The Natural Birth Blog

 Birth Work is a Soul Calling, a Deep Inner Knowing, a Yearning. But even when the call is undeniable, doubts, fears and ultimately objections often arise.

WE are often the ones keeping ourselves from our destiny, our purpose, heck even our own happiness.

Why do we do it?

Whether it’s the fear of financial instability, uncertainty about what training to choose, or concerns about balancing birth work with personal life, many who feel drawn to this path hesitate to take the leap of faith.

Maybe it’s too scary to leave a comfortable, safe job and pursue your true calling… for most it is. Most people don’t follow their purpose but sit on the sidelines watching others do it.

And I am not saying these concerns aren’t valid. 

They Totally are. And they deserve to be explored. 

Because beneath them lies the truth.

So let’s face some of the most common fears and objections to daring to follow one's calling into birth work.

"How Will I Balance Birth Work With My Personal Life?"

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Birth work is an ancient calling—one that goes beyond certifications, training, or medical credentials. It is a path walked by those who feel the pull to hold space for women in one of the most profound moments of life.

Throughout the ages, for all of time, birth has been women’s business—guided and held by those who understood the rhythms and cycles of nature, birth and death, the rite's of passages and the sacred transitions of life.

Today, that knowledge has been divided into roles: doulas and midwives.

But what if you feel called to something deeper?

This blog explores the differences between doulas and midwives, their training, skills, and limitations, and why many women are now seeking something beyond both—the path of the Sacred Birth Worker.

How to Become a Doula or Midwife

Becoming a Doula

A doula is a non-medical birth worker who provides emotional, physical, and informational support before, during, and after birth.

To become a doula, you typically:

1. Choos...

Birth Work is not just a Profession—it is a Soul Calling.

It is a path walked by those who feel a deep pull toward holding space for the transformative experience of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. A full-spectrum doula includes holding sacred space for women throughout the maiden to mother transition and rite of passage, including conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum care.

If you are feeling the call to serve as a doula but don’t know where to start, this guide will help you explore:

• How long it takes to become a doula
• What doula certification is and whether you need one
• The requirements and qualifications needed to practice as a doula
• How to become both a postpartum and birth doula
• The difference between doula trainings
• The costs involved in becoming a doula
• Why stepping beyond a mainstream doula training might be a more aligned path

How Long Does It Take to Become a Doula?

The time it takes to become a doula depends on the depth of training you choose. ...

 In a world where birth is too often managed in sterile hospital settings, filled with medical interventions instead of deep support, love, and presence, women are left feeling unheard, disempowered, and even traumatized with 1 in 3 women reporting having a traumatic birth and 1 in 20 developing PTSD from their births. 

I believe with the right support it doesn't have to be this way.

As a former midwife, I have seen this firsthand, and it has ignited a deep calling within me—to both embody The Sacred Birth Advocate & Space Holder for the Rite of Passage of Birth myself, and to also educate and mentor those who wish to do and embody the same.

This blog post explores how you can be a protector of a woman’s, her baby's and her family's birth experience and how to offer positive support during this transformational and pivotal moment in life.

Holding Sacred Spaces

Being a Sacred Birth Advocate & Space Holder isn’t just about understanding the physiology of natural birth — it’s...

I love this opportunity to reflect on the journey I have been on to get to where I am today and give you a bit of insight into who I am and hopefully inspire you to always follow your inner calling along the way.

I feel like I have lived many lives in one…

And I’d love to share with you the winding road that led me here, from my early years as a seeker and student, not feeling like I belonged in this time or on this earth, to following my heart and inner compass and eventually becoming the founder of Sacred Birth International where all the knowledge and embodied wisdom I have gathered throughout the years all come together in what I offer today.

Looking back, I realize that my calling to serve women and be at the start of life, birth, has always been with me. I was always a deeply intuitive child, speaking truths from the heart—even when it wasn’t always well received. My search for something deeper began early as I didn’t find it in my family or friendships, and by my teenage y...

