Orgasmic Birth Debra Pascali Bonaro

I recently saw an incredible video Anatomy of the Clitoris: Learn Integral Anatomy with Gil Hedley. I smiled, I had met Gil many years ago when he was having his children, I trained his sister as a doula and have loved following her path as she is now a midwife. Even Gils mother trained as a postpartum doula with me and we worked together for several years. So now to see his work so well describe the clitoris describing in his words ‘a beautiful gift and the blessing of the clitoris’, I knew I had to reach out to invite him to join me to share with you all his thoughts about the clitoris and any thoughts about the role it may play in labor and birth and his insight for an Orgasmic Birth 
 
In this episode:
The episode explores the clitoral complex with Gil Headley PhD, who shares his thoughts about the clitoris and its role in labor and birth Gil Headley's extensive knowledge of Integral Anatomy is showcased as he shares his story of discovering the clitoris and demonstrates the complex structure of the organ Birth can be orgasmic for some individuals due to factors like nerve distribution, pleasure potential, and habituation to pleasure Hospital birth practices are not conducive to orgasmic birth, and most people feel inhibited by the hospital experience, which can impact both birth and pleasure  
Key Takeaways:
The clitoris is an essential and crucial part of human anatomy that is still not well understood The structure of the clitoris is more complex and intricate than commonly known. There are several parts to it, including the glands, shaft, legs, and vestibular bulbs, among others Clitoris anatomy varies between individuals. Clitoral stimulation can be experienced through anal penetration or pressure during birth Habituation to certain pleasure doesn't reflect pleasure potential. Nerve distribution and position during birth can affect orgasmic birth experience  
Tweetable Quotes:
“There's nothing in our body that is of of single purpose Everything is multipurpose and it's beautiful.” -Gil Hedley
 
Connect with Gil:
Website: https://www.gilhedley.com/
Social Media: Youtube
 
Connect with Debra!
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra.pascalibonaro 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/ 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 
Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable
births.
Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the
world!
 
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. 

Stephanie Larson, the visionary founder of Dancing For Birth™, is a renowned expert in childbirth and movement. Her revolutionary childbirth method has helped countless women and birthing individuals achieve blissful and effortless births. Birth professionals can attend the Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training to learn and utilize this proven method. Parents worldwide can also benefit from the powerful combination of fitness, childbirth education, and celebration offered in Dancing For Birth™ classes taught across seven continents. Join Stephanie in empowering your body and birth experience through movement and instinct.
 
In this episode:
Stephanie Larson is the visionary founder of Dancing for Birth, a revolutionary childbirth method that promotes blissful birth through movement and instinct
Stephanie's personal experience of dancing through labor inspired her to create Dancing for Birth and help women give birth with ease and pleasure
The importance of following your body's sensations during labor and how movement can help with childbirth pain relief and promote a positive birth experience
The euphoric potential of birth and the role of movement and dancing in releasing happy hormones like oxytocin and endorphins
Using dance as a tool to connect with and love your body during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and celebrating the body's capabilities
 
Key Takeaways:
Childbirth is natural and can benefit from movement and dance
Caregiver approach can impact the birth experience and outcomes
Empowerment can come from trusting one's body, intuition, and making personal choices
Sensing labor can help honor the body's needs and provide space and positioning for birth.
Dancing during labor releases endorphins and oxytocin, creating a positive birth experience.
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are ideal times to connect with and love your body by celebrating it
 
Connect with Stephanie:
Website: https://www.dancingforbirth.com/
 
Tweetable Quotes:
“If we feel something in our body and then we follow that, then we're really honoring how our body needs to birth and how our baby needs us to birth.” - Stephanie Larson




Connect with Debra!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obirth 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 
Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable
births.
Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the
world!



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.

In this episode, Debra shares how expecting mothers can positively prepare for an orgasmic birth. From researching birth options to expressing feelings and wishes through birth art, Debra helps create a birth plan that reflects their preferences. She discusses ways to make labor enjoyable, such as using movement, creating a safe environment, and limiting vaginal exams. With valuable tips on communication, pain management, and making cesarean births positive, this episode is a must-listen for soon-to-be parents.
 
In this episode:
Good communication with the care team is key to having a positive birth experience
Recognizing the baby's own path and being prepared for a fluid process is essential to achieving an orgasmic birth
Research and understand the different options available for the place of birth and the caregivers, including physicians, midwives, and doulas
Write a mission statement about the core beliefs and values of the birthing experience and stay positive when stating preferences in the birth plan
 
Key Takeaways:
Creating and communicating birth preferences, or birth desires, is an essential part of preparing for a safe, gentle, and pleasurable birth.
It's important to put time into understanding and researching your options for childbirth, to craft your desires and discuss them with your care team
Understanding birth options is essential to have choices during childbirth, and communication with caregivers is key to ensuring a positive birth experience
Knowing the difference between physicians, midwives, and doulas is vital in choosing a caregiver that aligns with your birth preferences, and open communication with them is crucial
 
Tweetable Quotes:
“Always remember that birth is a dance for two, and that you'll create your preferences and labor will let you know what's safest and best for you and your baby.” - Debra Pascali Bonaro




Connect with Debra!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obirth 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 
Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable births.
 
Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the
world!



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. 
 

