Transform Your Birth

In this week's episode I speak to Bianca about her journey through 4 births, the final one resulting in twins. Each experience brings her closer to trusting herself and her decision making. We discuss how women can lean into their intuitive nature and trusting the inner sense of what needs to happen, by moving beyond the noise of advice and other people's opinions. Ultimately this is a story of de...

Today I am bringing to you a very important conversation about making decisions with our health providers, and exercising what is called informed consent. Many of us, when pregnant with our first child, have never even set foot in a hospital or needed to make decisions about tests, procedures, vaccinations and interventions. I believe the biggest mistake people make is handing over their decision...

I absolutely loved recording this episode, as we covered such important topics that are very easily overlooked when preparing for birth. We go into the preparation of the body, using other modalities like acupuncture and osteopathy, which she believes made a huge difference to having a more comfortable pregnancy and birthing her baby. Tiahna experiences a successful VBAC, with complete confidence...

I am so excited to share Anja's story this week. When she came into my class, she was full of fear of birth and parenting. We track  her process of transformation - from fear to an orgasmic birth. As women, we all need to know about orgasmic birth - it is secret women's business, and opens our minds to new possibilities. Anja shares her experience of surrendering, the key shift that opens us all t...

This week we explore with Jessica, a paramedic, her reasons for choosing a homebirth. She invites us to see the challenges that the medical system has in trusting women to give birth. We explore the twists and turns of a posterior labour that ultimately ended in a caesarean. Jeesica shares with us the results of this experience and how it motivated her to do the inner work, and catapult her into a...

Corinna shares her experience of birthing 4 babies. With each birth she reclaimed more responsibility, more confidence and trust in the process, so that by the 4th birth - she felt completely comfortable birthing at home, even though that wasn't the plan. As a result, she has had to buy new pillows! Lots of great insight from a woman who has learnt much along the way. Enjoy!   Links: Transform Par...

Shelby shares with us today the story of her third birth - which turned out to be a very healing birth. This discussion brought up some powerful wisdom around what we bring into the labour room, our experiences, our belief systems, and even the birth experiences of our own mother. We also explore the undercurrents of our nervous system and the origin of resistance to the pain, through our own inna...

Today we hear from Molly and Sam. What an amazing team they were. They share with us their experience of doing the practices and getting the mind on board. Sam was able to hold space for Molly who had a very short birth, ultimately a water birth. Her daughter had to have some extra help breathing, and be taken to NICU, but they were able to handle it really calmly, through having a pre determined...

Cara had a pregnancy where she experienced constant nausea and wanting to vomit. As a result, she didn't have much confidence in herself to birth her baby and was considering an elective caesarean. After completing the 'Transform Your Birth,' course, she had a complete shift in her thinking, and started to entertain the idea that she could give birth to her baby. Liam also started to realise the i...

Caitlin had a history of mental health challenges. Through the support of her GP, was able to access the right people through the hospital and community to set in place support that enabled her to feel more relaxed about giving birth. She also prepared with yoga and the 'Transform Your Birth,' course that enabled her to access her own inner calm - which as an anxious person helped enormously on th...

Emma goes briefly into her first two births when she was younger and feeling good through her pregnancies. With baby number 3, she experienced a lot of pain and discomfort and chose to induce her labour. It was a short labour, and resulted in a water birth. Her placenta needed help to be removed. Emma is very pragmatic about women's ability to birth, and she reminds us all how powerful women are,...

Dr Sarah Buckley is trained as a GP/family physician and has further qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning. She is the mother of four adult children, all born at home, and lives in Brisbane, Australia. She is the author of "Gentle birth, Gentle mothering, and Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing  Dr Buckley has been writing and lecturing on pregnancy, birth and parenting since 1997 an...

Lizzy did her best to not overthink birth and was very selective about where she got her information. She did the Transform Your Birth course and realised very quickly that she wouldn't be in control of birth and was able to surrender to that knowledge and feel calm about giving birth. At the end of her pregnancy she experienced a very itchy condition called PUPP rash, and chose to induce at 41 we...

