Replying to @Brooklyn Rector UNMEDICATED BIRTH & LOW PAIN TOLERANCE - is it possible? Use me as evidence that it is. I’m a baby and avoid pain/discomfort at all costs. But I did it! This is a DM I got from a chronic pain therapist: “Pain is danger signal the brain turns on. The more signals of safety we can send to our brains (like encouragement from hypnobirthing tracks) - the greater our chances of feeling less pain. This doesn’t mean falsely positive (it’s fine! It’s not that bad! I need to be stronger!) but speaking to our brains (and body) the way we’d speak to a beloved other. 🩷🧠🤯 Resources that helped me: My amazing doula @contessaafowler The @downtobirthshow podcast. The @gentlebirthofficial app. @aprilnlynch’s tiktoks on unmedicated birth - these helped give me so much confidence! @tobemagnetic - I’ve been doing TBM years, so I knew I could reprogram old subconscious beliefs/fears to help me prep! . . . #hypnobirthing #unmedicatedbirth #naturalbirth #homebirth #pregnancy #birthprep #laborprep