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Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More96. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] EMBRACE YOUR POWER AND CONFRONT YOUR FEARS - FREE BIRTH AND EARLY BIRTH WITH NIKKIIn this remastered and deeply loved episode, I sit down with Nikki, a mother of two, human design reader, former foreign correspondent, and a woman who lives boldly by her own inner authority. Together we revisit her extraordinary journeys through conception, birth, loss, and the reclamation of instinctual motherhood.As we approach 100 episodes and celebrate two years of Soul Evolution, this conversation returns because it is one of the most powerful, multidimensional birth stories ever shared on the podcast. This episode moves through conscious conception, an unassisted freebirth in Mexico, a tender early pregnancy loss, and...
2025-12-031h 45Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More95. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] VAGINAL BREECH AFTER C-SEC WITH KATHARINEAs we approach 100 episodes and celebrate two years of podcasting, I am bringing back this powerful, deeply loved conversation from the very beginning of Soul Evolution. This story was originally Episode 1 of the entire podcast, and for good reason.In this remastered episode, Katharine shares the full arc of her motherhood journey:• the early birth and stillborn loss of her first daughter• her second pregnancy and planned gentle cesarean• and her third birth, where she claimed her sovereignty by choosing a vaginal breech birth after a prior c-section.What unfold...
2025-11-261h 12Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More94. MOST LOVED - HOW TO INTERVIEW YOUR MIDWIFE WHEN SEEKING A NATURAL UNDISTURBED BIRTH WITH GAYLE ECKEYIn this remastered episode, Emily brings back one of the most beloved and most-listened conversations on Soul Evolution. This intimate dialogue with Maine midwife Gayle Eckey offers deep insight into how to choose the right midwife when preparing for a physiological and undisturbed home birth. Together, Emily and Gayle walk through the essential questions every woman should ask when interviewing a midwife, weaving evidence-based wisdom with intuition, sovereignty and emotional intelligence. Emily also shares that she has a free downloadable resource, Questions to Ask Your Midwife When Seeking a Physiological, Undisturbed Birth: Your Rights and What Is...
2025-11-191h 08Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More93. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] WITH LINDSEY - PHYSIOLOGICAL HOSPITAL BIRTH TO FREE BIRTHAs Soul Evolution approaches its 100th episode, Emily remasters and re-releases one of the most loved and powerful conversations from the archives — a raw, embodied exploration of sovereignty, lineage, and physiological birth with Lindsey.Lindsey shares her two birth stories with unfiltered honesty — her first, a hospital birth that became a “trial run” in reclaiming her voice, and her second, a fully sovereign free birth at home. Together, Emily and Lindsey trace the threads of maternal lineage, healing the mother wound, and the power of intuition as a compass for birth and beyond.This episode is a dee...
2025-11-121h 47Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More92. MOST LOVED [WISE MAN] RAISING FATHERS: RECLAIMING RITES OF PASSAGE FOR MEN AND THE SACRED INITIATION INTO FATHERHOOD — WITH JASON OF RAISING FATHERSAs we journey toward 100 episodes and celebrate two years of Soul Evolution, enjoy this remastered re-release of one of the most powerful and beloved conversations from the archive.In this episode, Emily sits down with Jason, founder of Raising Fathers, to explore what it truly means for men to awaken into fatherhood as a rite of passage. Together, they traverse themes of initiation, ceremony, emotional preparedness, and the cultural gap that leaves men uninitiated yet entrusted with the sacred responsibility of fathering.Jason’s work centers on restoring the village that raises fathers through men’s ci...
2025-11-051h 18Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More91. MOST LOVED [WISE WOMAN] DISPELLING MYTHS FOR FIRST TIME MOMS WANTING A NATURAL BIRTH - WITH ANNA LUNDQVIST OF SACRED BIRTH INTERNATIONALIn this most loved episode, Emily sits down with her mentor Anna Lundqvist, the Spiritual Midwich behind Sacred Birth International, to invite first-time mothers into a deeper remembrance of natural birth. Together, they unravel myths, explore Herstory, and illuminate how reclaiming physiological birth transforms both women and the world.Beginning around the 22-minute mark, Emily and Anna discuss:Herstory and the origins of birth’s medicalizationThe truth about mortality rates and cesarean sectionsHow healthy stress benefits your baby during laborThe role of biomechanics and fetal positioning...
2025-10-291h 23Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More90. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] WITH AARON - FIRST TIME DAD FREE BIRTH - PART 2 DAD'S VERSIONAs we celebrate two years of podcasting and journey toward 100 episodes, I’m bringing back this Most Loved episode — the powerful free birth story of first-time father Aaron Cloutier.At 52, Aaron welcomed his son Thomas Cade in an unassisted home birth with his partner Anna. In this conversation, he shares the raw and beautiful reality of supporting his partner through pregnancy, labor, and birth, while navigating moments of fear, trust, and surrender.Aaron reflects on:Growing up the youngest of eight children, surrounded by strong male role models and many sisters who became moth...
2025-10-2259 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More89. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] WITH ANNA BLASH - FREE BIRTH FOR FIRST TIME MOM - PART 1 MAMA'S VERSIONAs we celebrate two years of podcasting and journey toward 100 episodes, I’m bringing back this Most Loved birth story — a powerful and raw account from Anna Blash on the free birth of her son, Thomas.Anna’s story unfolds over 70 hours of labor, beginning with a prophetic dream, a detour through the hospital system, and ultimately a triumphant return home where she birthed in her own power. Along the way, she faced her deepest fears, surrendered to trust in her body, and stepped fully into her role as mother.In this conversation, Anna shares:T...
2025-10-221h 10Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More88. MOST LOVED [WISE WOMAN] WITH MOLLY CALDWELL – FERTILITY AWARENESS & THE FOUR SEASONS OF THE WOMB CYCLEAs we celebrate two years of podcasting and journey toward 100 episodes, I’m bringing back this Most Loved Wise Woman episode — a rich and practical conversation with Molly Caldwell on fertility awareness and the four seasons of the womb cycle.Molly shares her own red-thread lineage story — growing up within the silence of Catholic shame around sexuality, unpacking her induction birth imprint, and reclaiming her cycle after years of hormonal contraception. Her path of healing led her from doula training into fertility awareness as the missing piece for embodiment, sovereignty, and cyclical wisdom.Together, we explor...
2025-10-151h 24Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More87. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] WITH NATE - FIRST TIME DAD HOME BIRTH - PART 2 DAD'S VERSIONAs we celebrate two years of podcasting and journey toward 100 episodes, I’m bringing back this Most Loved episode — the very first Dad’s Version of a birth story. This is part two of a two-part series; if you haven’t yet, listen to Episode 86 for Britney’s powerful telling of their daughter Pari’s birth.In this conversation, Nate shares his perspective on preparing for and witnessing the home birth of his first child. With honesty and vulnerability, he speaks about:The influence of his father and grandfathers on his own path into manhood and fatherho...
2025-10-081h 39Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More86. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] WITH BRITNEY - FIRST TIME MOM HOME BIRTH - PART 1 MAMA'S VERSION86. MOST LOVED [BIRTH STORY] WITH BRITNEY - FIRST TIME MOM HOME BIRTH - PART 1 MAMA'S VERSIONAs we journey toward 100 episodes and two years of podcasting, I’m bringing back this As we celebrate two years of podcasting and approach 100 episodes, I’m bringing back this most loved birth story from the archive. This is part one of a powerful two-part series, sharing both Mama and Dad’s perspectives on a first-time natural home birth. Tune in next week for Dad’s version, another listener favorite..In this conversation, Britney...
