About this episode

Pauline Goossens shares her journey of conscious conception and her experience of a natural breech birth, emphasizing the importance of preparation, cycle awareness, and trust in the body.

What if birth began long before labor ever started? In this powerful conversation, Pauline Goossen shares her conscious conception journey, the intentional preparation she and her partner made before pregnancy, and the deeply embodied birth of her breech baby. Together, Pauline and Debra explore cycle wisdom, tantra, oxytocin, privacy in labor, and the transformational power of surrender. Pauline describes pregnancy as a long luteal phase, and birth as something that is supported by the way we care for our hormones, our relationships, and our bodies over time. She also shares how her understanding of pleasure, love, and embodiment shaped her labor, including the moment she asked for space, turned inward, and opened from 0 to 4 centimeters. Her birth story unfolds with honesty and awe: a breech baby, an experienced midwifery team, a trance-like labor state, and a delivery that left her exhausted, empowered, and grateful. This episode is a moving reminder that birth can be both intense and beautiful, and that deep trust in the body can make all the difference. In this episode, you'll hear about: -Conscious conception and preparing for pregnancy months in advance. -How cycle…

People in this episode

Host: Debra Pascali Bonaro

Guest: Pauline Goossens

Topics covered

• conscious conception
• natural breech birth
• cycle awareness
• tantra
• oxytocin
• labor privacy
• surrender in birth

Keywords

• conscious conception
• breech birth
• oxytocin
• tantra
• labor
• hormone health
• pregnancy preparation

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