Through engaging interviews with leading experts, heartfelt stories from real parents, and evidence-based information, The Journey Ahead Podcast covers a wide range of topics. From hypnobirthing, holistic approaches to prenatal care, birth choices, postpartum well-being, parenting techniques, and so much more.
By tuning in, you will gain valuable knowledge, discover different perspectives, and find the guidance you need to make informed decisions that align with your unique desires and values. Whether you’re a first-time parent or navigating the journey of parenthood once again, this podcast is a trusted companion on your path to creating a positive and empowered experience for you and your growing family.
I can't wait to help you feel powerfully prepared.
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Through engaging interviews with leading experts, heartfelt stories from real parents, and evidence-based information, The Journey Ahead Podcast covers a wide range of topics. From hypnobirthing, holistic approaches to prenatal care, birth choices, postpartum well-being, parenting techniques, and so much more.
By tuning in, you will gain valuable knowledge, discover different perspectives, and find the guidance you need to make informed decisions that align with your unique desires and values. Whether you’re a first-time parent or navigating the journey of parenthood once again, this podcast is a trusted companion on your path to creating a positive and empowered experience for you and your growing family.
I can't wait to help you feel powerfully prepared.
Find out more about the services I offer and how I can help you on the links below:
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Resilience
Disappointment
Worry
Intuition
Medicalised birth
and everything in between.
It's no secret that there's a whole lot of fearmongering in the birth world, abut every person's story deserves a voice. There's a lot of power in people's stories and I'm passionate about keeping things real. Serious medical complications are rare, but when they happen how amazing that we have so many talented specialists at our disposal.
Placental abruption is an incredibly rare complication in pregnancy and birth, impacting between 0.4–1% pregnancies, based on the data that does exist. It is the early separation of the placenta from the lining of the uterus before the baby has been born. Its etiology is still not fully understood yet, and because it happens rarely, it is hard to predict.
But what happens when you're in that 0.4-1% of people, how do you act? How does it feel? What do you do?
Kirsten generously shares her experience today of her dream homebirth turned c-section, and the factors that proved invaluable as she moved through this experience. We discuss the feelings of disappointment and grief when our birth experience doesn't follow the path that we really wanted it to, but also the powerful and life affirming things we can take away from these experiences. The key one... maternal intuition.
See this as a further sign to connect with your instincts, the feelings in your body and start that process of connecting with your gut. Maternal instincts and intuition are a consistent theme that comes up in people's stories time and time again, and ultimately was Kirsten's biggest tool in her birth tool box.
A huge thanks for Kirsten (and indirectly her partner John) for sharing their experience.
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