21. Embracing Sovereign Birth Transformation with Johara Bellali

Johara (she/her) is a Moroccan-German homebirth and sovereign birth companion who believes in birth as a rite of passage and that pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is a transformative journeys.  Johara works with nature-based rituals, paying attention to intergenerational presence, more than humans and intuition. To prepare physically for your birth, in addition to explaining the physiology of birth and what is needed to ensure the unfolding of physiology, Johara uses bodywork, breathwork, visualization, and massage.  Johara had the privilege to accompany births in Nairobi, Kenya in 2012 and has since then accompanied home births and hospital ones in Berlin and Devon; She has supported several families in the 40-day post-natal period since 2019 and she also provides closing-the-bones ceremonies.  Johara gave birth to one of her daughters in Casablanca, Morocco (2002) and the other in Luxembourg (2006). Johara is part of the Radiant Mama group in Totnes and is the co-founder of the Transition Town Mother Roots project. She also currently researching the transformative potential of birth for a PhD at the University of Plymouth. You can get in touch with Johara in the following ways: Website: https://www.joharabellali.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doula.johara/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Johara-Bellali-Doula-100063905354857/?_rdr ..... Find out how Mary can support you to turn your passion for birth into a profitable, sustainable business, without compromising on your values or becoming a statistic of burnout: ⁠⁠https://www.marygiordano.com.au/for-doulas-landing⁠⁠  Connect with Mary on Instagram ⁠⁠@marygiordano.com.au⁠⁠ Expressions of interest to talk to me on the podcast:⁠⁠ https://www.marygiordano.com.au/the-whole-doula-podcast