth experience.
Her journey started out with her first baby immersing herself in her midwifes knowledge to by her third feeling the pull to birth just with her family around.
Curious about Kate? Find her on instagram as @grounded.blessings
And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month.
The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for 50% of the already reduced Bundle.
That’s 50% with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the shownotes or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast
Birthing Unassisted in the Scottish Highlands
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kirsty.Kirsty is a mama of two from the Scottish Highlands and it’s her second time on the natural birth podcast.Her first time ended up being the episode called …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kirsty.
Kirsty is a mama of two from the Scottish Highlands and it’s her second time on the natural birth podcast.
Her first time ended up being the episode called “Cholestasis and Rh negative First Time Mama Kirsty’s Home Birth in Rural Scotland”.
In that episode she discussed how she naturally medicated her cholestasis diagnosis and in today's episode she will share what she did to prevent getting it again during her second pregnancy, as well as the story of the birth of her second baby which was a rapid 2hr 20min labour and birth.
It resulted in Kirsty birthing her baby alone with just her husband at home in front of the fire because the midwives didn't make it on time.
Although it was an unplanned free birth it was a wonderful experience and the perfect way to welcome their little one into the family.
Curious about Kirsty? Find her on instagram as @kirsty.may3
And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month. The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for 50% of the already reduced Bundle. That’s 50% with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the shownotes or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundleMother's Day Special - Birthing Pearls of Wisdom & Advice from 13 Natural Birthing Women
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have taken out the pearls of wisdoms and natural birthing advice from 13 mamas who've been a guest on the podcast in 2026! We have Cindy, Natalie, Jolanda, Malou, Miranda …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have taken out the pearls of wisdoms and natural birthing advice from 13 mamas who've been a guest on the podcast in 2026!
We have Cindy, Natalie, Jolanda, Malou, Miranda, Kaela, Jelena, Shiva, Stephanie, Paris, Kiata, and Stephanie all sharing their top natural birthing advice to mamas hoping to have a positive and natural birth.
From birthing in the hospital, birth center, at home and freebirthing in the US, Canda, Sweden, The Netherlands, Australia we bring you a banger of an episode if you're prepping to birth your baby!
Aaaaand for Mother's Day Month (and this podcasts birth day which is the 10th of May!) we are gifting you a 50% discount on The Bundle; including The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for The Bundle.
No excuse not to natural birth & nourishing postpartum prep to the teeth this month of May ;)
We wish you the Happiest Mother's Day Every Day, but especially Today!
Happy Mother's Day Mamas!
For This Mother's Day you get 50% off The Bundle incl. The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & The Village, with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the bio or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundleWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastJelena’s Home Birth in the Deep Forest
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have JelenaJelena is a mama of one from Sweden. She is a modern medicine woman, artist and mother to Nahuel. She’s also a mentor for women who want to reconnect to their …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jelena
Jelena is a mama of one from Sweden. She is a modern medicine woman, artist and mother to Nahuel. She’s also a mentor for women who want to reconnect to their cyclical rhythms, nature and the sacred.
She lives some parts of the year in the Swedish forest and some parts of the year in Colombia together with her husband Omar Romero and their son.
Together they weave the wisdom from the jungle in the south, with the Nordic medicines, through healing ceremonies, retreats and events.
She gave birth in Sweden, in their cottage house, deep in the forest together with my friend and home birth midwife Sigrid and I was a small part of her story as I wasn’t far away that day that she birthed her baby which we will mention in her story today.
Curious about Jelena? Find her on instagram as @helakvinnan
If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.
I’d love to hear your story!
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastSurprise Breech Birth at Home
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have JolandaJolanda is a mama of one beautiful six-month-old daughter from the Netherlands now living in the forest of Sweden.She is a Holistic Coach, and a Deep Rest …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jolanda
Jolanda is a mama of one beautiful six-month-old daughter from the Netherlands now living in the forest of Sweden.
She is a Holistic Coach, and a Deep Rest Facilitator.
Her journey through years of illness and trauma guided her back home to her body and taught her how to truly receive the gift of rest. It also led her to Sweden, where she followed her heart to live surrounded by nature and stillness.
She finds deep meaning in creating nervous-system-friendly spaces for rest and connection, spaces where people can feel truly seen, heard, and held
And today she shares her story of becoming pregnant after years of healing long covid and birthing her baby at home, with my good friend home birth midwife Sigrid.
And how instead of a head, a bum peaked out as she birthed her baby at home.
And as most babies, hers birthed without an issue. Breech birth is just a variation of normal.
Curious about Jolanda? Find her on instagram as @rootsinrest
If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.
I’d love to hear your story!
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcastMiranda's Story of 3 Natural Conceptions & 2 IVF, 4 Natural Hospital Births & 1 Free Birth
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Miranda.Miranda is a mother of 5 and soon to be 6 from the US, now living in Berlin. She has always believed in the power of pregnancy and birth and thinks the legacy …
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Miranda.
Miranda is a mother of 5 and soon to be 6 from the US, now living in Berlin.
She has always believed in the power of pregnancy and birth and thinks the legacy of both is one of the great honors of being a woman.
Miranda first came to natural birth 12 years ago primarily out of curiosity but has evolved into a woman who owns this rite of passage as a lesson for life.
After her 4th baby she started the journey of becoming a midwife at the same university as me on the Gold Coast in Australia. She ended up not finishing as she decided to have her 5th baby and is now working as a doula in Berlin.
Miranda has had 4 natural hospital births, 3 in Australia and one 1 in Israel and her 5th was a free birth with just her husband.
3 of her babies were naturally conceived and 2 were IVF and her 6th baby currently in her womb was a natural conception. And, as Miranda shares in the episode, she believes SIBO - small intestine bacterial overgrowth which is a gut issue, was the cause of her unexplained infertility with her 4th and 5th needing the help of IVF.
I love how Miranda can showcase for the women going through IVF that you don’t have to continue with a highly medicalised pregnancy and birth which is usually the case.
IVF does not in itself make a high risk pregnancy.
Curious about Miranda? Find her on Instagram as @Miritellsall
Curious about what’s happening at the Midwitch Cottage this summer? Visit themidwitchcottage.comWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast
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