The Power of Traditional Birth Companionship with Billie Harrigan

Billie Harrigan is a fierce advocate for restoring safety and sanity to modern birth practices. She has served birthing families for about 40 years and has taught midwives and other birth practitioners in 125 countries.Billie is also the founder of Birth Trauma Ontario, an agency dedicated to the education and healing of both perpetrators and their victims from the global scourge of obstetric violence. She has authored the world’s first and most comprehensive online course in becoming equipped in the skills of trauma informed care specific to the childbearing experience.She is the founder and director of the private member association, The Hive Collective, which brings together a community that is creating holistic alternatives for reclaiming our sovereignty over our bodies, births, babies, families, finances, and future.In this episode, we discuss:-Billy's first birth experience and her journey into the field of maternity care-Legislation and the history of regulated midwifery in Canada-Birth Trauma Ontario as a healing and educational resource-The importance of trauma-informed care in childbirth-The roles of doulas and traditional birth companions-The impact of medical trauma on women's choices-What true prenatal care looks like-The impacts of our language www.billieharrigan.comwww.harriganhive.comwww.thehivecollective.lifewww.birthtraumaontario.ca@billieharrigan@birthtraumaontario@triumphant_birthThank you for being here!