Tonight I’m sitting down with my own two-time homebirth midwife, Tania Zirulnik.

This conversation is about what safety really means in birth. About autonomy. About being guided without being pushed. About holding both trust in your body and clinical responsibility in the same room.

We talk through common fears around homebirth, the difference between support and control, and what it looks like for a woman to lead her own birth — within the realms of safety.

We also touch on postpartum, emotional vulnerability, and the importance of building support before you need it.

If you’ve ever wondered whether trusting yourself and prioritizing safety can coexist — this one is for you.

Pour a cup of tea and settle in.

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When I think about my first birth, the word that comes up is surrender. In this episode of Evening Tea, I share my full positive home birth story, an unmedicated, midwife-assisted, water-supported birth at 40+6 weeks gestation. From acupuncture on my due date to consciously releasing control, from waking up with my water broken with meconium to walking through early labor, from using the Bradley Method for partner-supported breathing to four and a half hours of pushing, to immediate skin-to-skin and delayed cord clamping, this is a detailed, honest account of a physiological birth at home. We touch on trusting intuition in pregnancy, preparing for natural labor, laboring at home, the tub experience, and postpartum recovery in our own bed. This is not medical advice and it is not a blueprint. It is simply one positive home birth story told gently and reflectively. If you are searching for home birth stories, natural birth experiences, or calm, empowering labor narratives, I hope this episode feels grounding, intimate, and real.

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This episode is a slow, honest conversation about inner communication and self-care as lived experience.

I’m joined by Yita for a nighttime conversation about listening to the body, trusting yourself without having all the answers, and staying present through hesitation, uncertainty, and emotional intensity. We talk about movement, stillness, creativity, spirituality, and what it looks like to come back to yourself again and again—without fixing or forcing.

There’s no agenda here and no conclusions to reach. Just a real conversation, unfolding in its own time.

Pour yourself a cup of tea, settle in, and listen gently.

You can find Yita @thewildproject_

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