Your Getting Started Guide to Planning Your Empowered True Natural Birth
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Discover the revolutionary way to plan and get your natural birth, without having to fight, beg, or compromise on your birth plan!
🌟 Welcome to EmpoweringMomsBirth.com! 🌟
This is a comprehensive overview of some of the best tips and resources for your Empowered,
True Natural Birth.
To find what will be most relevant to you and your unique needs,
*Birth Workers, you can skip anywhere you like. This guide and the additional resources within will delight you and are designed for you to share with your clients and make your job MUCH easier!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
I’m so happy you’re here! This site is your go-to resource for achieving a True Natural Birth, free from unnecessary interventions or pressure from the medical system. Whether you’re a first-time mom, a seasoned mom, a VBAC mom, or you’re just passionate about birth and want to know more about what we do, this guide is designed to meet you exactly where you’re at.
If you haven't already done so, please watch the quick video above. Then, once you have done that, click on the table of contents below to take you to the most relevant sections for you.
Why You Will Want to Read This Guide
(Even If You Already Had a Natural Birth or Read All the Books):
Most natural birth advice is incomplete—it focuses on your body but neglects the system you’re birthing in and the mindset you need. The term “Natural Birth” has unfortunately been appropriated by the medical system and our birth culture to mean everything from unmedicated birth all the way to vaginal birth with an epidural, and most information and maternity care practices undermine your confidence and sabotage your natural process, leading to what I call the Natural Birth Traps.
That’s where the Empowered Birth Method comes in. My 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth and 3-Step Empowered Birth Method will help you avoid the common “Natural Birth Traps” that lead to interventions, inductions, and birth trauma.
How to Get the Most Out of This Guide:
🗺️ Take it step-by-step – This guide is a Choose Your Own Adventure, packed with insights and tips, but don’t feel overwhelmed. Start with the sections that are most relevant to you right now. Dive in, explore, and let it empower you—one section at a time.
🤿 Watch, skim, or dive deeper when you're ready – I've created this guide to support you whether you have 5 minutes or want to spend a whole hour (or longer) exploring. The deeper you go, the more treasures you'll uncover. There is no surprise paywall here. We believe information needs to be free and accessible. So whether you just choose to watch the videos, look at the headlines, read the subheadings, skim through the bold text, or go through the whole guide in its entirety, you're going to get what you need and more.
🧭 Follow the trail – I've embedded links and showcased some of our best resources here for you. Most of them are free to access and don't even take an email opt-in. Explore as you like, and remember to save this page somewhere that you can come back to it, because this is an ever-evolving library!
🌊 Pick your path and explore what's relevant to YOU right NOW – This is YOUR Empowered Birth Journey, and so you deserve to be supported the way you most need to be. I've broken up the first half of this guide into the sections where you most likely fit for the type of experience you've had. The second half will lay out the Empowered Birth Method and the final half will give you options on how to get it (2 are completely free to access--no paywall). I've also included our Mission Statement and Social Media channels, as well as some Empowered Mom Success Stories for moms (and supporters of our Empowered Birth Movement).
👑Uncover the Hidden Treasure! Birth is really just the first step, and here at Empowering Moms we're all about whole-life transformation! If you stay to the end, you'll uncover the final gift that will take you beyond birth, and see the deeper layers of the 5 Pillars of Empowerment and what they do. Because whether you're birthing a baby, birthing a business, birthing a creative project or a movement, or rebirthing a new version of yourself, Empowering Moms is here for you!
Find Your Starting Point for Your Journey!
Which level best describes you? Here at Empowering Moms we know that one size does NOT fit all, however we also know that there are certain levels that you might be at, depending on your knowledge and your past experience. So look over this section and decide where to go from here:
New to Natural Birth – 🐚 (protected, untouched, potential)
You have either never had a natural birth before, or you had one but later realized that it wasn't as empowering as it could have been. You might have looked into pain-free methods or you might want to plan a home birth. Chances are pretty high that you're NOT a birth worker and you haven't been down the rabbit hole of natural birth education to learn the difference between natural birth and unmedicated birth (because they're NOT the same thing). If that's the case, then you need to start with the basics and learn about True Natural Birth before you can continue. Otherwise, you might fall into some Natural Birth Traps and not know it...
First-Time Mom – 🌊 (entering the ocean of the unknown)
You’re excited but maybe scared. You want a natural birth, but fear the unknown. I’ve been there. I planned a home birth but ended up in a hospital with trauma because I didn’t know how to advocate for myself. I DID know about True Natural Birth, because I was very clear about wanting a hands off birth, so if you already are familiar with physiological birth (maybe even followed me on other channels) then you could probably skip over the first section and jump right to your starting point. But if you aren't sure of the difference between natural birth vs unmedicated, then start with the True Natural Birth section right after this one.
Seasoned Moms – 🪼 (graceful but wise, learning to trust flow)
You’ve tried before but faced disappointment. Maybe you gave in to pressure or missed critical information. You know you can do it differently this time. If you already have the baseline education of True Natural Birth then you can probably jump right to your section, but if you're still asking "what did I do wrong?" then it might be worth reading about True Natural Birth as well.
VBAC Moms – 🐙 (strategic, resilient, deeply powerful)
You’ve had a C-section and may feel like the system sees you as broken. You’re not. You’re strong, and this guide will show you how to trust your body and your instincts again. If you still aren't sure why you got a c-section, you might have fallen into the Natural Birth Traps and made several common mistakes that you CAN avoid this time. It's not your fault. There have been many moms who did everything "right" according to the typical blueprint of natural birth planning and still got tricked out of their births. You'll find your hope restored when you go through your section of this guide, and you'll LOVE the Success Stories! If you're already familiar with True Natural Birth, then you can skip right to the Seasoned Mom section (to learn what you might have missed before) or just jump right to VBAC and come explore the rest later!
Birth Worker / Advocate / Ambassador – 🧜♀️🧜♂️ (the guide, holding deep wisdom)
You're here because you're curious what we do here at Empowering Moms and might even want to partner with us or share our stuff with your audience! You can explore freely, however I highly encourage you to check out our Philosophy and Mission Statement as that is the most relevant section for you. The first several sections of this guide are geared to your clients and you probably know most of this information already. You'll appreciate the depth I've gone into, and you'll see that I am here to make your job much, much easier! No more trying to sift through a million resources when you have births to attend! Just check here for what you need, and also ask me about my Secret Library ;)
Collaborator / Explorer / Supporter – 🪸 (the ecosystem — supportive and vital)
You're here' because I told you what I do, you were blown away, and you either wanted to check out the layout of this guide or to support my mission to Empower Moms! You're free to explore, however to really get a fast overview, just watch the videos in each section. That will give you the idea of how this is all laid out, as well as the most relevant content within the guide. You can then direct others here, ask me how I created this (I DO teach my own systems) or simply learn more about birth for your own curiosity.
Jump in and Start Learning!
🧭🌊 Explore: Start with the sections that fit your journey. Whether you’re early in your pregnancy or counting down the days, there’s something here for you.
🤿🐠 Dive Deeper: Watch the videos, download the freebies, and check out the courses. Each step builds your confidence and prepares you to advocate for your True Natural Birth.
🌐🐬Stay Connected: Join our community. Follow the journey, share your experiences, and support other moms. The more we share, the stronger we become.
🌟🪸Pay It Forward: If someone you know is starting or growing their family, send them this guide. This is the One Link to Rule Them All! It's the one-stop library hub that can fully prepare them for an incredible birth experience, and they deserve The Best! Plus, it's good Karma, because everything you put out into the world comes back to you three-fold.
It's Time to Reclaim Your Power!
Remember, your body is designed to birth. With the Right Mindset and the Right Support, you can have a beautiful, empowering experience. This guide is my gift to you—use it, share it, and know you are not alone.
Thank you for being here. Let’s rewrite the story of birth together.
Make sure to bookmark this page and refer to it any time you need some guidance. Additionally, if there's a particular resource or section you think might be helpful to add to this page or you have a burning question not already addressed, you can reach out to me at hello@empoweringmomsbirth.com
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Table of Contents
How to Get Your True Natural Birth (For First Time Moms)
How to Get Your True Natural Birth (Seasoned Moms)
How to Get Your True Natural VBAC!
Why Choose An Empowered Birth?
Empowered Birth Success Stories
Social Media and Sister Sites for Free Birth Education
Our Philosophy and Mission Statement
Customized Support: The 3 Paths to Empowered Birth
What Is a TRUE Natural Birth?
"The difference between TRUE Natural Birth and "Natural Birth" in the medical system is like the difference between organic ice cream from a dairy farm vs the cheap, imitation,
preservative-filled "frozen dessert" at the convenience store."
~Carly Bonderud
If you're looking to avoid birth trauma and truly experience the natural birth
your body was designed for, this guide will show you how!
Whenever I talk to a newly expecting mother I always ask them what they want in their birth. Most tell me that they would like to avoid medical intervention and want to have it be as natural as possible. Unfortunately, in our current birth culture this is harder to achieve than you would think...
Most women planning a natural birth will end up getting a heavily medicalized version of it, or "fail" to get it.
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1 in 3 women will end up having a cesarean
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More than half will end up having an induction
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75% will likely have some level of medical intervention including Pitocin or having their waters broken manually
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45% will report experiencing birth trauma afterward.
Many of these moms will walk away from birth thinking they don’t have a high enough pain tolerance, that they don’t go into labor “on their own”, that they “don’t dilate”, and ultimately they feel like their bodies failed them.
I do not want that to be you.
