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  <title>Midwifing Pleasure: Holding Birth in Joy and Presence with Samara Ferrara</title>
  <description>Ep 158 Description:&amp;amp;nbsp; “If something feels good and you are not harming anyone, keep doing it, because pleasure will give you health, as simple as that.” —Samara Ferrara Imagine for a moment that your body's capacity for pleasure is your greatest strength in birth. That every fear, every past pain, could be transformed into a source of profound power and release. This isn't a fantasy; it's an ancient wisdom rooted not in fear, but in profound joy, release, and presence. Samara Ferrara is a professional home birth midwife in Mexico who brings a blend of science, spirit, and sacred care to her work. Having witnessed birth as a child and later birthing her own three children at home, she embodies a deep trust in the body’s innate wisdom. Her courageous journey of healing from past trauma offers profound insight into how women can reclaim their sovereignty and transform the birthing process through pleasure. Tune in as Debra and Samara dive into the heart of Samara's practice, exploring how her personal story with pleasure and spiritual connection guides her work. She also shares a moving homebirth experience that revealed birth as a rite of passage and opens up about how motherhood, loss, and life’s deepest cycles have shaped her sacred service to others.&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Connect with Debra! Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com&amp;amp;nbsp; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth&amp;amp;nbsp; YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1&amp;amp;nbsp; Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth&amp;amp;nbsp; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Episode Highlights: 03:23 Introduced to Home Births 08:38 The Role of Doulas and Support Teams 13:31 Addressing Trauma and Finding Healing&amp;amp;nbsp; 15:58 Motherhood, Loos, and Deepening&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; 19:51 Creating Pleasure in Birth and Parenting 25:26 Educating Children on Pleasure and Health 28:42 Explore Joy&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Resources:&amp;amp;nbsp; 💗 Enjoying the episode? Debra has a free gift for you! Visit: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/more &amp;amp;nbsp; 💗&amp;amp;nbsp; Fin Pleasure VIBE, a wearable finger vibrator that can be used in pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum for pleasure, oxytocin enhancement, pain reduction, and healing: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe/&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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