Ep 23: The Birth That Healing Made Possible – Nic & George’s Sovereign Home Birth (Part 2)
About this episode
Nic shares her transformative home birth experience and the healing journey that led her to it.
After doing the deep work to release guilt, betrayal, and self-doubt (Episode 22), Nic didn’t go looking for a “healing birth” to fix everything. She arrived at this third birth as a different woman — more regulated, more resourced, and finally supported by a team who saw her as a person, not a patient. In this second part of Nic’s story, we step into the birth that her healing made possible: a sovereign home birth with George, guided by intuition, nervous system safety, and deep trust. In this episode, Nic shares: • How her healing journey changed the way she approached labour • Choosing a homebirth midwife whose philosophy truly aligned with hers • Letting go of control without abandoning safety • Stop–start labour as wisdom, not failure • What it felt like to breathe her baby out at home • Being the first hands to touch her baby • Why being held, respected, and unhurried changed everything • The difference between chasing a “healing birth” and arriving healed This episode is not about chasing the perfect experience. It’s about what becomes possible when a woman feels safe in her body, heard in her choices, and supported in her instincts. 👉 If you haven’t listened to Episode…
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