Michelle shares the benefits of birth affirmations and provides tips on how to use them during pregnancy. She also discusses the possibility of certain birth affirmations unintentionally creating trauma for someone if the birth doesn't go as planned. Michelle then concludes the episode with recorded birth affirmations that can be used during pregnancy to prepare for birth and parenthood.

"There is a part of us that does hold wisdom. Our body has a wisdom. And unfortunately, we have been taught through our culture essentially not to trust ourself, not to listen to our body. That there is an outside authority that knows more than you. … But there is a wisdom within our body, within ourselves that we can return to."—Michelle Smith

Resources:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/toxic-positivity#risks

https://positivepsychology.com/daily-affirmations/

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