Rewire For Birth

Cindy Tahhan
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Dr. Cindy Tahhan, ND is a naturopathic doctor and birth guardian. This podcast is about rewiring how we think about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum by offering a holistic perspective that empowers you to embrace your journey with confidence and strength. Each week, we’ll bring you interviews with experts, valuable advice, and birth stories to help you feel prepared and empowered. We’ll dive deep into the transformative experience of bringing new life into the world and explore ways to make your birthing journey truly beautiful.

  1. FEB 28

    Ep. 68 What if peaceful birth really could change the world?

    →⁠Get Dr. Cindys Top Homeopathic Remedies⁠ →⁠⁠Get Dr. Cindys Free Birth Meditation⁠ ⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@rewireforbirth⁠ What if the way we welcome babies into the world is directly shaping the future of humanity? In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Fadwah, veteran midwife and founder of Midwife 360 and Birth Equity Resource, for a powerful, wide-ranging conversation about hospital birth culture, long labors, maternal exhaustion, intuition, and why peaceful birth is deeply connected to creating peace on earth. With decades of experience, Fadwah speaks candidly about what she’s witnessing in modern maternity care—and what families truly need in order to birth with trust, safety, and dignity.Fadwa shares openly about:The pressure-driven culture of hospital birth and its impact on labor, exhaustion, and transfer rates. Why long labors are often treated as problems instead of physiological processesRising rates of breech babies, delayed childbearing, and ambivalence around bringing children into today’s world. Grief, lineage, and how fear in the collective can show up in pregnancy and birthThe deep link between peaceful births, nervous system regulation, and resilience in future generations. Her vision for supporting families through education, consultation, and community—whether birthing at home or in the hospital ✨ Key takeaways you’ll hear inside the episode:Birth culture matters—systems built on urgency and efficiency can disrupt physiology Maternal exhaustion is often created, not inevitableBabies are deeply sensitive to the emotional field they are born intoWe don’t need to do birth (or motherhood) alone—support is strength, not weakness Trusting instinct and intuition is foundational, not optional Peace begins in the womb, with how we imprint safety, love, and trust Fadwah’s reminder for us all:“You already have what you need within you. Trust your instincts, your intuition, your gut—and ask for help when you need it .” This episode is a heartfelt invitation to step out of fear-based narratives, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and remember that how we birth—whether babies, ideas, or new ways of living—matters more than we’ve been taught. Listen to Ep. 45 Mood, Mindset & Breech Home Birth Story with Perinatal Psychologist Dr. Katrina Carrera, Psy.D., PMH-C Listen Ep. 64 Twin home breech birth & the systems behind the magic with Corina Sanchez

    1h 25m

  2. FEB 14

    Ep. 67 Understanding Alchemy in Motherhood with Kathryn Ducey

    →Get Dr. Cindys Top Homeopathic Remedies →⁠Get Dr. Cindys Free Birth Meditation ⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @rewireforbirth What if motherhood wasn’t meant to be mastered—but alchemized?In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Kathryn Ducey, master coach and trauma-informed guide, for a raw, expansive, and deeply honest conversation about motherhood, nervous system healing, lineage work, and the profound transformations that children awaken within us.Kathryn shares her extraordinary journey into motherhood—stepping into the role overnight after meeting her partner, Michael, who came with two young daughters grieving the loss of their mother. What unfolded was not just parenting, but a full-body initiation into healing, humility, and truth. Kathryn opens up about: Entering motherhood suddenly—and navigating grief, identity shifts, and attachment in real time, functional freeze, complex PTSD, and how trauma lives in the body, how children mirror the parts of us that were silenced, exiled, or forced to grow up too soon, the discomfort (and gift) of having our lineage wounds reflected back through our children, why perfectionism, people-pleasing, and “having it all together” unravel in parenthood, trusting instinct over fear—even when the path makes no logical sense. Key takeaways you’ll hear inside the episode: Trauma isn’t “bad”—it’s an intelligent survival response that can be gently unraveled, children don’t need perfect parents; they need present, repairing ones, motherhood accelerates growth in ways no program, practice, or therapy can, what we see in the collective mirrors what’s asking to be healed within us, our instincts are always guiding us—even when life feels chaotic or unclear. Kathryn's reminder for us all: “Your instincts are guiding you always—even when you’re not sure they are.”This episode is a powerful invitation to soften self-judgment, release unrealistic standards, and trust that even the hardest seasons are shaping something meaningful—for you, for your children, and for the generations to come.

