#13 Olin’s Birth’s Lessons - One Year Later.

Today is Olin's first birthday! In honor of the event, I talk today about a word that came up persistently throughout my pregnancy with him, and took on more subtle shades of deeper importance as I was integrating his birth story this past year:

AUTONOMY

I know this is a big word out there in the collective consciousness at the moment, and this episode is a short reflection on what it means to me.

You'll hear about:

- How his birth challenged my own perception on my ability to say no and stand in my truth in my pregnancy

- How my lack of practice in autonomy led to not being able to create the undisturbed birth setting I was imagining.

- How this all ties in with mothering (This is huge! Something I imagine I will continue to work with for many years.

- The difference between true autonomy and trauma based fixation on independence.

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Mentioned in the show:

Watch Olin's Birth Video

https://indiebirth.org/im-a-self-proclaimed-midwife/

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