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Dr. Mac’s Birth Story
Today we have one of my Hypnobirthing students, Dr. Mac Toohey, sharing her birth story and so much more! Dr. Mac is a naturopath, an integrative functional medicine provider, and a preconception expert. Her birth story started over a year before she became pregnant. It…
Road to Surrogacy, Part 3
We’re back with Jamilah for the final chapter of her surrogacy journey! In this episode, Jamilah shares the emotional and physical experience of delivering her surrogate baby. From the anticipation and pressure of reaching 40 weeks for herself and the Intended Parents, to advocating for…
Road to Surrogacy, Part 2
Hey everyone! Welcome back to the second episode of our chat with Jamilah. Last week, we heard both of her birth stories and now we’re moving into her incredible journey towards surrogacy. Her own births led Jamilah birth photography, putting her want for being a…
The Road to Surrogacy, Part 1
We are excited to introduce you to Jamilah in today’s show. Ashley and I just had our headshots taken by Jamilah and her story is just too good not to share! Jamilah is almost due with her surrogate baby and we are discussing the backstory…
Kasondra and Zach’s Natural Birth Story
The video for YouTube and Spotify will be up shortly! For now, please enjoy our audio version. In this episode, we have a birth story featuring Zach and Kasondra, a couple who recently welcomed their newborn into the world. In Hypnobirthing class we learned about…
Doulas – The Art of Holding Space and Allowing
In this episode, Ashley and I are talking about the sacred aspects of being a doula and how the ultimate role is to ‘hold space’ for birthing families. What IS holding space? Since it’s different for everyone – we want you to define it for…
Embracing the Intensity of Labor
This episode is a workshop-style conversation designed to help you tackle your fears and equip yourself with the tools and mindset needed for a positive birth experience. I’m not gonna lie – this conversation got juicy with ideas and information to reshape your thoughts about…
Surrendering: Hannah and Cooper’s Hypnobirthing Story
In today’s show, I interview with Hannah and Cooper, former Hypnobirthing students, to talk about their incredible birth story. From navigating fears of low pain tolerance and the unknowns of labor, Hannah shares her powerful experience of surrendering to the birth process. Low pain tolerance…
Processing Fears: Nikki’s Fertility Journey
I begin with a mini disclaimer about the audio and video quality due to the last day of Mercury retrograde. Despite the production challenges, we have an important and heartfelt conversation for you today. I want you to meet Nikki, who is joining my Hypnobirthing…
April’s Hypnobirthing Birth Story
In this episode, I welcome April to share her labor denial birth story and the journey of overcoming fears related to pregnancy. April opens up about her past struggles with an eating disorder and how it impacted her initial fears of weight gain during pregnancy.…
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