Today I chat with Anna as a part of the midwife stories series. Anna is actually Swedish and currently lives in her midwitch cottage in Sweden, but to my delight, the day of this interview, I learnt she studied and practiced midwifery in Australia! She shares her eclectic journey pre birth work and how her passion for human rights is what has continued to motivate her in this work. Anna has so much knowledge, and it was truly wonderful to talk to her about midwifery, physiological birth, witches, birth culture and the importance of knowledge sharing amongst women, but also birth workers. Anna also is the host of the Natural Birth Podcast and has some great online offerings for which she has given me a code which is my name ELSIE to get 10% off her courses and offerings.Don't forget to check out the May sponsor https://letstalkbirth.au/ and use ELSIE15 to get 15% off Resources: Midwives as the OG witches https://www.salon.com/2023/10/23/were-midwives-the-og-witches-how-the-history-of-mystic-medicine-and-reproductive-health-intertwine/What is Human Design? https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wnnx/human-design-meaning-what-is-itAll of Anna's courses and offerings https://www.sacredbirthinternational.com/work-with-annaConnect with me, Elsie, the host :)www.birthingathome.com.au@birthingathome_apodcastbirthingathome.apodcast@gmail.comCHAPTERS00:00Introduction and Background01:31Anna's Eclectic Journey in Midwifery13:16Women's Rights and Connection to Spirituality24:11Transition to Becoming a Mid-Witch26:53Supporting Women in Birth and Postpartum29:13Conclusion and Future Plans29:42Reclaiming the Word 'Midwife'38:13The Medicalization of Birth43:26The Rise of Free Birth and Home Birth Programs49:28Mentoring and Educating Sacred Spaceholders51:19Creating Safe Spaces for Birth WorkersSupport the showReach out: www.emdrwithelsie.com.au @birthingathome_apodcast@emdr_with_elsie (EMDR info) [email protected] [email protected]

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