Explore every episode of the podcast The Natural Birth Podcast
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| Why I Have Not Chosen to do the Routine Ultrasounds - Anna’s 2nd Trimester Pregnancy Update | 08 nov. 2026 | 00:55:45 | |
In this episode, I'm sharing a deeply personal 2nd trimester update from weeks 20–29 of my pregnancy. I spend quite some time opening up about my decision not to have the two routine pregnancy ultrasounds, sharing my reasoning and reflections in detail. I share about the different people supporting me through this pregnancy: my midwife within the conventional system, my beautiful homebirth midwife, acupuncture, pregnancy massage and the unexpected joy of finding new friendships through mama circles. The people who are coming into my life and the ones falling away in this new phase of life. And perhaps most importantly, I talk about where my focus really is right now. As a midwife, I'm not spending my pregnancy reading birth books or taking birth preparation courses. Instead, I'm turning inward. Learning to love, nurture and listen to myself. Resting deeply, honing my intuition and beginning to think about the kind of postpartum I want to create. I'm also sharing a little about planning my upcoming nesting party and my desire to gather a small circle of women who might become part of my postpartum village. Because preparing for birth is only a small part of the preparation during this rite. It's also about preparing to be supported and nurtured as we cross the threshold into motherhood. A conversation about pregnancy as a rite of passage, trusting your own wisdom, making conscious choices and allowing yourself to be held. NOVEMBER SALE SAVE $200! The Natural Birth Course + 1 Year Membership in The Village for ONLY $97 USD Use coupon code: NOVEMBERSALE at checkout. Or click the link below: GET THE NATURAL BIRTH COURSE FOR $97 https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/offers/jjcrJwLF/checkout?coupon_code=NOVEMBERSALE Enjoy this rare super sale! You can even gift this to a friend. What a beautiful Christmas gift! | |||
| The Synchronisities that lead to an Empowering Home Birth | 01 nov. 2026 | 00:40:14 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Erika. Erika is a mama of one from the US. She is a former yoga instructor and someone passionate about natural living, holistic wellness, and mindful motherhood. Since becoming a mother, she has grown even more interested in natural approaches to health, parenting, and creating a nurturing environment for her family. Today she shares about what opened her eyes to and led her to choose a home birth for herself and her family. The story we will dive into now… November Sale SAVE $200! The Natural Birth Course & 1yr Membership in The Village for ONLY $97.00 USD Use Coupon Code: NOVEMBERSALE at checkout Or click on the link below https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/offers/jjcrJwLF/checkout?coupon_code=NOVEMBERSALE Enjoy this rare super sale! You can even gift this to a friend, what a great Xmas gift! Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| Pain is the portal | 24 oct. 2026 | 00:50:51 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Fincha. Fincha is a self proclaimed witch, doula, sound healer and soul coach, here to hold space for women as they step into their freest, wildest lives and reclaim their primal power. I met Fincha through my online community the village and the natural birth course and as she took the business course for birth workers when she was pregnant with her second baby. Today we get to hear about her two births, her first being a long hospital birth that ended in an epidural so her body could relax and open in an environment that wasn’t helping her to do so. Her second pregnancy she knew she wanted something different for her and her family, and she gave birth to her second son at home, in a pool in front of the Christmas tree, surrounded by her partner, doula, mother and midwife. During her home birth, she had a vision of thousands of women standing around her, holding her. With her mother’s hands on her back, she encountered the Great Mother, and it felt like an initiation into her deepest truth. ‘Pain is the portal’ was the mantra she repeated over and over again during her home birth. And honestly, everything changed after that birth. She is truly transformed, yet somehow even more herself than ever. Curious about Fincha? Find her on instagram @finchacarter Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| The Spiritual Conscious Conception Journey & Home Births of Dr. Gertrude Lyon | 18 oct. 2026 | 01:10:54 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Dr. Gertrude Lyon. Gertrude is a mama of two from the US, also living in Malta and Ireland throughout her year. She is a TEDx speaker, author, transformational coach, and host of the Rewrite the Mother Code podcast. Through her work, international women's retreats, and TEDx talk as well as in her feature in Oprah Daily, she challenges traditional narratives around motherhood and encourages women to reclaim their voices, trust their instincts, and make choices on their own terms. Today we get to meet the young maiden Gertrude who became a mother of two daughters in her 20s. She takes us on her spiritual and conscious conception journey to conceive her first baby. Involving travelling to sacred sites and doing ceremonies and prayers to call in her spirit baby and ending up praying in a Grotto in Ireland dedicated to Mother Mary and shortly falling pregnant after that.
