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Cultura Convos
Stories and reflections of identidad y cultura meant to educate, inspire, and entertain.T hrough personal reflections, stories, and conversations with other guests, this community is forming to help you to become the best version of yourself by writing and rewriting your story from a place of strength instead of embarrassment, fear, or shame. Our goal is that you begin to embrace and celebrate your cultural identity, while also remembering that no one identity defines you
Cultura Convos
S1 E8 | The Birthing Class That Changed Everything: My Journey to Home Birth
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In this final episode of Season 1, I share the story of the birthing class I never knew I needed and how it changed everything. This experience allowed me to voice some of my fears around pregnancy while also helping me learn about the different options I had for birthing and making the decision to plan for a homebirth.
In this episode, I talk about how this class changed me, how it actually got me excited for birth, and several highlights of what I learned. What I didn’t expect was walking out with a whole different plan of how I wanted to birth. What I thought would be a weekend of just a little more info on pregnancy and birthing taught me so much more about myself, birthing, and tools for advocacy.
Through this experience, I began rewriting some of the narratives I had heard about birthing (i.e., pictures of dramatic novela scenes) and started to actually get excited about birthing, realizing that my story didn’t have to be what I saw on TV or around me.
In This Episode, You’ll Hear About:
- How the class quickly began shifting my mindset.
- The questions that helped me voice some of my fears.
- Stats about birthing that confirmed some of my concerns.
- How all this ultimately led me on a path to decide on a homebirth.
Thank you for being part of Season 1 of Cultura Convos. If this episode resonates, please follow, rate, or share it with someone who would love it too. Stay connected for Season 2! There’s so much more to explore together.
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