The Hidden Roots: Reclaiming Autonomy in Birth
Hi Fam,
There are moments when we hear a birth story—or live one ourselves—and something doesn’t sit quite right.
Even if everything “went fine.”
Even if the baby was healthy.
Even if the birth was called a success.
Still, something feels off.
That feeling isn’t random. It isn’t in your head. It’s a kind of remembering.
We’ve been a part of the birthing community here in San Diego for over 15 years. So many birth workers have guided and mentored me in ways that I could never truly thank them for.
Informed consent is a mainstay at FG in a large part because of how these women have inspired me about the primacy of CHOICE.
The primacy of choice around birth determines the primacy of choice for all decisions in a family tree.
My dear friend and mentor, Eyla Cuenca, is offering a free masterclass next week that speaks directly to this remembering.
The Hidden Roots: Four elements sabotaging women in birth—and how to reclaim ease & autonomy
🗓 Wednesday, June 18 at 1PM ET / 10AM PT
Eyla is the founder of Uncovering Birth and one of the most grounded, embodied voices I’ve encountered in the birth world. Her work has deeply impacted the way I understand pregnancy, birth, and postpartum—not just as physiological events, but as emotional, spiritual, and cultural thresholds.
This class is a space to look clearly at what’s been shaping our birth stories behind the scenes. Eyla will guide us through four root-level forces that often go unnamed—but that many of us have felt in our bones.
This is for you if:
- You’re pregnant and want to move forward with more awareness and trust.
- You’ve already given birth and still feel something lingering.
- You’re a birth worker or healer looking for support from a deeper place.
- Or you’ve always felt that birth holds something powerful, even if you haven’t had the words for it.
This is a remembering, not a performance. A space where your instincts are honored.
Love and appreciate you all ♥️
– S
P.S. If someone you love is preparing for birth, or still healing from one, please send this to them. We deserve spaces that help us make sense of what we’ve been carrying.