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  • EP5. Prayers For Gloria LeMay
    2025/01/19
    Navigating Birth Choices: The Gloria LeMay Case and the Role of Traditional Birth Keepers In this episode, Brit and Sarah address the urgent topic of Gloria LeMay, a traditional birth attendant who was recently arrested and charged with manslaughter. They discuss the implications of her arrest on the free birth and sovereign birth communities. The conversation delves into the complexities of birth outside the medical system, the different roles of birth attendants, and the personal responsibilities and choices involved in physiological births. Sarah shares her decision to focus on advocacy and coaching rather than attending births in this season. They also emphasize the importance of aligning with the right birth attendant and the need for clear communication and understanding of roles in birth settings. 00:00 Introduction and Episode Update 00:30 Overview of Gloria LeMay's Situation 01:52 Challenges in Birth Keeping 06:31 Personal Reflections on Birth Attendance 15:53 Different Types of Birth Attendants 25:26 Upcoming Meeting Announcement 25:44 Personal Journey to Free Birth 27:16 Risks and Realities of Different Birth Choices 32:27 Legal and Social Challenges of Free Birth 36:38 Empowerment and Making Informed Choices 41:20 Trusting Your Intuition in Birth Decisions 46:50 Concluding Thoughts and Resources
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    47 分
  • EP4. Sarah's Free Birth
    2025/01/12
    In this week's episode, Sarah shares the powerful and detailed story of Avery's free birth after an emotionally turbulent and chaotic journey between her first birth and this birth. Reflecting on her decision to choose a completely unassisted birth, she describes in vivid detail the labor process, the preparation, and the profound life changes that followed Avery's birth. With heartfelt anecdotes and raw, unfiltered emotions, Sarah also touches on the significant contrast between Avery's birth and her previous birth experience with Luka, emphasizing the powerful and transformative nature of natural physiological childbirth. This episode captures the essence of an incredibly personal and triumphant birth story, intending to inspire and inform other mothers intrigued by free birthing. CONNECT WITH SARAH.
    • Website: mysacredbirthrite.com
    • Instagram: @sarahhawley__
    • Resources: https://www.mysacredbirthrite.com/resources
    • Work Together: Wild & Free Coaching Container
    • Birth Trauma Integration Session: Book Session
    CONNECT WITH BRITTANY.
    • Website
    • Instagram: @walking_with_women
    • Ebook: Questions to ask your Birth Attendant
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST.
    • Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
    • Follow on Spotify
    • Leave a Review!
    DISCLAIMER. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice. Listeners are encouraged to take full responsibility for their own bodies and decisions and to consult with qualified professionals as needed.
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    55 分
  • EP3. Sarah's Home Birth Transfer
    2025/01/05
    EP3. Sarah's Home Birth Transfer In this episode, we discuss Sarah's journey into birth work, triggered by her traumatic first birth experience. Sarah shares her story, starting with a planned home birth turned hospital transfer, which led to feelings of failure and self-blame. She recounts the unexpected challenges, like a surprise visit from an acquaintance during labor, the invasive and disempowering actions of her midwife, and the subsequent hospital birth that left her feeling defeated. Postpartum, Sarah struggled with physical recovery and bonding with her baby. This experience drove her to explore and eventually embrace free birth for her second child, which reignited her passion for birth work. Now, she supports women through coaching and empowers them to pursue free birth, advocating for a shift away from the over-medicalization of childbirth. CONNECT WITH SARAH.
    • Website: mysacredbirthrite.com
    • Instagram: @sarahhawley__
    • Resources: https://www.mysacredbirthrite.com/resources
    • Work Together: Wild & Free Coaching Container
    • Birth Trauma Integration Session: Book Session
    CONNECT WITH BRITTANY.
    • Website
    • Instagram: @walking_with_women
    • Ebook: coming soon!
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST.
    • Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
    • Follow on Spotify
    • Leave a Review!
    DISCLAIMER. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice. Listeners are encouraged to take full responsibility for their own bodies and decisions and to consult with qualified professionals as needed.
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    1 時間 30 分
  • EP2. Brittany's Home Birth
    2024/12/30

    In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode of HEAR ME ROAR, Sarah Hawley is joined by her new co-host, Brittany Costello, who shares her powerful and deeply personal story of a medicalized home birth that left her feeling disempowered and disconnected.

    Brittany reflects on the expectations she had for a peaceful home birth, the interventions she experienced, and the ultimate realization of how each action during her birth profoundly impacted her body and spirit. This pivotal experience not only led Brittany to the world of free birth but also ignited her journey to becoming a Radical Birth Keeper, where she now supports women in reclaiming the sacredness of birth.

    Together, Sarah and Brittany dive into the often-overlooked trauma that regularly occurs in home birth settings and how interventions disrupt the sacredness of birth. They also challenge the societal narrative that pressures women to suppress feelings of disappointment in their medical birth experiences.

    In This Episode, We Discuss:

    • Brittany’s journey through her first medicalized home birth and the deep disappointment she felt.
    • How this experience led her to the world of free birth and her path to becoming a Radical Birth Keeper.
    • The ways medical interventions, even in a home setting, disrupt the birthing process.
    • The societal pressure to minimize women’s feelings of disappointment in birth.
    • The courage it takes to confront and heal from birth trauma.
    • Reclaiming the sacredness of birth and trusting the wisdom of our bodies.

    Connect with Sarah:

    • Website & Resources
    • Birth Trauma Integration Session
    • Wild & Free Coaching Container
    • Instagram

    Connect with Brittany:

    • Instagram
    • Website

    Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice. Listeners are encouraged to take full responsibility for their own bodies and decisions and to consult with qualified professionals as needed.

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    1 時間 24 分
  • EP1. Intro
    2024/11/17

    In this intro episode, Sarah introduces her new project centered around free birth, which is deeply influenced by her personal experiences giving birth to her sons, Luka and Avery. She shares her background as a serial entrepreneur and her unexpected journey into birth work following the medicalized birth of her first son and the healing free birth of her second.

    HEAR ME ROAR. aims to explore the impacts of medicalized births on women and society, featuring stories from women who transitioned from medical births to free births, highlighting their personal journeys and transformations. Sarah also discusses her coaching offerings, including group and one-on-one sessions to support women through non-medicalized pregnancy and birth experiences.

    EPISODE LINKS.
    • The books I mentioned are all linked on the resources page of my website, I keep this updated with any new resources as I discover them: https://www.mysacredbirthrite.com/resources
    CONNECT.
    • Website: mysacredbirthrite.com
    • Instagram: @sarahhawley__
    • Telegram: DM for access
    • Resources: https://www.mysacredbirthrite.com/resources
    WORK TOGETHER.
    • Birth Trauma Integration Session
    • Wild & Free Coaching Container
    DISCLAIMER. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice. Listeners are encouraged to take full responsibility for their own bodies and decisions and to consult with qualified professionals as needed.
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    17 分