2025-10-011h 43Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More85. [BIRTH STORY] WITH OLIVIA ROFF OF MYSTICAL BIRTHING – BIRTH: THE PORTAL TO MYSTICAL AWAKENINGS – SPIRIT BABIES, LOSS & HEALINGIn this deeply moving episode, I sit with Olivia Roff — a Mystical Doula and Spirit Baby Medium whose own birth journeys became the portal into her spiritual calling.Olivia shares the medicine of her stories:Her first home birth that ended in hospital transfer and forceps delivery, and the long postpartum journey that followed.Two profound losses — a very early miscarriage and another at nearly twelve weeks — that she now calls early births.How her daughter’s spirit guided her through conception, pregnancy, and an intense but transformative second home birth.The...
2025-09-241h 23Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More84. [WISE WOMAN] WITH WHAPIO OF THE MATRONA – FINAL HOLISTIC STAGES OF BIRTH & THE BRAIN WAVE STATES OF LABOR (PART 4)This is the final episode in our four-part mini-series with Whapio of The Matrona, where we have been exploring the cosmology of life and birth.In the first three conversations, we journeyed through conception and the return of the wise woman, the holistic stages of labor, and the quietude at the top of the mountain just before the active pushing phase begins.In this final episode, we move into the completion of second stage and beyond:the spontaneous nature of true second stage,the “birthing tides” and the sacred pause,th...
2025-09-171h 06Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More83. [WISE WOMAN] WITH WHAPIO OF THE MATRONA - THE HOLISTIC STAGES OF BIRTH: EMBARKING, THE FOOTHILLS, AND CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN (PART 3)In this special four-part mini-series with Whapio of The Matrona, we journey into the cosmology of life and birth through her unique lens of wisdom.In this episode, Whapio and I explore the holistic stages of birth—what it means to view labor not just as a clinical process, but as a profound journey of transformation. We talk about the early foothills of labor, the veil, altered states of consciousness, the importance of language, and the revolutionary ways we can describe and experience birth.Whapio reminds us that birth is not just medical or clinical—it i...
2025-09-101h 13Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More82. [WISE WOMAN] WITH WHAPIO – CHANGING THE LANGUAGE OF BIRTH & RESTORING THE SACRED (Part Two)In Part Two of my conversation with my mentor and teacher Whapio of The Matrona, we continue to unravel the depth and cosmology of conception and birth. As a student in her 2025 Midwifery & Birthkeeper cohort, it is an honor to bring you this continuation of her teachings.In this episode, Whapio guides us into a profound exploration of birth as a quantum, cosmological rite of passage. She shares her vision of the holistic stages of labor, the significance of the father or partner in “receiving the light,” and the necessity of changing the very language of birth to r...
2025-09-0345 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More81. [WISE WOMAN] WITH WHAPIO OF THE MATRONA – CONCEPTION, COSMOLOGY & THE RETURN OF THE VILLAGE WISE WOMAN (Part One)In Part One of this extraordinary two-part series, I sit down with my mentor and teacher, Whapio of The Matrona — midwife, educator, and visionary — with whom I am currently apprenticing in her 2025 Midwifery & Birthkeeper cohort.Whapio shares her personal journey from practicing midwife in the 1980s to becoming a teacher and consciousness-raiser through The Matrona. Together we explore the midwifery renaissance, the return of the village wise woman, and Whapio’s cosmological framing of conception and fertilization as sacred, noble rites of passage.We dive into:Whapio’s story of midwifery, teaching, and The Matr...
2025-08-271h 10Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and MoreWHAT’S NEXT FOR SOUL EVOLUTION - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTThis week marks a huge milestone: 80 episodes of Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories & More.In this solo episode, I share a life update — moving my camper into Isaiah’s backyard, how our co-parenting relationship has softened, and the reminder I keep receiving (and teaching): to slow way, way down.From there, I celebrate the devotion behind these 80 episodes — the hours of interviewing, editing, and curating wisdom so you could receive them freely — and announce what’s next:I’ve launched a private podcast, Embodied Wise Women: Meditations, Conversations & Soul Journeys. Each month, me...
2025-08-2516 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More80. [BIRTH STORY] WITH YVONNE OF YOUR BLISSFUL BIRTH – ECSTATIC & ORGASMIC BIRTH BY REWIRING THE SUBCONSCIOUS & EMBRACING SELF-RESPONSIBILITY - FROM HOSPITAL TO FREE BIRTH IN DUBIIn this unforgettable episode, Yvonne Stoop takes us inside her three extraordinary birth experiences—each one more transformational than the last. From her first fast hospital water birth in Dubai, to an ecstatic, pain-free, orgasmic birth that defied the limits of the medical system, to the grounded ease and sovereignty of her planned free birth at home, Yvonne’s story is a masterclass in self-trust, preparation, and standing firm in your vision.We dive deep into how she navigated restrictive birth laws, protected her oxytocin bubble, prepared her body and mind for pleasure in birt...
2025-08-201h 19Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More79. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KESSLYN OF GEM WELLNESS – 42 WEEKS + 4 DAYS, PRAYER & THE POWER OF AN UNDISTURBED BIRTHIn this heartfelt episode of Soul Evolution, Emily sits down with Kesslyn, a newly licensed midwife and mother, to hear the full story of her sovereign, intuitive pregnancy and 42+4 home birth. From midwife dreams at 19 to catching babies in Mexico, Kesslyn shares her deeply embodied trust in physiological birth, her Christian faith, and the emotional initiation into motherhood. They explore prodromal labor, hypertension and stress, spiritual sovereignty, and integrating the maiden-to-mother rite of passage. A must-listen for any woman walking the path of conscious birth and sacred mothering.@gem.wellness
2025-08-131h 02Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More78. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KIRSTEN – FREE BIRTH IN THE FOREST - ALONE, DARK, SILENT - THE BIRTH SHE ALWAYS KNEW WAS HERSIn this deeply moving and raw episode, Kirsten returns the podcast to share the free birth story of her second daughter, Korra. After a long and challenging first birth, told in episode 8, Kirsten chose a radically different path this time—trusting her intuition, ending care with her midwife, and ultimately birthing alone in a tub on her deck, under the moonlight, surrounded by the sounds of the forest. We explore the unraveling of expectations, healing from a foggy postpartum, and what it means to reclaim sovereignty in birth. This story is gritty, wild, embodied, and de...
2025-08-061h 13Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More77. [BIRTH STORY] WITH HALEY OF ROOT & WOMB COLLECTIVE - THIS IS WHAT PREPARATION LOOKS LIKEIn this powerful episode, Emily is joined by Haley—mother, birth worker, and founder of Root Womb Collective—for a deeply personal and embodied birth story. Together they explore:Haley’s healing journey through abortion, spirit baby connection, and forgivenessHer intentional preconception preparation after a Hashimoto’s diagnosisChoosing a birth keeper and planning a home birth an hour from the nearest hospitalHer intuitive pregnancy, early labor signs, and sacred birth unfolding at 37+5How she self-checked her cervix, coached herself through labor, and trusted her voice and instinct...
2025-07-301h 25Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More76. [WISE WOMAN] WITH RHEA DEMPSEY - THE FUCKING EPIDURAL, CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE & WHY PAIN IN BIRTH MATTERSToday’s guest, Rhea Dempsey, is a true elder and educator in the birth world. She has been on my dream guest list since the origin of Soul Evolution.After a shocking first birth experience in the late 1970s left her confused and traumatized, she began a lifelong inquiry into what had gone wrong — and how it could be different. That journey sparked a decades-long vocation in childbirth education, counseling, and birth support.Since then, she has attended over a thousand births, taught hundreds of workshops and prenatal classes, and supported countless women and families acros...
2025-07-231h 04Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More75. [BIRTH STORY] WITH LAURA OF EMBODIED MOTHER – RUPTURE & REPAIR: WHAT FIRST-TIME MOTHERS DESERVE TO KNOWIn this unforgettable episode of Soul Evolution, I sit with Laura—mama, circle keeper, and host of The Embodied Mother podcast—for a deep dive into the initiation of motherhood, the rupture of medical birth trauma, and the sacred path of reclamation.Laura shares the story of her undisturbed labor turned coerced hospital transfer and cesarean, the severance from her son, and the slow, holy work of finding her way back to her body, her pleasure, and her voice. We speak on nervous system repair, breast milk as medicine, ancestral midwifery wisdom, and how women become the elde...
