WISE WOMEN DIARIES (wwd)

Explaining the difference between feminine and masculine energy, how our society suppresses and dishonors feminine energy and how that effects men (especially in parenthood), and how our society approaches parenthood in a very logical, masculine way, filled with schedules and structure! Also, I relay information from The MotherSpirit from Instagram: new mothers may deeply struggle because they are still operating from wounded maiden energy instead of stepping into empowered mother (wise woman) energy! Lastly, I get a little heated in the beginning, oops! Passion takes over!

Triggers are not bad! They are a communication tactic from our body! I explain my tips and tricks for deconstructing the root of my triggers, which ranges from simply being hormonal, to being triggered by someone who may behave or believe the opposite of me.

The successes of IVF are common stories, but no one talks about the possibility of  constant heartbreak in the journey of IVF, the consequences of the hormone drugs, and the dark side of the fertility business. Andrea shares with us her fertility journey- how she faced her victimhood and blossomed into a more trusting, heart-centered woman through it all. 

She credits working with Patty Markham Peterson (my mom!) to shift out of victim mindset and into a grander, spiritual perspective that helped her anchor into Peace. (instagram @pattymarkhampeterson)

Please email wisewomendiaries@gmail.com if you want to share your own story of the dark realities of the medical fertility business or if you experienced fertility issues and were able to shed a victim mindset.

The sequel to “If You Trusted the Universe, How Would You Act or Think Today?” which talked about how fear rules us in marriage and parenthood. Every choice we have, we are faced with choosing from TRUST in God or FEAR, concocted from our human mind. This episode covers the fear in the early stages of romantic dating.

Natasha Vargas Cooper, co-founder of the Radical Moms Union (@radical_moms_union), discusses her background in journalism and union organizing, and how becoming a mother has brought her face-to-face with the power dynamics and how corporations want to separate the mother-baby dyad just to sell their gadgets and formula. Natasha talks about her journey to pregnancy, including fertility struggles and the decision to have a C-section. She reflects on the convenience-driven culture of society and the importance of prioritizing biological norms and attachment over convenience. Natasha talks about the formation of the Radical Moms Union, a group that fights against formula marketing and advocates for breastfeeding and the mother-baby dyad. 

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FAM: Fertility Awareness Method is a method of birth control that does not involve hormones or devices! Its all about learning the signs of ovulation from your wise, beautiful body to detect when ovulation is happening, to either prevent or achieve pregnancy (using basal body temperature, cervical fluid and/or cervical position). Learning about FAM this year has been the MOST empowering experience for me!!! 

The presence and intention Tay brings to her mothering is unlike anything I have ever witnessed. We discuss her mothering journey with her son, which includes, elimination communication (offering the toilet to her son in infancy), breastfeeding, waiting a year to leave her son for the first time, and why she doesn’t own any baby accessories (no bottles, pacifiers, breast pumps, crib, etc.). We talk deeply about many topics surrounding motherhood, like when mother's betray themselves or their babies, their body tells them through heartbreak, anxiety, or depression. There is so much wisdom from Tay in this episode I highly recommend re-listening a second or third time.

Why does the ego love victimhood?!? When we are triggered, we often blame someone else for making us feel triggered, THIS is victimhood. Also discussed: how our society is steeped in victim-savior dynamic and that the victimhood of infertility is not the ONLY choice available!!

***This podcast episode does not support, condone, or justify emotional or physical abuse. 

Nicole (@theseedofjoy_ on instagram) is a truly conscious and intentional emotional guide to her four sons. She is a safe authority figure for her children. Nicole speaks on the physicality of raising boys, how she guides them through emotional sibling dynamics, and asserting boundaries for herself and for the family unit. 

Nicole shows me that parenthood the way I know is possible.... is possible, because she is doing it.

She has an online offering called "Raising Sons," which is a two hour workshop exploring the challenges, the honor and the gift of raising sons into great men!

Part 1 with Nicole details her four births: two hospital births and two unassisted homebirths, with so much wisdom gained and lineage patterns healed.

Alysa (@youcan_birth) a mother and doula, shares her experience of getting pregnant at 17 and assuming she would have a hospital birth.... only to then freebirth!!! But unfortunately, her postpartum was sabotaged by professionals in the system. Alysa shares her full story in hopes that other women will learn from her horrific experience. 

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Blake Romney (@conscious_kiddos) is back for the second time! She shares the beautiful story of her homebirth with her baby boy Azlan, after a devastating loss at 17 weeks and a long preconception journey. We discuss how labor is very similar to plant medicine journeys and how Blake was able to practice safety within her body years prior to birth, to fully surrender to the experience and sensations of birth. We also talk about the challenges and expansion of life after loss and the choice point of choosing greater Trust (soul) instead of greater Fear (ego). 

Blake's first podcast episode from last year is: "Fertility Challenges as the Catalyst for Expansion & Alignment"

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Adults have a conscious mind (fully programmed on how to act in our society), that is a "gatekeeper" that prevents us from punching strangers that make us angry or from telling our friend our honest (negative) thoughts about the dress she loves, but children do not have this brain gatekeeper YET. This is why children have no filter and they express emotion in the second they feel it! I discuss how unrealistic expectations on young children with developing, growing brains, creates suffering and victimhood in parenting! I also discuss my theory about why most of us have the core wound of low self worth, “I am not good enough, pretty enough, successful enough, smart enough.”

This episode was inspired by the book Fear No Evil and one of my favorite conscious mothers, Nicole Parker (@theseedofjoy_).

