Depths of Motherhood

What if your exhaustion isn't coming from doing too much, but from not doing enough of what truly nourishes you? In this episode, we explore a different way of understanding depletion and why more rest isn't always the answer. ✨ In this conversation, we cover: Why exhaustion isn't just physical, it can come from living out of alignment with yourself. How inherited roles, expectations,...

Have you ever found yourself reacting in a way that surprises you, then wondering afterwards, "Where did that come from?" Today I am joined by Lavinia Brown, trauma informed psychodynamic coach, mother, educator, and founder of The Inner Child Healing Expert. Through her coaching, courses, podcast, and resources, Lavinia supports others to heal unresolved childhood wounds, understand the...

Around the campfire with dear sisters, we explore: the longing for village and why so many women feel isolated motherhood, burnout, disability, healing, and rebuilding support the grief of modern disconnection and remembering community ritual, women’s circles, and reconnecting with the earth conflict, vulnerability, rest, and learning how to receive support what it means to slowly rebuild trust, b...

This episode explores how food can be a bridge back to your body, the land, and a deeper sense of connection In this episode, we move beyond diets, rules, and optimisation, and look at our relationship with food through the lens of history, the body, and the world we live in. We touch on: • How food systems have been disrupted to remove autonomy • Why famine and starvation are often shaped by acce...

In this episode I speak with Alexandra Roxo, writer, embodiment teacher, and relationship guide whose work explores emotional truth, sensuality, and the reclamation of feminine power within our lives and relationships. Together we move into a conversation that many women experience but rarely speak about openly.... What happens to intimacy, desire, and the heart within relationships as life change...

Social anxiety is not a flaws it's a nervous system response. In this episode, I explore anxiety as sensation rather than story, how it lives in the body, why it tightens, and how it forms through lived experience, collective instability, and loss of safety. I share my own experience of losing my home and business during Covid, navigating pregnancy in uncertainty, and how anxiety shaped my rel...

In this episode, I sit down with Kristen - a licensed therapist, mother, and founder of Rebel Soul Coaching, for an honest conversation about motherhood, nervous system overwhelm, and the quiet grief so many women are holding. We speak from lived experience rather than theory, staying with what is real, messy, and tender in this season of life. In this conversation, we explore: • Motherhood as a r...

This episode is about getting to know our bodies so we can connect more authentically in relationship and community. It explores how the nervous system learns through experience, why so many of our responses make sense in context, and how much of what we carry comes from living without the village we once had. Returning to one another is not something we can rush or force. It asks for awareness, g...

In this episode of Reweaving the Village , I speak with Amy Viola , co founder of Wild Haven , about rewilding childhood and reweaving community through self directed learning and land based living. We explore Amy’s vision for Wild Haven, how trust, curiosity, and relationship shape children’s learning. We speak honestly about community as a lived practice, not a perfect ideal, and the slow, meani...

Welcome back, here we begin Season 8. This season is all about reweaving the village and returning to the deeper threads of connection that many of us have been longing for. Across the weeks ahead we will explore the body, the land, community, ancestry and the quiet ache that calls us back to one another. In our first episode we explore The Severed Cord. We look at the ache of not belonging and ho...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 7. We’ve journeyed through episodes 78 - 119, exploring preconception to postpartum. Today, I’m joined by Elizabeth Greaves , a mother of three who is passionate about understanding physiological birth and supporting mothers and families in making choices that align with their hearts and real needs. She shares her personal experience of receiving an unconsent...

Have you ever wondered if there’s more to postpartum care than simply “getting back to normal”? What if the path to healing wasn’t about bouncing back but coming home to your body, womb, and rhythm? In this episode, I sit down with Julia Demillones Moore , mother, herbalist, and founder of Moonbeam Steams . She’s a women’s health advocate who came into this work through her own struggles with pain...

In this deeply nourishing conversation, I sit down with Brittany Zeer, mother, guide, and student of INNATE Postpartum Care, to explore the sacred design of women and the ancestral postpartum traditions that are being remembered and rewoven in modern times. We explore: The four pillars of postpartum healing: rest, warmth, body care, and nourishment, and community as the foundation Cross-cultural t...

