What happens when you go into a second pregnancy still carrying pain, disappointment, or unresolved feelings from your first birth? In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast, I’m sharing Arialle’s story — a parent who entered their second pregnancy knowing they did not want to repeat the same experience they had the first time around. After a long and difficult first birth, Arialle found themself carrying anxiety about labor, questions about what could be different, and a deep desire to...

So much of the advice around low-intervention birth focuses on what to do during labor. Drink the tea.Bounce on the ball.Make the playlist.Trust your body. And while some of those things can absolutely be supportive, they are not the main reason some people are more likely to have a low-intervention birth. In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast , we explore a powerful reframe: A low-intervention birth usually starts long before labor. Because having a low-intervention birth is often...

What if birth preparation wasn’t about becoming fearless? In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast , I’m joined by Sophia Grammenos (she/her) — an educator, first-generation daughter of immigrants, and someone who entered pregnancy with lived experience of anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Sophia’s story offers such an important reframe for how we think about childbirth preparation, confidence, and mental health. Because she didn’t prepare for birth by trying to force herself into feeling...