Real conversations about the fears nobody else is talking about. Two podcasts, hundreds of episodes, one mission – helping you go from fearful to fearless.
The podcast that started it all.
Over 2 million downloads and counting – real conversations about the fears nobody else is talking about. Hosted by Alexia Leachman, Fear Free Childbirth covers tokophobia, birth fear, pregnancy anxiety, birth preparation, and reproductive anxiety disorder (RAD).
Whether you're pregnant and terrified, trying to conceive but paralysed by fear, or a professional looking for deeper understanding – this is where it all started.
Two women. One fear. Zero judgement.
Co-hosted by Alexia and JJ, Tik-Tokophobia dives deep into tokophobia – the fear of pregnancy and childbirth – with honesty, warmth, and the occasional laugh. It's the conversation you wish you could have with a friend who actually gets it.
Lighter in tone but never light on substance. If you want to understand tokophobia from every angle – what it feels like, where it comes from, and what you can do about it – start here.
Hand-picked by Alexia. Whether you're just starting to explore or you've been living with this for years – these are good places to begin.
A few of the messages that land in Alexia's inbox – from women who found these conversations when they needed them most.
I started listening to your podcast around 30 weeks in. This was my third pregnancy and although I've had two natural births already, I was still very fearful about giving birth and quite frankly just didn't want to have to do it again. Your fear clearing and control clearing exercises were really helpful – as were so many of your podcast episodes. Yesterday morning I gave birth to a healthy little girl. It was a three hour labour from start to finish and it was beautiful and fear free, so sending big thanks from here in New Zealand!
I found your podcast when I was pregnant with my first and really fearful. It helped me so much and was the start of a journey to become fascinated with birth. I've gone on to have two positive birth experiences and have just started studying midwifery. I really feel like finding this positive perspective of birth has changed my life path. A big thank you and a validation that you have made a difference to me – and who knows what trickle down effect that might have on others.
I just want to go ahead and thank Alexia Leachman. I just discovered your podcast Fear Free Childbirth last week and it's blowing my mind! I'm loving it! Thank you.
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