Orgasmic Birth

Maris Young on Reframing Birth into an Orgasmic Experience

In this heartfelt episode, Debra Pascali-Bonaro welcomes author, mother, and doula Maris Young, whose third birth unfolded in the most surprising and beautiful way — as an orgasmic birth. After a breech birth with her second baby, Maris entered her third pregnancy with a clear intention: to reframe the sensations of birth and discover how pleasurable they could be. Through mindset work, daily practice, and integrating resources from Orgasmic Birth, Maris learned to welcome contractions as manifestations of her body's divine power. Her story takes us from quiet, candlelit labor at home — singing through each wave — to the moment her daughter was born and Maris felt a release so deeply joyful, she describes it as living on "cloud nine" for weeks afterward. Join Debra and Maris as they explore how preparation, presence, and curiosity can turn birth into a profoundly embodied experience of strength, connection, and pleasure. In this episode, you'll hear: How Maris shifted her mindset to welcome contractions as power. Why creating a sensory-filled environment mattered for her labor. How the words "I have full life" became her anchor through birth. What it felt like to experience orgasmic release as her daughter emerged. The ways Maris now supports others through her Young Honest Mother community and book Getting Ready for Birth. Learn more: 📘 Getting Ready for Birth is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. 🌿 Join Maris's community at younghonestmother.com/community. 🎥 Explore Debra's resources at OrgasmicBirth.com/film

Deepening Intimacy, Partner Support, and Everyday Pleasure with Tarah Alexis

In this heartfelt episode, Debra Pascali‑Bonaro sits down with birth doula and retired professional women's football champion, Girl Scout, and chef, Tarah Alexis of Nurturing Embrace Doula Services. Tarah shares how a surprising C‑section birth, witnessing her niece and nephew arrive earthside, and a "divine appointment" with a pregnant stranger on a plane all led her to answer her calling as a doula.​ Together, Debra and Tarah explore how partners can move far beyond "just rubbing a back" to become active, loving participants in the birth journey. Tarah offers simple, powerful ways to weave the senses—what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch—into your birth environment so that labor becomes more intimate, grounded, and even orgasmic. She reminds us that intimacy doesn't depend on grand gestures; it grows in the small daily moments of cuddling on the couch, offering a glass of water, and saying "thank you for being here."​ If you've ever wondered how to keep love and connection alive during pregnancy, birth, and those tender postpartum weeks, this episode offers gentle, doable practices you can begin today.​ Connect with Tarah AlexisWebsite: Nurturing Embrace Doula ServicesInstagram: @nurturingembracedoulaservices Facebook: @nurturingembracedoulas Purchase the PleasureVibePleasure at your fingertips - Finger Vibe for pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe Pleasurable Birth Essentials Evidence-based childbirth education rooted in pleasure taught by Debra Pascali-Bonaro. https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/ + bonus access to the film, Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret Connect with Debra!Website: www.orgasmicbirth.com Instagram: @orgasmicbirth X: @orgasmicbirth   Facebook: @obirth YouTube: @orgasmicbirth1  

Raising Shame‑Free, Pleasure‑Positive Children Begins at Birth with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers

What if preparing for birth could also prepare you for a lifetime of deeper intimacy, healing, and connection—for you and for your children? In this powerful conversation, Debra talks with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, internationally recognized sex and gender feminist psychotherapist, bestselling author of Sex, God, and the Conservative Church and Shameless Parenting, and founder of Inanna Rising. Together, they explore how sexual shame shows up in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and how embracing pleasure can transform not just your birth, but your whole family's story. Dr. Tina shares her own birth story of a fast, "big baby" delivery that made her appreciate just how much birth asks of our bodies and hearts. She then breaks down how early and deep shame takes root—many girls start modifying their diets as young as six—and why pregnancy often brings those old stories to the surface. You'll hear practical, compassionate steps to begin "reparenting" yourself, shedding inherited shame, and raising confident, body‑positive, pleasure‑literate kids, starting from birth. Along the way, Debra and Tina invite you to honor your unique body, your unique baby, and the profound truth that there has never been a human exactly like either of you. In this episode, you'll learn: How pregnancy and birth can surface long‑held stories of body shame and "not enoughness," and why that's actually an invitation to healing. Why culture profits from women and birthing people feeling "not good enough," and how that affects how we see our pregnant and postpartum bodies. How embracing pleasure and your five senses in pregnancy can positively impact labor, bonding, and the way you welcome your baby. The heartbreaking research on how early body shame begins—and how to interrupt that cycle for your children. A simple, powerful first step Dr. Tina recommends if you're pregnant and recognizing you've been carrying shame for a long time. How to use Shameless Parenting even if you don't have children—to gently reparent yourself, stage by stage, and let shame "drip off." Why postpartum is a year‑long physiological and emotional transition, and how to honor your needs alongside your baby's. The importance of postpartum support and "wise elder women," from doulas to community, to help normalize your experience. How Dr. Tina defines sexuality as sharing connection and pleasure—not just behaviors—and why transactional sex leaves our hearts out of the picture. How her books and her work at Inanna Rising are helping people heal religious and cultural sexual shame and reclaim joyful intimacy. Resources mentioned: Pleasurable Birth Essentials online childbirth class with Debra: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials Shameless Parenting: Everything You Need to Raise Shame‑Free, Confident Kids and Heal Your Shame Too – Tina Schermer Sellers Sex, God, and the Conservative Church: Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy – Tina Schermer Sellers Dr. Tina's website: https://tinaschermersellers.com Dr. Tina on Instagram: @drtinashameless​ Inanna Rising (psychedelic‑assisted therapy community): https://inannarising.org Inanna Rising on Instagram: @inanna_rising_pat​ Dr. Tina also shares that if you cannot afford her books, you can DM her on Instagram to request a promo code for an audio version. Connect with Debra & Orgasmic Birth: Learn more and join Pleasurable Birth Essentials: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com​ Instagram: @orgasmicbirth Are you ready to transform childbirth into an empowering, pleasurable, joyful experience? My online course, Pleasurable Birth Essentials, gives you the tools and confidence to make labor something to celebrate. You'll learn comfort techniques, embrace your body's natural rhythms, and discover how to invite pleasure—yes, even orgasm—into birth. Join thousands of parents who call this class birth‑ and life‑changing at orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials.​

