As We Are Born. A Podcast for truth seekers.For as we are born, so we live!

She built a multi-million dollar business.Then she chose motherhood… and everything shifted.In this episode, I sit with Natalie Cutajar to explore her experience of birth, motherhood, and the decisions that reshaped her life. Natalie shares her personal journey, including stepping away from a multi-million dollar coaching business and choosing to fully devote herself to motherhood.Inside this conversation, we explore:Natalie’s decision to close her business and what led her thereThe reality of transitioning from high-level entrepreneur to motherHer choice to birth at home and create an intentional environment for birthExperiencing lotus birth and honouring the physiological processThe role of intuition, preparation, and personal responsibility in birthThe first 6 to 8 months postpartum and the identity shift into motherhoodWhy the transition from maiden to mother often takes timeThe pressure many women feel to maintain productivity and “bounce back”How reducing stress changed her second pregnancy experienceA perspective on infant crying, emotional expression, and attachmentThroughout this episode, you’ll hear Natalie’s perspective… and you’ll also feel where this may challenge your own beliefs.Take what resonates. Question what doesn’t.That’s where your power sits.Birth is not something to be handed over without thought.The more a woman is willing to prepare, question, and take responsibility for her experience… the more empowered she becomes within it.This episode is an invitation.Not to agree.Not to follow someone else’s path.But to come back to yourself, your body, and your own knowing… and choose from there. 🌿 Resources MentionedBook a chat with DeeWebsite: devaco.com.auTears and Tantrums bookNatalies birth VLOG

Episode 11: Loving Boundaries in Pregnancy. Protecting Your Energy When Others Project Their FearPregnancy can feel like an open invitation for opinions, advice, and unfiltered fear. From hands on bellies without consent, to well-meaning loved ones projecting their own trauma, worry, or beliefs, many pregnant mummas find themselves carrying far more than their own experience.In this episode, I speak into the importance of creating loving, conscious boundaries during pregnancy. We explore how to recognise projection, how to protect your nervous system, and how to practise assertiveness without hardening your heart.Drawing on my own journey into motherhood and decades of walking alongside women through pregnancy and birth, I share practical ways to respond to unsolicited advice, fear based commentary, and the pressure that often intensifies as the due time approaches. We also talk about the impact of constant checking in, timeline anxiety, and how this disrupts the oxytocin flow needed for labour to unfold naturally.This episode is an invitation to come back into your body, trust your inner knowing, and remember that pregnancy and birth are sacred transitions, not public events. You are allowed to choose what you share, who you engage with, and what energy you carry.If you are feeling the weight of other people’s opinions, fear, or urgency, this conversation is here to remind you that your peace matters. Your timing matters. And your knowing matters!Website: ⁠⁠devaco.com.au⁠⁠Book your complimentary chat here... ⁠⁠Chat with Dee⁠

Episode 10. Birth and Birthing; Now vs Then ~ Homebirth Australia Conference PresentationIn this episode I’m bringing you the full presentation I shared at the Homebirth Australia Conference in Adelaide on Nov 9 2025. It's a deep dive into what I have witnessed in more than three decades of working with bodies, movement and birth.We explore why birth itself has not changed, yet our bodies absolutely have. I walk you through the way our ancestors lived and moved, how our modern lifestyle shapes the pregnant body, and why these shifts affect labour, positioning, and the entire physiology of birth.You will hear the stories, the insights, the frustrations and the fierce clarity that have shaped my work as an Aligned and supportive birthworker and bodyworker. You will learn how tension patterns form, why alignment matters, how fascia responds to life, and how breathwork and movement can shift everything for the women and families you support.This episode is part history lesson, part anatomy lesson, part embodiment practice, always truth telling and fully devoted to bringing birth back into the hands and wisdom of women.Settle in, breathe with me, and let your own awareness awaken as you listen.The Body Keeps The Score - AmazonWebsite: ⁠devaco.com.au⁠Book your complimentary chat here... ⁠Chat with Dee⁠

