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The Mindful Womb Podcast
The Mindful Womb podcast will help you apply the principles of mindfulness, science, and the sacred womb so you can feel less stressed and easily welcome your changing reality (and body) through life’s transitions like conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenthood.
Host Clara O’Rourke (she/her), certified doula and childbirth educator, brings you actionable strategies, mindfulness tips, pregnancy and birth facts, authentic truths, and inspirational stories that can help you harness your inner power, embrace personal growth, and become the best version of yourself as you grow your family.
Podcasting since 2023 • 112 episodes
The Mindful Womb Podcast
Latest Episodes
111: Massachusetts Paid Family Leave for Pregnancy: PFML, Maternity Leave, Bonding Leave, and Your Rights
Trying to figure out maternity leave in Massachusetts can feel way more confusing than it should.In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast, I’m breaking down what pregnant and postpartum families actually need to know about Ma...
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110: Perinatal Mental Health: Intrusive Thoughts, Medication Myths, and What New Parents Deserve to Know - with Lauren Collier
Perinatal mental health is one of the most misunderstood parts of pregnancy and early parenthood. Many new parents quietly struggle with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, medication fears, or resurfacing trauma — believing they’re alone or “failing....
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109: An Unmedicated Birth Story of Pain, Power, Surrender, and the Call to Birthwork – with Ariella Silverstein-Tapp
This episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast is one of those conversations that lingers. It’s intimate. It’s educational. It’s honest about the parts of birth and postpartum we don’t always name out loud.In this episode, I sit down with Arie...
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Episode 109
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108: Managing Political Anxiety While Pregnant or Parenting: How to Stay Engaged Without the Anxiety Spiral
If you’ve been feeling waves of anxiety while following the news — especially around immigration, civil rights, political instability, or the recent escalation of ICE enforcement across the U.S. — you are not alone. Many pregnant people and...
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Episode 108
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107: Informed Choice in Newborn Care: Vitamin K, Eye Ointment, Hepatitis B, and More — with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh
In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast, Clara is joined by pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Dr. Joel Gator Warsh for a calm, evidence-based conversation about routine newborn interventions and how families can navigate th...
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