If the word "hypnobirthing" makes you, or your partner, want to scroll straight past, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Krish (prenatal yoga teacher, hypnobirthing instructor, and mum of four, including twins) shares why she was sceptical about hypnobirthing before her first pregnancy, what finally changed her mind, and what the method actually is, backed by science, not mysticism.

She also shares the story of one student: an engineer, an atheist, and the most sceptical person to ever walk into one of her courses. His feedback at the end? "Why isn't everyone doing this?" and one request: please change the name.

In this episode:

• What hypnobirthing actually is, and what it isn't
• The fear-tension-pain cycle and why it matters for birth
• The science of the mind-body connection (and  ...