Reclaiming Birth and Body Ownership

In this season finale, Aoife Lennon sits down with doula and all-round truth-teller Nicole O'Kelly for a chat that’s part therapy, part rebellion, part “how did we all accept this as normal?”We’re talking about birth, yes — but also about power, instincts, and the quiet (and not-so-quiet) ways women are taught to doubt themselves from the minute they see two lines on a test.This isn’t about doing birth “right.”This is about remembering that you were never doing it wrong.What We Get Stuck Into:How the system gently (and sometimes not so gently) nudges women away from their own instinctsWhy “informed choice” often comes with an asterisk the size of Croke ParkThe holy trinity of fear, guilt, and “good girl” conditioning in motherhoodWhy your mental and emotional wellbeing deserves more than a pamphlet and a pat on the headThe absolute nonsense we’ve been fed about birth thanks to dramatic TV and whispered horror storiesPostpartum: where you’re expected to heal, feed a baby, and transcend as a human with zero support (grand, like?)Finding your people — because lone-wolf motherhood is a myth and a miserable one at thatFind Nicole:Instagram: @NicoleOKellyYogaWebsite: NicoleOKelly.com