2025-07-161h 38Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More74. [BIRTH STORY] WITH EMILY FROST OF SHARE THE SOUL - WHEN MOTHERHOOD BECOMES A PATH TO HEALINGIn this deeply personal episode of Soul Evolution, Emily Frost shares the unraveling and rebirth that followed her first pregnancy, birth, and postpartum season. What began as a conscious conception journey quickly revealed the layers of trauma, unmet needs, and ancestral patterns waiting to be seen and healed.Emily vulnerably recounts how birth opened the floodgates—bringing grief, rage, fear, and eventually clarity. From losing her identity to reclaiming her nervous system, from early motherhood overwhelm to rediscovering the voice of her intuition, this is a story of rupture and repair told in real time.To...
2025-07-091h 37Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More73. [WISE WOMAN] WITH SHEILA OF ECSTATIC BIRTH – THE PATH OF PLEASURE IN BIRTH, BODY & BEINGIn this potent and timely conversation, I’m joined by Sheila Kamara Hay—mama of three, ecstatic birth mentor, and visionary guide in the reclamation of birth as a portal of pleasure, power, and possibility. Together we explore what it means to feel good in birth, how to orient toward safety and expansion in our bodies, and the critical distinction between pain and suffering. Sheila shares her own three birth stories and the awakenings that followed, weaving in threads of nervous system awareness, sensual aliveness, and the necessity of reclaiming our inner authority. This...
2025-07-0249 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More72. [BIRTH STORY] WITH RAYSSA - ORGASMIC BIRTH, MEDICAL COERCION & THE CALL TO FREE BIRTH IN FRANCERayssa joins me for a powerful birth story episode —One rooted in ancestry, spiritual awakening, and radical self-trust. She shares the story of her first birth: an orgasmic labor unfolding in a French hospital, disrupted at the final moment when the provider commanded her to push when she wasn't ready to. This highlights the ecstatic possibilities in birth as well as the depths of vulnerability a woman may experience.Then, her second: a sovereign freebirth at home, where she welcomed her baby in complete presence, reverence, and wild feminine power. We talk about lineage, resisting co...
2025-06-261h 25Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More71. [WISE WOMAN] WITH ALYSON CHARLES STOREY - ROCK STAR SHAMAN - A WHOLE NEW HUMAN - THE ALCHEMY OF SOUL EVOLUTIONIn this episode of Soul Evolution, Emily welcomes Alyson Charles Storey in her first public conversation after a profound three-year cave of deep inner transformation. What unfolds is an honest, raw, and reverent exchange about the void, the unseen initiations, spiritual integrity, and what it means to become a whole new human. Together, they explore the sacred pauses, heart fractures, spiritual warfare, conception journeys, and the power of devotion—without bypassing the gritty truth of it all. This is a transmission of remembrance, rooted in humility, courage, and a fiercely tender love.Alyson Charles Storey is...
2025-06-181h 14Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More70. [WISE WOMAN] WITH CORBIN CHASE - SPIRITUAL HEALTH & PARENTINGCorbin Chase, a transformative voice in the world of spiritual and holistic health and the host of the Sacred Lives, Sovereign Communities with Corbin Chase. A former corporate leader turned healer, Corbin owns Corbin Chase Health, a holistic medicine private practice in southern Maine. She is a psychic, spiritual teacher, mother of two, clinical hypnotherapist, herbal medicine professional, Ayurvedic Science Teacher, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and Reiki Master Teacher who blends her professional expertise with her own experiences of personal transformation. What makes Corbin’s approach unique is her ability to help indiv...
2025-06-111h 11Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More69. [BIRTH STORY] WITH ESMERALDA OF BIRTHS AT HOME - FROM HOSPITAL TO FREE BIRTH X2 - FOLLOW YOUR INNER KNOWINGEsmeralda is a mama of 3 and homebirth doula. In addition she also offers a variety of holistic birth services including birth photography and placenta encapsulation @birthsathomeHer passion in birthwork started after her first homebirth with her second child. She immediately dove into doula training and began serving her community for mamas giving birth both in the hospital and at home!After about a year she realized her heart and true passion was in homebirths so she rebranded her doula business and Births at Home was born
2025-06-041h 32Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More68. BIRTH IS A SACRED RITE OF PASSAGE AND BIRTH IMPRINTS MATTER: THE HOW AND WHY - MY LIVE PRESENTATION WITH APPPAHI am so excited to share with you that I presented for APPPAH (The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health). APPPAH’s mission is to support and promote emerging evidence in prenatal and perinatal science and birth psychology that babies are conscious and aware and have their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences before, during, and after birth. www.birthpsychology.comMy presentation is titled: Birth is a Sacred Rite of Passage and Birth Imprints Matter: The How & WhyYou can watch th...
2025-05-281h 05Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More67. MY CO-SLEEPING JOURNEY AS A GUEST ON 'THERE'S A BABY IN MY BED ' HOSTED BY NIX OF REWILDING MAMASCo-Sleeping! What a journey AND I can't imagine it any other way. IYKYK.I am delighted to release my guest appearance on There's a Baby in My Bed hosted by Nix.You will be familiar with Nix's silky UK accent as she shared her beautiful birth stories in episode 45. Listen here!Subscribe to her new podcast There is a Baby in my BedDirectly from Nix's show notes:"This was such a beautiful episode! In this episode Emily shares her evidence based values and beliefs when...
2025-05-211h 03Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and MoreTHE PATH OF THE EMBODIED WOMAN BEGINS HEREToday, I’m sharing something deeply personal and long in the making — the official rebrand and rebirth of my work into one unified space: Embodied Women’s Wisdom.This new home honors the full spectrum of my offerings — from physiological birth and advocacy to rites of passage, feminine embodiment, and ancestral remembrance. Inside this episode, you’ll hear what’s changing, what’s staying sacred, and what’s now available to you.In this episode, I share:– Why I’ve rebranded into Embodied Women’s Wisdom– The two branches: Embodied Birth...
2025-05-1810 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More66. [BIRTH STORY] WITH TARA EVELYN - AN UNEXPECTED AND MAGICAL FAST HOME BIRTH FOR FIRST TIME MOM"Hi, I'm Tara Evelyn! In this episode, I share the story of how our daughter arrived in the most unexpected and magical way—through a fast and unplanned home birth that forever changed my relationship with my body and my sense of feminine power. As someone who often lives in her masculine energy, birth required me to soften, surrender, and step into a new version of womanhood. I open up about the challenges I didn’t expect—like breastfeeding—and how I believe preparing my body to be at its peak health actually surprised us with a...
2025-05-141h 08Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More65. [WISE WOMAN] WITH BILLIE HARRIGAN - RESTORING SAFETY AND SANITY TO MODERN BIRTH PRACTICESBillie Harrigan is a fierce advocate for restoring safety and sanity to modern birth practices. She has served birthing families for about 40 years and has taught midwives and other birth practitioners in 125 countries. The technocratic birth services industry is out of control and needs a new approach with a different understanding of how humans arrive. To that end, Billie offers training in the knowledge and skills of traditional birth companionship. This is a role once held by the Canadian neighbour who had both common birth knowledge and developed birth skills but has been appropriated by the m...
2025-05-071h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More64. [WISE WOMAN] WITH BEC OF OM BIRTHS - HOW TO USE YOGA TO PREPARE YOUR BODY, MIND, & SPIRIT FOR BIRTHBec Conant is a respected figure in Boston and New England for her expertise in prenatal care and yoga instruction spanning over two decades. Through her Om Births program, she empowers expecting individuals, guiding them through childbirth and easing their transition into parenthood. With advanced certifications in Prenatal Yoga, Pelvic Floor Yoga, Childbirth Education, HypnoBirthing®, and Spinning Babies®, Bec has supported over 300 births as a DONA International accredited birth coach. Recognized as an E-RYT 500 and RPYT by Yoga Alliance, she has honed her skills under esteemed mentors and holds a meditation teaching certificate from Dharma Mo...
