S6 EP179: Isabel Pillings: Hospital Birth + Freebirth + Surprise Breech / After-pains, Trust + Healing

Today’s episode follows the unfolding of Isabel’s journey - a woman who has walked through the fire of transformation with each birth she’s experienced. Her first child was born within the structured walls of a hospital, a beginning shaped by uncertainty and the quiet realisation that something vital was missing. Her second arrived in the stillness of the forest - a freebirth that called her to trust her body in a way she never had before. And her third, a surprise breech born into water, became the deepest surrender of all - a birth that cracked her open and rewrote everything she thought she knew. This is a story of becoming. Of leaning into birth as teacher, mirror, and medicine… and coming home to herself in the process. Show Notes: Instagram: @isabel.pilling Birth Affirmations & Meditations: PBA Sacred Birth Affirmations Track PBA Journey With Intentions Track (Used by Isabel throughout her pregnancy, labour, and postpartum.) Podcasts: The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey - episode featuring Janice Barcello Free Birth Society Podcast Books: Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed (Find it on Booktopia / Amazon / your local bookstore) Postpartum Support: Blissful Herbs Tinctures (Placenta Release, After-Pain Ease, Stop Bleeding) Breastfeeding Support Tools: Silverette Nursing Cups (Silver Nipple Cups) Mentioned in this episode: Sacred Birth Affirmations Track This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour. Positive Birth Australia Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order. Esfera Designs