Today on the Natural Birth Podcast we have Carla. Carla is a mama of one from Sydney. She’s a pelvic floor physiotherapist who has worked in some of the largest maternity hospitals in Sydney. Her work has involved supporting women as they recover from third and fourth degree tears, bladder and bowel incontinence, sexual and pelvic pain and prolapse concerns.  Carla is also a yoga and meditation teacher and during her pregnancy she went on a journey to resolve her birth fears, especially the one about tearing and injury to her vagina and pelvic floor, and explore birth's spiritual dimensions. By listening to women’s stories on this podcast and being in community with other women who have had physiological births she was able to go from thinking she’d opt for an elective Cesarean to save her pelvic floor to having a home birth in her bathtub. This episode is so good for you who might have a fear of tearing, a fear that is so common. Carla is excited to share her story with other women to help continue to alleviate birth fears and navigate the often paternalistic nature of maternity care. Curious about Carla? Find her on Instagram as @carlasank If you didn’t know already I have 3 really epic free resources that you can access and download at sacredbirthinternational.com There’s two E-books, one called 6 Steps to Having a Natural & Empowering Birth Experience and one called Routine Hospital Birth Procedures Inform yourself and make an Educated Decision! This is a comprehensive E-Book with 28 full pages for your information and assistance in creating an informed birth plan. Whether you are having a hospital, birth center or home birth as you never know where your birth journey will take you. Knowledge is power. Finally, if you are planning a home birth like Carla then download my free home birth checklist. There will definitely be things in there that you might not have thought of. Well that’s me and my free resources folks. Find them all via the link in the show notes or at sacredbirthinternational.com Find All of Anna’s Links & Resources here: SACRED BIRTH INTERNATIONAL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenaturalbirthpodcast/message