2025-04-301h 20Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More63. [BIRTH STORY] WITH TAYLOR - BIRTH CENTER TO UNASSISTED BIRTH - BRAIN CANCER DX AND BIRTH SHARE A COMMON THREAD - TAKE IT ONE MOMENT AT A TIMEToday's story medicine is a full spectrum share. Taylor had two beautiful natural births. Just three weeks postpartum with her second she almost died from complications of an undiagnosed brain tumor.Taylor is a friend and a member of my crunchy mom community here in Maine. She is a vibrant, loving, generous, spunky soul and I am so grateful to know her.She candidly shares about both the beautiful and the hard parts of life, birth, and facing a terminal prognosis. The moments in our lives when the veil...
2025-04-271h 39Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More62. [WISE WOMAN] WITH KEMI BIRTHJOY JOHNSON - THE POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT PREGNANCY HOLDSKemi birthjoy johnson is an absolute powerhouse. She has crossed the threshold of menopause and absolutely sits on her wise woman throne. I am so thrilled to have her on to share her wisdom. She is presently a deregistered UK midwife serving women as a birthkeeper. Her embodied knowledge of two traumatic births, working as a death doula, then a midwife in the system, followed by the rite of passage that is menopause and deep inner work to clean out her vessel led her to an advanced position of foresight. Kemi knows the power & responsibility...
2025-04-231h 15Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More61. [WISE MAN] WITH JASON OF RAISING FATHERS - PREPARING FOR THE SACRED ROLE OF FATHERHOODJason Seeman is a fatherhood guide, educator, and facilitator with over a decade of experience creating programs that have impacted over one million people globally.A devoted father of two and husband of 14+ years, Jason blends personal wisdom with professional expertise to guide men through the transformative journey into fatherhood.His career spans law, education, and leadership, including serving at Raising Fathers, The Rites of Passage Institute and The Man Cave. His work has equipped him with unparalleled insights into masculinity, identity, and community.Whether he’s helping men embrace the challenges of fa...
2025-04-201h 25Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More60. [WISE WOMAN] WITH LEA OF @TRUSTING_LIFE_ AND WISE WOMEN DIARIES - OPENNESS IS THE NATURAL STATE OF THE FEMININELea is a passionate soul…. Passionate about many topics but especially the duality of human life: We are a human and a soul trying to traverse this life amongst our darkness and light. Wanting to become a mother for 11 years to no avail thus far, has ushered her to be in the darkness of the waiting, the void, the unknown, and becoming reborn a million times in the waiting of the unknown. The waiting, the void, is our invitation into soul evolution. What will we create? Who will we become? What values will we align with...
2025-04-161h 16Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More59. [WISE WOMAN] WITH BRI MCCORKELL - INITIATIONS WITH GRACE & REMEMBRANCE OF WHAT IS TRUEBri and I explore gorgeous deep threads of wisdom for mothers and families in this episode.We recorded on April 1st just after the big eclipse portal. I had to release this one ahead of schedule as I share about some of my own recent initiations- some that are still in process.Bri held beautiful space for me and was able to reflect with such grace that I instantly remembered what was true: I am here to love well and embrace it all along my soul's evolution.Bri too shares about her fiery...
2025-04-091h 13Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More58. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NIKKI - TWO FREE BIRTHS AND ONE EARLY BIRTH - EMBRACE YOUR POWER BY CONFRONTING FEARS & TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR CHOICESNikki is an incredible woman and mother. Her story hits every single aspect of embodying your power as a woman. I am still reveling that she was able to tell her tale and share nugget after nugget of deep wisdom while holding her sweet baby girl the entire time.You will hear her first born, Lachlann’s, free birth that happened in 2022. She labored for 12 hours during the day in a cabin home in the mountains of Montana. She beautifully describes the birth of The Mother as she moved through transition, the point where ev...
2025-04-021h 49Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More57. [WISE WOMAN] WITH DR CORINA DUNLAP OF NATUROPATHIC BY DESIGN - HORMONES, OUR GUT, FERTILITY, & PERIMENOPAUSEDr. Corina Dunlap is a licensed naturopathic doctor (ND) and women’s health and hormone specialist. Specializing in the treatment of conditions that range from irregular periods to PMS, thyroid imbalances, endometriosis, pelvic pain, and symptoms of menopause, she is an internationally recognized expert in natural fertility optimization and women’s health at all stages of life. Dr. Dunlap is a clinician, researcher, educator, and speaker.What I love most about her is how simple she keeps the vast landscape when it comes to optimizing health. Give her Instagram a follow! You won't be disa...
2025-03-261h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More56. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AUTHOR LYNSI EASTBURN OF HYPNOFERTILITY - PINK STARLIGHT SPIRIT BABIES, FERTILITY & THE 3 KEYS: MEDITATE, LISTEN, TRUSTAs the creator of HypnoFertility, Lynsi is the world’s established expert in the field of hypnosis to promote fertility. The author of three books on the subject, Lynsi personally receives patient referrals from several of the top fertility clinics in the United States. Patients are referred to her when other practitioners have run out of options, when medical treatments or repeated protocols that should work do not.Her innovative style effectively blends the worlds of science and spirit. Lynsi combines her insights and intuitions with a biopsychosocial approach to...
2025-03-191h 21Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More55. [WISE WOMAN] WITH EMILY MADEN OF MAIDEN MEDICINE - THE SACRED SEXUAL SPLIT - RETURN TO PLEASURE & AGENCYThis episode might be my favorite. Emily and I could have talked for days. There are so many important topics to cover within her work.We touch on:The paper wall illusion separating our head and pelvis or the split between sacred and sexualThe endogenous spiritual journey into selfThe sacred emotional range of the feminineShame vs curiosityAn incredible guided visualization of our pelvic bowl and pleasure centersOxytocin circuitryHer birth experience"There is nothing between you and God- you don't need to be fixed""My name is Emily Maden.I am...
2025-03-121h 16Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More54. [WISE WOMAN] WITH DR MELANIE JACKSON OF THE GREAT BIRTH REBELLION PODCAST - REBELLING AGAINST THE SYSTEM : THE WHAT, WHY & HOWAs I told Mel at the beginning of the episode, I am likely her greatest fan in the US. I send all of my clients to her podcast The Great Birth Rebellion. I am so honored to have her on the show.Dr Melanie Jackson (AKA Melanie The Midwife) loves to help midwives and women around the world better understand and apply the research relating to matrescence (the process of becoming a mother). She does this as the host of The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast, supporting and mentoring midwives, as well as educating mothers.Melanie h...
2025-03-051h 25Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More53. [BIRTH STORY] WITH AMANA BE LOVE - HONORING DEATH & BIRTH - MEDICALIZED HOME BIRTH, INFANT LOSS, & FREE BIRTHAmana has gathered over 40 years in this earthly realm where she has been captivated by pregnancy, birth, death, mothering, sociology, culture, nature, nursing, midwifery, reiki & mediumship. Through her path of study, & exploration she has received degrees, certifications, traveled the world, attended many births & deaths, cultivated community, crafted ceremony, birthed her own babies & been initiated into the realms of death & grief. Amana has alchemized her personal and professional experiences into supportive 1:1 sistership offerings for women who are motivated to deepen their understanding of themselves. To explore the decisions they are making for their own lives, locating the...
2025-02-261h 05Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More52. [WISE WOMAN] WITH MALIN & A LIFE UPDATE FROM ME - THE POWER OF SLOWING DOWNMy instagram followers and email list would know that my son was very ill recently. I take a few moments at the beginning of this episode to give a live update on our lives and my own soul evolution.I felt that Malin's episode would be the perfect compliment to last weeks episode with my counselor, Stephen Andrew, in light of my recent life events.The medicine of slowing down and leading with love is front and center for me right now. And probably you too!
