# #83 | Labor Doesn't Happen to Us, it Happens for Us: Shifting Your Mindset for a Joy-Filled Birth

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Podcast: [Pain Free Birth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pain-free-birth-6691170)
Published: 2026-01-06T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2416

## Resource

What happens when you stop fighting labor and start working with your body? In today’s episode of the Pain Free Birth Podcast, Karen sits down with Mallory Ryan, a mom of two who shares her deeply transformative birth experiences. Mallory walks listeners through her first unmedicated birth at a birth center and her second, rapid home birth that she describes as joyful, empowering, and profoundly connected to God’s design for birth. Whether you are pregnant, preparing for birth, or simpl...

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