{"podcast":{"title":"Holy Confident Birth | Catholic Natural Birth, Holistic Motherhood, Birth and Postpartum For Catholic + Christian Moms","slug":"holy-confident-birth-catholic-natural-birth-holistic-motherhood-birth-and-postpartum-for-catholic-christian-moms-6511022","podcast_index_feed_id":6511022,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2504779.rss","website_url":"https://holyconfidentbirth.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7ds9g2exs83cwkisd92ygpixe172?.jpg","author":"Eve O'Brien","episode_count":78,"summary":"Enroll in the Holy Confident Birth Course: holyconfidentbirth.com/course Hi! I’m Eve O’Brien—Catholic wife, mama of two, former Labor & Delivery nurse turned doula, and creator of the Holy Confident Birth Course. I help women who love Jesus reclaim birth as God designed it, step out of fear, and walk into motherhood with confidence and joy. After witnessing many hospital and out-of-hospital births, and experiencing my own birth center and home births, I realized how much the way we birth impacts not only our babies, but the mothers we become. Therefore, this podcast weaves together physiological birth education, crunchy motherhood, and faith to help equip you in all part of your person- body, mind, and spirit. On this podcast you’ll learn how to: ✅ Understand the brain’s powerful role in labor and birth ✅ Overcome fear and cultivate confidence through truth and preparation ✅ Navigate interventions wisely and protect the birth you desire ✅ Embrace holistic, natural motherhood that honors God’s design ✅ Use labor positions, movement, and mindset to work with your body ✅ Recover and thrive postpartum through nourishment and rest ✅ Embrace motherhood through an intentional, natural, a…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T18:17:28.067836+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-confident-birth-catholic-natural-birth-holistic-motherhood-birth-and-postpartum-for-catholic-christian-moms-6511022"},"episode":{"title":"How To Decrease PAIN During Labor WITHOUT An Epidural! | Ep. 53","slug":"how-to-decrease-pain-during-labor-without-an-epidural-ep-53","published_at":"2025-11-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-confident-birth-catholic-natural-birth-holistic-motherhood-birth-and-postpartum-for-catholic-christian-moms-6511022/how-to-decrease-pain-during-labor-without-an-epidural-ep-53","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-confident-birth-catholic-natural-birth-holistic-motherhood-birth-and-postpartum-for-catholic-christian-moms-6511022","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2504779/episodes/18043732-how-to-decrease-pain-during-labor-without-an-epidural-ep-53.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2504779/episodes/18043732-how-to-decrease-pain-during-labor-without-an-epidural-ep-53.mp3","summary":"Is a pain-free birth really possible? In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the neuroscience of labor—what actually causes pain, and how your brain and hormones are designed by God to help block it. You’ll learn how to work with your body’s design instead of against it, why fear is the #1 cause of unnecessary pain in labor, and how to create the conditions that make birth calmer, more efficient, and even less painful. As a nurse, doula, and mom who’s experienced a pain-free birth, I’m sha...","meta_description":"Is a pain-free birth really possible? In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the neuroscience of labor—what actually causes pain, and how your brain an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1458,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holy-confident-birth-catholic-natural-birth-holistic-motherhood-birth-and-postpartum-for-catholic-christian-moms-6511022/episodes/how-to-decrease-pain-during-labor-without-an-epidural-ep-53/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-confident-birth-catholic-natural-birth-holistic-motherhood-birth-and-postpartum-for-catholic-christian-moms-6511022/how-to-decrease-pain-during-labor-without-an-epidural-ep-53.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}