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The Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastEpisode #7: Verana Faye BailowitzVerana is the owner of Embody Your Birth in the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves as a full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator, Archetypical Astrologer, and creativity ally. She is also a poet, dancer, songwriter, and traveler of the globe. Her work as a doula and astrologer are deeply interconnected. Guided in her work by the collective dream for whole and healthy relationships in our families, communities and with our Mother Earth, she is committed to walking beside her clients and students, whether in the labor room, classroom or exploring the natal chart to create safe and brave places where e...
2025-06-1951 minThe Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastBritt FohrmanBritt Fohrman is a doula, embodiment coach, birth educator and photographer. For more than two decades she has been holding space for women standing at the threshold of life’s most profound transitions: becoming a mother; healing from illness, injury or loss; stepping into sexual power and opening to new beginnings.
She weaves her training as a VITA Method Sex, Love and Relationship coach with her extensive training and experience in yoga, meditation, Hypnobirthing, Buddhism, Tantra, Shamanism, plant medicine, dance, and holistic healing to guide her clients to live aligned with their desires, inner knowing and authentic va...
2025-04-1844 min
Kill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeThe Food of the Gods (w/ Matt McCarthy) - Animal Attack April vol 18Gather ‘round - the feast of all feasts is about to begin! That’s right, Animal Attack April 2025 looms even larger than usual when “Mr. Big” aka Bert I. Gordon is at the helm and we’re gorging on his 1976 eco-horror cult classic, THE FOOD OF THE GODS with the immeasurable help of actor, comedian, and manager of the Video Garage Matt McCarthy!! Along the way, we earn the “based on a portion of HG Wells” discount, perform deep lore study for Dead Right Horror Trivia, hit up Marjoe Gortner's complicated backstory, Discover Ida Lupino’s unique exit strategy, and we start the...
2025-04-041h 23
Kill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeThe Food of the Gods (w/ Matt McCarthy) - Animal Attack April vol 18Gather ‘round - the feast of all feasts is about to begin! That’s right, Animal Attack April 2025 looms even larger than usual when “Mr. Big” aka Bert I. Gordon is at the helm and we’re gorging on his 1976 eco-horror cult classic, THE FOOD OF THE GODS with the immeasurable help of actor, comedian, and manager of the Video Garage Matt McCarthy!! Along the way, we earn the “based on a portion of HG Wells” discount, perform deep lore study for Dead Right Horror Trivia, hit up Marjoe Gortner's complicated backstory, Discover Ida Lupino’s unique exit strategy, and we start the...
2025-04-041h 23The Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastMaritday RodriguezMaritday Rodriguez is a Doula, Maven, Ceremonialist, and Keeper of Ancient Ways, she walks the path of her Taino ancestors, embracing their indigenous heritage and practices.
For over 25 years, She has immersed herself in teachings and practices related to women’s empowerment, nutrition, energy and herbal medicine, holistic skincare, natural health, and reproductive wellness, specializing in Life Cycle Doula services covering Fertility, Ante-Partum, Prenatal, Birth & Post-Partum aspects.
I had the pleasure of meeting Maritday and experiencing her wisdom and love of life when she attended my Birth Spirituality and Healing Coach Certification training in NY. Sh...
2025-02-0641 minThe Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastAriela SharonAriela Sharon is a spiritual childbirth coach and ritualist, living in Jerusalem. She brings a deep understanding of the divine feminine and Judaic spiritual wisdom to her birth work. This interview contains many nuggets of practical ways to integrate spirituality and ceremony in our birth work and lives. Each of us, podcast hosts, has a Jewish blood lineage and it was very precious to learn more about the jewels in our history. At the time of this interview, Ariela was 6 weeks postpartum from a beautiful home birth.
The following are some of the nuggets of this Interview: ...
2024-11-2144 minThe Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastElizabeth TheriaultIn this interview with Elizabeth Theriault, ASW, MPH and perinatal ceremonialist from Petaluma, California, we discuss how the enormity of growing a life and the grief of not being met or supported by our culture called her to the inner connections and community that ceremonies offer. She describes how her husband who was a ritualist designed a blessing ceremony for her and the power the altar that was created by her friends had in their lives up to 2 years after the birth. We also discuss the kinds of ceremonies we can do with our children and how open they...
2024-10-2439 minThe Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastGena McCarthyIn this conversation with Gena McCarthy, RN, Perinatal Psychotherapist, Certified EMDR provider, community organizer and developer of integrative health programs and networks for nearly 40 years, we explore the importance of spiritual and psychological preparation to move powerfully through the transformative initiatory experiences that pregnancy and birth and motherhood offer. Gena shares compassionate practices and insights that honor our sacred feminine power, connect us with the Great Mother, and support healing from a difficult or traumatic pregnancy, birth or postpartum.
Some highlights:
How she was able to move ‘under the radar’ as an L&D Nurs...
2024-09-1242 minThe Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastSandra LloydSandra Lloyd is a Shamanic Hypnotherapist, birth worker, and ceremonialist. She received
expert training in Depth Hypnosis, Shamanism, Buddhist Psychology, Energy Medicine and
Hypnotherapy at The Foundation of the Sacred Stream in Berkeley, CA. She holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Psychology and Sociology.
Sandra's path of healing service has been informed by two separate diagnoses and recoveries
from cancer, as well her work since 2004 providing hands-on, unconditional support and
advocacy for pregnant and birthing women navigating the complexities of the initiation of birth
and passage into motherhood. Energetically "holding...