Both her babies were born naturally at home, an experience that deeply shaped her passion for women's autonomy and empowered birth. Curious about Gertrude? Find her on instagram @drgertrudelyons Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| Coping with Birth Pains without Fear and Having a Water Home Birth in Australia | 11 oct. 2026 | 01:05:28 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jaime. | |||
| Freebirthing her 6th Baby Alone with just her Kids | 03 oct. 2026 | 00:58:48 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Sofia. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| A Positive Natural Hospital Birth & Home Birth | 26 sept. 2026 | 01:00:15 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Lovisa. Lovisa is a mama of two soon three as she just found out she is pregnant. She lives in the north of Sweden with her family and works as a doula, coach and educator. If you had asked her ten years ago about how she wanted to give birth she’d said “give me everything”. But as she became pregnant that all changed. She desired a home birth for her first but her fears got the better of her in her first trimester and she cancelled her home birth midwife. When she later came into her second trimester she changed her mind but it was too late. The only midwife serving her area was already fully booked by then. So she hired a doula and informed herself of the birth she wanted and succeeded in having a natural and positive hospital birth. With her second she knew she was having a home birth and felt more calm than ever in her decisions, fully trusting her intuition and inner knowing. She had a wonderful water home birth with her second. And now, being pregnant with her third, she's planning yet another homebirth, one I hope she’ll return to share with us. Curious about Lovisa? Find her on instagram as @inibubblan
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| Army Veteran Gina’s 3 Home Births | 19 sept. 2026 | 01:15:08 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Gina.
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| Blissful Home Birth after 2 C/S | 13 sept. 2026 | 01:12:56 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Bailee. Find her on instagram as @bailieemccusker Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| I’m Pregnant! My Pregnancy Announcement + The First 20 Weeks | 05 sept. 2026 | 01:01:28 | |
I'm finally sharing the secret I’ve been keeping… I’m pregnant! 🤰✨ In this very special and personal episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m sharing my pregnancy announcement and taking you with me through the first half of my pregnancy, from conceiving on Valborg, the day before Beltane, the ancient celebration of spring and fertility, all the way to 20 weeks pregnant. I’m sharing the week-by-week signs that made me feel pregnant, from progesterone headaches, breathlessness and a little nausea to the absolutely bone-deep exhaustion that became the defining symptom of my first trimester. I talk about the brown spotting at eight weeks that had me bracing myself for a possible loss, the bloating that made me look six months pregnant almost immediately, the aches and pains, cravings, aversions and my least favorit pregnancy symptom. I share what it has been like moving into the second trimester while still waiting for that famous burst of energy everyone talks about, feeling my baby become stronger and more present every day, turning 40, and suddenly reaching 20 weeks and realizing: I’m halfway. I also share how I’m preparing for birth and postpartum, the care team I’m building around myself, my plans for a home birth, and my experience of stepping into the conventional maternity care system for the first time in this pregnancy. And I talk about a decision that I know may be different from the path many women choose: so far, I haven’t had any prenatal screening or ultrasounds. I share some of the thinking behind that choice, what information feels meaningful to me, and why I may still choose an ultrasound later in pregnancy. This isn’t an episode about telling you how pregnancy should be done. It’s simply an intimate look inside how I am navigating mine as a midwife, a woman turning 40, and just simply a mother-to-be. I am so excited to finally bring you along for the journey. ❤️ Want to join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? www.sacredbirthinternational.com/thesacredbirthworkermentorship Find Anna’s Website & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episodes here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship - Join Me and My Graduates | 29 août 2026 | 00:44:28 | |
Are you curious about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?In this special episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m joined by four graduates of the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship to answer some of the questions I receive most frequently from women considering joining us.And instead of just hearing the answers from me, I wanted you to hear directly from women who have actually walked this path, who have moved through the mentorship, experienced the teachings, been part of the community, and integrated what they’ve learned into their lives and work.Together, we answer:✨ What was the best thing about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?✨ I’m pregnant or in my postpartum — is this the right time to take the mentorship?✨ I’m not sure I want to work as a birth worker, or even how I would use everything I learn. Is the mentorship worth taking just for myself?✨ I’m working or studying full-time. What is the workload actually like, and will I be able to manage it alongside everything else in my life?✨ I’m already a doula, midwife or birth worker. Will I actually learn something new?✨ And finally, what would our graduates say to anyone who is currently considering joining the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?This is a beautiful and honest conversation about what it’s really like to move through the mentorship, who it’s for, how it can fit into different seasons of life, and what our graduates have taken with them on the other side.Whether you already know that birth work is calling you and your searching for the right training, you’re an experienced birth worker longing to deepen your knowledge and practice, or you simply feel drawn to learn more about physiological birth, women’s wisdom and holding sacred space, this episode is for you.The next Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship begins on the 21st September.Come listen, meet some of our graduates, hear their experiences, and see if this journey might be calling you too. ✨Want to learn more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Go to sacredbirthinternational.com to read the full curriculum, listen to more testimonials and apply for the next round starting on the 21st of September! | |||
