The Sovereign Birth Circle
The Sovereign Birth Circle
A grounded, ongoing container for parents and birth workers navigating pregnancy, birth, and care work — especially inside systems that don’t always support physiology, intuition, or nervous-system safety.
This is not a program to complete.
It’s a place to slow down, orient, and stay resourced while real life unfolds.
If you’re here, something probably feels familiar.
You might be navigating pregnancy or birth and feeling:
pressure to make decisions faster than your body wants
confusion about conflicting information or recommendations
fatigue from being told what to do instead of being listened to
a sense that birth is being treated like a problem to manage
a desire for support that doesn’t override your intuition
Or you might be a birth worker who:
understands physiology, but works inside systems that don’t reflect it
holds a lot of responsibility, complexity, or emotional weight alone
wants language and clarity without ideology or performance
needs a place to land that isn’t about proving anything
The Sovereign Birth Circle exists for people who want to step out of urgency and come back into themselves.
What this space is
The Sovereign Birth Circle is a shared container for parents and birth workers who want to feel steadier, clearer, and more connected to their own authority while navigating pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or care work.
This space exists to slow things down.
To help you understand what’s actually happening —
in your body,
in the room,
and in the systems around you —
so you can make decisions from clarity instead of fear.
This is a place for orientation, reflection, shared language, and ongoing support — so you don’t have to carry complex or vulnerable moments alone, or rush yourself through something that deserves time and presence.
What this space is not
This is not:
medical care or therapy
crisis or emergency support
a course to “finish”
a place to be fixed, coached, or overridden
a loud or performative community
No one here will tell you what to do or take authority over your experience.
Your body, your intuition, and your nervous system remain central.
What’s inside the Circle
Foundational Library
Members have ongoing access to a small, intentional library of core teachings that many people return to at different moments:
Radical Remembering: The Erotics of Birth
Inside the System: A Radical Guide to Sovereign Hospital Birth
The Radical Birth Guide
These are not meant to be consumed quickly or in order.
They are reference points you can return to as your pregnancy, birth, or practice evolves.
Biweekly Live Circle Calls
Twice a month, we gather live for grounded, spacious conversations focused on:
slowing down before decisions
understanding power, pressure, and consent
nervous-system awareness and regulation
real-life questions from pregnancy, birth, and practice
Calls are responsive to what members are navigating in real time.
All calls are recorded and available to active members.
You never need to attend live to belong.
You never need to “catch up.”
Private Telegram Commons
A quiet, text-based space for shared reflection and witnessing.
This is an optional space. Reading counts.
There is no expectation to post, respond, or keep up.
This is not a support hotline or advice board.
It’s a slow commons for naming what’s arising and feeling less alone inside it.
Ask Joni (Members-Only Access)
Members have access to Ask Joni, a private GPT plug-in reflection tool designed to help you:
slow down when your thoughts are racing
find language for what you’re sensing
orient yourself before appointments or decisions
reflect without outsourcing your authority
This tool supports clarity and self-trust.
It does not replace care, decision-making, or support.
Optional Private 1:1 Integration Sessions
When deeper, individualized reflection is needed, members may book private sessions.
These sessions are designed for clarity and grounding — not ongoing coaching or crisis support — and are offered in limited numbers to protect the integrity of the Circle.
How this works over time
Most people stay in the Sovereign Birth Circle through a season — pregnancy, postpartum, or a chapter of birthwork.
The first few months help you orient to the space and shared language.
Over time, the Circle becomes a place you return to when something new arises.
There is nothing to complete.
No levels to unlock.
No pressure to stay longer than it serves you.
You are welcome to stay as long as this space supports you.
Membership options
$77 per month
Cancel anytime
or
$777 per year
Includes one private 60-minute integration session
This space may be right for you if…
you want support without being managed
you value physiology, intuition, and nervous-system safety
you want clarity without urgency
you’re navigating complex decisions and want a steadier internal reference point
you’re a birth worker who needs somewhere to land, too
You don’t need to be certain.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You don’t need to know exactly what you need yet.
