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Embodied Mother Podcast21. This Too Shall Pass: Mothering Through the Dark NightIn this personal solo episode, Laura opens her heart from a raw, vulnerable place — sharing her current descent into the unknown. Speaking from her temporary home in Ireland after a major life shift, she reflects on solo motherhood, burnout, the unschooling journey, the call back to ancestral roots, and the painful but potent process of discerning where "home" truly is.With honesty and tenderness, she offers a window into the inner workings of her nervous system, the wisdom of slowing down, and the medicine of nature. Laura shares how she is learning — again — to hold herself through the da...2025-07-3019 minEmbodied Mother Podcast20. I am Whole: A Sovereign Birth Journey & The Power of the Pause with GennaIn this deeply nourishing episode of the Embodied Mother Podcast, Genna shares the powerful story of her transformation from medical student to intuitive mother, her journey through two sovereign births, and the deep spiritual awakenings that unfolded along the way. Genna and Laura explore themes of autonomy, embodied trust, gestation past 40 weeks, ancestral healing, and the unseen forces guiding us—like mermaid and Neptune energies.Genna opens up about navigating the path from allopathic medicine to alternative healing, how Kundalini yoga and Kabbalah supported her journey, and the power of...2025-07-231h 35Embodied Mother Podcast19. Essentially Birth: Nicole From Medical Midwife to Wise Woman of Fascia & PhysiologyIn this heartfelt conversation, I speak with Nicole Schlögel – a former NHS midwife with 18 years' experience – who has since stepped away from institutional midwifery to support undisturbed, physiological birth outside the system.Nicole shares her journey from hospital to home, from protocols to presence, and from midwife to wise woman. We explore birth as a sacred rite of passage, the myth of informed consent, fascia and bodywork, and the deep imprint birth leaves on both mother and baby.🌿 Topics we cover include:Nicole’s path from NHS midwif...2025-07-161h 59
Soul 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 38Embodied Mother Podcast18. The Drumbeat of Birth: Ailtín Rose on Descent, Ceremony & RevillagingOn Irish land, Laura sits in sacred conversation with birth keeper Ailtín Rose—weaving story, ceremony, and the quiet power of undisturbed birth.Laura speaks with Ailtín about restoring the sacred nature of birth, supporting undisturbed physiological labour, and holding women through life’s powerful thresholds. Though not a biological mother, Ailtín brings profound maiden energy to her work, offering intuitive, ancestral, and holistic support to women birthing both within and beyond the system.She shares her journey from academia and yoga into holistic midwifery, including immersive training at the Da-a-Luz School in sout...2025-07-091h 21Embodied Mother Podcast17. From Hospital to Healing: Jess on Hormones, Birth Trauma & BecomingIn this first part of a powerful conversation, Laura Guinnane sits down with her teacher and friend, Jess from The Matrona—a former labour and delivery nurse turned holistic birth educator. Together, they explore the sacred journey of healing, sovereignty, and self-trust in womanhood and motherhood.Jess is first and foremost a mother, and she loves mothers. Jess is a teacher, homeschooler, homebirther, home healer, homesteader, home cooking, home learning … I think you get the point. She’s found that bringing things back home potentizes them. Jess has been at the feet of birth since 2007, she started...2025-07-021h 15Embodied Mother Podcast16. Luteal Laura: In the Trenches of Single Mothering without a RhythmIn this solo episode, I’m coming to you from a very real, very raw place in my luteal phase, back in Ireland after cultivating a slow pace of living in the north of Thailand, where I’ve been based more permanently.I share what it’s felt like to return to the fast pace of life here after months of intentionally slow, yin-centred living. Since landing, everything has unravelled—my cycle, my rhythm, my sleep, my energy. I talk openly about solo parenting, the loss of space, the overwhelm, and the feeling of forsakin...2025-06-2525 minEmbodied Mother Podcast15. From Maiden to Mother: Adrianna's Archetypal Descent & Embodied WisdomIn this deeply nourishing conversation, Laura welcomes her mentor and friend Adrianna Zaccardi—a feminine embodiment guide and postpartum educator—for a heart-led exploration of the energetic rite of passage from maiden to mother. Adrianna shares her lived experience of descent, chronic pain, and healing, and the initiations that prepared her for motherhood.They speak candidly about:Archetypal transformation and the journey through the underworldPatriarchy, pain, and feminine reclamationThe importance of slowness, rest, and soul-led timing in a mother’s evolutionThe spiritual potency of pregnancy and conscious conceptionWhy the “embodied mother” i...2025-06-181h 33Embodied Mother Podcast14. Women are the Ancestral Sex: Just Keep SpinningIn this personal episode, I share reflections from my current late luteal phase in Ireland after a long journey from Thailand. Amid jet lag, motherhood, and cyclical shifts, I revisit the roots of this podcast—my path from martyrdom to embodied motherhood. I read a Substack essay inspired by a transformative teaching from my elder