22. A Brighter Birth: Building Community & Confidence with Natalie Karasiewicz

Written By Emma Goff

In this heart-centered and energizing conversation, Emma sits down with birth doula, childbirth educator, and founder of A Brighter Birth Charleston — Natalie Karasiewicz.
Together they explore what it really means to support women and families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with compassion, clarity, and community.
Natalie shares the story behind building A Brighter Birth Charleston, a women-led collective designed to wrap families in evidence-based care and grounded emotional support. She offers insight on what’s missing in typical maternal care, how doula support transforms birth experiences, and why community care is essential—not optional—during the perinatal season.
They also dive into the power of cycle tracking as a tool for daily life, decision-making, and body literacy. Natalie opens up about how knowing her own rhythms supports her as a mom, doula, and business owner, and why she believes every woman deserves to understand the natural patterns of her body.
This episode is warm, honest, and full of encouragement for anyone navigating pregnancy, preparing for birth, or longing for a more connected relationship with their body.
In this episode, we explore:
✨ How Natalie became a doula and why she’s passionate about informed, confident birth
✨ The purpose and vision behind A Brighter Birth Charleston
✨ What families actually need from pregnancy through postpartum (and why it’s often missing)
✨ How doulas shift the emotional, physical, and informational experience of birth
✨ The role of community care in maternal health
✨ How cycle tracking supports motherhood, personal regulation, and daily rhythms
✨ Why body literacy matters for birth workers and families
✨ The intersection of intuition, education, and empowerment in pregnancy


Connect with Natalie & A Brighter Birth Charleston
Website: abrighterbirthcharleston.com
Instagram: @nataliekarasiewicz_
Instagram (Collective): @abrighterbirth.charleston
Email: info@abrighterbirthcharleston.com



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