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EP27 - Cindy Fenn - My Unintentional Undisturbed Birth Oct 06, 2016

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The Unexpected Birth Journeys series of Rockstar Birth Radio is about births that did not go exactly as expected. However, more importantly it is of mothers who have moved through their experience with grace and wisdom and an empowering message to share with you.

In this episode, Cindy Fenn shares her unintentional undisturbed homebirth. Cindy has a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education, and is in what she feels is her most important teaching role, bringing up her two little boys with her partner, in Melbourne. Her business Big Hearted Birth teaches women and their birth partners Hypnobirthing Australia Childbirth Education courses in Melbourne, Australia. In these courses she teaches couples knowledge about the childbirth process, as well as tools for labour such as, breathing, massage, visualisation, relaxation, affirmation and self- hypnosis.

She believes that birth that is woman-centred, drawing on instinctual physiology and where a woman feels the experience was a positive one, possibly even a "life highlight" gives them a platform to move more confidently forward in the kaleidoscope of life experience, after birth.

Cindy is passionate about voice in birth, and nurturing positive self-identity, social competence, wellbeing and a love of learning of children in the very early years of childhood.

EP26 - Amy Burke - Addison's Unexpected Journey Oct 06, 2016

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Amy Burke was seeking a low-intervention natural birth with her first child until she unexpectedly experienced a seizure during labour before ultimately birthing her daughter via caesarean birth. If you are pregnant then now may or may not be the right time for you to hear Amy's birth story, however rest assured that she shares it with an incredible sense of gratitude and love.

Amy is a Melbourne-based Mama with a big heart for healthy living, conscious collaboration and helping Women, especially Mother's do work they love whilst having the freedom to be there for their families. She launched her blog Mother Love Melbourne to share stories, recipes and the work of other incredible Mama's out there. Since having her Daughter Addison in Oct'15 Amy realised that many 'motherhood' sites and blogs can be a not so nice, judgemental space and wants Mother Love Melbourne to shine a light and help Mama's feel empowered by their Birth, Feeding and Child Raising choices. Facebook - facebook.com/motherlovemelbourne/ Instagram - @motherlovemelbourne Snapchat - motherlovemelbs Website - motherlovemelbourne.com.au

EP25 - April Brooks - My 6-Week Labour Oct 06, 2016

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April Brooks was in labour for 6 weeks - yes you heard me right - when her birth journey began at just 28 weeks gestation. In this episode, April discusses life living in hospital on bedrest for nearly two months, and also shares her son's birth story who was born at 33 weeks and is now a thriving toddler. You can follow more of April's journey at aprilbrooksblog.com or @mrs.aprilbrooks on Instagram.

You can also read April's birth story on the Rockstar Birth Blog.

EP24 - Emily Glover - A Twist In My Birth Tale Oct 05, 2016

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Emily Glover experienced a near-ideal labour before experiencing a severe tear. If you are pregnant then now may or may not be the right time for you to hear Emily's birth story, but if you are a birth worker then i implore you to listen in as Emily shares her personal learnings into the importance of validating birth fears, using appropriate language with birthing women, and how best to support women who have suffered birth trauma.

Birth and motherhood has highlighted to Emily how much our mind affects our physical experience and how underrated being informed, empowered, and supported along this journey is for our mental and physical health.

EP23 - Amy Taylor-Kabbaz - Empowered Breech Birth Oct 05, 2016

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Amy Taylor-Kabbaz has had 3 very different birth experiences which she will share with us today including an empowered breech birth. Amy is a writer, broadcaster, mama of 3, and the gentle guiding force behind Happy Mama, a website dedicated to inspiring all of us on this journey through motherhood, by encouraging us to stay true to ourselves. You can find more of Amy's Happy Mama goodness on her website, happymama.com.au, her Facebook page, and in her book Happy Mama: the guide to finding yourself again.

