Choosing ONE Word or Intention for Your Birth Experience

Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy

My Essential Birth

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4.8 • 742 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Choosing one word may seem simple, but it can completely transform the way you experience pregnancy and birth. In this episode, I share how selecting a single intention or birth word can help you focus your energy, calm your nervous system, and step into labor feeling empowered and grounded. From reflecting on your pregnancy to setting meaningful goals and aligning your mindset, this episode is full of practical guidance, real-life examples, and mindset shifts that can make a big difference —...

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0:00.0	Think of what you want your life to look like this time next year. Like if everything went well
0:04.8	with your pregnancy and birth specifically, new baby and all, what would that look like? And
0:09.6	visualize that. And I mean if you need to, like eyes closed, take the time, really visualize it.
0:17.0	What does it look like? What does it feel like? Who is surrounding you? And particularly when you move
0:22.4	into that birth space, like when I ask you guys to visualize your birth, get very specific.
0:33.1	Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to experience in this life.
0:39.8	The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically searching for all the best information.
0:44.6	Which is why you're here today?
0:46.2	I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator,
0:51.5	doula and lover of all things, pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
0:55.5	I'm here to make preparing for your birth enjoyable, empowering, and totally easy.
1:01.1	Each week, I'll cover different topics, interview professionals, and get into the nitty-gritty
1:05.7	birth stories from mamas just like you. And when you're ready for more, you can join me in the MyEessential
1:11.7	birth course at Myessentialbirth.com, where I take you step by step through exactly how to
1:17.1	prepare your mind, body, spirit, and partner for a birth you love. So let's get started.
1:33.6	All right. Welcome to the first podcast episode of the year.
1:37.6	Pregnancy and Birth Made Easy with my essential birth. I'm really excited you guys are here.
1:44.3	This topic today, I think this episode is just going to be killer for you guys to start your year and really feel supported and ready for what's ahead of you. You'll notice that all of December was birth stories.
1:49.5	I felt really inspired to just end the year strong on all of those positive birth stories
1:54.5	and for all my moms that are coming up to giving birth, I think it's the best thing in the
1:58.5	world to listen to other positive birth stories. So I hope
2:00.8	you guys really enjoyed that. The other thing that's kind of cool is at the end of December,
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