Inside the System:
A Radical Guide to Sovereign Birth
Inside the System
A Radical Guide to Sovereign Hospital Birth
Where science and sacred meet
If you are birthing in a hospital, this book is not here to convince you to fight the system.
It’s here to help you understand it — so you can move through it with clarity, presence, and power.
Most hospital births don’t derail because something goes wrong.
They derail because people don’t understand how the system actually works.
This guide changes that.
This Book Is For You If…
You are planning a hospital birth and want to stay in your body, not on defense
You don’t want dogma — you want discernment
You’ve been told to “trust the system,” but something in you wants to understand it
You want real, practical tools — not just reassurance
You believe birth can be both medical and meaningful
This is not a birth plan template.
It’s a field guide.
What Makes Inside the System Different
This book was written by someone who has lived on both sides of the curtain.
I spent years working inside the hospital system as a labor & delivery nurse.
I learned the protocols. I memorized the algorithms. I watched how decisions are actually made.
Then I left — not because I was burned out, but because I was awake.
This guide names the things no one explains out loud:
how consent actually unfolds
how time becomes pressure
how language gets translated into charting
how monitoring escalates care
how power shifts under stress
how nervous systems lead rooms
Not to scare you.
To orient you.
What You’ll Learn Inside the Full Book
How to recognize when consent is assumed rather than requested
Why “slow” labor is often normal — and why the system struggles to wait
How certain words activate protocols and change how you’re treated
How partners and support people influence the room more than they realize
Why monitoring often escalates intervention even when outcomes don’t improve
How to stay sovereign when plans change
How to use silence, presence, and regulation as real tools
How to bring ritual and meaning into a medical space
Each chapter includes:
clear explanation
Inside the System: Field Notes (the part no one teaches)
grounding checklists
reflection questions
simple rituals for nervous system support
Start Here
Download the First Two Chapters — Free
If you want to see whether this book is for you, start here.
You’ll receive:
Moon 1: The Consent Illusion
Moon 2: Time Is a Tool of Control
These chapters alone will change how you understand hospital birth.
No email sequence.
No pressure.
Just the truth, clearly named.
Ready to Go Deeper?
Get the Full Book + Bonus Call
When you purchase the full book, you’ll receive:
Immediate access to the complete guide
All 13 Moons + Integration + Afterword
Printable checklists and reflection tools
Bonus: Live Group Call with Joni
The Bonus Call
This is a live, supportive space to:
ask questions about your specific situation
talk through consent, timelines, or provider concerns
integrate what you’re reading into real-life decisions
This call is included free for those who purchase now.
book a pay-what-you-can call
Two+ hours of deep, spacious conversation where we untangle fears, build a birth plan that feels like you, sort through medical recommendations (yes, including that induction), and create the clarity your nervous system is craving.