Positive Birth Stories
If there’s one thing that you’ll never be able to overdose on when you’re pregnant, it’s this: positive birth stories. When you’re worried about birth, it can really help to know that for many women birth happens smoothly and safely, and that there’s not really that much to worry about. So, when I decided to launch the Fear Free Childbirth podcast, I knew that I wanted to share lots of positive birth stories from real women and I’m really pleased that I’ve built up quite a collection. So I thought I’d pull them all together here for you to browse for when you need a fix.
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 and the...
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 front and...
Solo Parenting: Choosing to Thrive and Finding Balance in Work and Motherhood
In this episode, we dive into a powerful and inspiring conversation with my guest, Steph Bennet, as she shares her experience of choosing to solo parent. Finding Balance in Work and Motherhood Steph's story is a testament to the strength and resilience of women who...
How Puberty Trauma Shapeshifts into Fear of Pregnancy and Body Image
In this episode, "Puberty, Pregnancy & Body Image," is a game-changer. We are diving deep into a conversation with my guest, Ramona, sharing our own experiences and uncovering the profound connection between puberty trauma, body image and body dysmorphia, and the...
From Phobia to Calling: From Fearful Mama to Confident Midwife
In this episode, I have an incredible story of transformation to share with you. My guest, Jessica, was once plagued with fear when it came to pregnancy and childbirth. However, she conquered her fears and had a positive birth experience that inspired her to make a...
From Fearful to Surrogate: Susie’s Story
In today's episode, I am joined by the incredible Susie Hamilton as she shares her spine-tingling story of transformation from someone who wrestled with tokophobia, the fear of pregnancy and birth, to becoming a surrogate. When Susie discovered this podcast when she...
Overcoming Tokophobia: Heather’s Journey from Fear to Motherhood
In this episode of the Fear Free Childbirth podcast, I chat to Heather, who shares her inspiring journey from being tokophobic to becoming a mother of two. Heather never expected to have children but decided to confront her fears for the sake of her relationship. She...
Rebecca’s fear-free natural hospital birth
Rebecca hopes her positive hospital birth story can help others birth without fear We always love receiving positive birth stories here at Fear Free Childbirth and Rebecca has got in touch to share her wonderful positive birth story. Q. How long was your labour and...
Preparing for Motherhood, with Sophie Brigstocke
In today's podcast episode I'm honoured to be joined by Sophie Brigstocke. Sophie won Doula of the Year in 2017, so this is a real treat - my second Doula of the Year guest! As well as being a doula, Sophie also runs Nurturing Birth where she trains doulas alongside...