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May 2023
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Finding Homebirth | Leah's Journey Throu...

Diana Forsell Tayan
About this episode

Leah shares her four birth stories with us. Her journey includes suffering a serious birth injury, a devastating second trimester loss, a hospital birth after that loss, and finally, a blissful home birth.

Of that homebirth Leah says, "I trusted my gut, my lived experiences, and the team that I had. I instantly felt this release of all of the trauma I had experienced. It was exactly the experience I needed."

Photo Credit: Courtnee Pirozzini, @courtneepphotos

Do you have a story you'd like to share on the podcast? I would love to hear from you! Email me via the contact page at www.healingbirth.net.

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