My Powerful Birth

My Powerful Birth I have experienced early pregnancy loss, 2 hospital births, 2 planned homebirths, one of which was a water birth. You will find I am a birth video junkie.

I empower expectant families to seek their ideal birth and postpartum by facilitating authentic conversation, challenging preconceived ideas and supporting informed decisions along the way. Join our Group
- Planning a Powerful Birth https://goo.gl/8iU2Jg

Crowning Glory came to fruition because of my love of pregnancy, birthing time and postpartum phase. Because I sadly cannot populate the world with my own children, I have decided to help women, and families through the immense changes that happen when welcoming a baby. A huge change in my thinking came after the birth of my last baby where I (finally) fully accepted help from others. I was able to nurse my newborn undisturbed many times because someone was there to pick up my kids, my mess and my spirit. I am interested natural health, fitness, nutrition, breastfeeding and mental health of new and expectant moms. I love a good coffee, red wine and a great belly laugh. Enjoy my page!

At My Powerful Birth we don’t avoid the unexpected. We actually talk about when things dont go as planned. We encourage ...
12/28/2025

At My Powerful Birth we don’t avoid the unexpected. We actually talk about when things dont go as planned. We encourage participants to explore what would be like for them.

We often hear people say to us that they are afraid to think about the unexpected, because it’s so scary.

This what we have to say about it:

Talking about it, doesn’t mean that outcome will happen.

Speaking your fears released the constraint it has on you.

If you don’t tell people around what the ‘worst birth’ is for you, how can they support you if it happens?

What is unexpected?

Unplanned home birth.

Unplanned or emergency Cesarean birth.

NICU stays.

Unplanned vaginal birth.

Stillbirth.

Home birth turned hospital transfer.

We bring it all to the table and leave you feeling more clear and at ease with the unexpected.

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At My Powerful Birth we don’t avoid the unexpected. We actually talk about when things dont go as planned. We encourage ...
12/28/2025

At My Powerful Birth we don’t avoid the unexpected. We actually talk about when things dont go as planned. We encourage participants to explore what would be like for them.

We often hear people say to us that they are afraid to think about the unexpected, because it’s so scary.

This what we have to say about it:

Talking about it, doesn’t mean that outcome will happen.

Speaking your fears released the constraint it has on you.

If you don’t tell people around what the ‘worst birth’ is for you, how can they support you if it happens?

What is unexpected?

Unplanned home birth.

Unplanned or emergency Cesarean birth.

NICU stays.

Unplanned vaginal birth.

Stillbirth.

Home birth turned hospital transfer.

We bring it all to the table and leave you feeling more clear and at ease with the unexpected.

Informed consent is a legal part of your pregnancy and birth care. Every Province and every state in the US has laws or ...
12/24/2025

Informed consent is a legal part of your pregnancy and birth care. Every Province and every state in the US has laws or legal standards (either statutory or common law) requiring informed consent for medical treatment.

What does that really mean?

What the law says:

“Informed consent” means you have the legal right to understand what’s being recommended, why, what else is possible, what happens if you decline, and the real risks and benefits of each path.
It’s supposed to be a conversation — not a signature, not a checkbox, not a nurse saying “this is what we do.”

A medical procedure without informed consent is essentially battery.

The law is that clear.

What it should look like
A clinician must give you:

-The nature and purpose of the treatment
-The risks
-The benefits
-The alternatives (including doing nothing)
-The likely outcomes of each option

And you get to say yes or no based on what matters to you, not what’s easiest for the system.

What it often turns into:

-A rushed explanation.
-A form shoved at you.
-Staff assuming you’ll agree.
-Language that sounds like a recommendation but lands like a directive.

This is where people start to feel trapped or blindsided.

Not because they aren’t smart, but because the culture of medicine isn’t built around dialogue.

It’s built around efficiency, liability, and hierarchy.

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Your mindset shapes your birth experience more than you realize.We think that 80% of birth happens before a contraction ...
12/20/2025

Your mindset shapes your birth experience more than you realize.

We think that 80% of birth happens before a contraction even starts.

Acknowledging and speaking your fears is imperative to let it go. Sharing with others what you have been trying to ‘push through’ mentally, emotionally and physically releases tension.

Filling our days with oxytocin-making activities allows our bodies and minds to relax (think time with our best friends, our favourite hobbies, or***ms and nourishing food)

Pain -> Tension -> Fear is a cycle that influences how tense our birth process can be. Break one of those pieces and the cycle disintegrates.

The Prenatal Academy helps you build a powerful mindset through preparation, education, and emotional tools that last long after birth.

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We noticed that inductions are regularly getting scheduled by the time you leave your 39 week appointment. Being that th...
12/16/2025

We noticed that inductions are regularly getting scheduled by the time you leave your 39 week appointment.

Being that the holidays are coming, you may notice that you are being enticed to book your induction for a couple days before Christmas or the new year.

This is because inductions can be long and drawn out.

Providers can offer induction under the guise “You don’t want to have your baby on Christmas do you?”

Of course you are excited to meet your baby and of course you want to be safe.

Two questions to ask before you schedule your induction.

#1. Right now am I and my baby safe?

#2. Do you recommend induction at this gestation for everyone or is this unique for me and my baby?

If you are safe, and it’s recommended for everyone, you can inquire further with yourself...

Does this feel like the right thing for me? Or am I loosing patience?

