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  • 88.How to Mentally Prepare for the Birth You Actually Want (Even After Trauma)

    88.How to Mentally Prepare for the Birth You Actually Want (Even After Trauma)
    May 8 2025

    This conversation with Misty Rauscher was 🔥

    She is a Trauma Recovery Coach and Transformational Life Coach. Misty specializes in mindset, visualization, and helping people navigate the mental “what ifs” that often come up after difficult or traumatic birth experiences.

    In this episode, we explore how Misty helps people “clear the slate” from previous births and create a powerful, grounded vision for their next experience — in both pregnancy and postpartum.

    Whether you’re preparing for a VBAC or simply wanting to feel more at peace with your story, this conversation will leave you feeling seen, empowered, and inspired to claim your healing.

    Highlights from this episode:
    🔥 How trauma from previous births shows up mentally and emotionally in future pregnancies
    🔥 Why mindset and visualization are essential tools for preparing for birth
    🔥 Misty’s process for helping birthing people rewrite their inner narrative and build confidence
    🔥 The power of making space for grief, truth, and possibility — all at once

    If you’re holding onto fear, doubt, or trauma from a previous birth, this episode will offer you hope and real tools for transformation.

    🎙️Connect with Misty Rauscher ⤵️
    Instagram: @mistyrauscher


    Connect with me ⤵️
    Instagram: @thejourneytovbac and @Birthing_Come_True
    Website: www.birthingcometrue.com
    Email: petra@birthingcometrue.com


    ✨ Want to feel more confident on your VBAC journey and have the support you've been hoping for? Check out my VBAC community here: The Journey to VBAC Membership
    ✨ Have questions or an experience to share? DM me on Instagram: @birthing_come_true

    👉 If this episode resonated with you, let me know! Leave a review or share it with a friend who needs to hear this.

    🎧 Download one of my freebies to get on my email list for VBAC tips and special offers!
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen—thank you!
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    26 mins
  • 87. International Cesarean Awareness Network, who they are and how they can help you on your VBAC journey

    87. International Cesarean Awareness Network, who they are and how they can help you on your VBAC journey
    Mar 22 2025

    I have the pleasure of welcoming the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) to share the incredible work they do for VBAC hopefuls and cesarean awareness.


    Highlights from this episode:

    🔥 What the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) is and why it matters for VBAC hopefuls
    🔥 How ICAN supports women in advocating for their birth choices and finding evidence-based information
    🔥 Ways to get involved and donate to help ICAN continue its mission of supporting VBAC and cesarean awareness

    I’m so happy to participate in this 3rd edition of Podcasthon! For one week, more than a thousand podcasts will highlight a charity of their choice. And today, I chose ICAN for you!


    🎙️Connect with ICAN ⤵️

    Website: ⁠https://www.ican-online.org/
    Find a local chapter: ⁠https://www.ican-online.org/chapters/
    Donate to support ICAN’s mission: ⁠https://www.ican-online.org/donate/


    Connect with me ⤵️

    Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Email: ⁠petra@birthingcometrue.com

    ✨ Want to feel more confident on your VBAC journey and have the support you've been hoping for? Check out my VBAC community here:⁠ ⁠The Journey to VBAC Membership⁠⁠
    ✨ Have questions or an experience to share? DM me on Instagram:⁠ ⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠

    👉 If this episode resonated with you, let me know! Leave a review or share it with a friend who needs to hear this.

    🎧 Download one of my freebies to get on my email list for VBAC tips and special offers!
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠⁠⁠

    I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen—thank you!
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    12 mins
  • 86. Why I stayed silent in birth and how I finally spoke up and took my power back!

    86. Why I stayed silent in birth and how I finally spoke up and took my power back!
    Mar 12 2025

    Have you ever felt like staying quiet was easier? That if you just “went with the flow,” everything would work out?

    I used to believe that too. From my childhood to my first three births, I stayed small, trusting others over myself.


    But when I found my voice, everything changed—especially in my VBA3C journey.


