Dr. Britta Bushnell: Transformed by Birth

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Britta Bushnell is a longtime pregnancy educator who has helped countless people prepare for childbirth. With Sounds True, she has published a new book titled Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Britta discuss why birth is a momentous rite of passage and the experiences that brought Britta to her life's calling. They delve into the mythological resonance and cultural significance of childbirth. Britta and Tami also talk about life-affirming rituals that one can establish during pregnancy and the misconceptions many of Britta's students initially bring to her. Finally, they speak on the spiritually transformative dimension of childbirth, including what we both give up and gain the moment we become parents.(70 minutes)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True.
0:04.0	My name is Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True.
0:08.0	And I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation.
0:12.0	The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to
0:26.8	transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.3	The Sounds True Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational tools to communities
0:46.8	in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:54.0	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter,
0:58.4	please visit sounds true foundation.org. You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.0	Today my guest is Dr. Brita Bushnell. Brita is a wife and mother veteran childbirth
1:16.1	educator and specialist in childbirth relationships and parenting. For over 20 years she's worked with individuals and couples as they prepare
1:26.3	for the life-changing experience of giving birth. Her work with parents has been enriched by her doctoral work in mythology and psychology
1:37.0	and her years spent as a co-owner of birthing from within.
1:42.0	Dr. Brita Bushel is also the author of a new beautiful book with Sounds True,
1:48.0	transformed by birth, cultivating openness, resilience and strength for the life-changing journey from pregnancy to
1:57.4	parenthood.
1:59.2	Brita describes birth as the biggest right of passage that many people will ever go through in their
2:06.6	lifetime. She talks about for new parents how to prepare for this rite of passage.
2:14.3	And then that moment when we look into the eyes of our newborn,
2:20.8	how this leaves us forever changed and vulnerable in a new way.
2:26.0	Here's my conversation on what it means to be transformed by giving birth with Brita Bushnell.
2:35.4	To begin with Brita and as a way to introduce you to the Sounds True Audience,
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