Welcome Back! It's been a hot minute since our last episode with the birth of my third bubba. Now it's time to get recording again! In this episode we speak with Angelique Wood, a mother of two who lives here in Perth, Australia. Angelique had two beautiful water births but the experiences leading up the births were very different. Angelique shares how the pressure to have a c-section created immense stress and how she advocated for herself the entire pregnancy for the birth she wanted. Angelique then shares how healing her second sons birth was with the support and trust of her birth team. We discuss: - The birth of her first son who was born during the pandemic in a birthing centre in Mexico, where she birthed at 42 weeks - How she had to advocate for herself and fight the system for her natural birth and rights in labour - How the pressure from the medical team impacted her birthing experience - Angelique's birth of her second son in Perth, Australia at the Family Birthing Centre - How this was a very empowering, supportive and healing experience for her - The importance of choosing aligned birth and support people - How the birthing environment can impact the birth experience - How to advocate for yourself and your natural birth amongst external pressures

In this episode I have a delicious conversation with my beautiful friend Allyce Ananda who we welcome back onto the show. Allyce and I chat about preparing for a natural birth, birth choices, following our intuition during pregnancy + birth AND I share with you my daughters full birth story. This free-flowing conversation is heart-full and soul-full, with many spiritual elements that you too can explore and embody in your own pregnancy and birth journey, if you feel called. All bloopers and baby-brain moments are kept in this episode for your amusement!! To watch Luaa’s birth video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWo__CjUp70 To hear more of Allyce's wisdom and to follow her journey, take a listen to episode #4 (if you haven't already) where I chat with Allyce about expressing your voice in birth and motherhood. She is an intuitive voice coach and a wise woman of the heart. You can follow her here on instagram: www.instagram.com/allyce.ananda Website: allyceananda.com Podcast: Search 'Woman Unbound' To connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

Feeling stressed and exhausted in mothering is common. You are certainly not alone. In this episode we have an insightful conversation with Mindful Parenting Coach; Nina Visic. Nina is a mum of three very loud boys and early on her parenting journey, she was feeling stressed out, overwhelmed and quick to anger. As she began learning about mindful parenting and mindfulness, she began to feel more calm, cool and connected with her children. In this episode we explore: - Nina's experience of her mothering journey - The common challenges that mothers experience - Society's conditioning with suppression of feelings - Why we feel we have to do it all - How mindful parenting can support our connection with our kids - Practical steps to embody more calm and peace Connect with Nina: Website: www.mindfulparentinglifestyle.com.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/mindful_parenting_lifestyle facebook: www.facebook.com/mindfulparentinglifestyle Connect with Bianca: Website: www.biancajane.com.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo

Welcome to this episode where we have a VERY inspiring guest with us; Diane Pierotti. Diane is a mother of three boys. Her eldest son is almost 7 years old and her twins are almost 4.   In this episode we hear about Diane’s incredible birth story of her twin boys which was a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean). Diane had planned for a natural birth with her first born but after a very long and distressing labour, this birth resulted in a caesarean. Despite this, she was determined to experience a physiological natural birth with her twins but this required a lot of determination to find a support team that encouraged her vision. A VBAC with twins is not something that the medical system encourages but Diane researched all the risks and found that it was a safe option to birth her twins vaginally. She found her support team and she had a wonderful natural birth in hospital.   Connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

The first trimester can feel exhausting with so many physical and hormonal changes taking place in our body. We also have many decisions to make for pregnancy and birth which can, for many, feel overwhelming. In this episode I share with you my own first trimester experience with my current pregnancy. Including my energy levels, food cravings, extra support I adopted, supplements that I took, decisions I made for the birth as well as my top 6 tips that you too can embody for a nourishing first trimester experience. Connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

It’s up to us to ‘create’ or ‘find’ time for our Sacred self-care practices and moments in Motherhood. Creating or finding the time for ourselves means that we take self-responsibility for the way in which we fill in our days and the relationship we have with our Self. In today's episode, I discuss: - The constant thoughts of “There is no time” - Feeling the intense demands of the kids and family life - Your conditioning can bring up a lot of guilt for putting yourself first - How shifting your perception of time and what you do with your time can radically change your relationship with yourself. - My top 3 tips on how to create Sacred self-care moments in Motherhood - How to embody these practices each day with ease Connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

