Empowered Life Cycles

08/17/2026

Can birth be an experience of pleasure? 🌿

It's not a question we ask often enough — but the science says yes, when the right conditions are in place.

This Thursday, I'm teaching a live class on the neurobiology of pleasurable birth — how the nervous system shapes labor, oxytocin flow, and our capacity for safety and connection during birth.

Through a Polyvagal-informed lens, we'll explore how co-regulation and cues of safety can reduce trauma and open the door to a more embodied birth experience.

Whether you're a birth professional or expecting, this class will give you practical, evidence-informed tools you can use.

📅 Thursday, August 20 | 2–3pm EST
🔗 Learn more & register: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/neurobiology-pleasurable-birth

07/28/2026

New certification, deeper toolkit. 🌟

I just completed the Perimenopause & Menopause Certificate Program: Confidence in Complexity — because "confidence" isn't something you fake in this work, you earn it by understanding the complexity underneath the symptoms.

This builds on years of credentials I've collected along the way:
✔️ National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
✔️ Certified Women's Health Coach
✔️ Certified Menopause Coach
✔️ ReCODE 2.0 Certified Brain Health Coach

23 years of working with women through birth, postpartum, and now menopause has taught me one thing: the more I learn, the better I can meet you where you actually are — not where a textbook says you should be.

If 2-4am has become your new normal wake-up call, we should talk. 👇

www.chantaltraub.com/menopause

06/10/2026

Another wonderful Pushing Power workshop 👶

Thank you to all the mamas and papas in attendance learning how to push safely and effectively and protect the pelvic floor muscles during birth.

Want to attend our next PUSHING POWER class:

Upcoming class:
Tuesday, July 21st :

To learn more or to register: www.chantaltraub.com/events

06/04/2026

🌹 Join us! Thursday, June 11 at 11am.

Why does MENOPAUSE suddenly feel so hard?
The answer may be bigger than hormones.

Many women arrive in midlife carrying decades of:
✓ caring for everyone else
✓ pushing through exhaustion
✓ over-functioning
✓ staying productive no matter what
✓ ignoring their own needs
And then wonder why they suddenly can't keep up.

Perimenopause often leaves so many women feeling anxious, overwhelmed, wired but exhausted, and unlike themselves?

In this honest, eye-opening talk, we'll explore the deep link between menopause, stress, and the nervous system — why it's often the overlooked piece in most menopause conversations, and what you can start doing today to feel better in your body and mind.

🌹 In person in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

🌹 Send me a DM if you'd like to register

05/27/2026

Glowing from the oxytocin effect ✨

One of the greatest gifts in birth work is being part of a team rooted in trust, respect, communication, and shared intention.

My client had a beautiful physiological, unmedicated birth and pushed for under an hour — welcoming her baby gently while keeping her perineum intact. 👏🙌

I’m so grateful for collaborative relationships with providers who understand that birth unfolds best when women feel safe, supported, and deeply connected to the people around them.

Our dream team included the loveliest OB — Dr. Onbreyt who is kind, patient, and calm — allowing time for the tissues to slowly stretch around baby’s head while protecting the integrity of the perineum every step of the way.

This is what happens when experienced support, nervous system safety, and respectful care come together.

Birth is not just physical.
It is relational.
It is emotional.
It is physiological.
And connection matters. 🤍

05/14/2026

🎙️Episode 51 of The Alwellco Podcast is live.

We talked about what 23 years in birth rooms taught me about the nervous system, why resilience isn't willpower, and what birth and menopause have in common.

🌟 Also: why your body has never been working against you.

www.chantaltraub.com/speaker to listen. 🎙️

05/03/2026

Pushing isn’t just a moment in birth.
It’s a whole-body experience.

This afternoon’s Pushing Power workshop was a reminder that when we understand the pelvic floor, breath, positioning, and nervous system, we give birthing bodies more options—and more trust in themselves.

Birth doesn’t need more force.
It needs more understanding.

Grateful for the room, the curiosity, and the conversations

🌿 Thank you to all those in attendance

04/22/2026

Another wonderful Pushing Power workshop 👶

Thank you to all the mamas and papas in attendance learning how to push safely and effectively and protect the pelvic floor muscles during birth.

Want to attend our next PUSHING POWER class:

Upcoming class:
In person Brooklyn: Sunday, May 3
Live via Zoom: Tuesday, June 9th

💚 To learn more or to register: www.chantaltraub.com/events

03/26/2026