Birth: Through the Veil

David's story is the twin to Carmel's story from last season. He's here sharing his perspective on the beautiful sovereign birth of his son, Nesher. Carmel's spoke so glowingly of David and of her birth, I had many people reach out to say they wish there was more of this story! And here it is. If you missed Carmel's telling it was posted July 10, 2024 and here is the Spotify link to the episode. Y...

Whapio of The Matrona is here and we get into so many great topics. From homeopathy and abundance to personal responsibility, the value of childhood diseases, birth keepers vs. registered providers and finally we take a look at the depth and profundity of the year long Birthkeepers Midiwfery Cohort run through The Matrona. This is Whapio's last year facilitating the program before she passes the t...

When your first birth is a dream birth, you can't wait for the next one! Connect with me and check out episode photos on instagram at @birth. throughtheveil Join me on Patreon -- it's free :) Submit your birth story here .

Dr. Bronwyn Hunt, a perinatal certified chiropractor, discusses her upcoming book on the three P's and three V's of baby making. The three P's refer to power, passage, and passenger, while the three V's represent villain, victim, and victor. This is the path forward for ultimate personal responsibility in birth and in life. It's the way to freedom and sovereignty. We get into the power of music, f...

Lana shares her journey of motherhood, starting with her struggles to conceive. She discusses her decision to have home births and the empowering experiences she had with her first three children. Lana also opens up about her miscarriage and the profound impact it had on her and her husband. She shares her experience of giving birth to her fourth child, which was a fast and intense planned Freebir...

What is the value of a wise woman at your birth? What do they bring? What should they bring? This conversation moves through the layers of why we invite wise women and what midwifery / wise woman care is all about. Adelaide is a physiologist, yoga teacher, bodyworker, and homebirth attendant who is passionate about the radical feminist reclamation of the body. Her genius is her ability to read the...

Sovereign IUD removal, conscious conception, orgasmic birth -- this one comes with all of the juicy topics. Elena shares the story of her second birth, her first freebirth; and just as a good story teller should, she spares none of the details. Come connect with me on instagram @birth.throughtheveil Submit your birth story here.

Embracing "both" + "and", the nuance of it all with Registered Midwife, Mandy. Mandy was one of my midwives during my second pregnancy. Our conversation ranges from accountability in licensure, fawning to authority, saviour complexes in birth work, burnout, true prenatal care, and medicinal plants and herbs. Mandy is always eloquent and oh so knowledgable. If you don't already, go and follow her i...

Erika shares her stories of multiple miscarriages through releasing the dream of being a mother and then finding herself pregnant and choosing a wild pregnancy and free births twice over. Over the past three decades Erika has walked through many “ranks” of medicine training – personal, academic, and traditional. She has postgraduate training in Naturopathic medicine and masters medical training in...

Siân is a mother of 4 daughters and long-term holistic doula who has devoted herself to bringing initiations, in particular birth, back to the home and hearth, pioneering for the decolonization and radicalization of both platonic and romantic relationships, birth, death, sex and all blood rites. With shared care, community counsel, respect for eldership and re-centring of matriarchy as her deepest...

This is Clara's journey through the birth portal, part one, where she shares the birth stories of her first two children. From dream homebirth to medically complex birth. You can connect with Clara on instagram @sovereign.birth or on her website at SovereigBirth.ca Connect with me on instagram @birth. ThroughTheVeil Submit your birth story here .

Part two of Clara's birth stories. Here she shares her third and fourth births -- the reclamation birth after her medically complex birth and her full circle, integration birth. If you haven't listened to part one, head there first. Find Clara on instagram @sovereign.birth and on her website SovereigBirth.ca Connect with me on instagram @birth. ThroughTheVeil Submit your birth story here .

This podcast is my favourite thing, guys -- welcome to Season Two. More sovereign birth and freebirth stories, more questioning assumptions, the crunchy ones and community care standards. What do you want to hear more of? Send me note.

