The She Births® Podcast

Tessa shares her beautiful birth story. In the ultimate testament to She Births antenatal education this incredible woman birthed a 4.4kg baby naturally at home in a water birth during the height of the pandemic. A story that covers Zoom based antenatal education empowering women in lockdown and doula support. Listen out for the trust, synchronicity and laughter.

Listen in as Annalee Atia of Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Media and Nadine Richardson of She Births discuss how even in a pandemic your birth rights are not in lockdown. The conversation covers how the disparity of women's choices change their birth story, induction of labour, fear, doulas and support people in attendance. Listen out for: the one startling legal fact that may change how you perceive...

She Births® Mum and Dad, Deb and Ned share their birth story. We recorded this just before COVID and did not want to share at the time because we knew so many mums could not have doula's and some even unable to have their partners in the room during birth!

What is a doula? What is a midwife? Jo Hunter and Nadine Richardson founder of She Births® in conversation

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 - Paola's two birth stories - overcoming trauma and the healing power of birth Paola became a She Births® mum in her second pregnancy. She has two little girls and her first birth and second experience were dramatically different. In this podcast, we talk about how dark and challenging birth and motherhood can be - as well as how to come through the other side. We ex...

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 - Bringing Ayurveda home with Dylan Smith Dylan is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and holistic health educator based in Sydney. He runs and operates the Vital Veda clinic offering patients consultations, body treatments and detoxification programs. Dylan travels the world to share his passion and is also a lecturer at the Collective Wellness Institute. He is cont...

Maggie Dent is commonly known as the "queen of common sense" - she has become one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience. Maggie's experience includes teaching, counselling, working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. Maggie regularly appears on national TV and radio - she is the ho...

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 Healing Before Your Birth with Jane Hardwicke Collings. She is a grandmother, midwife, teacher, writer and menstrual educator. And she was also a home birth midwife for 30 years. Jane gives workshops on the spiritual practice of menstruation and the sacred dimensions of pregnancy, birth and menopause. She founded and runs The School of Shamanic Womancraft and has rec...

Birth Story by Marja Jacobsen & Joao da Costa . Happy Mother's Day to all of you in the southern hemisphere. In this episode we tell the story of Kai's birth. Nadine Richardson, who was also the doula for Marja and Joao, talks with them about the power of yoga during birth and in life. The importance of open communication in our relationships amidst all the changes birth and parenting brings. We o...

Today's conversation is with Peta Kelly. Peta is a She Births® mum and took part in our first live She Births® Show in Bondi as one of the Powerful women who created a peaceful birth. Peta has been featured in Forbes Magazine and considered one of the Top 27 Female Entrepreneurs changing the world by inc Magazine. She was a self made millionaire by the age of 25 and proudly retired her hard workin...

Now more than ever we need to understand that we are all in this together. We are all travelling on the same little cruise ship called planet Earth! I hope you are finding access to your stillness in this crazy time. Keeping yourself and your family, community and the whole planet safe. #flattenningthecurve I hope that your boundaries and flexibility muscles are working hard as you bunker down tog...

A candid conversation between Nadine and Julia about both the practical and spiritual elements critical to an easier transition postpartum. I am so glad you are here and able to tune in to my very candid conversation with the wonderful postnatal doula and trainer, Julia Jones. Julia is leading a worldwide renaissance in the way we care for Newborn Mothers. She is passionate about creating a villag...

Alexx Stuart is one of the most intelligent women I know. She is the author of "Low Tox Life" and founder of a thriving online education hub by the same name. She's an educator and change agent - a TEDx speaker and committed to making a healthier and happier planet for all. Especially like us, she is deeply passionate about helping families. In our podcast we discuss Alexx's story and why she crea...

***TRIGGER WARNING*** A conversation about how to support ourselves and our community through infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy loss. Pregnancy is a time for excitement and wonder, indulging in our hopes and dreams. Yet 1 in 4 women miscarry and 1 in 6 are challenged with fertility issues. Why don't woman share and normalise our experiences, seek support for our grief and loss and honour the...

This conversation will give you a lot of laughs and many pearls of wisdom across the whole parenting journey. Pinky is a mother of 5 and grandmother. She answers some challenging questions and helps with great tips on - newborns, breastfeeding, how to wean, weaning while co-sleeping, moving your little one into their own bed and more. "Listen to your heart. Listen to your baby. And trust that conn...

Join me as I talk with fellow birth educator, doula and extraordinary filmmaker, Debra P. Bonaro. If you have done She Births® then you know that her documentary is one of my absolute favourites - and I recommend everyone watches it as an education towards having a better birth. Debra is Director of the award-winning documentary Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret and co-author of the accompanyin...

This month I talk to counsellor, fellow doula and birth educator Rhea Dempsey. Rhea is author of Birth with Confidence, a must read if you really want to face your fears and understand the culture of birth and how it impacts us all. We have a copy to giveaway! She has helped over 1,000 women give birth and is currently writing her second book - which we are really looking forward to. Rhea and I ha...

On leaving an appointment with Neonatal Paediatrician Dr Howard Chilton, mamas describe feeling a deep state of relaxation. Yet as Howard tells Nadine, in this episode of the She Births® podcast, his method is simple: a combination of reassurance and gentle encouragement to trust nature's way of doing things. Dr Howard Chilton is a neonatal paediatrician, Dad, Granddad and author of two books, You...

When you prepare for birth as a team something truly magnificent can occur. Listening to Jonni Pollard and wife Carla di Mattina's tell the birth story of daughter Saffira Devi is to bear witness to this. As the couple tell Nadine in this episode of the She Births Show podcast, Saffira Devi was born in July in New York City following months of intensive and deliberate birth preparations that impac...

Nadine speaks with the respected Dr Sarah Buckley about hormonal orchestration. Listen in as she explains the role of oxytocin and shares some new insights. "When the oxytocin reaches the uterus it finds the receptors, like a key into a lock, and sends a signal to say "contract". In labour oxytocin levels go up somewhat and that makes labour a bit more receptive. Article and audio are in the link...

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