The Well-Nourished Mother: Helping You Thrive in Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood

After nearly a year away from the microphone, we're back with a life update that (in true Lauren & Nicole style) manages to cover ADHD diagnoses, fractured bones, nursing careers, master's degrees, ear piercings, birth work, and the strange way life only makes sense when you look backwards. In this conversation, we reflect on the seasons that have shaped us over the past year. Lauren...

Matrescence is finally getting the attention it deserves — but is the conversation actually helping mothers move through it? Naming the transition is a start. But naming it isn't the same as navigating it. In this episode, Lauren goes deeper into one of her most beloved and most studied topics: matrescence. This is part personal reflection, part teaching, and part invitation — and it's a...

In this episode Lauren explores what's been quietly lost in the way modern culture approaches birth — and how to begin bringing it back through simple, intentional ceremony.  Lauren shares about the history of birthing rituals, why they disappeared, the importance of honouring the traditions, cultures, and lineages that have shaped these practices, and the simple, beautiful practice of a Moth...

How can we bring the beauty, wisdom, and deep healing of traditional practices into modern birthwork and motherhood, while honouring their roots? In this moving conversation, Lauren sits down with Andréa de Keijzer , a doula, photographer, and kinesiologist born in Mexico, whose work is devoted to preserving and sharing the ancestral wisdom of Mexican midwifery. Together, they explore the rebozo —...

Under September’s full moon, we sit in the messy middle of it all—thresholds, tenderness, and the very human urge to know what’s on the other side. In this episode, Lauren shares the mixed cocktail of grief and excitement as her daughter starts preschool and a whole new chapter of life and motherhood (and schedule) opens up. Nicole reflects on the one-year mark of her child’s autism diagnosis and...

Concepts like matrescence and the nervous system are getting more attention, FINALLY! But as they become buzzwords, they’re often watered down, overgeneralized, and stripped of the nuance they deserve.  In this episode, we are sooooooo excited to talk about our new upcoming training centered on the maternal nervous system. This training will explore why the maternal nervous system is the missing l...

Nicole and Lauren gather just ahead of the full moon to share honest updates and reflections on life, business, and the ever-changing seasons of motherhood.  Our biggest intention for this episode is to give you a big behind the scenes peek into our process behind launching and refining our latest offering, Held—a community designed for mother-serving professionals.  We openly discuss the little p...

This is probably my number one question I get asked right now as a doula... What does a postpartum doula shift look like? What kind of support of you offer? And while it can be hard to fully articulate what it feeeeeels like to be cared for by a doula in this vulnerable season of life, I attempt to give you a peak into the flavour of postpartum doula support that I currently offer. Because that&ap...

What does it mean to "prune" and "nourish" in your current season of motherhood? Why does it matter?! In this short and sweet episode I'm sharing some of the wisdom I find myself sharing on repeat with my current doula clients.  Come explore why it’s important to let go of non-essential tasks, delegate, and intentionally seek support, especially for high-achieving women ad...

Buckle up. This one’s a ride. We honestly joked that the whole thing could’ve just been a blooper reel LOL but buried inside the Moana 2 quotes, pizza-cupcake metaphors, fat cat analogies, and all the giggles… There’s something real here. Something tender. Something we both needed to say out loud, and maybe you needed to hear??  We hold our usual nuance and throughout this episode of Musings &...

We all know about the “shoulds”, but what about the “coulds”?  In this episode we reflect on this sneaky feeling of always feeling “behind” despite logically knowing that time is just a construct.  We realize what’s actually happening is this feeling of lost potential and disappointment of not getting as much done as we wanted to. Which leads us to explore how we are already shedding the “shoulds”...

Join us as we muse on a little bit of everything EXCEPT the full moon (LOL). In this episode, we dive into a heartfelt discussion about redefining consistency, embodying our values, and navigating life's many moving parts. We reflect on the privilege of consistency, discuss some inspiring insights from Shirin Eskandini, founder of Wholehearted Coaching, and share personal stories of being mis...

