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She Thrives | meaningful conversations on women's health
Navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause can feel overwhelming and confusing.
She Thrives is the podcast for women who want to understand their bodies and take charge of their health. Hosted by Katia Khomich — fertility-focused yoga therapist, mindfulness teacher and holistic health coach based in Amsterdam — each episode brings global experts and local practitioners into honest, science-backed conversation.
Topics include: fertility & IVF, PCOS & endometriosis, perimenopause & hormonal health, pregnancy & postpartum, lifestyle medicine, emotional resilience, relationships, nutrition, gut health and sleep. There are also practice episodes every week.
Previous guests: fertility specialist Dr. Natalie Crawford, Clue founder Ida Tin, and yoga teacher and bestselling author Elena Brower.
New episodes every week. For women in the Netherlands and beyond.
She Thrives | meaningful conversations on women's health
Birth Is Not a Performance: Koen Deurloo on the C-Section You Didn’t Know Was Possible
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My guest today is Koen Deurloo. He is a gynaecologist and surgeon at Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, and one of the leading voices in the Netherlands on what humane, woman-centred surgical birth can look like. He is the pioneer behind the mother-assisted C-section — a method where the woman herself becomes an active participant in the birth of her own baby.
Discover the complexities of C-sections and why they are not a sign of failure. This conversation explores women's choices in childbirth, addressing myths and realities for expecting mothers.
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Check out his book: "Through the eyes of a gynecologist".
Share this episode with anyone who is preparing for birth today.