If you enjoyed this episode, there are other past episodes about children and conscious parenting from years prior on this podcast. 

If you are a conscious parent and want to share your journey to personal awakening please email wisewomendiaries@gmail.com to be on the show!

Brenna (@celestialhoneyb) shares the journey of her two birth stories: her first son's birth (at ~43 weeks and 3 days) was an attempted freebirth at home but then she transferred to the hospital for an unexpected reason. She explains the guilt and forgiveness she had to process because of that choice. Then with her second son's birth.... she was in bliss and pleasure with God, at home with her son, partner, and mom present. Brenna also speaks to the grieving process of the huge life change from one child to two children she was so surprised by. 

Emily Greene (@emilythemedium) is a Spirit Baby Medium and Psychic, Author of "The Cosmic Bond" book and podcast host of The Cosmic Womb. She shares her journey to learning how to embrace her psychic gifts and the weight she carries when people outsource to her instead of trusting their own intuition and inner knowing. We discuss a myriad of topics like learning how to fully respect children, protecting the light of children, new earth parenting, how some spirit babies are wanting their mothers to choose homebirth, and the fascinating concept of "light conception." 

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Bethany Wilde (@bethanyjanewilde) tells the story of her second birth, a simple, normal freebirth... where she discovered a power she didn't know she had. We discuss the complexities of maternal guilt, the spiritual aspects of parenting, and the duality of birth, how it is both simple AND challenging. 

Molly (@molly___flint), a mother and pediatric nurse, shares her deeply insightful personal journey through miscarriages and her drive to achieve a homebirth with her first baby, through masculine knowledge and evidence, without the balance of feminine intuition and inner knowing. We highlight the interplay between ego and logic and how birth is meant to teach us something we do not know, especially when we believe we "know everything" about birth. 

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Rebecca (@theradiantmission on instagram) shares the detrimental effects birth control had on her body and the injuries and trauma she sustained from her unnecessary c-section with her first birth. This led her to wake up and start learning the truth about the medical system and the truth about how birth is suppose to be, the way God designed, which led her to freebirth her son at home! Part 2 of this story discusses her journey of lip and tongue ties with her children and miscarrying her third baby at home without medical intervention. 

Abby (@thesovereignwombyn) takes us on a journey of her four completely different births and the lessons learned within each birth ceremony: a homebirth sabotaged by midwives, a miscarriage without medicalization, a magical, mystical freebirth with her baby in a transverse position that flipped to frank breech immediately prior to emergence, and a firewalk freebirth in the night. Abby also shares the absolute joys of her children and how they each have gifted her with invaluable spiritual growth. 

Hannah Grace (@webofgrace) shares her testimony of the trials in childhood and teenage years that she has faced, the chapters of life before and after her epic freebirths. She reflects on the lessons learned, the resilience developed through her unique experiences, and the significance of nature in her healing process. She discusses the first few years of motherhood with the illusion of perfection clouding her reality. With the freebirth of her second son, Hannah Grace discusses the integration of her past experiences in regards to creating a family, highlighting the significance of community and intentional living.

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Everything we want or desire is because of a perceived lack in our mind because we want a specific FEELING. We are always seeking and searching to get rid of feelings or to gain certain feelings. That's what rules our life! 

Brittany (@radicalizedmum) shares her powerful journey of finding her power in birth, miscarriage, and freebirth. She gave birth in a military hospital in Japan for her first daughter, then details the most heart-wrenching miscarriage, that includes equal parts pain and beauty, because it was through her precious baby soul that Brittany learned what it means to be a woman. She dove into consciousness work after losing her second baby, which changed her entire life. Then, in her third pregnancy, because of military regulations, she freebirthed in an Airbnb!! Brittany also speaks on co-sleeping and elimination communication. 

Our daily life is oriented around BODY SENSATIONS. Everything we do is about gaining certain "good" sensations and getting rid of others! I also discuss my favorite inner shadow work 'Existential Kink (by Carolyn Elliott).' 

Taylor, a mother of three, discusses her journey as a young, naive mother, to an embodied, mature mother who fully trusts herself. As a professional athlete's wife, she explains how hard her first postpartum was while her husband's career was taking off, then struggling with eczema with her middle 'sensitive child' and feeling deeply victim to the eczema. But then her life changed dramatically after experiencing a twin miscarriage... It broke her open and changed her mothering journey. She learned that her sensitive child is her biggest gift and she is not a victim. And, after two c-sections, she learned how to speak up for herself and have the VBAC she yearned for. 

Sarah is my hilarious, dear friend, who is a doctor (veterinarian) and a first time mom. She shares with us her story of homebirth with her first daughter, contemplating freebirth, lessons in the first year as a new mom, miscarrying at home, and the hard mental complexities of pregnancy after a loss. I love Sarah's raw honesty so so so much. 

Saying Yes to a new experience, like podcasting, can reveal layers of fears and  limiting beliefs.... for healing and liberation. Do you want to sit in your comfort zone, afraid, letting Fear run your life? Or do you want to learn more about yourself from being brave and courageous and saying Yes even IF you're afraid? Also for mothers, podcasting for the first time is a perfect opportunity to model to children how we can do hard things and we can Mother ourselves through fears! 

Andrea (@meetthesmithss) honestly shares the journey to each of her five children: the trials of navigating the System through foster care and adoption, healing the blindness in her eye and MS (going against doctor protocol!), a homebirth that was sabotaged emotionally by the midwife, and a redemptive freebirth.

This story was originally published Dec 2023, but there was a glitch in the audio. 