midwife, Whapio, exploring the profound teaching that women are the ancestral sex. Read here.We journey through biology, mysticism, and feminine physiology—into the sacred spin of the ovum, the ancestral body, and even the...2025-06-1120 minEmbodied Mother Podcast13. HerstoryWelcome to the thirteenth episode of Embodied Mother Podcast — a sacred number of the Goddess, honouring the thirteen moons and thirteen menstrual cycles in a lunar year. In this powerful and deeply evocative episode, I read aloud Herstory by Jane Hardwicke Collings — a sweeping remembrance of the ancient feminine, from goddess-worshipping matriarchies to the centuries of persecution, suppression, and silencing that followed.We journey through the myths and truths of women's wisdom traditions, blood mysteries, midwifery, sexuality, and the brutal dismantling of female power under patriarchal rule. I share my o...2025-06-0442 minEmbodied Mother Podcast12. Power is Speaking to Us: Divya's Redemptive RageDivya courageously shares about the rage she experienced postpartum when she realised she was suffering from PTSD from the birth of her daughter, and alchemising her story through creating her podcast ‘Birth Agni’.How this birth birthed her on her path of supporting women and families as a childbirth educator and traditional birthkeeper. She shares how the sacred path of breastfeeding healed her connection to her daughter. Another common thread we see, I too experienced this healing process of reconnecting the mother baby dyad thro...2025-05-281h 25
There's A Baby In My BedLaura's storyLaura Guinnane is an INNATE Traditions postpartum care provider and a student midwife studying under elder midwife Whapio through The Matrona. She is a somatic practitioner, storyteller, and the creator and host of the Embodied Mother Podcast—a space devoted to raw, embodied conversations about birth, trauma, healing, and the sacred journey of motherhood.Born in Ireland and drawing from her Celtic lineage, Laura lives in deep reverence for the cyclical nature of life. Her path is rooted in feminine wisdom, earth-based practices, and storytelling as medicine. Following the emergency caesarean birth of her son, she was init...2025-05-231h 15Embodied Mother Podcast11. Ovulation & the Embodied Mother: Reclaiming Inner SummerIn this episode, I explore the ovulation phase of the menstrual cycle—often referred to as the "inner summer"—through the empowering lens of the Embodied Mother archetype. I reclaim her from the outdated narrative of self-sacrificing martyrdom and instead illuminate her as a symbol of creativity, sensual embodiment, and radiant magnetism.I offer insights and practices to support you in aligning with the potent energies of this fertile phase—whether or not you're trying to conceive. With a blend of physiology, archetypal wisdom, and spiritual depth, this episode invites you to meet your cyclic...2025-05-2132 minEmbodied Mother Podcast10. Reflections, Recap and the Danger of DogmaAfter last week’s powerful guest episode, I’m back for a heartfelt solo reflection on what’s been unfolding behind the scenes—within me, in my studies, and across the birth world at large.In this episode, I share:A recap of recent episodes and what they’ve stirred within meMy evolving thoughts on Matrescence and the layered journey of motherhoodInsights from my training as a holistic birth keeperMy own birth story and the nuanced dance between physiological knowing and medical interventionThe c...2025-05-1427 minEmbodied Mother Podcast9. We get BIGGER: Julia’s Freebirth After Caesarean (FBAC)In this powerful first guest episode, Laura is joined by Julia to explore her deeply embodied journey from an emergency caesarean to a sovereign freebirth.Together, they unravel what it means to reclaim birth through instinct, physiology, and feminine wisdom. Julia shares how her second birth was not only a physical event—but a sacred, expansive initiation. This conversation is rich with themes of sovereignty, cyclical nature, and how the birthing body holds the keys to transformation.Julia Eda Shemesh is a movement artist, somatic practitioner, and philosopher. She is the fo...2025-05-071h 37Embodied Mother Podcast8. The Follicular Phase: From Rest to RadianceIn this episode of Embodied Mother, Laura explores the often-overlooked follicular phase of the menstrual cycle—our inner spring, the playful maiden, the energetic rise after bleeding. She shares how truly honouring rest during menstruation transforms the return of vitality, creativity, and connection. Laura weaves in personal stories of sacred homemaking, breast massage, dry brushing, and the beauty of syncing with our cyclical nature. This is an invitation to meet your rising energy with devotion, not drive—and to reclaim the joy, lightness, and sensuality that lives in the follicular phase.2025-04-3032 minEmbodied Mother Podcast7. From the Great Above to the Great Below - The Descent of InannaWelcome, dear listener, to the seventh gate, the seventh episode, and a mythic journey into the sacred descent of Inanna—Queen of Heaven and Earth. In this storytelling episode of the Embodied Mother Podcast, Laura shares the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna’s descent through the seven gates of the underworld, where she meets her shadow self, her sister Ereshkigal.This is a story that has moved through Laura in many shapes and seasons—through birth, through grief, most recently