#90 | From an Excruciating First Labor to a Pain-Free and Fear-free Birth

#90 | From an Excruciating First Labor to a Pain-Free and Fear-free Birth

From Pain Free Birth by Karen Welton

February 24, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

Callie shares her journey from a painful first labor to a fear-free home birth experience.

Can birth really be different the second time? What if releasing fear was the missing piece? In this episode of the Pain-Free Birth Podcast, Callie shares her redemptive Christian home birth story after experiencing an excruciatingly painful first labor. At just 22 years old and pregnant with her second baby, she knew she could not walk into birth carrying the same fear and tension that defined her first experience. In this conversation, Callie shares how understanding the fear–tension–...

People in this episode

Host: Karen Welton

Guest: Callie

Topics covered

  • birth
  • fear release
  • home birth
  • labor experience
  • Christian perspective

Keywords

  • pain-free birth
  • fear-tension-release
  • home birth story
  • Christian birth
  • labor experience

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