About this episode
Welcome back to the Pain Free Birth Podcast. Today, I’m interviewing Stormie Fraser. Stormie shares her pain free home birth story and compares it to her first time giving birth in a hospital setting. We also discuss faith and grief as Stormie tragically lost three loved ones while she was pregnant. Get 10% off the Pain Free Birth E-course HERE https://painfreebirth.thrivecart.com/pain-free-birth/ Grab the Healing Birth Trauma Course HERE https://painfreebirth.com/healing-birth-trauma/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Meet Stormie Fraser 01:26 - From Hospital to Home Birth 05:55 - Stormie Losing Her Dad While Pregnant 14:43 - Prayers and Affirmations 19:29 - What is the Mother-blessing ceremony? 21:19 - The Importance of the Village and Community 25:16 - Faith Through Grief During Pregnancy 28:17 - Christian Hypno-birthing Education with Tara Menzies 29:18 - Stormie’s Birth Story and Why Doulas Write Timestamps of Birth 30:54 - Prodromal Labor 34:05 - Prayers and Wishes for Birth List 35:44 - Taking Ownership of Fear 39:40 - Castor Oil and Induction 42:15 - Pain Free Birth Affirmations and Playlist 46:04 - Letting Go 46:46 - Doulas Utility During Birth, Counter-pressure 49:44 - Doula Training As a New Mom 55:00 - Co-creating Life with God 59:46 - Taking a Moment for Babies to Come Into their Bodies 1:00:46 - Pain Free Delivery 1:04:08 - What’s Possible in Birth 1:06:35 - Outro CONNECT WITH KAREN: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@painfreebirthwithkarenwelton Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/painfreebirth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/painfreebirth/ Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5zEiKMIHFewZeVdzfBSEMS Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pain-free-birth/id1696179731 Website - https://painfreebirth.com/ Email List https://pain-free-birth.mykajabi.com/website-opt-in CONNECT WITH STORMIE Personal Instagram: @stormiefraser Humorous, heartfelt nap trap poems on faith, grief, and motherhood: @isthisworthposting.