Kaitlin McGreyes is the founder of BeHerVillage, a gift registry for parents to find and fund the care they need as they welcome their babies. She began her career as a birth doula in 2014, providing support to hundreds of families through their parenthood journeys. Kaitlin has since founded a doula team, mentored aspiring doulas, and advocated for the rights of birthing people. She is also dedicated to helping birth workers enter the retail baby gift industry.
Welcome Kaitlin 
 
In this episode:
Kaitlin McGreyes shares her journey to creating Be Her VillageBeHerVillage Kaitlin shares her birth experiences, including a traumatic standard American maternal care experience, a transformative second birth, and a powerful home birth Kaitlin discusses the benefits and misconceptions surrounding home birth, including the ability to access higher level care and hospital interventions potentially leading to emergencies Kaitlin advocates for self-advocacy and refusing to be a backseat participant in medical appointments and during birth BeHerVillage baby registry is highlighted as a way to provide actual support and care as gifts instead of just retail items  
Key Takeaways:
Kaitlin had a traumatic first birth experience but transformed into an empowered person after her second birth Kaitlin advocates for mother's power and transformation rather than the mode of delivery Kaitlin shares about various birth choices, refused to be a backseat participant and had a successful natural birth Home births are not necessarily unsafe and can provide access to higher-level care and interventions  
Tweetable Quotes:
“It was not about an intervention-free birth. It was about having a birth where I felt in charge and in the driver's seat.” - Kaitlin McGreyes
 
 
 
Connect with Kaitlin McGreyes!
Website:https://behervillage.com/
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok
 
 
Connect with Debra!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obirth 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 
 
Use promo code ORGASMICBIRTH25 to get a 25% discount on any paid partnership or certification course offered by BeHerVillage. 
 
Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable births.
Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world!
 
 
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.

Dawn Leonard is a womb healing practitioner who has devoted over a decade to the art of healing the womb space, including both the physical uterus and the energetics of the "second chakra". Her journey began with fertility and has since led her through a range of experiences, including pregnancy, birth, loss, menstruation, ceremony, and energy healing. Dawn specializes in the initiatory experiences inherent in the body of a woman or person with a uterus, and her passion is to empower others on their own journey towards womb healing.
Welcome Dawn 
 
In this episode:
Dawn Leonard shares her empowering journey with her feminine, cyclical nature and two home birth experiences Daily pleasure practices like yoga, meditation, and breathwork are discussed as ways to prepare for a gentle birth Dawn shares how she used Chinese medicine, yoga, and dreams during pregnancy and how she seeked emotional support from friends and family Why safety is an important factor in healthy sexuality and successful birth and discussed the relationship between the nervous system and trauma in that context Birth is considered to be an initiation that requires preparation, space holding, and integration, as women's bodies are primed for initiatory experiences such as menarche  
 
Key Takeaways:
Prepare for birth by having a daily pleasure practice There are many life skills that help prepare for a gentle birth, such as yoga, breathwork, meditation, mantras, and relaxation It is important to have a positive relationship with one's feminine cyclical nature to create a community that is growing into positive, balanced relationships with their bodies and each other Finding stability can make a big difference in life It's important to feel safe in your body for a positive birth and healthy sexuality Birth is an initiation that requires preparation, space holding, and integration  
 
Tweetable Quotes:
“Intimacy requires safety, Learning how to feel safe in our bodies, when we feel safe in our bodies we can birth easily and sex is a lot more expansive.” - Dawn Leonard 
 
 
 
Connect with Dawn Leonard!
Website: https://sacred-rhythms.com/
Social Media: Instagram
 
 
Connect with Debra!
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obirth 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 
 
Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable
births.
 
 
Check out Positively Prepare for Birth with Pleasurable Birth Essentials: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials/ 
 
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.

Besides being a Medical Doctor, Nienke Stoop was trained to be an Acupuncturist, Master Face Reader, Life Coach, Fertility Expert and Healer. She is dedicated to bridging Western science and Eastern wisdom, facilitating the dawn of a new paradigm in Personal Health, Medicine and Healing. Nienke is the co-founder of de Geboortenis Foundation, a Dutch initiative in the support of integral - body&mind focussed health in childbirth and healthcare in the first 1000 days. 
In 2021 she published her first book in the Netherlands called Life Force- your first 1000 days in a new light. I have been grateful to have met Nienke in person joining her to speak about Orgasmic birth and also as a part of our Birth Your Dreams Mastermind as we learn from Marie Forleo’s B-School so that we can transform our birth business with pleasure too.
 
In this episode:
The importance of the first 1000 days of a baby's life and how it holds the key to health, happiness, and a blueprint for a healthy life Nienke is the co-founder of a Dutch initiative in support of integral body and mind health in childbirth and in healthcare in the first 1000 days.  The importance of having a gentle and sacred birth experience for both the mother and the baby Nienke explains how a well-supported birth process can positively impact the life of a child Why the role of the parents in preparing their child for birth, including making emotional connections before birth and being present and compassionate during the birth process  
Key Takeaways:
The first 1000 days of a baby's life are crucial for their overall health and happiness Nienke's own journey as a medical doctor and a mother inspired her to focus on promoting healthy pregnancies and births Birth is a magical window that can be made into a gentle and joyful transition with the right support. Connecting with the baby before birth can have a positive impact on their wellbeing after birth Parents can help their baby through a gentle transition into the world by being present, compassionate, and explaining what is happening  
Tweetable Quotes:
“Birth is a magical window because if we can allow birth to be a gentle process, a joyful transition and a moment of sacred meeting, you know you will fall in love with your baby in that birthing process.” - Nienke Stoop
 
 
 
Connect with Nienke Stoop!
Website: https://lotuscoach.nl/ , https://geboortenis.nl/birthing-a-healthy-community
Social Media: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
Free Fertility Call: https://bookme.name/nienkestoop/gratisfertilitycall
 
 
Connect with Debra!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obirth 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/ 
 
Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable births.
Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world!
 
 
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.