The Fun, Peaceful En-Caul Birth Of Our First Child As A Queer Family with Gowan Batist
Release Date: 12/18/2024
The Anatomy of Pleasure in Childbirth
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 150 Description: “Pleasure is not a luxury. It is not a distraction. It is a human right. And reclaiming it—in childbirth, in healthcare, in life—is a path toward healing, well-being, and activism.” —Debra Pascali Bonaro Our bodies are intricate landscapes of sensation, where hormones dance, nerves communicate, and physiological responses intertwine in ways we're only beginning to understand. And these same pathways that create sexual pleasure are remarkably active during childbirth, challenging centuries of medical narratives that have reduced this...
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Your Birth, Your Way: How Understanding and Communicating Your Desires Shapes Your Experience with Debra Pascali-Bonaro
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 149 Description: “Your birth is yours to shape— not in every detail as the baby has some too— but in energy, intention, and experience. You deserve to be heard. You deserve to be honored. You deserve a birth that reflects YOU, your power, your pleasure, and your love.” —Debra Pascali-Bonaro Birth isn't just a medical event—it's a deeply personal journey where you hold more power than you realize. What if your birth experience could be transformed from a clinical procedure to a profound, empowering moment of connection? Imagine stepping into your birth with...
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Pleasure, Power & Birth: Vibrators As A Tool For Pain Relief, Ease, and Oxytocin Enhancement with Molly Moon
Orgasmic Birth
Orgasmic Birth Story Series Ep 149 Description: “The way to start to feel comfortable with it in birth is to become comfortable with the vibrator before your birth.” —Molly Moon For too long, vibrators have been shrouded in shame and stigma, viewed solely as sexual devices. But the truth is, these powerful tools have the potential to transform the birthing experience. Molly Moon is a yoga teacher, doula, and sacred songstress who brings the timeless wisdom of the feminine into her work. Her passion for guiding spiritual awakening has been reignited by the...
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Birth Uncensored: Pleasure, Power & Fearless Birth with Guta Galli
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Orgasmic Birth Story Series Ep 147 Description: "Work with pleasure. Find ways to feel pleasure. Don't start thinking about it when you are eight months pregnant. Start from day one or even before getting pregnant when you decide you want to have kids, because it's such a long way to to deconstruct this patriarchal myths that have been interjected into our unconscious since we are children." —Guta Galli Sexuality and childbirth are not separate experiences, but a continuous, sacred dance of feminine energy. The same neural pathways that create sexual pleasure can...
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From Silence to Spotlight: Sharing My Orgasmic Births with Lovisa Dahl Part 2
Orgasmic Birth
Orgasmic Birth Story Series Ep 146 Description: “Being in touch with your senses— that is the best preparation in the world. When we lean into pleasure in our everyday life, we teach our bodies that pleasure is safe.” —Lovisa Dahl Did you miss Lovisa’s first story? Every woman's birth story carries the potential to liberate generations from inherited trauma and shame. Yet, the continued silence around women's birthing experiences perpetuates a cycle of fear and disconnection from our most primal source of strength. Lovisa Dahl is a pioneering Orgasmic Birth...
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Connecting To The Soul Of Your Unborn Child To Kick-Start Your Magical Birth Journey
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Ep 145 Description: “Birth has the potential to take us into places where we can really understand who we are in a very deep level." —Robyn Sheldon Every woman carries within her the potential to experience birth as a deeply empowering, mystical journey of love and consciousness. Therefore, the path to an orgasmic birth lies not in technique but in surrendering to the universal wisdom that flows through our bodies beyond physical boundaries. This week, we are joined by Robyn Sheldon, a compassionate guide and author specializing in soul integration and birth transformation....
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Healing Power of Birth: Releasing Shame and Embracing Self-Pleasure in Childbirth
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 144 Description: “Your experience and birth is more important than someone else's judgments.” —MJ Renshaw We've been taught that pleasure is an indulgence, not a necessity. But what if accessing desire is the secret to profound healing during childbirth? It's time to unlearn the shame and prioritize our needs. As the creator of , MJ Renshaw is a mama on a mission to revolutionize the way we approach pleasure and birth. Her own journey of using self-care practices to facilitate an empowering childbirth has motivated her to support others in releasing shame and embracing...
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Yoga for the Vagina with Tamra Mercieca
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 143 Description: “Get yourself love high, as high as you can! Try and focus on getting you all loved up because then you're going to get triggered less when you have a child.” —Tamra Mercieca The pelvic floor is the unsung hero of the female body - a complex network of muscles that play a pivotal role in pregnancy, childbirth, and overall well-being. Yet, for too long, this intimate area has been shrouded in shame and disconnection. Yoga for the vagina offers a powerful antidote, helping women cultivate a deeper awareness and relationship with the pelvis. By...
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Tips for a Pleasurable Hospital Birth
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Ep 142 Description: “Healing begins as you start honoring every aspect of your birth story and celebrate your wins. No one fails in birth. Sometimes, you have to dig deeper into that well of strength than you ever would have imagined prior. This is something to take pride in.” —Debra Pascali-Bonaro The notion that hospitals inherently rob birthing individuals of their autonomy and joy is a limiting belief that deserves to be challenged. The reality is that, with the right mindset and preparation, a hospital birth can also be a deeply empowering and transformative experience....
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How To Have An Empowered Hospital Birth— Tips From OB/GYN Dr. Nicole Rankins
Orgasmic Birth
Ep 141 Description: “You are the expert on you. So trust your own expertise when you bring that to the conversation. Don't let anybody talk you out of your own expertise.” —Dr. Nicole Rankins Your voice matters in the birth room! Too often, women's preferences and concerns are overlooked or dismissed during hospital births. But we can reclaim our power by understanding the foundation for a positive, empowered birth experience. Dr. Nicole Rankins is a Board Certified OB GYN, maternal health advocate, and creator of one of the top 0.5% global podcasts on pregnancy...
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“Being able to defend the space that we wanted was really powerful.” —Gowan Batist
Families come in all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique needs and preferences when it comes to childbirth. From the comfort of a hospital setting to the intimacy of a home birth, the journey to welcoming a new life is a deeply personal one. Regardless of the path chosen, each journey is unique and deserves to be honored.
Gowan Batist is a queer Jewish parent, partner, and writer living in the remote wilderness of Northern California. As a passionate advocate for mountain lions and heritage breed sheep, Gowan's lyrical non-fiction essays and birth story inspire others to trust the natural process of childbirth.
Tune in as Gowan discusses navigating rural healthcare as a queer family, creating a supportive birth environment, preparing for labor, the transformative experience of childbirth, and the arrival of their child.
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Episode Highlights:
02:06 Navigating Rural Healthcare as a Queer Family
05:54 Creating a Supportive Birth Environment
09:37 Preparing for Birth
13:12 The Experience of Labor
25:01 Making Decisions at Childbirth
29:14 The Importance of Healthcare Systems That Support Families
Visit OrgasmicBirth.com/More to learn more!”
About Gowan:
Gowan Batist is a queer Jewish parent, partner, and writer living in the wilderness of Northern California. They manage a flock of heritage breed sheep and work in mountain lion advocacy. Gowan writes lyrical non-fiction essays and spins wool. As a parent, Gowan had a powerful, spiritual birth experience and is passionate about sharing their knowledge, especially with other LGBTQ+ families. Gowan will be joining a doula workshop to further support birthing people in their community.
Website: http://www.kevas.org/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GowanBatist