Fearful of Birth to aspiring Spiritual Midwife

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Britney. Britney is a mama of one from Salt Lake City, Utah.  She spent most of her life afraid of birth and swore she would never do it!  But after years of doing her own personal healing work, she felt called to motherhood.  When she found out she was pregnant, she dove head first into the world of pregnancy, labor and birth.  And she dedicated herself to preparing physically, emotionally and spiritually to bring her baby earth side. She chose to have a home birth with a midwife from her local birth center and had an incredible support team who really believed in her and trusted the process.  Like most first time mamas, and birthing women in general, she struggled to believe and trust in herself from time to time throughout the labour process. The physical sensations were challenging but the emotional and mental aspect was even harder for Britney. She went back and forth between trust and doubt the entire 24 hours of her labour.  In the end, she felt the incredible power of her ability to birth her baby and birthed her in her living room. Through her own empowering birth experience, she is now passionate about birth as a rite of passage and has just joined the first cohort of The Spiritual Midwife Mentorship Program beginning in May. Such an honor to be her spiritual midwife mentor as she embarks on the magical journey of becoming a sacred space holder for birth herself! Curious about Britney? Find her on instagram as @britneybeckstrand