Ep 22 - Khrystina Pryani Richardson - The homebirth of Somi Sep 14, 2016

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Khrystina Pryani is a musician and songwriter born and raised in NYC and the mother of 3 home born children. In 2007 Khrystina started her own label, Free Soul Music and has independently released singles and an LP entitled 'Decade' which are available on iTunes.

We connected when Khrystina was pregnant with her third babe and she shared this message with me:

"I am pregnant with my third and as of today, I am 42 weeks and 1 day. I have been searching for positive and empowering experiences of other mamas. Thank you for your magazines and posts, I have been hanging onto every word, they have been feeding and comforting me through this process."

So naturally, we were gonna be best friends, right? Khrystina went onto birth her babe at 42 weeks and 6 days and she will be sharing this birth, and her previous experiences with us today.

EP21 - Alison Howley - From The Womb to The World Sep 01, 2016

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Alison Howley is the Rockstar Mama heart behind From the Womb to the World blog - a movement dedicated to reminding women of their power and strength, and of the joy and beauty of birth. Along with her husband, Alison has created Surrounded By Nature, a meditative birthing album of soothing sounds of nature and relaxation music for pregnant mamas to play whilst bringing their babies down. Surrounded by Nature is available to purchase as an instant digital download, CD or DVD at www.wombtotheworldmusic.com, and can also be streamed from iTunes and Spotify. I invited Alison on to Rockstar Birth Radio to share how her birth experiences - the first a disempowered hospital experience, the second an empowered planned homebirth - have seen her become a passionate advocate for undisturbed birth."

EP 20 - Tiff DeLancy - Namaste Homebirth Sep 01, 2016

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Tiffany DeLancy, also known as Namaste Tiff, is a birth doula, yogi mama, essential oil lover, and mother of 2 home born daughters. I connected with Tiffany after seeing her publicly shared homebirth video of her youngest daughter Violet Lu - one of the most powerful and family-based birth videos - complete with her eldest daughter Nora Jane in attendance as her doula. Regardless of whether you are planning a homebirth, I encourage you to watch this joyful video - I have included a link to the video in the show notes. Get on it, mama.

Violet Lu's homebirth

You can connect with Tiff on instagram at @namastetiff @namastetiffessentials @saturnssister and the @ocdoulacollective.

EP19 - Cecile Colares - Labour of Love Sep 01, 2016

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Cecile Colares loves everything to do with wellbeing and raising our vibration to live emotionally balanced lives in joy.

She started to practice yoga in 2006, and is now an experienced yoga teacher specialising in Pre-natal & Post-natal yoga and during her classes, Cecile likes to create a safe space for pregnant women to feel and connect with their babies. A place where she supports them and guides them through asanas, mudras, and meditation to connect with their inner trust and strength creating new neuropathways to benefit them to birth their baby with confidence, trust, calm, and love.

After giving birth to her son, Cecile felt a strong inner calling for supporting women during pregnancy, labour, birth and the transition to motherhood. She reveres birth and see it as a great Rite of Passage and is just about to complete her Doula training. She is also working closely with Maha Al Musa to create The Mother's Centre, supporting families from conception to parenthood and beyond.

EP18 - Anne Margolis - Home Sweet Homebirth Sep 01, 2016

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Anne Margolis is a practicing Midwife in New York who started her career as a labour and delivery nurse. When her first 2 babes were born in hospital, under the threat of caesarean, Anne got a real understanding of how labouring mamas receive maternity care and was inspired to become a licenced midwife. She went on to birth her next 2 children at home, and is now a dedicated holistic homebirth midwife operating in New York and New Jersey, with extensive qualifications and experience.

Anne is also an aspiring yogi and prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher, a doula, and a childbirth educator, and you are going to love her straight-down-the-line approach to birth.

You can find more of Anne's goodness (including the odd yoga headstand!) at her online home homesweethombirth.com and you can become part of her online community at homesweethomebirth on both Facebook and Instagram, where she provides services to women across the globe; for empowered, healthy, joyful living in childbearing & beyond.

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