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Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 62: Your Body is the Vessel for the PrayerToday's episode expands on an insight that has been with me for a while: Our bodies are the vessels / channels for the prayer -- for all that we want to be made manifest in this physical realm. This is related to childbirth, as well as birthing anything else in our lives--a business, a creative project, a loving relationship, a new career, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with another beloved you think might be lifted up by it. With Love, Nat
2025-08-2333 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 61: Art as a Portal for Authentic Joy & Healing with Abi IghodaroToday's episode is with my dear sister, Abi Ighodaro, who's based in Ireland. Abi is an artist drawn to nature, ritual, and the quiet language of the body. She joins today's conversation as part of an ongoing exploration of her relationship with the body—especially through movement—as a site of memory and learning, and offers these reflections simply as part of a shared journey among sisters. Together we explore: Reclaiming art/creative expression from any elitism, perfectionism or locked gates, and experiencing it as a primordial expression of our soul Exploring art as a...
2025-07-211h 50Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 60: Practicing Grace in Mothering & Self-Mothering with Brigid HarrisI had the pleasure of sitting with Brigid Harris, a beloved in our Birth Warrior community whom I first connected with four years ago. We’ve stayed in touch as penpals of sorts and had the opportunity to do some deep healing work together. It was a gift to receive this offering of Brigid’s story and hearing her share openly about the tender places she continues to navigate as she calls in her baby. In our conversation, we touch on: Noticing patterns that no longer support wellbeing and intentionally shifting them The ways...
2025-06-061h 49Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 59: The Other Side of Childbirth with Dr. Naha PandyaToday's interview with Dr. Naha Pandya pulls the curtain away so we can see the huge gaps in both information and care as it relates to the postpartum period. Dr. Pandya, who's the founder of The Recovery Method shares the challenges she faced after childbirth, including postpartum depression. She also shares about her mission to create a comprehensive, interdisciplinary platform to support new mothers. Dr. Pandya emphasizes the importance of building a supportive village for postpartum women and discusses how other countries like France and the UK are leading in postpartum care, offering lessons that could be applied in...
2025-05-0450 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 58: Pregnancy After Loss or Birth Trauma (& Group Coaching Program Starting in Feb!)It's 2025! Hello, Dear One and Happy New Year! Today's episode walks us through what it's like to be pregnant after a loss or traumatic prior experience related to birthing or pregnancy. I also share ways that those experience can impact your relationship with your partner. And what I'm MOST excited about is to share that I'll be hosting a 5-week group container starting the first week of Feb 2025 for folks who are pregnant and now experiencing a lot of fear, anxiety, and worry as they move through their pregnancy. Is that you? Or is it...
2025-01-201h 06Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 57: Four-Year Follow-Up with Donette Subron (Pregnancies, Losses, Motherhood & The Stories In-Between)Donette first joined us for an interview in 2020 (Ep 13: Pregnancy & Loss in a Foreign Country). Today, she’s sharing how her journey has unfolded over the past four years. This includes three pregnancies (including being pregnant with twins) and curveball after curveball with unexpected losses, medical support, invasive procedures, the birth of a preemie, and life in the NICU. I marvel at what it sometimes takes to bring these precious little ones into the world. 💖 It was inspiring to hear the layers of support Donette called on during her journey, how the last...
2024-11-071h 45Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 56: The Stories These Scars HoldWe're taught to erase our scars, that they get in the way of our beauty and perfection. What's been coming up for me that led to this episode is the wisdom that scars are the physical manifestation of the lives we've lived. They are a part of the stories our bodies hold. They can be evidence of both our pain and growth. I wonder if as souls we ever held the intention to not go through pain. Or was the intention to have the storied life we're now experiencing that has the potential to lead to deep l...
2024-10-2658 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 55: We're Here to Birth Many Things!Our bodies are portals for creation. We have the ability to birth many, many expressions of life. But when our mainstream culture tells us that our worthiness is tied into birthing children, it creates a disconnection within ourselves if we accept that lie. Today’s episode is an Instagram Live recording where I speak to: Staying in connection with ourselves and our sense of worthiness regardless of where we are on the pregnancy journey Birthing occurring on an energetic / spiritual level When it becomes problematic to make a business or project “your baby” Removing blockages...
