Siobhan, Free Thyself, describes her journey from secondary school counsellor to female empowerment coach and healer
You can find out more about her sacred work on her webiste
If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my Calendly
I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the link which you can access direct from there.
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world
With much gratitude. Emma xx
For more information about my work as a doula, visit my website
Midwife, doula and mother Anna describes some aspects of her professional life and how she supports women during their pregnancies and birth
If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my Calendly
I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the link which you can access direct from there.
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world
With much gratitude. Emma xx
For more information about my work as a doula, visit my website
Please be aware that there is a meditation at the end of this episode. Please ensure that you are not driving or 'operating heavy machinery' whilst listening. Instead, take a few moments of peace for yourself - maybe sit at the foot of your favourite tree or cuddle up on your sofa. Above all, be safe and enjoy
Gesine Leicht works with the womb and the heart. In this conversation, she shares her own womb healing journey and how it has brought her to help other women connect with and heal the pain they have been carrying in their wombs
Visit Gesine's website
And listen to Dr Melanie Jackson, aka Melanie The Midwife and her co-host discuss the origins of the dreaded EDD (Estimated Due Date)
If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my Calendly
I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the link which you can access direct from there.
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world
With much gratitude. Emma xx
For more information about my work as a doula, visit my website
Independent midwife Daisy Kelly of Mama Sanctuary describes her 18 year long career with the NHS and her departure to start her own independent midwifery practice
The (very) short film Emma spoke about is Push
If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my Calendly
I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
If you are liking what I am doing and would like to support me either as a one off or regularly, please consider making a donation, however big or small, on my buy me a coffee page
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world
Thank you xx
For more information about my work as a doula, visit my website
Sam Gadsden - doula, mother, wife, sister, aunty and friend = shares the stories of her four births and highlights the great benefits of giving birth at home
Visit Sam's website
Watch her interview about breastfeeding on morning TV and buy her Stages of Birth Course
If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my Calendly
I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
If you are liking what I am doing and would like to support me either as a one off or regularly, please consider making a donation, however big or small, on my buy me a coffee page
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world
Thank you xx
For more information about my work as a doula, visit my website
Student midwife Megan shares stories from the coal face of the midwifery world
If you are liking what I am doing and would like to support me either as a one off or regularly, please consider making a donation, however big or small, on my buy me a coffee page
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world and making the world a better place where I can
Thank you xx
In this episode Emma speak with Sarah Drawwater about her work as a birth doula and hypno birthing facilitator
We discuss women's choices during pregnancy and birth, what might be going wrong and how women can take back control of their own bodies and processes
You can here more about Sarah's work as a doula here and her Birth Prep In A Box and resources are available here
If you are liking what I am doing and would like to support me either as a one off or regularly, please consider making a donation, however big or small, on my buy me a coffee page
I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world and making the world a better place where I can
Thank you xx
Doula, nutritionist, homeopath and VBAC (vaginal birth after Cesarean) specialist Caroline Spear joins Emma and shares the stories of her relationship with her womb, her pregnancies, her births and her road to choosing the career she loves.
If you feel called to share the Stories From Your Womb, you can book a call with Emma via her Calendly
Emma welcomes all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
Find out more about Caroline here
Mary has two sons - one born in hospital, one at home
Jo has no children of her own
Together, they birthed the wonderful Chicken Shed Theatre
Two inductions, one C section and a bit too much being ignored
Emma spoke of the gentle C section
If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can reach Emma via her Calendly
She invites all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !!
Ali shares her journey with IVF which culminated with the conception and birth of her two wonderful sons.
The Midwives Cauldron episode mentioned about Women's Rites of Passage is available here
Her own birth and some fairly hair raising medical interventions
Angela is a qualified midwife. Three years ago, she came off the MC register and became a birth keeper.
In this episode we discuss the state of maternity services in the UK today and delve into Angela's reasons for changing the way she works.
You can find out more about Angela at her website
And Nickita's website
Nickita and Angela jointly set up the Artemis Birth Attendant Academy
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here
Yemese describes the arrival of her five babies in nine years. Her births were all in hospital and all vaginal. Thank you Yemese for sharing your stories so freely xx
Maddie McMahon is the founder of Developing Doulas.
A doula since 2003, she has written two books - Why Doulas Matter and Why Mothering Matters.
Maddie shares her own birth story from 2000 and we discuss the very simple measures that can improve the birth experience for many women and save the NHS lots of money !!
You can find out more about Maddie's work here:
And the campaign that Maddie speaks about at the end of the podcast is Delivering Better:
See their Instagram here
Anther organisation campaigning for better outcomes, specifically focused on Black maternal health is FiveXMore
We also spoke about Sheena Byrom, a midwife who works tirelessly with her daughter and other collaborators to improve maternity and midwifery services
The satirical film Push can be found on YouTube
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here
Emma's doula facilitator shares the story of her induction in Gibraltar in 2009. She also shares pearls of wisdom having attended over 100 births.
Aimee is a birth and post natal doula and energy healer. You can find out more about her and the services she offers here
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here
Emma's 'spiritual daughter' shares the story of the free birth of her son in Lisbon, Portugal, 2023.
Links we discussed:
Ingredients for after birth pads witch hazel, aloe vera & lavender
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here
Joanna tells how she used hypnobirthing to help her with the home births of her two sons - 2021 and 2024
Inspired by her births, Joanna has become a hypnobirthing facilitator herself and set up her Brighton based business Feminine Empowered Space
You can find her here and on Instagram
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here
Emma's sister shares the stories of her two physiological births in hospital - one in water and one narrowly avoided induction !! 2004 and 2006
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here
Emma's mum shares her birth stories
Six physiological hospital births and one very short adoption between 1963 and 1972
If you feel called to share the stories from your womb, book a call to meet Emma here