2.5-hour WORKSHOP | september 20, 2025 | 12pM - 2:30PM | a family affair birth center
Birth Story processing
circle
Your birth story holds your wisdom! Join this safe, supportive circle to reflect, release, and embrace your journey with compassion and pride.
Babes in arms welcome.
Contact Shelley for questions or more info: [email protected]
Your birth story matters!
Whether your birth experience was marked by trauma or unfolded smoothly, your story holds rich wisdom and untapped self-discovery.
What better way to harness the strength, resilience and wisdom hidden in your birth story than in a circle of like-minded mothers?
Shelley holds a safe container for mothers to open up, dive deep, and explore those vulnerable, challenging moments--where the nectar of wisdom reside--and together rise up strong and empowered.
"I now realize what a Birth Warrior I truly was and how every decision i made benefited my son. My baby and I have a much stronger bond now after our session. Thank you, Shelley for helping this mama heal!"
MArisa (and Jaxon)
“I left our birth story healing circle feeling like an enormous weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Thank you so much, Shelley!”
valerie Sullivan Loss
“I’m very grateful my OB referred me to Shelley after hearing my traumatic cesarean birth. With Shelley's support, I was able to uncover some crucial hangups I had, and developed methods to deal with them. She helped me discover the birth warrior within me and because of that, I had an amazing VBAC in September 2012. Shelley’s passion for women and birth; creates a safe place for women to bare their souls. I can now embrace my first birth with open, loving arms. Thank you Shelley, for all that you do!”
Amy
you will feel…
A sense of pride where there once was shame.
Self-compassion for the challenges and unexpected moments you faced.
Confidence in sharing the triumphant moments of your story, not just the difficult parts.
A sense of wholeness and integration as a mother.
Oneness with the mothers in the circle and a sense of unity with mothers everywhere!
here's what to expect…
Setting The Stage for processing
Learn why your birth story matters and how to understand it through the Hero's Journey and Archetype framework.
Mythological Story as metaphor
Shelley will masterfully tell you a mythological story, providing you with a powerful way to understand your journey.
Creative reflection
Engage in process-art and journaling to dive deep into your story and discover aspects of yourself in new and powerful ways.
Group sharing + integration
Reflect on what you discovered about yourself with other mothers, recognizing shared struggles and triumphs. Embrace and celebrate your wisdom with your sisterhood tribe!
Saturday, september 20 | 12:00-2:00pm
2.5-Hour Birth story Processing circle
$40
Workshop held at A family Affair Birth cneter in Poway, CA
Hi,
I’m
Shelley!
Shelley Rahim has been guiding mothers, partners, and birth workers in Birth Story Processing since 2010.
Shelley's extensive training under Pam England and Virginia Bobro of Birth Story Medicine, as an Advanced Birth Story Listener, has enabled her to support hundreds of families in releasing shame and discovering the power within their birth story—no matter the outcome.
Testimonial
“Shelley Rahim helped me heal from the birth trauma I experienced with my daughter’s birth.
I found Shelley to be supportive, kind, loving, encouraging and soulshaking.
I left Shelley and felt like I knew her forever. I encourage all of my friends suffering from birth trauma to see Shelley to face their fears and heal from a birth that didn’t fulfill their expectations.
Unfortunately, birth doesn’t always happen the way we want it to, but Shelley helped me integrate my experience with reality and to accept that I did everything I could and I was a birth warrior.”
danika