    1h 14m

  3. JAN 31

    Ep. 66 Mothers Breaking Cycles of Sexual Shame with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers

    Download My Birthing Meditation⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rewireforbirth This week on the Rewire For Birth Podcast, we’re welcoming someone every parent (and parent-to-be) needs in their corner: Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers—therapist, educator, and voice of truth around sexuality, shame, and the emotional legacy we pass down in families. Dr. Tina reminds us that parenting is “the longest short time.” The days can feel endless, but the years move fast—and what matters most is that we look back with joy not only at who our children became, but at how connected we stayed along the way. In this episode, we explore something many families never talk about openly—yet it quietly shapes everything: how we learned (or didn’t learn) about our bodies, desire, and intimacy. For most of us, the message growing up wasn’t clarity and confidence… it was silence, discomfort, or outright shame. And when kids don’t get honest language at home, they turn to friends, media, and the internet—often internalizing the belief that something is wrong with them for being curious. ✨ In our conversation, Dr. Tina shares: Why conversations about bodies and sexuality matter even before conception, because intimacy and attachment are shaped long before we become parents How “somatic shame” forms—when a child’s natural curiosity is met with scolding, avoidance, or discomfort—and how it impacts self-esteem, relationships, and vulnerability later in life Why even conscious parents get triggered by old wounds (and how awareness helps us respond with intention instead of default reactions) The cultural forces that reinforce shame—religion, family archetypes, abstinence-only education, porn, social media—and why today’s adults are often trying to navigate intimacy without a true roadmap How healing can change a family legacy within one generation One of the most powerful practices Dr. Tina offers is *reparenting yourself -nurturing the younger parts of you that didn’t receive honest, supportive guidance. She even suggests reading age-based body/sex education resources aloud to your inner child, imagining giving yourself what was missing, and letting shame lift slowly over time. We also talk about partnership and postpartum: how exhaustion and isolation can become the default when families don’t have a village—and why mothers (and relationships) need real nurturing in the early years, not more pressure to “do it all.” Dr. Tina invites couples to redefine intimacy as authenticity, playfulness, and nourishment, not transactional scripts. One simple tool: create a shared list of bonding activities for your current season—especially gentle, low-energy options after baby—so connection stays possible even when life feels full. 💛 If finances are a barrier, Dr. Tina shared a generous offer: DM her at @drtinashameless and she’ll send promo codes so more families can begin this healing work. Check out her website: https://www.tinaschermersellers.com/

    1h 19m

  4. JAN 15

    Ep. 65 Rest & Rewire with Dr. Diana Liu

    Download My Birthing Meditation⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rewireforbirth What if rest wasn’t a luxury—but a biological necessity for healing, motherhood, and generational wellbeing? In this week’s episode of Rewire for Birth, we’re joined by Diana Liu—holistic dentist, yoga & meditation teacher, sound healer, and advocate for deep restorative living—to explore how rest rewires the nervous system and supports women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Diana shares her intimate birth story of her son, Noah, and how intentional preparation—through breathwork, relaxation, and nervous system awareness—allowed her to meet labor with trust rather than fear. ✨ In this episode, we explore: How conscious preparation and rest can transform the experience of labor Using breathwork to meet contraction waves instead of resisting them The calming power of sound healing, including frequency music and Tibetan bowls What Yoga Nidra really is—and why it can restore you even when sleep feels impossible Diana also opens up about navigating a hospital transfer with grounded calm, trusting her body’s wisdom even when unexpected turns arose. Her story offers reassurance to any woman holding fear around “what if” scenarios in birth. Postpartum & Beyond:We dive into the realities of early motherhood—breastfeeding challenges, tongue ties, low supply—and the importance of true postpartum support. Diana shares how tools like Yoga Nidra can help mothers restore their nervous systems even during fragmented sleep and newborn care. A Bigger Cultural Conversation:Together, we unpack how modern productivity culture—rooted in Industrial Revolution thinking—has disconnected us from rest. For mothers especially, reclaiming rest isn’t indulgent…it’s revolutionary. When we tend to our own nervous systems, we don’t just heal ourselves—we imprint safety, regulation, and resilience onto our children. ✨ Rest is how we model regulation. Healing doesn’t need to be taught—it can be felt. 🎧 Listen now.  🔗 Connect with Dr. Diana:Instagram: @resttothrive Website: RestToThrive.com

