#112 | From Birth Trauma to Redemption: Preparing Your Heart and Body for Birth
About this episode
Karen Welton discusses her journey from fear to pain-free childbirth and the preparation needed for an empowered birth with Emily Smaczniak.
What if childbirth was not something you had to fear, endure, or simply survive? In this deeply personal and hope-filled conversation, Karen Welton joins Emily Smaczniak from the Beyond the Pain Podcast to explore the physiology, mindset, and heart preparation behind an empowered birth. Karen shares how her own journey from fear to mostly pain-free home births led her to become a doula, birth educator, and creator of the Pain-Free Birth course. Together, Karen and Emily discuss pregnanc...
People in this episode
Host: Karen Welton
Guest: Emily Smaczniak
Topics covered
- childbirth
- birth trauma
- empowered birth
- doula
- pain-free birth
- mindset preparation
Keywords
- childbirth
- birth trauma
- pain-free
- doula
- birth educator
- empowerment
- mindset
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Beyond the Pain Podcast
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