Episode 43 - Filling the Gaps: Improving Birth Through Disability Education & Inclusive Care with Amy Rae

The Inner Rhythms Podcast

🐚Topics covered

• Amy’s personal journey and experiences.
• How Amy decided to become a birth worker/educator and the pivotal moments that shaped their path.
• Gaps within the birth system for 2SLGBTQAI+ and disabled individuals.
• How Amy addresses these gaps through her work.
• What working with Amy looks like in practice.
• Amy’s wisdom and advice for individuals seeking birth support and/or education.

About Amy

Amy Rae (They/Them) is a Queer, NonBinary, Polyamorous, Multiply-Disabled, Parent, and Chronically Ill Birth Worker. They live in a small town within Ontario, Canada.

They have a former background in Child and Youth Work, Early Childhood Education. Currently they work independently in education within the realm of sexual health and disability education and often within spaces where the intersection of birth work and those spaces co-exist. In their spare time, Amy is writing a poetry book called: Rolling Through It : Poems about laying in Hospital beds, falling in love, and doing both simultaneously

Where to find Amy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rollingthroughwithamyrae/

About the Host
I’m Iris Josephina—functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more.
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Chapters

1. Introduction to Amy Rae: Queer, Non-binary Birth Worker and Disability Educator (00:00:00)

2. Amy's Personal Journey: Living with Multiple Disabilities (00:03:41)

3. Pivotal Moments: Confronting Medical System Discrimination (00:06:55)

4. Addressing Gaps in Healthcare: Teaching and Creating Change (00:12:38)

5. Birth Work and Supporting Disabled Communities (00:16:42)

6. Navigating Medical Systems: Practical Tips for Self-Advocacy (00:19:38)

7. Challenges in Accessing Pregnancy and Birth Care (00:23:45)

8. Finding Community and Support: Message of Hope (00:27:38)

9. Connecting with Amy Rae: Online Resources and Social Media (00:29:00)

10. Episode Wrap-up and Call to Action (00:31:37)