If you already had a traumatic experience and are looking for something better, then this guide is going to give you a renewed sense of hope that you can do this, and if this is your first baby then by reading this guide you are going to have knowledge that very few first time moms have and you will avoid that trauma that awaits you within our maternity care and birth culture.
In this section, you’ll discover:
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The real difference between True Natural Birth and the imitation version.
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How to avoid the Natural Birth Traps that sabotage your body’s natural process.
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Why common “natural birth” advice is actually leading you astray.
Already familiar with physiological birth vs birth in the medical system and ready to learn the specific mistakes you could make that could sabotage your process or undermine your confidence to get it?
First Time Moms, read THIS section; Seasoned Moms read THIS one
The BIGGEST mistake I see moms making when they are planning a Natural Birth is that
they do NOT know the difference between what natural birth ACTUALLY is
vs what our birth culture and medical system has defined it to be.
In fact this is the number one reason why so many Natural Birth plans go "out the window", and why too many moms get talked into unnecessary cesareans and inductions for "failing" to go into labor or "failing" to progress.
Before I get into what True Natural Birth is, I have to tell you that most “Natural Birth” advice out there is complete BS! In fact, it leads you right down the path to a heavily controlled experience that is anything BUT natural.
These "Natural Births" are like the imitation "frozen dessert" you accidentally bought at the store when you really wanted ice cream. It's FAKE, and it's definitely NOT what your body had planned out for you and your baby.
This "Natural Birth" is the kind that is more painful, often needs medical interference, and can even be traumatic.
Your pelvic floor can be damaged and breastfeeding can become challenging. Your baby may even be affected (especially if your labor was induced).
"Natural Birth" in the medical system can be anything from "vaginal birth" to "unmedicated" birth during a heavily controlled, intervention-heavy birth that is 10x more painful than what nature intended.
In contrast, True Natural Birth is purely physiological and involves a beautiful cocktail of hormones and a highly hallucinogenic, meditative trance that one of my former clients has referred to as Psychedelic Labor Land.
You can recreate this trance through Hypnobirthing, however your body is also just designed to go into it without you needing to be prompted…provided you are given the time and space to do it.
Pretty much 99% of natural births in the hospital do not support this at all. In fact, the way that hospital birth is set up and the way that most people in that profession treat birth is what keeps you out of that trance.
I experienced this first-hand. I kept trying to get into my meditative state in the hospital with my first baby. At home while sitting on the toilet for labor I had been deep in it and felt that things were moving along, so we went to the hospital. I had been having pretty intense contractions and might have birthed within a few hours had I stayed home, however this is not what we have been taught to do, and I didn’t know at the time that when it comes to birth if you want to go into the hospital “last minute” it really does mean last minute!
On that note, however, you also need to be aware that progress can reverse itself when you leave your safe home environment. If you want to know more about the process of True Natural Birth, watch my free masterclass Your True Natural Birth Blueprint where I lay out the misconceptions about True Natural Birth and share the secrets to avoiding the Natural Birth Traps that sabotage your body's natural process and undermine your confidence.
I also have a YouTube channel you can subscribe to where I share stories from my own births and that of women I have known over the last decade who have had amazing True Natural Births; especially after being previously told they weren’t “allowed” or that it was “impossible”.
Here's What You Need to Know About True Natural Birth
If you interfere with the birth process, can’t get into your meditative state, and you become afraid or stressed, that’s when the flood of hormones is interrupted.
Labor stalls, reverses itself, slows down, or is otherwise more painful than it’s supposed to be.
The medical system and our birth culture have conditioned you to believe your body's natural responses to outside stress are a problem that needs "fixing".
That’s why so many inductions and birth interventions happen. It’s why they speed your labor up with drugs, or they break your waters, or you get labeled “Failure to Progress” and you have a c-section.
It’s why epidural rates keep rising and often epidural use is directly linked to Pitocin.
I can’t even begin to tell you how many moms have said “I tried to go natural, but contractions were so intense I couldn’t stand it” and upon further inquiry into how their birth unfolded I learn that they were induced or had labor sped up with Pitocin (also called Syntocinon or Oxytocin in some regions).
The way that natural birth is being taught often focuses on the medical model of birth involving labor stages, dilation, and thinning out of the cervix.
Due dates, “risks”, and “what to expect” are all part of that curriculum. It’s designed to get you to follow their lead, not follow your instincts, and that is why mainstream birth education is one of my top 20 Natural Birth Traps!
If you want to avoid all of this, then you need to unlearn that old medical model and recognize that your body won’t follow it.
You are not a number, you are an individual.
You will not follow the textbook. No one does.
If your goal is to avoid unnecessary pain and medical intervention in your birth, then you don't want to follow the typical advice on how to "prepare your body" for a natural birth.
You don't need to prepare your body; it is ALREADY preparing itself for birthing. You simply need to TRUST that you will birth, AND stay out of the Natural Birth Traps! This takes a lot more careful planning and becoming more selective about what information to follow and what to ignore.
It requires you to take control of your birth and become a savvy Birth Consumer and reject the idea that the medical system knows more than you do about your own ability to birth.
In essence, once you understand what True Natural Birth is and what it ISN'T, AND you recognize that our medical system and birth culture is full of Natural Birth Traps that undermine your confidence and sabotage your body's ability to birth easily, you will see why it's so important for you to follow EVERYTHING in this guide!
For more tips on what traps you want to avoid when planning your True Natural Birth,
make sure you get the following resources listed below:
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Release Your Fear and Prime Yourself for True Natural Birth Education without the Overwhelm
While the Natural Birth Traps in themselves will de-rail your birth, to escape completely requires you to get past your fear and un-learn what you were taught about birth. Inside this FREE Mini Challenge you will learn the real reason birth education isn't enough on its own, as well as the blueprint of True Natural Birth and what our birth culture and medical system perpetuates.
Once you see it, you can't un-see it! Take your first step to True Natural Birth Education with our Reset Your Mindset for Empowered Birth Mini Challenge!
Now that you know the basics of True Natural Birth, here are your Next Steps:
🌊First Time Mom? Keep reading to the next section and learn the common traps you are most likely to fall into, so that you can avoid them and get your best chance of having a True Natural Birth with your clean slate!
🪼Already given birth before? Skip to the section for Seasoned Moms and find out what you could miss, so you can get the birth you actually want this time and avoid repeat trauma or disappointment.
🤿Ready to just dive into the Empowered Birth Method? Jump ahead to the good stuff! Be sure to come back for more tips later
to apply it to your situation since there are special considerations for First Time Moms, Seasoned Moms, and VBAC Moms and bookmark this page so you don't lose it.
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
How to Get Your True Natural Birth
(For First Time Moms)
Discover the Power and Transformation That Awaits You
as a New Empowered Mom!
First of all let me just congratulate you for taking this step to get the Right Education with your first baby. If you follow what I'll be teaching you, then you will be able to successfully avoid the harshest lesson I learned as a first time mom.
Benefits of planning your FIRST birth as an Empowered Birth include:
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You'll avoid a lot of the pain, fear, and trauma that so many moms experience in their births
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You'll avoid a preventable c-section
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You'll avoid the pressure to induce labor
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You'll no longer feel like a "bad mom" just because you don't want to do a test, exam, or undergo an induction or c-section that doesn't feel right to you
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You'll be able to fully trust in your body and your instincts in your birth
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You'll have a faster recovery, no regrets, and a beautiful birth experience you'll actually want to remember
The Biggest Trap You Can Fall Into as a First Time Mom is
Relying on Family, Friends, and the Mom Groups to tell you "what to expect"
The truth is that our birth culture is laced with traumatic birth stories, and if your goal is to have a natural birth as natural as possible, without anyone touching you or making you do things you don't want, or doing things TO you, then you have to go in with your mind SET on having this experience AND avoid anyone who wants to "warn" you or tell you that you won't be able to cope with the pain.
Too often there are two camps in the mom groups: The moms who had a natural birth and may not be aware that they were just extremely lucky, and the moms who tried, "failed", and are now convinced that natural birth is way more traumatic and painful than it needed to be AND are also convinced that they "had to" have a c-section because "birth doesn't work".
Why It's Important to Get It Right The First Time
When you plan your first birth you have EVERY advantage within the medical system and our birth culture because you have never given birth before. That means that if you manage to "do it right" and do it effortlessly, no one will ever question whether you will go into labor on your own, whether your babies are "too big" to birth, or whether you're even capable of having a natural birth without a lot of "help".
Plan a homebirth or at the very least aim for a True Natural Birth for your first experience and you'll also avoid a lot of the typical traps within the medical system that screw up a perfectly normal labor.
As a first time mom you've likely heard that going "overdue" means an induction and you're looking at all of the tips to prepare your body so that doesn't happen. The bad news is that even if you do "all the things" to prepare your body, your baby actually picks their birthday. This means that no matter how many "natural induction" methods you try, you are still more likely to go past 40 weeks...
BUT you're NOT alone and there's actually nothing wrong with going past 41 weeks because the average gestation for a first time mom is 41 weeks and 3 days and only 75% of babies arrive on their own by 41 weeks, with 95% arriving by 42 weeks. The medical system has unfortunately forgotten that though, and if you're not careful you could fall into the Induction Trap or Cesarean Trap due to your care provider saying your baby is "too big", "too small", or you're "overdue" or "not showing signs of labor starting" or any number of things that scare you into thinking you can't do it...and because this is your first baby you don't actually have any proof that you CAN do it.
The problem is, if you wind up having a c-section or induction that you don't actually need then that will limit your options next time in what is offered to you, and you'll have a lot more fear and trauma to work through to plan and get your True Natural Birth the next time...if you even feel confident enough for there to BE a next time, that is. Far too many mamas are "one and done" due to previous birth experiences that were horrifically painful and traumatic. Don't let that be you.
