Chantal Traub is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and internationally recognized speaker with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of birth, menopause, nervous system regulation, sleep, and longevity.
Her work bridges evidence-based science with deeply human care—helping audiences understand how stress physiology, safety, and regulation shape health, cognition, and resilience across the lifespan. Chantal is known for making complex topics accessible, grounded, and immediately applicable.
PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS
Birth, Pushing, and Nervous System
Having a Baby During a Pandemic
Birth, safety, and what expecting parents needed most during an unprecedented time.
Polyvagal Principles for Birth and Postpartum
Feeling Safe, Supported and Connected - How Polyvagal Theory applies to the birth experience and what it means for both parents and baby.
Empowered Pushing
The science and practice behind effective, safe pushing during labor.
Nurturing an Optimal Birth
Creating the conditions for a positive birth experience through nervous system awareness and preparation.
Pushing During Labor
What every birthing person needs to know about the second stage of labor.
How Best to Prepare for a Positive Birth Experience
Practical, evidence-informed preparation for birth and pushing.
Optimize Your Birth
Two-part series on preparing for birth with confidence.
Polyvagal Principles and Birth
Applying Polyvagal Theory to create safety and connection in the birthing room.
Polyvagal Wisdom with Chantal
How polyvagal awareness supports women across the lifespan.
Understanding 2nd Stage of Labor
The mechanics and mindset of pushing, and how preparation changes outcomes.
Lessons from a Doula
How coaching women through nervous system regulation transforms outcomes in perimenopause and beyond.
From Pregnancy to Menopause: Wisdom From a Women's Health Coach - Part 1
Chantal and Robin talk about pushing and birthing methods. Chantal’s knowledge serves to people both of childbirthing age and beyond.
Nervous System Wisdom
In this podcast, Chantal shares how nervous system awareness and somatic practices can transform not just how we birth, but how we rest, think, and thrive.
Prepare for Birth and Pushing
In this conversation Chantal explains why safety, support, and protection are essential for childbirth and what you can do to ensure that you feel confident about these areas for your labor.
Conference and Summit Appearances
Polyvagal Institute Conference
A polyvagal-informed approach to birth and postpartum, creating safety and connection for expecting families.
3 Essentials for Safety in Birth
Learn how the skill of establishing safety in the birthing space, through context, choice and connection will help everyone create the sense of safety required for a safe labor.
Menopause & Brain Health
The Body is no Betraying You
How nervous system regulation shapes the menopause experience and what women can do to build resilience in midlife.
What if your anxiety, exhaustion, brain fog, and overwhelm aren’t signs that your body is failing you, but signs it’s trying to protect you?
Menopause and the Female Body
In this conversation, Chantal shares specific lifestyle changes that can help maintain nervous system resilience during menopause.
From Pregnancy to Menopause: Wisdom From a Women's Health Coach - Part 2
A direct conversation about what menopause actually is, what to expect, and how to navigate it with more knowledge and less fear.
“As a doula and health coach Chantal introduces polyvagal informed approach to create the feelings of safety and connection that help expecting families enhance their birthing experience. Her insightful approach incorporates polyvagal principles to support and optimize birth and minimize trauma in both infant and parents.”
Youtube
“We’re delighted you were able to join us at our conference! Your messages are critical for anyone preparing for birth. Thank you for sharing your deep knowledge and experience with our attendees!”
Books Co-Authored by Chantal
What Others Say
Chantal is available for podcasts, summits, corporate wellness events, and conference keynotes. Her topics include nervous system-informed menopause support, brain health in midlife, polyvagal principles for birth, and coaching women through major life transitions.