reclaiming the spirit of birth (with Gabrielle Joy)

hello sweet souls & welcome back to the Alma Y Tierra podcast. today we are welcoming my sweet friend Gabrielle back onto the podcast (for the third time!) to talk about the sacred nature of birth, how its over medicalisation has sought to strip it of that, and the journey taken to return to its origin. you will find timestamps below.05:25: what is behind the over-medicalisation of birth?14:25: there is power in distancing ourselves from the systems that seek to control birth and education19:49: how pre-conceived notions of pain and safety have the potential to create outcomes, the definitions of which lie in our hands29:47: the natural cycle of labour is engrained in our DNA, but often rejected in a medical-birth setting34:12: the legitimate impact of over-reliance on a medical system that seeks to gain from your disconnect to your body’s wisdom, using induction as an example46:34: our societal disconnect from pain that breeds a resistance to feeling our full and natural experience01:01:01: the illusion of seeking a constant state of bliss and how this removes us from true presence01:05:33: the beauty and necessity of having faith during the birthing process01:16:16: final guest questions and Jesus talk <3Scripture referenced: Colossians 3:12, Luke 5:4-6connect with Gabrielle here and find her doula support here.the Christian hypnobirthing account mentioned in this episode.our first episode from November 2022: We Are In Flow: Reconnecting With our Natural State of Being.our second episode from April 2024: The Path Of Femininity: Uniting the Inner Masculine & Feminine.Love, blessings and light,Claudia,