Reframing Birth: The Opportunities and Invitations with Jason Seeman

About this episode

Jason Seeman shares his transformative experience of witnessing his wife's labor and its impact on vulnerability and emotional growth in parenthood.

Most people overlook birth as the profound initiation it truly is. Jason Seeman's raw story reveals how witnessing his wife’s labor transformed his understanding of vulnerability, control, and emotional growth—lessons that echo through every aspect of parenthood. In part 2 of Growing Together, Jason shares the unexpected journey of witnessing his partner go through intense labor, unearthing his own fears, control issues, and emotional blind spots along the way. He dives into how birth is a complex rite of passage, involving not just the baby, but the parents’ own transformations as well. I share how my first physiological birth initiated me into reconnecting with my body and emotions. I describe how a pivotal moment in labour led me to understanding the importance of having birth support that trusted the birthing process. And looking back, how much I needed to learn to invite my husband into my vulnerability. In this episode: How birth mirrors our emotional patterns and shapes our capacity for vulnerability The hidden initiations of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum often missed in modern culture Practical frameworks for re-framing birth as an empowering rite of passage The…

People in this episode

Host: Mandy Cai

Guest: Jason Seeman

Topics covered

• birth
• parenthood
• vulnerability
• emotional growth
• support
• transformation

Keywords

• birth
• labor
• parenting
• vulnerability
• emotional support
• transformation
• pregnancy

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