Birth Education Center Blog

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.…

Courtney’s Induction Birth Story: From Hypnobirthing to Life Skills for Parenting
I can’t wait to share Courtney’s incredible birth story. From her experiences with pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, to raising her seven-year-old, Courtney’s journey is filled with resilience and practical life skills. Courtney shares her initial vision of a natural birth with a midwife, through her…

Hannah and Greg’s Inspiring Natural Birth and NICU Journey
In this episode, we have an incredible birth story for you. This is a story where Hannah’s natural birth was quickly overshadowed by an extensive NICU stay with their son. Hannah and Greg took my Hypnobirthing class early in her pregnancy and did extensive preparation.…

Sierra’s Birth Story: From Surprises to Standing Firm
I’m excited today as we have Sierra to share her incredible birth story with us. If you are watching on YouTube you can see her adorable little one. Sierra took my Hypnobirthing class from her work location and her partner joined from home. A definite…

What Goes On My Birth Plan? Creating Effective Birth Preferences
In this episode, we dive into the topic of birth plans, or as we prefer to call them, ‘birth preferences.’ This is a more energetic view of how to create an plan that fits your family and what’s important to you. The internet is filled…

Why Do I Need A Birth Class? Autonomy Over Decision-Making
In this latest episode in our Birth Educator series, we dive into the power of autonomy in childbirth with Maggie, a birth educator who transitioned from student to educator. We find out what the birth world is like in her area and Maggie tells us…