ep. 76 - The Impact of Early Life on Love, Sex, Pleasure & Procreation
Release Date: 11/01/2023
The Pleasure Shift: Motherhood, Intimacy, & Innovation with Theresa Lasbrey Peters, Bettina Zagoni, and Alejandra Lozano
Orgasmic Birth
"I wish they would be less afraid... Instead of having health care, we have health scare. The things that make the baby usually help the baby come out. And if you didn't make the baby that way, the things with someone you love during the process of having the baby can really bring you from a place of fright to a place of delight.." —Theresa Lasbrey Peters "Pleasurable birth is when we accept the pain, accept the hardship of birth, but we shift our focus to pleasure and joy and to the sacredness that we can experience." —Bettina Zagoni "These need to become like natural language— orgasmic...
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Reframing Risk, Reclaiming Joy with Sara Wickham
Orgasmic Birth
Risk vs Pleasure Series Ep 165 Description: “If you are focused on the risk, or you're worried or you're anxious about what's going to go wrong, that is taking up too much of your brain. We need to deal with it and put it into perspective so that we can clear the path to joy and pleasure.” —Dr. Sara Wickham Pregnancy is supposed to be a time of wonder, but too often the first word that comes up is “risk”. Suddenly, every choice feels like a warning sign, and joy gets pushed into the background. No one talks about how heavy that constant fear can feel—or how much it...
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From Trauma to Spiritual Rebirth: The Transformative Power of Pleasure with Zina Grace
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 164 Description: “The birthing process and the birthing journey is inherently a spiritual experience, and once we have divorced that spiritual aspect from child birthing, that’s when we run into a lot of issues.” —Zina Grace Sometimes, the weight of old wounds and silence around sexuality can make it seem impossible to reclaim our sense of power and connection. There’s a different way forward—one that honors our story and opens the door to healing. Zina Grace’s path weaves through deep personal loss, religious trauma, and a relentless search for meaning, leading...
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Yoni Owner’s Manual with Midwife Ibu Robin Lim
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 149 Description: “Women have the power to transform this world. If we really want to save our world and bring peace and prosperity, and harmony, we need to go the mother's way away from this male-dominated mode, which is not working. Let's save the world one orgasm at a time.” —Ibu Robin Lim Have you ever wondered about the untold stories hidden within the most intimate part of a woman's body? What secrets lie beneath the surface of our most misunderstood and often silenced anatomical landscape? The Yoni is more than just a physical space—it's a powerful narrative of...
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Second Time VBAC Mama— Self Pleasure Secrets with Tara Muckerheide
Orgasmic Birth
Orgasmic Birth Story Series Ep 162 Description: "Try and change your mindset, because we're taught that birth is painful and hard and scary and can't be fun." —Tara Muckerheide Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) is more than a medical choice—it's a profound journey of bodily autonomy and healing. Every woman's birth story carries the potential to rewrite medical narratives that have historically limited her agency. Tara Muckerheide transformed her birth experiences from medical trauma to empowered motherhood, challenging medical assumptions after two...
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Intuitive Between Worlds: Love and Orgasmic Birth with Magaly Buitrago
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 161 Description: "If we were born in a loving way into the world, that will change the future generations." —Magaly Buitrago The moment of birth exists in a liminal space between worlds, where science and mystery intertwine. No technology can fully capture the mystery of bringing human life into existence. And in this critical moment, women become portals of creation, simultaneously vulnerable and invincible. Magaly Buitrago, aka “La-Maga”, is a Colombian-born doula and spiritual guide. Magaly’s profound near-death experience during childbirth completely transformed her...
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Vibrators in Birth: How Pleasure Can Heal Your Childbirth Journey with Naoli Vinaver
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 160 Description: "Sexuality is ours. It isn't something we bring from the outside. It isn't dependent on having a partner. We can connect to that channel of sexuality, which is pure life force at any moment." —Naoli Vinaver Pain is not the inevitable companion of childbirth—pleasure is. Women have been systematically disconnected from the profound energetic and sexual potential of their birthing experiences. But what if we challenge everything we've been told about how babies enter the world? Naoli Vinaver is a veteran midwife with nearly 40 years of experience...
