EPISODE · Apr 18, 2025 · 50 MIN
Diana Forsell Tayan on the Healing Birth Journey: From C-Section to VBAC
from Whole Woman Awakening · host Kelly Patton
We are taught that birth is a medical event our bodies are not divinely designed to succeed at. Our men believe the safest thing they can do is get us to a hospital when we go into labor. In truth, the overwhelming majority of birth trauma occurs within the walls of medicalized birth. Diana Forsell Tayan, host of Healing Birth podcast, shares her deeply personal story of her first born's unplanned c-section to her second born's at-home VBAC and how she came into her current role of nurturing women and providing education and hope through their birth stories.Diana Forsell Tayan is a writer, speaker, and host of the Healing Birth podcast, now in its sixth season. Her show is heard in over 36 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. She is the co-founder of Healing Birth, a perinatal support organization dedicated to serving women who have experienced birth trauma. Her passion and commitment to this work stem from her own experience with a traumatic birth, its aftermath, and ultimately, her journey of healing. Diana is a mother of two sons and lives with her family on Kaua’i, Hawai’i. Find Diana atHealing Birth PodcastHealingbirth.netConnect with [email protected]
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We are taught that birth is a medical event our bodies are not divinely designed to succeed at. Our men believe the safest thing they can do is get us to a hospital when we go into labor. In truth, the overwhelming majority of birth trauma occurs within the walls of medicalized birth. Diana Forsell Tayan, host of Healing Birth podcast, shares her deeply personal story of her first born's unplanned c-section to her second born's at-home VBAC and how she came into her current role of nurturing women and providing education and hope through their birth stories.Diana Forsell Tayan is a writer, speaker, and host of the Healing Birth podcast, now in its sixth season. Her show is heard in over 36 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. She is the co-founder of Healing Birth, a perinatal support organization dedicated to serving women who have experienced birth trauma. Her passion and commitment to this work stem from her own experience with a traumatic birth, its aftermath, and ultimately, her journey of healing. Diana is a mother of two sons and lives with her family on Kaua’i, Hawai’i. Find Diana atHealing Birth PodcastHealingbirth.netConnect with [email protected]
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