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Belly2Birth Podcast
Welcome to the Belly2Birth Podcast. Join childbirth educator and Hypnobirthing practitioner Shari Lyon for evidence-based conversations that empower you through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and pregnancy loss. Each episode features practical education, inspiring stories, and interviews with leading experts in maternity care, women’s health and parenting, helping you make informed decisions, trust your instincts, and create the journey that’s right for you. Because every woman…
Episodes
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BIRTH STORY: Finding Her Voice, Trusting Her Body | Sammi’s Hospital Waterbirth
What does it feel like to enter “labour land” and experience birth as something deeply spiritual? This week on the Belly2Birth Podcast, I’m joined in the…
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BIRTH STORY: Knowledge, Teamwork & a 4.3 kg Baby — Jenny & Dylan’s VBAC | Part 2
“We didn’t know what we didn’t know.” In Part 1, Jenny and Dylan shared the unexpected journey through their first son Billy’s birth. This time, they’re back…
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BIRTH STORY: “We Didn’t Know What We Didn’t Know” | Jenny & Dylan from The Block — Part 1
What happens when you go into birth thinking you’ll just go with the flow… and the experience unfolds very differently from what you imagined? In part 1 of…
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BIRTH STORY: Six Years Trying to Conceive, Then Two Homebirths | Taylor’s Story
After around six years of trying to conceive, two rounds of IVF egg retrievals and an unsuccessful embryo transfer, Taylor was beginning to imagine that…
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Birth Archetypes Part 2: The Guardian, Free Spirit & Advocate
How do you naturally respond when birth feels uncertain? Do you become more focused on safety and what could go wrong? Do you instinctively trust your body and…
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How Will You Approach Birth? Meet The Planner & The Nurturer Archetypes
How will you approach birth when things feel uncertain, plans change, or you’re faced with decisions you weren’t expecting? After more than 14 years of…
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BIRTH STORY - “My Baby Was Breech” How Jazmin Advocated for a Vaginal Breech Birth
What happens when you’re told your baby is breech late in pregnancy… and the birth you had imagined suddenly feels like it’s being taken off the table? In this…
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HYPNOBIRTHING: What Is the ‘Hypno’ Part & Why Are We Conditioned to Fear Birth?
What if some of the fears you have about birth aren’t actually yours? In this solo episode of the Belly2Birth Podcast, I’m unpacking the “hypno” part of…
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From Hyperemesis to a Spiritual Birth and the Postpartum No One Warned Her About | Cleo Massey
What happens when the pregnancy you imagined looks nothing like the reality....yet the birth becomes more powerful than you ever dreamed? In this deeply honest…
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You’re Pregnant… Now What? A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy, Tests & Maternity Care
In this episode of the Belly2Birth Podcast, I’m joined by our resident midwife, Nicole Garratt from Blooming Midwifery, to answer one of the biggest questions…
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Birth Hurts!!... So Lets Talk About It!
Birth Hurts… So Let’s Talk About It | Understanding & Reframing Pain in Birth For years, parts of the Hypnobirthing world have tried to remove the word pain…
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BIRTH STORY — Lia's Journey from an Unplanned Caesarean, Postpartum Depression & IVF to an Empowering VBAC
In this episode of the Belly2Birth Podcast, mum of two Lia Wall joins me in the studio to share two very different birth and postpartum experiences. Lia’s…
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Let’s talk about ‘Due Dates’ or should we say ‘Probably NOT Date’
Due Dates… or Should We Say “Probably NOT Date?” What if I told you your baby’s “due date” has only around a 4–5% chance of actually being the day they are…
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More Than a Midwife: Nicole Garratt's Mission to Transform Birth
In this episode of the Belly2Birth Podcast, I'm thrilled to introduce our resident Midwife, Nicole Garratt from Blooming Midwifery. Nicole shares her inspiring…
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The Birth that Sparked a Mission! This is where my story begins.
The Birth That Sparked a Mission: This Is Where My Story Begins In this very first episode, I’m taking you right back to where it all began. I share the moment…