Melissa Spilsted: Rewriting Birth, Hypnosis & Why Labour Can Feel Like an Orgasm

“Birth isn’t a medical event but it’s been treated like one. It can become medical, and when it does, we have the support. But it’s not where we start.” - Melissa Spilsted

Melissa became a clinical hypnotherapist to empower people through birth after seeing how much misinformation was out there. My wife Taneal and I did four sessions with her before our firstborn arrived — and the calm, clarity, and tools we gained helped us far beyond the birthing room.

In this episode, we talk about:

Hypnotherapy, visualisation, and trusting the body

Using mental skills (like in sport) to handle pain and pressure

Subconscious beliefs and how they shape your reality

Media appearances, vision boards, study hacks, and resetting the mind like a computer

How birth can produce sensations similar to orgasm — a surprisin ...