| First Time Mama’s Unassisted Home Birth in Aotearoa | 23 août 2026 | 00:47:22 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Stephanie Steph is a first-time mama from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and she is a proud Sacred Birth Worker graduate. Her pregnancy, birth, and mothering journey have been guided by the rhythm of nature, the innate wisdom of other mammals, and her own intuition. She attended her first birth when she was 3 months pregnant which deeply informed her about the birth and especially the postpartum care she wanted for herself. She had a great home birth midwife who held her through pregnancy, but in her birth she felt that having her partner and best friend was all she needed and ended up free birthing her baby undisturbed. Curious about Stephanie? Find her on instagram as @goddessinclay Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
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| Birthing a 5kg / 11 Pound Baby at Home | 16 août 2026 | 00:40:25 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Ally Ally is a homesteader and mother of two in the United States in West Georgia, where she and her husband are building their first homestead completely from scratch. You can find her on YouTube by searching for Ally Roberson (@allylothman), where she shares her journey of growing food, raising animals, and living connected to nature on their 2.5-acre farm. Ally is passionate about family-centered pregnancy and birth. She recently welcomed her second child, an incredible 11-pound baby boy (which is almost a 5 kg baby!) right on the homestead in a powerful home birth. Her story beautifully embodies trusting the body’s wisdom, reclaiming birth as a sacred family experience, and most importantly overcoming the negative story society tells us about birth. Curious about Ally? Find her on instagram @allylothman Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| 1.5hr Easeful and Mystical Home Water Birth | 08 août 2026 | 00:55:22 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Mia. Mia is a mama of two originally from Montreal, Canada, now living in Norway. Mia is a certified doula, Sacred Birthworker, and a Mama Blessing ceremony facilitator who is deeply passionate about physiological birth and supporting women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Her work extends to facilitating women’s circles, retreats, and organizing wellness events and festivals in Norway, Portugal, Canada, and beyond. With a deep love for art and holistic psychology, Mia is completing her Master’s degree in Art Therapy, weaving together creativity, ritual, authentic relating, and evidence-based therapeutic practice. She facilitates Prenatal Art Therapy sessions and is dedicated to creating meaningful spaces where women can reconnect with themselves, cultivate supportive sisterhood, and embrace the transformative journey of motherhood. In this heartfelt episode, Mia shares the story of her daughter’s profoundly easeful and mystical home water birth, which unfolded in less than 90 minutes. She reflects on the power of surrender, the innate intelligence of the birthing body, and the simple yet profound practices that allowed her to experience birth as peaceful, instinctive, and deeply empowering. Mia explores the mindset shifts that shaped her experience, including replacing the idea of contractions with expansions, and how softening into each wave allowed her body to lead the way. She shares what it felt like to experience the ferguson reflex, welcome her daughter through a gentle partial lotus birth, and emerge with a profound sense of peace, awe, and trust in the wisdom of birth. She also reflects on the magic of the first hours postpartum, resting in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by candles and soft galaxy lights, holding and breastfeeding her baby while her doula filled the room with gentle guitar songs from the Amazon jungle, creating an atmosphere of deep peace, love, and reverence. This episode is an invitation to reimagine what birth can be when women feel deeply safe, supported, and connected to their own inner knowing. Curious about Mia? Find her on instagram as @earthsidebirth.doula Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| 4.4kg Big Baby Birthed at Home | 01 août 2026 | 01:14:41 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Carla Carla is an Italian–Brazilian soprano mama of two based in Berlin. She’s married to the wonderful Hungarian Tamas and she recently completed her training as a psychoanalyst and is preparing a new series of concerts and recitals beginning in October. In 2022 she welcomed her first child, Sofia, in a home birth that she shared on this podcast. And this May she gave birth to her son Piero, a big boy of 4.4 kg, also at home with a devoted, loving team. Both births were among the most challenging and empowering experiences of her life. Curious about Carla? Find her on instagram as @carlacottini Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| 2hr Unassisted Caul Birth in South Africa | 25 juil. 2026 | 01:07:29 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kayla. Kayla from a mama of two from South Africa and this is her second natural home birth that she shares on the poddy. I actually know Kayla through The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship that she joined at the end of her first pregnancy with her little boy. She ended up birthing in the first weeks of the mentorship and found so much support in our community and sisterhood. She shares that she thoroughly enjoy and respect birth, and therefore she decided to became a Sacred Birth Worker. She wants women to know that natural birth is their birth right and to feel empowered by the life-changing experience of birth. Her second baby arrived fast and furiously, a truly precipitous birth where the midwife never made it and her baby was born partially en caul and it was one of the most beautiful experiences of Kaylas life. Curious about Kayla? Find her on instagram as @sacredart_ofbirthing Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| The Business Woman who Successfully Home Birthed with Meconium Stained Waters | 18 juil. 2026 | 01:30:36 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Elena She’d spent most of her pregnancy assuming she’d be in a birth centre. Then something changed which she shares about in this episode and she decided to birth at home.
