# #90 | From an Excruciating First Labor to a Pain-Free and Fear-free Birth

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Podcast: [Pain Free Birth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pain-free-birth-6691170)
Published: 2026-02-24T08:00:00+00:00
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Can birth really be different the second time? What if releasing fear was the missing piece? In this episode of the Pain-Free Birth Podcast, Callie shares her redemptive Christian home birth story after experiencing an excruciatingly painful first labor. At just 22 years old and pregnant with her second baby, she knew she could not walk into birth carrying the same fear and tension that defined her first experience. In this conversation, Callie shares how understanding the fear–tension–...

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