The birth lesson that changed everything.

Hi Mama,

Kara here. 

I went into labor with Rune (my second) on August 2nd. 63 hours later, on August 4th, he was born.

I kept trying to surrender. I kept doing everything I could to get him out. The problem? He wasn’t in alignment. I was contracting, but he wasn’t moving — which meant I wasn’t dilating.

All the mantras, the self-work, the hypnosis I had prepared for were going out the window. The fatigue began to overtake me, and I was sure I couldn't do it anymore.

At one point, I screamed at my husband: Just get him out! Take me to the hospital and get him out!

He calmly said: You don’t want that.

I had an emergency c-section with my daughter, and I desperately wanted a different experience this time. I had prepared… but I wasn’t prepared for endless hours and no movement.

If there is one thing I've learned in motherhood -- it's that this journey will shatter any illusion of control left within us.

There was a turning point for me where I committed to letting go. It was subtle, but finally, my son began to move. Within a couple of hours I went from 3cm to 10cm.

My doctor sat next to me and said something I’ll never forget:
"Honey, the best births are the ones we allow — not the ones we force. And that is what you’re doing."

And in 15 minutes, he was here.

This birth taught me something profound: alignment, patience, and surrender are the true pathways to breakthroughs — to quantum leaps — in life, in motherhood, and in ourselves. The more we try to force, the more we block the flow of what’s ready to arrive.

At Embodied Mama, our goal is to create spaces where we practice this together — letting go of forcing, leaning into alignment, and supporting each other as we navigate the hardest, most transformative seasons of motherhood.

Become the thriving mama you're children deserve 💕

With love,
Kara