Rebecca was nervous about birth and her strategy to deal with that was to get her hands on all the books and information. She started to feel overwhelmed - and ultimately decided to do the 'Transform Your Birth,' course. This helped to bring the information to a central place. She did the practices and got clear on her plan. Bec's story unfolds spontaneously. She shares many situations where her m...

Kirsten shares with us the story of her two births. The first one was long and ultimately very straight forward. She decided that her next baby would be born at home, through the local public hospital. She was surprised about how different each labour is. She experienced the sensations very differently for baby number two, and had to navigate a baby who was posterior. She talks about fear, and let...

Well we have clocked 100 episodes and been going for 2 years. It's quite a milestone, and one I am very proud of.  Putting together something like this, takes a team. I want to acknowledge Katie, who inspired the idea, Lindsay who got us all set up, Nadia – our producer and Carmen who books our guests.  I also want to thank our Birthing mothers, their partners, and the experts in their field. All...

Ebeny was excited to give birth as she had been at her friend's birth and wanted to experience the challenge. She did the 'Transform Your Birth,' course and really appreciated the focus on the partners. Now they were both on the same page. Her waters broke at 36 weeks. She pushed back on induction, trusting that her baby would come when ready. Within 48 hours she was in labour. She shares with us...

Alexandra felt excited by the challenge of giving birth. She did yoga and the 'Transform Your Birth' course. Even though she wanted a low intervention birth, she knew she would have to learn to be ok with whatever unfolded on the day. With an induction looming, she did everything to bring this baby on - and it worked. Through the process of getting clear, and communicating to her partner and suppo...

In the podcast this week we have Evie who has had two babies. In her first birth she was in a relationship that wasn't safe. With a different partner for her second baby, she experienced safety, love and support - which changed everything. She chose to have a homebirth, wanting a more holistic approach to birth, and developed a beautiful relationship with her midwife. Her labour started with her w...

During this episode I will talk about another form of preparation  - that is, doing the inner work.  Our birthing traditions focus on foods you can eat, and the growth of the baby - but rarely do we talk about the growth of the mother. Mother nature wants you to upgrade into the mother. This is a ripe time for growth and transformation so listen in to find out more.   For more on Rapid Transformat...

In this session I am going to help you to understand a little about how a pregnant brain changes, preparing us for motherhood and to meet the needs of our children. These changes last a lifetime, and are definitely an upgrade of the system. This information has come from the book by a neuroscientist, Dr Sarah McKay,  'Baby Brain,' The surprising neuroscience of how pregnancy and motherhood sculpt...

In this episode, Chelsea talks a lot about her preparation. She used Chiropractic, acupuncture and a women's health physio that all contributed to her pregnancy feeling more comfortable, and the birth of her almost 4.5 kg baby. She had a well prepared partner, a student midwife, and another highly skilled midwife that supported the safe delivery of her baby. Chelsea's situation in second stage cou...

This episode contains important information when making decisions around induction - and understanding the full ramifications of those decisions. In the next episode of the 'Transform Your Birth,' podcast I will share with you the coaching I give all my birthing women who are choosing to induce. I will be talking about birth readiness, and how to prepare emotionally and mentally leading up to the...

Today I am truly honoured to bring to you Professor Hannah Dahlen, to discuss a very important topic of induction of labour. If you have been recommended an induction - this is a powerful podcast to understand the full ramifications of that decision. In the next episode of the 'Transform Your Birth,' podcast - I will take this topic one step further, and share how I prepare women for induction. Th...

Jocelyn didn't prepare for her first baby, and so for her second birth she knew she wanted to do things differently. She did the 'Transform Your Birth' course and used the practices to have a completely different experience. For her third birth, once again she did the practices. She was able to get into the continuity program with her own midwife - and after a short labour, experienced a beautiful...