    In this episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal speech I gave in person about my journey from silence to self-advocacy.

    ‼️ Fair warning—the audio isn’t the best! The event was outside, in the middle of a storm, with people moving around everywhere. But I feel the message is powerful, and if you’d rather watch it, you can check it out on YouTube. ⬇️


    ✨ Want to feel more confident on your VBAC journey and have the support you've been looking for?

    Check out my VBAC community: The Journey to VBAC Membership


    🎥 Watch the speech on YouTube here: Click Here


    💬 Let’s connect!
    Instagram: @birthing_come_true
    Facebook: Birthing Come True



    Website: Birthingcometrue.com


    More in-person speeches are coming soon—I can’t wait to share more of my journey with you!
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    23 mins
  • 85. The hidden link between mineral depletion and having the energy you need postpartum

    85. The hidden link between mineral depletion and having the energy you need postpartum
    Mar 5 2025

    Highlights from this episode:

    🔥 The optimal time for testing your mineral levels

    🔥 How to make sure you have optimal minerals to help you have more energy postpartum

    🔥 Who this test is for and how to utilize the results to help you stabilize your moods and menstrual cycle

    Connect with Vanda ⤵️

    Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wellness.with.vanda

    Website: https://www.wellnesswithvanda.com/

    Vanda’s free gift- natural energy guide: https://wellnesswithvanda.myflodesk.com/m4mguide


    Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

    Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Email: Petra@birthingcometrue.com


    ✨ Want to feel more confident on your VBAC journey and have the support you've been hoping for? Check out my VBAC community here: ⁠The Journey to VBAC Membership⁠

    ✨ Have questions or an experience to share? DM me on Instagram: ⁠@birthing_come_true⁠

    👉 If this episode resonated with you, let me know! Leave a review or share it with a friend who needs to hear this.

    Download one of my freebies to get on my email list for tips and special offers!

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠⁠

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    Let's Connect!

    ✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠

    ✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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    28 mins
  • 84. The danger of 'Going with the Flow' in birth—what no one tells you

    84. The danger of 'Going with the Flow' in birth—what no one tells you
    Feb 27 2025

    Have you ever felt like staying quiet was the easiest path? That if you just "went with the flow," things would work out?


    I totally get it—I used to think the same way. But what I’ve learned is this: doing nothing is still making a decision. And when it comes to birth, passive choices often default to the system’s preferences—not yours.

    In this episode, we dive into:
    ✅ Why "going with the flow" isn’t always the best option.
    ✅ How silence can lead to interventions you didn’t plan for.
    ✅ Simple ways to take an active role in your birth experience.

    💡 Your silence can shape your birth story just as much as your voice can.


    ✨ Want to feel more confident on your VBAC journey and have the support you've been hoping for? Check out my VBAC community here: The Journey to VBAC Membership

    ✨ Have questions or an experience to share? DM me on Instagram: @birthing_come_true


    👉 If this episode resonated with you, let me know! Leave a review or share it with a friend who needs to hear this.


    Download one of my freebies to get on my email list for tips and special offers!


    ⁠⁠⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠⁠⁠


    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC myths guide, which has 6 debunked myths.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠


    ⁠Join The Journey to VBAC Membership⁠


    ⁠VBAC Membership Sneak Peek⁠


    Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

    Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Email:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Petra@birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC Myths Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Let's Connect!

    ✨ The Journey to VBAC Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen. Thank you!
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    27 mins
  • 83. ADHD, Overwhelm & Birth Trauma—How They’re Connected and What to do about it