2025-02-191h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More51. [WISE MAN] WITH STEPHEN ANDREW - HOW WELL DO YOU LOVE?Stephen is an 'old man who drinks too much coffee' and my counselor. He has been a guiding light in our co-parenting journey for nearly a year. I couldn't not have him on the podcast.He is a heart activator, a wise elder, & a men's circle facilitator among his many, many other invaluable services to humanity. I implore you to listen deeply to our conversation and to connect with him online or in person if you have the opportunity."The individual is like a g...
2025-02-121h 12Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More50. [BIRTH STORY] WITH PATRICK - FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSION - AWAKENED TO SOVEREIGNTYPatrick See is a digital artist raised in Brunswick, Maine. After high school, he moved to Chicago where he spent a decade living, first in film school and then working in various industries. Immediately upon graduating, he spent one year in New Orleans working on a medical advocacy documentary about thyroid disease before returning to Chicago. At that time he began his career as a live visual technician which he still does to this day. He met McKenna at the end of 2019 and they were married in 2023, just about a year before their baby j...
2025-02-051h 01Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More49. [BIRTH STORY] WITH MCKENNA - CHOOSING TO FREE BIRTH HER FIRST BORN - PART 1: MOM'S VERSION - THE MYSTICAL REALMS OF BIRTHMcKenna is from the southern shores of Lake Michigan and has spent the last year in Maine with her husband. She is a witness and participant in life’s miraculous offerings. She has a reverence for energetic practices like yoga and qi gong. She is still in the process of bringing her own offerings into the physical realm. For now, she is enjoying the early days of motherhood with her first child who’s birth story is told in this episode. If you would like to connect with her: mckennal...
2025-02-051h 21Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More48. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AUTHOR LILY NICHOLS - REAL FOOD FOR CONCEPTION PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM - MYTH BUSTING AND PRACTICAL EVIDENCE BASED TIPSLily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and sensible. She is the founder of the Institute for Prenatal Nutrition®, co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy, and the author of three books: Real Food for Fertility (co-authored with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), Real Food for Pregnancy, and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and...
2025-01-291h 22Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More47. [BIRTH STORY] WITH JESS SHINE OF THE MATRONA - MUSINGS OF A FORMER LABOR & DELIVERY NURSE TURNED BAD ASS FREE BIRTHERFirst and foremost Jess is a mother, and she loves mothers. Jess was a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years. Her career was dramatically ended when she was fired, from the hospital, for following the law of informed consent. Suddenly her second home felt like hell. Since then she’s had 2 freebirths, became a homesteader on 50 acres in North Idaho, and joined forces with Whapio of The Matrona as the Director of Programs. Jess loves sharing her wisdom with her community. She wants her stories and experiences to start conv...
2025-01-221h 28Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More46. [WISE WOMAN] WITH JANE HARDWICKE COLLINGS - PERIMENOPAUSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN - THE WISDOM OF THE CYCLES, RITES OF PASSAGE & SHAMANIC MIDWIFERYToday's guest has been on my dream guest list since the origin of my podcast. If you have been listening for any length of time you would have heard me quote or reference Jane Hardwicke Collings.Jane is a Grandmother, a Keeper of Sacred Knowledge. She carries the lineage of Shamanic Midwifery from her teacher, Jeannine Parvati Baker.I did not let the opportunity to speak with her about all things sacred pass me by.We dive in to her school of Shamanic Womancraft, The Shamanic Dimensions of Pregnancy, The Wisdom of the...
2025-01-151h 38Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More45. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NIX OF UNTAMED BIRTH - FROM A HEAVILY MEDICALIZED FIRST BIRTH TO A REDEMPTIVE JOYFUL AND FAST HOME BIRTH"I am a woman, badass home-birthing mother of 2 boys, sacred birth worker, yoga and pregnancy yoga teacher, mother’s circle facilitator, daughter, sister, friend…! Born in Cape Town, I now live in Bristol, UK.I have experienced one heavily medicalised and traumatic birth in hospital with my first born Huxley and one EPIC redemptive, empowering, physiological home birth with my second born Billy. My own personal birthing journey has ignited a burning passion in me to serve women within the birth space and it is my mission to help women remain sovereign and empowered in thei...
2025-01-081h 35Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More44. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AUTHOR RUSLANA REMENNIKOVA - THE SCIENCE OF THE SOUL - WE ARE ALL WALKING MEDICINAL PIECES OF ARTRuslana and I met at Miranda's birth. If you listened to last week's episode you would have heard that story. The synchronicity of that feels powerful to me. Ru is an amazing human. We talk about so much in this episode! From the conception of the soul to gematria to meaningful coincidences to psychedelic sound frequencies to quantum physics to chromesthesia to palindromes... We cover the science of the soul.I hope you stick around until the end to hear her precious last words.She has written her first...
2025-01-011h 02Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More43. [BIRTH STORY] WITH CHRIS - FIRST TIME POPPA SUPPORTS A FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONMerry Christmas! I am gifting you our first birth story of Season 3.Miranda and Chris were gracious enough to both come on and tell their version of this incredible birth story. So this is a two-parter - Mom's Version & Dad's Version.The birth of Elek is extra special to me because I was present for it as Miranda's Sacred Birth Worker.I had the privilege of walking alongside this family in pregnancy and she totally humbled me. She gave me the gift of witnessing...
2024-12-2552 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More42. [BIRTH STORY] WITH MIRANDA - FIRST TIME MOM FREE BIRTHS WITH COMPLETE TRUST AND SURRENDER (LIKE A PRO) - PART 1: MOM'S VERSIONMerry Christmas! I am gifting you our first birth story of Season 3.Miranda and Chris were gracious enough to both come on and tell their version of this incredible birth story. So this is a two-parter - Mom's Version & Dad's Version.The birth of Elek is extra special to me because I was present for it as Miranda's Sacred Birth Worker.I had the privilege of walking alongside this family in pregnancy and she totally humbled me. She gave me the gift of witnessing...
2024-12-251h 02Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More41. SEASON 3! INTRODUCING MY COURSE: SO YOU WANT A HOME BIRTH? + BONUS: Module 1 Lesson 1: The Herstory of Birth; Why doesn’t every healthy mom-to-be have a home birth?Website: www.emilygracenixon.comInstagram: @embodiedwomenswisdomLeave me a review on iTunes or Spotify or FacebookMusic: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam AliDisclaimer:The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus...
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The Heart of the Soul with Amana87. Sacred Birth Worker, Retired RN & Health Coach Emily Grace Nixon shares her home birth story.Wow! New Moon 🌑 with a Solar South Node Eclipse in Libra!!! Are you, my Cosmic Soul Sisters feeling this!? I would love to know how this New Moon eclipse is feeling within you! Send me a voice message on Spotify or Instagram 🎶 Today you will hear birth advocate Emily Grace Nixon share stories of how she fought for medical freedom for healthcare workers, decided to retire as an RN after 20 years of providing care. Emily takes us through her conception journey, pregnancy, and choosing to birth...
2024-10-021h 18Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More40. [WISE WOMAN] WITH GINA MUNDY - CHILDBIRTH ATTORNEY & BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF A PARENTS GUIDE TO A SAFER CHILDBIRTHGina Mundy is an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery. Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby. Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth.In this episode we talk about the importance of in...
2024-09-091h 10Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More39. [BIRTH STORY] WITH GWEN - EMPOWERED CESAREAN - HOW INFORMED CHOICE + SURRENDER CHANGES EVERYTHINGGwen is a mom of a 6, 5 and 1 year old living in Washington State after recently traveling the US in their RV and before that living in Australia. She has a honors undergraduate degree in Sociology, a Masters in teaching, and a Spiritual Psychology coach & trauma specialist certification. Gwen is the CEO and owner of her business, Connecting Conscious Collective, and is very passionate about supporting mothers to fully step into their power and create their intuitive desires. Gwen had two very traumatic birth experiences which were the cataly...