We welcome Laura Chappell to the podcast for this incredibly inspiring deep dive into her two very different birth stories. Laura is a mum of two girls aged 5 and almost 2. Her first daughters birth was a medicalised hospital birth where she felt completely disempowered and just "a number" in the system. Her second birth was the complete opposite where Laura had a beautiful, peaceful, natural water birth where she felt in her power and supported the entire time. In this episode, we also discuss: - The fears Laura was fed leading up to her first birth - The impact other womens birth stories can have on us, leading up to our own birthing experience - How the hospital system was disempowering for Laura and how she had to go against her body's instinct - The euphoria she felt by avoiding a c-section - How this first birth led to different decision for her second daughters birth - The importance of setting boundaries with her family and others in her second pregnancy - The power of manifestation practices that supported Laura's birth outcome - How she prepared differently for this birth compared to her first - Her daughters beautiful water birth story - Advice she has for any mama who desires a natural birth but questions her ability to do so Connect with Laura: Visionary Souls facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/369412563728445 Instagram: www.instagram.com/laurapchappell Connect with Bianca: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

In this episode I have a conversation with Emily Patterson about her two sons very different births and then her daughters incredible freebirth. Emily is a mama of three who has a passion for gentle, conscious and respectful parenting and at the age of 18 completed her doula training which developed her passion for birth. Take a walk with us as we discuss: - Emily's first babies planned home birth which resulted in a traumatic hospital birth - How this birth led to her decision to have a home birth with a private midwife for her second baby. This being a "dream birth". - Why Emily decided to freebirth her third baby, her daughter - What fears she faced along the way and how she released them - How she conversed with her husband who was not in agreance to a freebirth - The importance of tuning in rather than listening to external noise - Her beautiful freebirth story - How to trust birth so deeply that you believe in yourself more than ever Connect with Emily here: www.wearenaturenetwork.com www.instagram.com/consciousmothersgroup Podcast: Heymumma Connect with Bianca here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au

Pregnancy brings up a lot, as does birth. In todays episode we explore how mantra can be used to bring more inner peace through these rites of passage. We discuss:- The common fears and worries we experience while pregnant and in birth - How an empowered mindset it absolutely key for an enjoyable pregnancy and a positive, natural birth - My experience of mantra during all of my pregnancies and in birth - How this simple mantra allowed me to let go of control, release fear of the unknown and TRUST - My biggest challenge this pregnancy and how mantra is supporting my moving forward - How you can use the power of mantra to support your pregnancy, birth and motherhood experience I would love to hear how this resonates for you, how mantra has helped you or how you plan to incorporate it moving forward. Send me a message or reach out on the socials. You can grab yourself a copy of my co-authored book 'Intuitive Goddess' here:https://www.lulu.com/shop/bianca-jane-langstaff/intuitive-goddess/paperback/product-mpykrp.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Connect with Bianca here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Website: www.biancajane.com.au  

We’re back. It’s been a long while since the last episode but I’m pregnant and life has been full! So I’ve been giving back to myself in all the ways needed. However, I’ve had the nudge that it’s now time to do what I love and that is…this podcast! Woooo. In today’s episode I explore the fear of miscarriage that many women experience in their pregnancy. Inspired by my own recent fear and that of many women I speak to. We explore: - How this fear can be all-consuming and often unspoken - You are not alone in feeling this way - Why we have this fear, from this lifetime and other lifetimes - The importance of your Village in pregnancy - Many ways of releasing the fear through and out of your body - The power of healers and practitioners to support your healing journey - That we are so capable of learning how to release these fears ourselves You can grab yourself a copy of my co-authored book 'Intuitive Goddess' here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/bianca-jane-langstaff/intuitive-goddess/paperback/product-mpykrp.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Connect with Bianca here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo facebook: www.facebook.com/biancajanelangstaff.xo Wesbite: www.biancajane.com.au