When birth doesn't go as planned: speak life over your story | with Alexa Penavega The Ellen Fisher Podcast

In this episode I sit down with Alexa Penavega who shares the birth story of her daughter Rio. Alexa was planning a home birth for her third child when her water broke 7 weeks early and she was airlifted to Oahu for emergency care to be near the NICU. The mindset she shares through her story is inspiring. Opening our hearts to each other’s birth stories and the power of speaking life to our circumstances can be extremely healing.

Alexa is an actress, most famously known for her role as Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids and she’s been featured in various films and tv shows throughout her young and adult life. She competed on Dancing with the Stars alongside her husband Carlos PenaVega and together they recently had their third child and are raising their family in Hawai'i.

In this episode we cover:


Alexa’s birth stories with her children
Her NICU experience
The power of the mind and choosing joy
Speaking life to your circumstances and radical gratitude
Mourning loss and releasing / letting it flow
How hardships shape our testimony
Alexa’s two sides to pregnancy
The mind + body approach to postpartum and the partner’s role
Hospital care and tips with nurse staff, voicing your desires
Emphasis on skin to skin contact and breastfeeding NICU babies
The power of telling your story and finding support through loved ones

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LexLovesLos YouTube channel 

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