Choosing your body wisdom – midwife Lauren Williams on meeting herself

Women of the Well | Women's health, done differently · Oct 8, 2026 · 49m

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In our last episode, Peta and Thea talked about Vera's practitioner training, and why no one should have to do this work alone. This week, we're introducing you to one of the women who reminds us of that every day.

Lauren Williams has been a midwife for most of her life. She'll tell you it's part of the thread of who she is. She's worked in birth suite, led research that changed how a large hospital cares for women in early labour, and built a new model of care from the ground up. By most measures, she'd made it.

And then her body…