EP67: Kendra Cunov on Relating Authentically, Single Motherhood, and the Sacred Masculine
What Kendra Shares: Her realization that there is no mythical ‘daddy’ figure that she missed out on The parts of single parenting that work really well for her The parts of her pregnancies that brought forward wisdom What You’ll Hear: Allowing the relationships in your life to be what they are, without searching for perfection […]
EP66: Alexandra Sacks on Preparing for Matrescence and Preventing Postpartum Depression
What She Shares: The history of women and psychiatry How some medical research data is currently being safely collected on pregnant women Her intention for her new book to be a preventative guidebook to reduce postpartum depression How her new podcast is intended for maternal health and support What You’ll Hear: How the scare around […]
EP65: Rachelle Garcia Seliga on Healing Ancestral Grief, Blood Memory, and the Life Force That is Community
Rachelle Garcia Seliga, founder of Innate Traditions, http://www.innatetraditions.com/ancestral-grief/, shares: What is ancestral grief and how is it showing up postpartum Defining and finding community support as if your life depends on it, because it does How she found her life partner New forms, new paradigms, and new models in partnership and business Her personal story of […]
EP64: *Forging A Feminine Path Roundtable- Women Speak!
Five women share their stories about what changed for them after taking the Forging a Feminine Path course. All of the women mention that understanding women’s arousal was groundbreaking for them. Molly Coeling (pronounced Cooling) was able to claim her sexuality for herself, and claim the essence of who she is, through the course. She […]
EP63: Healing Prolapse without Surgery with Kimberly Ann Johnson
It’s possible to heal prolapse and not just “manage the symptoms.” Prolapse is an increasingly common outcome of birth and postpartum practices. To work with prolapse, you need to understand the contributing factors. In this episode, Kimberly breaks down how to figure out what’s contributing to your prolapse and how to deal with it.
EP62: Jenna Furnari on Ayurvedic Postpartum Care for Long Term Health
Jenna Furnari works as an Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula in the greater Los Angeles area. She offers phone consultations for families living elsewhere. Jenna hosts an online course to train other doulas, and also offers in-person trainings on Abhyanga, a grounding and gentle bodywork. “The first six weeks after birth really are the foundation behind the […]
EP61: Brooke McNamara on the Poetry of Reality and Mothering as Activism
What She Shares: How the birth of her son was a psycho-spiritual death experience The rich depth of her postpartum experiences Practicing as a Zen Monk AND parenting About her new course “Write to the Heart of Motherhood” What You’ll Hear: Recognizing when you need to surrender, and when you need to stand in your […]
EP60: Dr. Claudia Welch on the Medicine of Subtraction and Balancing Your Hormones
What Dr. Claudia Shares: Why the title of her book is actually backwards Her “aha!” moment when she was studying hormones The difference between sex hormones and stress hormones How our spiritual and emotional choices reverberate through our physical bodies What You’ll Hear: Understanding that your hormones don’t become imbalanced in a vacuum How Western […]
EP59: Christine Caldwell on Bodyfulness, Interconnectedness and Somatics
What Christine Shares: Her activism centered around the bodylessness present in our culture Translating your physical experience to your social interactions How embracing inquiry and challenges can support your well being How her understanding of the immune system impacted how she runs her psychotherapy practice What You’ll Hear: Incorporating somatic work in your daily life […]
EP58: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on the Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign, Fertility, and Holistic Reproductive Health
What Lisa Shares: Her journey to understanding female fertility more fully after receiving incorrect information in school How to determine when you’re actually fertile The biology of the menstrual cycle and how different birth controls alter this The importance of male fertility in conception and how to boost male fertility What You’ll Hear: The recent […]