We are honored to have Chrissi Long of Blissful Birthing as a guest this episode to talk about her personal experiences with her FIVE pregnancies, labors and births and the role of a doula as a safeguard for empowering women's choices during labor and birth.
We also discuss the importance of creating a safe space for labor no matter the setting, and how certain hormones are affected in a stressful state
Every woman has a right to make and enforce her decisions in one of the most important events in their life. Listen in to learn some other strategies you can use to tap into your innate power to give birth!
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0:19 Introduction to our amazing guest, Chrissi Long
1:15: Chrissi talks about her move to Costa Rica
3:20: Dr Chris talks about her Costa Rica experience
4:13: Chrissi talks about her health journey to becoming a doula and her first pregnancy
6:25: Chrissi explains what doulas, EFT, and hypnobirthing are
10:30: Dr. Chris and Chrissi talk about the concept of renaming for contractions
11:20: Chrissi talks about visualizations and affirmations
12:20: Chrissi talks about her experiences with pregnancy, labor and birth in different countries
12:53: First Birth experience
14:40: Chrissi talks about England’s protocols with pregnancy, labor and birth
15:02: Chrissi talks about her experience with her third pregnancy through Spain’s system/protocols
18:58: Chrissi talks about Costa Rica’s system/protocols
20:00 Chrissi talks about “Free Birth” and her pregnancies involving this concept
21:35: Dr. Chris and Chrissi discuss how to have a responsible free birth
23:00: Chrissi talks about her pregnancy, labor, and birth in Costa Rica
25:13: Chrissi talks about interesting uses for placenta
28:15: Chrissi talks about concerns she had over the free birth
29:50: Chrissi talks about being in a safe space for her labor and free birth
30:35: Chrissi and Dr. Chris talk about her ideal birth situation and the importance of choice for the mother
31:40: Chrissi talks about the Mind-Body-Baby connection and how to enhance it
34:40: Chrissi discusses the importance of oxytocin in the third stage of labor and what can disrupt it
37:25: Chrissi talks about her personal experience with stress and disruption in the third stage of labor
40:20: Chrissi is asked about advice to moms for making a safe space for labor and birth
48:00: Chrissi talks about the differences in development of her children
52:11: Dr. Chris and Chrissi suggest other factors going into development
53:13: Chrissi mentions conscious parenting
54:09: Chrissi talks about how to connect with her
55:13: Wrap up with Chrissi
58:00: Dr. Toxil talks about oxytocin
1:00:31: Dr. Chris talks about when she has seen disruption of labor due to stress
1:04:00: Dr. Chris talks about why doulas are important
1:06:45: Episode wrap up
Sources mentioned:
Chrissi Long - https://blissfulbirthing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/myblissfulbirth/?ref=page_internal
Podcast: Blissful Birthing- From Fear to Power
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