Introduction to True Midwifery Study Spirals
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Welcome Message from Ruth
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What are the True Midwifery Study Spirals?
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How do the True Midwifery Study Spirals Work?
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Participating in the True Midwifery Study Spirals
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The True Midwifery Learning Environment (15:17)
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The Eleventh Component: Confidentiality
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The Basic Needs as the Foundation for all our Learning
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How to get the most out of the Study Spirals
Becoming a Member
2026 True Midwifery Study Spirals
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2026 Calendar of Events
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Upcoming Session: SESSION 11/2026 Preventing Breast Cancer Is Possible with Sally Welbeloved
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Upcoming Session: SESSION 12/2026 Love of Birth and Herbs with Sophie Paulding Kopecky
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Upcoming Session: SESSION 13/2026 Reclaiming the Word Midwife with Ruth Ehrhardt & Deborah Faye (Debs) Rhodes
2026 ARCHIVES
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SESSION 1/2026 The Basic Needs of the Newborn with Karin Slabaugh (328:54)
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SESSION 2/2026 Trust in Birth : Cultivating coherence, responsibility and love in birth attendence (361:40)
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SESSION 3/2026 Ancient Movement for Women’s Reproductive Health with Samara Hawthorn (360:34)
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SESSION 4/2026 Why Is the Position of the Reproductive System Important for Menstrual Ease and Fertility? with Nicky Silawu (334:34)
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SESSION 5 /2026 Breast Massage: Meeting the Heart through Self Touch with Hannah Grace (179:48)
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SESSION 6/2026 Becoming a Grandmother: Ancestral Continuum and the Rite of Elderhood with Samara Hawthorn and Nicola Thompson (178:57)
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BONUS JULY SESSION 2026 Claiming Space: Women’s Rights and the Legal Terrain of Birth with Marta Busquets (177:57)
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SESSION 7/2026 In the Earth of Our Bodies, Turning the Soil with Malika Ndlovu (194:52)
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SESSION 8/2026 The Reluctant Midwife with Joy Horner (161:46)
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SESSION 9/2026 To Be a Birthkeeper: An Act of Love with Clara Scropetta (187:39)
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SESSION 10/2026 Freebirth: How Do We Who Serve Birth Feel About It? with Deborah Faye (Debs) Rhodes (159:57)
2025 ARCHIVES:True Midwifery Study Spirals 2025
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Calender of Events 2025
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SESSION 1/2025: Birth Story Medicine - Healing the Story with Jenni Jones (184:24)
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SESSION 2/2025: Childbirth, Eros and Sexuality with Debra Stenta (357:18)
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SESSION 3/2025: Yoni Massage with Hannah Nichols (360:16)
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SESSION 4/2025: Ritual and Ceremony for Rites of Passage of Womanhood with Samara Hawthorn (168:43)
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SESSION 5/2025: Pre-eclampsia Prevention & Treatment through nutrition with Nina Rinkes (387:24)
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SESSION 6/2025: Breech Births with Joy Horner (184:05)
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SESSION 7/2025: Soul connections to the Unborn babies with Robyn Sheldon (167:31)
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SESSION 8/2025Witch Hunting (smear campaigns, ancient witch hunts) with Lana & Ruth (170:40)
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SESSION 9/2025: Supporting IVF pregnancy and birth with Vera Dubrovina (182:22)
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SESSION 10/2025:The Role of Indigenous Midwives in Countering Obstetric Violence with Mmatshilo Motsei (368:36)
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SESSION 11/2025 Peace on Earth Begins at Birth — Honouring the Work and Legacy of Michel Odent with Ruth Ehrhardt and Clara Scropetta (388:00)
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SESSION 12/2025:Traditional Mexican Closing of the Bones with Jodi Jade (188:56)
2024 ARCHIVES: True Midwifery Study Spirals 2024
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Schedule of Sessions 2024
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Session 1/2024: DANCE FOR BIRTH with Kali Satyagraha Widd (25 January 2024) (186:44)
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Session 2/2024: Exploring Traditional Midwifery in Ecuador with Alexa Dean (174:30)
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Session 3/2024: Reflections on lessons learned during South African Indigenous Midwifery Retreat 2023 with MMATSHILO MOTSEI (354:38)
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Session 4/2024: YONI STEAMING with Nicky Silawu (314:40)
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Session 5/2024: PLANT POWER with Samara Hawthorn (331:46)
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Session 6/2024: TWIN HOME BIRTH with Deborah Faye Rhodes (253:08)
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Session 7/2024: Supporting Grief and Loss in Pregnancy and Childbirth with Nadia Maheter (330:31)
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Session 8/2024: Boundaries in Birthwork with Ruth Ehrhardt and Lana Petersen (311:04)
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Session 9/2024: Homeopathy in Childbirth & Pregnancy with Rebecca Sturgeon Part 1 (174:52)
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Session 10/2024: Homeopathy in pregnancy & childbirth with Rebecca Sturgeon Part 2 (184:06)
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Session 11/2024: (GROUP DISCUSSION) Is Birth Truly Free Anywhere in the World? (182:59)
2023 ARCHIVES: True Midwifery Study Spirals 2023
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Session 1: Setting Intentions and Pregnancy Care (26 January 2023) (152:30)
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Session 2: Connecting with the Unborn as Parents and Caregivers (23 February 2023) (165:26)
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Session 3: Abortion as a Rite of Passage (30 March 2023) (162:36)
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Session 4: Listening to and Understanding Fetal Heart Tones (20 April 2023) (166:46)
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Session 5: VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) (29 June 2023) (178:41)
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Session 6: Holding Space for Grief and Loss as Caregivers (10 August 2023) (188:53)
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Session 7: Grief and Loss part 2 with Nadia Maheter (31 August 2023) (173:29)
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Session 8: Traditional Midwifery in a Modern World with Mmatshilo Motsei (28 September 2023) (186:59)
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Session 9: Surprise Breech with Joy Horner (19 October 2023) (742:44)
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Session 10: Tending the Seedlings of True Midwifery next to the highway of the modern birthing culture (11 November 2023) (344:44)
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Session 11: Going Beyond 42 Weeks (14 December 2023) (175:09)
2022 ARCHIVES: True Midwifery Study Spirals 2022
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Session 1 (27 January 2022) (165:21)
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Session 2 (24 February 2022) (180:18)
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Session 3 Cultural Competency in Childbirth with Lana Petersen (31 March 2022) (187:11)
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Session 4 (28 April 2022) (177:10)
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Session 5 (30 June 2022) (185:42)
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Session 6 (28 July 2022) (163:40)
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Session 7 A Basic Introduction to Homeopathy for Childbirth (26 August 2022) (170:06)
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Session 8 VBAC (29 September 2022) (169:42)
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Session 9 (27 October 2022) (169:57)
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Session 10 (24 November 2022) (155:56)
