Could Your Own Birth Be Shaping Your Fears About Pregnancy and Birth?

If you struggle with the idea of pregnancy or birth—whether that’s full-blown tokophobia or just a deep unease—you’ve probably spent time wondering: Why do I feel this way? Maybe you’ve never had a traumatic experience related to birth.Maybe you haven’t heard any...

Erin’s Tokophobia Healing Journey

I’m thrilled to share with you another incredible tokophobia healing journey. As the host of the Fear Free Childbirth podcast, I have had the profound privilege of connecting with many incredible women, each on her unique path to overcoming the fears and...

How Unhealed Tokophobia Can Affect You In Unexpected Ways

I want to share with you a true story that illustrates the shocking impact of unhealed tokophobia and how it can unexpectedly affect your life. It’s a tokophobia recovery story that’s a little bit different. Well, VERY different! For a start it involves a...

Overcoming Birth Trauma: Heather’s Journey to Positive Birth

In today’s episode, I am joined by Heather to dive into her incredible journey from a fear-filled first birth to two positive and empowering experiences. Heather shares her deep emotional work in overcoming the negative feelings from her traumatic first birth...

Periods & Pregnancy: Learning to love your cycle

In today’s episode, I have a thought-provoking conversation with Elizabeth Tidwell, a menstrual cycle coach, as she shares her journey of healing and embracing the power of her menstrual cycle. I wanted to talk about periods because even though they’re not...