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Inside the Birth Portal: A Sacred Birth Worker’s Story

It’s 3 a.m. when the call comes.

Through the quiet of the night, I hear my phone ringing.

On the other end of the line is a partner’s voice, trembling, charged with anticipation, excitement and uncertainty. In the background, I can hear a woman’s moans, deep, primal and rhythmic.

“She’d like you to come now,” he says.

“I’m on my way,” I whisper back.

I get out of bed, moving gently through the darkness, turning on gentle soft lights to wake me up and guide my way.

The world is silent, suspended between night and day. It appears timeless. 

I make coffee, prepare some sandwiches and snacks to bring with me, splash cool water on my face, and gather what I might need in a bag; a change of clothes, a rebozo, essential oils, combs, little sacred trinkets.

Mostly, what I carry with me is presence.

My gift is my hands & my heart.

When I step outside, the air is cool and clear.

The stars glimmer. The land is sleeping.

I always ...

What is Sacred Space Holding in Birth and Why is it so important? 

Find out in this Video

The intention with this video interview is to awaken you to the importance of the quality of your presence in the birth space, and how it can positively or negatively impact a woman’s physiological birth process and her birth experience.

Emily, also known as the Birth Advocate, joins me in this conversation. She’s a retired nurse, an initiator of the medical freedom movement in Maine and now a Sacred Birth Worker Mentee (formerly known as The Spiritual Midwife Mentorship Program as mentioned in the video).

She helps me bring you the juice of why sacred space holding is needed in the birth realm, what it looks like and how to cultivate it, and in the end of this episode we also dive a bit deeper into The Mentorship Program for you who might be interested in knowing more.

I hope you will find value in this interview with me.

Interested in The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship Program?

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