Rooted Woman

I was so inspired by Bethanee and our conversation. I hold a vision for motherhood that is true integration and joy: bringing together all the parts of ourselves into a beautiful life. Bethanee shares her life and mothering perspectives with us. and we talk about a lot of different topics within this realm: farming with her children, weaving ceremony into their everyday lives, becoming a more reso...

Last September (2023), I was a guest on the Crunchy Mom Club podcast with Erika Wirth. I thought it would be fun to share that conversation here (and she posted my recent conversation with her, on her podcast as well (check out her ep. 41). Erika reaching out to me initially actually began such a sweet friendship and I'm so glad she did. In this conversation, I share my "origin story&quot...

This week, I speak with Kass, a woman devoted to mothers living in a state of embodiment, regulation, and pleasure, offered through her somatic tools. She talks about.... Her own postpartum experience and initiation Healing as sitting with the body, and its sensations and stories Pregnancy and birth as a womb cleansing on all levels The vulnerability of the postpartum time and rooting in ourselves...

This week, Hannah Grace shares the wild and sweet birth stories of her two sons. Each story carries its own beauty and wisdom. Enjoy and be inspired! Hannah Grace resides on her tiny forming homestead in the Appalachian mountains with her beloved partner and 2 precious sons. Motherhood and partnership is at the center of her life, allowing her sacred roles to transform her into her highest. After...

Today I'm talking with Lindsay Courcelle, a myofascial release therapist and internal pelvic bodyworker, on the sacred pelvic bowl and the multi-faceted experiences we go through as women that affect us and are held in our bodies. We talk about the importance of sitting in consciousness in this space in order to free up energy for life and creative flow. Join Lindsay in FLOW , a live (and reco...

Meghan shares the creative and transformational conscious conception of her first child, and her unexpected second conception. Both are sovereign, simple, and beautifully inspiring stories. Meghan Persephone Taylor is a wild woman, radical mother, and visionary artist devoted to the exploration and celebration of the transformational power of creative self- expression. She is a multidisciplinary c...

This week, Carrie shares the birth stories of her two children, including one of redemptive healing for her matrilineage. Within her stories, you can feel her devotion to uncovering her inner truth, and her commitment to birthing in her power - both for her own soul healing, and her matrilineage. Carrie Michelle is living life to the fullest in Austin, Texas as a mother of two beautiful children....

Zoe shares her dharma as a midwife, her experiences in midwifery and the difficult witnessing and taking part in obstetric violence. After a divine accident and miracle healing, she shares what comes next for her, including her powerful and deeply intuitive birth stories. Zoe beautifully illustrates what is possible for women who seek to live an embodied, truthful, and spirit-led life. Zoë Jade is...

This is a special woman - Zuri, powerfully referring to herself as Dragon Mother - who walks the talk and is committed to the path of re-villaging. She shares in this episode about what it looks like for her and what she is building (inspiring ideas for bringing into your own communities). She also shares her way of conscious, respectful parenting and encouraging healthy sibling dynamics. We talk...

Elissa shares her intimate story about becoming a single mom of her young son. I resonate with her relatable story and how she has gone through this process with so much intention for consciousness in regards to her personal healing and relationship. This is also a beautiful story of the many ways our children/spirit babies/souls guide us in our lives. She shares about meeting her partner, having...

There are SO many gems within this conversation, and I guarantee this will inspire and move you as a woman/mother, where you have sons or daughters (or want to be a mom some day). We talk about... How parenting somewhat "begins" in the toddler phase Nicole's instinctual, embodied mothering approach and the weaving together of primal needs and mothering in modern times A discussion on...

If you haven't heard of fertility astrology or your lunar conception window, your mind will be expanded by some of this knowledge. Athena is such an open, authentic and interesting woman, you'll love this conversation and topics. Her humility, trust, humor, and true, candid honesty with herself along her pre-conception path is inspiring to me. We talk about: - Athena's path into herbal...

Erika Wirth of Wirth Wellness and the Crunchy Mom Club podcast is on today to share her stories of healing her body on a deep level as she prepared for pregnancy, her sovereign pregnancy and birth experience, and then we have a conversation about respectful, new-earth parenting and mothering. We talk about: How Erika witnessed her mother loving her role, and how that led her to knowing mothering w...

