The Midwitch

I speak with my radical feminist soul sister Hannah, from Hannah and Babes, about her ability to channel her own (and others) spirit babies; Pelvic Floor Therapy, forming a relationship with your Cervix, her conscious conception journey and offerings, connecting with our inner feminine cycles and seasons as women and more! If you are calling a baby into your family and home, or a woman wanting to...

An unmedicalised, instinctive, intuitive, wild pregnancy seems so far removed from our current interventional, highly pathologized, industrial birth paradigm; that most women don't even know that being your own prenatal care provider is an option. But as you will hear, during my consciousness expanding discussion with Natalie Alaska, it can be, for the majority of women. And is often more connecte...

I speak with Independent International Birth Mentor, Author and Speaker, @maha_al_musa , about her teachings of the sacred birth dance through her award winning book 'Dance of The Womb' (endorsed by Dr. Michel Odent, the late Sheila Kitzinger, Dr. Sarah Buckley and Dr. Christiane Northrup), and her newly launched online pregnancy and birth preparation program 'EmbodyBirth™ - Unlock and Awaken Your...

I speak with Tay, the Aussie Activist Mama from Tay's Way Movement. Tay is a fearless truth seeker on a mission to see that every parent is properly informed and armed with the knowledge and tools to take back control of their family's health. We discuss the safety and efficacy of va((ines for babies and birthing mothers, the va((ine fear culture and coercion surrounding birthing mothers, va((ine...

I chat with Free Birth Society Founder, Emilee Saldaya, to discuss how Birthkeepers, womens circles and authentic sisterhood are all crucial elements in creating a new paradigm and culture of birth. Emilee expands on the key differences between Birthkeepers, Doulas and Midwives; plus the rise of Doulas in the medicalised birth world, the move toward the role of Birthkeeper and what this term actua...

Diana Forsell Tayan and I are from opposite sides of the world, connected through the realisation that we have been serving the same women. These women are united in birth trauma, yet we've been serving them at different stages of their journeys. Diana's Birth Story Medicine Sessions focus on Healing Birth and serving women through non-clinical support. In this chat we take a critical look at the...

You've heard the terms Patriarchy and Matriarchy - but do you truly know what it means? With permission from Jane Hardwicke Collings, I have read 'HERSTORY - WOMANIFESTO' for you to listen to. I believe when you hear this, it will awaken within you, what you may have thought you'd lost. I've read this piece more times that I can remember, but knowing that other women will hear this for the first t...

In Part 2 of Sammy's Freebirth Story, she shares the details of her 24+ hour labour and birth of her daughter Aspen. Sammy shares the intimates of her inner thoughts and dialogue, which we conclude were her intuitive voice guiding her from start to finish, and her assertiveness, requirements and demands of those supporting her - as she stood in her power as the birthing woman, in her mother and ba...

After seeing Lani's Instagram post on prenatal GBS testing, translated by her as 'Giant Bull Shit' - it was love at first sight! In this episode we discuss radical responsibility, independent birthwork, what autonomous birth looks like, the spirituality of miscarriage, her independent and rebellious style of coaching and the birth of her son. Lani answers my favourite question around why we're sti...

After Sammy's questions about the Wollongong MGP (Midwifery Group Practice) Program's guidelines were met with frustration, condescension and misinformation from her assigned Midwife - she and her partner Talia knew birthing away from the system would be the best choice for their child. Sammy shares how she arrived at the decision to freebirth, and the journey of her semi-wild pregnancy in the lea...

I speak with Kerrie Adams; an Australian Midwife whose vision of re-imagining birth culture one amplified Modern Midwife at a time, has led her to become a system disruptor in her birth activism. She compares the art and practice of Midwifery from her UK home to Australia and shares with me what it would look like if Midwives stepped into their highest power - as Midwives and as women. --- Connect...

I speak with Brave (Wollongong) Mumma, Stef - who has written a book about her personal birth trauma and injury experience. We discuss the way in which our culture views and talks about childbirth, her fight with the medical and legal system, and how crucial it is to empower women with the information they need to make informed decisions before childbirth. --- Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch...

I sit down with Jamie, a proud Gamilaroi woman and one of my greatest teachers and friends, to discuss true matriarchy - as it were (and still is) a part of Aboriginal Culture. We discuss spirituality, respect for women, women's business, community, circles and business grounds, animal totems, connection to the Earth and her cycles, the differences between Matriarchy and our Patriarchal Mainstream...

Episode 3 of the BEarth Podcast I discuss why there is no way I would have ever had an Ultrasound during my pregnancies if I had of known what I know now. I have weighed up the risks and the benefits and can now make a conscious and informed decision, with the information that should have been provided to me at the time. So because this information isn't being offered to pregnant women - I have sh...

Women's Circles: Why I was called to start facilitating these gatherings, what they have become over the 4 years I've been holding this space, what they involve, what they mean to me, why I started them, how my first Circle went and how you can start your own! --- Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com Anita Katherine, The Midwitch Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power. Follow me...

Discussing the risks of adhering to a baby's due date and how reconnecting to nature's cycles can completely change the outcome of your baby arriving Earthside. - Nagel's Rule used in our current birthing model - 10 Moons and your pregnancy - Overdue or Premature babies - The importance of a birth month / time - Plant Medicine for 'overdue' Mamas - The implications of being Induced --- Connect wit...