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| Intuitive Birthing - Lonneke's 3 Free Birth's | 11 juil. 2026 | 01:25:08 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Lonneke.
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| Freebirthing in Canada | 04 juil. 2026 | 00:56:20 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Emma. Emma is a mama of two from New Brunswick, Canada. She is incredibly passionate about physiological birth and a woman’s personal intuition of this natural event. Unfortunately there is very little access to natural pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support in her province in Canada, so navigating this world was challenging in both her pregnancies. Her first birth was followed and attended in hospital by a doula, though things did not unfold as hoped. With lots of emotional and physical preparation, her most recent birth was a redemptive, beautiful free-birth in her ensuite bathtub with her most intimate family members and best friend of over 20 years present. Curious about Emma? Find her in instagram as @emm_honey
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| A Natural Hospital Birth in Australia & a Home Birth in a Red Cabin in the Woods of Sweden | 28 juin 2026 | 00:39:54 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Hanna. Hanna is a mama of two daughters now based in Uppsala, Sweden but living from time to time in Melbourne. Her husband is Australian and her 1st born was born in Melbourne in the hospital, while her second was a home birth bubba. Hanna and her family has chosen to step out of the every day hamster wheel life and is now living in a little red cabin in the countryside not too far away from where I live actually, where she works a lot in her garden. She grows food and spends a lot of time out in the woods and her aim is a slow paced life. And she is on the path of becoming a Parish Educator and is in the process of heading back home Down under to Australia. Today she shares about her natural hospital birth in Australia and her fast home birth in her red little cabin here in the woods of Sweden.
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| Freebirthing in the Dominican Republic | 20 juin 2026 | 01:09:51 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rocio. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| Natural Home Water Birth in Canada | 14 juin 2026 | 01:03:35 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Saide. Saide is a mama of one little new born baby from Canada. She always knew she was going to have a home birth as her own mama birthed her and her siblings at home and all of her friends were home birthed too, so it was just the norm in her circles. She went on a journey to find the right midwife for her and she wouldn't settle until it felt just right, which took her to the very end of her pregnancy. In the end she ended up having a natural home water birth, just as she had envisioned. In this episode we also discuss coming of birth control and the effects of that, having an anterior cervical lip and the actual truth about that and how listening to your own inner voice and intuition is the most powerful tool in pregnancy, birth and motherhood. Follow @thenaturalbirthpodcast for more natural and positive birth stories. Listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or through @thenaturalbirthpodcast Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
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| Rose shares her Birthing Wisdom from Birthing 8 Babies, 1 late loss, 1 hospital birth, 6 at home and one on the way. | 06 juin 2026 | 01:37:09 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rose. Rose is one of my sacred birth worker graduates and one of the longest listeners to this podcast. It’s so fabulous to finally get to invite her onto the show. Rose is a very private person who is active in her Brooklyn in person community, but not at all online. She is absolutely fascinated by birth and it’s her calling to serve in this field. And what better guide and companion than a mama of 8, soon to be 9. Rose's first baby unfortunately passed in her womb, and this is where Rose’s story starts. When she became pregnant with her next baby she went to birth in the hospital. And although the experience was pleasant and as natural as possible, she wished for something greater which propelled her to take the giant leap into home birth. Since then she has birthed all her babies at home with each birth bringing her to a unique journey of surrender and growth. It’s not every day that you get to listen to a mamas 8 birth stories. I hope you will thoroughly enjoy all her birthing wisdom. Since Rose is not on social media you can find her whatsapp details & email in the show notes if you’re curious about connecting with her
As mentioned, Rose is an OG Natural Birth Podcast listener, who’s listened from the very first month I started this podcast over 6 years ago. I love that some of you are hardcore birth nerds and loyal listeners, and maybe you are one of these OG listeners like Rose. And maybe it’s because you have this insatiable hunger to learn everything about pregnancy and birth and just want to be in this energy all the time? I know that when Rose finally took the step and followed her inner calling into birth work she told me she’d been thinking about it for years, listening to the invites each round until one day finally deciding it was time. Because to be honest, if you are waiting for the right time to follow your inner longing and calling it might just never happen… because let’s face it, life happens all the time, and it’s usually always a lot. And we can always find excuses about time, money, life circumstances, etc. But if a working mama of 7 can do it, there really is no real excuse. It’s just a priority. To prioritize your dream, your calling and leaning into the unknown and trusting just like in birth, that you are going to be cared for by the great mystery of life in following your passion and purpose. If this rings true to you, the doors are now open for the next round of the sacred birth worker mentorship starting on the 21st of September. The early bird offer is now activated so all the more reason to decide to take the leap of faith and follow your heart's longing! Now let’s dive into Rose's amazing birth stories. | |||
| Natural Birth Advice for First Time Mothers | 31 mai 2026 | 00:36:19 | |
After the positive feedback we received from the Mother’s Day Special featuring the top 13 women from 2026 sharing their best natural birth advice and birthing pearls of wisdom to first time mamas, we have done it again.