In this powerful episode, I sit down with somatic educator and STREAM founder Ellen Heed to explore a topic often overlooked in healthcare— scar tissue . Far from being a minor footnote in our healing journey, scar tissue can hold physical, emotional, and energetic imprints that shape our relationship with our bodies. Ellen shares her vast knowledge from decades of work in somatics, anatomy, sexol...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Brienne — Mother, Postpartum Ceremony Facilitator, and founder of Cosmic Mama Medicine. Brienne shares her powerful story of becoming a mother and how it led her to reclaim postpartum as a sacred time for slowing down, healing, and receiving the care that is so often overlooked. We explore what true postpartum support looks like: ✨ Naming your needs — even when t...

Welcome back to Depths of Motherhood . Today, we’re diving into the world of babywearing—an ancient practice that offers deep connection, practical support, and comfort for both mother and baby. Joining us today is Karla Gabriela , a mother of five who has carried each of her children from birth well into toddlerhood. Her daughters are 12, 10, 8, 3, and her newest little one arrived in December 20...

In this episode of Depths of Motherhood Podcast , we welcome Melissa Boyles, founder of Rise in Bloom , to explore the sacred, intuitive journey of caring for a newborn. Melissa shared her personal story of birthing at home in episode 60 Her mission is to help women reconnect with their bodies, intuition, and the sacredness of birth and postpartum. Main Topics Covered: The mother’s and baby’s nerv...

Are you navigating or supporting a postpartum mother — are you noticing experiences of feeling foggy, fatigued, or just not quite yourself? You’re not alone and you don’t have to settle for merely surviving. This week, we’re diving deep into postpartum nutrition and the transformative power of nourishing your body to reclaim your vitality and well-being. Brittany, a birth doula, nutritional therap...

Welcome to this episode, dedicated to the postpartum phase, where we hold space for the mother's experience following birth. This is a time following her rite of passage, when she returns, embodying her new experience. As with any rite of passage, this moment is not just for the mother and child, but for the community and the collective as well. I am honored to have Beatriz, a postpartum and birth...

Today, we are joined by the wonderful Olivia Hinge—a mother, midwife, lactation consultant, and author dedicated to supporting families through one of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of early parenthood: feeding their babies. Previous episode - Depths of Motherhood Podcast - Episode 40 (Mastitis, Aversion, and Inverted Nipples) Having personally struggled with establishing feeding with...

In this episode, we begin our exploration of the postpartum phase which will span over 10 episodes, each delving into the essential needs of postpartum mothers. This week, we're joined by Jay, a skilled herbalist, forager, menstrual cycle educator, and doula. Key Points: Discover the importance of using locally accessible herbs in the postpartum phase for nourishment and healing. Learn about diffe...

This week, I’m honored to share the story of Karena , a mother, healer, and mushroom mama at ⁠⁠Fungi Academy⁠⁠ . Her journey from maiden to mother is a powerful exploration of sovereignty, intuition, and empowerment in birth. Karena shares how she: Welcomed a birth team that made her feel nourished and supported. Explored self-stimulation to connect deeply during labor. Built a nurturing community...

This week on Depths of Motherhood , we explore the journey of men’s rites of passage and also the transition into fatherhood . While much of our podcast centers on women’s rites of passage, today’s conversation shifts the focus to men—our partners, fathers, sons, and friends. This topic is raw, relevant, and deeply necessary for everyone, especially those raising boys, partnering with men, or seek...

In this episode of Depths of Motherhood , we are joined by ⁠Rev. Olivia Bareham, ⁠ a death midwife, interfaith minister, and the founder of Sacred Crossings, an organization dedicated to transforming our approach to death and dying. Through her work, Olivia seeks to restore the sacredness of the death journey, offering education, support, and after-death care to families during life's most profoun...

Welcome to today’s episode, where I’m joined by Victoria Wilbraham—mentor, guide, and host of *Normal Boring Freebirth* Victoria’s approach to birth is beautifully simple and grounded, helping families strip back unnecessary interventions and complicated language to experience birth in its most raw, embodied form.  She supports families in trusting their own "yes" and "no," finding their voice and...