Stories From The Womb

Tess Lovely is a mother of five and grandmother to five girls. She healed herself from ovarian cancer when her children were young. Tess is a former NHS midwife and passionate advocate for women, physiological birth and home birth. With nearly three decades of experience working within the NHS, Tess supported women and families across countless pregnancy and birth journeys. In 2024 she chose to le...

Natalie Abouchai is a mother to two daughters, a grandmother a viral Instagrammer, and a passionate doula and birth activist She has supported over 40 births and continues to work in the birth world as a mentor and pregnancy educator Natalie won SW and SE doula service of the year in 2026 and continues to use her social media presence to inspire women to make low intervention pregnancy, labour and...

Natalie Abouchai is a mother to two daughters, a grandmother a viral Instagrammer, and a passionate doula and birth activist She has supported over 40 births and continues to work in the birth world as a mentor and pregnancy educator Natalie won SW and SE doula service of the year in 2026 and continues to use her social media presence to inspire women to make low intervention pregnancy, labour and...

Tess Lovely is a mother of five and grandmother to five girls. She healed herself from ovarian cancer when her children were young. Tess is a former NHS midwife and passionate advocate for women, physiological birth and home birth. With nearly three decades of experience working within the NHS, Tess supported women and families across countless pregnancy and birth journeys. In 2024 she chose to le...

Tess Lovely is a mother of five and grandmother to five girls. She healed herself from ovarian cancer when her children were young. Tess is a former NHS midwife and passionate advocate for women, physiological birth and home birth. With nearly three decades of experience working within the NHS, Tess supported women and families across countless pregnancy and birth journeys. In 2024 she chose to le...

In this week's episode, Zoe shares her two birth stories. Her first was in hospital and not at all what she hoped for. Her second, at home, brought her deep healing The man whose name I forgot is Dr Nils Bergman. You can find out more about his work on kangaroo mother care on his website Birth Trauma Association Find out more about Zoe and follow her on ⁠Instagram⁠ If you like what I am doing, and...

In this week's episode, Melanie Cox describes her journey from deep depression and infertility to mother of five. An amazing story of unwavering faith, optimism and joy Find out more about Melanie and follow her on Instagram If you like what I am doing, and would like to support my work, please consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It will mean I can keep shining a light on female health and...

In this second part of two, Shannon continues the story of her first birth, how she empowered herself for her second and how she is turning her experiences around and supporting other women through their pregnancy journey by becoming a hypnobirthing instructor. You can find out more on her ⁠website⁠ or on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ Google If you like what I am doing, and would like to support my w...

In this week's episode, I speak with Shannon who was subjected to repeated coercion and obstetric violence in her first labour and birth I am truly grateful to Shannon for bravely sharing such an intimate and traumatising experience Shannon spoke with me as she wants to offer other women and their partners who have suffered in the same or similar ways some kind of comfort Following extensive t...

Emma and Rosie continue to amble gently through Rosie's second birth and her parenthood They wonder past such diverse subjects as science, abortion, soul contracts and more Enjoy ...

Rosie shares the stories of her two #lotusbirths in Wellington, New Zealand Listen to Spiritual Midwifer by Ina May Gaskin Or buy the book !!

Lucy shares the stories of her five children's births. From hospital to BBA (birth before arrival) and the deaths of her beloved twin daughters. You can find out more about the Brighton Hope project that Lucy runs here And follow Brighton Hope on Instagram

In this episode, my guest, Sally Mady, shares her own birth and mothering stories and how these experiences brought her. to set up her business. -Coaching For BalanceYou can find out more about Sally's work and get in touch with her here: The flourishing Mama group Her website and on Instagram

13 years ago, Mother, Keynote Speaker, Charity Leader & Strategist, Campaigner for change, and Podcast Host Heidi Eldridge founded the safer pregnancy charity, MAMA Academy, as the UK then had one of the worst stillbirth rates in the developed world. Her tireless work has resulted in real change - in both procedures and outcomes for pregnant women, their families and their unborn babies. In th...

Midwife and mother of four boys, Jess shares howbecoming a mum at a young age and now shapes her work with vulnerable parents to be If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately,...

Dr Clare Tower, The Authentic Pregnancy Doctor, consultant obstetrician and mother of three discusses issues facing maternity services in the UK You can follow Clare on Tik Tok or Instagram Other resources we discussed were: Dr Hana Dahlen and the perineum Dr Florence Wilcox Home Birth episode and Dr Marina Wedlock's study of Pauses and Plateaus during labour If you feel called to tell your St...

Author, life coach, mother of two daughters - Sybile describes how her understanding and use of good nutrition and healthy lifestyle aided the conception and gestation of her two daughters and prompted her to write her book - Thrive Through Pregnancy Here's a link to the episode of The Midwives Cauldron featuring Dr Marina Weckend on Pauses and Plateaus in labour If you feel called to tell you...

Doula, birth educator, Spinning Babies and hypobirthing instructor, mother of three sons Roma Hearsey shares the stories of her own births and discusses with Emma some of her experiences supporting birthing women - what works and what doesn't You can find out more about Roma's work on her website The films we discuss are Doula and Microbiome If you feel called to tell your Stories From you...

Siobhan, Free Thyself, describes her journey from secondary school counsellor to female empowerment coach and healer You can find out more about her sacred work on her webiste If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and woul...

Midwife, doula and mother Anna describes some aspects of her professional life and how she supports women during their pregnancies and birth If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do...

Please be aware that there is a meditation at the end of this episode. Please ensure that you are not driving or 'operating heavy machinery' whilst listening. Instead, take a few moments of peace for yourself - maybe sit at the foot of your favourite tree or cuddle up on your sofa. Above all, be safe and enjoy Gesine Leicht works with the womb and the heart. In this conversation, she share...

Independent midwife Daisy Kelly of Mama Sanctuary describes her 18 year long career with the NHS and her departure to start her own independent midwifery practice The (very) short film Emma spoke about is Push If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠⁠ I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you l...

Sam Gadsden - doula, mother, wife, sister, aunty and friend = shares the stories of her four births and highlights the great benefits of giving birth at home Visit Sam's website Watch her interview about breastfeeding on morning TV and buy her Stages of Birth Course If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠ I welcome all stories - y...

Student midwife Megan shares stories from the coal face of the midwifery world If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠ I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wa...

In this episode Emma speak with Sarah Drawwater about her work as a birth doula and hypno birthing facilitator We discuss women's choices during pregnancy and birth, what might be going wrong and how women can take back control of their own bodies and processes You can here more about Sarah's work as a doula here and her Birth Prep In A Box and resources are available here If you feel call...