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Kat’s Podcast – Episode no. 50
On today’s show I’m chatting with Eyla Cuenca, Founder of Uncovering Birth, Holistic Birth Guide, Doula and Birth Educator.
I absolutely love her mission, which is in essence educating around birth, pregnancy and postpartum, and helping us alchemize birth trauma so we can birth without fear and become the self-sovereign beings that we’re actually meant to be.
This episode is especially for you if you’re trying to get pregnant, if you are pregnant and want to know more about your options on how and where to give birth – spoiler: the hospital is not the only option – and what you can do to make pregnancy, birth and postpartum a smooth experience.
And Eyla has one extremely empowering message for all you lovely ladies listening who are beyond 35: It’s not too late! Listen in, and you’ll know why.
There is also a brand new free masterclass on postpartum: sign up here. (affiliate link)
Thanks so much for being here.
Enjoy our conversation!
We talk about:
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- Eyla’s mission: educating on birth and uncovering birth trauma
- how to prepare for birth + understanding the web that comes from birth
- the work of Bruce Lipton
- belief systems and how they can manifest into birth experiences
- the fertility crisis we’re experiencing and its three main causes
- the widespread malnourishment of women and its negative effect on pregnancy, birth and postpartum, infertility and hormones
- what to eat to be properly nourished + the importance of protein
- tips for a high-energy satisfying breakfast + how many eggs a day you need
- why being vegan/plant-based might not be the best when you want to get a child
- almond and oat milk as being highly inflammatory
- the crucial role of beliefs around a women’s body and its capacities
- the common myth that women stop producing eggs by a certain age + how the narrative “We can’t get pregnant after 40” got into the world and into our minds
- the emotional and spiritual conflict that can come with freezing your eggs
- the two biggest pain points in a woman’s life
- reverse engineering our belief systems aka doing a deepest fear inventory
- the change that happened to birth over the past 150 years
- the medicalisation of birth
- how birth was transferred from homes and communities into hospitals
- the options for birthing + redefining “safe birth”
- self-responsibility for what we’re experiencing
- Wanna hear more about rest, unlearning the urge to be productive & healing? Listen to these episodes:
Ojas and Women’s Health 40+ with Laura Plumb
Episode resources:
- Eyla’s website: https://www.uncoveringbirth.com/
- Eyla’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyla_cuenca_birth
- Eyla’s masterclass The Postpartum Puzzle FREE for a limited time! (affiliate link)
- Eyla’s Doula Training (starting Jan 2025) (affiliate link)
- books: Real Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols
- smoothie recipe: Change Your Food, Heal Your Mood e-book
- articles/studies on the production of eggs:
- The Guardian: Evidence suggests women’s ovaries can grow new eggs
- National Institutes of Health: Egg-Producing Stem Cells Found in Women
- Science Daily: Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope
- my email – say Hi & or reach out for breath work
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- my Instagram if you wanna follow along or leave a comment
- music (Intro/Outro): Thanks to Analog By Nature. Credits: cdk – Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
Thanks so much for listening!
Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. This podcast is presented for educational and informative purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented here.