{"id":922,"date":"2020-01-22T13:38:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T13:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/?p=922"},"modified":"2021-03-17T00:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T00:58:15","slug":"ep-4-our-homebirth-story-unplanned-empowered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\/ep-4-our-homebirth-story-unplanned-empowered\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Homebirth Story: Unplanned &#038; Empowered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tEmpowered mindset, empowered life.\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>LISTEN ON<\/p>\n\t\t<link itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\"\/>\n\t\t<a itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-mind-your-own-life-podcast\/id1490651113\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Listen on Apple Podcast\" aria-label=\"Listen on Apple Podcast\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<link itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\"\/>\n\t\t<a itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4AwtJ8iPkUrznOrYYr7uI1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Listen on Spotify\" aria-label=\"Listen on Spotify\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<link itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\"\/>\n\t\t<a itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS83MzgzMzUucnNz?sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjBifLFwafsAhWfg3IEHUCrBcoQ4aUDegQIARAC\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Google Podcast\" aria-label=\"Google Podcast\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout this episode\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>I have been on both sides of the spectrum when it comes to feelings and fears around childbirth. Growing up, I played into society&rsquo;s fearmongering about the immense pain of labour and delivery. It was a real problem for me because I knew I wanted children, but there was a dark cloud looming over how I would &lsquo;deliver&rsquo; them earthside.<\/p>\n<p>As a teenager, I used to nervously joke that when I &lsquo;grew up&rsquo; and was having my children, I wanted to be put to sleep for the births to avoid all pain. Today, that scenario couldn&rsquo;t be further from what I want\/wanted. When I actually &lsquo;grew up&rsquo; and got pregnant, it was after my humbling diagnosis Multiple Sclerosis.<\/p>\n<p>I was already much more in touch with my body, it&rsquo;s rhythms and my natural healing capabilities, which led to my preference for an unmedicated birth with minimal intervention &ndash; and that&rsquo;s exactly what I got! Listen in for our unplanned, 3-hour homebirth story and why I decided to become a Doula after my incredibly empowering experience.<\/p>\n\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\tI talk about:\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Important: an empowered birthing experience doesn&#8217;t mean a &#8216;natural&#8217;\/unmedicated birth, it just means the birthing person, feels seen, heard and supported during their birth<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re pregnant, eat your dates!<\/li>\n<li>The postpartum period is an adjustment and it&#8217;s not always easy; knowing that is important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\tResources\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tAbout your host\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Natalie-Cooper-Founder-of-Mind-Your-Own-e1583937096102-square.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie-Cooper-Founder-of-Mind-Your-Own\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tNatalie Cooper\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Founder of MindYourOwn.life<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<link itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\"\/>\n\t\t<a itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mindyourown.life\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Instagram\" aria-label=\"Instagram\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Natalie is a soul on a mission to empower you to take your healing &#8211; mental, physical, emotional and spiritual &#8211; into your own hands.<\/p>\n<p>As a self-healer, living fully- medication and symptom-free, with chronic autoimmune diseases (Crohn&#8217;s &amp; Multiple Sclerosis), Natalie believes in the power of mindfulness, intention and self-care to create the health, happiness and experiences you desire in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie started &#8216;Mind Your Own&#8217; to share her experiences while navigating her path to wellness and to show you that<em>\u00a0anything<\/em>\u00a0is possible when you live mindfully.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie&#8217;s healing journey has led her to experience practices that have been instrumental in strengthening her belief in the power of mindfulness. 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