It's the season FINALE and we're finishing off with a beautiful twin homebirth story. Season 2 coming this fall. More birth stories, more wisdom. I can't wait! Dana shares the stories of the births of her four children and her journey as a doula. The first two born with registered midwives in BC and the twins, born at home with an unregistered midwife in Oregon. In Oregon these two systems, regist...

Justyna's first birth was in Poland. She knew from the beginning that she wanted the presence of a wise woman at her side. She hired a private midwife to attend her, she planned for the dream hospital birth and she come out of the birth everyone dubbed as the "perfect hospital birth" with trauma and doubt in her innate knowing. For her second pregnancy, Justyna wanted something different. She foun...

Weaving the reality of traditional wisdom and modern science, Leila Naderi sits with women in spontaneous unmedicated physiological birth. She offers a special kind of birth coaching steeped in the Wise Woman paradigm of wellness, herbalism, support-based living. Get into the depths, and feel empowered, informed, and responsible in your birth process as she successfully supports the vitality of he...

What does a wise woman witness bring to birth? Carmel brings this question home with her two birth stories. One hospital birth and then later in life, with the perfect partner, a beautiful homebirth. One of the things Carmel mentions that made a huge difference for her was reading Whapio's Wholistic Stages of Birth. You can find further discussion of this on Alice's episode . And, of course, check...

Leslie Ann joins me to discuss the sacred in the suffering. She is a former backroom birthworker and a deeply spiritual and intuitive woman. We discuss birth, death, creating sacred spaces, crystals and so much more. About half way through the episode Leslie Ann shares the story of her daughter Paris' birth. and her passing, Paris was born with Trisomy-18 and passed on a few days after her birth....

Gemma's story starts with an accidental wild pregnancy in Indonesia and culminates in her second pregnancy being an intentionally wild one, ending in a beautiful freebirth. Gemma's story offers so many opportunities for us to undo our culturated thinking. She takes full responsibility for her and her baby's health and wellbeing and in doing so she is able to deal with her fears head on and find he...

Lauren shares her journey of choosing a home birth and navigating the decisions along the way. She discusses her desire to have a birth outside of the medical system and her search for a traditional midwife. Lauren highlights the importance of finding a supportive birth team and creating a calm and empowering environment. Connect with TTV on ⁠Instagram⁠ . Submit your birth story ⁠here⁠ . You have...

Adelaide and I chat the art of creating true community and sisterhood. And guess what, it's not done by seeking that echo chamber. How do we learn, evolve, grow? We do it in community. And how do we create community? I know we're all struggling with this and have an awareness that something is missing. Adelaide breaks it down and provides the blueprint for sitting in service to and community with...

Alice's story begins with a beautiful birth centre, water birth story, supported by registered midwives. The perfect birth that everyone dreams of, and the birth that left her feeling bereft and grateful that it was over. In her second birth she's able to journey through the rite of passage with no one talking or telling her what to do and in her own power and cross the rite of passage through the...

Desiree shares her two birth stories, first a C-section -- a good C-section, followed by a home VBAC. She started out with registered midwives but for the birth she only invited her doula and hired a TBA (traditional birth attendant). This birth process was a long one, spanning four days! Trust the process, trust your body, trust your baby. Desiree mentions the impact that Michelle's My Powerful V...

What an incredible birth story, stories, really, Ariel shares here. So many quotable moments that you're going to want to revisit. The Wise Women of our generation are all around us, my friends. Enjoy this story from one of these wise women; one who has taken the time to learn from birth and has allowed it to transform her. By the way, you can still take a training from Wise Woman Way of Birth . J...

In this conversation, we discuss the importance of advocacy in life and specifically in pregnancy and birth. Michelle asks the important question, "who do I want to meet on the other side of this?". She highlights the role of informed decision-making and the importance of understanding the regulations and limitations that care providers must adhere to and how to know when you've found the right te...