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Dysregulated nervous system = fight or flight = sympathetic nervous system = survival mode

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Regulated nervous system = rest and digest = parasympathetic nervous system = healing mode

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Cortisol and adrenaline= stress hormones the body outputs when in fight or flight - YOU have control of your nervous system from your mind/thoughts and your daily habits!

Taylor Cole (@taylorcole) is a mother of three and a root cause nutritionist, passionate about helping mothers nourish themselves and feel better. Taylor and I discuss her personal growth as a mother, how she nourishes herself amongst the busyness of three children, why she chose to cut alcohol out of her life for a full year so far, and the shifts that occur in marriage when we drastically change but our partner doesn't at the same pace.

Carly Rae Beaudry (@carlyraebeaudry) shares, for the first time, her story from drug and sex addiction to self-reclamation, radical responsibility, and finding her passionate purpose, with women and their amazing bodies. She dedicates her life to helping women reclaim the connection with their bodies and most importantly, their female physiology. Carly Rae discusses the difference between fast food sex and nourishing sex and the need for women to take responsibility for their own pleasure and fulfillment.

Carly Rae's online offerings for women: NECTAR: March 24 | An Experiential Workshop | A Guided Hands on, Hands in Vulva and Vagina Mapping Session

FRESH & BLOOD | a year-long female physiology and body literacy deep dive | Enrollment is open year round!

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Iyala (@wildwakening) shares her maturation journey back to her body, through a homebirth transfer, multiple miscarriages, a medical termination, and "early menopause." She emphasizes the importance of learning how to truly be in our bodies and *feel* our grief, learning somatic practices to learn inner safety and self-love, and the complexities of a woman's desire and yearning, yet surrendering. 

https://wildwakening.com/

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Jacqui (@creatoractivator) shares her passion for pregnancy and birth, her intense and transformative experience of labor, and the joy of finally meeting her baby girl Elise. However, her baby girl passes away shortly after birth. Jacqui bravely shares her experience of grief, how it strengthened her relationship with her partner, how our culture is terrified of addressing loss, the social judgment on infant loss (especially birthing at home), and how she wouldn't change anything about her story because she understands that we are Nature.

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"Self-Love" in the mainstream realm is bubble baths and spa days. Self-Love rooted in Truth and Honesty, is knowing yourself enough to know when to leave our comfort zones, take risks, and commit to new patterns and ways of being. But.... our ego mind desists the discomfort of change, so it wants to keep us complacent in our comfort zones!!!

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Meaghan Amor (@meaghan_amor_), a mother and doula in Australia, shares her personal journey from almost thirty years ago: becoming a mother with a partner she knew she didn't love and the healing and growth that came from that experience. She also talks about the sexual trauma she endured from a doctor in her first birth, the emotional and physical abuse from her child's father, gaining courage to leave the abusive relationship, the beautiful love story of her and her husband, and how amazing menopause is. Meaghan shares her passion for birth, why women should stay out of the hospital in birth, and encourages women to own their feminine power! 

Meaghan offers in person doula services (birth and postpartum), in person doula training, in person Wise Women Circles, Sacred Sisterhood (an exclusive online portal for women), 1:1 birth preparation in person or online, Closing of the Bones training, and has a podcast called "A Place called Birth."

https://www.meaghanamor.com.au/

My personal journey of not getting pregnant for more than a decade.... led me to my soul, my authentic self, my soul's destiny. For the first two years, I was simmering in victimhood. Then for the next eight years, I gained a "Ph.D in my mind." I observed how my mind is committed to control and victimhood.... and so I chose to change my mind....change my perspective... and let my soul lead! That's when everything bloomed...... especially myself. 

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Resources:

The Freedom Transmissions book by Carissa Schumacher

"Infertility" as a Spiritual Path | Lea on the Cosmic Conceptions Podcast 

Beauty Discovered in the Unknown of the Preconception Phase | Lea on Heal the Root Heal Your Life Podcast 

Episode about Existential Kink on Wise Women Diaries 

The Cosmic Bond book by Emily Greene about spirit babies

Patty Markham Peterson (my mother) shares about the sudden loss of her husband while mothering six children and the awakening of her intuition and spirituality in the aftermath of grief. She discusses how her intuition started speaking to her through the health of her children and feeling uneasy about childhood vaccines. 

Patty's Instagram: @pattymarkhampeterson

She works with people on their healing journeys, in person, or long-distance:

https://pattymarkhampeterson.com/

Mairin, a mother of six, shares her journey of faith, sexual trauma, adoption, birth, and motherhood. Her unplanned, traumatic pregnancy in college (and private adoption) awoke her true longing: motherhood. She shares her experiences of meeting her husband, being a military wife, fostering and adopting a son, multiple hospital inductions for IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction).... including a set of twins!!!! Lastly, Mairin explains her passion for homebirth, how birth is a reflection of our values and beliefs, and the story of her sixth baby, a freebirth!!! Mairin's story is one of "irresponsible" Faith and the divine perfection of God's plan.

Lindsey (@sister.soil) beautifully and powerfully shares the healing, connection, and intimacy that transpired from her and her husband going "all in" on healing their marriage after his porn addiction was revealed. She also discusses her health and fertility issues that fully healed in tandem with the marriage healing journey, because it's all connected- Our bodies tell the truth of our lives! The expansion of their marriage led to a magical conscious conception and freebirth with their second child! 

