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Immersive birth prep that takes you into the depths
YOU’VE GOT YOUR BOOKS AND CHECKLISTS. YOUR RESEARCH, PODCASTS, AND SAVED REELS.
WHAT You’RE REALLY LOOKING FOR IS CERTAINTY.
That you won’t tear. Need a C section. Clash with your provider. Experience trauma. Run into an emergency.
You think if you prepare enough, you’ll be in control.
BUT YOU’rE MISSING THE ENTIRE POINT.
The hard parts of birth, its messiness and unpredictability… What if they’re actually an invitation?
To learn flow over force. Rhythm over resistance. Intuition over order.
To stop avoiding the intenSITY and instead learn how to move through IT.
WHAT IF YOU COULD find your power in the places you’ve always been too scared to look — in intensity, the unknown, uncertainty, stress, challenges?
introducing
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My immersive virtual birth prep takes you out of your head, with all the spiraling and over-thinking, and teaches you exactly how to…
🔥 trust yourself: ground yourself in your body and values, honor your priorities, and make decisions intentionally
🔥 flow within the intensity and uncertainty of labor (and life!): rewire your stress response, change your relationship with the unknown, and fully rely on your partner’s support
🔥 take the active role in your birth: confidently navigate a complex system and stay clear and calm, even in conflict
so you can be prepared for an incredibly powerful birth experience, no matter how it unfolds.
WHAT MY CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“She helped me work through so many thoughts and fears beforehand, so when the time came, I was in a place to better handle them mentally and emotionally.”
“Kate is incredible! She was a truly priceless resource for me and my husband… She is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about safe and empowering hospital birth.”
“[Kate’s] a breath of fresh air, a wealth of knowledge and the coach you want if you’re hoping for a transformative birth that brings the physical act of delivering your child with a spiritual and healing experience together in a hospital setting.”
“From the very first day I spoke with Kate and onwards, I felt so much more at ease knowing that she is by my side and there to help me with any questions and the knowledge I needed to make the best decisions for myself this second time around.”
WHAT IF YOU COULD FEEL YOUR WAY THROUGH BIRTH INSTEAD OF TRYING TO OUTTHINK IT?
WHAT WOULD IT FEEL LIKE TO…
✨ tune into your body and move, breathe, and release intuitively in a way that supports the labor process
✨ reconnect to your inner sense of knowing and your intuition, in order to make decisions that feel right in your gut
✨ fearlessly communicate with hospital staff about your priorities, decisions, and boundaries
✨ sink fully into your coping rhythms, trusting your partner to be your thinking mind while you labor
✨ flow through challenges, honoring your values and priorities no matter what comes up
✨ rely on your inner skills to navigate the unexpected instead of crossing your fingers that everything goes “perfectly”
Here’s WHAT I’ve LEARNED IN MY YEARS SUPPORTING BIRTHS
Powerful births are not outcome-based. They are skills-based.
THis means that you can learn HOW TO…
identify your priorities and protect them through labor’s twists and turns
take charge of your birth — your body, your baby, your decisions
advocate for yourself, even if you have an unsupportive provider
feel fully grounded in your body no matter how intense things get
cope with physical challenges (hello, contractions) and mental ones (all that uncertainty)
make hard decisions in the way that feels best to you
be 100% supported by your partner without having to ask for everything you need as your labor unfolds
own your birth experience and birth powerfully, no matter what happens
What’s Inside
MODULE 1: RADICAL SHIFTS
It’s time to rethink what’s possible for you in birth and lay the foundation for your preparation.
MODULE 2: MENTAL PREP I & RADICAL RESPONSIBILITY
Explore your overall mental wellness and how the concept of radical responsibility applies to you and your provider.
Module 3: MENTAL PREP II & BODY PREP
Examine your physical and mental responses to stress and begin a focused preparation of your body.
MODULE 4: HOSPITAL MATERNITY CARE SYSTEM & RECENTERING YOURSELF IN BIRTH
Learn exactly how the hospital system works and why, so you can opt out of the doula vs ob social media drama and put yourself at the center of your birth.
MODULE 5: BIRTH PHYSIOLOGY
Discover what happens during birth, and more importantly, what makes birth happen, so you can stop disrupting the process and start supporting it.
Module 6: LAYERS OF SUPPORT & THE LABOR PROCESS
Dive deep into all the ways you can support the labor process at the physical, mental, and emotional levels, so you know exactly what to do in each moment.
Module 7: COPING STRATEGIES
Explore and practice the full spectrum of coping strategies to use through contractions, with a focus on the specific sequence of techniques to maximize their effectiveness.
Module 8: DECISION-MAKING
Understand how to evaluate risk when making decisions in labor and birth and how to apply your decision-making criteria in situations where you have lots of time and situations that are urgent.
Module 9: MEDICAL TOOLS
Learn about all the options available to you at the hospital during your labor, including how to determine which tools to use and how to maximize their benefits while minimizing downsides.
Module 10: BIRTH PLAN
Put together two birth plans — one that communicates your care decisions to staff and the one your partner will use to support you in labor. Think though different decisions you may make in labor.
Module 11: ADVOCACY & BIRTH EMERGENCIES
Work through advocacy situations and learn how to communicate with hospital staff clearly and calmly, even in intense situations. Explore the most common emergency situations and what care is common in each.