Now that you know what you're up against as a First Time Mom, here are your Next Steps:
🧭Want to explore some of our resources first? Check out our Freebies page of mini guides and start downloading the lists of common traps, tips to plan your birth, and things you need to know about getting a True Natural Birth as a first-time mom!
🐬Want to know more about why we're different from typical birth education? Skip to this section and learn about why most natural birth education only keeps you stuck, and how to play the game differently so you actually WIN!
🤿Ready to just dive in and get started? Skip all the way to the juicy middle and learn the 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth, the 3-Step Empowered Birth Method, and how to implement it!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
How to Get Your True Natural Birth
(For Seasoned Moms)
Reclaim The Birth Experience You Were Robbed of The First Time!
First of all let me just tell you how sorry I am that you learned the hard way. Believe me, you're not alone, and it's precisely because I was robbed of my own birth experience and lost my power and my voice in the birth room that I got into this work and spent a decade helping women just like you reclaim what was lost.
The good news is that you CAN heal and get a better experience this time, so whether you're already pregnant or just planning ahead for your next baby, OR you're still trying to decide if you can face another pregnancy after what you went through last time, this is for you.
Benefits of planning an Empowered Birth this time include:
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Avoiding the pain, fear, and trauma that you experienced before
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If you had a c-section (or multiple) before, you have much higher odds of having a VBAC this time (no matter how many scare tactics the medical system use to discourage you) See the Empowered VBAC tips in the next section for more on VBAC.
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Avoiding the pressure to induce labor just because you hit an arbitrary date on the calendar
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No longer feeling like a "bad mom" just because you don't want to do a test, exam, or undergo an induction or c-section that doesn't feel right to you
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You'll be able to fully trust in your body and your instincts in your birth
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You'll have a faster recovery, no regrets, and a beautiful birth experience you'll actually want to remember
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You'll heal from your previous birth experiences by taking complete control of your body and your choices this time
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You'll learn how to stand up to your care provider WITHOUT feeling like you have to argue, fight, convince, or beg them to "let you" birth naturally
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You'll prove to yourself once and for all that your body was never "broken" and you'll learn how to tune in, trust yourself, and LOVE your body for what it can do
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You'll know IF and WHEN to call in medical assistance; it will 100% be YOUR decision. No regrets!
The Biggest Trap You Can Fall Into as a Seasoned Mom is
Believing that What Happened Last Time Will Happen Again
So...birth didn't go the way you expected the first time (or first few times) and you're wondering what you did wrong, right? Well, let me just tell you something I tell all my clients who come to me: 9 times out of 10, it wasn't YOU who failed. The medical system failed you. Our birth culture failed you. But YOU did NOT fail.
Whether you were told your baby was "too big", "too small", that you "don't go into labor on time", that you "failed to progress", or that there was some other reason why you couldn't birth naturally OR you had been scared and talked out of even attempting a natural birth, the result is the same: You aren't sure you can do it because you have a track record now of not being able to do it.
The other possibility is that like me, you DID it, but you also crumbled under pressure and gave in or compromised on what you really wanted in your birth, and now you have serious regrets about that AND fear that you won't be able to advocate for yourself again when push comes to shove.
Here's the thing: What happened last time can't be undone, but you can still take those lessons and move forward and plan a better experience this time. You're going to learn a LOT more about what traps you might have fallen into, and that will help you realize your body was never the problem.
You might also benefit from checking out some of the success stories of Empowered Moms who were robbed of their beautiful birth experience the first time, and then reclaimed their power and experienced True Natural Birth.
Why You DESERVE to Get it Right This Time
Do you know what I hear most often when I speak to mature women who are past childbearing age?
"I wish I had met you when I was having my babies."
Birth trauma and control in the medical system has been going on for DECADES! Many women in their 50s and over were not even aware of all that was taken away from them or even had a name for what they experienced. For generations, women just didn't talk about it. "A healthy baby is all that matters" and "Leave your dignity at the door" aren't just disempowering and frustrating mantras, they're literally what our mothers and grandmothers experienced and were told, and then internalized.
It's only in the last 30 years that light started to be shed on this issue, and only about 10 years since real movements were formed to expose birth trauma and the disrespect and abuse in maternity care.
Up until the 1990s, there was no such thing as Informed Consent in childbirth. Your doctor could just cut you, pull your baby out, or do whatever else they deemed "necessary" and you wouldn't be able to say no OR file a complaint. Things ARE changing, but it takes years for society to catch up and there's still a long way to go. This is why becoming the Birth Visionary is so important; you'll help inspire your family, your friends, your care provider, and your partner to unlearn all those biases and fears that you aren't capable of birthing without heavy intervention.
So if you had a traumatic birth last time, that doesn't mean you're doomed to have another one AND it also doesn't mean that your birth has to be heavily monitored and controlled either. I support mothers who want a hands-off True Natural Birth experience all the time, and they have proven that when you aim for the True Natural Birth model, birth just unfolds so much easier.
The other reason you deserve this, besides proving everyone wrong about what you're capable of, is that you'll have a MUCH easier recovery this time. You'll feel like Super Mom, and caring for a new baby AND your older kids will just be so much more pleasant without the birth trauma and physical trauma piled on top of it.
You'll also transform into a much more confident and POWERFUL version of yourself.
You'll be in tune with your body and be able to track your energy more efficiently to avoid burn out as you navigate that first year.
You'll THRIVE and also know how and when to call in support without any shame or regret and you'll have powerful communication tools to create a more connected relationship with your partner and your children.
Finally, by having your partner as an active participant in your Empowered Birth journey, they'll feel like your greatest advocate and protector, AND you'll both fall deeper in love than you ever dreamed possible by sharing in this experience together.
Ready to go for your True Natural Birth? Make sure you grab these mini guides!
Now that you know you can have better, here are your Next Steps:
🐙Are you also a VBAC mom? You'll want to explore the next section as well, because I have some special tips just for you!
🧭Want to explore the other resources on this site? Check out our Freebies page of mini guides and start downloading the lists of common Traps you might have fallen into last time, so you don't get tricked again.
🐬Want to know more about why we're different from typical birth education? Skip to this section and you'll learn why just reading the birth books, taking classes, and following the "experts" wasn't enough, so you can do it different this time.
🤿Ready to just dive into the Empowered Birth Method? Skip all the way to the juicy middle and learn the 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth, the 3-Step Empowered Birth Method, and how to implement it!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
How to Get Your True Natural VBAC
It's Time to Reclaim Your Birth Story And Take Your Power BACK!
You were robbed of something PRECIOUS and SACRED and while you cannot go back in time and NOT have a c-section (or more than one), you CAN give yourself the best possible chance of experiencing birth the way you deserve NOW.
There is a lot of fear when it comes to VBAC and VBAMC, and a lot of it comes from lack of knowledge of how True Natural Birth unfolds vs what is taught in our medical system. You need to remember that our entire medical model of birth is based off of the idea that our bodies are defective machines incapable of birthing without assistance.
Unless you planned your previous cesarean/s for true medical complications in which allowing labor to start on its own would cause severe complications (such as placenta previa, vasa previa etc) chances are that your c-section could have been preventable, and EVEN if it wasn't, that doesn't mean THIS time you can't birth without a single intervention needed.
Benefits of planning an Empowered Birth this time include:
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Avoiding the pain, fear, and trauma that you experienced before
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You have much higher odds of having a VBAC this time (no matter how many scare tactics the medical system use to discourage you) see our Success Stories
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Avoiding the pressure to schedule a repeat cesarean just because you hit an arbitrary date on the calendar
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No longer feeling like a "bad mom" just because you don't want to do a test, exam, or undergo an induction or repeat c-section that doesn't feel right to you
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You'll be able to fully trust in your body and your instincts in your birth
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You'll have a faster recovery, no regrets, and a beautiful birth experience you'll actually want to remember
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You'll heal from your previous birth experiences by taking complete control of your body and your choices this time
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You'll learn how to stand up to your care provider WITHOUT feeling like you have to argue, fight, convince, or beg them to "let you" birth naturally
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You'll prove to yourself once and for all that your body was never "broken" and you'll learn how to tune in, trust yourself, and LOVE your body for what it can do
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You'll know IF and WHEN to call in medical assistance; it will 100% be YOUR decision. No regrets!
The Biggest Trap You Can Fall Into as a VBAC Mom is
Hiring the VBAC-Tolerant Care Provider and Following Mainstream Advice
So you've decided to try for a VBAC...but let me just stop you right there! Why are you "Trying"? The very definition of VBAC is "Vaginal Birth After Cesarean" and the default exit for your baby is through your vagina!
This is the BIGGEST trap I see VBAC moms falling into: You think you need someone's permission to be able to birth your baby. You also think that there was something "wrong" with your body that it "failed" last time (or multiple times).
Here's the uncomfortable truth: Most attempted VBACs are sabotaged, or moms get "talked out of them" by their care providers in the final months of pregnancy due to all the perceived "restrictions" placed on them just to be "allowed" a Trial of Labor.
In reality, if you don't schedule surgery AND you don't give in to the scare tactics, you will eventually go into labor on your own, AND there is a very good chance you will also birth your baby WITHOUT anyone needing to "help" you do it.
That means you don't have to ask ANYONE permission to have a VBAC.
You also don't have to compromise on having medical interventions to be supported in your VBAC.
You can have your birth ANY way you want, EVEN if you had a previous cesarean! In fact, many of my clients have PROVEN this is possible!
So if you want a VBAC, then you can have one! All it takes is recognizing that your body can and will birth on its own, and all you need to do is trust the process.
