03/27/2025
Birth is a ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
๐ดOxytocin facilitates birth.
๐ดHow a birther FEELS (before & during) will encourage or disrupt the neurohormonal cascade.
๐ดBirthers need others to cope; how loved ones and the medical team respond matters!
Thatโs exactly why Iโm speaking at the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ on:
๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก
When the nervous system is dysregulated, the pelvic floor, breath, and movement patterns all respond to stress, often making labor longer and more challenging.
But, when we work with the bodyโs natural regulation systemโteaching strategies for breathwork, body awareness, and coping strategiesโwe can help clients experience ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ.
Here is a snapshot of other presentations:
๐น The Birth Prep No One Talks About โ Lindsey McCoy, PT, Doula
๐น Prolapse in Pregnancy: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know โ Margo Kwiatkowski, DPT
๐น Going Beyond the Physical: How Trauma, Emotions & Energy Impact Labor โ Lynn Schulte, PT
๐น The Truth About High-Impact Activity on the Pelvic Floor โ Anna Hammond, PT
๐ก Want to go deeper? Iโll be diving into the mind-body connection in birth prep at the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ (๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐-๐๐).
๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ : https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/birth-healing-summit/birth-healing-intensive2025/151/