Ep 262: The Body-Mind-Birth Connection with Errika Horner

Happy Homebirth

Katelyn Fusco

Parenting, Kids & Family, Sexuality, Kids & Family:parenting, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Which is more important in birth preparation and birth itself? The body--or the mind? This week we're speaking with Errika Horner, a stay-at-home mom of 2 girls and blogger in her spare time, sharing healthy recipes and intentional homemaking inspiration on her website: thehomeintent.com. Episode Roundup As Errika's story demonstrated, it is possible to have a positive birth experience in the hospital, if that’s the option you feel you need this time around, keep this at front of mind, as it can be extremely encouraging to hear those positive examples. Errika acknowledges that yes, her body was made for birthing, but it was her mind that made the difference between her two experiences. Errika had a much better understanding of what her body was doing in labor, and she visualized it all, even talking to her body during contractions. Errika feels that's what really made the second experience smoother and quicker. And finally, you don't have to learn every single possible coping technique. In fact, having just a few specific strategies planned to use during the birth can help, so that you know exactly how to prepare and focus.

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0:00.0	It felt great. I would say I didn't get that overwhelming rush of loving feelings that I hear a lot of other moms.
0:12.8	Welcome to the Happy Home Birth Podcast, your source for positive natural childbirth stories and your community of support, education, and encouragement
0:22.0	in all things homebirth and motherhood.
0:31.1	Which is more important in birth preparation and birth itself? The body or the mind?
0:37.7	Hey there, happy homebirthers and welcome to this week's episode of the Happy Home Birth
0:41.9	Podcast.
0:43.0	I'm your host, Caitlin Fusco, and this week we're speaking with Erica Horner, a stay-at-home
0:48.1	mom of two girls and blogger in her spare time, sharing healthy recipes and intentional
0:53.2	homemaking inspiration on her website,
0:56.2	thehomeintent.com. And we are going to be diving into that very question today, which is more
1:02.3	important, the body, the mind, maybe a little bit of both. Let's go ahead and jump into this week's
1:08.8	episode for you to decide.
1:17.1	As always, please remember that the opinions of my guest may not necessarily reflect my own and vice versa.
1:19.5	And this show is not medical advice.
1:21.0	It's an educational tool.
1:25.9	So continue to take empower responsibility for your health and your family.
1:30.0	Erica, thank you so much for coming on the Happy Home Birth Podcast.
1:33.7	No problem. I'm super excited to be here.
1:39.4	Oh, I'm so happy to have you here and I'm so looking forward to hearing your birth stories.
1:43.9	So before we get there, would you mind just taking a moment here in the beginning to introduce yourself and your family to the listeners?
1:46.8	Sure. My name's Erica. I live in Alberta, Canada, with my husband, Mark, and we've been married for almost eight years.
1:56.2	We have two little girls, Lillian, she is three and a half, and Violet, our most recent, is three months.
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