Ep 71. Your Voice is a Technology with Mila Redwood

Ep 71. Your Voice is a Technology with Mila Redwood

From Rewire For Birth by Cindy Tahhan

April 16, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

Cindy Tahhan interviews Mila Redwood about the healing power of the voice and its connection to birth and postpartum healing.

If you’re preparing for birth and want a simple way to regulate your nervous system and connect with your body, I created a free guided meditation for you. Rewire for Birth Meditation https://rewireforbirth.com/meditate In this episode, I sit down in person with Mila Redwood for a powerful conversation about song as medicine, the healing power of the voice, and the deep connection between singing, belonging, birth, and postpartum healing. Mila shares the story of her own “singing wound”—being told as a child that she couldn’t sing, and how that led her to tuck her voice away for years. Everything changed when she stepped into her first song circle and experienced what she describes as the greatest sense of belonging and connection she had ever felt. That moment became the catalyst for the work she now offers in the world. Together, we explore how collective singing is an ancient technology of belonging—one that humans have used for thousands of years. We talk about reclaiming our voice, the oral tradition of call and response, and why singing in community can be such a profound support during pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and grief. This episode also dives into the…

People in this episode

Host: Cindy Tahhan

Guest: Mila Redwood

Topics covered

  • voice as technology
  • collective singing
  • nervous system regulation
  • birth support
  • postpartum healing

Keywords

  • guided meditation
  • singing
  • belonging
  • labor
  • vocalization
  • oxytocin
  • community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Singing Mamas

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