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Chantal Traub is a seasoned New York City birth doula, childbirth educator, and wellness coach. Disclaimer

©2022 Chantal Traub CD(DONA), LCCCE, CCCE, NBC-HWC.

In recent years, Traub has expanded her training and practice to serve the health needs of women navigating Motherhood, (Peri-)Menopause and beyond. All rights reserved. This document is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation. For my full Disclaimer, please go to www.chantaltraub.com/disclaimer-policy

10/31/2026

Finding the equanimity in the pose.

Flipping my perspective because I turn 60 next week! 🤸‍♀️ Closing out my 50s upside down and holding strong for a full minute. Bring on chapter 60!

Thanks for the assist Molly Chanoff

Handstands at Esquina Brooklyn —
So fun!

10/01/2026

The best nervous system “hack” for birth probably isn’t something you learn during labor.

It’s what happens in the weeks and months before.

It’s learning to feel at home in your body.
It’s having people around you who make you feel safe and supported.

It’s understanding your options so you can make informed decisions.

It’s moving, resting, breathing, connecting, and building trust in yourself.

Because your nervous system doesn’t suddenly become regulated when labor begins.

It brings the experiences, patterns, relationships, and sense of safety you’ve been building all along.

This doesn’t mean birth will be predictable or that feeling stressed means you’ve done something wrong.

Birth is powerful, unpredictable, and deeply individual.

But preparation can be about more than packing a hospital bag.

It can be about creating an environment—internally and externally—where your body has more opportunities to feel safe, supported, and connected.

Regulation isn’t a trick you perform during birth.
 It’s a state you help create. 🤍

Read It’s Not Always About the Vagus Nerve by Chantal Traub in the latest Pathways to Family Wellness

09/18/2026

A supplement.
A hack.
A 5-minute protocol.

One thing you can do to “reset” your nervous system.

But your nervous system isn’t looking for the next quick fix.

It responds to consistency.

• Sleep.
• Movement.
• Nourishment.
• Connection.
• Time outside.
• Breathing.
• Safe relationships.

Because your body is not a collection of isolated systems that need to be “hacked.” It’s an interconnected system constantly adapting to the world around you.

And sometimes the goal isn’t to reset your nervous system.

It’s to create the conditions where your body can keep adapting, regulating, and functioning well.

📖 Inspired by It’s Not Always About the Vagus Nerve by Chantal Traub, NBC-HWC, published in this Summer’s Pathways to Family Wellness.

chantal.traub Pathways to Family Wellness

09/07/2026

I was honored to be a guest writer in Pathways to Family Wellness, Summer 2026 – Issue 90. 🤍

My article, "It's Not Always About the Vagus Nerve," is out now, and I hope it gives you a new way to think about regulation.

Your nervous system doesn't need another hack.
It needs support.

It's easy to get caught up in the latest vagus nerve trick or 30-second fix.

But your nervous system is listening to so much more than one technique:

→ How well you sleep
→ Who you feel safe with
→ How you move
→ Whether you're nourished
→ The boundaries you hold — or don't
→ The stress you carry
→ The connection you experience

A cold plunge, a hum, a few deep breaths — these can help you shift in the moment, and that's real.

But lasting regulation isn't a light switch, and the vagus nerve isn't the "on" button.
It's built through the way you live, rest, move, and connect — consistently.

Maybe the goal isn't to hack your nervous system. Maybe it's to befriend it. 🤍

📖 Read the full article — link in bio, or find me at www.chantaltraub.com

Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

08/17/2026

Can birth be an experience of pleasure? 🌿

It's not a question we ask often enough — but the science says yes, when the right conditions are in place.

This Thursday, I'm teaching a live class on the neurobiology of pleasurable birth — how the nervous system shapes labor, oxytocin flow, and our capacity for safety and connection during birth.

Through a Polyvagal-informed lens, we'll explore how co-regulation and cues of safety can reduce trauma and open the door to a more embodied birth experience.

Whether you're a birth professional or expecting, this class will give you practical, evidence-informed tools you can use.

📅 Thursday, August 20 | 2–3pm EST
🔗 Learn more & register: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/neurobiology-pleasurable-birth

07/28/2026

New certification, deeper toolkit. 🌟

I just completed the Perimenopause & Menopause Certificate Program: Confidence in Complexity — because "confidence" isn't something you fake in this work, you earn it by understanding the complexity underneath the symptoms.

This builds on years of credentials I've collected along the way:
✔️ National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
✔️ Certified Women's Health Coach
✔️ Certified Menopause Coach
✔️ ReCODE 2.0 Certified Brain Health Coach

23 years of working with women through birth, postpartum, and now menopause has taught me one thing: the more I learn, the better I can meet you where you actually are — not where a textbook says you should be.

If 2-4am has become your new normal wake-up call, we should talk. 👇

www.chantaltraub.com/menopause

06/10/2026

Another wonderful Pushing Power workshop 👶

Thank you to all the mamas and papas in attendance learning how to push safely and effectively and protect the pelvic floor muscles during birth.

Want to attend our next PUSHING POWER class:

Upcoming class:
Tuesday, July 21st :

To learn more or to register: www.chantaltraub.com/events

06/04/2026

🌹 Join us! Thursday, June 11 at 11am.

Why does MENOPAUSE suddenly feel so hard?
The answer may be bigger than hormones.

Many women arrive in midlife carrying decades of:
✓ caring for everyone else
✓ pushing through exhaustion
✓ over-functioning
✓ staying productive no matter what
✓ ignoring their own needs
And then wonder why they suddenly can't keep up.

Perimenopause often leaves so many women feeling anxious, overwhelmed, wired but exhausted, and unlike themselves?

In this honest, eye-opening talk, we'll explore the deep link between menopause, stress, and the nervous system — why it's often the overlooked piece in most menopause conversations, and what you can start doing today to feel better in your body and mind.

🌹 In person in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

🌹 Send me a DM if you'd like to register

05/27/2026

Glowing from the oxytocin effect ✨

One of the greatest gifts in birth work is being part of a team rooted in trust, respect, communication, and shared intention.

My client had a beautiful physiological, unmedicated birth and pushed for under an hour — welcoming her baby gently while keeping her perineum intact. 👏🙌

I’m so grateful for collaborative relationships with providers who understand that birth unfolds best when women feel safe, supported, and deeply connected to the people around them.

Our dream team included the loveliest OB — Dr. Onbreyt who is kind, patient, and calm — allowing time for the tissues to slowly stretch around baby’s head while protecting the integrity of the perineum every step of the way.

This is what happens when experienced support, nervous system safety, and respectful care come together.

Birth is not just physical.
It is relational.
It is emotional.
It is physiological.
And connection matters. 🤍

05/14/2026

🎙️Episode 51 of The Alwellco Podcast is live.

We talked about what 23 years in birth rooms taught me about the nervous system, why resilience isn't willpower, and what birth and menopause have in common.

🌟 Also: why your body has never been working against you.

www.chantaltraub.com/speaker to listen. 🎙️

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