Embodied Mother Podcast

After months away, Laura returns to share an honest reflection on a turbulent first half of 2026; six months in Bali, the pull between her son's need for his father and her own longing for community, and the moment she finally chose to stop moving and put down roots in Thailand. A tender episode about support, surrender, and answering the call when another mother needs you. I’d love to hear from y...

In this powerful and far-reaching conversation, Laura is joined by grandmother, former homebirth midwife, author and founder of the School of Shamanic Womancraft,  Jane Hardwicke Collings . Together they move through the full arc of a woman’s life — from menarche to motherhood, from menopause into what Jane calls  SageEssence  — reclaiming the seasonal map of maiden, mother, mage and crone. Jane s...

In this rich and expansive conversation, Laura is joined by astrologer Veronika for a deep exploration of the energetic landscape of 2026 and the threshold we are currently standing on. Recorded across New Year’s Day in the Cayman Islands and 2nd January in Bali, this episode offers an embodied astrological reflection on endings, acceleration, and the profound transition from the Water Snake into...

In this end-of-year reflection, Laura shares a heartfelt message recorded on 31st December from Ubud, Bali , as Embodied Mother enters a gentle winter pause. Though living in the tropics, she speaks to the cellular call to hibernate — honouring rest, reflection, and the cave-like stillness that winter invites. Looking back on 2025, Laura reflects on the year-long theme of shedding , guided by the...

In this fiery Sagittarius-season episode, Laura reflects on the theme that has shaped her entire year: shedding . Drawing on the symbolism of the Year of the Snake , Scorpio season’s deep excavation, and her own experiences of loss, contraction, and unexpected redirection, she explores how life’s setbacks are often secret blessings — initiations that expand our capacity to receive more. From visa...

In this short, contemplative episode, Laura reflects on the deep human longing for community — and the uncomfortable truth that many of us say we want connection while unconsciously resisting it. From a quiet café in Thailand, she traces her own spiralling thoughts about journalling, isolation, motherhood, and the tools we use to regulate ourselves when community is absent. She questions how moder...

On this New Moon in Scorpio episode, Laura reflects on the archetypal descent that mothers move through — the stripping away, the death, the surrender, and the eventual resurfacing. As monsoon rains fall around her home in Thailand, she revisits My Octopus Teacher , the documentary that first mirrored her own death of the maiden five years ago. Watching it again with her son becomes a portal into...

In this illuminating solo episode, Laura explores the subtle ways we feed negativity through our words, thoughts, and stories. She reflects on how the habit of complaining — whether through gossip, looping narratives, or self-pity — keeps us small and disconnected from our inner light. Through personal insight, motherhood, and daily practice, Laura shares how we can transform complaint into gratit...

In this short yet inspiring solo episode, Laura reflects on the birth of the podcast and the journey that brought Embodied Mother to life. She shares how mentorship, manifestation work, and consistent devotion supported her creative process, highlighting the teachers and practices that helped her move beyond self-doubt and into aligned action. This week’s episode offers insight into the To Be Magn...

In this heartfelt solo episode, host Laura shares reflections during the New Moon in Libra from her home in Thailand. After a recent injury, she explores themes of healing, grounding, and receiving , revealing how her experiences mirror deeper emotional and spiritual lessons. The episode centres on reconnecting with the Embodied Mother archetype , understanding the wounded maiden , and finding hea...

In this honest and vulnerable episode, Laura reflects on the lifelong journey of learning to receive — help, care, and community — especially as a single mother navigating life’s unexpected turns. Recorded in Thailand after a series of challenging events, she shares how an accident, school closures, and the temporary absence of her co-parent became powerful lessons in surrender, support, and the i...

In this intimate conversation, Laura sits with dear friend Mariska to explore mother energy beyond biology. From miscarriages to menopause, Peru to India, and devotion to the Divine Mother, we meet creation, loss, and renewal as one continuous initiatory path. Mariska shares how she mothers children, communities, projects, land, and herself, and how ritual, song, and service turn pain into purpose...

In this solo update, Laura shares vulnerably about navigating burnout, saying no to a return to Ireland, and finding her family’s rhythm again in Thailand. She opens up about the loneliness of mothering without a village, the tension between homeschooling and international schooling, and the ongoing dance between her own needs and her child’s. This season has also been deeply shaped by David Ghiya...

