Mother's Path

In the Season 4 finale of Mother's Path, we are calling it like they see it: we've gotten soft. From "my social cup is full" to complaining about the humidity, sleep, and overstimulation, modern motherhood has become a culture of comfort and complaint — and it's costing us our villages, our resilience, and our kids' future. Spoiler: it starts with putting on your big girl...

We answer questions from you! Get to know our thoughts and opinions on things from weaning, sleep, homeschooling, friends, mentors, and husband conflicts.  Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_ GIVEAWAY DETAILS: To win a Solly Baby Wrap: Like, subscribe, and LEAVE A COMMENT on the show page. Tag/share the podcast on Instagram and tag use for entry,  @theloveofbreas...

Your kids are a reflection of you, and that includes how they think about food, spending, and technology use. This week, we’re unpacking overconsumption in motherhood: the coffee shop trips that turned from treat into expectation, the dinner-to-treat negotiation cycle, and the hard truth that the lack of discipline might be ours, not theirs. We’re getting vulnerable about our own habits and asking...

Confidence in motherhood isn't about having all the answers — it's about knowing what you believe and standing firmly in it. In this episode, We unpack how true confidence comes from getting clear on your beliefs, setting boundaries, and making decisions without outsourcing your voice to others.  From birth stories that didn't go as planned to the everyday moments of parenting with con...

Where's the line between owning your life and beating yourself up? In this episode, we unpack the critical difference between radical responsibility — the empowering choice to take ownership of your circumstances — and self-blame, the destructive habit of turning every setback into a personal indictment. We share practical ways to tell them apart, and how to hold yourself accountable without b...

Have you ever typed your breastfeeding questions into ChatGPT and taken the answer as gospel? You're not alone — but you might be doing more harm than good. In this episode, we unpack the growing trend of moms turning to AI for lactation advice and share real stories of new moms told by ChatGPT that they had low milk supply and other issues — leading to unnecessary supplementation, stress, and...

Are you following all of the self-prescribed holistic-world rules but feeling burnt out? Maybe you binged a new wellness account on Instagram and all of a sudden feel like you are not doing enough?   We are here to tell you - THERE ARE NO RULES! We are the ultimate, earthly authority over our families and we can pick and choose how we manage our respective aura of health . Today, we are chatting (...

What happens when our children become the center of our marriage, our home, and our entire family life? Collectively, as a society, we are obsessed with our children. Somewhere along the way, child-centered parenting became the cultural default. But what if putting your marriage first is actually one of the best things you can do for your children? Follow us and join the conversation as Season 4 o...

PS. Babies learn to sleep the same way they learn everything else. Through relationships. Through watching you wind down. Through shared rhythm. Through a home that ebbs and flows with natural light, evening slowness, and nervous system safety. Sleep isn’t trained into them. It’s modeled. This season’s finale is about being the grown woman in the room. Putting on your big girl pants. Not rigid. No...

In this episode, we consider the connection between tongue ties and maternal rigidity. We explore the idea that tension shows up in more places than we think. In our nervous systems, in feeding dynamics, and sometimes even in tissue. While tongue ties are anatomical and real, we discuss how breastfeeding struggles are often layered: body, baby, birth, and the emotional resistance to being changed...

In this episode, we explore the victim triangle and how it shows up in motherhood. Sometimes, without realizing it, we place our children in the role of “the problem.” They’re too sensitive. Too wild. Too anxious. Too behind. Too much. And in doing so, we unintentionally step into a dynamic where the issue lives inside them rather than examining the environment, the expectations, or our own patter...

In this episode, we talk about aging. Not as something to fight, but something to step into. Learn how we picture ourselves aging and why so many of us have been taught to resist what is actually natural and inevitable. Instead of chasing youth, what would it look like to lean into age. To welcome the steadiness, the clarity, the boundaries, the deeper self-trust that often comes with it. Follow u...

When something comes up in motherhood, where do you turn first? The group chat? Social media? A poll of opinions? In this episode, we talk about the difference between crowdsourcing our motherhood and resourcing ourselves. We explore how constantly seeking outside input can slowly erode a mother’s confidence and how easy it is to disconnect from our own intuition when every decision is filtered th...

We explore how intentionality compounds over time and how many of the things people call “lucky” are truly the result of quiet, consistent alignment.  It is not luck, but clarity + action + embodied belief. Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_ Video editing by @crownedonevisuals Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna Space Dynamic Infant Movem...

In this episode, we challenge the narrative that children simply get sick all winter long. We explore the idea that illness isn’t a seasonal inevitability and that winter may not be the villain we’ve made it out to be. Instead, we look deeper.  We explore how children are deeply responsive to their environment and especially to the nervous system of their mother. What if winter sickness is less ab...

In our Season 3 premiere, Emily shares the story of Wally’s birth - a freebirth in the quiet of her own home, attended only by her husband while her children slept nearby. Whether you are planning a hospital birth, homebirth, exploring what autonomy in motherhood means to you, or simply curious, this conversation invites you to reflect on where your power lives. Gentle note : Freebirth is a deeply...

Our season finale episode, just in time for a seasonal shift! Emily prepares to welcome baby number three and Taylor gears up for a move to Northern Michigan for the winter.  We are taking stock of what it means to live seasonally . Aligning our lives with the shifts in light, temperature, and energy. From morning sun to slower winter days, we talk about how following the current of the natural wo...

One of our favorite episodes yet! This week we chat about what it really means to nourish the female body. How simple, intentional choices can restore balance, energy, and vitality. Rediscovering what it means to be well-fed, well-rested, and deeply supported. Join us! Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_ Video editing by @crownedonevisuals Sponsor: Sauna Space Re...

This week we’re talking about our ideas around natural rhythms and roles that exist within our families - the mother as nurturer and nourisher, the father as protector and provider. Not as boxes to fit into, but as energies that bring balance and wholeness to the home. We explore what it feels like when we live within these roles, and what happens when they’re forgotten or flipped. It’s a nuanced...

In this episode, we talk about returning to our wild design - syncing with the sun, seasons, and our instincts. When we stop fighting our nature and start living closer to it, life begins to feel more alive, more easeful, more true. Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_ Video editing by @crownedonevisuals Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy 10% Off Your Sauna Sp...

We are exploring what it means to truly take ownership of your life - as a woman, a mother, a creator. We are often given the message to wait for rescue, for permission, for the right moment or right person. But what if no one is coming? What if you are the one you’ve been waiting for? We talk about stepping out of the victim mindset and into radical responsibility. Reclaiming the power to shape y...

In this episode, we explore what it means to support our children without rushing to label, fix, or intervene. So much of modern parenting assumes that babies need constant correction or management but what if the opposite were true? Welcome to the practice of watchful waiting : a space where we step back, hold presence, and allow our little ones to reveal their own capacity to adapt and grow. Fol...

This week on Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots , we dive into a freeing and confronting truth: everything is a choice. We share our own stories of moments when we realized we were living in a victim mindset - and how choosing differently changed everything. From how we respond to our kids, to how we care for our bodies, to the stories we tell ourselves about what is possible. We talk about how each ch...

Welcome back to season two of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots! In this opening episode we welcome you to our living room to share stories about how our own inner state has shaped the atmosphere around us - the way the home feels, how our children respond, how we move through our days. We talk about the power mothers have to shift the “weather” in the home. This is an invitation to notice how your en...

In the season finale of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots , we explore the transformative idea of radical responsibility —what it looks like to take full ownership of our choices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. This isn’t about blame. It’s about empowerment. We don’t promise ease. But we do promise truth, encouragement, and a reminder that you are the expert on your baby, your body, and your famil...