20 Years on Birth Control, 3 Pregnancy Losses, and the Birth Story That Changed Everything (Ep. 77)

Kira takes us back to the very beginning — from undiagnosed childhood anxiety and a decade of binge drinking to the fertility journey that included an ectopic pregnancy, two miscarriages, and two wildly different birth experiences. In this episode of The Wellness Effect, Lacey and Kira sits down for full-circle look at Kira's health journey — from her childhood as the eldest daughter, through birth control and untreated anxiety, into the wellness challenge that changed everything, and finally through her fertility struggles, an ectopic pregnancy, multiple losses, and the births of Ellie and Jake.   Key Takeaways: Undiagnosed childhood anxiety and nervous system dysregulation often show up decades later as coping patterns like binge drinking — and healing means going back to understand where it started. Mineral depletion from years of hormonal birth control and lack of preconception replenishment can carry real consequences into pregnancy and postpartum — but it's never too late to start repleting. Trusting your intuition and asking questions (even when providers push back) can change the entire trajectory of a birth and postpartum experience.   Chapters: [00:00:00] - Intro  [00:01:06] - Childhood, Eldest Daughter Syndrome & Family Dynamics [00:04:49] - Undiagnosed Anxiety & Nervous System Dysregulation as a Kid [00:06:33] - Late Puberty, Birth Control & Teenage Acne [00:09:29] - Binge Drinking Years & Coping Through Her 20s [00:10:32] - Meeting Brett & the Wellness Challenge That Changed Everything [00:13:43] - Coming Off Birth Control & the Copper IUD Mistake [00:15:15] - Trying to Conceive & a Rough First Pregnancy with Ellie [00:20:35] - Ellie's Traumatic Hospital Birth Story [00:33:56] - COVID Vaccine, Trying for "Two Under Two" & the Ectopic Pregnancy [00:42:35] - Miscarriages & the Long Road Back to Pregnancy [00:47:06] - Jake's Healed Home Birth, Postpartum & Trusting Intuition Over Western Medicine   You Might Want to Listen: S2E47 - Kira's Birth Story: 6 Hour Labor & Home Birth   Want to Work With Us? Join us in the Root Cause Reset Program: https://www.lifestyleucoaching.ca/wellness-effect-906145 and use code "Wellness Effect" for a FREE functional lab test when you join the program. Follow us on Instagram: The Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/thewellnesseffectpod/ Lacey Iskra - https://www.instagram.com/laceeiskk/ Jensen - https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswjensen/ Kira Iskra - https://www.instagram.com/wellbykira/ Lifestyle U have helped over 1,000+ women transform their mind and body and become the best version of themselves. Want to be next? Click Here to Apply! - https://www.lifestyleucoaching.ca/apply If you loved this episode and want to hear more, subscribe and leave a review! Share this episode with a friend who's ready to start their own wellness journey. Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thewellnesseffectpod/ to stay up-to-date with the latest episodes and tips.