About this episode
Welcome back to the Pain Free Birth Podcast. Today, I’m interviewing Stormie Fraser. Stormie shares her pain free home birth story and compares it to her first time giving birth in a hospital setting. We also discuss faith and grief as Stormie tragically lost three loved ones while she was pregnant. Get 10% off the Pain Free Birth E-course HERE https://painfreebirth.thrivecart.com/pain-free-birth/ Grab the Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE https://painfreebirth.com/healing-birth-trauma/ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:44 - Meet Stormie Fraser01:26 - From Hospital to Home Birth05:55 - Stormie Losing Her Dad While Pregnant14:43 - Prayers and Affirmations 19:29 - What is the Mother-blessing ceremony?21:19 - The Importance of the Village and Community25:16 - Faith Through Grief During Pregnancy 28:17 - Christian Hypno-birthing Education with Tara Menzies29:18 - Stormie’s Birth Story and Why Doulas Write Timestamps of Birth30:54 - Prodromal Labor 34:05 - Prayers and Wishes for Birth List35:44 - Taking Ownership of Fear 39:40 - Castor Oil and Induction42:15 - Pain Free Birth Affirmations and Playlist46:04 - Letting Go 46:46 - Doulas Utility During Birth, Counter-pressure49:44 - Doula Training As a New Mom 55:00 - Co-creating Life with God 59:46 - Taking a Moment for Babies to Come Into their Bodies1:00:46 - Pain Free Delivery1:04:08 - What’s Possible in Birth1:06:35 - Outro CONNECT WITH KAREN:Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@painfreebirthwithkarenwelton Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/painfreebirth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/painfreebirth/ Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5zEiKMIHFewZeVdzfBSEMS Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pain-free-birth/id1696179731Website - https://painfreebirth.com/ Email List https://pain-free-birth.mykajabi.com/website-opt-inCONNECT WITH STORMIEPersonal Instagram: @stormiefraser Humorous, heartfelt nap trap poems on faith, grief, and motherhood: @isthisworth
