In this deeply moving and raw episode, Kirsten returns the podcast to share the free birth story of her second daughter, Korra.
After a long and challenging first birth, told in episode 8, Kirsten chose a radically different path this time—trusting her intuition, ending care with her midwife, and ultimately birthing alone in a tub on her deck, under the moonlight, surrounded by the sounds of the forest.
We explore the unraveling of expectations, healing from a foggy postpartum, and what it means to reclaim sovereignty in birth. This story is gritty, wild, embodied, and deeply feminine.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Yolande Norris-Clark’s book Portal
The importance of discernment with ultrasounds and medical care
Living off-grid and birthing in nature
Honoring fear, intuition, and the soul's calling to free birth
Previous Episode:
Listen to Kirsten’s first birth story in Episode 8.
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