Free Preview Lesson
Ice Practice: Coping with Discomfort
This lesson from the Transformed by Birth Childbirth Class introduces the ice practice. You’ll be guided through the practice individually, focusing on how you respond to discomfort and what helps you stay present when something feels challenging.
After watching, you’re invited to continue the practice together.
For couples who want more support
This lesson is one piece of the Transformed by Birth Childbirth Class—a complete, self-paced course designed for couples preparing together.
Created by Britta Bushnell, PhD, educator and author of Transformed by Birth, the full course offers a thoughtful blend of childbirth education and shared practices that support communication, trust, and connection.
The class weaves together:
Clear education about the stages and physiology of labor
Partner practices that help you stay connected through intensity
Tools for communication, advocacy, and informed decision-making
Preparation for postpartum and the integration that follows
Stories and metaphors that help make meaning of this threshold
What you practice here isn't only for labor. These are skills that support you in early parenthood and in the transitions that follow.
About the Transformed by Birth Childbirth Class
This class is designed for couples who want to prepare for birth not just with information, but with presence, connection, and intention.
Throughout six modules and a closing ceremony, you’ll explore birth as a physical, emotional, and relational experience. You’ll learn how to support one another through uncertainty, intensity, and change, while building a partnership that can adapt and grow well beyond pregnancy and birth.
