What if birth could feel less like a medical procedure and more like a love story?
So many parents are told to brace for pain, control their bodies, and power through—but what if the journey could be sacred, intimate, and even blissful? It’s time to challenge the stories we’ve inherited and reclaim birth as an experience of connection, power, and pleasure.
Drawing from her Dominican roots and her own transformative birth experiences, Birth A Mi Manera Founder, Estefany Angeles, blends cultural tradition with evidence-based care to help families embrace autonomy and joy in childbirth. Her perspective brings a rare and refreshing vision of birth that celebrates both the body’s wisdom and the soul’s longing for connection.
Hit play to hear practical ways to invite pleasure, intimacy, and presence into labor, reclaim cultural wisdom, and weave joy into childbirth education and doula care.
Episode Highlights:
03:28 Estefany’s First Birth Journey
18:33 Second Birth: Pandemic and Personal Growth
22:54 Third Birth: Intentionality and Community Support
39:20 Postpartum Reflections
Quotable Quotes
There was so much intimacy and all the oxytocin flowing towards the end of that pregnancy, and the excitement of the first baby again.” —Estefany Angeles
It didn’t feel like it was ever bigger than me because it was coming from me. It was hard, but I could do it, which was such a powerful feeling to have afterwards, where I was like, ‘oh my god, like I could do anything!’” —Estefany Angeles
“[Birth] didn’t feel like it was ever bigger than me because it was coming from me. It was hard, but I could do it, which was such a powerful feeling to have afterwards, where I was like, ‘oh my god, like I could do anything!’”
—Estefany Angeles
Connect with Estefany:
Estefany Angeles, founder of Birth A Mi Manera, LLC, is a bilingual childbirth educator, doula, trainer, and lactation counselor dedicated to empowering families through compassionate, culturally congruent care. She is furthering her education as a midwife at Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. Estefany has provided holistic birth support since 2022, focusing on Spanish-speaking immigrant families in New York City. Rooted in her Dominican heritage, her practice honors ancestral wisdom and combines trauma-informed care with evidence-based approaches. She is committed to creating accessible, equitable birthing experiences and supporting clients through home births, birth centers, and hospitals. Estefany’s philosophy centers on autonomy, informed choice, and personalized care, ensuring each birth story is honored “a su manera.”
Website: http://www.birthamimanera.com/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/birthamimanera
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Debra is teaching a DONA Postpartum Doula Training in September 2025 and a DONA Birth Doula Training in November 2025.
Both trainings will include 1 in-person day in Brooklyn, NY. Visit the links below to learn more and enroll.
Doula WOrkshop testimonials
“Every aspect of this course was packed with information, resources, demonstrations and relevant and relatable examples. …Having Debra as a teacher sets the bar really high. I am honored to be under her tutelage.”
– Deborah Richardson, LMT CD
“It’s phenomenal, the amount of knowledge that is packed in those days, how much I feel empowered after the workshop as well as excited to make a difference, the amount of references that were given are unbelievable.”
– Noha Ghonem