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Fear Free Childbirth Podcast with Alexia Leachman

The Fear Free Childbirth podcast is for parents-to-be who want a positive and fear-free birth experience. Many pregnant women credit the podcast with helping them have a positive birth.

The show is a mix of real life positive birth stories, birthing experts sharing their wisdom and Alexia sharing how to get into a positive birthing mindset, including techniques for releasing fears.

Alexia is a therapeutic coach who works with pregnant women and is the author of the book Fearless Birthing. You can get access to lots of free pregnancy and birth preparation downloads at www.fearfreechildbirth.com

Apr 27, 2017

On today's podcast I'm joined by journalist and radio presenter (and now best-selling author!) Beverley Turner. Bev is also the lady behind the The Happy Birth Club ante-natal classes that are run out of a pub in Chiswick, London.

happy birth

I first heard Bev speak at the IMUK (Independent Midwives UK) conference last year where...


Apr 20, 2017

It's time for a rallying cry "Save the midwife!". I've talked about this already on the podcast, but this week, I'm giving it focus. Save the midwife is a campaign that needs support and not just here in the UK, and not just by midwives. This is a family issue that affects birthing women directly.

save the midwife

When we hear talk of...


Apr 13, 2017

rite of passage

Our pregnancy journey has the potential to be one of the most transformative and expansive periods in our lives, and I don't just mean in terms of our body! The opportunity for personal growth is huge, and yet this important rite of passage is not always widely accepted or appreciated for what it is.

When I think back...


Apr 6, 2017

In today's episode I want to talk about taking responsibility and share with you something that happened to me last week that was a huge wake-up call. It's not exactly birth related but it is ...

Last week I had a minor op. I thought it would be this no big deal. They were OK with me walking home afterwards so I thought...