    1h 5m

  5. JAN 14

    Ep. 64 Twin home breech birth & the systems behind the magic with Corina Sanchez

    Download My Birthing Meditation⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rewireforbirth What if even the most medically-controlled births — like twin births — could unfold with sovereignty, intuition, and profound trust? In this week’s episode I sit down with Corina, a mother whose twin home birth defies every limiting narrative we’re told about safety, possibility, and what women are capable of. This conversation is a living testament to what becomes possible when skill, surrender, and biological wisdom meet. Corina opens up about: Discovering she was carrying twins — and facing the shock, fear, and overwhelm that followed Finding a midwife trained in breech birth and twin physiology who truly saw her capacity Laboring in a deeply intuitive bubble, guided moment by moment by her body’s intelligence A powerful birth of Baby A — full of awe, reverence, and uninterrupted bonding The extraordinary breech birth of Baby B, delivered with three gentle pushes in total trust A sacred postpartum moment where her mother-in-law wept, witnessing physiological birth for the first time This episode is a breathtaking example of what becomes possible when we return birth to the hands of women — and support them with practitioners whose skills actually match their philosophy. Your feelings are a compass. The way you want your birth to feel can guide every decision. Skill matters — especially with twins. Breech birth in unskilled hands requires intervention. In skilled hands, it can be safe, calm, and even exquisite. Birth is a team energy. When everyone in the room holds the same grounded frequency, birth opens beautifully. Motherhood requires capacity — and capacity can be expanded. Not by doing more, but by creating systems, support, and rhythm in the home. Your intuition is built-in guidance. Your body led your entire pregnancy. It can lead your birth, your postpartum, and your mothering. Corina’s reminder for all of us: “If I had listened to the twin birth stories around me, everything would’ve been different. But I listened to my body first — and that changed my life.” Her transformative journey into mothering twins birthed her fourth baby: Moms Who Leverage — a system-based approach to reclaiming peace, time, and energy in motherhood. You can explore her work at: ⁠momswholeverage.com⁠ and on Instagram ⁠@momswholeverage⁠ And download her Reset Guide here: ⁠join.momswholeverage.com/reset⁠ This episode is a devotion to what is possible — not just in birth, but in the way women lead, organize their lives, and trust themselves more fully. Inside the episode, you’ll hear profound takeaways like: Where Corina’s work lives now.

    1h 34m

  6. 12/06/2025

    Ep. 63 Mushrooms & Motherhood with Ashley Glowiak, LMFT, PhD(c)

    What if your journey through motherhood — or the creation of anything meaningful — could be guided by the deep, ancient intelligence of your body and the earth itself? In this week’s episode of Rewire for Birth, I sit down with Ashley Glowiak, LMFT, PhD(c) — a mother of five, a marriage and family therapist, and a psychedelic-informed researcher devoted to restoring the sacred ecology of family life. Through her frameworks Family Mycology and Home Field Advantage, Ashley helps women transmute inherited patterns into love, rhythm, and coherence across generations. Her work weaves psychology, ancestral repair, earth wisdom, and nervous system science into a language that feels like truth remembered. This conversation is a transmission. A remembering. Ashley shares about: How stress patterns lodge in the body — and how movement, fascial release, and earth connection help mothers metabolize emotional residue. Why authenticity — not forced positivity — is the strongest measurable frequency we can transmit to our babies. How speaking honestly to your baby (even in the womb) creates attunement, discernment, and emotional safety. Her Family Mycology model — inspired by fungi, regeneration, and the invisible systems that shape family patterns. How microdosing psilocybin (used safely and intentionally) can support nervous system regulation, bonding, creativity, and intergenerational healing. How nature becomes a profound co-regulator for mothers who feel overwhelmed or under-supported in the absence of the village we are biologically wired to expect. Key takeaways you’ll hear inside the episode: Your capacity expands through communication — with your baby, with yourself, with your lineage. Stress must move: through breath, through fascia, through voice, through truth. Nothing is ever lost. Repair is always available. Nature mirrors our bodies — fascia like mycelium, breath like wind, cycles like seasons. We belong to this rhythm. Psilocybin (when used intentionally and safely) can open new pathways of empathy, oxytocin, bonding, and generational repair. Every emotion is compostable — irritation, overwhelm, shutdown. These aren’t flaws but invitations to transform what’s been carried for generations. And this beautiful reminder from Ashley: “You are the exact right fit. Whoever is in your womb, in your arms, or in your field — they are here with you for a reason.” This episode is an invitation to tune into your body’s intelligence, to find resourcing in the natural world, and to reconnect to the lineage of wisdom running beneath your feet. Whether you’re birthing a baby, a vision, or a new version of yourself… this conversation meets you there. To learn more about Ashley’s work, visit ashleyglowiak.com. Follow her on Instagram @ashleyglowiak Download My Birthing Meditation⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rewireforbirth

