Emilie Alexina Podcast

In this week’s homeschool diaries (week 2) I share mostly about my emotional release around the new moon. I talk about how I went through it and what my higher guidance had to say about it. I also talk about how I accessed a past life on my own which provided incredible perspective, space and healing regarding a current relationship in my life. Let’s connect! Support me with a financial contributi...

The first episode of a series I will be doing! Here is a space for me to share about our homeschool journey, my inner work and my approach to waldorf education. Let’s connect! Instagram @emiliealexina Website emiliealexina.com Facebook page Emilie Alexina Email emiliealexina@gmail.com Telegram https://t.me/emiliealexinachannel Music is by Kate Sutherland www.katesutherland.ca

In today’s episode, I share about our experience enrolling our girls in public school last June (French Catholic School). I share about - our homeschool year with the three kids (including baby). - The decision to enroll in school - Immunization - How it went - My thoughts on Catholic school - Why we have chosen to continue to homeschool. Let’s connect! Instagram @emiliealexina Website emiliealexi...

In this episode I share about my recent QHHT session with practitioner Lena. I saw a lifetime as a First Nations medicine woman. This storyline brought great healing for me on many levels. Some of the themes discussed include: - past life connection with my man - Becoming hardened after loss of a spouse - Experiencing a WHOLE maidenhood Instagram @emiliealexina Website emiliealexina.com Facebook p...

I’m wrapping up my wild pregnancy and birth story with reflections on my postpartum year. In this episode I discuss the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of postpartum healing. - Was postpartum harder with a 3rd baby - Navigating isolation - Managing longer than usual postpartum bleeding holistically - Registering a baby born outside the system - Gardening in postpartum (NOT recommended!)...

This is the third episode on my journey to bring our son into the world. See the previous episodes on “conscious conception” and “the emotional work of pregnancy” for a full context. In this episode, I share about my unassisted birth experience with my third baby and our first son. The birth itself is quite straight forward. I woke up at 1 am with sensations, rested in my room for a few hours, had...

In this episode I delve into more details around the emotional work of pregnancy. I believe pregnancy to be an opportunity for women to release and transform in body, mind and spirit for the benefit of themselves and their families and communities. I share about: - self responsibility - Dealing with feelings and stories of abandonment - Navigating a tense relationship with my mom during pregnancy...

In this episode I explore two topics which came up in conversation with a group of parents at a conscious education workshop. I challenge the idea of living life based on making decisions and taking actions from the point of view of “love vs. fear” and “doing no harm”. Are these values we should pass on to our kids? Let me know what you think by connecting at the links below. Instagram @emiliealex...

Today’s the day I start sharing my pregnancy and birth story with my third baby, my first son, Theo. In this episode, I also cover conscious conception and our decision making process for welcoming in a third baby. Other topics include: - Pregnancy during the height of Covid lockdowns and mandates - Choosing not to use a pregnancy test - Wild dreams - Wanting a boy and working through the fear of...

Welcome back! Finally part two is here! In part one, Sam shared the experiences of her two C-section births in midwifery care. This episode describes her healing journey and the births of her next two children which happened at home with a birth attendant. In this episode we cover: - Navigating the trauma of a failed vbac attempt - Realizing the system could not help her have the birth experience...

Celebrating our children growing up

Today I have a rich episode detailing Sam’s birth stories for the births of her first two children. We dive into many aspects of traumatic birth in the medical system including: - c section for breech birth in midwifery care - Attempting a vbac with midwives - The reality and statistics of home birth after a cesarean with midwives - Uterine rupture - The long induction process - The assault of « s...

On today’s audio journal I share about how I’m managing my current waves of emotions as I navigate the postpartum period. I also talk about how I regret not taking vitamin D this winter and my experience with Juice Plus supplements. Finally, I cover how sleep deprivation and the isolation of mothering a baby can be gift and is helping me fulfil my heart’s desires. Reach out to me @thisrawmomlife o...

*Trigger warning pregnancy loss, miscarriage Today I welcome Lauren age 24 from Niagara, Ontario, onto the podcast to share her story of pregnancy loss. She shares this story with much courage, vulnerability and wisdom. In this episode we discuss healing eczema naturally, being pregnant for the first time and navigating the choices for prenatal care within and outside of the medical system, FAM, t...

The past few years have been hard on relationships as we navigate different sources of information, beliefs systems, values and commitments. Some of it has been hard and straining, but I ultimately believe it can be for the good. It can all lead to better relationships with others and our own selves. Join me as I work through untying these knots in the mind using Byron Katie’s The Work. Find my fr...

Hi! I’m finally back after recovering from my kids being sick…you heard me right, being a 24/7 caretaker for sick people for a few weeks means *I* need time to recover! I’m excited to share this episode which highlights a lot more than I had initially intended. I wanted to share how I bring the Resurrection Story of Christ to my children and then went off on a few tangents. I talk about my childho...

On today’s show I welcome Sheena Purcell. Sheena is a wife, mum to three boys and a very talented jeweller living in Montreal. In this episode, she shares her birth stories which take us from a crazy hospital experience in Japan, to a beautiful birth with birth attendants outside the system, to a birth in midwifery care. Sheena also worked as a doula in Montreal hospitals for 8 years and explores...

Hello friend! It is a bright sunny nearly Spring day. I went for a walk with Theo and I am sitting by Georgian Bay sharing contemplations. Enjoy!

In this episode, I share some of the feedback about the recent birth episodes I’ve been sharing with the sun to encourage conversation and diversity. I discuss labeling birth with terms like natural, vaginal, physiological. I discuss how all women and babies are heroes for doing this work no matter where or how they birth and that we don’t know people’s full stories. I also talk about feeling vali...

Join me today for a 25 min guided meditation. Find yourself a quiet place, get cozy and take some time for you dear mother. In my introduction I mention some thoughts on the stars and meditating with my kids. Details for preparing for the meditation begin at 7:30 and the meditation begins at 12 min in case you want to come back and listen to it again. It can be a beautiful monthly practice during...

On today’s show I welcome Alyssa Bombay. Alyssa is a mother, wife, paramedic, freebirthing mama and traditional birth attendant in the Ottawa area. Her incredible journey takes us from unnecessary abuse by a midwife in a birth centre during her first birth, to birthing a pregnancy loss at home with her family, to a spontaneous Freebirth at home before midwives’ arrival and finally to the choice of...

On today’s episode I’m sharing my intentions behind sharing Birth and birthwork stories here on this podcast. I define terms commonly used in the world of birth outside the system as I understand them. I also go over the who, what, where, when and why of Freebirth (unassisted birth) and birth outside the system. Enjoy! The book I mention in the episode which is known as the original source of info...

On today’s show I welcome Sondra Reher, mother, nurse and birth doula based in Oshawa ON. In this episode, she tells of her experience working as a nurse in the early days of Covid. The way her supervisors and policy makers handled the situation furthered her distrust for the allopathic medical system which was brought forth after the traumatic birth of her son a year prior. In her second pregnanc...

In this episode, Santana shares her journey to the Freebirth of her son Keon in Thornbury. Ontario. She shares about feeling his presence years before he arrived on earth and the dream that told of his coming. Her story highlights pregnancy as “adult evolution”, seeking prenatal care outside of the medical system and going “overdates” (birthing somewhere in her 42nd week of gestation). Enjoy! Reac...

Hi everyone! I’m happy to get the ball rolling here on my podcast again. Today, I share my approach to supporting my body through breast inflammation and light fever which most people call « mastitis ». I hope this is helpful to you! Don’t hesitate to reach to me on Instagram @thisrawmomlife with thoughts, questions, comments about today’s episode. Have a blessed day