Fight The New Drug Instagram

The Betrayal Trauma Therapist Instagram

Brandon Talks Marriage Instagram

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The consciousness of birth is rising so much that women are now aware of their CHOICES (that they always had). Homebirth, Freebirth, Birth Center Birth, Midwives in Hospitals.... we have choices! In this episode I talk about how the medical system sells the illusion of safety, we need to contend with the truth of life which is death, birth and sex and life is all correlated, and how the most important factor in birth and life is creating deep inner safety within our body, soul, and God. **My new solo podcast series on Patreon begins Jan 27** patreon.com/wise_women_diaries

Part 2 of Rebecca's story (@theradiantmission on instagram) covers her unique journey with addressing tongue ties with her children, then her experience of miscarrying at home without medical intervention. She is now pregnant for the fourth time and we discuss her mental state with being pregnant after a miscarriage and how trying to control a baby's positioning in the womb stems from our need for control and lack of surrender. 

Natalie shares her personal experiences with pregnancy, birth, postpartum, bedsharing, and breastfeeding. Her first birth was a hospital induction that went miraculously well, but for her second birth she knew she wanted to homebirth, so she hired a midwife.... but freebirthed! She explains how bedsharing was an obvious choice after struggling with sleep with her first child, her struggles with mental health in postpartum, and the importance of women have *true* support to achieve their breastfeeding goals.  

Mentioned in this episode: Wise Women Diaries episode "Postpartum Awakening into Motherhood | Cynthia's Story"

Tamara Jenkins (@transformwithtamarax) shares her personal story with a diagnosis of endometriosis, being told she has a 1% chance of conception, to conceiving her miracle baby through rewiring her brain, beliefs, perceptions and creating a deep, powerful mind-body connection. Tamara now helps couples with fertility challenges explore the subconscious mind and learn how to create their dream life NOW through embodying the sensations and feelings we desire to feel!

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Nicole (@theseedofjoy_ on instagram) is a powerful storyteller. She journey's us through the four births of her sons: two hospital births and two freebirths... with incredible wisdom gained and lineage patterns healed. 

I also suggest listening to Nicole's beautiful episode on the Healing Birth podcast titled "Channeling the Cosmos." This is the episode where I discovered Nicole and knew I had to connect with her! 

Part 2 is an episode about Nicole's conscious, intentional parenting of her four sons. She has an online offering, "Raising Sons," for conscious mother's navigating the challenge and complete honor of raising sons into great men.

Lauren Segalla (@the.healing.hummingbird) is a birth advocate, embodiment mentor, and speaker. She shares how her passion for birth started as a child which led her to become a labor and delivery nurse.... then she had to face the truth of the horror of the System. Together, we speak about how sex, birth, and life all reflect one another and how they are each a reflection to how deeply we are able to meet ourselves, or not. We speak about the importance of "feelings work," claiming our heart's desires, our life as a spiritual practice, owning our voices, the power of spirit babies, and the awe-inspiring magic of sacred sexuality. 

Lauren's Website: https://embodiedecstasy.com/ Follow the Host on Instagram at: @trusting_life_

The Host, Lea, started a Patreon podcast with bonus episodes speaking about Sacred Sexuality, Inner Safety, and Learning how to Become a Soft, Surrendered Woman: Patreon podcast website

After 11 years of not eating animal products..... my mind shifted. Changing your mind about something is a humbling process.

-What is the difference between a hope vs expectation?

-Can we still Trust God if we don't get anything we WANT and only what we NEED?!?!? 

Leise, a homestead mom to five (@tabernanatura), shares her maiden to mother journey... navigating an affair, the wounds from the masculine in her childhood that effected her life, the clear voice of her intuition, becoming a mother in the military, the reality of navigating pregnancy and birth in the military with the rules and regulations, the vaccine injuries two of her children sustained, a twin homebirth at 35 weeks, and lastly a freebirth! 

Leise and her husband offer seasonal homestead items: instagram @tabernanatura 

Hari Alexandra (@sacred_flute) is a mother, somatic therapist, and freebirth mentor for women. She shares her birth story as a first time mom, freebirthing in the Costa Rica jungle at 34 weeks with a few hiccups that resolved through the help of her community. Hari discusses the power of intuition and the need for women to reconnect with their inner guidance in order to navigate life.

https://www.sacredflute.org/

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Tay is one of the most unique humans I have ever met. Her story encapsulates what is possible for all women in birth and postpartum. She stepped into Mother energy before conception, releasing her Maidenhood and the maiden's need for external validation and an authority figure. Tay was her own authority throughout each step: pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. She had a simple, wild pregnancy, without any prenatal care or appointments or tests, a freebirth in her home with just her husband and parents, and an unbelievable, "psychedelic" postpartum where she describes falling in love with her husband again, and her new son, and receiving spiritual downloads from God. Her story is incredibly unique and perhaps unrelatable to many, but the ease and bliss she experienced in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, is indeed available to all women, not just her.

Alyssa (@alyssarafidi_) shares her personal story of experiencing a pregnancy loss at 19 weeks and the deep trust in her body, herself, and God that was needed for her to wait until her body was naturally ready to release her baby...which was three months later. She let her body birth at home, undisturbed, and in peace. Alyssa was carved and molded into a new woman throughout the painful waiting phase and grief. She emphasizes the importance of listening to intuition, hearing guidance from the spirit of her baby, and living according to our values, even in the face of fear and external pressures. Through her experience, she discovered a new depth of Trust in Life!!

Alyssa is a guiding force in the realm of conscious motherhood and holistic birthing, embodying compassion, knowledge, and intuition as a holistic birth doula. www.alyssarafidi.com

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The ego mind can use ANYTHING for it's own control. God can be used for good or evil. Prayer can be used for surrender OR control. In this episode I talk about the many thoughts I have about prayer: why it's so important, but also how we have to be honest with ourselves and be aware of our ego mind. 

