FEARFUL of giving birth and especially the big P word? (you know, PAIN!!) I know what that feels like and what it feels like to be FREE from fear. Yep, once upon a time I was you….
Like many first time expectant mothers, I was very fearful of the birth process. Actually, fearful was an understatement. Yet I was committed to going natural all the way and consciously worked through my fears and transformed my experience from being absolutely terrified of the birth process (sad but true) to feeling at peace, having complete trust in birth and my body and actually looking forward to the big event!!!
That was a MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH for me as you can imagine….
More than just a matter of ‘good luck’ or having ‘superwoman powers’ as some of my mothers circle suggested, it involved many months of conscious preparation, relaxation rituals for this stress bunny, digging deep and obsessive hunting around for information to make the unknown more known to me so that it was no longer so big and scary.
I even learnt to trust my gut which told me to give an independent childbirth education class a go (the best thing I ever did) and give the hospital classes a miss!
My biggest revelation along the way?
“I finally learnt the REAL TRUTH about birth ~ the real monster was not the pain but the FEAR itself. It is the fear that promotes the pain. We are taught to fear birth because we are told it is overwhelmingly painful, but what if this was just a myth we have all bought into? What if it could be a pain-free or even joyful experience, if only we would think differently about it?” ~ Katrina Zaslavsky (you can quote me on that!)
This was so BIG for me, I talk about this concept at length and the possibility of a PAIN-FREE BIRTH (which I personally experienced) in my book { A Modern Woman’s Guide to a Natural Empowering Birth } as well as in a TV interview here (2nd video from top) and what is known as the “fear ~ tension ~ pain syndrome” which totally rocked my world.
Having faced and worked through this fear, resulting in two very empowering, natural drug-free births with my beautiful girls and then coaching others in bloom, it turns out I didn’t just cross that bridge from fear to peace for myself but for women all over the world.
My personal journey into motherhood and the birth lessons I have gained along the way, have had such a profound impact on me, that it has led me on a whole new pathway: to become an advocate of natural and conscious parenting, committed to supporting women in bloom to give birth naturally without drugs or interventions (if that is what they choose) and to overcome their fears about birthing in a world that has become so medicalised and fearful of something so perfectly natural.
I felt compelled to help empower other women to walk the same path (or whatever path feels absolutely right for them. I teach not preach!) And that brings me right here talking to you when it’s way past my bedtime lol……
So I want to ask you a question……What is your biggest fear when it comes to birthing? Click here to let me know or leave a note below 🙂
Or for our birth professionals and practitioners reading this, what troubles your clients the most and how do you help them to work through those fears? Let me know here.
Until next time, may you cross the bridge with me from fear to peace and step into your own power 🙂
Warmly,
Katrina Zaslavsky
Founder of Birth Goddess: A Positive Birth Revolution
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