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What Your Body Already Knows About Giving Birth with Marie Berwald

What Your Body Already Knows About Giving Birth with Marie Berwald17 aug43 min

<p>Monique brought us the most incredible guest today, and I could not wait to sit down with her. Marie Berwald is the founder of Birth Bliss, and she has spent over two decades supporting women through pregnancy and birth. What started as a yoga teacher covering a prenatal class turned into a calling she never planned on. Marie fell in love with the magic and intensity of pregnancy, and she never looked back.</p><p>Marie&#39;s story took a turn when her younger sister called her sobbing, eight weeks pregnant and struggling with nausea so severe she didn&#39;t want to be alive anymore. That moment sent Marie searching for tools beyond what she already had, and it led her to the Emotion Code and Body Code work that now shapes so much of what she offers women today.</p><p><strong>KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS</strong></p><p>Morning sickness and other pregnancy symptoms often have emotional roots, not just physical ones</p><p>Muscle testing is a simple tool anyone can learn to check in with their own body</p><p>Our reactions to small stimuli are often tied to unprocessed emotions from the past</p><p>The body stores emotion, and releasing it can shift physical symptoms</p><p>There is no universal right answer for things like birth position, your body already knows what works for you</p><p>Medical care works best as a collaboration, not a one way relationship where the expert has all the answers</p><p>Rest during the day matters just as much as sleep at night</p><p><strong>FAVORITE QUOTES</strong></p><p>“I just kind of fell in love with pregnancy”</p><p>“Neither the patient nor the physician has all the answers”</p><p>“Your body will sway forward if it&#39;s a yes, because we move toward the things that are good for us”</p><p>“Give yourself permission to lay on the couch every day and listen to a guided meditation”</p><p>“Our state of being is the central point from which everything else flows”</p><p><strong>CHAPTER MARKERS</strong></p><p>05:03 How Marie accidentally fell in love with pregnancy</p><p>09:38 The call from her sister that changed everything</p><p>12:39 What the Emotion Code and Body Code actually are</p><p>20:43 A simple muscle testing trick anyone can try</p><p>24:30 Why your body already knows the best birth position</p><p>25:40 The doctor who taught her that no one has all the answers</p><p>33:07 The permission every pregnant woman needs to hear</p><p><strong>YOUR TURN</strong></p><p>Where in your life are you pushing through when your body is asking you to rest?</p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH MARIE</strong></p><p>Find Marie and all her free resources, including meditations, yoga sequences, and guidance on morning sickness and healing after miscarriage, on YouTube, where she shares the most.</p><p><a href="https://www.birthbliss.ca/"><u>https://www.birthbliss.ca/</u></a> </p><p>-----</p><p>All Heart &amp; Soul&#39;s Details:</p><p>Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.heartandsoulmastermind.com/"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.heartandsoulmastermind.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p>Join the mastermind program:<a href="https://www.heartandsoulmastermind.com/heartsoul"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.heartandsoulmastermind.com/heartsoul⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p>Say hi to Mariah on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@mariahmckechnie</p><p>Say hi to Monique on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@moniqueforcier</p><p>Leave a review on the Apple Podcast app and the Spotify app: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</p><p>MB01X6UYDWY85KP</p>