In today’s episode, Jacqueline is joined by Stephanie King. Stephanie is passionate about empowering women through knowledge to trust in their bodies and the process of birth. Stephanie is a mom of 3 all born very differently, plus a bonus girl. She's a professional childbirth educator, doula, and host of the Pregnancy and Birth Made Easy podcast and creator of the online course My Essential Birth.Stephanie shares how her personal experiences paved her path into birth work and how she supports women today. She shares about her birth course, what informed consent looks like, and a sneak peek into her postpartum course. Stephanie reveals all 3 of her births and how they are significantly different, but all led her to the path she’s on now. She talks about having a supportive community, how to choose one, where to find one, and much much more. In today's show, we discuss:Stephanie’s births and how she got started in birth workFrom your birth plan to postpartum and breastfeedingInformed consentHow Stephanie works with her clients and how you can find herFinding an intentional communityA Glance at This Episode:[2:27] How Stephanie got started in birth work[7:03] Why people seek out Stephanie and where one would get started[11:17] How planning your birth impacts postpartum and breastfeeding[21:33] What is informed consent[30:22] How Stephanie works postpartum and breastfeeding with her clients[43:25] Finding an intentional supporting community and having a support system of like-minded people who have been through similar situationsRelated Links:Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy PodcastMy Essential Birth CourseMy Essential Birth WebsiteHolistic Lactation WebsiteFollow on InstagramThe Nurture CollectiveOur Advanced Lactation Formula supplement for naturally increasing & sustaining milk supplyMore from Holistic Lactation: Save on our supplements using code PODCAST15 at https://holisticlactation.com/products Shop on Amazon Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/holisticlactation Access group support & our courses at https://holisticlactation.com/nurture-collective Get 1:1 expert lactation help at https://holisticlactation.com/clinic Thanks for listening & subscribing! Leave us a review