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| Free Birthing in Northern New South Wales Australia | 24 mai 2026 | 00:44:10 | |
This week on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kate. Kate is a mother raising three wild and beautiful boys amongst barefoot days, intentional family living, and the everyday magic of home in northern NSW Australia. In the area I used to live. She is deeply passionate about soulful birth, motherhood, ritual, connection, and creating a life that feels soft, grounded, and true. In this episode, Kate shares her journey through birth and motherhood, how each pregnancy deepened her trust in herself, and how following her inner voice led her toward an incredibly intuitive and empowering free birth experience. Her journey started out with her first baby immersing herself in her midwifes knowledge to by her third feeling the pull to birth just with her family around. Curious about Kate? Find her on instagram as @grounded.blessings And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month. The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village. Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for 50% of the already reduced Bundle. That’s 50% with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26 Find the link to the bundle in the shownotes or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Birthing Unassisted in the Scottish Highlands | 17 mai 2026 | 00:52:30 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kirsty. | |||
| Mother's Day Special - Birthing Pearls of Wisdom & Advice from 13 Natural Birthing Women | 09 mai 2026 | 00:43:35 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have taken out the pearls of wisdoms and natural birthing advice from 13 mamas who've been a guest on the podcast in 2026!
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| Jelena’s Home Birth in the Deep Forest | 02 mai 2026 | 00:39:11 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jelena Jelena is a mama of one from Sweden. She is a modern medicine woman, artist and mother to Nahuel. She’s also a mentor for women who want to reconnect to their cyclical rhythms, nature and the sacred. She lives some parts of the year in the Swedish forest and some parts of the year in Colombia together with her husband Omar Romero and their son. Together they weave the wisdom from the jungle in the south, with the Nordic medicines, through healing ceremonies, retreats and events. She gave birth in Sweden, in their cottage house, deep in the forest together with my friend and home birth midwife Sigrid and I was a small part of her story as I wasn’t far away that day that she birthed her baby which we will mention in her story today. Curious about Jelena? Find her on instagram as @helakvinnan If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest. I’d love to hear your story!
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| Surprise Breech Birth at Home | 26 avr. 2026 | 00:39:03 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jolanda Jolanda is a mama of one beautiful six-month-old daughter from the Netherlands now living in the forest of Sweden. She is a Holistic Coach, and a Deep Rest Facilitator. Her journey through years of illness and trauma guided her back home to her body and taught her how to truly receive the gift of rest. It also led her to Sweden, where she followed her heart to live surrounded by nature and stillness. She finds deep meaning in creating nervous-system-friendly spaces for rest and connection, spaces where people can feel truly seen, heard, and held And today she shares her story of becoming pregnant after years of healing long covid and birthing her baby at home, with my good friend home birth midwife Sigrid. And how instead of a head, a bum peaked out as she birthed her baby at home. And as most babies, hers birthed without an issue. Breech birth is just a variation of normal. Curious about Jolanda? Find her on instagram as @rootsinrest If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest. I’d love to hear your story! Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| Miranda's Story of 3 Natural Conceptions & 2 IVF, 4 Natural Hospital Births & 1 Free Birth | 18 avr. 2026 | 01:51:11 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Miranda. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| Fast Birth under the Super Full Moon | 12 avr. 2026 | 01:15:27 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Cornelia. Cornelia is a mother of two from Sweden and a midwife, having attended around 50 home births and nearly 400 hospital births. She’s the daughter of my friend and home birth midwife Kirsten who’s a guest teacher for the Swedish midwifery craft training I am starting this summer here in Sweden and it’s such a pleasure to have her on. Her mother being the home birth midwife of the village all her life, her connection to birth began early. At just 8 years old, she witnessed her first birth, and since then she has carried a deep knowing that birth is a natural process of life. For her own births, she chose to have her mother as her midwife. A decision rooted not only in trust of her competence, but in the deep safety of their relationship, something she believes is essential in birth. Her first birth began under a super full moon, starting with gentle, menstrual-like sensations that quickly intensified through the night. As labor unfolded, she turned inward, listening to her body and even checking her own progress with her fingers inside. Her second birth also began during the night. This time, the waves were strong from the very beginning, yet still completely manageable. The final moments were deeply intense, requiring full surrender, and soon after, her baby slipped into her own hands. Both births were fast and her stories of deep trust, instinct, and surrender to the power of birth. If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest. I’d love to hear your story! Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? | |||
| Faith & Surrender brought her the Home Birth she Dreamt about | 04 avr. 2026 | 01:16:47 | |
Today on the natural birth podcast we have Saide. She is a stay at home mama from the US who’s a seeker of God’s light and truth as I focus on becoming my best self through mothering, homemaking, serving, building relationships, and making time for my passions for exercise, nutrition, family history, birth, and learning new skills and languages. Today she shares about her 3 births. Her first being an early loss, her second a traumatic hospital birth and her third an amazing and empowering home birth 4 months ago.Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| A Fast Water Birth as an “Older” Mum | 29 mars 2026 | 01:25:17 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Shiva
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| The NICU Nurse who Home Birthed | 22 mars 2026 | 01:18:18 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Casey | Casey is a mama of two from Illinois.