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Anna (@annainauthority) shares the experience of abuse and sabotage of her homebirth, but afterwards, she recognized that she unconsciously gave the midwives her authority and thus, her healing journey began. Through breastfeeding, she began to reconnect with her self-worth and realized the impact of generational trauma and religious cult programming. This conversation discusses the importance of learning to reparent oneself, how the parent's nervous system effects children, how to start the healing journey, creating safety within your body, and healing from autoimmune issues. Anna shares the beauty of reclaiming safety and ownership over one's life.

Adelaide Meadow (@adelaidemeadow_) is a traditional birth attendant, female physiology academic, and she owns a well woman care practice, addressing a wide variety of pelvic health concerns. In this conversation, we hear Adelaide's personal story of being in a coma and breaking her pelvis (and many other bones) from a bike accident in her 20's.

She also discusses her latest course Born Through Movement, a study of birth biomechanics, prenatal movement, and actionable ways to support the baby's pathway through the pelvis. This course helps support a woman's pelvis to create space for the baby to move in the womb and during the birth process. "A mother's tension is a baby's tension." For 10% off the course, please use the code LEA10

This conversation covers many topics including: the influence of maternal tissues on baby positioning in the womb, why epidurals help some mothers to birth vaginally, the role of fascial tissue in breastfeeding issues, and some practical advice for managing a sedentary lifestyle. 

Included with the purchase of the Born Through Movement course are monthly live calls with Adelaide Meadow and Mandy Verghese, licensed midwife and prenatal bodyworker. They will lead collaborative discussions on topics such as breech, OP babies, nuchal hands, postural habits and how they impact birth patterns, licensed versus unlicensed midwifery, and how to positively impact birth outcomes through bodywork. 

https://www.adelaidemeadow.com/

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Do we try to control God with our prayers- praying for specific outcomes, specific miracles? What if our view of miracles is so extremely limited? What if a miracle is a change of perspective? What if a miracle is a change from anger to peace? What if "bad" events like infertility IS the miracle that can allow someone to fully become an ally with their body and learn to fully trust it? 

Samantha (@hellomama.nutrition on instagram) shares her first conventional hospital birth story, with postpartum anxiety that followed and lasted for two years. Doctors weren’t interested in helping her so she took her health into her own hands, healing her anxiety, igniting a new passion for nutrition, health, and helping educate mothers about true nourishment. Then after multiple miscarriages, she looked even deeper into her health again, healing her body on her own, without the help of western medicine. Her next birth was a home birth, but she had complex emotions that surfaced when the birth was so much harder and darker than she expected. Lastly, she speaks on not being a parent on auto-pilot. Years into parenting her first daughter, she realized she was parenting in fear, using intimidation and discipline, and it didn't feel good for herself or her daughter, so she changed her ways. 

Most of us live with a victim mentality towards our BODY: cancer, viruses, candida, or toxic food "attack" our body, making us the victim. Then we need a savior, a rescuer: a healer, doctor, supplements, or pills. Are you ready to break free from this cycle?! 

Liz tells the story of not being able to conceive for more than a year, how 2020 woke her and her husband up from medical brainwashing, and learning the truth of birth and choosing an amazing midwife for her first pregnancy. She visited a hospital in labor because of bleeding, but then her and her husband decided to sign out of the hospital and go home to have a homebirth.... and they did. 

Terra (@terraperanteaux) shares her journey of discovering freebirth before she became a mom, using the preconception time to learn, research, and step into greater trust for her first birth and motherhood experience. She tells the tale of her first freebirth but we also discuss many topics like treating babies with respect (because they are human beings not objects), resolving a tongue tie with just fascia work, preparing very well for postpartum, intuitive mothering, and how she notices her mind wanting to be a being a victim to her baby... but she takes radical responsibility instead! 

Every week I get obsessed with certain topics, then talk about it on my Instagram stories, in my journal, and with friends. This week I am talking about: Do you believe you need to make your child Good?

What is agency? As an adult are you acting like you don't have agency, which perpetuates your victimhood?

Dr Shefali Tsabary talks about how the parent-child relationship is transactional, so why is it transactional (conditional)? 

Why is food addiction so popular?

Why do many women knee-jerk say "no" to their partners in regards to sex? What could transform that no to a yes? 

Emily (@leorisingbirthkeeping, an intuitive astrologer) and I explore the profound impact of astrology on personal growth, relationships, and understanding one's authentic self. Astrology serves as a divine blueprint, a love language of God, helping us with healing and acceptance. We also touch on the collective shifts occurring with the North Node changes, the current eclipse season, and the significance of the Aquarian Age to come, in fostering personal responsibility and empowerment.

We mention Emily's mentor @virginiarosenberg 

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The truth of life is that its constant change. Highs and lows. We ebb and flow from feeling our Light to experiencing our Darkness. I was faced with my Shadow Self recently.......here are my thoughts on that experience. 

Amanda (@the.birth.of.you) is a mother of four, a freebirth mentor, and an astrologer sharing her unique orgasmic homebirth and freebirth stories. She reflects how her first birth was her sexual awakening and the profound, psychedelic experiences of each birth thereafter. Amanda's stories are an incredible tale of what is possible for women!!

https://www.thebirthofyou.com/

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Lindsey Lockett (@iamlindseylockett) shares her journey to self awareness, nervous system regulation, and healing from parental emotional abandonment, physical abuse, and spiritual abuse from religion. Her life experiences led her to become a guide to others to help heal their trauma, holistically, through nervous system regulation, breathwork, somatic work, and becoming aware of unconscious patterns and soul fractures from the past.

