Orgasmic Birth Debra Pascali Bonaro

Ep 105 Description: 
“Fear is a natural response, but it doesn't have to control your birth experience. With the right preparation, support, and mindset. You can transform that fear into confidence and have a powerful, empowering positive birth.” —Debra Pascali-Bonaro
 
While fear is a natural human response, cultural and medical environment factors appear to be exacerbating childbirth fears rather than alleviating concerns for many. This not only leads to physical, emotional, and psychological trauma for the mother but also undermines the bonding experience between mother and child during the critical early period.  
 
In this episode, Debra outlines several thought-provoking reasons for increasing fear levels plus 8 tips to help women face their worries and embrace labor as a personal journey of strength, connection, and empowerment. Tune in!



If you are a doula, nurse, midwife, or birth worker who would like to expand your practice with pleasure and Orgasmic Birth - Learn more at https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/orgasmic-birth-practitioner-training/ 
 
Debra also has a class on positively preparing for a cesarean or a VBAC vaginal birth after cesarean https://orgasmicbirth.thinkific.com/courses/cesarean-vbac 



Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth
X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth 
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 



Episode Highlights:
00:50 Fear of Childbirth Increasing Trend
04:49 The Need for Safety and Privacy    
10:44 Key Ingredients: Right Preparation, Support, and Mindset 
15:37 Reclaim Your Birth
 

“Women know how to birth their babies, like their bodies know how to breathe and their hearts know how to beat. We just have to get out of its way.” —Anne
Many of the words that come to mind when thinking about birth reflect the fear and medicalization perpetuated by modern society. Terms like "painful," "dangerous," and "emergency" portray childbirth as something to be endured or avoided rather than a natural process. This stems from the widespread use of interventions like induction, epidurals, and cesarean section that have stripped birth of its innate beauty, its humanity, and turned it into a clinical event, a potentially dangerous emergency. By challenging these prevalent narratives and embracing midwifery models of care, women can reclaim birth as a profound, empowering life experience rather than something to dread or "survive."
This week, we are joined by Anne Margolis, a licensed certified nurse midwife and yoga teacher with over 29 years of experience helping mothers have natural and healing birth experiences. Mindset shift and comprehensive preparation are key especially today. She advocates for a holistic, trauma-sensitive approach to childbirth that empowers women.
Tune in as Debra and Anne discuss the medicalization of childbirth and its impact on women's empowerment and pleasure, the importance of autonomy and trust in the birthing process, the role of midwives in providing emotional support and trauma-sensitive care, the power of a positive mindset during childbirth, and more!
Episode Highlights:
02:57 Birth Trauma and the Impact of Medical Intervention on Mothers  
08:33 Midwifery as a Healing Profession
14:17 Challenges of Advocating for Natural Birth Practices
19:37 The Power of Mindset and Preparation for Childbirth 
25:46 Embracing the Unexpected 
30:30 Trauma Release Formula   
About Anne: 
Anne Margolis is a Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife, Licensed Femme! Teacher, Certified Clarity Breathwork Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and practitioner. She is a 3rd generation guide to mommas birthing babies in her family. Anne has helped thousands of families in her 28+ year midwifery practice and has personally ushered the births of over 1000 healthy babies into the world. She has also guided countless human beings to heal from emotional pain, inner stress and trauma, tap into their strength and power, live fully and vibrantly, and reclaim their radiance, joyfulness, calm and overall sense of well-being.
- Website: https://homesweethomebirth.com/ 
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homesweethomebirth 
- Get Anne’s Books: Natural Birth Secrets 2nd Edition and Trauma Release Formula 2nd Edition at: https://homesweethomebirth.com/mynewbooks 
- Join Anne’s Comprehensive Online Signature Comprehensive Prep Course: https://homesweethomebirth.retrieve.com/store/#/ 
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Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.
Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth, as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.
Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 

Ep 103 Description: 
“It's helpful to make sure that you're considering what you really want, and then stack the cards in your favor.” —Laura Hanstad
A woman’s birth experience is one of the most powerful and transformational events of her life. Yet for many, it does not go as envisioned due to a lack of knowledge or support. 
This week, Debra sits with Laura Hanstad to discuss the power women have over their birth choices to achieve the empowered birth they want. Laura discovered the power of choosing the right support team after an initial discouraging birth experience. She has since become a doula, educator, and healing practitioner to help other mothers understand their options and achieve the autonomous births they envision.
Listen in as Debra and Laura talk about choosing providers and a location aligned with your birth vision, why selecting an OB-GYN vs midwife can impact the level of support for a natural physiological birth, how "stacking the cards in your favor" leads to preferred outcomes, complementary techniques like hypnobirthing and craniosacral therapy that address mind-body connections, how continuous care from a doula enhances emotional and physical support during labor, and planning to allow for the unpredictable nature of birth.



Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth
X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth 
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 



Episode Highlights:
02:41 Birth Education 
08:13 Regaining Autonomy and Empowerment 
14:07 HypnoBirthing
18:59 Healing Past Birth Trauma 
24:17 Preparing for a Positive Birth Experience
28:40 Birth Support Options
 

Ep 102 Description: 
“Your body belongs to you. Your body isn't for someone else's pleasure. It's not an ornament.” —Christine Mason
The female body undergoes profound changes during pregnancy and childbirth. As the womb expands to nurture new life, the body's shape and functions are transformed. However, societal attitudes have not always celebrated these transformations, with pregnant and postpartum women facing criticism and shame regarding their changing forms. In recent years, there has been a growing movement to reclaim the potent beauty and power of the birthing body. By reframing stretch marks as badges of motherhood and embracing the sensuality of breastfeeding, women are rediscovering the dignity and strength inherent to their reproductive experiences.
Hence, in this episode we are shifting the focus on loving and valuing the changing bodies of pregnant and postpartum women. This week, Debra sits with Christine Mason, a mother, author, and founder of Rosebud Woman . Christine emphasizes the power of reconnecting with one's inner radiance to overcome societal objectification and fully step into the beauty and power of female reproduction.
Tune in as Debra and Christine discuss the challenges with body image, ways to heal trauma and reconnect with one's body, practical tips and perspectives on caring for the physical changes of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as honoring the transformative role of motherhood. 
 
If you are a doula, nurse, midwife, or birth worker who would like to expand your practice with pleasure and Orgasmic Birth - Learn more at https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/orgasmic-birth-practitioner-training/ 
 
Debra also has a class on positively preparing for a cesarean or a VBAC vaginal birth after cesarean https://orgasmicbirth.thinkific.com/courses/cesarean-vbac 



Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth 
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 



Episode Highlights:
02:49 Birth Experiences and Their Impact on Motherhood 
08:40 Healing Trauma and Loving the Female Body 
13:54 Reframing Stretch Marks
18:50 Postpartum Care and Recovery 
24:10 Restoring the Power and Dignity of Women’s Bodies
 

Ep 101 Description: 
“If we can learn to tolerate our feelings of emotional pain, grief, loss, sadness, and anxiety, we open up the possibility of being able to feel more pleasure. And it starts with the body.” —Dr. Nan Wise
Pleasure is a fundamental part of the human experience that enhances well-being and quality of life. The ability to experience joy and satisfaction promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and strengthens our relationships and connections with others. Yet modern lifestyles often leave little time for leisure, play, and mindfulness of sensations in our own bodies.  
This week’s episode explores the neuroscience of pleasure and how stress impacts our ability to experience joy with our expert guest, Dr. Nan Wise. Why Good Sex Matters author, Dr. Wise, is a certified sex therapist, relationship specialist, and neuroscience researcher. Her studies help address the gaps in literature regarding the neural basis of human sexuality. Dr. Nan is passionate about teaching her clients techniques to manage stress and experience more pleasure in their daily lives and relationships.
 
Listen in as Debra and Dr. Wise offer strategies to regulate the nervous system and access pleasure pathways in the brain and tools pregnant women can use to prepare emotionally for birth. They also delve into how stress can "hijack" brain chemistry and impact mental health, the brain's core emotional systems, the importance of self-care for mothers, and redefining sexuality beyond intercourse to embrace embodiment and connection.



If you would like to Positively Prepare for Birth - check out our Pleasurable Birth Essentials online classes  or if you are a doula take our  free challenge of  5 Essential Tools to Enhance Pleasure-Centered Birth: 
 
https://orgasmicbirth.app.clientclub.net/courses/offers/f09cf842-9294-41f3-941e-ab4cd6833a59 
 
https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/orgasmic-birth-practitioner-training/ 




Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth
X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth 
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 



Episode Highlights:
03:11 Managing Stress and Anxiety  
09:10 Brain Function and Emotions
14:21 The Importance of Emotional Intelligence During Pregnancy and Childbirth
22:03 Redefining Sexuality During Pregnancy and Parenthood 
25:15 The Origin of Emotions

Ep 100 Description: 
“Birth and sex are transformative, intimate, and deserving of safe private spaces that honor the essence of the experience.” —Debra Pascali-Bonaro
 
We welcome you to EPISODE 100!! 
 
Our podcast has hit its pleasure peak as it reached its century mark all thanks to you, our dear listeners. 
 
And what better way to celebrate this milestone than to reclaim birth as a natural and pleasurable experience with a heartwarming and insightful message from your host, Debra herself! 
Societal conventions have long inhibited an open discussion of birth's inherent sexuality. However, when a woman's experience of her changing and birthing body is shrouded in silence rather than embraced as natural, she is deprived of cultivating an environment to honor birth's intimacy.  
In this episode, Debra talks about transforming childbirth from a medicalized procedure to a natural, pleasurable experience by embracing its inherent connections to sexuality. Listen in as she discusses how physiological and psychological factors can either enhance pleasure and flow or diminish these experiences during both labor, delivery, and intimacy. Debra also shares mind-body techniques that can help women get "out of their head" and fully into their body, the role of embodiment practices, how to cultivate a safe space to honor birth's intimate nature, and challenging the societal norms that have stripped away acknowledgment of birth's sexual elements. The overall message emphasizes
If you are a doula, nurse, midwife, or birth worker who would like to expand your practice with pleasure and Orgasmic Birth - Learn more at https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/orgasmic-birth-practitioner-training/ 
 
Debra also has a class on positively preparing for a cesarean or a VBAC vaginal birth after cesarean https://orgasmicbirth.thinkific.com/courses/cesarean-vbac 



Connect with Debra!
Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth
X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth 
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471 



Episode Highlights:
00:50 Guess What?
06:27 Factors That Impact Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery
14:06 The Importance of Creating a Safe Space for Birth
19:48 Birth is Intimate and Sexy