120: 40-Hours of Natural Labor: The Birth of my Daughter & The Woman I Became

120: 40-Hours of Natural Labor: The Birth of my Daughter & The Woman I Became

From Wise Woman Podcast by Erin Rachel Doppelt

November 3, 2025 · 1h 2m

About this episode

Erin shares her transformative experience of a 40-hour natural labor and the lessons learned about motherhood and spirituality.

This episode has been two years in the making, a sacred and unfiltered conversation about the birth of my daughter, Eden, and the initiation that transformed me from maiden to mother. I share the raw truth of my 40-hour natural labor at a freestanding birth center (yes — birthing with a ski rope!), what it was like to hire the wrong doula, and the mantra that carried me through one of the most intense experiences of my life. You’ll hear the intimate thoughts that moved through my mind during labor, how Jon supported me in deep partnership, working with different night nurses, and the spiritual and Kabbalistic lessons I learned about surrender, trust, and intuition. I open up about the early postpartum period, the practices that grounded me, the quantum leaping manifestation that supported my healing, and how gratitude and grief can coexist as part of the divine initiation into motherhood. This is a tender, honest, and wildly human story, full of tears, laughter, and the kind of truth that can only come through labor, love, and letting go.   Desire to connect with Erin? message her on IG @erinrdoppelt or email our team hello@erinracheldoppelt.com   Book Recs…

People in this episode

Host: Erin Rachel Doppelt

Topics covered

  • natural labor
  • motherhood
  • spiritual lessons
  • postpartum experience
  • doula support
  • manifestation
  • surrender and trust

Keywords

  • natural birth
  • labor
  • motherhood
  • spirituality
  • postpartum
  • doula
  • manifestation
  • trust
  • intuition
  • grief

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