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🎉WIN A FREE STUDENT MIDWIFE JOURNAL! 🎉
To celebrate the launch of the Midwifery Wisdom International Conference 2026, we’re giving away a FREE copy of our brand-new Student Midwife Keepsake Journal — your perfect companion for documenting births (in a HIPAA-safe way!), tracking skills, reflecting on your growth, and strengthening your identity as a future midwife. 🌿📓
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🎉WIN A FREE STUDENT MIDWIFE JOURNAL! 🎉
To celebrate the launch of the Midwifery Wisdom International Conference 2026, we’re giving away a FREE copy of our brand-new Student Midwife Keepsake Journal — your perfect companion for documenting births (in a HIPAA-safe way!), tracking skills, reflecting on your growth, and strengthening your identity as a future midwife. 🌿📓
How to Enter:
1️⃣ Comment MIDWIFE and we’ll send you the entry link!
2️⃣ Share this post to your stories
3️⃣ Tag a midwife or student midwife friend
✨ Open to U.S. residents only. Giveaway ends in 10 days!
🚀 Ready to learn from global midwifery leaders this January?
Conference tickets are officially live — use EARLYBIRD for 20% off! 💜
#midwiferyconference #midwiferywisdomconference #studentmidwifejournal #futuremidwife #midwifelife







![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)


