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.pillingBirth Affirmations & Meditations:PBA Sacred Birth Affirmations TrackPBA Journey With Intentions Track(Used by Isabel throughout her pregnancy, labour, and postpartum.)Podcasts:The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey - episode featuring Janice BarcelloFree Birth Society PodcastBooks: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:Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All ProgramsUse code: POSITIVEBIRTH10 for 10% off all programs including Journey to Birth + a free birth debrief.Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) BallCreate a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order. Esfera Designs