    1 hr

  7. 11/22/2025

    Ep. 62 The Role of Nutrients for your Placenta, Fetal Development, Cervix and Birth with Sarah Thompson

    What if everything you’ve been told about pregnancy and birth is only half the story—and the real answers are already inside your body? Most women prepare for birth by gathering tips, products, and protocols… but few are ever taught how profoundly their own physiology, nutrient stores, and internal rhythms shape their pregnancy outcomes. This week’s episode pulls back the curtain on the science, biochemistry, and innate wisdom that can transform the way you think about getting pregnant, staying healthy, and giving birth. I sit down with Sarah Thompson, a licensed acupuncturist, certified functional medicine practitioner, and birth doula with more than 20 years of experience in maternal health.  Together, we dive deep into maternal nutrition, preeclampsia prevention, and how supporting your body from preconception through postpartum can set the stage for safer, smoother, and more empowered births. Sarah opens up about: Why folate isn’t one-size-fits-all The crucial role of preconception nutrition and early pregnancy nutrient reserves in preventing complications like preeclampsia and gestational hypertension. How choline, glycine, and hyaluronic acid support the cervix, cell membranes, and baby’s brain development. How minerals, vitamins, and balanced fats work together to protect endothelial health, regulate inflammation, and support optimal birth outcomes. Why thyroid health, vitamin A, and magnesium are essential for labor preparation, oxytocin receptor expression, and postpartum healing. Key takeaways you’ll hear inside the episode: Your body has an internal wisdom—sometimes the best intervention is listening, not over-supplementing. Timing matters: preconception and early pregnancy are the most important windows for nutrient support. Balanced diets, like Mediterranean or Nordic patterns, provide antioxidants, trace minerals, and healthy fats that research links to better pregnancy outcomes. Supporting cervical remodeling, oxytocin receptor function, and placental health can improve labor progress and reduce unnecessary interventions. Traditional wisdom, science, and intuition all intersect to guide safer, more empowered pregnancies and births. Learn more about Sarah at: www.functionalmaternity.com Follow her on instagram @functional.maternity Sarah’s reminder for us all:“Trust the body, honor the process, and focus on balance over extremes.” This episode is a fascinating exploration of the biochemistry of pregnancy, the hidden nutrients that matter most, and the power of preparation to create a safer, more connected birth experience. Download My Birthing Meditation⁠⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@rewireforbirth

    1h 43m

  8. 11/14/2025

    Ep. 61 Palestinian and Jewish Mothers Birthing the New…Together

    What if birth was never meant to be controlled—but trusted? What if motherhood wasn’t about perfection—but about remembering your power? In this week’s episode of Birthing the New, I sit down with Emily Nachazel to explore wild pregnancy, empowered birth, and what it means to lead through the lens of matriarchal wisdom. Emily’s story is one of deep surrender and rebirth. After a long and challenging first home birth that ended in a hospital transfer, she began unraveling layers of control, expectation, and external validation—learning instead to trust her body, her intuition, and the divine timing of it all. For her second birth, Emily chose a wild, unassisted path—guided only by her inner knowing. What followed was a raw, primal, and sacred experience that redefined her understanding of trust, leadership, and feminine power. ✨ Inside this conversation: The shift from control to surrender—and how true power begins there Navigating wild pregnancy and free birth through deep self-trust Creating sacred space through ritual and intention How matriarchal leadership mirrors empowered motherhood How Palestinian and Jewish mothers are Birthing the New Emily reminds us that confidence isn’t built in certainty—it’s born in courage.And that motherhood, like leadership, is not meant to be navigated alone. It’s time to return to trust.To remember our wisdom.And to birth the new—from love & authenticity, not fear. Connect with Emily on Instagram: @emilynachazel Download My Birthing Meditation⁠ 📲 Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@drcindytahhan⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@rewireforbirth

    1h 15m
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About

Dr. Cindy Tahhan, ND is a naturopathic doctor and birth guardian. This podcast is about rewiring how we think about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum by offering a holistic perspective that empowers you to embrace your journey with confidence and strength. Each week, we’ll bring you interviews with experts, valuable advice, and birth stories to help you feel prepared and empowered. We’ll dive deep into the transformative experience of bringing new life into the world and explore ways to make your birthing journey truly beautiful.

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  • Creator
    Cindy Tahhan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Cindy Tahhan
  • Show Website
    Rewire For Birth

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