2024-10-131h 14Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 54: The Podcast Is ChangingThe podcast is changing, beloved. In beautiful ways though. I've been feeling called to expandind into other topics that speak to the whole of us...or the very least, more of us. These topics include our connection to ourselves, our connection to the earth, the healing of our families and intimate relationships, the systems in our society that lead to pain and stress in our lives, and more. Some form of evolution is always happening. And as it's happening within me, I'm wanting the work or inspiration I offer to reflect that expansion as well. I...
2024-08-3140 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 53: You Don't Have to SmileYou don't have to smile. You don't. I've been sitting with what it would be like to have a world where we can each show up with all the emotions that are present with us—showing up with the grief, the regret, the fear, the frustration—without feeling the need to "fix" yourself or those emotions before being in the room again. This episode explores the cultural patterns that train us into smiling for the camera even when we don't feel like it and dreams up a new way of being with the emotions that are au...
2024-06-3043 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 52: How Somatic Therapy Can Support Your Healing In today's episode, I get to share more about one of my favorite healing practices with you: Somatic Therapy (also known as Embodiment Healing). I walk through... What Somatic Therapy is My introduction to Somatic Therapy and the impact it's had on me The difference between Talk Therapy & Somatic Therapy What happens in a Somatic Therapy session Wisdom held in our DNA and wisdom from Higher Power that can be accessed through the body If you enjoy today's episode, please share the love with someone who might find it useful as well. -----
2024-06-1050 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 51: No Version of Motherhood is PerfectToday’s episode is about permission and grace. If you’re a mom/parent to angel babies, I encourage you to really give yourself the permission to do whatever supports your energy around this time. I also share how I respond when I’m asked if I’m a mother. And if you’re currently parenting or caretaking kiddos who are physically here, I shed light on the lie that we need to strive to be perfect mothers or parents. Perfection doesn’t exist. It doesn’t. Being able to surrender to the messiness, the madness, the beauty, the cre...
2024-05-1246 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 50: Being Gentle With YourselfToday’s episode is a prayer, an invitation to soften, to be gentle with yourself. There’s sometimes the belief–even if unconscious–that softening might transform someone into becoming weak or diminish their ability to be resilient. I’ve observed and experienced the opposite: that it’s ignoring the body’s invitation to soften that eventually leads to shut down and disconnection. The softening, the exhale…creates the opening. I invite you to receive today’s invitation if it resonates. ----- More About Me: I’m a Resilience Coac...
2024-04-3007 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 49: The Imperfect Healing JourneyI used to think that my healing journey needed to look a certain way and have a definite outcome. That eventually--no matter how long it took--I needed to rise out of the ashes like a phoenix then tell the world about it. Sitting with the realness of my unpredictable, and sometimes messy healing journey has taught me that there is no model for what healing should look like. You are an original. Your journey will be a unique one. And by releasing the expectations around who you ought to become and by when that needs to happen, p...
2023-12-1150 min
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila PayneLeveling Up Your Team with Jaimee Brosko-SmithHere's the truth: You don't want to be the only person wearing all the hats. Having the right people on your team will not only support client delivery, but it will also give you the space to level up as the leader of your business. You will start to think ahead and plan further out so you're not feeling overwhelmed managing clients and the daily operations. My client, Jaimee, needed help with getting organized and managing her team. 💡 She didn't have streamlined processes in place...
2023-11-0224 minBreadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne7 Lessons Learned from 5 Years of PodcastingPodcasting is tough but it's worth it. There are some challenges in the way but ultimately, it's a very rewarding experience. Like any other content creation, podcasting is a great way to connect with your audience. It will help you share more value on a deeper level. If you're an avid listener of the podcast, someone who is interested in producing your own podcast, or already a seasoned podcaster, this episode is for you. For this week, join me as I celebrate the 200th e...
2023-10-1952 min
EMBODIED BLACK GIRL with Thérèse CatorDIASPORA DAY: Healing is in the Holding with Natalee FaceyThis episode is an excerpt from DIASPORA DAY! A day that celebrates the brilliance and beauty of the African Diaspora.
