“There was pain, but also so much pleasure and enjoyment, and I felt so happy with my body.”
Samara Ferrara
Episode 158, orgasmic birth® the podcast
Midwifing Pleasure
Holding Birth in Joy and Presence
with Samara Ferrara
Welcome to Episode 158
Imagine for a moment that your body’s capacity for pleasure is your greatest strength in birth. That every fear, every past pain, could be transformed into a source of profound power and release. This isn’t a fantasy; it’s an ancient wisdom rooted not in fear, but in profound joy, release, and presence.
Samara Ferrara is a professional home birth midwife in Mexico who brings a blend of science, spirit, and sacred care to her work. Having witnessed birth as a child and later birthing her own three children at home, she embodies a deep trust in the body’s innate wisdom. Her courageous journey of healing from past trauma offers profound insight into how women can reclaim their sovereignty and transform the birthing process through pleasure.
Tune in as Debra and Samara dive into the heart of Samara’s practice, exploring how her personal story with pleasure and spiritual connection guides her work. She also shares a moving homebirth experience that revealed birth as a rite of passage and opens up about how motherhood, loss, and life’s deepest cycles have shaped her sacred service to others.
Episode Highlights:
03:23 Introduced to Home Births
08:38 The Role of Doulas and Support Teams
13:31 Addressing Trauma and Finding Healing
15:58 Motherhood, Loos, and Deepening
19:51 Creating Pleasure in Birth and Parenting
25:26 Educating Children on Pleasure and Health
28:42 Explore Joy
QUOTABLE QUOTES
“I transformed myself. I worked it inside me, and I said, I allow my baby to come out and give it permission for my body to open.” —Samara Ferrara
“I cannot stop being amazed by what women can process in the birth— they rebirth themselves.” —Samara Ferrara
Connect with Samara:
Samara is a professional homebirth midwife in Mexico, with an incredible depth of knowledge and experience. She holds degrees in both Reproductive Health and Midwifery, as well as Biological Sciences from Texas A&M. With over 500 births attended in both home and hospital settings, Samara brings a blend of science, spirit, and sacred care to her work.
But what truly sets Samara apart is her passion for midwifing not just babies, but pleasure, trust, and sovereignty in the birthing process. She’s a mother of three home-born children, a teacher of sexual education, a certified Blissborn Hypnosis Childbirth Educator, and a powerful advocate for midwifery across the Americas through the Professional Midwifery Association.
Website: https://www.alumbra.live
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samara-ferrara-belart-407154b5
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samaraferrara/
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