I welcome Veronika to the Embodied Mother Podcast . Though not a biological mother, she embodies the Mother archetype through her initiatory journey, feminine wisdom, and devotion to astrology and embodiment practices. Together, we explore the dance between the Divine Feminine and Masculine, the astrology of our current times, and how to ground cosmic shifts into daily micro-practices of self-moth...

In this episode of The Embodied Mother Podcast, I sit down with Julia Jerg — founder of the Sovereign Mamas movement, coach, and mother of two.  Julia shares her journey from corporate burnout in Germany to a decade of digital nomad life, into the powerful work she now leads in motherhood, business, and sovereignty. Her story is a beautiful reminder that we can create freedom, impact, and deep ful...

In this solo episode of the Embodied Mother Podcast , Laura reflects on her recent return from Bali and the deep healing journey she experienced through rest, embodiment practices and spiritual teachings. She shares her process of recovering from burnout, her evolving relationship with the mother wound, and the soul’s path of correction through Kabbalistic wisdom. Laura also explores the sacred ro...

In this solo episode, Laura reflects on her time in Thailand with her son and the importance of “wasting time” as medicine for burnout. She shares personal stories of early motherhood, the pressures of structured routines, and the healing she found through rest, nature, and slowing down. Laura also opens up about her decision to return to remote accountancy work – not as her soul’s purpose, but as...

In this life update recorded from Istanbul during a layover on the way back to Thailand, I share the twists and turns of the past few months — from travel with my son to shifting life plans and the search for a place to truly “ground.” What started as a trip to Ireland expanded into ten weeks, a canceled Kenya reunion, and a deep dive into decisions about home, schooling, and stability. I open up...

In this personal solo episode, I speak to you from the road in Connemara, reflecting on shame, motherhood, identity, and healing. This is an unfiltered glimpse into the vulnerable spaces of my life — from navigating single motherhood and shame spirals to reconnecting with community, therapy, and the sea. I explore what it means to parent through pain, carry ancestral wounds, and search for groundi...

In this personal solo episode, Laura opens her heart from a raw, vulnerable place — sharing her current descent into the unknown. Speaking from her temporary home in Ireland after a major life shift, she reflects on solo motherhood, burnout, the unschooling journey, the call back to ancestral roots, and the painful but potent process of discerning where "home" truly is. With honesty and tenderness...

In this deeply nourishing episode of the Embodied Mother Podcast , Genna shares the powerful story of her transformation from medical student to intuitive mother, her journey through two sovereign births, and the deep spiritual awakenings that unfolded along the way.  Genna and Laura explore themes of autonomy, embodied trust, gestation past 40 weeks, ancestral healing, and the unseen forces guidi...

In this heartfelt conversation, I speak with Nicole Schlögel – a former NHS midwife with 18 years' experience – who has since stepped away from institutional midwifery to support undisturbed, physiological birth outside the system. Nicole shares her journey from hospital to home, from protocols to presence, and from midwife to wise woman. We explore birth as a sacred rite of passage, the myth of i...

On Irish land, Laura sits in sacred conversation with birth keeper Ailtín Rose—weaving story, ceremony, and the quiet power of undisturbed birth. Laura speaks with Ailtín about restoring the sacred nature of birth, supporting undisturbed physiological labour, and holding women through life’s powerful thresholds. Though not a biological mother, Ailtín brings profound maiden energy to her work, offe...

In this first part of a powerful conversation, Laura Guinnane sits down with her teacher and friend, Jess from The Matrona —a former labour and delivery nurse turned holistic birth educator. Together, they explore the sacred journey of healing, sovereignty, and self-trust in womanhood and motherhood. Jess is first and foremost a mother, and she loves mothers. Jess is a teacher, homeschooler, homeb...

In this solo episode, I’m coming to you from a very real, very raw place in my luteal phase, back in Ireland after cultivating a slow pace of living in the north of Thailand, where I’ve been based more permanently. I share what it’s felt like to return to the fast pace of life here after months of intentionally slow, yin-centred living. Since landing, everything has unravelled—my cycle, my rhythm,...