About the Course

Who This Is For This is for the woman who: • wants an unmedicated birth but also wants to understand medical interventions • is giving birth at Kaiser, Alta Bates, or anywhere in the East Bay and wants to walk in prepared • values nervous system regulation as much as information • is tired of being told “just trust your body” without being taught how This is for the woman who knows empowerment is not volume. It’s literacy. What We Cover Birth Literacy is structured to give you layered understanding, not surface tips. You’ll learn: ✨ The physiology of labor in plain language ✨ The cascade of interventions and how to navigate it ✨ Hospital culture and how to stay steady within it ✨ The nervous system’s role in dilation and descent ✨ How to create a birth plan that is strategic, not decorative ✨ How to debrief and integrate your birth afterward And yes — we talk about intuition. But it’s informed intuition. The kind that can sit at a table with OBs and midwives and not shrink. Why Literacy Matters Postpartum is a lifetime status. And birth becomes a reference point in your nervous system. When you understand what happened — and why — you metabolize it differently. Birth Literacy is not about controlling birth. It’s about staying oriented inside it. What Makes This Different I am not here to sell you a fantasy birth. I’m a mom of seven. I’ve attended births in hospitals, birth centers, and living rooms. I understand policy, physiology, and the emotional terrain. This course blends: • trauma-informed education • nervous system support • real-world hospital navigation • grounded, modern maternal wisdom No fluff. No fear tactics. No pink-washed empowerment slogans. Just fluency.

About the Creator

Hi, I’m Ashley—a mom and bonus mom to seven, doula, yoga teacher, and childbirth educator. I partner with women who are ready to embrace the transformative journey of motherhood with mindfulness and the support we deserve. With Mindful Motherhood Reinvented, I help you navigate the transitions of your parenting journey, rising like the Phoenix to transform and thrive in every stage of motherhood by embracing your superpower as a parent- your own intuition. You’ve got this, mama, and I’ve got you!

The Path to Birth Fluency

14 Chapters · 79 Lessons

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    Mindful Motherhood, Reinvented

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      Introduction to Mindful Motherhood Reinvented

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      Superpower Number 1: Your Intuition

    3. Trusting Your Inner Wisdom Free preview
    4. Your Super Power as a Parent: Your Intuition Free preview
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    The Transitions of Motherhood

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      Transitions in Motherhood

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      Transitions in Motherhood

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      Your Brain in Motherhood

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      Stress Response in Labor

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      Using The Nervous System as a Tool

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      When Fear Arises

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    Mindfulness Practices

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      Mindfulness Practices for Motherhood

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      Yoga for Birth

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      Breathwork for Birth

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      Breathing through Each Stage of Labor

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      Meditation for Birth

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      Meditation Techniques

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      Trauma in the Transitions of Parenthood

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      Trauma Informed Tools for Labor

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    Preparing for Labor

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      Preparing for Labor

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      Preparing for Labor

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      Fear and Tension Cycle

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      Fear and Faith

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      Anatomy of Pregnancy

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      Onset of Labor- Contractions & Labor Hormones (AKA How will I know I am in labor?)

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      Labor Flow Diagram & Overview

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      Easy Reference Guides for Labor- Sign sof Labor and Braxton vs Real Contractions

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      Possible Labor Signs

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      Pre-Labor Signs

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      Positive Labor Signs

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      Estimated Due Date Celebration Menu

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      Early Labor Plans

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      3 R's

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    Your Birth Story Begins Here

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      Your Birth Story Begins Here

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      Your Birth Story Begins Here

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      Your Empowered Birth Experience

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      Medications Available for Labor

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      Feelings About Pain Meds & the Pain Management Scale

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      Note on Medical Interventions

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      Labor Assistance

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      Induced Labor

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      Interventions During Labor

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      Delivery Assistance Part 1

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      Delivery Assistance Part 2

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      Interventions At Birth

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      Interventions after Birth

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      A Note about Advocacy

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    It's Baby Time! 5-1-1 Rule

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      It's Baby Time!

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      Timing Contractions

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      511 Rule Info

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      Comfort Measures

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      Comfort Measures Overview

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      Gate Theory of Pain

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      Support for the Partner

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    Easy Reference (Downloadable PDF)

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      Comfort Measure in Early Labor

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      Comfort Measures For Active Labor

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      Comfort Measures for Pushing

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    Build Your Birth Plans

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      Alphabet Birth Plans

    2. Birth Plans- A & B (Downloadable PDF) Free preview
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      Birth Bag Checklist

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    Special Circumstances

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      Special Circumstances

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      Special Circumstances

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      Baby is Breech... Now what?

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      Baby is Breech- Now What?

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      Spinning Babies & Gilligan's Guide

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      Spinning Babies & Gilligan's Guide

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      Cesarean Birth & Gentle Cesarean Options

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      Cesarean Birth

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      Gentle Cesarean

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      Warnings, Red Flags, & Interventions

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      Maternal Warning Signs

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      Yellow Flags in Labor and Birth

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      The Research on Interventions & Maternal Health Risks

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    Build your Postpartum Plan- The First 6 weeks

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      The Immediate Postpartum Period

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    Build your Postpartum Plan- Beyond 6 weeks

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      The 4th Trimester

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    Yoga On Demand

    1. Birth Prep Movement Sequence Free preview
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    Bonus Digital Downloads

    1. Lactation Cookies Recipe Free preview
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      Phoenix Grounding Ritual

    3. A Doulas Favorite Things- Recommended Products - contains Affiliate Links Free preview
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    Congratulations!

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      You did it!

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