Ep 230: Hypnosis For Childbirth with Kerry Tuschhoff of Hypnobabies
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Hypnosis during labor and birth has come up several times on the podcast and today I’m interviewing an expert. Kerry Tuschhoff is a doula, birth instructor, and founder of Hypnobabies. No, they don’t hypnotize babies :). It’s an online resource for hypnosis classes and courses for childbirth.
Kerry was shocked at how severe the pain of childbirth was and decided to dedicate herself to finding a way to make it easier. That path led her to hypno-anesthesia and eventually becoming a professional hypnotherapist. She has so many great tips and lots of good resources to share in this episode!
In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:
- What hypnosis actually is
- Who is a good candidate for hypnotherapy and who is not
- How hypnosis is used during childbirth
- Why you may want to practice meditation and visualization
- How your birth partner can support your hypnobirth
- How hypnosis can help your birthing partner
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| 0:00.0 | You are going to really love this episode with Carrie Tushab, the founder of Hypno Babies. |
| 0:12.7 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified |
| 0:20.2 | OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. |
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| 1:21.1 | Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 230, whether you're a new listener or a returning listener, |
| 1:29.9 | I am so grateful you're spending some time with me today. In this episode of the podcast, we have |
| 1:37.1 | Carrie Tushaw. She is the founder and director of HypnoBabies HypnoBirthing. She has loved being a childbirth educator, |
| 1:47.1 | doula, and hypnotherapist for over 30 years. Teaching families to trust in their minds, |
| 1:53.7 | bodies, babies, and the process of childbirth is her passion. And hearing healing birth stories is her joy. We have an incredibly |
| 2:04.6 | informative conversation about what led her to start hypno-babies, what is hypnosis, what mental |
| 2:12.5 | state you're in during hypnosis. She chats about how you're not asleep or unconscious. We discuss whether or not |
| 2:19.5 | everyone can be hypnotized, some of the benefits, who are good candidates to use hypnosis and childbirth, |
| 2:26.5 | what role the partner plays in hypnosis and so much more. Again, super, super incredibly informative |
| 2:33.9 | conversation and I know that you're going to find |
| 2:36.1 | it useful. Now, before we hop into the podcast, I have a favor to ask. If you enjoy listening to |
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