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  • WHY I WENT SILENT - HOLDING A CHILD WHILE THE GROUND GAVE WAY - 2025 REFLECTIONS AND WHAT COMES NEXT

    WHY I WENT SILENT - HOLDING A CHILD WHILE THE GROUND GAVE WAY - 2025 REFLECTIONS AND WHAT COMES NEXT
    Jan 3 2026

    In this episode, I am returning briefly behind the mic to share a personal update and to honor the season I am in.

    Recorded on the Cancer full moon in the depths of winter, this episode speaks to why Soul Evolution has been quiet, what has been unfolding behind the scenes, and why this pause was not a choice, but a necessity.

    I share openly about navigating family crisis, entering the court system, and the decisions I have had to make to clear my plate and focus on my son’s stability. I reflect on the profound births I witnessed this past year, including free births, first-time home births, VBACs, and complex clinical scenarios that have deeply shaped my discernment and next steps.

    This episode also marks a moment of vocational honesty, as I speak to a growing call toward Certified Professional Midwife licensure, and what it would mean to step more fully into responsibility, accountability, and skilled care for women seeking physiological birth.

    Finally, I reflect on winter as a lived experience, not just a metaphor. A season of contraction, grief, uncertainty, and trust. A reminder that women are cyclical beings, and that honoring the pause is part of the path.

    Soul Evolution is currently on hiatus, but this is not an ending. It is a turning inward, a listening, and a preparation for what will be born when the time is right.

    Thank you to this community for your continued support, your listening, your sharing, and your trust.


    Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

    Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠



    Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠



    Disclaimer:

    The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.


    Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    12 min
  • 100. MOST LOVED - THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF OUR CYCLES: FIRST BLOOD TO MENOPAUSE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN WITH JANE HARDWICKE COLLINGS

    100. MOST LOVED - THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF OUR CYCLES: FIRST BLOOD TO MENOPAUSE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN WITH JANE HARDWICKE COLLINGS
    Dec 31 2025

    In this remastered episode, I sit down with Jane Hardwicke Collings, post-menopausal grandmother, former homebirth midwife of 30 years, founder of the School of Shamanic Womancraft, author, teacher and lineage carrier of the women's mysteries. Together, we explore the wisdom of the cycles, the rites of passage that shape a woman’s life, and the deep cultural amnesia surrounding menstruation, birth, menopause and feminine knowing.

    Jane shares her origin story of merging shamanism with midwifery, how the “wisdom of the cycles” provides a map for every phase of womanhood, and why reclaiming our rites of passage is essential for healing the wounded feminine and masculine of patriarchy. We also explore the blood mysteries, the spiritual practice of menstruation, birth imprinting, red thread lineage, and how our earliest experiences create the patterns that shape our lives.

    We close with a powerful teaching on perimenopause and menopause, including her concept of sagescence — the decade-long initiation from mother to wise woman — and why so many women today are entering menopause with young children. Jane offers insight, compassion, and a grounded path forward for women preparing for this season.

    Inside this episode:
    The wisdom of the cycles
    The blood mysteries and rites of passage
    Menarche, first sex, conception, birth, postpartum, menopause
    Birth imprint and the red thread maternal lineage
    Shamanic midwifery and feminine healing
    Teaching boys and girls about menstruation
    The truth about perimenopause and sagescence
    Perimenopause for women with young children
    Preparing the body, nervous system and relationships

    Reclaiming feminine power in a patriarchal culture



    WAYS TO WALK THIS PATH WITH ME

    The Wise Woman: A Path to Remembrance
    A six chapter journey into lineage healing, feminine embodiment, rites of passage and returning to your deepest truth.

    Beyond a Doula
    Spiritual, instinctual, physiological birth support in Southern Maine and worldwide.

    So You Want a Home Birth
    A comprehensive self paced guide for women choosing natural undisturbed birth.

    Community
    Monthly Women’s Circle and Perinatal Village Circle in Southern Maine.



    Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

    Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠



    Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠


    Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali



    Disclaimer:

    The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.


    Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 34 min
  • 99. MOST LOVED - FROM L&D NURSE TO FREEBIRTH: JESS SHINE’S FOUR BIRTHS, AWAKENINGS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SYSTEM

    99. MOST LOVED - FROM L&D NURSE TO FREEBIRTH: JESS SHINE’S FOUR BIRTHS, AWAKENINGS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SYSTEM
    Dec 24 2025

    In this remastered episode, I sit down with Jess Shine, former labor and delivery nurse, mother of four, freebirther, and Director of Programs at The Matrona. Jess shares the story of how her entire understanding of birth unraveled as she moved through four radically different births and witnessed the realities of the hospital system from the inside.

    She speaks candidly about her traumatic first birth, the awakening that came through her second, and the professional fallout that occurred after she honored a laboring woman’s request not to be checked. That rupture became the doorway into freebirth, sovereignty, and reclaiming birth as a sacred, undisturbed rite.

    Jess also describes the energetic difference between birthing at home and inside a hospital, what her hands felt as her son navigated the pelvis, and why she ultimately walked away from hospital birthwork altogether.

    Inside this episode:
    The unspoken trauma fathers carry
    How hospital culture shapes “safety”
    Why VBAC fear is manufactured
    The myth of the mandatory policy
    Medical coercion and consent
    How Jess reclaimed birth through freebirth
    The moment she knew she could never return to the system
    Her work today within The Matrona

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    WAYS TO WALK THIS PATH WITH ME

    The Wise Woman: A Path to Remembrance
    A six chapter journey into lineage healing, feminine embodiment, rites of passage, sensual reclamation, and returning to your deepest truth.
    Details at emilygracenixon.com

    Beyond a Doula
    Spiritual, instinctual, physiological birth support in Southern Maine and worldwide.

    So You Want a Home Birth
    A comprehensive self paced guide for women choosing natural undisturbed birth.

    Community
    Monthly Women’s Circle and Perinatal Village Circle in Southern Maine.


    Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

    Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠



    Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠


    Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali



    Disclaimer:

    The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.


    Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 25 min
  • 98. MOST LOVED - AWAKENING THE PELVIC BOWL, SACRED SEXUALITY AND THE PAPER WALL WITH EMILY MAIDEN

    98. MOST LOVED - AWAKENING THE PELVIC BOWL, SACRED SEXUALITY AND THE PAPER WALL WITH EMILY MAIDEN
    Dec 17 2025
    This remastered episode revisits one of the most expansive and highly loved conversations on the podcast. I am joined by Emily Maiden, founder of Maiden Medicine, practitioner of ceremonial pelvic bodywork, and creatrix of transformational teachings on women’s physiology, sacred sexuality, and the deep reclamation of the feminine. In this conversation, we explore the internal landscape of a woman’s body through physiology, anatomy, sensation, lineage, and pleasure. Emily shares her journey from athletic hardness to embodied softness, the paper wall illusion that keeps women disconnected from their root, and the process of returning to your womb as compass, oracle, and centerpoint. Together we walk through the pelvic bowl, the cervix, the vaginal canal, and the vast untapped pleasure potential that resides in every woman. We also explore embodied anatomy, fascia, lymph, pelvic tension, womb alignment, sexuality as a rite of passage, oxytocin circuitry, and how reclaiming your erotic nature becomes the foundation for birth, relationships, sovereignty, and the sacred. This conversation is both practical and mystical. It is a remembrance of who we are beneath the conditioning of patriarchy, religion, performance, and perfectionism. It is an invitation to come home to your body. Inside this episode:Understanding the paper wall and why the feminine feels like a cliff before it becomes freedomWomb as compass, creativity, and inner authorityPelvic anatomy as a sacred map for sensation, healing, and awakeningFascia, lymph, stagnation, tension, and how they shape your sexualityThe journey from numbness to sensation and why neither is wrongWhy women hold shame around their erotic body and how to unwind itThe difference between dopamine based sexuality and oxytocin circuitryPleasure as a pathway to birth, trust, and embodied powerSelf touch, cervical connection, and the inward heroine’s journeyHow pelvic work supports womb alignment, menstrual ease, and birthThe feminine as initiator and the masculine as frameWhy messiness, curiosity, and devotion matter more than perfectionReclaiming rites of passage: menarche, sex, conception, birth, postpartum, and beyondInstagram: @maidenmedicineWebsite: maidenmedicine.com----WAYS TO WALK THIS PATH WITH METhe Wise Woman: A Path to RemembranceA six chapter journey into lineage healing, feminine embodiment, rites of passage, sensual reclamation, and returning to your deepest truth. Details at emilygracenixon.comBeyond a DoulaSpiritual, instinctual, physiological support for conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum in Southern Maine and worldwide.So You Want a Home BirthMy comprehensive self paced guide for women choosing a natural undisturbed birth.CommunityMonthly Women’s Circle and Monthly Perinatal Village Circle in Southern Maine.Find everything at emilygracenixon.com and join my email list for updates and offerings.Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam AliDisclaimer:The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 11 min
  • 97. MOST LOVED - THE TRUTH ABOUT REAL FOOD FOR FERTILITY, PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM WITH AUTHOR LILY NICHOLS

