Sacred Birthing & Beyond

14. Advocating for a natural birth at 42+ weeks with Angelique Wood

Welcome Back! It's been a hot minute since our last episode with the birth of my third bubba. Now it's time to get recording again! In this episode we speak with Angelique Wood, a mother of two who lives here in Perth, Australia. Angelique had two beautiful water births but the experiences leading up the births were very different. Angelique shares how the pressure to have a c-section created immense stress and how she advocated for herself the entire pregnancy for the birth she wanted. Angelique then shares how healing her second sons birth was with the support and trust of her birth team. We discuss: - The birth of her first son who was born during the pandemic in a birthing centre in Mexico, where she birthed at 42 weeks - How she had to advocate for herself and fight the system for her natural birth and rights in labour - How the pressure from the medical team impacted her birthing experience - Angelique's birth of her second son in Perth, Australia at the Family Birthing Centre - How this was a very empowering, supportive and healing experience for her - The importance of choosing aligned birth and support people - How the birthing environment can impact the birth experience - How to advocate for yourself and your natural birth amongst external pressures

13. A delicious birth conversation with Allyce Ananda & my daughters birth story

In this episode I have a delicious conversation with my beautiful friend Allyce Ananda who we welcome back onto the show. Allyce and I chat about preparing for a natural birth, birth choices, following our intuition during pregnancy + birth AND I share with you my daughters full birth story. This free-flowing conversation is heart-full and soul-full, with many spiritual elements that you too can explore and embody in your own pregnancy and birth journey, if you feel called. All bloopers and baby-brain moments are kept in this episode for your amusement!! To watch Luaa’s birth video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWo__CjUp70 To hear more of Allyce's wisdom and to follow her journey, take a listen to episode #4 (if you haven't already) where I chat with Allyce about expressing your voice in birth and motherhood. She is an intuitive voice coach and a wise woman of the heart. You can follow her here on instagram: www.instagram.com/allyce.ananda Website: allyceananda.com Podcast: Search 'Woman Unbound' To connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

12. Feeling stressed & exhausted as a Mother? Here’s how to feel calm & connected - with Nina Visic

Feeling stressed and exhausted in mothering is common. You are certainly not alone. In this episode we have an insightful conversation with Mindful Parenting Coach; Nina Visic. Nina is a mum of three very loud boys and early on her parenting journey, she was feeling stressed out, overwhelmed and quick to anger. As she began learning about mindful parenting and mindfulness, she began to feel more calm, cool and connected with her children. In this episode we explore: - Nina's experience of her mothering journey - The common challenges that mothers experience - Society's conditioning with suppression of feelings - Why we feel we have to do it all - How mindful parenting can support our connection with our kids - Practical steps to embody more calm and peace Connect with Nina: Website: www.mindfulparentinglifestyle.com.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/mindful_parenting_lifestyle facebook: www.facebook.com/mindfulparentinglifestyle Connect with Bianca: Website: www.biancajane.com.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo

11. Natural VBAC twin birth story with Diane Pierotti

Welcome to this episode where we have a VERY inspiring guest with us; Diane Pierotti. Diane is a mother of three boys. Her eldest son is almost 7 years old and her twins are almost 4.   In this episode we hear about Diane’s incredible birth story of her twin boys which was a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean). Diane had planned for a natural birth with her first born but after a very long and distressing labour, this birth resulted in a caesarean. Despite this, she was determined to experience a physiological natural birth with her twins but this required a lot of determination to find a support team that encouraged her vision. A VBAC with twins is not something that the medical system encourages but Diane researched all the risks and found that it was a safe option to birth her twins vaginally. She found her support team and she had a wonderful natural birth in hospital.   Connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

10. 6 tips for a nourishing first trimester (and my own journey)

The first trimester can feel exhausting with so many physical and hormonal changes taking place in our body. We also have many decisions to make for pregnancy and birth which can, for many, feel overwhelming. In this episode I share with you my own first trimester experience with my current pregnancy. Including my energy levels, food cravings, extra support I adopted, supplements that I took, decisions I made for the birth as well as my top 6 tips that you too can embody for a nourishing first trimester experience. Connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au