If you’re craving a place to slow down and stay resourced while navigating birth or birthwork, you’re welcome here.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Sovereign Birth Circle is an ongoing support and orientation space for parents and birth workers navigating pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or care work.
It is designed to help people slow down, make sense of what’s happening in their bodies and in the systems around them, and stay connected to their own authority while moving through complex or vulnerable moments.
This is not a program to complete. It’s a place to return to while life unfolds.
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No.
The Sovereign Birth Circle is not medical care, therapy, crisis support, or a traditional support group. It does not replace professional care or emergency services.
It is an orientation and support container — a place for reflection, shared language, nervous-system awareness, and grounded conversation. No one here will diagnose, direct, or take authority over your experience.
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Both.
The Circle is intentionally shared between parents and birth workers because so much wisdom lives in the overlap. Everyone here is navigating birth in some way — personally, professionally, or both — and learning how to stay grounded in environments that don’t always support physiology or nervous-system safety.
You don’t need a specific title, credential, or birth plan to belong here.
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Ask Joni is a members-only reflection tool designed to help you:
slow down when your thoughts are racing
find language for what you’re sensing
orient yourself before appointments or decisions
reflect without outsourcing your authority
It is a support for clarity and self-trust, not a replacement for care, decision-making, or professional support.description
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Item descriptMembers have the option to book private 1:1 integration sessions when deeper, individualized reflection is needed.
These sessions are designed for clarity and grounding — not ongoing coaching or crisis support — and are offered in limited numbers to protect the integrity of the Circle.ion
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No.
The Sovereign Birth Circle is not anti-medicine or anti-hospital. It is pro-clarity, pro-physiology, and pro-sovereignty.
The focus is on helping people understand how systems work, how pressure and urgency arise, and how to stay connected to their own authority — whether they are birthing inside the system, outside it, or navigating both.
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Yes — especially if you’re feeling the limits of information alone.
This space isn’t about learning more facts. It’s about integration, discernment, nervous-system awareness, and having language for moments that don’t fit neatly into protocols or ideology.
Many experienced birth workers find the Circle supportive precisely because it is calm, non-performative, and grounded in lived reality.
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Live Circle calls happen every two weeks.
They are grounded, spacious conversations focused on:
slowing down before decisions
understanding pressure, consent, and power dynamics
nervous-system awareness and regulation
real-life questions from pregnancy, birth, and practice
These are not lectures or coaching calls. They are reflective, conversational, and responsive to what members are navigating in real time.
You are welcome to listen quietly, participate actively, or step back as needed.
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Yes. All live calls are recorded and available to active members.
Recordings are organized by theme and meant to be used as a reference, not something you’re expected to watch in order or keep up with. Many members return to specific calls at different moments, depending on what’s alive for them at the time.
You never need to attend live to belong, and you are never “behind” here.
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Yes. Privacy and discretion matter deeply in this space.
Members are asked to treat what is shared in live calls as confidential and not to record, share, or repeat personal stories or identifying details outside the Circle.
That said, you are always in control of what you share. You are welcome to keep your camera off, speak generally, or listen quietly without sharing personal details.
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There is no expectation to share personal details, speak on calls, or be emotionally vulnerable in any particular way.
You are welcome to:
listen quietly
ask practical or reflective questions
participate without sharing specifics
step back when you need to
This is not a space for emotional dumping, fixing, or processing trauma in real time. It is a space for thoughtful reflection, shared language, and staying regulated while navigating complex experiences.
Reading counts. Silence counts. Presence counts.
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The Telegram commons is a quiet, text-based space for shared reflection and witnessing.
Participation is optional. Some members post occasionally. Some read quietly. Some step in only when something specific arises.
There is no expectation to respond, keep up, or be “active.” This is not a social feed or group chat — it’s a slow commons designed to support reflection, not urgency.
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Most people stay through a season — pregnancy, postpartum, or a chapter of birthwork.
Some stay for a few months. Some stay longer. You are welcome to leave when the space no longer feels supportive. There is no pressure to stay beyond what serves you.
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That’s okay.
The Circle is offered as a monthly or annual membership so you can leave if it no longer feels aligned. Most people know fairly quickly whether the tone, pacing, and structure feel right in their body.