Birthing at Home: A Podcast

Hosted by Elsie - Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Homebirth mum of 2, and co-creator of Homebirth Victoria. Sharing incredible birth stories from births at home around Australia and the world. Also sharing partner and midwife stories. Using the power of story telling, this podcast aims to empower, inspire, and motivate.

Birthing at Home: A Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Elsie, with 98 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Elsie hosts Birthing at Home: A Podcast, a society show with 98 episodes published.

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  EMDR Therapy for birth trauma & trauma impacting pregnancy & birth || A conversation with Caroline Burrows

  Dec 22, 202543 minS0

  <p>Today, I chat with Caroline Burrows a renowned EMDR therapist, credentialed mental health social worker and director of Mindful Living about EMDR. </p><p>We talk about what it is, its use in pregnancy especially when used for traumatic or distressing experiences that may also impact the birth experience, its use online and in person, and so much more. EMDR is a extremely well researched therapy, initially developed over 30 years ago specifically for trauma but in 2025, there is so much evidence and research around it’s use with those struggling with complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, and addictions just to nam...

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  Episode #78

  Twin homebirth with midwifery support + accidental homebirth || Charlotte's birth of Halima (2022) and Jameela + Jibreel (2025) at home (New South Wales)

  Nov 22, 20252h 1mS2

  <p>This is episode 78. Today Charlotte, living on Darug Country and a mum of 4 shares her amazing birth stories. </p><p>This is a super special episode because Charlotte is probably one of the few women in Australia in recent times who has been supported by private midwives to birth her twins at home. </p><p>Prior to her twins being born at home, she also had an accidental homebirth. She shares her journey to finding homebirth, her 3 pregnancies and the emotional journey of choosing something that she felt was safest and best for her and her twins, even when th...

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  Homebirth in South Africa || A chat with homebirth midwife, Vanessa

  Nov 18, 20251h 12mS0

  <p>This episode is a part of the homebirth around the World Series.</p><p>I chat with Vanessa, a homebirth midwife in South Africa. We chat about Vanessa’s own journey to becoming a midwife and a homebirth midwife, we also chat about the maternity system in South Africa, accessibility and challenges, including the recent changes that criminalise midwives supporting vaginal births after c-sections at home. </p><p>It was great to speak with Vanessa and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Support the show</p><p><b...

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  Episode #77

  Homebirth & 3A tear after a traumatic hospital birth & 3C tear, conception journey || Jess's birth of Iris at home (Victoria)

  Oct 19, 20251h 20mS2

  <p>Episode 77 is shared by Jess living on the land of the Wurundjeri peoples. </p><p>Jess shares her two birth stories today, her first birth experience in a hospital which was very traumatic and then her beautiful homebirth. </p><p>She also shares her conception journey and her experience of private midwifery car. Having a private midwife for Jess was  was fantastic during her labour and birth of Iris, but was also a fantastic support when she chose to go to hospital for her 3rd degree tear.  </p><p><b>Resources: </b></p>Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin Obstet...

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  Episode #76

  A serendipitous surprise during a journey of grief - 4th baby, 2nd homebirth, 1st baby boy || Courtney's birth of Henry at home (Tasmania)

  Sep 28, 20251h 38mS2

  <p>Episode 76 is shared by the wonderful Courtney living on the land of the Palawa people in Lutruwita.</p><p>Today Courtney is sharing her birth story of her fourth baby and second homebirth. </p><p>Courtney was the 3rd mum to share her story for the podcast so it was so awesome to have her back! For those who haven’t heard Courtney’s previous birth stories we recap these in the first half and then she shares her serendipitous surprise, a fourth baby, and the birth story of Henry. </p><p>This is a beautiful story and I hope y...

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