2024-09-0259 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More38. [WISE WOMAN] WITH LINDA OF SPIRIT AND BIRTH - DE-REGISTERED MIDWIFE NOW SERVING SOVEREIGN BIRTHLinda is an Australian birthkeeper dedicated to undisturbed birth. Her journey into the world of childbirth began in Hawaii in 2008, where she served as a homebirth midwife's assistant. She later became a doula and a mother to two daughters. After returning to Australia in 2013, Linda immersed herself in Kundalini Yoga and pursued a Bachelor's degree in Midwifery. She worked as a registered midwife in a hospital for three years but eventually realized that the environment did not align with her core values. Physiological birth is not...
2024-08-2651 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More37. [BIRTH STORY] WITH RACHEL OGG - 42+1 WEEKS & A FAST HOME BIRTH - THE POWER OF SURRENDERToday I am bringing you my friend, Rachel. Rachel shares generously about her first pregnancy experience that ended in a miscarriage at 9 weeks. Through that experience she learned how to get clear with her intentions, tap back into herself, and how to nourish and take care of her body.When her and her husband consciously conceived their son, Brighton, she was clear that she wanted a natural birth at home. She faced all of her fears head on and found complete surrender as she en...
2024-08-1957 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More36. [WISE WOMAN] WITH MARIA-LISA HöCKER - HUMAN DESIGN - AUTHENTIC SELF EMBODIMENTMaria is a mentorship sister of mine and a true inspiration when it comes to living an authentic life. Listen how we weave the "experiment" of human design as a permission slip to decondition our minds and bodies to live more in alignment with our unique expression of self as it ebbs and flows throughout our lifespan. In her own words:"I have seen so many people mind blown during readings. Human Design honestly doesn't tell us a lot of surprising things. Often times it is the aw...
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Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More35. [BONUS EPISODE] MY BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY - A CANDID CONVERSATION IN HONOR OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK WITH DIANA OF WHOLEHEARTEDLY WELLMy online Village sister and friend, Diana, asked if she could interview me about my breastfeeding journey. Of course I said yes! It was timely as our journey just concluded after 22 months of boob-on-demand.With transparency I share about Kian's lip and tongue tie, using a nipple shield for the first 6 weeks, engorgement, body shame, and the not-so-often talked about shocking experience when breasts go from a sexual organ to feeding machines and how to integrate this new expansion. Honestly, I barely scratch the surface with our journey but i...
2024-08-0657 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More34. [BIRTH STORY] WITH EMMA - HOSPITAL INDUCTION TO HOME BIRTH X2 - SHOULDER DYSTOCIA, MENTAL HEALTH & THE POWER OF COMMUNITYEmma has three incredible birth stories to share with you. Her first was a hospital induction that narrowly escaped the full cascade of interventions. Her second a humbling redemptive home birth and her third a home birth with a possible shoulder dystocia. Her midwife used her expertise and calm demeanor to resolve this quickly and Emma was able to welcome her baby into her body without outside intervention.In her own words:"I'm a wife and a mother to 3 beautiful babies, and new to homeschooling.I'm a nurse taking a...
2024-08-051h 05Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More33. [BIRTH STORY] WITH MELANIE MONACO OF THE SELF LOVE LIFESTYLE - HOME BIRTH TRANSFER - EVERY BIRTH IS SACREDMelanie has a lot of story medicine to share with you today. In her own words:"Through my birth story, I hope to help others see the sacred medicine even in the most difficult experiences.""If you have a deep scar, that is a door." - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "The wound is the place where the Light enters you." RumiMelanie is dedicated to helping individuals cultivate unconditional self-love through wellness, spiritual, and psychological practices, including archetypal psychology, divine feminine ceremony, and energy...
2024-07-291h 23Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More32. [BIRTH STORY] WITH ALEXXIS OF AMARA EARTH BIRTH - FREE BIRTH - “WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN IS CRUCIAL TO THE HEALING OF THE WORLD”In this episode you will hear Alexxis tell the free birth story of her first born son, Noah.Alexxis is a radical birth keeper, herbalist, and artist in Sedona, Arizona. During the freebirth of her son, the lack of feminine presence lead to her realizing that women supporting women isn’t just important, it is crucial to the healing of this world.When labor started she found herself feeling shocked and it took some time to finally lean in to the sensations.She tells ho...
2024-07-221h 01Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More31. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AMANDA OF PEARL HOLISTIC HEALTH - CRACKED OPEN THROUGH MOTHERHOOD & THE ART OF CRANIOSACRAL THERAPYIn this episode Amanda will share about her embodied wisdom as a Pelvic Floor OT, Craniosacral Therapist (CST) & Mother.We touch on several very important topics including: Getting to the root cause of the dis-ease in our bodies, what a NO looks and feels like in our bodies and why its crucial to honor that.We deep dive into what CST is and why it is a benefical modality for processing trauma stored in the body including the polyvagal therory.We talk a...
2024-07-1555 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More30. [WISE MAN] WITH RUDY GONSIOR - HERO'S JOURNEY TO CONSCIOUS MASCULINITYBuckle up as you are about to embark on the hero's journey with my soul-sister Danika's soon to be husband, Rudy.We cover so much ground in this episode. I brought Rudy on because in the short amount of time that I've known him we have been able to drop into my favorite kind of conversations, those about soul evolution. More specifically: what it means to be a conscious man in today's world, men's rites of passage, death and rebirth, emotional intelligence, and self-responsibility. We touch on Rudy's family lineage, the different archetypal r...
2024-07-081h 53Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More29. [BIRTH STORY] WITH DEVIN KING JONES - THE GIFT OF A HEALING MOTHER-LED NATURAL LABOR AFTER AN INDUCTION & PREECLAMPSIADevin King Jones is an International Coach, speaker and village tender. She is the creator of the award-winning program, Sacred: 7 Pillars of Self-Love. She is also an advocate for maternal and family rights and shares her personal experience of multi-generational living as a way to “bring back the village.” She lives in a multi-family “village” in southern california with her husband, 2 children and 8 other family members—sharing in co-parenting, land stewardship and business. After experiencing preeclampsia and an induction in her first birth, Devin was determined to have a healthy pregnancy and redemptive birth in h...
2024-07-011h 14Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More28. [WISE WOMAN] WITH ANNA THE SPIRITUAL MIDWITCH OF SACRED BIRTH INTERNATIONAL - DISPELLING MYTHS FOR FIRST TIME MOMS WANTING A NATURAL BIRTH EXPERIENCEI am honored to bring you this week's guest, my mentor, Anna the spiritual midwich. This episode is to encourage first-time moms to lean into a natural birth experience. Beginning at time stamp 22 min:We dispel myths propagated within our culture by exploring Herstory, the origins of the medicalization of birth, the truth about mortality rates, c-sections, healthy stress for your baby during labor, biomechanics and the positioning of your baby, how to bridge the gap and reprogram your subconscious mind, the importance of birth imprints and the impeccable truth that peace o...
2024-06-241h 22Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More27. [BIRTH STORY] WITH BEN - HOME BIRTH TO FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSION - LIBERTY BEGINS AT BIRTHI am super excited to bring you the 4th "Dad's Version" of a birth story. Happy Father's Day!! Ben's words below say all that needs to be said for an intro:"The epiphanies I received after witnessing the unassisted birth of my son run deep. To birth a life free from malpractices, or even observation is subversive to the system. The implications of unassisted birth are practical, profound, and my wife is an anointed Goddess for doing it all on her own. She says birth is no big deal. At the same time...
