Back With Clarity: Values, Peace, and What’s Coming
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.8 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
What happens when you actually pause—without guilt, without pressure? Clarity shows up. Peace returns. Purpose sharpens.
This mini episode is me sharing five lessons from my summer reset—family first, listening for divine guidance, returning to my core values, remembering I am what I teach, and using social media with intention. I’m back with more joy, more clarity, and a big update on the Birth with Power Pathway.
You’ll learn:
- Why time with family is never a regret—and how presence restores you.
- How stillness opens space to hear what you’ve been asking for.
- The 3 values that ground Birth with Power: service, authenticity, simplicity.
- A reminder that you can be calm, confident, and powerful—because I live it, too.
- A healthier way to use social media (yes, I deleted the apps from my main phone).
Resources Mentioned:
- Join my email list for first access + launch bonus: drnicolerankins.com/email.
- Follow me on Instagram: @drnicolerankins.
Free Resources to Help You Birth With Power
Get the support, clarity, and confidence you deserve. Download any of my free tools designed to help you prepare for a calmer, confident, and more empowered hospital birth:
• Hospital Tour Scorecard — Know exactly what to look for so you can choose the right hospital
• How to Tell If Your OB Is Right for You — Ask the right questions and spot red flags early
• Labor Pain Management Playbook — Learn the tools and strategies I teach my own patients
Free Resources to Help You Birth With Power
Get the support, clarity, and confidence you deserve. Download any of my free tools designed to help you prepare for a calmer, confident, and more empowered hospital birth:
• Hospital Tour Scorecard — Know exactly what to look for so you can choose the right hospital
• How to Tell If Your OB Is Right for You — Ask the right questions and spot red flags early
• Labor Pain Management Playbook — Learn the tools and strategies I teach my own patients
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What happens when you really give yourself space to pause without guilt, without pressure, |
| 0:07.7 | and without trying to fill every moment with doing? You get clarity, peace, and a reminder of who you are and why you do what you do. |
| 0:31.8 | Welcome to the Birth with Power podcast, where knowledge is power and power transforms birth. |
| 0:39.4 | I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankin's mom of two and practicing board certified OBGYN with over 20 years of experience and nearly 2,000 birth attended. I've seen firsthand how the hospital system can leave women feeling |
| 0:45.5 | unheard and uncertain, but that doesn't have to be your story. Here, you'll get the knowledge, |
| 0:51.2 | support, and strategies to take charge of your birth experience |
| 0:54.7 | so you can walk into the hospital feeling calm, confident, and empowered. |
| 1:00.2 | Note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical advice. |
| 1:05.8 | See the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. |
| 1:09.9 | Now let's get to it. This podcast gives you |
| 1:15.2 | real talk about pregnancy and birth, but imagine that support showing up in your inbox each week |
| 1:20.7 | two. That's what my birth with power brief does. Thousands of women already rely on it as the |
| 1:26.8 | perfect compliment to this show, |
| 1:28.7 | quick tips, mindset shifts, and small steps to keep you grounded through pregnancy all for free. |
| 1:34.3 | Get it now at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email. |
| 1:38.0 | Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I am so glad you're spending some time with me today. So yes, I am back, |
| 1:49.7 | and I am delighted to be back. If you've been listening for a while, you know I took the |
| 1:55.4 | summer off, like all the way off. And I got to tell you, it was exactly what I needed, a chance to slow down, |
| 2:03.4 | reset, recharge, and just breathe, really. Now, this isn't the first break I've taken from the |
| 2:11.6 | podcast and social media this year earlier in the year I stepped away, but that break was |
| 2:16.7 | different. I wasn't recording or |
| 2:19.3 | posting, but I was still pretty deep in work mode. I was doing a business development program, |
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