In this episode, Amber shares her experience of healing very painful periods and depletion from many years of a vegetarian diet and pregnancy. Through the simplicity of prioritizing nourishing and ancestral foods, she found her path to vitality. Amber details what eating a nourishing diet looks like for her, and how her womb and overall health has shifted greatly since changing the way she eats. A...

This is a long title but within this topic, it truly encompasses SO much. This is a rich episode for women who want to become mothers one day and speaks to a huge part of the path that is often not touched upon much - that of learning through, supporting, and being with mothers/children/families. We talk about: Her reflections on her relationship with children, as well as how her friends feel Emil...

Emma is an inspiring woman who is deeply rooted in her ancestral Wise Woman ways of herbalism, ceremony and ritual, birthkeeping, and so much more. Enjoy this episode about peaceful birth, sitting in trust of the wisdom of the body, and leaning on herbal remedies for well-being. We talk about: Emma's easeful, trusting, and magical pregnancy and birth story Sauna as a womb space for birth and d...

Enjoy this (part 2) conversation with Shakti Priya, where we deepen into the truly sacred path of conscious conception and the honor of bringing in life. She also shares deeper about these topics with the foundation of her tantric perspective. We talk about: - Walking the path of conscious conception as a way to bring forth a child who isn't weighed down by the pain and burden of its ancestors...

Anna shares her stories of the calling to serve mothers, leading her into the system as a labor and delivery nurse, and her emergence out of that world after the traumatic first full-term birth of her son. She talks about psychedelic conception, early pregnancy loss at home, her story and approach with pre-eclampsia, and her most recent fast freebirth of her second son at home. Anna's stories...

This is a special and thought-provoking conversation. I'm excited to bring on Kristin Hauser again (see Ep 18 for part 1) to deepen into talking about the experience of motherhood, womanhood, and womb vitality. Each sub-topic is so rich and could be expanded on a lot. In this episode, we talk about: What Kristin's integration and shifting as a mother of 3 looks like now, and how she's...

This week, Corinne shares her stories of entering motherhood without support and nourishment, its impact, and the many lessons learned along the way that inspired her current work in serving mothers in the postpartum time. She talks about: - Her path into motherhood - Her postpartum experience, the impact of lack of rest and supportive nourishment - The foundation of birth and postpartum preparati...

Reighn was my first guest on the podcast (listen to her birthing stories on ep 5. " Reighn's Stories of Birth, Resilience, and Nourishment ") and now she comes back to do a deeper dive into her work surrounding eating and nourishment. We talk about... What it means to eat for your physiology and why that is the guiding light for all of Reighn's nutritional advice Dogma and ideolo...

We hear the beautiful birthing stories. But where are our motherhood stories, too? I am honored in this episode to bring on Ivy, who shares her maiden-to-mother journey, with all of its beauty and difficulties. This will be a balm to any new mother in the depths of the postpartum time, or a woman who is close to undergoing this rite of passage herself. Ivy's story, and others like her, are the...

Shakti Priya is a woman I invited to come on, to speak to the hearts of maidens, and this conversation went into that and so many more expansive topics. This is a must-listen conversation for any woman to heal the wounded maiden aspects within that block us from the highest and most joyful evolution of our womanhood. Mothers and elders, we can never let the maiden within us die. You will feel the...

Hope you enjoy as much as I did, listening to Neely's beautiful wild, freebirth of her daughter, including how she healed fibromyalgia naturally by addressing emotional aspects and aligning with natural living, and her incredible fast first birth. Neely is such a wise and peaceful mother, and I feel other first-time mothers would be inspired by her and her story. Enjoy! Follow Neely @barefoot_...

Today I have on the intuitive Amber, on to share her stories of choosing to trust herself and her baby by birthing outside the system, after being told after a surgical fibroid removal that she would never be able to have a vaginal birth. Amber walks us through her path of healing blocked uterine (fallopian) tubes naturally, pregnancy loss, leaving the medical system at 32 weeks, and finding power...