Kate has always wanted to be a mother with a big family. She shares her transformative journey of growing and birthing her two children - Noah and Billie. The emotional and mental challenges of pregnancy surprised her. She felt unprepared for the hormonal and identity shifts . She also shares about the challenge of finding deep and nourishing relationships in her early postpartum.  A few years ago, whilst I was transitioning from hospital employed midwife to privately practicing midwife, I offered my services as a doula - a non-clinical birth companion. During this time, I supported Kate and Mitch through their pregnancy with Noah, meeting several times to explore the emotional depths of pregnancy and the transition to parenthood. And I also accompanied them through their labour and birth. So it was a wonderful treat to be their homebirth midwife for their journey with birthing Billie. These stories are intimate, raw, inspiring - parents sharing their birth experiences - the highs, the challenges, the growth. How did they prepare, what was unexpected, what do they now know? Join Cath Tan, holistic homebirth midwife in Geraldton, Western Australia as she speaks with local families about their transformational birth journeys. 'Stories have always been powerful ways of sharing information and wisdom; soul maps for significant life events we humans traverse. I hope you'll find these stories educational, uplifting and comforting.' xx Cath www.soulful-birth.com Follow Kate (or get a massage) @massagebykate_ https://www.instagram.com/massagebykate_/ Kimberley Ann Johnson - The Fourth Trimester https://kimberlyannjohnson.com/the-fourth-trimester/ Birth Story Healing - https://birthstorymedicine.com/ Centre for Perinatal Excellence - providing support for the emotional challenges of becoming a parent https://www.cope.org.au/about/