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When people actually know their options before birth, everything opens up.Not because birth becomes tidy or certain, but...
12/14/2025

When people actually know their options before birth, everything opens up.

Not because birth becomes tidy or certain, but because they’re no longer walking in blind hoping someone else will steer the moment.

When people understand the landscape, the conversations change.

They stop bracing.

They stop hiding.

They start choosing from what matters to them.. not from fear, pressure, or someone else’s default.

And here’s the real shift 👇🏼

They show up as a cause in the room, not a passenger.

They hear recommendations through a clearer filter.

They notice what lands in their body and what doesn’t.

They participate instead of getting swept along.

Birth still unfolds in its own way, but they’re no longer at the mercy of it.

They’re connected, trusting themselves, and able to act inside the moment they’re actually in.

This is why we teach.

Because when people know their options, they don’t get smaller in the process; they expand.

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What is a support system? Who do you include in your prenatal village? It’s important to start looking now and build bri...
12/12/2025

What is a support system?

Who do you include in your prenatal village?

It’s important to start looking now and build brick by brick.

Having people surround you will enable you to call on others when times get tough.

Name your favourite care providers, Midwives, Chiropractors, RMT, Doula, counselor, Lactation consultant and Naturopath.

Who else would you include?

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The more you learn about your body’s natural rhythms during pregnancy, the more connected you feel to your own experienc...
12/10/2025

The more you learn about your body’s natural rhythms during pregnancy, the more connected you feel to your own experience.

Education helps you shift from uncertainty to trust. It gives you the power to make decisions that feel right for you.

It’s time to step into birth with confidence.

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That gut feeling you get during birth? That’s intuition — and it’s powerful.If something doesn’t feel right, pause.If yo...
11/29/2025

That gut feeling you get during birth?

That’s intuition — and it’s powerful.

If something doesn’t feel right, pause.

If your body tells you to move, move.

If your baby feels close, trust that instinct.

No monitor, machine, or expert can replace your internal knowing.

Your intuition is your birth compass.

The more you trust it, the smoother your journey becomes.

✨ P.S. If you’re new here…
We are My Powerful Birth. For over a decade we have stood with hundreds of families who wanted a birth that reflected who they are and the type of birth they wanted; not just what the system expected from them.

We teach you how to cut through the noise, honour your instincts, ask better questions, and make real choices inside your care. You don’t need to feel torn between what you’re being told and what you feel in your heart + gut. There is room for both, and the way through the tunnel is our classes.

We offer:
🤎 Online & In Person Childbirth Education Classes for Families
🤎 VBAC + Birth Partner Prep speciality classes
🤎 Our free community village (coming soon!)
🤎 Classes for industry professionals who want to make a difference in their perinatal community
🤎 + Our 8-week My Powerful Birth: The Village Academy (coming soon!)

Have you ever noticed how birth conversations often fall into extremes?Gratitude or critique.Safety or trust.Medicine or...
11/28/2025

Have you ever noticed how birth conversations often fall into extremes?
Gratitude or critique.
Safety or trust.
Medicine or physiology.

But what if it’s both?

What if we can be deeply grateful for obstetric care (for the skill, the technology, the lives saved)
and still see how it’s become overused in places we could improve policy and standard practice to be up to date with the evidence?

What if questioning routine interventions isn’t resistance,
but reverence for birth, for women, for the wisdom of the body?

It’s not anti-medicine to ask for balance.
It’s pro-human being.
It’s pro-birth.
It’s pro-choice... in the truest sense.

✨ P.S. If you’re new here…
We are My Powerful Birth. For over a decade we have stood with hundreds of families who wanted a birth that reflected who they are and the type of birth they wanted; not just what the system expected from them.

We teach you how to cut through the noise, honour your instincts, ask better questions, and make real choices inside your care. You don’t need to feel torn between what you’re being told and what you feel in your heart + gut. There is room for both, and the way through the tunnel is our classes.

We offer:
🤎 Online & In Person Childbirth Education Classes for Families
🤎 VBAC + Birth Partner Prep speciality classes
🤎 Our free community village (coming soon!)
🤎 Classes for industry professionals who want to make a difference in their perinatal community
🤎 + Our 8-week My Powerful Birth: The Village Academy (coming soon!)

11/27/2025

hiring someone as young as my daughter 🤝 working for someone who’s old enough to be my mom = best combo! Work days are so fun. ✨

11/27/2025

hiring someone as young as my daughter 🤝 working for someone who's old enough to be my mom = best combo! Work days are so fun. ✨

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I empower expectant families to seek their ideal birth and postpartum by facilitating authentic conversation, challenging preconceived ideas and supporting informed decisions along the way. Join our Group and check out My Powerful Birth program! www.mypowerfulbirth.com Free Facebook Community- Planning a Powerful Birth https://goo.gl/8iU2Jg Crowning Glory came to fruition because of my love of pregnancy, birthing time and postpartum phase. Because I sadly cannot populate the world with my own children, I have decided to help women, and families through the immense changes that happen when welcoming a baby. I have experienced early pregnancy loss, 2 hospital births, 2 planned homebirths, one of which was a water birth. A huge change in my thinking came after the birth of my last baby where I (finally) fully accepted help from others. I was able to nurse my newborn undisturbed many times because someone was there to pick up my kids, my mess and my spirit. You will find I am a birth video ju**ie. I am interested natural health, fitness, nutrition, breastfeeding and mental health of new and expectant moms. I love a good coffee, red wine and a great belly laugh. Enjoy my page!