IF at any point you DO sense that your plan needs to change and calling in medical assistance is the best choice for you, then you'll know it wasn't because you were tricked out of your VBAC and you didn't crumble under the pressure or "fail". Instead, you'll know that you really DID do EVERYTHING possible to go for your VBAC and that will allow you to have a birth with no regrets.
Why You DESERVE to Get it Right This Time
Think about how your previous birth/s went. Think about how long it took to recover after surgery. The pain you went through both physically and emotionally.
Think about how much you might have wanted to experience True Natural Birth the first time, or to even just simply be an active participant in that birth as you pushed your baby out of your body.
Think about how devastated you were when you found out that birth wasn't going to happen the way you had dreamed. How everyone around you tried to tell you "all that matters is a healthy baby" and how you kept all your true feelings about your birth to yourself for fear of seeming "ungrateful" or "selfish" for hating the way it all happened.
Think about how badly you want to avoid going back onto that operating table, going through that whole process AGAIN, and having to recover from surgery AGAIN while caring for your older child/ren PLUS a newborn!
And consider that this could be your LAST chance!
EVERY c-section you have carries the risk of your care provider accidentally causing damage to your organs or leaving your uterus so scarred that it causes dense adhesions or other complications. You could even LOSE your uterus completely. (See VBACFacts.com for the risks of cesarean vs VBAC after multiple cesareans.)
The truth is that having a repeat cesarean and NOT having a VBAC will cost you far more in the long term than going for your Empowered VBAC, and the Empowered Birth method of aiming for True Natural Birth and creating an Empowered Cesarean Plan can help you feel confident as you embark on this journey toward your dream birth you didn't get last time.
The other reason you deserve this, besides proving everyone wrong about what you're capable of, is that you'll have a MUCH easier recovery this time.
You'll feel like Super Mom and bounce back so much faster than you ever thought possible! I actually have to remind my VBAC moms to REST in that first week after birth because they feel like they could take on the world!
You'll become more in-tune with your body and trust your instincts, and you'll KNOW that you were ALWAYS capable of birthing. The old story that you "failed" will be replaced, and you won't believe you're "broken" anymore.
Finally, you'll be able to give other VBAC moms true HOPE when it comes to whether they can really do this, and that in itself can be incredibly healing. Many of my clients LOVE sharing their Empowered VBAC stories simply because they remember what it was like trying to find the support they needed from the mom groups and birth communities.
This is also why I LOVE sharing so many tips and resources here at EmpoweringMomsBirth.com and on my social media channels.
When you see that VBAC is possible without a lot of medical control, that proves that ALL births are possible. After all, VBAC is such a hot-button issue in the medical system, and the more c-sections you've had, the more they try to tell you that you can't do it, shouldn't do it, that it's "too risky" to even entertain the idea of having a natural birth, let alone a completely hands-off one, and this in turn keeps a lot of moms from even seeking out the option of VBAC in the first place.
But luckily YOU stumbled across this guide, and you're going to prove them ALL wrong. After all, this is your birthright. You were made for birthing, and you do NOT have to be afraid anymore. The Empowered Birth method is perfectly designed to help you, and once you learn it, you'll be unstoppable and show everyone just how capable you truly are of birthing your baby your way!
Ready to go for your True Natural Birth? Make sure you grab these mini guides!
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Now that you know you CAN have a VBAC, here are your Next Steps:
🧭Want the best tips for planning a VBAC? Watch the VBAC Masterclass here
🐬Want to know more about why we're different from typical birth education? Keep reading to the next section.
🤿Ready to just dive into the Empowered Birth Method? Jump ahead to the good stuff!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Why Choose An Empowered Birth?
Have you ever wondered why so many moms who start planning a natural birth at the beginning of pregnancy end up having traumatic and disappointing births full of pain, fear, stress, and often unnecessary medical interventions?
Maybe it already happened to you, or you have just heard so many horror stories that you're worried you won't dilate, won't go into labor "on your own" or something will "go wrong" and you'll have to have a c-section.
This is the experience of many of the women I've helped over the last decade and it happened to me, too.
I thought I was doing everything "right". I read the books, took the classes, hired a doula and a midwife, planned a homebirth...and I almost got tricked into a c-section I didn't want or need.
Many of my friends and other women I've connected with weren't so lucky.
Once I discovered how common this was, I got super fed-up with seeing those stories all the time and I wanted to do something about it that would actually help.
I dug DEEP into what was happening, and I identified some huge problems with how birth is being taught and how moms even plan their births.
Here's one of the BIG secrets I discovered...
Natural Birth education and childbirth education in general has left out a HUGE piece of the puzzle when it comes to planning and actually GETTING a True Natural Birth experience.
Either you get the mainstream birth education full of myths and misconceptions that perpetuate the Natural Birth Traps OR you learn all about how birth is supposed to work, but then they leave out the part about the medical system and our birth culture undermining your confidence and your efforts in actually getting that experience.
Basically, unless your plan is to go full-on unassisted in your entire pregnancy and birth and do it ALL on your own, you're susceptible to falling into these Natural Birth Traps and doubting yourself and your ability to birth.
This leads to you feeling at odds with your family, your friends, your care provider, and the medical system.
They keep telling you that what you want isn't possible, and you start to wonder if your expectations are too high. Then you fight, beg, compromise, give up, give in...it's a vicious cycle.
The key to getting OUT of it is NOT more childbirth education, hiring a midwife, planning a homebirth OR hiring a doula. If it was that simple, I wouldn't be here to tell you what I discovered.
Actually, the secret to unlocking your ultimate birth experience is to aim for an Empowered Birth!
This is a birth plan beyond what others will teach you.
The model is simple: You aim for a True Natural Birth, and then have the backup plans, but you'll ONLY pull back as much as YOU feel you need to.
The second trick is learning how to become the Birth Visionary and inspire your family, your partner, your doula, and your care provider into letting go of their agendas and fears around you having full autonomy, and instead trusting YOUR intuition and following YOUR lead.
It's a total Power Move and given the success that my clients and friends have had with this method, I am confident it will work for you too.
This system works whether you're a first time mom and don't know what to expect, a seasoned mom who wants to plan a natural birth for the first time, or you already tried a natural birth and realize now that you were robbed of the true experience and you want better this time!
No matter your budget and time constraints, you deserve an Empowered Birth, so take some or all of what you feel is best suited for your current needs and make sure to pay it forward and pass this on to other moms seeking a True Natural Birth experience!
Next, I'll tell you more about the Empowered Birth method and how you can learn it for yourself, as well as how to contact me for more targeted support to help you get your dream birth!
Ready To Plan Your Own Empowered Birth?
🧜♀️Want to see some Empowered Birth Success Stories? Keep reading to the next section.
🤿Want to Learn How the Empowered Birth Method Works? Jump ahead to this section!
🏝️Ready to Just Take Action and Find Your Path to Empowered Birth? Skip here!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Empowered Mom Success Stories!
I know what you might be thinking...
“I've heard it all before."
True Natural birth sounds great, but maybe your situation is different...
Maybe you've been labeled "high-risk" or you were told your body just doesn’t work that way, or that no one will support you in the kind of birth experience you want to have.
I get it—those doubts are real because our birth culture has conditioned us to believe natural birth is only for the lucky few.
But what if I told you that many of the moms who felt exactly the same way, moms with complex pregnancies or past traumas, are now sharing their Empowered Birth stories? Stories where they overcame the very challenges you might be facing.
These aren't just feel-good anecdotes; they're powerful proof that a True Natural Birth is not only possible but achievable, no matter your circumstances.
From "high risk" moms who defied medical pressure to induce all the way to VBAC warriors who reclaimed their birth experiences, these case stories and interviews will show you what's truly possible when you have the Right Mindset, the Right Education and the Right Support.
Dive in and see for yourself—then, I’ll show you exactly how the Empowered Birth Method can guide you to your own success story.
These are the Stories and Testimonials of Our Past Clients and Moms
Who Implemented The Empowered Birth Method!
Could you imagine having EVERY single risk factor stacked up against you and still achieve a completely natural birth where no one even touched you?
Up until a few years ago, Jenni had very much doubted it could be possible for her. With her first baby she already had been labeled "High Risk" not only because of her age (she was well over 35) but also because she had chronic high blood pressure.
Her OB booked her induction without even consulting her and it was just assumed that she was only getting what she "needed to know".
"And he felt I needed to know nothing," Jenni told me in one of our many sessions together.
Jenni had been fed up with the lack of transparency with her doctor and switched care to a midwife very late into her pregnancy, which helped her understand some of her options a little better, but she soon ran into other problems.
"I kept trying to ask questions at the hospital and find out what was going on, but no one was listening to me and they refused to let me even call my midwife."
The long and short of this story is that after going through a traumatic induction and being bullied by the medical system, Jenni had a cesarean and had been reeling from her birth experience.
"There had been no childbirth classes, but I'd hired a doula and a midwife and I read a lot of stuff on my own. It turns out I was reading the wrong things, and in the end none of what I read about natural birth was what I experienced."
I found Jenni in November of 2020, became her friend, and helped her get the support she needed to work through her trauma. At this point, as she was healing, she asked me "Carly, how do I take your classes?"
At first, Jenni only wanted to learn from me to process what had happened to her, so she could see it wasn't her fault and to move past it. She also wanted to help me in building a group program I had been thinking about creating.
She said she was probably never going to have another baby, because she was "too high risk" to have a natural birth, but that she wanted to help other moms do the same and to learn with them.
We ran our first Empowered Birth Workshop in April of 2021 and brought in her friend Lisa for some private group coaching classes.