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| Quick & Positive First Time Birth with a Posterior Baby & Water’s Breaking Dramatically | 15 mars 2026 | 01:02:27 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Stefanie Stefanie is a functional Nutritionist, women’s health and fertility expert and childhood nutrition specialist. She lives in Colorado with her husband, son and is expecting her second child. Today she comes on to share about her beautiful homebirth. While her labor followed a pretty non traditional pattern with contractions and her midwife & doula kept doubting how far along she really was, she really knew it was happening. She went into labor on her due date when her waters dramatically broke on the chiropractor table. Her baby was posterior but turned during labor and overall it was an amazing experience according to Stefanie. Curious about Stefanie? Find her on Instagram as @stefanieadlerwellness Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Freebirthing after C/S in the UK | 08 mars 2026 | 01:16:53 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Natali Natali is a mama of two from South Africa who birthed both her babies in the UK. She is a holistic vocal coach and the founder of the Vocal Liberation Method, dedicated to helping individuals awaken their connection to their voices. She nurtures authentic expression and grounded confidence, empowering people to step into their power and express themselves in a way that aligns deeply with their true selves, a connection she believes is essential in both life and birth. After experiencing a traumatic C-section during the COVID years with her first child, Natali embarked on a profound journey of healing and empowerment. Her second birth, a home VBAC freebirth with her daughter Noa, transformed her experience from feeling silenced to embracing her voice, allowing her to feel soft, flowing, and free. This journey reaffirmed her belief that birth is a sacred and transformative rite of passage for every mother. Natali emphasizes that the most meaningful preparation for birth involves sharpening your intuition, surrounding yourself with unwavering support & learning to recognize and use your voice to advocate for yourself This can mean taking up space, speaking uncomfortable truths, or trusting the primal sounds your body wants to express. Curious about Natali? Find her on Instagram as @NataliVocalCoach Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Home Birthing is a part of her Lineage | 01 mars 2026 | 01:01:21 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kiata She’s a social worker who has worked with children and families for many years. Once she became a mother she found her passion for supporting families in parenting and she is now in the process of becoming an aware parenting instructor. For Kiata, trusting birth began long before labour. She grew up knowing home birth as normal as her own mother birthed her and her sister at home. So when it was her turn, it felt like returning to something familiar. Something ancestral. She birthed her daughter at home in the birth pool surrounded by love and joy and after her baby was born her father also joined and they all soaked in the blissful birth bubble until the early hours of the morning, until her and her partner were tucked into bed with their daughter. The positive birth stories she listened to before her own birth strengthened her belief in herself. They helped her prepare. They helped her trust. And now she shares her story in the hope that it might do the same for someone else. | |||
| Two Fast Natural Births in a Hospital & a Birth Centre | 22 févr. 2026 | 00:37:05 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Dyshni.