2024-06-1752 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More26. [BIRTH STORY] WITH SAMI - HOME BIRTH TO FREE BIRTH - PART 1: MOM'S VERSION - OBSERVATION IS THE FIRST INTERVENTIONSami shares with us her two totally different birth experiences: Her first a 72 hour long home birth surrounded by her partner, dear friend, photographer, and two midwives and her second that was barely witnessed by even her partner after just a few hours of fast labor.Sami references Yolande Norris-Clark's book Portal. (Highly recommended reading) She was gifted the opportunity to choose the path or fear or trust and she chose trust. The ripple effect of this is evident now in the way she leads her life.Sami is a mother and a wife. She...
2024-06-171h 26Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More25. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NABI OF AWAYU HEALING - FREE BIRTH - LESSON: VOICE RECLAMATIONThis is a powerful and vulnerable share from Nabi Angulo about her first-time-mama free birth experience.She shares about her biggest lesson: Voice Reclamation. There are many nuggets of wisdom within her story. Where we choose to birth and who we choose to birth with are the two biggest decisions we get to make leading up to the ceremony of birth.I hope you gain a lot of insight from her share!Nabi De is a somatic-based psychotherapist, earth steward, and mother based in Minnesota. Born and raised in the Andean m...
2024-06-101h 04Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More24. [WISE WOMAN] WITH ANGELA "WILD WOLF ANGEL" OF EMERALD EAGLE HOLISTICS - WOMB TO TOMB - THE DEATH PORTAL - OUR LAST RITEToday we are talking about the Death Portal and how it mirrors the Birth Portal in every stage: Separation, Liminality, Transition, and Emergence. Death is our last Rite. It is imperative that we cover this topic on Soul Evolution podcast.Angela is a certified Shamanic Practitioner and truly embodies her spirit name, “Wild Wolf Angel”. She is on a lifelong mission to walk softly while honoring and giving voice to the wild woman within: she who runs with the wolves and cycles with the moon. She is particularly adept at walking between worlds – Spirit...
2024-06-031h 20Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More23. [WISE WOMAN] WITH MOLLY CALDWELL - DEEP DIVE INTO FERTILITY AWARENESS - THE FOUR SEASONS OF OUR WOMB CYCLEMolly shares her own red-thread lineage story — growing up within the silence of Catholic shame around sexuality, unpacking her induction birth imprint, and reclaiming her cycle after years of hormonal contraception. Her path of healing led her from doula training into fertility awareness as the missing piece for embodiment, sovereignty, and cyclical wisdom.Together, we explore:How your womb cycle mirrors the four seasons of the earth — follicular (spring), ovulatory (summer), luteal (fall), and bleeding (winter).Tangible practices for each phase: from preparing nourishing foods before bleeding, to honoring ovulation as a time of c...
2024-05-271h 24Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More22. [WISE WOMAN] WITH KARMA OF PRIMAL WOMAN - DEEP DIVE INTO WOMB REMEMBRANCE & WOMEN'S RITES OF PASSAGEKarma supports and honours women as a Matròn, which is a Haitian Traditional Midwife, in Costa Rica and British Columbia, Canada. She works with women in all seasons of life —from womb to tomb, supporting all stages of the Female and Primal ContinuumsKarma offers her fullest devotion when working with women who want to begin walking the Path of Womb Remembrance so she may be their grounded anchor as they spiral deeper into the void of their womb’s wisdom And she is also t...
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Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More21. [BIRTH STORY] WITH LINDSEY - PHYSIOLOGICAL HOSPITAL BIRTH TO FREE BIRTHKicking off Season TWO!! This episode is SO good from start to finish. It is packed with embodied women's wisdom. “I’m Lindsey, a mother of two little girls living on the seacoast of New Hampshire with my husband, cats and our Great Pyrenees mix. I am an herbalist, gardener, and worked as a chef for many years, and then as a garden designer/landscaper before becoming a stay at home mom. I’m sharing the stories of my two births- one at the hospital, and the other a freebirth at home with ju...
2024-05-201h 52Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More20. [BIRTH STORY] WITH REGINA OF THE CELESTIAL WOMB - HOME BIRTH TO FREE BIRTHRegina is an energy and birth worker that specializes in Astrology, Human Design, physiological birth and holistic postpartum care. She is the founder of The Celestial Womb, a container created to help women reconnect with their inner source and re-align. Before founding The Celestial Womb, she spent a decade in the corporate legal business world focusing on legal technology, solutions, research and business sales. Regina discovered birth work first by becoming a doula, and her love of birth only deepened after supporting many women and having her own children. After her first chil...
2024-05-131h 14Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More19. [WISE WOMAN] WITH JACQUE GEORGE OF MATRU-PREMA BIRTHJoin me for a candid conversation between two nurses turned doulas who LOVE advocacy and Women-led birth. In this episode my guest will touch on her journey with IVF and a medicalized birth experience during COVID times. This birth motivated her to "bridge the gap" and help inform other Mama's-to-be about their options.We dive in to physiological birth, free birth, & attending births in the hospital. Lastly, we touch in on the state of our maternity care system and the impact of the lack of resources in small rural areas and what we can do...
2024-05-061h 24Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More18. [WISE WOMEN] WITH ALICIA & MEREDITH OF INTENTIONAL BIRTH - PHYSIOLOGY FIRST, SELF RESPONSIBILITY & ADVOCACY EXPLAINEDJoin us for a conversation all about physiological birth, self responsibility, and advocacy.Alicia & Meredith believe:"That birth isn't just about babies. It's about mothers, fathers, and families being born.That a positive, gentle birth is every human's birthright.That partners are an integral part of birth.That a "physiology first" approach to birth is the most scientific approach.That women deserve the best information and then: full autonomy in decision-making, supported by trusting, loving care."@intentional.birthhttps://www.intentionalbirth.co/...
2024-05-061h 19Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More17. MY "RESUME" & THE SACRED BIRTH WORKER MENTORSHIPIn this episode I tell you a little bit more about me and the culmination of my education and life experiences that led me to the birth world with such an all consuming soul passion. I deep dive on The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship with Anna. Perhaps you are feeling a soul calling to the birth world too?More information on The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship with Anna the Spiritual Midwitch can be found here. Use code EMILY for a special discount off of her offerings.Jane Hardwicke Collings Wo-Manifesto on Herstory can...
2024-04-2917 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More16. MY BIRTH STORY - KIAN ASHER IS BORNIn this bonus episode I read to you the story of Kian's birth on September 11, 2022; My initiation into Motherhood. I have recorded my birth story on numerous podcasts which I will link below if you are curious. Each time I tell it there are more layers and nuances. I continue to learn and be humbled by this experience, this Rite of Passage. The version I read today was written about 6 months after he was born and holds a beautiful frequency.I hope you find value, inspirartion, and encouragement for your own soul evolution....
2024-04-2929 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More15. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KRISTEN NAGLE OF WARRIOR MAMA & GLOBAL FRONTLINE NURSES - HOSPITAL TO FREE BIRTHKristen, like me, was a nurse that used her voice to speak out against the coercion and unprecedented mandates and lockdowns that began in 2020. She went from a self proclaimed fully indoctrinated neonatal intensive care nurse believing homebirth should be illegal to a free birthing sovereign woman of faith.Her story is that of a heroine. Each of her children's births brought her a new layer of soul evolution and is now the framework for her offering: Warrior Mama.Join us as she tells about her first fully medicalized hospital birth, second hospital...
2024-04-291h 15Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More14. [BIRTH STORY] WITH AARON CLOUTIER - FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONAt 52, Aaron welcomed his son Thomas Cade in an unassisted home birth with his partner Anna. In this conversation, he shares the raw and beautiful reality of supporting his partner through pregnancy, labor, and birth, while navigating moments of fear, trust, and surrender.Aaron reflects on:Growing up the youngest of eight children, surrounded by strong male role models and many sisters who became mothers.How his decades of experience as a chiropractor and natural health practitioner shaped his perspective on birth and physiology.The unexpected detour to the hospital when concerns about bleeding arose — and th...
