Free birth, the name for when you give birth alone.

I've read about, I've heard about people having ecstatic burst, orgasmic births, and my first was so painful and traumatic.

It was incomprehensible for me.

I went into labor, put on this, like, hypnotic music that I had been doing hypnotic breathing with throughout my pregnancy.

I had this beautiful altar with all these things that my friends had brought me and affirmation cards.

A bouncing ball in a birth tub in my bedroom.

I called in my women ancestors and asked them to come and hold space for me.

And I just danced on the ball and I danced through the contractions and I just really sat in like extreme gratitude.

I didn't feel scared at all.

I was really anxious the week leading up to her birth.

Like, am I gonna die next week? And then once everything started happening, it was just like complete calm,

knowing that I was totally okay. And I was so connected to her, I felt every movement. She was in her sack.

Babies who are born in their amniotic sac. There's really cool history around that and them being

kind of mystics. She's some sort of shaman. She guided me to have this experience. Can yoga pants

actually be a cause for infertility? That's one of the things that we're diving into today with Dr.

Elizabeth Wade. She's a fertility expert and a mother who's experienced both the trauma and the empowerment of childbirth.

In this episode, you're going to hear how infertility can offer hidden lessons for growth.

Why trust in your body and your intuition is essential for a successful pregnancy.

And the real reasons why fertility is dropping globally and how it's impacting both men and women.

Dr. Wade shares her

powerful story about how she gave birth in her bedroom alone. And if you're planning to have a baby,

what is the best intervention protocols to do to optimize your chances of getting pregnant?

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