Let’s say you’re a birth expert- you’ve been working with pregnant mothers for years, and you’re finally having the homebirth of your dreams. Is firm education enough, or will there possibly be unexpected tests in the emotional and mental aspects of birth?
This week we’re speaking with the marvelous Dr. Courtney Kahla. Dr. Courtney is a nervous system centered chiropractor specializing in families. She is the owner of Our Well House: a multidisciplinary wellness center in Dallas, TX. Her mission is to encourage others to experience freedom in their physical, mental, and spiritual health. She is passionate about empowering others to take control of their health by living a lifestyle that honors their God-given innate ability to heal.
We’re going to spend part of this episode discussing chiropractic care, and then the rest diving deep into Dr. Courtney’s own homebirth journey. And wow, you’re in for so much wisdom sprinkled throughout her story.
One theme we discuss in Dr. Kahla’s story is the need for emotional and mental preparation when it comes to homebirth, beyond the basics of childbirth education. With that in mind, I want to invite you to join me as you prepare for your own empowering homebirth experience. Let’s use the unbelievably transformative time of pregnancy as a catalyst into the most incredible motherhood journey. How? Join me inside of Happy Homebirth Academy, where preparing for your homebirth is both thorough and joyful. Learn to comfortably step into your role as the responsible, intuitive mother that you are, and hone those lifelong skills while we educate you on all aspects of midwifery care, physiological birth, and preparing your heart and home. We cover the physical, yes, but we also go deep into the importance of emotional and mental preparation, all while inviting your spouse to be deeply involved and connected from pregnancy, through labor and on into the blissful postpartum period. You ready to transform? Head to myhappyhomebirth.com/hha to get started today.
As always, please remember that the opinions of my guest may not necessarily reflect my own and vice versa, and this show is not medical advice, it’s an educational tool, so continue to take empowered responsibility for yourself and your family.
Episode Roundup:
Resources:
Happy Homebirth Academy
Episode: Communicating With Your Birth Team About Expectations and Desires
Episode: When Your Midwife Choices are Limited
Free Homebirth Essentials Clickable List
Waitlist for The Homebirth Collective
Dr. Courtney's Instagram
Dr. Courtney's website
Encore: Appreciating Rites of Passage, Releasing Fear, and Healing During Pregnancy
Encore: Homebirth and Chiropractic Wisdom With Dr. Courtney Kahla
Encore: Simplifying Birth, Simplifying Childhood with Ginny Yurtich
Encore: Elizabeth’s Peaceful Surprise Twin Homebirth
Encore: Birth as a Rite of Passage with Dr. Rachel Reed
Encore: Homebirth is a Team Sport
Encore: Emily Catches Her Own Baby
Encore: Real Food for Pregnancy (and Postpartum!) With Lily Nichols
Encore: How Did We Get Here?! The History of U.S. Maternity Care
Encore: Leah and Her Midwife Handle a Complication
Encore: From Valley to Mountain: Laura’s Spiritual, Pain-Free Birth
Ep 232: A Primal First Time Homebirth with Sara Middleton
Ep 231: Reclaiming Primal Movement to Improve Your Family’s Wellbeing with Paris Latka
Ep 230: Finding Freedom in Motherhood with Naomi Reyes
Ep 229: Have an Informed Pregnancy with Dr. Elliot Berlin
Ep 228: Midline (R)evolution: Evolution of The Lip and Tongue Tie with Michale Chatham, Dr. Molly and Natalie Healy
Ep 227: Similar Births Internalized Differently with Lauralee Kirkland
Ep 226: Balancing Hormones in our Childbearing Years with Leisha Drews
Ep 225: Supporting Your Body Through Physiological Postpartum With Kela Futrell
Ep 224: A Beautiful Birth and a Stretching Postpartum with Caitlin Cooper
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