In this episode, Lindsey shares her story but we also talk about the disconnect from millennials and boomers, how Lindsey reckons with her past parenting choices like spanking now that her children are adults, how to fully feel shame as a parent without projecting it unto children, the path to discovering our authentic self, rebelling against societal expectations and norms, and how social media is... the wild west!

Lindsey has many online offerings for others wanting to learn how to identify their body sensations, heal C-PTSD patterns, learn nervous system tools, and find true safety within their body. https://lindseylockett.com/

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Stefanie (@stop_playing_small) is a Magdalene Womb alchemist and spirit baby guide. Stefanie shares her journey through fertility clinics, abortion, and pregnancy. She experienced a truly pain-free, blissful hospital birth that transformed her entire world, but then... her second birth experience was the exact opposite, but transformed her yet again. Stefanie reflects on the lessons she learned from her journey and emphasizes the significance of healing the imprints left by fertility clinics and the need for conscious awareness in the conception and birth process. 

Steffi's offerings and invitations for women around the world:

Niecia Nelson (@iamaltar on instagram) shares her beautiful, radical homebirth on a little island in Canada..... from 17 years ago. It is an incredible story that brought me to tears and left me speechless in so many moments.

Niecia is a mother, teacher + steward of the feminine frequency that rests in the female physiology. She chaperones women back to their true nature using a psycho-biological approach that is grounded in the wisdom of their own bodies. Niecia believes that robust fertility, abundant energy, and embracing of motherhood are all birth rights for every woman. That belief shepherded her through her own dance with burnout, diet culture, and complex PTSD, and landed her in her body for the first time in her adult life. Since then, she has dedicated her time to understanding how our relationships with nature, nutrition and minerals influence and direct our psychology and perception of the world around us. Niecia’s offerings are a rare pairing of psychology and bioenergetics, drawing on both her diverse professional background and her eternal studies at the feet of the universe.

Niecia's offering:

"Every woman is born into a body which becomes their physical house for the rest of their lives. If we want to ground down into our potential, we must tend to our house at the roots. Eat To Go Deep is a rich nutrition and physiology program that guides you to prepare your body and mind to receive deeper threads of expansion - whether that is spiritual work, nervous system re-patterning, womb work, unwinding of complex trauma, or even receiving abundance . We touch on everything from minerals, to eating for your latitude, to what nervous system practices are appropriate for what bioenergetic patterns (hormonal imbalances etc), to how food changes your psychology, and so much more. 

Eat To Go Deep is the course I needed during my biggest transformations, but couldn't find, and it ties together the most important aspects of my work: food, energy, nature, psychology, bioenergetics."

Find more here: www.eattogodeep.com

Listeners can receive $55 off with code: WISEWOMAN 

Autumn (@autumnklender) a mom of 4 under 4 and a birthkeeper, shares her journey from being medicated as a teen to finding her authentic self, health issues that started to wake her up to western medicine, then meeting her husband and becoming a mother. Her four births perfectly reflect Autumn's journey to finding her voice and trusting her voice.... a C-section, a hospital VBAC, homebirth with midwives, and lastly, six weeks ago, a freebirth! Autumn also explains how finding German New Medicine has shifted her life for the better.

Eyla Cuenca (@eyla_cuenca_birth) is a birth doula, childbirth educator and mother. She specializes in assisting women in alchemizing their trauma into freedom. This conversation explores various topics related to women's fertility not often discussed.... the impact of generational trauma on conceiving, how the medical industrial complex makes money from a woman's belief that her body is broken, adopting an abundance mindset about the female body, shifting male-female dynamics on the fertility journey and after birth, and the deep unconscious beliefs about the illusion of a woman's "time clock." 

Eyla talks about her upcoming class "Pregnancy After 35 Masterclass" on March 21st & 22nd. Use the code "Trust10" to receive 10% off this class. Click Here

Eyla works with women and couples one-on-one for trauma processing and much more. Use the code "Trust20" to receive 20% off a one-on-one session.

Follow the host on Instagram: @trusting_birth 

Elyse, a mother of two, shares the journey that led to her two children: IVF and a miraculous conception after doctors told her she would have a 0% chance of conceiving naturally. Her and her husband woke up from living a "basic American lifestyle" to completely transforming their diet and toxin exposure in their home. Elyse also explains the birth of their second child: they desired a homebirth but because of finances, settled for a hospital birth and had to fight and advocate for their needs throughout it.

Ally (@crystalline.birth) shares her unique story of taking acid (LCD) for fun… but then meeting God... and being shown the weight of her past choice of aborting her baby in college. This experience blows Ally's mind and soul fully open and thus begins her ever-evolving relationship with God. We also discuss the impact on societal programming around abortion and centering money above children and the guilt we must face when we make decisions in this state of programming, without being connected to our soul, God, or our authentic self. 

Follow the host on Instagram at: @trusting_birth 

Anna McFall (@birth.diy) is a postpartum doula, birthkeeper, yogi, writer, and educator. She shares her journey from "princess to queen" in the preconception phase. We talk about relearning our relationship with our body, intuition, food, and birth while preparing to become a mother. We discuss the significance of shadow work in personal growth and the vision for a new paradigm where women can research birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding years prior to conception, so that pregnancy can be a time of true inward peace!  