through my midwifery path. Each time it arrives, it brings...2025-04-2333 minEmbodied Mother Podcast6. Root Awakening: My Journey into Motherhood & Sacred SexualityIn this episode, we journey into the sacred terrain of female sexuality, self-empowerment, and healing through the lens of motherhood. Laura dives into her personal transformation from post-birth trauma to rediscovering her body’s wisdom, shedding light on the sacred practices of self-pleasure, autonomy, and the reclamation of the feminine. Through intimate storytelling, Laura explores her journey with sacred sexuality, the esoteric aspects of birth, and the importance of returning to the body as a source of strength and vitality. Drawing on teachings from Tantric, Taoist, and holistic practices, she discusses the importance of connecting wi...2025-04-0931 minEmbodied Mother Podcast5. Reclaiming The Red Tent: Rest, Ritual, and the Magic of MenstruationIn today’s episode, Laura delves into the ancient practice of the Red Tent or Moon Lodge, exploring its significance for women and how we can reintroduce this sacred time into our modern lives. Laura shares her personal experiences with creating a red tent practice during menstruation, and reflects on the importance of rest and honouring the cyclical nature of a woman’s body.She discusses the archetype of the Maiden, the wounded Maiden, and how it has shown up in her journey as a mother. Laura also touches on the balance between independent energy and the need...2025-03-2636 minEmbodied Mother Podcast4. What is my PrayerIn this episode, Laura takes listeners on a deep dive into her transformative experience within a creative container with the incredible Francesca Filippa . Their journey together began on a full moon in Virgo, four years ago, and Laura is releasing this episode around that same celestial moment this year. She reflects on the synchronicity of their paths crossing and how Francesca’s A.R.T. Collective nurtured Laura’s creative expression and healing.Francesca’s guidance allowed Laura to tap into the power of her voice, her art, and her raw truth. She shares how Fr...2025-03-1220 minEmbodied Mother Podcast3. Healing Our Birth Imprints through Pre and Perinatal DynamicsIn this episode, Laura Guinnane delves into the transformative power of birth stories and how sharing them with children can promote emotional healing. Reflecting on her own experience of a difficult birth and postpartum recovery, Laura explores the deep emotional and physical imprints that can be carried from birth and the prenatal period. Inspired by the work of Kate White, Laura highlights how these imprints can affect both mother and child and shares how mothers can begin the process of healing by first tending to their own birth stories.Through personal anecdotes, including her own...2025-02-2633 minEmbodied Mother Podcast2. Becoming the Chalice'Becoming the Chalice' by Maya Luna has inspired this episode, as well as continuously inspiring Laura through her teachings and writings to embrace embodimentIn this deeply reflective episode, Laura takes us on a journey through the sacred rites of passage in the transition to becoming an embodied mother. She shares a moment of personal transformation that began on Imbolc, the 1st of February, when she entered into a new midwifery cohort, weaving her path of devotion to birth and motherhood. This marking of the year, the turning of the wheel, calls us to honour the body...2025-02-1217 minEmbodied Mother Podcast1. The Wonder in my WoundIn this deeply personal and powerful episode, Laura shares her journey of transformation, exploring the sacred and mystical aspects of womanhood, motherhood, and the path to healing. She opens up about her struggles with menstrual pain, the emotional impact of pregnancy and birth, and the profound shift that occurred when she embraced her cyclical nature. Through candid reflections, she unravels the complexities of childbirth, from her homebirth desires to an unexpected emergency caesarean, and the lasting emotional scars from that experience.Through personal musings, Laura opens up about the struggles, emotions, and revelations she encountered...2025-01-2939 minEmbodied Mother PodcastEmbodied Mother - Coming SoonWelcome to the Embodied Mother Podcast with Laura Guinnane. This is a space where mothers can reconnect with their true selves, share their raw stories, and mother from a place of authenticity and power.
In this podcast, Laura vulnerably shares her own journey—navigating the deep waters of motherhood, healing, and self-discovery.
From the birth of her son to the birth of herself, Laura offers real, honest reflections on how motherhood has transformed her.
Whether you’re a new mom or an experienced one, whether you're struggling to find balance or seeking to be m...2025-01-1302 min
Me & My Yoga#5 Laura GuinnaneIn this week’s episode, I am speaking to Laura Guinnane. Laura originally trained as a Chartered Accountant but left her job in the city to pursue a full time career in yoga teaching after been so clearly guided to embark on a new path following the closure of an Investment Fund. She now teaches Vinyasa, Forrest, Yin, Meditation and Yoga Nidra and no matter the class leaves her students feeling grounded, nurtured and empowered.
In this episode, we talk about how Laura has used her meditation and restorative practices during her post natal period following the birth of her so...2020-10-1453 min