14. Journey toward a natural birth (Season 1 Bonus)

The Vibrant Introvert

This bonus episode is all about my journey toward a VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarean) and natural birth. There is real audio from the beginning to end of my labor experience so hopefully you can feel like you are there, experiencing it alongside me. This is also the last episode of the podcast formerly titled “ACT-Inspired Behavior.” After this episode, I will publish episodes for season 2 under a new name, title “The Vibrant Introvert.” Listen to hear more about it!

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About the episode:

Have you ever done something…scary? What was it and what made it so scary? Was it physically difficult, or emotionally difficult, or both? Did it fill you with fear as you prepared to do it?

But here’s the most important question. Why was it worth it?

For me, I experienced 3 very scary things in the last few months, all of which I’m going to tell you about right now. In the first part of this episode I’m going to tell you all about that first scary thing—the recent birth of my 2nd child. You’ll get to hear about my many fears, the ways I navigated the fear, and why it was worth doing. In the last part of the episode, you’ll hear about two other gigantically scary things I’m doing in my life and how they relate back to this same experience of giving birth.

In my journey toward wanting a VBAC—or a vaginal birth after cesarean, I definitely experienced this series of committed actions. And, believe me, my commitment to this goal was tested and almost broken.

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If you are interested in reaching out and telling your story, would like to join our monthly group called ACT Collective, or receive 1:1 individualized support & guidance on your own personal journey check out my service, Coaching for Vibrant Introverts which specializes in serving those with anxiety and social anxiety. You find me on

Instagram @actinspiredbehavior

or at my website www.actinspiredbehavior.com

If this episode resonated with you, subscribe to this podcast and stayed tuned for each new episode bright and early, starting this Wednesday and then every other Wednesday!

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Finally, if you are interested in learning more about Kayla-Jane’s work, please check out her work as an intuitive writing guide at Word Alchemy. She works with writers and non-writers to turn their words into gold. She hosts workshops that allow people to write poems, stories, or letters from guided prompts that let each and every writer speak freely from their heart. She hosts monthly writing events that are donation-based. Her next writing workshop is The Essence of Nature and will be on Sunday, May 30 at 8:00pm EST.

You can find her at @alchemy.of.writing https://www.instagram.com/alchemy.of.writing/ or email [e-mail]