Epidural or no???

Okay I’m needing a little bit of encouragement or any advice from you all! I’ve decided not to have an epidural for many different reasons, however, I’m getting extremely annoyed with everyone making comments about not being able to do it and how I’ll regret it (including my MIL😒) I’m not oblivious to the fact that it will be painful, but any advice tips or even stories about going through labor without an epidural would be much appreciated!