EPISODE 3: You Know More Than You Think

In this soul-nourishing episode, I’m here to gently remind you of something you may have forgotten…

✨ You already know more than you think. ✨

We live in a world where we’re constantly told what to do—especially in pregnancy and birth. From unsolicited advice to institutional pressure, it can feel like we need to outsource all our decisions just to feel safe.

But what if the deepest wisdom is already within you?

Together, we explore how herd mentality can override our instincts, and how to begin unlearning so you can reconnect with your own inner knowing. I’ll walk you through how simple it can be to return to yourself—starting with the breath—and share my favourite “Yoga Snacks” to help you find presence in the cracks of a busy day.

Because birth isn’t something to be handed over.
It’s something to remember—body, mind, and soul.

So take a deep breath, let the world fall away for a moment, and let’s come back to the truth that your body knows.
You know.
You always have.

💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are—As We Are Born.

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In this deeply personal episode of As We Are Born, I share my full story for the very first time. A story that has been evolving for 20 years!

2025 marks 20 years since I became a mother, and it's finally time to tell the tale of how I went from “good girl” to fierce, soul-led birthworker.

I take you through the raw, unfiltered truth of my initiation into motherhood: the trauma, the silence, the unravelling, and ultimately the healing. It’s a story of survival, and deep transformation.

From growing up as the “good girl” who tried to keep the peace and avoid shame, to navigating the shock of becoming a new mother through the intensity of my first birth and the crippling descent into postnatal depression, this is the story behind why I now do what I do.

I share:

• What it was like becoming a mother without true preparation
• How the "secret mums club" left me drowning in shame and confusion
• The brutal reality of anxiety, postnatal depression & panic attacks
• The light that emerged from finding sisterhood, support, and myself

This is a story of breaking down and rising up - a sacred transformation that has shaped every part of how I now walk with mothers through their own powerful initiations.

Because as we are born into motherhood, we are also born into ourselves.

If you’re struggling please don’t suffer alone. There are so many amazing resources out there, here are a few that are free…

https://www.panda.org.au

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/parenting

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Along with Sarah who specialises in Perinatal Psychology and counselling. Petals Perinatal Psychology

🎙️ Episode 1 —

Welcome to As We Are Born

**Birth isn’t broken. The system is. And I’ve had enough.**

In this powerful opening episode, Dee comes out blazing—calling out the brokenness of the medical birth system and reclaiming birth as the sacred, physiological rite of passage it truly is.

With over 16 years of hands-on experience walking beside birthing families, Dee shares the raw truths she’s witnessed: the trauma, the manipulation, the disrespect-and the magic that unfolds when birth is left undisturbed and held in reverence, at home.

This isn’t just a podcast intro—it’s a war cry. A truth bomb. A homecoming for the wild ones who know, deep in their bones, that *birth was never meant to be managed, feared, or stolen.*

🔥 Why she created *As We Are Born*

🔥 The real dangers inside the system (spoiler: it’s not your body)

🔥 Why the “good girl” mentality has no place in birth

🔥 And what it really means to take birth back—with radical self-responsibility, love, and fire.

If you’ve ever felt like birth should be different—if you’ve been broken, silenced, or ignored—this is your invitation to rise.

**The revolution begins here.**

💥 Subscribe, share, and prepare to remember who you are—As We Are Born.