Accepting Radical Responsibility

The concept of freebirth has gained significant attention in recent years. In this podcast, Courtney interviews Cassandra Riquelme, who had a freebirth nearly two-and-a-half years ago.

Freebirth, also known as unassisted childbirth, is the decision to birth without medical intervention or assistance from healthcare professionals, and as Cassandra explains, there are various interpretations and degrees of freebirthing. It's a path less traveled, often misunderstood, yet deeply transformative.

In a world where childbirth is heavily medicalized, with interventions becoming the norm rather than the exception, freebirth has grown in popularity. At its core, freebirth represents a profound trust in the body's innate ability to birth, a trust that has been eroded by the medicalization of childbirth. Freebirthers see birth as intuitive and natural, and believe that when free from the invasive control of the medical system, birth is more likely to be an ecstatic, healing experience.

Cassandra …