Sarah Hawley

Sarah makes the case that very few births are actual medical events, and that reclaiming birth is one of the most sovereign acts a woman can choose.

We talked about free birth, allowing the body to birth the baby, undisturbed, and she spoke from lived experience. She contrasted her two births: a medicalized hospital transfer that left her disconnected, and an undisturbed home birth that brought a calm, bonded recovery. The throughline was the land at The Haven in central Texas, the mother-centered culture she’s helping to seed there, and the reframe that safety is taking responsibility back into your own hands, because to live is to be at risk.

When you’re ready to approach birth as a rite of passage, Sarah is who I’d point you to.