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 resourced mother, and so much more. Tune in to hear it all... (and share anything that comes up for you in the IG post for this episode)Bethanee Wright is a home-birthing mother of two daughters, wife of her beloved husband, organic farmer (⁠Winterfell Acres⁠) and shamanic practitioner (Earth & Cosmos Shamanic Healing) from southern Wisconsin. Devoted to embodied living, anchored to the Earth’s cycles, she is continually exploring how to weave conscious mothering, growing good food and shamanic living into everyday life. Bethanee loves diving deep into healing work to get into those juicy, life-changing depths that create space for authentic living. She offers healing sessions, audio tracks and classes to support your healing path and, of course, lots of organic produce grown with love. ⁠Bethanee's healing offerings⁠⁠Resourced meditation (supports her daily mothering)Books Mentioned:Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions - StarhawkCelebrating the Great Mother: A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities - Cait JohnsonThe Magical Year - Danu ForestExistential Kink - Carolyn ElliottHunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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" with my work, and I talk about other things that I haven't talked about anywhere, including one of my most potent motherhood initiations. I also talk about being in the pre-conception time in that moment, spirit babies, dreams and visions, and more. I always enjoy talking with Erika. Enjoy <3------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 initiationHealing as sitting with the body, and its sensations and storiesPregnancy and birth as a womb cleansing on all levelsThe vulnerability of the postpartum time and rooting in ourselves above all, and sovereign pregnancy as preparation for knowing in motherhoodThe difference between physiological worry in motherhood and when it becomes an issueKass shares a couple of practices for embodiment and regulation in difficult moments in motherhoodGetting out and feeling emotions, and integrating our kids into itThe importance of accessing and loving from our sexual energy/life force in motherhoodKass is a soon to be mama of two boys, somatic practitioner, and sacred birth and postpartum keeper. After healing her own chronic pelvic pain and experiencing her homebirth cesarean, she works with women to remind them of their innate connection to their bodies’ wisdom. Her work is dedicated to the women creating a revolution of mamas prioritizing regulation, rest, pleasure, and play (ie you!). Thrive as Mother membership (code: "RootedWoman" for listeners, 35% off!)Kass's Instagram (To stay up to date on local offerings or reach out here for 1:1 support)Music: Hanna Leigh------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 her title of mother, she is a somatic practitioner and former classically trained dancer who fuses together both worlds for her somatic dance offerings. She values living close with the land and elements and is forever a student of life. She loves conversations that include birth, babies, baking, bodywork, life preparedness, trauma healing, death, and when she asks “how are you?” she is ready for the full and honest answer.Instagram: @webofgraceWebsite: webofgrace.mykajabi.com------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 recorded) class to guide you through a simple pelvic massage/meditative practice to begin to connect to your aliveness again.Lindsay talks about:Her path into MFR and pelvic healingThe sacred and expansive realm of memories and experiences stored within the pelvic bowlLindsay's birth experiences, healing cervical dysplasia, and the trust that develops in a mother-led pregnancy/birthWorking in the area of internal pelvic bodywork + energy work - stories, wisdom, and the interconnected web of womanhood experiences that live in usThe differences with 1:1 in-person sessions and guiding women to do this healing work at homeOur bodies are made to heal and we all have the intuition for healing ourselves and our childrenThings we mention...MFR therapy ballLindsay Courcelle is a mama of 2 (soon to be 3) living on a homestead in Vermont with her wee ones and farmer herbalist husband. She has spent the last decade working hands-on and hands-in with women as a myofascial release therapist, specializing in internal pelvic and breast work. Now she weaves her bodywork with the subconscious work of HeartHealing and her own Pelvic Alchemy method, always encouraging full emotional expression and empowerment in self-healing. www.lindsaycourcelle.comIG @lindsaycourcelleFLOW - Internal Pelvic Myofascial Masterclass - early bird pricing til 2/24------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 creative with a special love for textile arts of all kinds and she fell in love with weaving over the course of her BFA degree. Her latest project, "a conception", is a digital memoir project that retraces her initiatory journey into motherhood - check