Spicing Up Postpartum with Maranda Bower - Episode 177

In this episode of Orgasmic Birth: The Podcast, Debra welcomes Maranda Bower, who shares her raw journey through postpartum depression, anxiety, autoimmune challenges, and triumph after four births. Maranda reveals how functional nutrition revolutionized her healing, turning depletion into energy, desire, and joy via her Postpartum Restoration Method—now training providers worldwide. Together, they unpack hormone-balancing foods, self-care rituals, and why postpartum meals foster community, pleasure, and deep emotional release. Key Takeaways: Postpartum depletion is normal—like pinkless flamingos; nutrient-dense foods rebuild hormones, mood, and libido Simple ecosystem: bone broth for repair, organ meats for blood/mood, healthy fats as hormone precursors Food as ritual heals isolation, surfaces traumas, and reconnects body to self/partner Plan self-care like baby gear: herbal baths, teas, frozen nutrient meals—never too late to start Community meal trains echo ancestral wisdom for thriving postpartum Mentioned in this Episode: Orgasmic Birth: The Documentary Postpartum University Podcast Postpartum University Provider Directory & Courses Connect with Maranda: postpartumu.com Instagram: @postpartumuniversity Nutrition MASTERCLASS  Pro Handouts Postpartum Nutrition Certification Program Perintal Mental Health Training Purchase the PleasureVibe Pleasure at your fingertips - for pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond - http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe   Connect with Debra! Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com  Instagram:   / orgasmicbirth  X:   / orgasmicbirth   YouTube    / orgasmicbirth1   Tik Tok   / orgasmicbirth   LinkedIn:   / debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471    ---- Discover the beauty, power, and pleasure within birth. If this video resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe for more empowering stories and resources that awaken your body, mind, and spirit. 🔔 Subscribe now: Stay tuned for new videos celebrating connection, healing, and birth wisdom around the world. Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/  

A Vibrator as a "Natural Epidural"? Thabata Devecchi on Pleasure, Intuition, and Birth Connection - Ep 176

In this enlightening episode of Orgasmic Birth: The Podcast, Debra meets Thabata Devecchi, a prenatal educator and founder of Feeling Moms, who shares her powerful home birth story and how pleasure practices helped her turn pain into power. Thabata reveals how self-pleasure, embodied movement, sound, and safety transformed her birth experience. She describes using a vibrator during labor to soften the peak of contractions — calling it her "natural epidural" — and shares how deep preparation, somatic awareness, and tantra shaped her pregnancy, birth, and sense of empowerment. Together, Debra and Thabata explore how pleasure, intuition, and body awareness can transform not just birth, but motherhood and self-connection. Key Takeaways: How pleasure and stimulation can ease the intensity of contractions The science of oxytocin and why it's the "hormone of love, pleasure, and birth" Simple daily practices to connect with your body and intuition Why micro-moments of connection matter more than perfection How to rebuild trust between mind and body for a more intuitive birth Mentioned in this Episode: Orgasmic Birth: The Documentary The Business of Being Born Feeling Moms: Thabata's 5-Day Micro Moments of Connection Challenge Pleasure Vibe Thin by Dame Connect with Thabata: Instagram:  @feelingmoms Free 5-Day Challenge: Micro Moments of Connection (link in bio)     Purchase the PleasureVibe Buy Now and Access BONUS Resources http://orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasure...   Review and follow the show—we'd love to hear how this episode inspired you!   Connect with Debra! Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com  Instagram:   / orgasmicbirth   X:   / orgasmicbirth    YouTube    / orgasmicbirth1    Tik Tok   / orgasmicbirth    LinkedIn:   / debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471    ----   🌸 Welcome to the Orgasmic Birth Channel! Discover the beauty, power, and pleasure within birth. If this video resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe for more empowering stories and resources that awaken your body, mind, and spirit.   🔔 Subscribe now: @OrgasmicBirth Stay tuned for new videos celebrating connection, healing, and birth wisdom around the world.   Explore Debra's Pleasurable Birth Essentials online course to discover tools for comfort, connection, and reclaiming birth as powerful and pleasurable.​ https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasur...   Purchase your own pleasure device for birth - our innovative finger vibe https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-ple...   🎬 Watch These Next: Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret (Documentary Trailer) Experience the film that started the global conversation about pleasure in birth.  👉    / @orgasmicbirth   ​ Ep. 19 – Transform Pain to Power With Pleasure Discover how to shift fear and pain into power, love, and oxytocin-rich birth experiences. 👉    • Ep. 19 - Transform Pain to Power With Plea...   ​   ⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical questions. By watching this content, you acknowledge that you assume full responsibility for how you apply the information shared.   ✖️ Copyright Notice: All content — including dialogue, music, and visuals — is the property of Orgasmic Birth. You are welcome to share or embed this video as long as proper credit and a direct link to our channel are included: @OrgasmicBirth.   🌺 Explore More: #pleasurehealing · #birthwisdom · #selfdiscovery · #consciousbirth · #femininewisdom · #empowerment · #puregrowth · #DebraPascaliBonaro   💖 Thank You for Visiting! Share the love — send this video to your friends and family.   ˜"°- .˜"°- Orgasmic Birth - °"˜.- °"˜