Aimee is originally from New Zealand, today living in Australia and she is a Wild Mother and Transpersonal Birth Mentor.

This video episode was censured by YouTube. So it get's a special place on my blog.

She generously takes us through her first hospital birth at the young age of 24 and her initiation into motherhood in this video episode of The Natural Birth Podcast.

We then dive into red threads, birth imprinting, rites of passages and women’s power in her rites and birth.

Aimee continues to share how her life took a turn as she moved from the big city smoke of Sydney into nature in Northern NSW, meeting a new partner and then becoming pregnant again and how this time she made very different choices.

She employed an independent home birth midwife for her second pregnancy but ended up birthing before her midwife arrived, and when she became pregnant a third time she decided for a fully wild pregnancy and free birth with just her family.

Curious about Aimee? Find her on instagra...

Birthing Wisdom Galore!

This episode has so many pearls of wisdom it deserved it's on place on my blog.

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Ellen Fisher sharing All of her Home Birth Stories with us in this jam packed video episode!

Ellen is a mama of 5 living on beautiful Hawaii.

She is a home birthing and home schooling mama who loves growing her own food and is a vegan of 16years.

She’s also a podcast host of her own podcast called The Ellen Fisher Podcast which I very much recommend you check out, and she just launched The Empowered Pregnancy & Birth Course sharing her own birth wisdom as well as that of selected experts.

In today’s episode you get to hear about each of her 5 natural and empowering home births.

She dives on into the pearls of wisdom she gained from each and every one of them and the difference between them.

There is so much valuable birthing wisdom in this episode so strap on in as we dive on into her beautiful birth stories.

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What is Sacred Space Holding in Birth and Why is it so important? 

Find out in this Video

The intention with this video interview is to awaken you to the importance of the quality of your presence in the birth space, and how it can positively or negatively impact a woman’s physiological birth process and her birth experience.

Emily, also known as the Birth Advocate, joins me in this conversation. She’s a retired nurse, an initiator of the medical freedom movement in Maine and now a Sacred Birth Worker Mentee (formerly known as The Spiritual Midwife Mentorship Program as mentioned in the video).

She helps me bring you the juice of why sacred space holding is needed in the birth realm, what it looks like and how to cultivate it, and in the end of this episode we also dive a bit deeper into The Mentorship Program for you who might be interested in knowing more.

I hope you will find value in this interview with me.

Interested in The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship Program?

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As we approach Mother's Day, I want to take a moment to celebrate and honor all of the incredible mothers out there.

Whether you are a new mama, a seasoned mama, a step-mama, a fur mama, or simply have a motherly heart and spirit, know that you are deeply valued and appreciated and I'm grateful you're a part of my online community.

The origins of Mother's Day can be traced back to ancient civilizations that honored motherhood and the female aspect of creation.

The ancient Greeks and Romans used to celebrate mothers as life givers and had several days and festivals in honor of the mother of their gods and goddesses.

The early Christians celebrated a similar festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

In modern times, Mother's Day has become a global celebration of mothers, with most countries celebrating it during the month of May.

We must never underestimate the value and importance of mothers.

Mothers are the foundation of families...

An Awakening Birth Journey with Ali

In this episode of The Natural Birth Podcast Ali shares her journey from wanting a natural birth with her first but ending up, as most mamas do in our modern maternity system, with a medicalized first birth to a fully surrendered third birth at home with a shoulder dystocia handled in the most harmonious and calm way by her home birth midwife.

Ali a mama of 3 from Tennessee USA.

She is a is a world renowned celebrity stylist and TV star personality from BRAVO TV. From dressing the most famous people in Hollywood & public figures around the world, in 2020 Ali started her own personal inner journey, after going from breakdowns to breakthroughs. Ali became a certified Breath Work Facilitator & Coach. She is now a Celebrity Conscious Stylist, Sought After Media Personality, Healer, & known as a Transformation Expert.

Ali drops so many truth bombs and pearls of wisdoms in this episode.

Curious about Ali? Find her on instagram as @alilevinedesign

Lis...