How Natashja's Preparation Created a Peaceful Birth

🌸 In this heartfelt and empowering episode of The Positive Birth Corner, we sit down with Natashja James, a licensed counselor, yoga teacher, and first-time mom who welcomed her daughter just two weeks before her 37th birthday.

Natashja shares how she turned her early fears about pregnancy and “advanced maternal age” into a story of faith, preparation, and strength. From building a holistic birth team to creating a peaceful, empowering atmosphere in the hospital, Natashja’s story reminds us that birth can be calm, informed, and deeply personal—no matter your age or circumstances.

With a birth dream team that included:

• A doula (shoutout to Alicia!)
• A mental health counselor specializing in perinatal wellness
• A herbal medicine dietitian This holistic approach helped Natasha support both her mind and body throughout pregnancy.

Natasha emphasizes the importance of prenatal mental health—not just postpartum. She shares practical ways she protected her peace, including therapy, yoga, and mindful preparation. Though she was eventually induced at 41 weeks, Natasha describes how her preparation paid off & her birth was filled with intention and calm.

🌸 Natashja James is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified School Counselor, Social Worker, and Yoga Teacher based in Philadelphia, PA. She is the founder of Peace Be Still Holistic Health, an inclusive practice that centers the wellness of students and young professionals from diverse communities and identities.

Her work also embraces new mamas; especially those navigating the layered realities of education, career, and family life. As a toddler mom with lived experience of postpartum anxiety, Natashja shows up in session with authenticity, compassion, and a whole-person approach that honors culture, identity, and lived experience.

Website: peacebestillhealth.com

Instagram: @pbsholistichealth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/namaste.natashja/

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