The next workshop in June 2021 we brought in Rebekah and by that point Jenni decided she had healed enough emotionally to go over her birth records again and write a formal complaint for how she was treated during her birth.
By September 2021 when we ran our next workshop, Jenni was thinking about having a baby in the next year or two.
By November 2021 she had moved up her timeline. She was actively trying to conceive.
By the end of November she was pregnant!
Not only did Jenni get past her fear of having another child after her previous traumatic experience, but she went into that pregnancy with her solid roadmap and
an in-depth understanding of the Empowered Birth Method!
She also not only had her VBAC, it was completely unassisted in the hospital!
With this pregnancy she had these "risk factors" that would discourage a lot of moms into thinking their birth plan had to go out the window...
-41 years old
-Previous cesarean
-Postpartum Pre-Eclampsia with her first baby
-Chronic High Blood Pressure
-Gestational Diabetes
-Group B Strep Positive
And she was living in an area that has the highest rate of cesarean and low rate of VBAC success in the country! While Canada's cesarean rate is close to 1 in 4, BC has a rate closer to the U.S. at 1 in 3, and the Lower Mainland has the highest rate of cesarean in the province!
So with every odd stacked against her, Jenni had a completely natural birth and no one touched her. She didn't have to fight with anyone, beg permission, or compromise on her dream birth.
She GOT it!
That's how powerful the Empowered Birth Method is!
Before Jenni came to me she'd thought her dream of having two children had been lost to her and her confidence in her body's ability to birth had been utterly shattered!
Today she's a thriving mama of two beautifully empowered little girls and is the proud founder of The Birth House Network and Empress Birth Works.
She also is the co-creator of Your Empowered Birth Academy and sometimes comes in to teach her powerful mindset techniques she implemented to manifest her dream birth AND go into labor before 40 weeks!
Could you imagine having a completely hands-off birth at home with
your partner catching your baby?
Up until a few years ago, Rebekah had resigned herself to the idea that if she ever got pregnant again, it would have to be a c-section.
Her story started off when she was a young mother, barely out of her teens, and she didn’t know what she didn’t know. She’d gone into her birth trusting in the system, only to find herself being pushed into an induction by her doctor.
Because she was young and hadn’t yet learned that induction of labor in a first time mother is three times more likely to result in a cesarean, she had been led to believe that it was her body that was the problem.
By the time she was pregnant with her third baby, she was much older and had already experienced two c-sections.
The first had been the result of a “failed” induction and the second had been due to the trickery of her doctor and the hospital after she had expressed a desire to try for a VBAC.
She had been searching for anything that would help her to have a natural birth. Most of the information she had picked up from the mainstream mom groups had told her that it was "impossible" to have a VBA2C, but Rebekah was determined.
She felt instinctively that she could do it, she just had to figure out how to get her doctor to let her try.
Sadly, it had been an uphill battle and there wasn't a lot of information she could find on VBA2C; most moms were just planning a repeat c-section.
After attending one of my free workshops in 2021, Rebekah discovered that she had been tricked out of her natural birth twice, and that her instincts had been right; she could do this!
By utilizing the Empowered Birth Method, she was able to confidently plan the homebirth she had thought had been out of reach, but that she had deeply desired to experience.
The only problem was that there had been no midwives in her area willing to support her in a homebirth, so Rebekah also hired me as her coach and virtual doula to help her and her partner do it themselves.
After 3 months of learning how to prepare for a True Natural Birth and release her fears, Rebekah and her partner welcomed their third son into the world. He was born peacefully at home, his father caught him in his hands, and Rebekah reclaimed her power and confidence that her body was capable of anything.
Her dream came true, and so can yours!
Today Rebekah is a strong advocate in the mom groups and raves about her incredibly healing homebirth. She thrives as an Empowered Mom who took her power back from the system and is now leading her husband and 3 sons into a more conscious and holistic way of life.
Now That You Know What's Possible, Here Are Your Next Steps...
🤿Want to Learn How It All Works? Keep reading to the next section and learn the full Empowered Birth Method.
🪸Want to Learn More About Our Mission to Empower Moms? Read our Philosophy and Mission Statement and learn how to work with us at a deeper level and support our Empowered Birth Movement.
🏝️Ready to Get Started? Learn about our 3 Paths to Empowered Birth and how to get the most out of them, no matter your budget or time constraints!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
What is the Empowered Birth Method?
Empowered Birth is a Birth that is 100% aligned with YOUR unique needs, values, and desires! That means that YOU decide what that looks like.
One size care does not fit all and it's time you get the right mix of education and support customized to YOUR unique birthing journey. While my aim is to help you have a True Natural Birth so you can experience the transformational power of your intuition and what your body is capable of, that's not the ONLY goal.
Often there's this idea that to have a "good" birth means it HAS TO be 100% natural, but sometimes your intuition might lead you down a different path and that's okay.
You can still have a beautiful, connected, and empowering experience even if you choose medical intervention.
The difference is, that if you choose it, you will know WHY you're choosing it and only call in the help you actually feel you need.
No more Cascade of Interventions and no more "leaving your dignity at the door!"
An Empowered Birth is one where YOU are the Decision-Maker!
YOU Make the Rules, NOT Your Care Provider!
The resources on this site and through our social media channels will help you to plan and get the birth experience you really want, without having to fight any uphill battles with the healthcare system, beg your doctor or midwife to "let you try", or compromise on your birth plan to make others around you feel comfortable with your choices and stay "safe".
Through the 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth, you'll learn the powerful strategies and tools to advocate for yourself, reclaim your power, and birth your baby with confidence. They will also help you avoid the most common traps moms fall into that lead to unnecessary interventions, preventable cesareans, losing their dignity at the door, and tossing the birth plan out the window.
Whether this is your first time planning a natural birth or you fell into several traps last time that derailed your plans and robbed you of your full birth experience, we've got you covered!
Empowered Birth has just as many variations as True Natural Birth; meaning that each experience of it is different, and no two Empowered Births will look the same. This is the MAGIC of the Empowered Birth Method: You can literally create your own birth experience ANY way you want it!
This system applies EVEN if you are...
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"High Risk"
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Over 35
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A First Time Mom with "low pain tolerance"
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Trying for a VBAC (after one or even multiple c-sections)
In fact, some of our most powerful success stories are of moms who had every odd stacked against them in terms of their "high risk" factors such as age, body mass index, number of previous cesareans and/or inductions, and even some chronic health conditions.
The Empowered Birth Method, when broken down, is simple:
Aim for True Natural Birth and create the "backup plans" for when YOU decide
medical interventions need to be called in!
This backup plan is your "break glass in case of emergency" safety net, because remember that True Natural Birth requires only for you to trust your body's natural process. That will happen with or without any medical support at all, which means you ONLY call in what YOU need. YOU become your own best expert.
By aiming for a True Natural Birth, you increase your chances of a beautiful, empowering natural birth AND you avoid falling into the Natural Birth Traps that sabotage your ability to experience a birth with little to no pain or fear.
You also avoid getting tricked into an unnecessary induction, c-section, or both.
If you are ALSO planning a VBAC, then I will mention that aiming for a True Natural Birth will allow your body its BEST chance, because a scarred uterus may need more time to warm up and may have its own unique contraction pattern to avoid putting too much pressure on the scar tissue. Your body KNOWS how to compensate for past injuries. Trust the process!
The next piece of the Empowered Birth Method is to create your Birth Vision, which is a highly detailed, ideal Birth Plan. Once you have this plan, you're ready to implement the 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth to create your roadmap to getting your dream birth! I lay this all out inside my book "Your Empowered Birth", which includes a more in-depth overview of the entire system and how to implement it.
The basic overview of the 5 Pillars is as follows:
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The Right Mindset-- create your ultimate Birth Vision, challenge your fears, unlearn the social conditioning that keeps you from standing up for yourself and trusting your body.
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The Right Education-- learn how True Natural Birth unfolds so you can trust your own unique process, understand your basic human rights to informed consent and refusal, recognize the limitations of your care provider AND understand the political games that are being played behind the curtain so you can stay 10 steps ahead
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The Right Environment--choose your safest spaces to learn, to advocate, and to birth with confidence
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The Right Facilitators-- hire the people who are willing to support you FULLY in achieving YOUR vision for your birth.
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The Right Support-- train up your partner to become your greatest protector and advocate, who will also remind you of why you're doing all of this in the first place. Even better if you can also build a supportive network of friends and moms who have gone before you and achieved the same dream birth you are going for.
Within these 5 Pillars is also another layer that addresses the Big 3 factors:
Avoiding the Fear Traps-- Recognizing the sources of YOUR fear, so that outside influences can no longer control you of cause you to doubt yourself during your pregnancy and birth. In essence, you are no longer going to "crumble under the pressure".
Become the Birth Visionary and Lead Your Partner-- Rather than trying to get your partner to read all the books or take classes with you (and risk them freaking out and trying to convince you to "just get the epidural" etc) YOU inspire them into becoming your greatest supporter and advocate AGAINST the medical system and any friends and family who keep sharing their "horror stories".
Become the Birth Consumer--Instead of letting your care provider call all the shots, you get to level the playing field and confidently advocate for what YOU want in your birth. You reject and decline anything that doesn't align with your vision for how you want your birth to go. You also learn how to inspire them into supporting your birth EVEN if it's not typically done (or is against "policy").
Remember that birth is a BUSINESS...the way to change the market is to increase demand for change, and that happens at the consumer level. Rather than let them tell you what's "allowed", The Empowered Birth Method teaches you how to effectively convince them to put YOUR birth choices on their menu.
