Recorded on Zoom on the 2nd of September 2021.

With guest host Natali Deftereos, of Gatekeeper Conversations, we discuss the insights I’ve had from the powerful birth of my daughter. What started off as a pursuit for an unmedicated childbirth, led me down the path of studying birth education, resulting in a passion for positive birth experiences as a human right.

Mandy’s resources:

Books:
Birth With Confidence - Rhea Dempsey
Nurture - Erica Chidi Cohen
Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Sarah Buckley - Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering & Ecstatic Birth
The First Forty Days - Heng Ou
The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding
Unlatched - Jennifer Grayson


Thought leaders:
Rhea Dempsey
Dr Sarah Buckley
Dr Rachel Reed
Jane Hardwicke Collings
Ina May Gaskin
Dr Melanie Jackson
Kim Anami

Programs:
SheBirths
Spinning Babies
Evidence Based Birth
Hypnobirthing - Katherine Graves
Childbirth Education with Childbirth International

Podcasts:
- Untaming #12 Sarah Buckley: the significance of nature’s hormonal blueprint for labour and birth
- Moving Inward: changing the birth narrative with Rhea Dempsey

Where to find Mandy:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mandycai
- Wechat ID: mandyacai

Where to find Natali:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/natali_creates

Special thanks to Okra for opening up their space for us to have these conversations. Find them at https://instagram.com/okrajewelry