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BIRTH AND POWER, A COURSE BY MATRIACTIVISTA

 

MIRROR FORMAT: Learn by experiencing the model

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• You don’t just learn what to do, but also how to offer it.

• The very format of the course is a practical example of feminist coaching.

• The structure becomes a replicable template.

 

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL COURSE

 

 

WEEK-BY-WEEK DETAIL 

Week 1: Your story, your lens
Video: “Birth as Political Territory”
Workbook activity: Your menstrual/sexual/obstetric timeline
Mentoring 1 (60 min): Exploring your story and vision as a future coach
Reflection: You learn how to open processes with others from a respectful, non-intrusive perspective

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Week 2: Trauma, presence and listening
Video: “Birth trauma and feminist listening”
Activity: Practice uninterrupted listening + self-regulation exercises
Reflection: You learn how to hold someone else’s pain without invading or rescuing

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Week 3: Feminist coaching tools
Video: “Rituals, breath, body, word”
Activity: Create your Feminist Toolbox (visual, sensory, verbal)
Mentoring 2 (45 min): Integration + practice of one tool
Reflection: You experience firsthand how a simple tool can transform a moment

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Week 4: Ethics, boundaries and professional proposal
Video: “Feminist coaching as political practice”
Activity: Design your coaching proposal (structure, boundaries, ethical pricing)
Mentoring 3 (60 min): Presenting your Feminist Birth Coach Manifesto
Reflection: You finish the course with a ready-to-launch proposal

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THE WORKBOOK

Each week includes:

• Experiential reflection → applied to yourself

• Practical exercise → that you could later use with clients

• Pedagogical reflection space → How did I feel? How would I guide this?

• Mini checklist → What would I need to facilitate this for others?

The workbook becomes your guide to replicate your own process with other women.

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