Hi, women. Before we dive in today, I need to name something important.

This episode, along with all episodes that you will hear until our winter break in mid-December,

was recorded before my birth prior to mid-August.

Since then, our family has walked through the unimaginable.

Our son was stillborn, and we are in deep mourning.

As the show's air, you'll hear and see me pregnant, which now feels incredibly painful

and weird, given that you are holding the sacred

knowledge of what came after. So please forgive the dissonance. These stories still deserve to be

shared and heard. We welcome your prayers, your loving thoughts, and your support as we navigate this spiral of such deep grief.

I hope you find resonance and nourishment in this conversation today. Thank you.

If you're newly pregnant and feeling the pull towards a sovereign birth, or even just curious about free birth, but don't know where to start, I made something for you.

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Thousands of women have downloaded this kit and told us that it was the first time they really

felt permission to trust themselves and to opt out of the

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even possibly do this, start here. Go to freebirthsociety.com slash starter kit opt-in or check it out in the show notes below and download it now.

Like I said, it's free, it's powerful, and it was made for you.

Your reclamation begins here.

Welcome to Free Birth Society.

I'm Emily Saldea, and this is where we break the spell of medicalized birth.

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