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?| Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| “THIS was how Birth was Meant to Be” | 15 févr. 2026 | 01:02:29 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Liz. Liz is a mama of 3 from the US She is a sonographer who started out with the standard american medicalized hospital birth story with pitocin, broken waters, epidural, and finally a vacuum birth that really affected her pelvic floor. For her second, she knew she wanted something different. She educated herself about natural birth and found the natural birth podcast. At this point, she still didn’t feel confident enough to not birth in the hospital, but was determined to have a natural birth. And even though she was only at the hospital 2 hours before her baby was born, she still had her waters broken with coached pushing guided by the doctor without any reason, which was enough to change the description of her birth from blissful (which she felt at home) to not how she wanted her birth to go. By her third baby, she was ready to fully commit to a birth with privately practicing midwives in a birth center. And THIS was how birth was meant to be according to Liz. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| A straight forward Home Birth with Paris | 08 févr. 2026 | 00:44:33 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Paris. Paris is a mama of one from from Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
Today she shares her straight forward home birth at 39 weeks. She’d prepared herself for a long marathon way after her due date and got a 5hr active labor and birth that ended in a pool birth surrounded by her midwife, partner and mum. If you want a straight forward home birth story, here it is ;) Curious about Paris? Fin her on Instagram as @_pparis Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Kaela's Positive Home Birth Story with a 3rd degree Tear & Transfer | 01 févr. 2026 | 00:51:21 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kaela. Kaela is a mama of one from Australia. In today’s episode she shares about her empowering and natural home birth that turned into a hospital transfer as she had a 3rd degree tear. Hospital transfers and tears are the 2 biggest fears amongst pregnant mamas and especially you who listen to this podcast. So what better way of facing those fears than by listening to a mama who had, according to herself, the most empowering birth even though she had both one of the bigger tears that only around 5% of women get and a hospital transfer from her home birth. People usually assume I think a natural birth through and through is the be all and end all because I am a huge advocate about educating about natural physiological birth and the benefits of it. But if you’ve listened to me for any length of time you know this is not true, and if you’re a student or mentee of mine you know it even deeper. I’m all for education in pregnancy and optimizing body, mind and soul for your desired birth outcome which I believe mostly have to do with inner work, facing fears and deeply getting to know your body, baby and having a relationship with your intuition. Once the first contraction hits you are now to surrender to the great mystery of birth. And a positive birth experience is not necessarily a natural one. Not holding on to a certain outcome for your happiness is so important and trusting that there is wisdom in the way you birth even if it’s not the way you wanted it. We can learn so much about ourselves, our babies, our deep hidden patterns and allow birth to awaken us, transform us and enlighten us instead of feeling like failures if it didn’t end up being exactly as we wished. I love that Kaela only have positive proud feelings around her home birth where some might have felt the opposite having had a 3rd degree tear and transfer. I hope her story and how she navigated her tear and transfer is inspiring to you and also might release some fear around these two occurring in your birth. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Sarah shares her 4th Natural Birth Center Birth on the Podcast | 25 janv. 2026 | 00:52:25 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Sarah! Sarah is our biggest fan and have listened since the beginning 6 years ago soon, and during this time had 4 babies and always come on the show to tell us all about them and this her fourth and final baby. This 4th birth was totally different in that it did not follow her usual pattern of having prodromal labour first. Her fourth baby had his own agenda and came fast and furious. Sarah almost didn’t make it to the birth center where she birthed him only 21 min after they arrived. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Awakening to her Good Girl through her first Birth & Stepping into her Sovereign Woman Birthing her Second. | 18 janv. 2026 | 01:22:28 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Malou
That same blend of intuition and research shaped how she approached becoming a mother. She’s had two vaginal births, but they couldn’t have been more different. Her first birth was meant to be a natural, physiological experience at home, but it eventually became a medicated hospital birth. Looking back, that birth taught her a lot about her own good girl tendencies, about support, self-trust, and how things can unravel when the environment doesn’t fully align with what you need. It was challenging and transformative in ways she only understood later. Her second birth, only 15 months later, was the complete opposite.. the most freeing, powerful, intuitive experience of her life. It unfolded in three hours and felt like a deep reclamation of everything that didn’t go the way she hoped the first time. It was fast, intense, and profoundly healing. She moved through it with clarity and strength and it reshaped her entire relationship with birth and motherhood. That contrast, the rupture of the first birth and the liberation of the second, is what we talk about on the podcast today. Both births were rites of passages in their own way, and together they tell the story of how she’s grown, healed, and stepped into motherhood. Curious about Malou? Find her on @hybrid_nomads & Natural Heroes @naturalheroes Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| How Jes Healed her own Hyperemesis & had her Home Birth | 11 janv. 2026 | 00:44:15 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jes.
