BBL 200: Are Pregnancy & Childbirth a Rite of Passage?

Pregnancy and childbirth are important - but do they mark a rite of passage in a woman's life? Today's episode explores that question in depth, looking at both history and how the modern-day journey to motherhood.

I also share some important ways you can honor this time and explore the deep meaning it holds for you as a woman!

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Topics I Cover in This Podcast:

How pregnancy and birth can change you
Why our culture skews towards a negative view of becoming a mother
Is having a baby a consumer event?
How childbirth has become a medical rite of passage that undermines your trust in yourself
We can recognize the ways science has benefitted us while still believing in our ability to birth
Examples of how many past cultures honored pregnant women
Did some cultures include the whole family in pregnancy and birth?
How childbirth brought women respect in the past
Why giving birth and mothering might just make you a wiser person
What made The Farm so successful with its childbirth outcomes (hint: it has to do with rites of passage!)
Pregnancy and birth MATTER - here’s why this is an important experience for YOU
How to see and walk out the multi-faceted journey you’re on Feminine strength - does such a thing exist?
Why this is a chance to establish lifelong better health
How transitions and challenges make you stronger
This is an opportunity not just to improve yourself, but to build culture and legacy
How you can create an undisturbed birth

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Things Mentioned on This Week's Podcast

BBL 196: What Women REALLY Want in Birth - my podcast episode on my thesis. I talk a lot about the Farm in this paper!
BBL 197: Why Mothering is Your Greatest Project - must-listen to episode as you consider the transition to motherhood and what it means for and about you
BBL 198: Pronatalism, a Primer for Mothers: this episode sets the foundation for BBL 199, and is a good look at why having children can be an important thing for human flourishing
BBL 199: What Does Pronatalism Mean for Women - I tackle some hard questions about the trade-offs when you choose to become a mother, as well as how women can “have it all” (just not at the same time)
Birth as an American Rite of Passage - Robbie Davis-Floyd's classic expose and analysis of medicalized birth
The Farm Midwifery Center is still active today!

(NOTE: Want a Perfect Birth Plan Template? Use this template and step-by-step videos to write a birth plan that gets your birth team on your side for a beautiful birth experience! Get the birth plan kit here.)

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BBL 200: Are Pregnancy & Childbirth a Rite of Passage?

Topics I Cover in This Podcast:

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