Tag: birth

NC 12: Heal Birth Heal the Earth – Calling the Power of Birth Home – Carla Sargent

Heal Birth Heal the Earth – Calling the Power of Birth Home – Carla Sargent “Carla is New Zealand’s leading authority on birth trauma. Her background in midwifery & her many years of experience in helping people heal from their birth trauma, combines to offer you reliable, compassionate and trusted support.” https://www.healingbirth.co.nz/ To encounter the… Continue reading NC 12: Heal Birth Heal the Earth – Calling the Power of Birth Home – Carla Sargent

TWIW 205: Birth-control pills negatively impacts women’s stress response

This Week In Wellness a new study has shown that commonly used birth-control pills can negatively impact women’s stress response, in particular the ability to reduce their levels of the stress hormone ACTH when the stress has been removed. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230707/Birth-control-pills-disrupt-womens-stress-response-study-shows.aspx https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0166432823002681

WWR 229: Reclaiming Childbirth with Dr Rachel Reed

This episode is for all women who have given birth or are planning to! To all our Mamma’s and future mamma’s, on this episode of Wellness Women Radio we are joined by the incredible Dr Rachel Reed – author of “Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage”. Dr Rachel Reed is prolific in the birth… Continue reading WWR 229: Reclaiming Childbirth with Dr Rachel Reed

NTM 356: Post-birth pelvic pain, shame and dysfunction – you are not alone PART 1

Following on from our podcast titled ‘Let’s lift the veil on the shame of post-partum healing’, we received a flurry of feedback that let us know that there is a silent shame epidemic for women around birth, injury, trauma and their sexual selves. Over two episodes (this is Part 1) we give voice to the… Continue reading NTM 356: Post-birth pelvic pain, shame and dysfunction – you are not alone PART 1

TWIW 137: Could your cuppa be causing cancer or birth defects?

This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has shown that a cup of tea can contain up to 60 disinfection byproducts (DBP’s) including some with unknown health side effects. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210915085847.htm https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c03419 This episode is brought to you by my FREE mentoring group Healthy Lifestyle Choices. For wellness information, inspiration… Continue reading TWIW 137: Could your cuppa be causing cancer or birth defects?

WWR 214: Birth Preparation and Dr Ashleigh’s Birth Story

This is the most incredible story of how the beautiful baby Ella Skye entered the world! Wellness Women Tribe we have a very special podcast for you that you don’t want to miss. Dr Ashleigh shares her top tips for preparing for birth but also walks us through the birth of her daughter, which is… Continue reading WWR 214: Birth Preparation and Dr Ashleigh’s Birth Story

TWIW 60: Shortfalls causing women to birth outside the system

This Week In Wellness a research article published in Biomed Central (BMC) has shown that women choosing to birth outside of hospitals, be that a home birth or a free birth, did so in search of the “best and safest” birth experience. In Australia 97% of births occur in a hospital setting however this paper… Continue reading TWIW 60: Shortfalls causing women to birth outside the system

TWIW 34: Home birth just as safe for low risk mums

And This Week In Wellness a study in the British Medical journal analysing Australian births has suggested that for low-risk pregnancies birthing at home is just as safe and has a 6 times higher chance of resulting in a “normal birth”. Professor Caroline Homer, director of the UTS Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health… Continue reading TWIW 34: Home birth just as safe for low risk mums

NTM 209: Bridget’s birth story – moving from ‘I can’t do it’ to an ecstatic birth

Birth calls us to meet our edges physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, birthing not only our babies, but ourselves as mothers. In this intimate episode, Bridget recounts the story of birthing her third child Pearl Aveline into the world, in a profoundly fulfilling home birth. It’s an insight into how our relationships facilitate our growth,… Continue reading NTM 209: Bridget’s birth story – moving from ‘I can’t do it’ to an ecstatic birth

NTM 206: Birth and women’s bodies

Birth represents an opening for a woman, physically of course, but also who she currently is, and who she is evolving into. How can we work with women’s bodies and pelvises, to create more space for babies and widen what ‘creating space’ looks like? If even 1mm of space can dramatically alter a babies position… Continue reading NTM 206: Birth and women’s bodies