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Breaking the Stigma: Pleasure in Childbirth
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 159 Description: The body knows sensations beyond suffering, and sometimes, liberation comes from the most unexpected tools. The is a waterproof, medical-grade silicone finger vibrator designed specifically to support comfort and pleasure during pregnancy and childbirth. Its innovative design offers five vibration settings, allowing individuals to explore pain relief and sensory empowerment during labor. Tune in as Debra explores how self-pleasure can reduce pain, boost oxytocin, enhance labor progress, support postpartum healing, and transform the birthing experience...
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Midwifing Pleasure: Holding Birth in Joy and Presence with Samara Ferrara
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 158 Description: “If something feels good and you are not harming anyone, keep doing it, because pleasure will give you health, as simple as that.” —Samara Ferrara 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...
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Ecstatic Hospital Birth with Augusta Sofija Lagauske
Orgasmic Birth
Birth Story Inspired by Podcast Ep 157 Description: "In birth, I should also trust myself more than I would trust the doctors or anybody else." —Augusta Sofija Lagauske What if birth could be powerful, calm, and even ecstatic—no matter what you’ve heard? If you’re tired of fear-based stories and want to believe in your body’s strength, this episode is for you. It’s time to rethink what’s possible in the hospital. Augusta Sofija Lagauske, a Lithuanian jeweler, shares how a tough pregnancy and a sea of doubts led her to trust her intuition and prepare for an empowering...
info_outlineDiscover the transformative power of pleasure in childbirth and parenting in this episode. Join host Debra Pascali Bonaro as she engages in a candid and enlightening conversation with Nicole Moore. Together, they explore how early life experiences can shape our perspectives on love, intimacy, and procreation, emphasizing that it's never too late to heal and rewrite our narratives. Nicole's journey, from embracing birth as a beautiful bounty to her profound work with the Birth Into Being Method, illustrates how cultivating pleasure can pave the way for an empowered pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience, fostering a beautiful feedback loop with our children. Tune in now to gain insights on understanding your own imprints and finding the courage to assert yourself in this pivotal phase of life with Nicole Moore.
Nicole Moore is a Mother, gardener, performance artist, poet, and an outspoken, multi-passionate birth nerd. She has lived on and off-grid intentional community in the forest, by the sea, for the last 20 years, raising her kids and cultivating a deep trust in birth & life. Her mission is to help women and families know what is possible in birth, why it matters, and to help them access a blissful experience for themselves. (Along with all the associated gifts and side effects...) Nicole knows in her bones that birth can be beautiful because she is one of the ‘lucky’ ones who had incredible undisturbed birth experiences. She draws on these memories or imprints every day of her Mothering life.
Nicole's lived experience of birth as beautiful, bountiful, and full of potential as a doorway to healing - along with her 15 years of work with birth imprints (via the Birth Into Being Method) confirms her beliefs in birth as a tool of conscious evolution.
In This Episode:
- Nicole’s mission - helping women and families access a blissful experience for themselves
- Nicole draws on her own undisturbed birth experience to help others heal and create new imprints
- Birth Into Being Method - a set of processes and exercises to help understand yourself and clear inhibiting patterns from the past
- For pregnant women, it can help create an environment for birth with privacy and safety
- It also prepares for motherhood by teaching how to hold boundaries when needed
- Acknowledge what is there in your past that needs to be healed, looked at, or strengthened
- Pleasurable birth is an opportunity to optimize a baby's neurological capacity for pleasure through oxytocin exposure
- Nicole created an online course called Birth Into Being with Ease and Grace; she also has another online course called Rewrite Your Story
Key Takeaways:
- Birth is a tool for conscious evolution
- Learn to recognize old imprints and choose differently
- Make a change if your environment doesn't make you feel safe or comfortable
- We have the power to assert ourselves with family and hold boundaries around the care received
- Postpartum bliss is possible by reclaiming the need to prioritize yourself
- Birth is a doorway to healing, opening up the capacity for gifts for you and your family
Key Quotes:
"Birth is a doorway to healing, and it opens up the capacity for lots of gifts for you and your family." - Nicole Moore
“When a woman feels safe and trusting in her body, it has a really big impact on her birth outcomes.” - Nicole Moore
Connect with Nicole!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birthintobeing/
Website: https://birthintobeing.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BirthIntoBeing
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