Module 12: FINAL PREP
Learn common causes of “stalls” in labor progress and the non-medical tools you can try as well as questions to ask your provider.
AND MORE…
weekly movement sequences and bonus modules on induction, postpartum prep, C sections, and birth debriefing
Hey! I’m Kate GOODWIN.
Atlanta doula working in-person with birthers and their partners at 8 major metro hospitals and the Atlanta Birth Center
specialized training in advocacy, birth physiology, trauma-informed care, and accessing evidence-based care in the hospital setting
I believe you are the authority on your body, your baby, and your birth.
I’ve supported clients through VBACs, Cesareans, inductions, medicated births, unmedicated births, and birth emergencies like PPH, shoulder dystocia, HIE, and neonatal resuscitations.
CLIENTS COME TO ME OVERWHELMED, ANXIOUS, AND DISCOURAGED AND TRANSFORM INTO RESILIENT, CONFIDENT, AND EXCITED BIRTHERS.
Hiring Kate was the single smartest decision I made to prepare for the birth of my first baby. As an anxious and squeamish person, I was drawn to Kate for her warmth, honesty, her calm energy and her sense of humor. The preparation she offers touches on the practical as well as something equally critical and less tangible — the spiritual.
Choosing Kate… was the best choice I could have made for my VBAC! Through Kate’s guidance, I became so empowered and prepared for my birth— regardless of the outcome.
Kate is down to earth, her presence is grounding and nonjudgmental, and she stays up to date with the research in the field so we could all be well prepared.
READY FOR THIS TO BE YOU?
Payment Options
3 payments of
$385
1 payment of
$997
FAQs
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I recommend starting this program in your second trimester by about 24-26 weeks. That way you can complete one module a week and finish by about 36-38 weeks. However, if you’d like more time to practice the skills and/or are eager to get started, you can start the program as early as you would like and complete the modules at a slower pace.
Of course, you can start this program later in your pregnancy if you have time to complete multiple modules per week.
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The program is designed to be completed over the course of 12 weeks by doing one module per week. However, you may move through the modules at your own pace. I would budget about 2-3 hours per week (if doing one module a week).
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I'm going to be honest with you. The goal of this program is not for you to emerge with all the answers. It's designed to give you something much more valuable -- the skills you need to have a deeply meaningful birth experience and a deeply meaningful life, especially in times of change and uncertainty. The magic is in the process itself. You'll go step by step through the program with an experienced guide (me!) and learn more about yourself, your partner, birth, the hospital maternity care system, and more importantly, navigating the unknowns of life. In doing the work, you're developing and practicing the important skills you'll need. There's no test at the end (though there is a project that will help you apply everything you've learned during your birth); simply going through the experience is where the true value lies.
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The cost of the program is a one-time payment of $997 or three payments of $385, totaling $1155.
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The program consists of 12 modules, each with a video and packet (with a workbook and/or activities), plus 2 1:1 sessions with me and biweekly Voxer check ins. (In Voxer, you’ll send me a recorded message with your progress and questions, and I’ll listen and send you a message back with my thoughts and recommendations.)
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Yes. There are two hour-long 1:1 sessions with me. We typically schedule one at the beginning of the program and one toward the end. We also have every other week Voxer check-ins to see how you're doing.
This personalized component of the program is incredibly important. You are not the "average birther." You have unique goals, priorities, fears, and ways of coping, and I look forward to hearing about all of it. My favorite part of birth work is getting to work with people one-on-one, and I knew that would be a huge part of my birth prep program.
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Absolutely! It is designed to be done with your partner and will yield the best results that way! I want you to feel so supported by your partner during birth, and that works happens right now as you prepare together. Through this program, your partner will learn all my doula tips, tricks, and skills, so that they can take an active role in supporting you.
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This is not a passive class -- it's an entire preparation program that you move through with your partner. Each week you'll watch a video lesson, complete written reflections, and practice specific activities designed to prepare you on every level. And you're not doing it alone! You'll receive my personalized support through our 1:1 sessions and Voxer chats to keep you on track and offer individualized recommendations.
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Yes! You are exactly who I’ve designed this program for. I want you to know everything about the hospital system so you can feel super prepared.
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This program is designed for birthers planning a hospital birth. There are some great home birth prep classes out there that will probably be a better fit for you.
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This program is designed for birthers planning a vaginal hospital birth. While we do cover C sections, if you know you’re having one in advance, there are some great C section prep classes out there that will probably be a better fit for you.
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Yes! I am a birth doula, and this program goes into significantly more depth than I’m able to with my in-person clients. What I've realized is that so much of my work with clients actually happens in the preparation stage, and the more work they do beforehand to get ready physically, mentally, and emotionally, the less there is to do in the actual labor room. So I decided to take everything I teach my clients now, plus everything I would want them to know if they were birthing without my in-person support, and put it all into this program.
While I think pretty much everyone would benefit from having an in-person doula at their birth, I know that not everyone is able to have that support and that not every doula is able to spend weeks preparing with you ahead of time. I designed this program to help you learn all the skills you need to navigate your hospital birth, whether or not you have in-person doula support.
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I do not give refunds, but I do offer a chance for you to ask all your questions before deciding on the program so you can determine if this program is the right fit for you before you purchase.