Aug 9, 2022
We're in a time where most women
are seeking autonomous births, but with providers and within
medical environments with their own agendas, rules, and practices.
So, what is really required to have an empowered birth
experience?
Hint: it goes beyond a birth plan.
The way you prepare for birth has the potential to change your
entire life.
This episode is a juicy conversation with Kyleigh Banks, known
as @theautonomymommy on Instagram. She is a mama, doula, and the
host of two podcasts, Our Birth Wisdom and the latest, the
Birthworker Podcast.
Kyleigh describes an autonomous Mom as
A wave-maker.
A woman who thinks for herself.
A mom who is tired of
blindly following the status quo.
A woman who knows that birth has the potential to transform
the world.
But here’s the thing - autonomous moms are also
Humans.
When we are faced with the unexpected, our thoughts and
choices are motivated by fear. But, fear hijacks our ability to connect
with our hearts and our intentions, so we sometimes make choices
that don't reflect our core beliefs — and then later, we feel
shame, wish for do-overs and carry judgment towards
ourselves.
In this episode, we discuss the stories we carry around fear,
both the common and unconscious fears that almost all women meet in
their preparation.
What unconscious ideals or biases are you bringing to birth?
What fears are shaping your birth plan?
How can lingering fears undermine the vision you have for your
birth?
And, many practical ways to help you identify, examine, and work
with those fears to feel more at peace, increase your confidence
and have greater resilience in your birth - no matter how it
unfolds.
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Do you know that there's more to birth preparation than
reading books, taking childbirth classes or creating a birth plan -
but don't know what else to do, or where to begin?
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More about Kyleigh:
Our Birth Wisdom podcast
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