    97. MOST LOVED - THE TRUTH ABOUT REAL FOOD FOR FERTILITY, PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM WITH AUTHOR LILY NICHOLS
    Dec 10 2025
    This remastered episode brings back one of the most loved and most important conversations from the podcast archives. I am joined by Lily Nichols RDN, author of Real Food for Pregnancy, Real Food for Fertility, and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily is widely respected for her evidence based approach to women’s health, nutrition, pregnancy, and postpartum, and for challenging outdated guidelines that fail to reflect what women’s bodies actually need.We go deep into preconception nutrition, egg and sperm quality, the truth about modern nutrient deficiencies, how guidelines were formed, and what research actually shows about protein, fat, choline, and micronutrient requirements. We also explore preventing complications like preeclampsia, understanding gestational diabetes without fear, and the role of blood sugar, minerals, and metabolic health in supporting a physiological pregnancy.A large portion of this conversation centers around animal foods, bioavailability, why plant based protein is not equivalent, and the hidden ways that vegetarian and vegan diets can compromise fertility, the menstrual cycle, fetal development, postpartum healing, and long term health.We close with an in depth section on postpartum recovery, liver health, hormonal shifts, bile production, and the ancestral wisdom around collagen rich foods, soups, stews, and deep replenishment after birth.If you want real nutritional guidance for sovereignty, intuition, and physiological birth, this is essential listening.Inside this episode:Why preconception begins months before conception and how egg and sperm actually developWhat your menstrual cycle reveals about your overall healthWhy most prenatal guidelines were created using outdated or male based dataProtein requirements in pregnancy and postpartum and why they are far higher than women are toldThe truth about choline, DHA, vitamin A, vitamin K2, and iodineWhy so many women are unknowingly under nourished before conceptionThe nuanced conversation around vegetarian diets, veganism, and the long term effects on mothers and babiesPreventing complications like preeclampsia and gestational diabetesHow to interpret your own blood sugar without fear based testingConstipation, bile flow, digestion, and mineral balancePostpartum liver support, hormone detoxification, and the foods that rebuild you after birthWhy ancestral postpartum meals are physiologically perfect for healingAbout today’s guest:Website: lilynicholsrdn.comInstagram: @lilynicholsrdnBooks: Real Food for Pregnancy, Real Food for Fertility, Real Food for Gestational DiabetesWAYS TO WALK THIS PATH WITH ME:Beyond a DoulaSpiritual, instinctual, physiological support for women preparing for conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum in Southern Maine and worldwide.So You Want a Home Birth? Your COMPLETE guideA comprehensive self paced course for women choosing a natural, undisturbed home birth.CommunityMonthly Women’s Circle and Monthly Perinatal Village Circle in Southern Maine.Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam AliDisclaimer:The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 20 min
  • 96. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] EMBRACE YOUR POWER AND CONFRONT YOUR FEARS - FREE BIRTH AND EARLY BIRTH WITH NIKKI

