Today’s guest, Rhea Dempsey, is a true elder and educator in the birth world. She has been on my dream guest list since the origin of Soul Evolution.
After a shocking first birth experience in the late 1970s left her confused and traumatized, she began a lifelong inquiry into what had gone wrong — and how it could be different. That journey sparked a decades-long vocation in childbirth education, counseling, and birth support.
Since then, she has attended over a thousand births, taught hundreds of workshops and prenatal classes, and supported countless women and families across Australia and around the world. Her work has had a profound ripple effect: midwives and medical professionals frequently report that her students are some of the most well-prepared and sovereign birthing women they encounter.
She holds a Trained Primary Teacher’s Certificate, a Diploma in Childbirth Education, and a Graduate Diploma in Counseling and Human Services from La Trobe University, as well as advanced training in Gestalt Therapy.
A proud independent childbirth educator, she’s a fierce advocate for physiological birth and a grounded guide for navigating an increasingly medicalized birth culture.
Find her books Birth with Confidence and Beyond the Birth Plan at rheadempsey.com.au
Also available via BookBaby and other ebook outlets.
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Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali
Disclaimer:
The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.