2024-04-2259 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More13. [BIRTH STORY] WITH ANNA BLASH - FREE BIRTH FOR FIRST TIME MOM - PART 1 MAMA'S VERSIONAnna’s story unfolds over 70 hours of labor, beginning with a prophetic dream, a detour through the hospital system, and ultimately a triumphant return home where she birthed in her own power. Along the way, she faced her deepest fears, surrendered to trust in her body, and stepped fully into her role as mother.In this conversation, Anna shares:The red thread lineage that shaped her relationship to birth and voice.A vivid prophetic dream that foreshadowed her birth.How bleeding in early labor led her to a hospital stay — and the moment she chose to leav...
2024-04-221h 10Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More12. [BIRTH STORY] WITH FATIMA OF BIRTHING GODDESS - HOME BIRTH & FREE BIRTHJoin us for a home birth to free birth story with Fatima.Fatima is a mother of two beautiful children who are the reason she pursued her passion to work in the birthing space. After having two empowering births at home she felt the call to help pregnant women which led her to become a transformational birth coach. She brings her experience as a Mother’s Blessing facilitator and prenatal yoga teacher into her practice.She strives to empower women to embrace their unique birth experiences and cultivate a sense of co...
2024-04-151h 04Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More11. [BIRTH STORY] WITH DIANA FORSELL OF HEALING BIRTH PODCAST - HEALING FROM BIRTH TRAUMAToday's episode focuses on healing from birth trauma. Birth debriefing, like all of my offerings, is a very individually tailored experience. Integrating your birth experience is multilayered. Do you need one? In my opinion, every woman should take the opportunity to tell her experience in its totality, without interruption or judgment, as soon as she feels ready. Birth is a sacred rite of passage. No matter what does or doesn’t happen, it changes who you are multidimensionally. It is normal to need safe space and plenty of time to integrate what you experienced.Today's gue...
2024-04-0851 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More10. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KATIE STROUD OF INSTINCTIVELY WOMBAN - FROM HOSPITAL TO FREE BIRTHFrom a hospital birth to free birth - Listen to Katie tell her tale..."I’m Katie, a sovereign mother of 2 boys living in central Maine. After having my first son, my life completely shifted and I began transforming into the woman this life has set out for me to be. I felt like my eyes opened up for the first time, to the lies and utter chaos I grew up believing about the world and “systems” around me.Everyday, I’m doing the work to better myself as a woman, mother, and wife, but I am far...
2024-04-011h 27Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More9. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NATE COLPITTS - FROM A HOSPITAL TO A HOME BIRTH EXPERIENCE - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONThis is part 2 of a two part series where we get to hear mom and dad's version of a birth story. Listen to Nate tell about his initial hospital birth experience at the age of 19 to the recent home birth of his daughter."At 19, my fatherhood journey began. Inside a hospital, my healthy son from a previous relationship was born. Right away I knew that the only way I could be a good father was to be happy and healthy. Passionate, about health and my own self discovery, my desire to learn...
2024-03-251h 12Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More8. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KIRSTEN ZITKUS - FIRST TIME MOM HOME BIRTH - PART 1: MAMA'S VERSIONThis is part 1 of a two part series where we get to hear both mom and dad's version of a birth story. This is an incredible first time home birth experience with all of the components of a big empowering rite of passage."My path has always led me toward living in tune with nature. Leaning into what has felt most natural to me has guided me to some crazy places. Most recently living completely off grid on a mountain in Maine. I wouldn’t call myself a homesteader, just a girl wh...
2024-03-251h 40Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More7. [WISE WOMAN] WITH GAYLE ECKEY OF STONE MOUNTAIN MIDWIFE - INTERVIEWING A MIDWIFE WHEN SEEKING A PHYSIOLOGICAL & INSTINCTUAL BIRTHThis is a special episode for two reasons, first I am bringing you Gayle. Gayle is a local midwife here in southern maine. A midwife that I myself would consider hiring if I became pregnant again. Her bio reads:I am a keeper of secrets.A space holder, a quietude creator.Maybe a sister, mother or best friend.I am safe arms to fall into.Sharer of knowledge & curator of intentions. A wiper of tears, holder of hands, hearts & souls.I am a m...
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Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More5: [BIRTH STORY] WITH BRITNEY BECKSTRAND - FIRST TIME MOM HOME BIRTH - PART 1: MAMA'S VERSIONThis is part one of a powerful two-part series, sharing both Mama and Dad’s perspectives on a first-time natural home birth. Tune in next week for Dad’s version, another listener favorite..In this conversation, Britney opens up about the preparation, surrender, and wisdom that shaped her first home birth. She shares the deep insights she carried into postpartum, and how birth transformed her calling as a mother and as a guide for women.About Britney Beckstrand Britney is a devoted mother, yoga and meditation teacher, and facilitator of w...
2024-03-111h 43Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More6. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NATE MORGAN - HOME BIRTH FOR FIRST TIME DAD- PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONWelcome to the very first Dad’s Version of a birth story. This is part two of a two-part series; if you haven’t yet, listen to Episode 86 for Britney’s powerful telling of their daughter Pari’s birth.In this conversation, Nate shares his perspective on preparing for and witnessing the home birth of his first child. With honesty and vulnerability, he speaks about:The influence of his father and grandfathers on his own path into manhood and fatherhood.How intentional inner work, plant medicine, and meditation shaped his readiness to become a father.The challeng...
2024-03-111h 39Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More4. [WISE WOMAN] WITH DR LAUREN OF RUNE ACUPUNCTUREWith an approach described as a merging of medicine and mysticism, she weaves her extensive formal education in Traditional Chinese & Allopathic Medicine with her passion for the metaphysical realm of healing to cultivate self-discovery, self-compassion, and sovereignty in her clients’ lives. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Dr. Lauren is devoted to helping others navigate the unknowns they face through life’s inevitable changes and challenges. From shades of trauma, loss, and relentless stress to the effects of injury, illness, or living with chronic pain, her care instills you with resilience while inviting you to remember how capable you are of becoming your body’s wi...
2024-03-041h 06Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More3. [BIRTH STORY] WITH LINDSEY MARTEL OF TRUE BIRTH MAINE - REDEMPTIVE HOME BIRTH"Hi, I’m Lindsey. I’m a stay at home wife and mom to 3 beautiful little boys, an aspiring homesteader and a holistic pregnancy and birth coach living in southern Maine. My sovereign living journey began after a traumatic hospital birth with my first son, and has continued over the past 5 years with two powerful home births, most recently in December of 2023. I also worked as a nurse for almost a decade, and despite truly loving my profession, I made the difficult decision to walk away in the fall of 2021, as a result of medical mandates. This deci...
2024-02-261h 23Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More2. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KATHARINE JANE - VAGINAL BREECH AFTER CSECKatharine generously shares about her first born baby girl that was born still. She goes on to have a planned C-sec for a breech presentation of her second baby. For her third baby she fully claimed her birth experience and went on to have a vaginal breech birth. "I am Katharine, mom to Frankie and Willa and wife to Walt. We live in an off grid hand built house in midcoast, ME where we homeschool our daughters and run our own businesses! I am a jeweler and owner of an...
2024-02-191h 15Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More1. INTROSTART HERE! Welcome to Soul Evolution, a place where we dive deep to reclaim our Rites of Passage with a big dose of birth story medicine & intentionally curious conversations with embodied wisdom keepers & a sprinkle of polarity as we will hold space for our men from time to time too.I hope you find nourishment for your soul here.We will be talking all things Women as we enter this new age; An age that is more aligned with our cycles, hearts, souls, nature, & community. It is time to claim responsibility for our l...
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The Natural Birth PodcastMedical Freedom & Natural Birth for Registered Nurse EmilyToday on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Emily
Emily is a 37 year old first time mama from Maine USA.
She believes in the power of our bodies innate intelligence and taking responsibility for how we show up.
Emily spent nearly two decades working within the western medical system as a Registered Nurse and perfected the art of advocating for patients rights. She fought fiercely for her patients to have informed consent and deeply respect all informed choices.
Maine was one of the strictest states during the covid pa...
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