    96. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] EMBRACE YOUR POWER AND CONFRONT YOUR FEARS - FREE BIRTH AND EARLY BIRTH WITH NIKKI
    Dec 3 2025
    In this remastered and deeply loved episode, I sit down with Nikki, a mother of two, human design reader, former foreign correspondent, and a woman who lives boldly by her own inner authority. Together we revisit her extraordinary journeys through conception, birth, loss, and the reclamation of instinctual motherhood.As we approach 100 episodes and celebrate two years of Soul Evolution, this conversation returns because it is one of the most powerful, multidimensional birth stories ever shared on the podcast. This episode moves through conscious conception, an unassisted freebirth in Mexico, a tender early pregnancy loss, and the home birth of her daughter in Maine.Nikki’s storytelling is vivid, embodied, intuitive, and unfiltered. She brings us into the portal of altered states in birth, the ancestral presence of her grandmother, the intelligence of her body, the raw honesty of postpartum, and the spiritual potency of loss.• Conscious conception, intuition, and the moment Nikki knew she was pregnant before taking a test• Choosing freebirth through deep trust, self-responsibility, and body literacy• How fear dissolves when a woman confronts it head-on, instead of trying to strategize around it• The ancestral story of Nikki’s grandmother giving birth alone in a field• Early pregnancy loss as a rite of passage, and how she released her baby at home in ceremony• How her daughter’s spirit communicated with her after the loss• Navigating pregnancy with a toddler, exhaustion, and fear of positioning• The potent physiological “quietude” rest phase before pushing• Two wildly different labors: a 12-hour unassisted first birth in Mexico and a 5.5-hour birth in Maine• Postpartum shifts, porousness, boundaries, and the deep need for support• The intelligence of birth when a woman is undisturbedNikki is a mother of two, a human design reader, and a former journalist whose life path has taken her across continents in devotion to sovereignty, intuition, and spirit.------For conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support:• Beyond a Doula private support• So You Want a Home Birth? full self-paced course• Birth Integration Sessions• Mother Blessings + Closing of the Bones• One-to-one Wise Woman mentorship• Women’s Circles + Perinatal Village Circles in Southern MaineStay connected through the newsletter for upcoming circles, courses, and offerings.Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam AliDisclaimer:The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 46 min
  • 95. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] VAGINAL BREECH AFTER C-SEC WITH KATHARINE

    95. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] VAGINAL BREECH AFTER C-SEC WITH KATHARINE
    Nov 26 2025
    As we approach 100 episodes and celebrate two years of podcasting, I am bringing back this powerful, deeply loved conversation from the very beginning of Soul Evolution. This story was originally Episode 1 of the entire podcast, and for good reason.In this remastered episode, Katharine shares the full arc of her motherhood journey:• the early birth and stillborn loss of her first daughter• her second pregnancy and planned gentle cesarean• and her third birth, where she claimed her sovereignty by choosing a vaginal breech birth after a prior c-section.What unfolds is an extraordinary, embodied story of intuition, maternal lineage, grief, self-trust, resilience, and radical reclamation. Katharine offers one of the most courageous and nuanced breech-after-cesarean stories you will ever hear, rooted in her own instincts, her deep research, and the support of a skilled midwife trained through Breech Beyond Borders.Her journey reminds us that our bodies hold wisdom beyond measure, and that even after heartbreak, a woman can rise with fierce clarity and claim the birth she knows she is meant to have.• Katharine’s early birth and stillborn daughter, and how that loss reshaped her understanding of intuition and maternal instinct• The healing that unfolded between Katharine and her mother after their shared loss• Planning and preparing for a vaginal birth after cesarean• Navigating a bicornuate uterus, multiple breech pregnancies, and medical system limitations• The difference between instinctual knowing and fear• Community support, sovereignty, and the GoFundMe that made her breech birth possible• What it felt like to labor for days, push for five hours, and bring her breech baby Earthside• Newborn resuscitation in breech birth and the physiology behind it• How her births shaped the evolution of her intuition, confidence and womanhood• The thread of ancestry, self-trust and soul-path that stitched all three of her births togetherKatharine is a jeweler and artist whose work is deeply influenced by her rites of passage, intuition and sovereignty.Instagram: @katharinejanejewelryWebsite: katharinejanejewelry.comShe creates heirloom engagement pieces, custom fine jewelry, and will be showcasing her work at Common Ground Fair in Maine.For women on the conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum path, Emily offers:• Beyond a Doula private support• So You Want a Home Birth? complete self-paced program• Birth Integration Sessions• Mother Blessings and Closing of the Bones• One-to-one Wise Woman sessions for cycle connection, lineage healing and embodimentIf you’re local to Southern Maine, join the Women’s Circle and Perinatal Village Circle held monthly.Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @⁠⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠⁠Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam AliDisclaimer:The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 12 min
  • 94. MOST LOVED - HOW TO INTERVIEW YOUR MIDWIFE WHEN SEEKING A NATURAL UNDISTURBED BIRTH WITH GAYLE ECKEY