Get Started on Your Empowered Birth Journey with "Your Empowered Birth"
Or, try before you buy. Listen to the entire book on our YouTube channel :)
Ready to Plan and Get Your Empowered Birth? Here are your Next Steps:
🌐Want to dive deeper into our content? Keep reading to the next section for links to our social media channels
🪸Want to know more about our mission to Empower Moms? Jump ahead to our Philosophy and Mission Statement
🏝️Ready to get started on your Empowered Birth Journey? Jump ahead to learn about our 3 Paths to Empowered Birth
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
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Looking for the answers to your most burning questions?
Would you love some top-tier education on all things natural birth and birth planning, so you don't get tricked and talked out of your birth by the medical system?
Want to know the latest insights, tricks, and solutions I've come up with to help my high-level clients in my coaching programs so that you can advocate for yourself and get your partner on board, get your family off your back, and get your care provider to actually follow your birth plan?
Want to hear some incredible birth stories and watch powerful interviews with birth, parenting, and pregnancy experts who believe in a holistic and mother-centered approach to conscious birth and parenting?
Then make sure you're also following our social media channels and sister websites!
YouTube is where I host all the recorded free classes and interviews for a holistic approach to birth, pregnancy, and motherhood
Instagram is where I host my Live talks and soapbox on a variety of topics related to birth and pregnancy.
Facebook is where you can follow our written posts, videos, and shared content with others in our network who follow the Empowered Birth philosophy
The Birth House Network, our sister website and birth house database, contains blog posts to help you navigate the medical system, especially if you've been labeled "High Risk" and still want a fully autonomous, natural birth experience. We also have merchandise for purchase, including sassy tee shirts and hoodies to show your care provider and nosy mother-in-law who's in charge in your birth space.
Ready to Plan Your Empowered Birth Journey? Here are your Next Steps:
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🧜♀️Want to know more about our mission to Empower Moms? Keep reading to the next section
🏝️Ready to get started on your Empowered Birth Journey? Jump ahead to learn about our 3 Paths to Empowered Birth
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Our Philosophy and Mission Statement
"Empowered Birth isn’t just an idea, it’s a true gift that will transform all aspects of your life, and no one will ever be able to take your power away from you ever again."
~Carly Bonderud
The Empowered Birth Method and all we strive to create under the Empowering Moms brand came from a simple, yet revolutionary idea...
That YOU are your own best expert when it comes to what is best for you, for your body, for your family, and what will ultimately support you in your legacy.
You didn't JUST get pregnant to have a baby, you did it because there is a part of you that wants to raise conscious, happy, loving children who grow up to make the world a better place.
You also aren't content to just go along with what everyone else tells you is "best" for you and your growing family, otherwise you wouldn't have sought out this information on how to have a True Natural Birth and avoid the control, coercion, and pressure of the medical system.
You KNOW, deep down, that True Natural Birth is how you tap into your infinite power as a woman, as a mother, and as a leader in your family and your community. You also know that going AGAINST your intuition and just "doing what you're told" will lead to a deep, visceral pain of denying your own truth and you are NOT willing to sacrifice your dreams on the altar of motherhood.
You KNOW there MUST be a better way!
You're right. There is "their" way, and then there is YOUR way.
Empowered Birth IS the way you tap into YOUR way, your path, your destiny,
and ultimately your dreams and vision for your family and your legacy.
Women who have had Empowered Births have gone on to lead their partners and children into a more authentic and conscious way of life.
They've built businesses, healed generational trauma, broken cycles, and ultimately have reached the highest levels of self-actualization.
I'm going to tell you a secret...YOU are the true leader of your family line!
When YOU thrive and step into your full power as a woman and as a mother, you also show your partner (especially a male partner) how they can reach THEIR highest potential as well.
Together, you and your partner can lead your children to become the change-makers who inspire their peers as they enter their school years.
They'll watch YOU lead, and see YOU advocate for yourself and for them as your family grows up, and they'll intuitively know how to do it themselves.
Children copy what they see, not what they're told.
You might have heard growing up to "think for yourself", however once you get pregnant that narrative shifts to "let the medical professionals think for you".
Your confidence is eroded, and the cultural attitudes reinforce the idea you don't know better than someone with a medical degree.
There is a lot of "mom guilt" and "mommy shaming" and it starts the moment you conceive your first child and continues well after you've sent those kids off to school and attempt to build your own dreams.
But what if you COULD have everything?
What if you could have a beautiful, Empowered Birth, become INSPIRED by what your body can do and then take that SAME energy to birth those dreams you thought you
had to put on hold or give up completely just to be seen as a "good mother"?
THIS is ultimately what I discovered after I used my 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth to reclaim my power in my second pregnancy. A spark ignited in the depths of my soul, and I could see how mothers were getting short-changed and undervalued in our society.
I saw how we were put into a paradox of either being either "too sexy" or "too frumpy" in how we chose to dress.
I saw how we would be told we were "not reaching our full potential" if we stayed home with our babies but at the same time, if we chose to have a career or even start a business while our kids were young we were called "selfish".
We've been told to settle, to accept crumbs from life and from our relationships. "It's not about us anymore, it's about the kids".
NO MORE MOMMY MARTYR SYNDROME!!!
Our Mission is to ensure that any mother who wants a conscious, empowering birth and motherhood experience is able to get one! We also support mothers who have the odds stacked against them to rebuild their lives and reclaim their power.
In the next decade, our aim is to create foundations and services that will not only serve our highest level clients, but also support those mothers who live in "maternity care deserts" with lack of access to truly supportive medical professionals, mothers in abusive and toxic relationships who may feel they can't leave, mothers who have little to no income, and any other mother who needs to remember who she is at her core so she can take back her crown and rise up stronger, more resilient, and truly unstoppable in how she leads her children into a better life.
The reason I am so passionate about this is because I was once that mom. I lived a life of poverty, struggled all my life to be seen, heard, and respected. I fell into a toxic and emotionally abusive relationship and stayed for 13 years, thinking I would never be able to leave without subjecting my children to worse financial hardship. I watched every dream I had slowly fade away, and I settled for crumbs. I even gave up my homebirth the first time, out of fear that I couldn't trust my own intuition over the "experts".
When I discovered the truth, that I could ONLY trust myself, and that other mothers much stronger and with more options than I had were also being abused and manipulated into accepting crumbs in their births and in their lives, a fire was lit inside me. It was as if the Phoenix herself had risen from the ashes and as the embodiment of my soul, and I said "NO MORE!"
I spent the first few years after giving birth to my firstborn learning of the limitations of our system and how it keeps the good birth workers from supporting moms as they deserve to be supported, and how much we've had to fight, beg, and compromise just to get the few rights in the birth room we have now.
I also saw how things weren't changing at the level they NEED to, and this is when the dream was born in my heart.
This is where YOU come in, Empowered Mom!
When you support our mission and tell others where to find us, you help bring conscious awareness to the mothers who will come after you.
They need to know that their dreams of a True Natural Birth are possible. They need to know they have far more options than our current medical system and birth culture would have them believe.
They need to know how to step into their power, trust their bodies, and tap into their intuition.
They need to become powerful advocates in their respective communities and teach the medical system what moms REALLY want in their birth experiences.
Decades ago, long before we were born, women demanded to become more autonomous in how they birthed their babies. They asked to have their partners attend the births with them. They were tired of going into a hospital system that drugged them up, strapped them to beds, cut their bodies, and dragged their babies out while they were unconscious.
They wanted more options, more choice, more respect.
Everything we have NOW is because decades ago, enough mothers rallied together as consumers and told the birth industry what they wanted. They demanded better, and they got what they thought they needed...but the wisdom of True Natural Birth had almost been eradicated centuries before that, when the Witch Trials had taken place and the Wise Women and midwives had to go underground.
Fear of childbirth was perpetuated through the practices of the doctors who did NOT respect birth as a sacred rite of passage for both mother and baby. Women and babies died, and people assumed that modern medical advancements were the answer and that nature's design was inherently flawed. If that were true, we would not have survived as a species.
Unfortunately, the damage has been done. There are more people who fear birth than those who trust it.
There are serious psychological factors at play when it comes to why so many women are choosing inductions and medicated births and blindly following their care providers. There is a reason that so many hospitals have restrictive practices and policies.
The way OUT is NOT to just convince hospital staff to "let us" birth naturally. Their hands are often tied too...by past trauma, by hospital administration, by insurance companies...it all leads them to only do what has been "proven" to reduce that rare catastrophic outcome from happening.
What needs to happen is a revolution at the consumer level.
We need to CREATE options outside the system.
Our goal and mission is to bring awareness to communities about these options and to build them. Some of our long-term projects we're planning include...
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Building and promotion of out-of-hospital birthing suites and birth houses, to topple the monopoly of hospitals and birthing centers that limit and restrict mothers from birthing with full autonomy.
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Establishing online schools for birth workers who wish to spread the Empowered Birth Method and create change within their communities.
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Creating free trainings, resources, and hosting in-person classes for women of lower socioeconomic status who cannot afford typical classes or hire a doula
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Postpartum support and business training for lower income families and especially for single mothers or women attempting to leave a toxic relationship, so that they can stay home with their babies while increasing their education and maximizing their earning potential.
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Creating more books, courses, and online programs that will help transform the lives of every mother who works with us!
To learn more about our projects outside of EmpoweringMomsBirth.com and how you can best support us in our mission, contact us via email.
Are YOU an Empowered Birth Queen or Ambassador? Here's Your Path Forward...