Episode 9.Em’s Birth Story: Kai’s Chosen Timing- A Sovereign & free HomebirthToday I sit down with the beautiful Em, a Mumma from my community who birthed her first baby, Kai, at home in March 2025. Call it a homebirth, sovereign birth, freebirth, or unassisted birth, whatever words feel right, but for Em and her husband Craig, it was about creating a birth that was deeply intentional, aligned, and fully theirs.I had the privilege of supporting Em and Craig through their pregnancy, birth & postpartum journey, and it was incredible to witness how committed they were to preparing themselves mentally, emotionally, and physically to bring Kai earthside in their power. Being their first birth, Em and Craig explored many different care providers within the hospital system before coming to the realisation that the only path that felt right for them was to birth at home.Kai chose to come a week early and it was magic. That timing meant no-one knew Em and Craig were in labour. The birth was completely undisturbed, energetically protected, and held in the most sacred way, just the way Kai had chosen it to be.It’s the first time Em and I have had the chance to sit together and go through her birth story in full, and it was such a joy to reflect, laugh, and honour the journey. She’s articulate, passionate, and deeply clear on why this path mattered so much for her family.I know you’re going to love this episode. If you have any questions or reflections that come up after listening, please reach out, I’d love to hear from you.Website: devaco.com.auBook your complimentary chat here... Chat with Dee

🎙️ Episode 8. Guided breath and a Yoga Nidra meditationWoohoo we’re at No. 8 already! In this episode I share with you 2 easy ways to tune in and slow down. Meditation and Breathwork doesn’t have to be scary if you’ve never done it, it’s as simple as breathing!Come and slow down, tune inwards & breathe with me!Firstly, I guide you through a short breath practice which you can then do anywhere…Then at 8mins in I guide you through a Yoga Nidra which is a beautiful guided and deeply relaxing full body experience. I invite you to revisit this beautiful episode as often as you need for reconnection and total relaxation.💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are... As We Are Born.You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: ⁠⁠⁠Book cuppa & chat⁠⁠⁠ And connect with me here ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram

🎙️ Episode 7: Go With Whose Flow?Redefining Support & Sovereignty in BirthIn this raw and fiercely honest solo episode, I speak straight from the heart about one of the most common things I hear from birthing women: “We’re just going to go with the flow.”  But what flow are you really going with?After 16+ years of walking alongside thousands of families through birth, bodywork, education and advocacy, I’ve seen the consequences of “going with the flow” in a system designed to serve itself - not you. This episode unpacks what it truly means to birth in your own flow, why hospital policy and systemic pressure are not neutral forces, and what kind of support is actually needed to stay anchored in your sovereignty… especially when things get tough or your labour goes on longer than you expected.We talk abandonment, coercion, regret, intuition, energetic alignment, and the kind of unwavering advocacy that doesn’t bail when the fire gets hot. If you’re preparing for birth orsupporting someone who is, then this is a must-listen.✨ What I cover in this episode:Why “going with the flow” in hospital is often code for surrendering your powerThe truth about coercion, pressure, and policy in institutional birthWhat real birth support actually looks like (and how to find it)Tips for building your energetic birth team & staying sovereign in your decisionsRoleplay, preparation, and the deep practice of tuning into your intuitionThis is your reminder that your birth is sacred, and you deserve to be held in it fiercely, fully, and without compromise.💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are... As We Are Born.📩 Want my free sovereign birthplan template? Send me a message.You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: ⁠⁠Book cuppa & chat⁠⁠ And connect with me here ⁠⁠⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagramgo back and listen to You Know More Than You Think