Follow the host on Instagram at: @trusting_life_

Miriam (@htmbirth on instagram) shares her experience with her husband's porn addiction and their journey towards healing and rebuilding trust. She bravely and openly shares the steps they took to rebuild trust, including open communication, accountability measures, and the use of software like Covenant Eyes. Miriam emphasizes the importance of both prayer AND action in overcoming addiction, the role of community, and the need for men to have other men as accountability partners. 

Note: Porn addiction story episodes are some of the most popular episodes on this podcast and it's because of people like Miriam (and past guests) who are willing to be courageous to help others in this current life struggle. Therefore, I encourage anyone touched by certain episodes to write to the guest via Instagram to thank them for their courage, so that they know speaking on this podcast was beneficial and worth it... even though its usually terrifying! Thank you! 

Follow the host on Instagram at: @trusting_birth 

Ashlee (@simplholistic) is a holistic nutritionist, wife, mother to two, and an adventurer. She shares her journey from having many health issues, not being able to conceive for four years, to then healing the chronic health issues, getting pregnant naturally, embracing her femininity, becoming a mother, birthing at home, and her current life season. Twelve weeks ago she birthed her second son at home and he was frank breech (bum first)! Ashlee emphasizes the importance of simplicity in health and wellness, living in sync with nature, trusting the body's innate wisdom, the power of embracing femininity and simplicity in motherhood, and finding joy in the present moment. 

https://simplholistic.org/

Follow the host on instagram at: @trusting_birth 

Kristina (@crunchymamakristina) shares her life experiences that led to her distrust in the medical system from birth control and being prescribed Accutane. Kristina explores the impact of family dynamics and how "daddy issues" can manifest into promiscuity and seeking validation from men.  She shares the magical story from plant medicine before she unexpectedly gets pregnant and how she and her partner navigated choosing homebirth when he initially had fears. Kristina speaks to the beautiful dynamic between the masculine and feminine within the birth portal and during postpartum. She felt incredibly supported by her partner's masculine energy and helped him prepare ahead of time about how he can best support her.  

I have been studying German New Medicine for over two years and it has changed my life and gave me TRUE FREEDOM!!! I now trust my body and every healing symptom that arises! I no longer need to be in fear about germs, infections, gluten, food, EMF's, etc!! In this episode I discuss my real life body symptoms with the laws of GNM applied: itchy arms, seasonal allergies, stiff knees, stiff neck, my husband's double ear infection and his breast cyst. I still have so much to learn, yet I feel its important to bring this information to the people who are ready.... GNM requires a shift in consciousness and the commitment to drop victimhood of the body. 

German New Medicine (founded by Dr Hamer) is the most brilliant science of the human body: when the brain experiences emotional shocks, the entire body responds to the emotional shock, but the specific emotion correlates to a very specific organ/tissues. Therefore, when there is resolution of the emotional shock, usually that is when body symptoms like headaches, rashes, cancer, stiff neck, etc occur..... it is the body in the healing, repair phase. The body is always doing the most intelligent choice even if we don't like it, or it hurts, or its uncomfortable.

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*To skip the introduction of German New Medicine, go to 24:14 minutes. My real life body symptom stories begin at 24:14 minutes*

To learn more: https://learninggnm.com/home.html

Look up body symptoms with German New Medicine here 

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Dr Melissa Sell's Youtube

Kate shares her journey of self-discovery and motherhood through navigating complex family dynamics. She had four mothers in childhood, her biological mother was an abusive narcissist and Katie was donor conceived, which adds another layer of complexity to a child. Keeping the concept of nature vs nurture in mind, this story shows the power of choice and co-creation despite upbringing!

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Emily Swann (@theloveofbreastfeeding) shares her experience from being a labor and delivery nurse to becoming an internationally board certified lactation consultant and a mother of two. She discusses her first birth and how she did not feel safe with her midwife, which lead to a homebirth transfer to the hospital and a multitude of lessons! Emily emphasizes the power of suggestion in birth, the influence of who is in the room during birth, and the challenges of breastfeeding her first baby which helped her fully step into her Mother role powerfully to find her voice and intuition. She has learned that deep attunement and connection between mother and baby is everything. She highlights the importance and the need for mothers to trust their instincts, which is why she created a course for mothers to fully step into their role instead of outsourcing to others. 

Dynamic Infant Movement course | Learn how to make breastfeeding a breeze with simple bodywork practices that you can do right at home

Alexis (@alexisskyline) shares her transformative journey through conscious conception, pregnancy, and the decision to freebirth her first child, emphasizing the importance of emotional awareness, personal choices, and allowing children to be who they are. 

Instagram: @trusting_life_

Bonus solo podcast episodes about marriage patterns, reclaiming sexuality, and softening into femininity are exclusively on Patreon: click here 

Stephanie shares the concept of light conception and how it relates to her own experience two decades ago. She emphasizes the importance of being open-minded and accepting the extraordinary possibilities in life. Stephanie discovered that her mother was a true narcissist when she was 40 years old and explains the long journey of healing (she was an atheist that found God amongst abuse from her own mother!). The conversation explores the effects of narcissistic, abusive parenting, the tendency to choose partners similar to the abusive parent, and advice for other women dealing with this extremely challenging life situation. 

www.stephaniekraft.com

This is a solo episode about some thoughts and perspectives about The Unknown, The Void, that we experience everyday, but especially in conception, pregnancy, and birth! My favorite book referenced: The Freedom Transmissions 

The WWD Patreon podcast is for women not willing to settle, in marriage, in sexuality, and in life. To listen to exclusive solo episodes click here!

