Happy Mama Movement With Amy Taylor-kabbaz

Welcome to this soul-stirring episode of The Happy Mama Movement Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Jayde Kirchert — mother, writer, director, and Artistic Director of Citizen Theatre. Jayde’s latest work Ripening explores the complex terrain of motherhood and birth through a bold, theatrical lens — and in this deeply honest conversation, she shares her own story of labour, loss, transformation, and creative awakening.We discuss:The Birth They Don’t Tell You AboutWhy honest preparation matters more than fear — and how education, mindset, and advocacy shaped Jayde’s birth experience.Labour as Initiation: Summoning the AncestorsJayde shares the powerful moment she reached beyond herself — into something sacred and ancestral — to bring her son into the world.Creative Rebirth: Turning Story into StageHow her personal journey became the foundation for Ripening, and how theatre can reframe motherhood’s truths for a wider audience.Breaking the Medical SpellThe intergenerational ripple of over-medicalised birth, and what