Today we interview Ashley Winning, the founder of The Motherhood Circle & host of The VBAC Homebirth Stories Podcast. Throughout this episode, we talk to Ashley about the challenges of being larger bodied within the birthing system and the discrimination she faced as a result of a label. We chat extensively about the concept of BMI and how the labels are generally more harmful than anything and how Ashley has turned her experience into a way to support other women navigate the birth system. Ashley shares her 3 birth stories in episode 10. Ashley Winning The Motherhood Circle - https://ashleywinning.com/Ashley's Instagram Account - https://www.instagram.com/ashleylwinning/The VBAC Homebirth Stories Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/49Ubmikvf2dioHZl2pCIZw?si=e2958e248c7e416aLinks: Maternal Morbid Obesity and the risk of adverse Pregnancy outcome - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14754687/#:~:text=Results%3A%20In%20the%20group%20of,%2C%20cesarean%20delivery%20(2.69%3B%202.49BMI, Labour & birth study - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494673/Stigma around Obesity - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0803-xDr Rachel Reed - Reclaiming Childbirth Collective - https://www.rachelreed.website/reclaiming-childbirth-collectiveFantastic futures - https://www.fantasticfuture.com.au/Rockstar birth academy - https://www.instagram.com/rockstarbirthacademy/?hl=enFree birth society podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/2IGK3JDmaHkVkjxQw0Q4ig?si=d3eff87b68fe4c1dRacism behind BMI- ttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-02/the-problem-with-the-body-mass-index-bmi/100728416 BMI-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890841/ Books: Informed is Best - Amy Brown Plus Size Pregnancy - Dr Sara WickhamPodcast Links: Birthing Instincts (Interview with Dr. Sara Wickham - BMI) https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fh7PLvpqP84LqR8e15jM4?si=64eaefe08680429fVBAC Homebirth Stories - Ashley Winning https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JzqYQV2x7zI2pEOzA8qgd?si=c97d39fd577d40d0The Midwives' Cauldron  (Gestational Diabetes) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4s2vnvz6ZUtxoZXZ6Mj58p?si=1ae41d74d7ca409dhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0uFokd2PlitplZUdHRZ5TBe sure to hit the subscribe button so our podcast downloads straight to your inbox. Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! We are so grateful for your support. https://homebirthstoriesaustralia.buzzsprout.com