What are the essentials of birth? Who broke maternity care? Is transformation possible? Empowerment, disempowerment, the health of babies & society all begin at birth. 

Have you thought about these questions? I am honored to be a part along with many of my mentors, colleagues and friends in this powerful discussion in The Beautiful Work Challenge: On Birth–a new podcast.

“What the heck can we do?” This podcast, video and collaborative series explore how professions, political and economic systems and each of us can transform to meet the challenges facing humanity.

The Beautiful Work Challenge addresses and assesses the work we do together as revealed by trailblazers whose stories are told in three parts: the essence of the topic, its current state-of-affairs, and the possibilities of transformation. We begin at birth.
I have never thoughts of myself as a trailblazer but I do love the term and as I sit reflecting I guess creating a documentary and co-authoring a book Orgasmic Birth – speaking and teaching about the best-kept secrets of pleasure, love, and sexuality in childbirth did blaze a trail.

To speak up and share my thoughts with so many others whose work set the foundation for my explorations both personally and professionally with birth – I am humbled.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts. We all make a difference as the personal is political and especially in the way we give birth and are born. We are learning that birth is not just another day in our lives, it’s one that shapes memories, contributes to our health and well-being for years to come and maybe for future generations. There is so much more to consider than what we know-how much we don’t know about the short and long term effects of the over-medicalization of childbirth.

I hope this series will inspire you as much as it does me.