🌊Stay connected to the Community and SHARE our stuff! Follow us on social media and encourage others to check out this guide and dive in where they feel most called. My goal is to make the work of doulas, midwives, and doctors with a physiological approach to birth much easier. The key isn't "more information", it's shifting the mindset and changing the cultural narrative. That takes a lot more work than you have time for, so I've created an easy-to-follow system that will allow you to support your clients without overwhelming them or burning yourself out. I've made this easy to share, so just drop the One Link to Rule Them All whenever you come across someone planning to start or grow their family. Together we can change the tide!
💎Want to Work with us as a Collaborator? We amplify voices and share profits because it's going to take all of us working together to change things. You know what's out there that's holding moms back from their dreams, and I have the map to shift things. If you reach out to me, we can create ripples and waves together!
🏝️Looking for your Path to Empowered Birth? Just go to the next section and discover all the ways you can get an Empowered Birth within our multi-tiered system of transformation, no matter your budget or time constraints.
👑Already an Empowered Birth Queen? If you've worked with us in the past you might be interested in giving back and supporting other moms through the process. We hire within, and we prefer to have moms who already went through the Empowered Birth Method to become our Ambassadors and Queens within our team. If you're interested, just contact us.
🌟Wonder what's BEYOND birth? Empowering Moms is a whole-life approach! We have teachings beyond typical birth education. If you want a preview of what will be coming in the future, or you happen to be a coach or educator in a different niche, the treasure at the end of this guide may interest you.
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Get Customized Support For
Your Empowered Birth Journey Through
Our 3 Paths to Empowered Birth
No Matter Your Budget or Your Schedule, You Deserve Your Empowered Birth!
All You Need to Do is Pick Your Path!
Everything you desire in your birth IS possible!
Even if you’ve had one or more cesareans…even if you were induced…you can change your story!
You CAN take your power back and create the kind of birth story that lights you up whenever you share it.
I want you to picture it…you’re holding your new baby in your arms.
You’re staring down at them with such love and awe.
And you feel this wave of energy washing over you…you’re bathing in that warm afterglow.
You can’t help but fall in love with your body and what it just did for you!
You feel powerful, alive, and you know that life from this moment onward is going to be so different.
Every time you tell your birth story to someone, you can’t help but smile, and you can confidently say “I did it!”
You’ll take the lessons you learned in this birth and you’ll realize that you can do anything!
You’ll come to your motherhood already more confident, having been able to tap into your intuition, and you’ll be able to kick all self-doubt out the door once and for all.
Now…pull back for a moment and see the path that led you to that moment of triumph.
Think about when other people tell you that you “can’t” or “shouldn’t” choose to birth on your terms.
Picture how confident you will be to do it anyway.
In just a few weeks, your life could completely transform!
You can become a more confident, empowered version of yourself.
A true Empowered Mom!
One who plans birth from a place of power, and is a conscious role model!
You can show every woman in your family a better way.
You can show your children a better way.
You’ll have more connection to yourself, and by extension you will be able to connect deeper to your partner and to your family.
The time has come for you to step into your power and see just how capable you are to birth your baby on your own terms!
So, if you’re ready to take the leap then keep reading to find the right path for you...
Ready to Get Started? Here are your 3 Paths...
🐚Looking for FREE Options? Keep reading to the next section.
💎Prefer to get online courses you can go through at your own pace? Learn more about our Self Study Path here.
👑Curious about our live classes or coaching services? Learn more about what it takes to work with me here.
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Path I: The Do It Yourself Path
You deserve an Empowered Birth and here in the Empowered Mom Community
we believe that information needs to be freely accessible regardless of income level
The biggest frustration I had as a new and even seasoned mom was that all too often the very support and resources I most needed access to required me to pay out of pocket for classes, services, and even to access articles online!
I don't feel that's right or fair to you and so I've taken a very radical approach to my business...I don't charge for information!
In fact, you don't have to pay me a single cent if you can't afford it or don't want to invest at this time in "yet another birth course". Instead, I'll make you a deal...
Try out every single one of my resources for FREE.
All I ask in return is that if you do find value in what I share with you that you Pay It Forward and pass them on to other moms who could benefit from having access to them.
The advantages to you for choosing the Do It Yourself route are...
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It's completely FREE. No need to worry about wasting money on anything you don't need.
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You get to sample my teaching without having to enroll in a pricey coaching program or buy a course
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You get help NOW when you need it most
There are drawbacks as well, so the Do It Yourself route may not be right for you.
Take these factors into consideration...
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Time-consuming. You'll be putting a lot of pieces together and I do mean a LOT.
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Not all resources have been created yet. You might have a specific question or challenge that I haven't yet addressed in my free content.
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No direct support. You can always email, however priority for answering questions tends to go to coaching clients first, students second, Empowered Birth Community subscribers third, and everyone else we will try to get back to within 3-5 business days though it can be as quick as 1-2 days depending on our workload.
The Do-It-Yourself Path is still a fantastic option for you even if you're planning to invest later because you'll get to "try before you buy" and know that what you're going to get will actually be worth that investment
If you choose this path, here is the best way to get the most out of it...
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Like and follow ALL the social media channels. Currently we are on YouTube (main platform), Facebook, Threads, and Instagram. Resources get scattered across these platforms and not every resource is on every single one. If you follow ALL of them you won't miss out.
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Subscribe to the Empowered Birth Newsletter and access the Empowered Birth Toolkit often. This will be your main resource library and ability to communicate with us.
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When you have a question, ask us! Hit reply to any of our newsletters or contact us through the website or our email.
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Pay It Forward. Share our stuff with other moms seeking a natural birth so we can help them too! It's good Karma since you're taking the Free Path as well :)
Get your FREE Empowered Birth Toolkit Here (click the image below)!
Are YOU a Do-It-Yourself Queen? Here's Your Path Forward...
🐚New to Empowered Birth? Make sure you grabbed everything from the True Natural Birth section before you go explore.
🌐Want to stay connected to our Community? Follow us on social media and consider joining our weekly newsletter!
💎Ready for more structure and a little more support? Learn more about our Self Study Path here.
👑Want to invest in customized support at the highest level? Learn more about what it takes to work with me here.
🌟Wonder what's BEYOND birth? Jump here to the final section and collect the ultimate treasure to become an Empowered Mom for LIFE!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Path II: Self Study
Sometimes you just don't want to go it alone and would like some extra support,
but coaching or enrolling in live classes just doesn't work for your budget or your schedule
As a busy mom you don't really have TIME to sift through tons and tons of information or track down every resource. Well, I've got you covered because with the Self-Study path you aren't paying for information (remember, that's free), you're paying for access to the support you deserve for less than it would cost to enroll in a live class or become a coaching client.
With Self-Study you get a nice "in between" option to your Empowered Birth education with all the benefits of Do It Yourself PLUS the structure and additional resources in an easy-to-follow format without having to buy the course first.
With every single Self-Study program you get the same transformation, with the option to upgrade to Self Study VIP if you need more help. We'll even look over your birth plan and your workbooks!
I'm committed to you getting an Empowered Birth and EVERY mom
who goes through my programs deserves to finish those programs feeling confident and
ready to birth their baby their way
Additionally, depending on the type of Self-Study VIP program you're upgrading to, you could get anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes of face-time with me or one of my Empowered Birth Coaching Queens, who will personally walk you through anything you're having difficulty with. This is NOT a "sales call" or "discovery call" or any other sneaky sales tactic you've already heard of and are wary of. We won't "sell" you into anything or "upsell" you. This is YOUR call that YOU paid for when you upgraded to Self Study VIP, and therefore YOU get to decide what we use that call for.
Maybe you need some support on working through a fear or anxiety around your birth plans changing or your care provider not supporting you.
Maybe your partner isn't on board with your plan and you need us to help you change their mind.
Maybe you just want to have us listen to your birth story so you have that validation of your own experience.
Whatever reason you choose to reach out to us for, we're here for you. We'll also let you know if you'd benefit from saving that call for something else (and we'll still give you the support you need through email).
The advantages to you for choosing the Self Study route are...
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NO money upfront! You just put in your email, and the course instantly gets delivered to your inbox. You can test out the whole thing and decide whether you actually need more direct support or not. Same transformation, same information!
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It's affordable to upgrade for more support! We have a range of prices for our courses and programs with varying degrees of support and access to our laser coaching.
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You get targeted resources designed to walk you through the entire Empowered Birth Method for your specific needs.
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You get priority response through email support as a VIP member of our Empowered Birth Community
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You get a 15 minute laser coaching session to work on ANYTHING you need support with when you upgrade to Self-Study VIP or you can choose to simply pay for additional laser coaching as needed with priority booking (skip the wait list). We'll also look over your homework and send you additional resources until you're ready for that call!
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You get access to our wider network. If we don't have the answer, we'll point you to someone who can help you better.
There are drawbacks as well, so the Self Study route may not be right for you.
Take these factors into consideration...
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Might take more time than you have. The programs are designed to be completed quickly, however life gets in the way. If you can't devote at least an hour per day to watch the classes and do the exercises you might not be able to complete the program as fast as you need to.
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Less 1-1 support. Each program comes with ONE complimentary laser coaching session, however you might want more support than that. If you prefer to have more accountability then Self-Study might not work for your needs. Rather than paying for multiple laser coaching sessions, you might be better served at the Premium Level.
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Less community support. We do have a Facebook group, however we can't guarantee your questions will be answered by our members or what they will tell you. We have made up for this with our email support, however top priority for responses goes to our coaching clients.
The Self Study Path is still a fantastic option for you because you'll get to "try before you buy" and know that what you're going to get will actually be worth that investment.
You can sample our coaching first-hand when you book your complimentary call
and you'll also have the basics covered since you've gone through our program/s
If you choose this path, here is the best way to get the most out of it...
