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Entering the Birth Portal: Hilary’s Path to Labour & Birth

Audionce Episode 39

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In this tender and deeply human episode, we sit down in the quiet anticipation of late pregnancy, Hillary at 38 weeks, and open a soft and spacious conversation about what it really means to prepare for birth. This isn’t a checklist or a polished guide, it’s an honest reflection on the inner landscape of approaching labour, and the emotional, physical, and spiritual preparation it calls for.

We speak about choosing a home birth, not as a rigid plan, but as a preference held gently, with full acceptance that birth has its own wisdom. Hillary shares how past medical trauma shaped her relationship with hospitals and informed her choice for where she feels most safe and supported. But more than that, we talk about the power of knowing yourself, and how preparing for birth becomes an act of deep self-connection. There’s breathwork, movement, playlists, and practical tools chosen not to control the process, but to stay present in it.

We gently unpick the pressure many birthing people feel to do it “right” to glow through pregnancy, to birth perfectly, to bond instantly and offer a big compassionate exhale. It’s okay if things don’t go to plan. It’s okay if love takes time. It’s okay to not be okay. We talk about navigating fear, holding space for postnatal mental health, and remembering that birth is not just a medical event—it’s a rite of passage. And it doesn’t need to be perfect to be sacred.

This episode is for anyone moving towards birth, reflecting on their own story, or simply wanting to feel a little more seen in this season of change. May it remind you that you’re not alone, that there’s no such thing as failing at birth, and that the messy, magical in-between is where the real becoming happens.

Get ready to unlock your inner light and start healing from within!

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