Episode 6:Addressing perceived risks of Homebirth (featuring my conversation with Deija)This episode is a little different… because I’m in the guest seat. My beautiful Mumma client and friend Deija invited me onto her podcast to talk about everything we wish women knew about birth.Together we unmask the hidden risks of hospital birth, name the trauma that’s too often normalised, and reclaim the power and possibility of physiological birth at home.I share my own story (which you’ve heard a bit of before) how I went from system-led trauma to deep remembrance, how I found healing, and why I’m so passionate about guarding the sacred birth portal.We talk about what the system gets wrong, and why birth is never just a medical event. We also delve into what I think and hear are the most common misconceptions around birthing at home. ✨ In this episode:·      What I wish every woman knew about hospital birth·      My journey from trauma to sovereignty·      How supporting homebirth became my healing path·      Why physiological birth is your birthrightIf you’ve ever felt that birth could be more… that’s because it is. This one’s for the remembering.🔗 Links....You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Book cuppa & chat⁠⁠⁠⁠ And connect with me here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Deva_birth_co ⁠⁠⁠⁠InstagramFollow Deija here… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deijarhianna?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Subscribe to Deijas Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@deijarhiannaDeijas podcast Link Here: DeijaVu Podcast  

🎙️ Episode 5. A Space Left Behind: The Gaping Hollow of PostpartumToday’s episode is tender, truthful and might just put words to something you haven’t been able to name. We’re diving into what no one tells you about the moments, days, and weeks after birth: the sacred separation, the ache, the void, and the quiet unraveling of who you were.We’ll explore the space left behind when your baby is no longer inside you… the invisible grief of the maiden self… and why even the most empowered, undisturbed births can leave you feeling hollow and undone.This is not about sadness or shame, rather it’s about honouring the transformation. About naming what’s been unnamed. And remembering: you are not broken, you are being reborn.If you're still pregnant, listen in and revisit after baby is here. And if you’ve already crossed the threshold, know this space is sacred. You’re not alone in it.Let’s breathe through it, together.🔗 Links....You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: ⁠⁠⁠Book cuppa & chat⁠⁠⁠ And connect with me here ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram

🎙️ Ep 4. - A deeper dive into my Postpartum Healing PathWhat Got Me Through (and What Might Help You Too)In this unscripted episode, I take you deeper into my own healing journey; the layers I didn’t share in my birth story, the ones that really carried me through.I had no plan when I hit record. I simply trusted the nudge from Spirit that this was what needed to be shared today. And what poured out was a collection of the most impactful tools, shifts, and support systems that helped me navigate postnatal depression, hormonal imbalance, and the long, winding path back to myself.This episode is a vulnerable download of what’s actually helped me sustain wellbeing over the past two decades. And it’s my hope that it might support you too—whether you’re preparing for birth, healing after it, or just wanting to feel like yourself again.I speak about:✨ Hormone health and how my hormone imbalance impacted me early on✨ My journey through antidepressants- and how I weaned off with support✨ The soul-changing gift of yoga, movement, and breath✨ Magnesium, and other amazing nutritional supplements✨The power of music, and why I still sleep with an iPod under my pillow✨ Why the “right” mums group matters, and what to do if you haven’t found yours yet✨ Support circles, bodywork, and not sweating the small stuff (hello socks on the floor)✨ Plus, the self-care routines I still live by today 20 years onThis is a story of becoming. Of building a toolkit, layer by layer.And of realising you don’t need to do it all at once - just one change at a time.Thank you for being here, whether you’re new or have been walking with me for years.This is for you.💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are—As We Are Born.🔗 Links....You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: ⁠⁠Book cuppa & chat⁠⁠ And connect with me here ⁠⁠⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠InstagramIntegrative Holistic GP recommendations on the Gold Coast:www.medsan.com.au My OG GP!www.wonwellness.com.auhttps://imhgoldcoast.com.auIf you're not on the Gold Coast then google Integrative Holistic GP in your area.My amazing Psychologist feelbetterpsychology.com.auPractitioner dispensing Magnesium & Mood SupportMetagenics Supplements Bioceuticals Supplements

EPISODE 3: You Know More Than You ThinkIn this soul-nourishing episode, I’m here to gently remind you of something you may have forgotten…✨ You already know more than you think. ✨We live in a world where we’re constantly told what to do—especially in pregnancy and birth. From unsolicited advice to institutional pressure, it can feel like we need to outsource all our decisions just to feel safe.But what if the deepest wisdom is already within you?Together, we explore how herd mentality can override our instincts, and how to begin unlearning so you can reconnect with your own inner knowing. I’ll walk you through how simple it can be to return to yourself—starting with the breath—and share my favourite “Yoga Snacks” to help you find presence in the cracks of a busy day.Because birth isn’t something to be handed over.It’s something to remember—body, mind, and soul.So take a deep breath, let the world fall away for a moment, and let’s come back to the truth that your body knows.You know.You always have.💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are—As We Are Born.Message me for an 8 min guided meditation +61466344652You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: ⁠Book cuppa & chat⁠ And connect with me here ⁠⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram

