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#96 | From Pushing Through to Feeling It All: A Marine Mom’s Pain-Free Birth Journey
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- Pain Free Birth
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- Apr 7, 2026
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- 4087
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Summary
What if birth didn’t have to be something you “push through”… but something you fully surrender to? In this episode of the Pain-Free Birth Podcast, Karen sits down with Zatha Aiken, a former U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Officer turned stay-at-home mom of three, who shares her incredible journey from control, compliance, and “pushing through” to complete surrender, trust, and experiencing a pain-free birth. After her first birth within the medical system and a second free birth, Zatha ...