it out HERE.Meghan is currently living in the jungle of Costa Rica with her beloved partner and two daughters. She dreams of one day creating an artist residency and birth sanctuary, and of once again having her own loom.Applications are also now open for her community "The Matriarchs Return" where wildly creative women are invited to gather with the shared intention of embarking on our own unique paths of authentic self-expression:⁠https://thematriarchsreturn.squarespace.com/Meghan's IG: @thematriarchsreturnMusic: Hanna Leigh------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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.As a transformational guide specializing in NLP and hypnotherapy, she empowers women to find their confidence to speak their truth. Carrie Michelle has mentored with sacred elders in postpartum, motherhood, soul-evolution  and emotional intelligence—holding certifications in a wide range of healing modalities.Carrie Michelle is currently developing a 2024 Instinctual Living online course to help fellow mothers and women to unlock their intuition and live authentically—by their instincts.She is passionate about embracing our natural instincts and finding joy in the little moments, she holds sacred the ‘heart’s raw truth’ that illuminates our individual and collective hidden wisdom within.Carrie's InstagramVictoria - Luminous BirthSacred Soul Sanctum - MorningStar Community starting Feb 14Music: Hanna Leigh------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 a trauma-informed Birthkeeper and freebirthing Mother from the Netherlands. She studied midwifery and discovered that if she wants to guide women with true respect for their autonomy and sacredness of birth, she can only do this outside of the patriarchal maternity system. She offers in person and online guidance throughout the entire childbearing year and organises birth and “Sacral Sound” workshops and circles. Zoë is also writing a book about how she transformed from a disconnected good girl into an intuitive powerful mother. Read more on her website and on her IG.Music: Hanna Leigh------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 about:Stepping away from attending births as a young mother, the internal conflict and incompatibility, and where she's focusing her energies on these daysVillage prenatal and postpartum, and community seasonal events that she is facilitatingHow she calls in reciprocal community energy in these offeringsHow she is creating community seasonal gatherings that fulfill her vision for the "living dream of the earth", that center mothers and children, and ideas for you to bring to your community as wellCultivating gatherings that aren't just child-centered or adult-centeredThe primal need and fulfillment of being in a space of community and ritualCentering the family unit in our culture: mothers, fathers, and childrenDifference between women's and men's circles/spacesHer path and paradigm with parenting and navigating emotions, conflict in sibling dynamics, helping her children develop conflict resolution skillsTrusting and respecting our children as intelligent beingsZuri Snow is a free-schooling, free-birthing mother and community organizer living in Georgia. She is passionate about rites of passage, earth wisdom, respectful parenting, undisturbed childbirth, and cultivating compassionate community. Her background is steeped in temple priestess arts and holistic midwifery, though she is currently steeped in the medicine of her role as an intentional mother, wife, neighbor, and friend as she prepares for the birth of her third child. Through her occasional ceremonial and educational offerings, women’s circles, postpartum support network, and family-centered seasonal gatherings, she works passionately to create a sense of re-villaging in her local community as an embodied prayer for the unfolding of the Earth’s Living Dream.You can connect with Zuri more via instagram @mamabearth , email [email protected] , or her website www.mamabearth.com where she occasionally hosts ceremonial and educational offerings virtually and local to Georgia.Charles Eisenstein - Sacred EconomicsMusic: Hanna Leigh------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com

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 her son, the process of separating, and her reflections a year later. Elissa shares about how a trauma history can cause conflict in relationship, how a traumatic birth can cause fracture in the intimate relationship, and the freeing role of taking full responsibility in our lives.Elissa is a newly single mother to a son, a veteran, and a former nurse who left western medicine to serve women. She began her journey as a birth keeper, but after making the difficult decision to leave her husband, she has shifted her work to focus on story medicine: holding space for women's stories of birth, pregnancy, postpartum, or any other area that women feel called to share with her. Find her on her website and IGMusic: Hanna Leigh------------------------------www.rootedwomanwellness.com