Beyond Beautiful Birth is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts About the Episode: In this episode, we hear April’s birth story. We discuss the importance of choosing your birth team, how to make informed choices in labour, how to pivot when things don’t go as planned, healing from birth trauma, and the importance of creating a community for yourself postpartum. Guest Bio & Links: April Miranda is a Toronto-based Reiki Master and yoga teacher. She has been teaching movement for more than 18 years. April uses different healing modalities to support her clients' healing from the inside out. Her kinesiology degree, performing arts background, along with other healing modalities, allow her to help her clients feel lighter physically, mentally, emotionally, and energetically. April was voted in the Top 50 Fitness Expert Entrepreneurs in the Greater Toronto Area with Sweat Equity Magazine. She is currently writing her first book: "MOVE with LOVE - Your Innovative Guide to Master Unblocking Your Chakras and Liberate the Real You." April has also been featured in HOLR magazine and been interviewed on different podcasts, and eventually started her own podcast, "MOVE with LOVE Podcast with April Miranda." She lives downtown Toronto with her husband Chris, their daughter Bella Luna, and their puppy, House. If you would like to find out more about April Miranda follow her on Instagram @aprilmiranda or get your free healing meditation, book a Reiki session, get Reiki training, and inspiration, please visit aprilmiranda.com. Host Bio & Links: Dr Dori Skye Engel is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Birth Doula practicing family medicine in Toronto with a special interest in Pregnancy, Pediatrics and Perimenopause. Mama to three wonderful, intense and dramatically different boys, she believes strongly in the innate wisdom of the human body and our powerful ability to heal. She can be found at http://www.familynaturopathy.ca http://www.instagram.com/mamadoll http://www.facebook.com/DrDoriND Natalie Tregaskiss is a Registered Midwife, a Labour and Delivery Nurse and a Board Certified Lactation Consultant who has been supporting families for over 17 years. She has three amazing children whom she is constantly learning from. Through her unique breadth of experience she helps parents birth with autonomy and transition to authentic parenthood. She can be found at http://www.instagram.com/tregaskiss1 About the EcoParent Podcast Network: The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Partnerships: Audio magic on this episode was performed by the incredible Kattie Laur. This pilot episode was made possible with support from Ontario Creates.