    94. MOST LOVED - HOW TO INTERVIEW YOUR MIDWIFE WHEN SEEKING A NATURAL UNDISTURBED BIRTH WITH GAYLE ECKEY
    Nov 19 2025
    In this remastered episode, Emily brings back one of the most beloved and most-listened conversations on Soul Evolution. This intimate dialogue with Maine midwife Gayle Eckey offers deep insight into how to choose the right midwife when preparing for a physiological and undisturbed home birth. Together, Emily and Gayle walk through the essential questions every woman should ask when interviewing a midwife, weaving evidence-based wisdom with intuition, sovereignty and emotional intelligence. Emily also shares that she has a free downloadable resource, Questions to Ask Your Midwife When Seeking a Physiological, Undisturbed Birth: Your Rights and What Is Legal. You can find the link below or directly on emilygracenixon.com.Emily reads from Dr. Rachel Reed’s work on woman-centered midwifery, opening a powerful conversation about informed decision-making, autonomy, and the sacred responsibility midwives hold in supporting physiological birth. Throughout the episode, Gayle shares her philosophy of care as a Certified Professional Midwife, emphasizing continuity, individualized support, emotional intelligence, and the deep relational work that shapes safe, aligned birth experiences. This conversation is a must-listen for any woman preparing for home birth or seeking a midwife whose values honor instinct, sovereignty and physiology.• Why continuity of care and emotional intelligence matter so deeply in midwifery• The difference between fear-based and intuitive decision-making in pregnancy and birth• Laws, regulations and scope for midwives in Maine and New Hampshire• How to ask about ultrasounds, labs, monitoring and time limits with clarity• The nuances of long labor, membrane release, meconium, pushing and fetal monitoring• Physiological third stage, golden hours and protecting the immediate postpartum• When and why a midwife might recommend transfer• How to discern whether a midwife is truly woman-centered• What autonomous, instinctual birth can look like when supported by deep trust and relationshipGayle is a Certified Professional Midwife serving Southern Maine and parts of New Hampshire from her practice Stone Mountain Midwife, offering deeply relational, intuitive and physiology-honoring home birth care. Questions to Ask Your Midwife When Seeking a Physiological, Undisturbed Birth: Your Rights and What Is LegalDownload using the link or find it anytime on emilygracenixon.com.For women on the conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum path, Emily offers:• Beyond a Doula private support (in-person in Southern Maine + virtual worldwide)• So You Want a Home Birth? full self-paced program• Birth Integration Sessions• Mother Blessings + Closing of the Bones• One-to-one Wise Woman sessions for cycle connection, lineage work and embodimentIf you’re local to Southern Maine, join the monthly Women’s Circle and Perinatal Village Circle.Stay connected through Emily’s email list for upcoming circles, courses and community gatherings.Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠Leave me a review on ⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam AliDisclaimer:The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.
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    1 h et 9 min