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Suzzie Vehrs on Mindfulness, Birth, and the Body's Wisdom: How Presence Can Transform Labor and Postpartum Healing
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- The Mindful Living
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- Mar 29, 2026
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- 1816
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Summary
Birth is one of the most powerful transitions a human being can go through. And yet most families walk into it prepared for the medical event, and underprepared for the emotional one. In this episode of The Mindful Living, host Sana sits down with Suzzie Vehrs, a certified birth doula, childbirth educator, and founder of She Births Bravely, to explore what changes when parents bring mindfulness into the birth experience, not as a way to escape pain, but as a way to change their relationship with it. Research suggests that just eight weeks of mindfulness training can reduce labor pain by up to 40 percent. But beyond that statistic, Suzzie shares what she has seen at hundreds of births: the difference between a nervous system in fear and one that is grounded, the way a mother's calm directly reaches her baby, and why the six-week postpartum window is just the beginning of a season that deserves far more care than we give it. This is a warm, honest conversation for anyone who has ever thought about birth as something to get through, rather than something to move through with awareness. About the Guest: Suzzie Vehrs is a Birth Arts International certified birth doula, childbirth educator, and the founder of She Births Bravely, an organization supporting expectant and new parents through pregnancy, birth, and the first months of postpartum life. Based in Seattle, Washington, she has attended more than 200 births and has personally experienced both a difficult first birth and a deeply empowering water birth second time around. She is also the author of Divine Birth , a resource to help mothers work through fear and step into birth with confidence. Key Takeaways Most parents prepare for birth as a medical event and miss the emotional one entirely. Birth is also a moment of bo…