Seriously, what’s not to love about Rhea?! A pioneer and matriarch of our Australian birthing and birth education culture, this one’s a history lesson as much as permission to let yourself love whatever business and pivots you take, children in tow! Rhea is the living embodiment of holding the essence of a feminine leader, with palpable integrity, where people can’t help but feel a level of devotion and desire to be part of a bigger movement. So if that sings to your heart, you’ll love this episode!


In this episode we discuss:

• What the fuck is this system?
• Organically learning birth
• Attuning to the emotional and psychological aspects of woman and birth
• The power of women sitting together discussing everyday experiences
• The value of community work
• Being the activist who wants to change a system, business second
• The evolution of ‘doula’ as a business
• Thinking sustainably and charging for your service
• The culture and history of Australian birth as it is paralleled by Rhea’s personal story
• Consciousness raising women’s circles
• Cultivating a beginners mindset
• Working with birth trauma
• Having a spiritual practice which serves both your life and your business
• Trusting the path that lights you up
• The journey of meeting your demons
• Being a seeker of truth and depth
• The grief you live with being an activist
• The calling to be a teacher and speak to the many
• Having a plan and being open to guidance
• Preparing for public speaking and trusting your craft and passion
• Early starter and pressure-prompted personality styles and how she’s worked with them
• Building parameters that support your creativity




2021 BIOGRAPHY:
Rhea is an Independent Birth Educator, Doula, Trainer, Counsellor and Author.
Her understanding of birth has been gained over four decades
She has presented nationally and internationally. She is recognized as an insightful commentator on the difficulties women, who have a yearning for normal physiological birth, face in navigating present birth culture.
Her book Birth with Confidence: savvy choices for normal birth, explores the issue of physiological pain and the importance of experienced support. While Beyond the Birth Plan: getting real about pain and power explores the deeper emotional and psychological dynamics impacting birthing potential.
Rhea is the mother of three adult daughters, and five delicious home born grandchildren. Her mothering included the key tenets of attachment parenting—long-term breastfeeding, co-sleeping and baby wearing. She delights in witnessing this generational pattern continuing with her grandchildren.
To find out more about Rhea’s books and work, visit her website www.rheadempsey.com.au


You can connect with Rhea here:
https://www.birthingwisdom.com.au/
https://birthwithconfidence.com.au/about-rhea-dempsey/

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