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If you haven't already done so, go through the Reset Your Mindset for Empowered Birth Challenge! This is the baseline program and introduction to Self Study, and it primes you to be able to learn the new education without coming up against the old fear-based programming that causes Cognitive Dissonance and keeps you in the Fear Traps.
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Read (or listen to) "Your Empowered Birth" first! This book will give you the basics of the Empowered Birth Method and what you need to know to create your customized roadmap to your birth education.
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Pick the program most relevant for your level. Your Empowered Birth Workshop covers the basics of how to work through fear, how True Natural Birth actually works, and the very basic steps to avoid getting tricked out of it. If you already know all of that, Your Empowered Birth Academy goes deeper into the specific tools for getting your partner on board and working with the medical system. Academy also gives you EVERY course we'll ever create and a longer coaching session of 45 minutes vs most lower tier workshops which give you about 15 minutes.
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When you have a question, ask us! Do not hesitate to reach out and get support as you go through the programs. And if you're doing Self-Study VIP, send us your homework for us to look over as needed. That's what you're actually paying for!
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Book Your Call (or upgrade) after you go through the program at least once. If you're stuck BEFORE you finish the program we encourage you to use email support, but after you've finished we'll have a stronger baseline of your own information and insights to really pinpoint where we can most provide support for you. You'll want to invest that time with us wisely :)
Start Your Self-Study Path With Our Signature Introductory Workshop
Are YOU a Self-Study Queen? Here's Your Path Forward...
🐚New to Empowered Birth? Make sure you go through the Reset Your Mindset for Empowered Birth Challenge before you dive into the book and courses!
🌐Stay connected to our Community! Follow us on social media and make sure you follow our weekly newsletter that comes with your Self Study program. I deliver exclusive tips, share all the latest resources and give you access to the newest programs and workbooks BEFORE they're available to the public!
💎Ready for more structure and a little more support? Explore our Self Study VIP programs here
👑Want to invest in customized support at the highest level? Learn more about what it takes to work with me here.
🌟Wonder what's BEYOND birth? Jump here to the final section and collect the ultimate treasure to become an Empowered Mom for LIFE!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Path III: Premium Coaching
If you're not the Do-It-Yourself type and prefer a more customized approach,
then the final option for you is to enroll in our coaching programs or live classes!
This option isn't for everyone and it does come with a higher price tag, however the results of our clients speak for themselves!
We've had some incredible case stories of moms who were told they couldn't have their True Natural Birth, and then they enrolled in one of our group classes or chose to work with me personally and they proved the medical system wrong!
Our coaching services vary on availability and you need to be considered a good fit to qualify for one of our introductory coaching sessions or to get into our group classes when they are made available.
We often let you know about availability for our coaching or classes through our Empowered Birth Newsletter, so if you are not yet considering classes or coaching but want to know when that option is available then please subscribe and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
If you are already ready and willing to pay for premium service you are also welcome to fill out an intake form. We cannot guarantee that we can take you on as a client as our wait list can be quite long, however we will happily direct you to someone else in our network who is a better fit for you. You really won't know until you ask, so don't let our limited seats stop you from applying.
The advantages to you for choosing the Premium Coaching route are...
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It's fully customized to YOU! Our group classes are deliberately small and intimate for you to get the most support possible and our individual coaching sessions are designed to best support your unique needs, values, desire, and challenges.
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You get access to our entire library of resources and programs! That means that outside of classes or coaching sessions you can still learn anything and everything we have on offer at no additional charge!
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You get priority response through email support and WhatsApp! Faster answers to any questions you have, plus being able to source from a group chat.
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Access to all live classes and replays. Even if you miss a class, you won't MISS the class.
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Premium access to our wider network including special offers through our Empowered Mom Circle. You could get special VIP access and discounts through other coaches who can offer complementary services and resources including nutrition, weight loss, and newborn sleep support. This circle is ever-expanding so the possibilities are infinite.
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Deep-dive coaching support for any challenges you need to work through, including releasing fear and getting your partner trained up to advocate for you or support you during your homebirth.
There are drawbacks as well, so the Premium Coaching route may not be right for you.
Take these factors into consideration...
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Expensive. We do not discount our coaching services and while we're worth 10x what we charge and our clients get 10x the results they paid for the fees for our group coaching and individual sessions are not accessible to moms on a budget.
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There is a time commitment. If you enroll in our classes or our coaching programs we require you to show up on time. If that doesn't work for you there are Self Study options without this time commitment.
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There is a wait list. We do not always take on coaching clients or run live classes. You'll need to complete an intake form to be considered and we will let you know if there is a spot open for you.
The Premium Coaching path is still a fantastic option for you
if you're committed and coachable!
Our classes are a wonderful way to build community with other moms who are planning Empowered Births and every coach who joins our team of Empowered Birth Ambassadors is committed to you having your Empowered Birth. You can also sample our coaching first-hand if you go through one of our Self-Study programs if you're still on the fence about working with us directly.
If you choose this path, here is the best way to get the most out of it...
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Read (or listen to) "Your Empowered Birth" first! This book will give you the basics of the Empowered Birth Method and what you need to know to create your customized roadmap to your birth education.
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Go through the Empowered Birth Plan mini training that came with the book and have your Birth Vision written out so we can look at it before getting on a call with you.
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Familiarize yourself on the basics of our system so that we can get right to where you're having challenges and how to customize our support to your needs.
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Show up on time! There is nothing more disheartening than finding out you've missed your session and have to reschedule.
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Show up to all live classes and participate fully in discussions. Read and study relevant information in our resource library of courses and guides through Your Empowered Birth Academy.
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Do the exercises! They will help you gain clarity and then we can talk about your insights during our sessions together.
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Reach out for support! You have access to WhatsApp with us because we want you to have that extra layer of support whenever fears come up or people try to talk you out of your birth plans. It really does make all the difference!
You can fill out an intake form here!
Are YOU a Premium Coaching Queen? Here's Your Path Forward...
💎Thinking about applying for our Premium Coaching services? Priority goes to moms who have already done one or more Self-Study programs. If you show me you can do the work, then we'll have an easier time pinpointing your exact needs and strategy to get your Empowered Birth!
🌐Stay connected to our Community! Follow us on social media and consider joining our weekly newsletter! We share exclusive tips and let you know when new Premium Coaching spots are opened up or when we're hosting live workshops.
👑Already an Empowered Birth Queen? If you've worked with us in the past you might be interested in giving back and supporting other moms through the process. Be sure to check out our Philosophy and Mission Statement to learn more about what it takes to become an Empowered Mom Ambassador or even join my team!
🌟Wonder what's BEYOND birth? Follow to the end and collect the ultimate treasure to become an Empowered Mom for LIFE!
🐠Just Playing? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Or just go to the Table of Contents to find all the sections. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Your Empowered Birth Awaits You!
Whether You're Birthing a Baby, Birthing a Business, Birthing a Creative Project or Movement, or Rebirthing a New Version of Yourself, Empowering Moms is Here for You!
I'm so pleased that you've decided to take control of your pregnancy and birthing journey! The women I've already helped to have this experience have expressed their deepest gratitude for what I've shown them, and I know that when you take the time to learn the 5 Pillars of Empowered Birth and utilize the resources on this site and through social media that you will see just how powerful and transformative your birth can be!
Remember that you only get ONE chance to birth THIS baby, and you deserve to have it be the most beautiful and life-affirming experience.
You do not have to suffer trauma or leave your dignity at the door.
You do not have to feel like a human pin cushion or a piece of meat.
You can instead take full control and become a powerful birthing goddess capable of anything!
I look forward to serving you, and should you ever have any questions just reach out to me at Carly@EmpoweringMomsBirth.com and I will do my best to assist you.
Birth is just the first step! When you're ready for a full-life transformation, grab your
Rise Like the Phoenix workbook that takes the 5 Pillars (and you) to the Next Level of Healing and Transformation in all areas of your life!
Now that you've followed the trail, you can go anywhere from here!
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👑Already an Empowered Birth Queen? If you've worked with us in the past you might be interested in giving back and supporting other moms through the process. Be sure to check out our Philosophy and Mission Statement to learn more about what it takes to become an Empowered Mom Ambassador or even join my team!
🌟Wonder what's BEYOND birth? Just collect your gift above and read to the end of the workbook. I have extra wisdom for you that goes beyond birth tips and dives into everything from becoming an mom-preneur to reclaiming your power and no longer settling for scraps in your life, your relationships, and FINALLY get all you deserve for the work you put in!
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🐠Want to Play Again? Hey, I totally get it! This page is SO packed full of cool resources and this Choose Your Own Adventure guide can be addicting! I'm guilty of scrolling through my own guide just to bounce to different paths, so if you want to play, here's your starting point. Have fun!
*Note* Sometimes our website breaks on us. This is typically the platform that glitches, not us. If the links don't work for whatever reason in the table of contents OR in the choose your own adventure options, you can still scroll the old fashioned way to the relevant section. If other links don't work, contact us. The creator might have changed something on their end or discontinued their website.
Have a Happy Empowered Birth Journey!
Namaste
~Carly
P.S.
Did you love the layout of this guide? Are you a coach, consultant, or creator who wants to serve your audience and create this same experience in YOUR community? There are certain requirements you would need to have in place to do it, however once you know the path it is incredibly simple and FUN to implement! Contact me if you would like to learn more.
Disclaimer: The contents of this website and the resources of Empowering Moms are intended to be supplemental to birth education and support. We assume no liability and ask that you take all the precautions in navigating your own unique health concerns. We do not provide medical advice and nothing in this guide substitutes your own intuition of what you need. Remember, we are NOT the experts, YOU are. Find your Right Facilitators and use our system to enhance your Right Education.