Is Trusting Your Body in Birth Enough?
Sep 26, 2023
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You’ve probably heard the phrase “just trust your body, because your body already knows how to give birth!”. As someone who is a true advocate for birth, postpartum, listening to your intuition, etc., I’ve totally said this before too.
But..is trusting your body in birth enough? Like..really enough? I’ve learned it’s not the most helpful thing to tell an expecting mother, because it’s not always that simple. If you’ve been told this and have struggled when hearing this phrase, I want to dig into this a bit more and shed some light on why it can be difficult to hear this in today’s episode.
Yes, I DO want you to be able to lean into and really trust your body in birth (and beyond), and I hope what I share with you today empowers you to do just that!
In this episode about trusting your body in birth, I cover:
- The beautiful, powerful work I get to do with mothers and babies in the postpartum period in my hands-on practice
- Why getting the birth you need (but maybe didn’t necessarily want), can help you and your baby receive the tender healing that is needed
- The importance of radical responsibility in our births and our lives
- How our nervous system can impact both our intuition and our instincts
- Learning to reconnect with and trust in our bodies again
- Practical tools that can help you go beyond just ‘trusting your body’ when you’re preparing for birth
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
- Grab your free daily self-care ritual practice HERE!
- Connect with me on Instagram @thesomaticmother
- Learn more about me and how we can work together by going to my website
More about The Somatic Mother:
Welcome to The Somatic Mother, a space for mothers in any stage of their mothering journey to learn and be guided into deep healing, soul level alignment, embodiment, and alternative options, that will guide you back home to your true, authentic, and grounded self. Whether you’re trying to conceive, are pregnant, postpartum, or already in the stages of raising your children, you're in the right place!
I’m your host, Amy Lowney, former RN turned holistic body worker and birth worker. I’m a mama of three little boys, and my learning has pushed me into embarking on a healing, embodied, and grounded motherhood experience that I am honored to share with you.
Join me to learn self healing tools, embodiment practices, and alternative approaches to health, wellness, and wellbeing. I want you to be grounded in the most aligned and embodied version of yourself on your motherhood journey as you raise the future generations of the world. Welcome!
Connect with me on instagram @thesomaticmother
Sign up for Instinctive Birth and Beyond: A virtual natural childbirth education course for an
embodied birth experience at https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com