    83. ADHD, Overwhelm & Birth Trauma—How They’re Connected and What to do about it
    Feb 19 2025
    Owning your VBAC journey isn’t just about physical preparation—it’s about healing from the inside out. Trauma, anxiety, and even ADHD can shape how we experience pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, often in ways we don’t even realize. If you’ve ever felt tension in your body, struggled with racing thoughts, or carried shame around your past birth experiences, this episode is for you.I’m joined by Joy Acaso, who breaks down how unresolved trauma manifests physically, why anxiety and ADHD feel louder in pregnancy and postpartum, and—most importantly—what you can do about it.Some highlights from the episode:🔥 How Trauma Lives in the Body – Understanding why emotional pain often shows up as tension, discomfort, or even chronic pain.🔥 Joy shares a simple but powerful practice to start processing and releasing stored trauma.🔥 ADHD, Anxiety, & Motherhood – Why neurodivergent brains struggle more in pregnancy/postpartum and how to work with your brain, not against it.🔥 How hospital systems set us up to feel like we’re failing, and why it’s not your fault!🔥 Actionable steps to shift your mindset, break free from overwhelm, and move forward with confidence on your VBAC journey.You don’t have to carry this weight alone. Tune in to learn how to start healing, feeling more in control, and stepping into your VBAC with clarity and confidence. 💛Connect with Joy ⤵️Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joyacasoFacebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joy Acaso CoachingWebsite: https://joyacaso.com/Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@joyacaso.comDownload Joy's free resource: The Calm Within: Tools To Help You Regulate Your Emotions In Stressful TimesDownload one of my freebies to get on my email list for tips and special offers!⁠⁠⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC myths guide, which has 6 debunked myths.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Journey to VBAC Membership⁠⁠VBAC Membership Sneak Peek⁠Connect with me, Petra ⤵️Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Petra@birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------------------- Let's Connect!✨ The Journey to VBAC Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen. Thank you!
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    42 mins
  • 82. Flexibility in birth prepares you for the rest of your life

    82. Flexibility in birth prepares you for the rest of your life
    Feb 12 2025
    I know that's a bold statement, but it's true. It's science-backed!Some highlights from the episode:Episode Highlights:🔥 How Your Mindset Shapes Your Birth –The surprising research showing that attitudes, emotions, and cognitive flexibility can influence labor progress, epidural use, and even Cesarean rates.🔥 The Science Behind Mental Flexibility – Learn why being adaptable during birth isn’t just a nice idea—it’s actually linked to better birth outcomes, according to recent studies.🔥 Practical Strategies to Strengthen Your VBAC Mindset – Get actionable tips to reframe fears, build confidence, and prepare your mind for the unpredictability of birth.🔥 Why Mental Prep is Just as Important as Physical Prep – We train our bodies for birth, but what about our minds? Learn how shifting your beliefs can make a real difference in your VBAC journey.Download one of my freebies to get on my email list for tips and special offers!⁠⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC myths guide, which has 6 debunked myths.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join The Journey to VBAC MembershipVBAC Membership Sneak PeekResources from episode:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.2940https://www.jwatch.org/wh200302190000001/2003/02/19/friedman-curve-obsolete-approach-laborhttps://evidencebasedbirth.com/friedmans-curve-and-failure-to-progress-a-leading-cause-of-unplanned-c-sections/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.2940Connect with me, Petra ⤵️Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:⁠⁠⁠⁠Petra@birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC Myths Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠---------------------------------------------------- Let's Connect!✨ The Journey to VBAC Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen. Thank you!
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    21 mins
  • 81. Why you need a VBAC specific birth plan

    81. Why you need a VBAC specific birth plan
    Feb 5 2025

    Some highlights from the episode:

    🔥 Why a birth plan is so important to create

    🔥 What you can include on your birth plan

    🔥 The deeper meaning behind birth plans

    🔥 How a birth plan can change your birth outcome


    Listen to the end to hear a special offer!!


    Download one of my freebies to get on my email list for tips and special offers!


    ⁠Free step-by-step VBAC success guide⁠


    ⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC myths guide, which has 6 debunked myths.⁠⁠ ⁠


    ⁠⁠⁠Join The Journey to VBAC Membership waitlist⁠⁠⁠ -doors open Friday, February 7th!


    Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

    Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Email: ⁠⁠⁠Petra@birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠

    The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free VBAC Myths Guide⁠⁠⁠

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    Let's Connect!

    ✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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    31 mins