WISE WOMEN DIARIES

Taking Personal Power Back After an Abusive Relationship | Anita's Story

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. 

 

 

 

Light Conception & Healing from a Narcissist Mother | Stephanie's Story

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. 

 

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Birth Trauma, HBAC & Mothering a Child with Special Needs | Diana's Story

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. 

God, Mushrooms, & Homebirth | Carolina's Story

Carolina (@carolinaxhaddad) a mother, homesteader, and doula, shares her journey to motherhood...her personal awakening, faith, miscarriage, pregnancy, homebirth, and experiences with plant medicine. We discuss the parallels between plant medicine journeys and the birth portal. Carolina shares her experience of the challenges of her first labor experience - the feeling of being in a never-ending journey, the mind's desire for comfort and painlessness and the need to trust the birthing process. She is a testament that massive personal growth that can come from facing and overcoming fear. Lastly, Carolina shares her breastfeeding journey and the power of one person's seed of doubt on the mind. The conversation explores the challenges of seeking validation and information from external sources in motherhood. 

Our Daily Life: Chasing Certain Sensations & Getting Rid of Certain Sensations

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).' 

Communing with God during Freebirth | Brenna’s Story

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. 

A Peaceful, Frank Breech Homebirth at 37 Weeks | Gigi’s Story

Gigi chose radical trust: no ultrasounds, no testing, no medical intervention whatsoever during pregnancy and birth. She explains her beautiful surrendering process of the preconception phase with her baby and the deep communication they had together... that ultimately kickstarted labor at 37 weeks because of a probable cholestasis situation. If Gigi was in a hospital setting, she would have been an emergency c-section, especially because her baby was breech, but she knew what she wanted: a peaceful homebirth. Gigi has deep, beautiful reflections about the magic of co-sleeping and how the first year of life is for creating a secure attachment. This is a remarkable, astounding story that showcases what is possible between mother and baby.

Part 2: Consciously Parenting Four Sons with Nicole Parker

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.

Part 1: Healing Lineage Patterns Through Birth | Nicole Parker’s Story

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.

Conscious Parents are Doing Hard, Incredible Work

Ego Parenting: Power + Control + Fear + Victimhood | 

Conscious Parenting: Empathy + Curiosity + Radical Responsibility

Most conscious parents were raised in classic, conditional, punishing homes, yet are doing the deepest work of overriding ego programming to be the parent they needed when they were a child!

For anyone wanting more information, I love Dr Shefali's work on Conscious Parenting.... she has numerous books and podcasts!