Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How can you tell when it's time to push? Is it a feeling or a knowing? Augustine covers these are more questions surrounding pushing during labor in today's episode of AskAugustine.
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Join Augustine every Tuesday at 12pm EST on Instagram @midwiferywisdom for a live Q&A session. Both provider and parent questions welcome!
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#birth #labor #laboranddelivery #homebirth #birthcenter #naturalbirth #birthing #midwife #midwifery #midwiferywisdom #midwiferywisdomcollective #midwiferyeducation #studentmidwife #homebirthstory #healthcare
How can you tell when it's time to push? Is it a feeling or a knowing? Augustine covers these are more questions surrounding pushing during labor in today's episode of AskAugustine.
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Join Augustine every Tuesday at 12pm EST on Instagram @midwiferywisdom for a live Q&A session. Both provider and parent questions welcome!
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#birth #labor #laboranddelivery #homebirth #birthcenter #naturalbirth #birthing #midwife #midwifery #midwiferywisdom #midwiferywisdomcollective #midwiferyeducation #studentmidwife #homebirthstory #healthcare


![Midlife Awakening: Breaking the “Good Girl” Cycle with Kristen Brickl
Are you managing your life instead of living it? Many women reach midlife only to realize they’ve spent decades as Good Girls, over-functioning and people-pleasing until their bodies—and souls—hit a wall.
In this episode, intuitive counselor Kristen Brickell joins Augustine to discuss the profound shift from martyrdom to sovereignty. We explore why midlife is only a crisis if you miss the awakening and how caregivers, especially midwives, can move from being the source of everyone’s needs to a channel for divine service.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The somatic impact of the Good Girl narrative.
Why your body keeps the score through autoimmune and fatigue issues.
The Pause practice for immediate nervous system regulation.
How to navigate the liminal space (the uncomfortable gap between who you were and who youre becoming).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Cold Open: The moment you realize you’ve lost yourself.
2:15 - Meet Kristen Brickell: 20 years of intuitive counseling.
8:40 - The Good Girl Arc: From people-pleaser to midlife martyr.
15:22 - When the Body Says No: The link between over-giving and health.
22:10 - Tool: The Pause & Practice of Receiving.
30:45 - Navigating the Liminal Space: The Birth Canal of Midlife.
42:30 - Channel vs. Source: A new mindset for caregivers and midwives.
55:00 - Closing: How to come home to yourself.
Resources & Links:
Kristen’s Website: [KristenBrickl.com]
Follow Kristen on IG: [@kristen.brickl]
#MidlifeAwakening #NervousSystemHealing #MidwiferyBurnout #KristenBrickell #SelfReclamation Midlife Awakening: Breaking the “Good Girl” Cycle with Kristen Brickl](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vfn-8LUz80o/mqdefault.jpg)







