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[Ep. 3] Navigating a New Relationship with Your Body

Release Date: 01/18/2022

[Ep. 12] Breaking the Cycle: Re-writing the Cultural Expectation for Women to Do it All

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

As mothers today, we are met with a huge physical, mental and emotional load to carry - and often without the support of a village. Yet even when we are offered the help, its common to brush up against the cultural conditioning of independence, the inner critic that says we should be doing more, the discomfort of feeling like a burden to others, or the grief of feeling like its inadequate or never enough. This episode looks under the surface of the stories we carry around receiving - how these stories shape our inner dialogue, the ways we open to or unconsciously reject help that is...

[Ep. 11] How to Meet your Fears for Greater Autonomy in Birth and Beyond

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

We're in a time where most women are seeking autonomous births, but with providers and within medical environments with their own agendas, rules, and practices. So, what is really required to have an empowered birth experience? Hint: it goes beyond a birth plan. The way you prepare for birth has the potential to change your entire life. This episode is a juicy conversation with Kyleigh Banks, known as @theautonomymommy on Instagram. She is a mama, doula, and the host of two podcasts, Our Birth Wisdom and the latest, the Birthworker Podcast. Kyleigh...

[Ep. 10] How to Find Freedom From the Way Things Were Supposed to Be [Part 2 of 2]

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

This two-part series looks at our cultural, group and individual relationship with control - as humans, mothers, parents, and through the lens of birth. Whether you’re a parent or simply a human - this conversation is packed with the wisdom and perspective of a thousand therapy sessions. In this episode, we discuss: What does it mean to accept things as they are? What does that look like? How can we access this? How to recognize the delineation between the fact of the event, and the meanings we made about it. An exploration of how or when meanings are formed - is it before, or...

[Ep. 9] Finding a Balance Between Control & Surrender - in Birth and in Life [Part 1 of 2]

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

This 2-part series looks at our cultural, group and individual relationship with Control - as humans, mothers, parents, and through the lens of birth. I am both honored and so excited to bring one of my mentors Danit Tsur Almog on the show - who brings a depth and warmth to this topic only she can. Danit brings 20 years experience as doula, childbirth mentor, and as a Birth Story Medicine® mentor and facilitator. She is also a devoted student of Adyshanti, practices non-duality, and has been facilitating the training program of The Israeli Association for Emotional First...

[Ep. 8] The Impact of Birth Trauma on Babies and Their Families

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

Kate White is is an award-winning educator and an advanced bodyworker, with a focus on working with babies and families that have experienced birth trauma. For over 20 years, she has specialized in mother-baby care using somatic approaches for both trauma prevention and healing. She is trained in multiple somatic therapies, prenatal and perinatal health, lactation, brain development, and infant mental health. I was introduced to her work while I was pregnant in 2020, during the tension of the global pandemic, and was drawn in to the research being shared in prenatal mental health, birth...

[Ep. 7] Partner Wisdom: First-time Fathers Share Their Experience

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

In honor of Father's day in the US, this episode brings together three new fathers as they open up about their experiences - the surprises, the personal struggles, the lessons, and what they would do if they did it all over again.

[Ep. 6] Attachment Styles Through the Generations & How to Move Towards Repair, Part Two

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

Part two takes a deeper look at insecure attachment styles, how they're formed in childhood and how they manifest as behaviors we carry into adulthood. Attachment history can explain the root of internalized beliefs & feelings each of us carry, such as: How much your needs matter vs. another’s How you feel about asking for help How it feels to receive How it feels to share your opinions How quick you are to judge yourself & others Your ability to trust others, or yourself Your relationship to conflict and peacekeeping Host Nicole Lawrence and Guest Patti Elledge share details...

[Ep. 5] Attachment Styles Through the Generations & How to Move Towards Repair, Part One

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

This 2-part series gives an overview of Attachment styles, and how our early individual, familial and societal influences shape how we relate, bond, and parent into adulthood. Part one defines many of these terms, with a neuroscience approach to de-mystify what creates a felt sense of security between parent and baby/child, and what we may do now to move towards repair if we were not modeled that enough as children.

[Ep. 4] Should You See a Pelvic PT?

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

Dr. Ashley Hocutt, DPT and Host Nicole Lawrence discuss the reasons why women decide to see a pelvic floor therapist, what results can look like, and why its so important during pregnancy and postpartum. Nicole shares her personal experiences that made her grateful for her decision to include a pelvic PT on her care team. Contact Dr. Hocutt: Instagram @ashleyhocutt YouTube: Below the Bump Coach Website: bluedoorpt.com Follow Nicole on Instagram @nicolejeane_

[Ep. 3] Navigating a New Relationship with Your Body

Re:birth with Nicole Lawrence

If you've ever struggled to feel good in your body pre, during, or post-pregnancy -- this conversation is for you.

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If you've ever struggled to feel good in your body pre, during, or post-pregnancy -- this conversation is for you.

Guest Meg Sylvester shares about her relationship with her body across 10 years and 3 pregnancies, and she is so many of us.

We also chat about listening to our bodies as a guide for setting boundaries, the intersection of our female bodies, motherhood & and toxic productivity, what her home birth taught her about her own body, and so much more

And, we are doing a *special giveaway* with Meg’s very own book, The Body Positivity Journal. To enter, follow us on Instagram @nicolejeane_ and @meghansylvester, and find the post on this episode for more details! Giveaway ends 1/23/22.

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