In this solo episode, I share about the grief experience of tragically losing my father when I was 13 years old (22 years ago) and the painful experience of separating from my husband for a few months and how I have been able to expand and evolve from the grief, instead of staying in resentment and victimhood. I share my many lessons and insights on grief and why I hate AND love grief. 

Follow the host on Instagram at @trusting_life_ 

Diana (@healingbirth) the host of the Healing Birth podcast, shares her journey through a traumatic c-section, her redemptive homebirth vbac, and mothering a child with special needs. She discusses the inspiration behind starting her podcast and the importance of sharing stories of hope and the realities of the maternity care system. Diana also shares her experience with miscarriage and the ongoing practice of Trust in her life. 

The two big topics I am talking about this month:

Are a difference of values the cause of friction in relationships? 

Do we only show up and love people when its convenient for us? 

Jinti Fell (@jinti_fell), a conscious mother of four, shares aspects of her life experience from a surprise pregnancy, the differing lessons of freebirth, unwinding shame in sexuality, repatterining polarity in marriage dynamics, and learning how to soften as a woman and mother. 

Follow the host on Instagram at: @trusting_life_

If you feel called to share your life journey to consciousness, please email wisewomendiaries@gmail.com

We have two selves within us: the short term self (ego) AND the long term self (soul). The short term self always wants us to do the fast, easy, lazy, instant gratification choice! We never FEEL like working out, or eating healthy, or forgiving someone. It takes wisdom to know whether what we FEEL is our short term self or our long term self.

Anita (@themidwitch) shares her experience with an abusive relationship in her early 20's, with the gradual process of handing over her power..... and then taking it back. We explore why many of us want authority figures, especially in birth, to replay power dynamics similar to our childhood with our parents. Anita shares her experiences with freebirthing and becoming a mother, fully in her power. 

The *first ever* Wise Women Diaries interview is with, Sue Ellen, a first time mom. She details the journey of having no medical prenatal care throughout her 'wild pregnancy' and how she was able to relax into Trust within her own body, without receiving tests or ultrasounds to externally validate any fears that surfaced. She explains some of the anxieties that presented when she reached 43 weeks in pregnancy, but ultimately how it stretched and deepened her Trust for her baby and God to surrender and have a blissful, primal freebirth.

A real life story of how uncomfortable I was with my husband's big emotions and what I learned from that moment! Also discussed: you are not your judgements!! Our judgements are the proof that our brain is programmed by society! Thats it! 

Meghan (@meghanganong) shares her consciousness journey: being raised in a military, conservative Christian environment and how these experiences shaped her understanding of relationships and intimacy. She shares her profound journey through motherhood, detailing her experiences with birth, miscarriage, and the evolution of her parenting philosophy. Meghan discusses her transition to freebirth and the importance of trusting her body, as well as her commitment to conscious mothering, emphasizing the need for simplicity and a family-centered environment for her children. 

"Less is More" an offering for mother's from Meghan

Darcy De Hommel (@motheringfreely) is a mother of two in Australia and very passionate about Human Design and Sovereign Birth, offering services online for both. Darcy shares how Human Design has helped her in her life to own her authentic self and explains the growth initiated in her maiden to mother journey from a scheduled c-section for breech presentation to a wild pregnancy and sovereign homebirth with her second child. We talk about many other topics like, how mothers are learning how to mother themselves alongside their children and the possible emotional wounds that cause postpartum rage.

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Bonus solo episodes of Wise Women Diaries on Patreon

Kris Bayer, a 62 year old author and mother, homebirthed and homeschooled seven children in the ~90's. We discuss the journey of raising children with alternative values, the lessons of grief and loss of a child, the importance of being impeccable with our words and actions with children (and all relationships), and the correlation between how we treat toddlers to how teenagers behave. Kris also shares her insights on navigating the transition from parenting young children to graduating into a peer to peer relationship in adulthood. 

Kris' books on Amazon

Kris' Website

I have been studying manifestation for about 17 years, so here’s a recap of everything I have learned and discovered about attracting your dream life! What do you have control over? Or not? I believe we are here on Earth to be co-creators WITH God!

Audrey Ross, (@ajoyfulbirth) a mother of five, birthkeeper, birth prep coach, and a freebirthing woman, shares a condensed version of her life trials that led her to true freedom. She overcame an eating disorder, detoxed off of ~11 Big Pharma medications, healed constant panic attacks, and learned the true power of her mind to finally become her authentic, true self! Audrey had "infertility" for about 10 years with another 5 year lapse of not conceiving later on, but went on to naturally conceive four children. She shares her prophetic dreams from God, being led to foster and adopt children, and how her first two birth experiences led her to freebirth. We talk about how the Mind is the most overlooked component to birth and how when we hire a birth attendant for birth, we are also hiring their subconscious mind with all of their fears! We also discuss German New Medicine and Audrey's current pregnancy. 

Audrey's Website

Mental Fortitude Course

@ajoyfulbirth Instagram

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Exploring the potential emotional and spiritual causes of anxiety. This episode glitched and then something unexpected happened! It is a reminder that when things glitch or fall through, it is Spirit recalibrating the situation and everything is for our benefit! People quoted in this episode: Jewel, Dr Kelly Brogan, Medical Intuitive Patty Markham Peterson, and Dr Mark Hyman

In this solo episode I discuss events from my life throughout the past month: discovering deep lineage fear beliefs which unconsciously created the death of my kitten last year, a miraculous story of my prayers being answered through Yeshua, and the importance of listening to our intuitive hits! 

To listen to bonus solo episodes, visit the Patreon podcast here! 

Instagram: @trusting_life_