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Cindy’s Fast Home Water Birth & Speedy Accidental Free Birth | 04 janv. 2026 | 01:17:24 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Cindy I had the pleasure of being on Cindy’s podcast recently and I’m so happy to have her on mine. She has seen that when we work with and honour the innate wisdom of our bodies, a spectrum of possibility is unlocked for the whole family unit. Through her one-to-one and group sessions, she helps women rewire their BODYMIND so they can reclaim their birth. Today she shares her lovely first water home birth that only lasted 4 hrs and then her very fast second where the midwives only arrived 7 minutes after the birth and she had an accidental free birth. Cindy is full of birthing wisdom and I’m so glad she wanted to come and share it with us. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
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| Witnessing Miracles for a Living - Step into the Magical Birth Portal with Me | 28 déc. 2025 | 00:23:13 | |
Welcome dear heart to step into the magical birth portal with me. The 3 a.m. phone call. The quiet preparation with butterflies in my tummy. The drive through the dark. The candlelit living room where time seems to stand still and a new life enters the world. Join me as I share an intimate glimpse into the rawness, beauty and awe of witnessing birth as a rite of passage. Of being invited into one of the most powerful thresholds a woman and family will ever cross. Of holding space for the mystery, the intensity, the surrender, and the miracle of life unfolding. This episode is a love letter to physiological birth and to the women who birth the new generation. It’s also a reflection on the deep honour and responsibility of those of us who walk beside them in that moment. And if, as you listen, something stirs in you. A remembering. A curiosity. An inner knowing that you may be called to support women and families through the birth portal one day. This episode also holds an invitation. Applications are open for the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship beginning January 26th, 2026. A year-long, in-depth journey into becoming a grounded, skilled, intuitive sacred space holder for women. Learn more and apply at sacredbirthinternational.com | |||
| Winter Solstice with Anna | 21 déc. 2025 | 00:14:57 | |
In this special end-of-year episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, Anna invites you into the sacred pause of Winter Solstice — the darkest day of the year and the ancient turning point where stillness, reflection, and new beginnings meet. Drawing on wisdom from seasonal traditions around the world, the astrology of December 21, and the deep feminine rhythm of resting before birth, this episode is a gentle invitation to slow down and come home to yourself. Together, we reflect on the year that has been; the beauty, the gratitude, the lessons, and the wisdom gained through both joy and challenge. Anna shares her own Winter Solstice ritual of reflection, dreaming, and planning — both personally and in her work — and offers spacious prompts to support you in feeling into your visions for 2026, without pressure or urgency. This episode also marks a short Christmas and New Year pause for The Natural Birth Podcast, with a warm invitation to continue listening to the Sacred Birth Work & Biz Podcast throughout the holidays. Anna shares about the recently completed Birth Worker Series — a month of intimate conversations with doulas, sacred birth workers, and midwives about their journeys into birth work and business. You’re also invited to tune in on December 31 to the Sacred Birth Work & Biz Podcast for a special New Year visioning and planning episode, supporting you in weaving intention, strategy, and soul into the year ahead. As a Christmas gift, Anna is offering 10% off all courses, programs, and the mentorship until December 31, including The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course, The Business Course for Birth Workers, and The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, using the code MERRYCHRISTMAS. A gentle, nourishing episode to close the year. We’ll be back on January 4 with a new birth story. | |||
| Victoria's 3 Home Births | 14 déc. 2025 | 01:51:26 | |
Victoria is a mama of 3 from the US and the founder of the peaceful birth academy. She is a student midwife and has been a birth doula for 15 years. She caught her first baby when she was 16 and her soul purpose is to help humanity awaken to the sacredness of birth. In today’s episode she shares about her 3 very different birth experiences, all home births, with so much birthing wisdom in each and everyone of them. I loved our conversation. Victoria is a great storyteller and this episode is rich and long. But it’s worth listening all the way through as her story and poetry had me crying and I am sure it will touch you too. Victoria's stories will speak to you if you see birth as a teacher, as I do. Each has so much to teach us about ourselves and helps us become the woman and mother we are supposed to be. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| Jolien’s 2.5hr Home Birth in the Netherlands after Hospital Transfer with her first. | 07 déc. 2025 | 01:01:46 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jolien. Jolien is a mama of two from the Netherlands. Today she shares her two birth stories, her first that was an intended home birth but became a transfer after 4 days of prodromal labour with everything happening that she did not want. If you do not wish to hear this first story then fast forward to her second redemptive home birth at around 30min into the episode. When becoming pregnant again Jolien and her husband decided that with their second pregnancy the only thing they could change to hopefully have a better birth outcome was to employ a doula. Because of her they ended up with an independent caseload midwife this time at 30 weeks pregnant. And she gave Jolien all the information and positive energy that she needed. This time Jolien ended up having a 2.5 hour birth at home in her bath without any intervention. The midwife only walked in as the head of Jolien's baby was born. Jolien’s story really shows the importance of choosing your birth support wisely and that employing your own can make a world of difference. Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast | |||
| You Are Capable of More Than You Know: A Long Home Birth & Blissful Postpartum | 30 nov. 2025 | 01:11:18 | |
Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kelsea. Kelsea is a mama of one, from California, USA. She is a photographer, entrepreneur and a devoted mama. She shares how her mindset shifted dramatically, from fearing childbirth to embracing a natural, unmedicated home birth as a first-time mom. Her labor lasted 60 hours, pushing her far beyond what she thought possible. Through this journey, she discovered profound personal power, deepened the bond with her partner, and stepped courageously into motherhood. Despite a long labor and shoulder dystocia, her recovery was lovely and swift, with no tearing. She’s here to share her story to inspire other women to trust their intuition, surrender to the unfolding of labor, and believe in the immense and incredible strength beyond any perceived limitations they might carry. Curious about Kelsea? Find her on Instagram @kelseaholder Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
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