In this deeply personal episode of As We Are Born, I share my full story for the very first time. A story that has been evolving for 20 years!2025 marks 20 years since I became a mother, and it's finally time to tell the tale of how I went from “good girl” to fierce, soul-led birthworker.I take you through the raw, unfiltered truth of my initiation into motherhood: the trauma, the silence, the unravelling, and ultimately the healing. It’s a story of survival, and deep transformation. From growing up as the “good girl” who tried to keep the peace and avoid shame, to navigating the shock of becoming a new mother through the intensity of my first birth and the crippling descent into postnatal depression, this is the story behind why I now do what I do.I share:What it was like becoming a mother without true preparationHow the "secret mums club" left me drowning in shame and confusionThe brutal reality of anxiety, postnatal depression & panic attacksThe light that emerged from finding sisterhood, support, and myself This is a story of breaking down and rising up - a sacred transformation that has shaped every part of how I now walk with mothers through their own powerful initiations.Because as we are born into motherhood, we are also born into ourselves. If you’re struggling please don’t suffer alone. There are so many amazing resources out there, here are a few that are free… https://www.panda.org.auhttps://www.beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/parentingEpisode references You can book a 1 hour complimentary consult with me here: Book cuppa & chat And connect with me here ⁠www.devaco.com.au⁠ InstagramLearn about Violet and her support work hereAlong with Sarah who specialises in Perinatal Psychology and counselling. Petals Perinatal Psychology 

🎙️ Episode 1 — Welcome to As We Are Born**Birth isn’t broken. The system is. And I’ve had enough.**In this powerful opening episode, Dee comes out blazing—calling out the brokenness of the medical birth system and reclaiming birth as the sacred, physiological rite of passage it truly is.With over 16 years of hands-on experience walking beside birthing families, Dee shares the raw truths she’s witnessed: the trauma, the manipulation, the disrespect-and the magic that unfolds when birth is left undisturbed and held in reverence, at home.This isn’t just a podcast intro—it’s a war cry. A truth bomb. A homecoming for the wild ones who know, deep in their bones, that *birth was never meant to be managed, feared, or stolen.*🔥 Why she created *As We Are Born*🔥 The real dangers inside the system (spoiler: it’s not your body)🔥 Why the “good girl” mentality has no place in birth🔥 And what it really means to take birth back—with radical self-responsibility, love, and fire.If you’ve ever felt like birth should be different—if you’ve been broken, silenced, or ignored—this is your invitation to rise.**The revolution begins here.**💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are—As We Are Born.

Welcome to AS WE ARE BORN!This podcast is for families who want to birth and parent outside the system and want to feel empowered and motivated by becoming educated on what physiological birth is, and tuning into their deepest knowing and intuition.But to not be afraid of using the system as a tool when there is a genuine need, but learning to know the difference between fear mongering and when something else is going on.I am so deeply passionate about supporting people to bring babies into the world in the most soul aligned and gentle way possible. My goal is to help you walk the path of connection and joy as you support yourself to meet and raise your babies. My mission is to be an inspiration for change in the birthworld; to hold space for people to grow their trust, faith & intuition in themselves. As parents, and as birthworkers!I want to raise the light and vibration to shine through pregnancy, birth and parenting, so that our next generations are coming into this world feeling safe, deeply loved and connected. And that is going to happen best when people are at home feeling supported and loved.I want to empower you to fully show up for yourself, your baby, your family! Or as a birthworker to fully show up in trust and knowing for your families.I want you to rise up and build such a deep level of trust in your own innate ability and your unwavering knowing that it is absolutely frigging unstoppable!I hope you enjoy the ride!