We’re back!!! Nicole and Lauren finally press record after a six-month break from recording together.  In this episode, we share updates on our lives, including meeting in person for the first time, camping adventures, and Lauren’s transition back into nursing. Nicole delves deep into her family's discovery and acceptance of autism, discussing her daughter's diagnosis for the first time...

Matrescence—the identity transition into motherhood—is gaining recognition, but even though many now understand what it is, most mothers still lack a roadmap for how to navigate it. Enter, Jessie Harrold. Jessie has written a beautiful book based on her many years of work supporting women and mothers through radical transformation, which offers practical tools for navigating the complex and someti...

What do biomechanics have to do with birth?! Everything . And yet, it's often left out of the birth conversation and pre-natal education entirely. ******************************************** “You’ll never hear me say I trust birth.” Those are the words that caught my attention last week on social media and ignited my fascinating conversation with this week’s guest Adelaide Meadow, but the co...

Having a baby changes everything . Especially your relationship. It can throw you off guard, but with the right tools, open and honest communication, and a commitment to prioritizing the changing needs of your relationship, you can feel like a rock solid team riding the waves of parenthood, together.   In this episode I'm chatting with Autumn Fowler, a clinical counsellor, relationship expert...

We’re so often given the advice of “more being, less doing” yet what does this actually look like in modern motherhood as busy, potentially high achieving, and conscious mothers or women entrepreneurs?  It can be easy to enter a shame spiral when we find ourselves betraying our own needs or not following through on things we intend to do.  In this episode, we uncover the identity of efficiency and...

In this episode, we vulnerably reflect on the turbulence we’ve both experienced this past month and how it’s impacting our nervous systems, our creativity, our productivity, and our sense of Self. We share our own journeys of discomfort and fear, and embrace the concept of pausing and slowing down to return in a more authentic way. As we continue to deepen into cyclical embodiment, we both acknowl...

Listen in as we redefine consistency, untangle (and embrace) our natural cyclical rhythms, and discuss the delicate balance between desire and obligation and where devotion fits into motherhood and/or conscious entrepreneurship.  While we are both celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our podcasts, we reflect on our devotion to getting to this point by defining our own rules around consistency. We...

Join us for another all-over-the-place episode in true Lauren and Nicole style, where we continue to share insights about introspection, practicing self-compassion, and embracing uncertainty from our experience as mother entrepreneurs. We pull on some pretty thick threads anchored around fear, perfectionism, performance, and productivity, all while orienting back to our values of connection and em...

Buckle up friend! This is a true glimpse into how our behind the scenes conversations usually flow… a little all over the map, but with so much depth, curiosity, and reflection along the way.  Join us as we begin this FULL MOON episode by each candidly sharing updates around what’s currently alive in our respective seasons of business and motherhood.  We then begin to untangle the harsh extremes i...

What are the essential components to focus on in early postpartum, so you can heal, bond, and thrive as a new mother? Join Brittany Zeer and I as we explore just how to plan and prepare for a nourished postpartum experience. Brittany is the creator of Blissful Womb Care where she supports women and mothers through the entire childbearing continuum. She is a certified INNATE Postpartum Care Practit...

WELCOME TO THIS CO-CREATED SEGMENT BETWEEN NICOLE PASVEER AND LAUREN FORTUNA-FLOCH, ANCHORED AROUND CYCLICAL EMBODIMENT AND EXPLORATION OF THE WITCH This is the first segment of Musings + Magick!!!! ☾ The intention is to meet on the full and new moons of each month to do an energy check in and explore nuanced conversations around big topics related to cyclical orientation, feminine embodiment in b...

Do you believe in this idea that you need to be selfless to be a "good" mom? Maybe you don't fully believe in it, but the cultural narrative and pressure around it tries to take hold of you and pull you under once in awhile. How do we flip that script and learn to be "self-ish"? And why does it even matter? In this episode I chat with the lovely Samantha Hall. Sam is the c...

It's time to deeply nourish and nurture yourself, friend. I know you take such great care of everyone else in your life, but this is a very loving and gentle call out to take stock of where you're putting yourself last. If you're in the depths of postpartum right now, and feel like you're in a bit of survival mode, listen up! This chat is for you. And if that's not you, we...