2024-08-0843 minThe Perinatal Ceremonies’s PodcastPerinatal Ceremonies Promo 1This Podcast shares stories of practice and wisdom from perinatal ceremonialists living in our communities and all over our earth. These stories are of women returning to an understanding and honoring of their own power. They help us welcome our babies as the unique precious beings they are and support them to be ready to continue the weaving of our future world. They promote safe passages for birthing families in these times of disconnection.
Gena McCarthy
www.birthspiritualityandhealing.com
Sandra Lloyd
www.sandralloyd.net
Elizabeth Theriault
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2024-08-0401 min
The Mothers’ Empowerment PodcastCalling In Your Protector Guide with Gena McCarthyDid you know that your nervous system plays a crucial role in your ability to feel safe? Some of you are say "duh!" and some are saying "huh!" Discover how to expand your capacity to receive love, pleasure, and abundance by creating a safe space within yourself in this insightful episode of the Mother's Empowerment Podcast with Gena McCarthy. Gena McCarthy, She/Her, Partner, Mother, RN, MFT is an EMDR certified perinatal psychotherapist. She is the founder and developer of the Birth Spirituality and Healing Network, the Contra Costa County Perinatal Depression to Wellness Network and two local HMO...
2024-01-0934 minThe Mothers’ Empowerment PodcastCalling In Your Protector Guide with Gena McCarthyDid you know that your nervous system plays a crucial role in your ability to feel safe? Some of you are say "duh!" and some are saying "huh!" Discover how to expand your capacity to receive love, pleasure, and abundance by creating a safe space within yourself in this insightful episode of the Mother's Empowerment Podcast with Gena McCarthy. Gena McCarthy, She/Her, Partner, Mother, RN, MFT is an EMDR certified perinatal psychotherapist. She is the founder and developer of the Birth Spirituality and Healing Network, the Contra Costa County Perinatal Depression to Wellness Network and two local HMO...
2024-01-0934 min
Healing BirthHealing Birth Trauma is EasyGena McCarthy is an educator, nurse, and perinatal psychotherapist. Her work is to support you to build bridges between your heart and your womb, between your birth imprints and your present life, between your spiritual, parenting and professional paths. During our conversation she shares the story of her own birth 70 years ago, with her mother under twilight sleep, and the home birth of her son. She takes us through a couple different practices to help us heal birth trauma, one, an EMDR practice to help us feel safe in our bodies when big feelings come u...
2022-05-2453 min
A Podcast for MomsMaking Peace with What Is and Bringing Back the Village with Gina Janc, LMFTGina Janc is a grounded force - her steadfast energy immediately reminds you to be a little gentler with yourself. When Julia asked Gina to describe herself, Gina began with what was most true to her - she is a mother, daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter, a deeply spiritual woman, and she is a lover of deep, vulnerable relationships. She is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.Gina is the founder of Bring Back the Village. She offers Talk Therapy, Parenting Circles, Parent Ceremonies, and a Prenatal Bonding E-Course.The only thing constant in...
2021-11-2456 min
Fully OperationalEpisode 7. Summer Blockbusters: The HeatIn the 2nd of 4 episodes on Summer Blockbusters, Dre & Goodman discuss the 2013 Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy buddy-cop female comedy The Heat, directed by frequent McCarthy collaborator Paul Feig.But before we break it down in trusty FO Show fashion, Dre shares some 'good' Goodman news and we discuss what we watched this week, including John Cassavetes' Gloria starring Gena Rowland and Joseph Gordon Levitt's airplane hi-jacking movie on Amazon Prime, 7500.Then we dive into The Heat, highlight the comedic cast, discuss Paul Feig's direction and run through the Quota Obscura machine. We even play a...
2020-07-161h 02
Therapy For Moms (Formerly Healing After Birth)Building the World We Want to Bring Our Babies Into with Gena McCarthyIn this episode Gena and I dove deep into the heart of the topics discussed, as well, each others hearts. Gena is a mentor, friend, and elder. She speaks about birth spirituality and healing, with years of experience. Her presence and wisdom is palpable throughout this conversation.
Together we explored the following topics of conversation:
Motherhood in today's world
Childbirth trauma
Ceremony and spirituality for healing and birthing
A Doula story on secondary-traumatic-stress
Historical trauma and the need for healing
And, everything in between...
Gena McCarthy RN, MFT is a perinatal psychotherapist, a certified EMDR (PTSD treat...
2020-01-0449 min
Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | DoulaHealing Birth Trauma - Gena McCarthy, Perinatal PsychotherapistEvery woman deserves the opportunity to fully heal and recover from birth trauma. It is never too late to address a past trauma.Listen to this episode of Fourth Trimester Podcast to learn: How to recognize that you've experienced trauma or PTSD How to begin addressing a potential trauma - the first steps to take for healing Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.comLearn more How to Rewrite Your Birth Story and Find Joy After Trauma with Chanti Smith | Somatic Experiencing Can Build Attachment Between Parent And Child | The Birth Doula’s Guide to Navi...
2018-06-1636 min
SPIRIT BABY RADIOSpirituality from Conception to Birth – Healing In All Areas of the JourneyAre you curious to go deeper into your conception energy? What can you do to create a peaceful pregnancy into birth? What does it mean to be present with healing postpartum? How can spirit baby guide you? Special Guest Episode: Gena McCarthy RN, MFT is a perinatal psychotherapist, a certified EMDR (PTSD treatment) provider and a developer and educator of the Birth Spirituality and Healing Network which includes: Coach and Facilitator Certification Programs for Ceremonies of Pregnancy, Healing Birth Trauma – Parent Renewal Workshops and Sister Circles for Perinatal Professionals. These programs address individual and community psycho-spiritual needs. Contact...
2018-06-1558 min