Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
In this week's episode, I am joined by Amanda Bauman, Fertility Coach and founder of Fertility Rising, as we discuss the power of understanding and harnessing the menstrual cycle. We delve into the dangers of using hormonal birth control, the importance of detoxing from the pill, and the journey of reclaiming our power and wisdom.
Amanda explains the fertility awareness method and addresses the resistance some women have in committing to tracking their cycles. We explore how to communicate with partners about fertility awareness and the benefits of deepening intimacy through shared responsibility. This conversation highlights the significance of living in harmony with our cyclical nature as Amanda shares her personal journey of motherhood and the lessons she has learned.
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Sunday Mar 31, 2024
S3/E36. Sakina Ballard on Healing Birth Trauma
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
In this episode, we navigate the delicate realm of birth trauma. Joined by Sakina Ballard, a Trustee at the Maternal Mental Health Alliance and Community Lead at Make Birth Better. Sakina currently works clinically and strategically in Perinatal Mental Health at an NHS trust and is also training as a Psychologist. We discuss birth trauma and its impact on women and mothers, as well as the importance of processing birth stories and rewriting them in a way that empowers mothers. We delve into the challenges faced by black and brown women in the medical system and offer insights on how to navigate and advocate for a safe birth experience.
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Thursday Mar 21, 2024
S3/ E35. Tamu Thomas on Healing Toxic Productivity
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
In this episode, I interview Tamu Thomas, a transformational life coach and former social worker. We discuss the concept of toxic productivity and the need for compensation in social impact work. Tamu also shares insights from her upcoming book, 'Women Who Work Too Much,' which explores the importance of rest and balance. We delve into the generational patterns and inherited beliefs that affect our relationship with work and rest. The conversation highlights the need for healing through the body and community. We also discuss the power of connecting with ancestors and the potential for post-traumatic growth.
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Sunday Mar 17, 2024
S3/E34. Alexis Lee on How Motherhood Affects Sexuality
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
In this episode I speak with Alexis Lee. We delve into the complexities of reclaiming sexuality, postpartum sex and intimacy. In our honest conversation we explore the often unspoken challenges, including the societal pressure to resume sexual activity after childbirth and the journey to rediscover one's changed body and libido. Alexis opens up about how motherhood affected her sexuality and offers insight into addressing shame and trauma. This is a truthful conversation about the spiritual and emotional evolution of mothers navigating the waters of postpartum sexuality and the importance of holistic healing for conscious motherhood.
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
S2/E33. Healing our relationship with Rest with Nehanda Truscott Reid
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
We are at the end of Season 2!
I end with this solo episode where I reflect on what rest is, what it isn't, why its so important, why we find it so hard as women and mothers and some ways we might begin reframing rest as a sacred practice rather than something linked to guilt and shame.
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Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Part 2 of my conversation with QUEEN AFUA, Master Holistic Healer and Herbalist, Polarity Practitioner, and a lay midwife. She is the author of seven bestselling wellness books, including SACRED WOMAN known as the “Woman’s Bible” by readers around the world, for Queen’s guidance and wisdom on self-healing, holistic wellness, and spiritual practices.
In the second part of our conversation Queen and I discuss how Mothers can heal, their hearts, their bodies, their relationships and what extra wisdom lies in the two new chapters in this 20th edition of The Sacred Woman Book.
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Thursday Mar 25, 2021
S2/E31. Queen Afua on Sacred Woman, Ancient African Wisdom for Holistic Health
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
QUEEN AFUA is a Master Holistic Healer and Herbalist, Polarity Practitioner, and a lay midwife. She is the author of seven bestselling wellness books, including SACRED WOMAN known as the “Woman’s Bible” by readers around the world, for Queen’s guidance and wisdom on self-healing, holistic wellness, and spiritual practices.
As part of the 20thAnniversary Edition this year, Queen and I discuss what I took to write this book and what it means to be a sacred woman today.
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Sunday Mar 21, 2021
S2/E30. Alex Elle on Infertility, IVF and Writing to Heal
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Part 2 of my conversation with Alex Elle, author & wellness consultant, and mother of three. Alex assists others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community & self-care practices through literature & language. She is the author of multiple books and journals, most recently After the Rain, Today I Affirm: A Journal That Nurtures Self-Care. She also hosts the hey, girl. podcast.
In the second part of our conversation, we speak about how writing became Alex’s therapy and how it transformed her life, her relationships and the way she showed up for others and herself. I trust you will get so much from this conversation.
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Thursday Mar 18, 2021
S2/E29 Alex Elle on Infertility, IVF and Writing as a Healing Journey
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Alex Elle is an author & wellness consultant, and mother of three. Writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling. Alex assists others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community & self-care practices through literature & language. She is the author of multiple books and journals, most recently After the Rain, Today I Affirm: A Journal That Nurtures Self-Care. She also hosts the hey, girl. podcast.
In this first part of our conversation, Alex shares about what it was like to experience single motherhood as a young woman and then to experience a 2 year infertility and IVF journey before going on to conceive her two younger daughters.
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Sunday Mar 14, 2021
S2/E28 Mimi Young on Shamanic Wisdom for Pregnancy and Motherhood
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Part 2 of my conversation with Mimi Young, a witch, a shamanic intuitive, spirit communicator, and founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focusing on education, Shamanic Readings, and plant medicines for skin and aura. Mimi's purpose is to help people connect with their spirits. She does this by integrating core shamanism, plant spirit healing, dream symbol interpretation, and Chinese esoterics in a deeply healing way.
Though possessing psychic gifts her whole life, Mimi stepped into this work when she had a profound shamanic experience while on bedrest for 5 months during her pregnancy with her second child. She sees her experience as a way to bridge modern living with ancestral living, to be in full relationship with the seen and unseen worlds, and to break the stale moulds of existing structures that no longer serve us.
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