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2023-09-2525 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 48: Suffering In SilenceFeeling as though you're suffering in silence is perhaps one of the most common experiences after going through a loss. Silence and solitude might be exactly what you need in the earlier stages of your healing journey. And at some point, the silence or isolation may no longer support your healing. In this episode, I share: When silence and solitude are in service of our healing and When silence and solitude can lead to our decline Some simple tips for bringing "movement" and release to your body and being\ And here are the Gri...
2023-09-0645 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 47: The Dangers of the Spiritual BypassThe "Spiritual Bypass" is often intended to be a reminder that we're spiritual beings having a human experience. It can also be used to dismiss or diminish our very real human experiences, which leads to us holding on to hurt instead of processing and releasing it. In this episode, I share: How the Spiritual Bypass showed up in my experience How it can be harmful if it's showing up in yours Why healing also needs to occur through the body And exploring a sense of purpose after a loss ----- More About...
2023-08-1941 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 46: Support Birth Healing & LiberationToday’s guest is Nicole JeanBaptiste, whom we met in Ep 20 of the podcast on “Honoring the Black Birthing Experience”. Nicole is a full spectrum Birth and Postpartum Doula, Oral Historian, and Social Justice Advocate working towards the liberation of Black and Brown birthing people and Birthworkers. In this episode, we shift our attention to the healers and caretakers of the birthing world: Birthworkers. We explore what it means to move towards birthing justice and liberation through tending to the needs and care of Black and Brown Birthworkers. We also discuss an upcomi...
2023-06-1846 minBreadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne[REPLAY] Developing a Breadwinning Mindset with Natalee FaceyHave you ever thought to yourself, "I have a job that I love but something's still missing"? You spend most of your days working overtime. You give so much to the 9-to-5 that basically little or no energy for your business left. In the back of your mind, you come up with excuses that you're too busy with work to even think about growing your business. It's understandable to be afraid and doubtful of growing something new but that doesn't mean you can't thrive. Today, we are joined by a special gue...
2023-04-0758 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 45: Are You Waiting for Your Comeback?Hi Beloved - Have you been waiting for your comeback? To "uplevel" your life or quickly have another baby to show that your life after loss is better than before? I share the imbalances in our culture that are at the root of this, how it showed up in my own experience after loss, and why inner healing is necessary. If this resonates with you, be sure to share it with someone else who might need to hear it. And Here Are Some Resources / Next Steps That Can Support Your Journey: Learn more about hea...
2023-02-2529 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 44: My 2022 Healing & Rebirth JourneyI’m baaack! In this episode, I share the deep journey of release, healing, and rebirth that 2022 brought me on. It was nothing I expected and everything I needed! That journey also created clarity and spaciousness for the rebirth of our online community. Check out the episode to learn more! Support For Your Journey: Learn more about this beautiful community offering here: nataleefacey.com/community Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: hello@nataleefacey.com Join my mailing list and receive a free guided med...
2023-01-3135 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 43: Healing Relationships with Compassionate CommunicationI consider myself a life-long learner, so it means a lot when I say that Compassionate Communication or Nonviolent Communication (NVC) has been one of the single most important practices I’ve learned. As my teacher, Steve Torma, puts it, Compassionate Communication isn’t just a tool for communication but a shift in consciousness. I’ve referred Compassionate Communication to clients of mine because it becomes a game-changer for ANY conversation or relationship. And today, we have the pleasure of hearing Steve Torma share more about Compassionate Communication and how it can benefit you and your rel...
2022-08-141h 33Preparing For Pregnancy After LossThriving in Pregnancy After Loss Workshops: July 2022If you’re currently pregnant and feel as though you’re holding fear and anxiety in your body, this month’s workshop is for you. Two sessions are being held: the first on Weds, Jul 20 at 7PM ET is for pregnant women/people and the second on Sat, Jul 30 at 1PM ET for pregnant women/people and expectant parents in general (invite your partner!). In this recording, I share the impact or potential impact of fear and anxiety on your body, your pregnancy, your baby, and your confidence as a parent…and the tools you’ll learn in...
2022-07-1417 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 42: Rada's Story - IVF, Pregnancy After Loss, & Inner HealingIn this episode, Rada, a client of mine, reflects on our time working together and the impact that had on her pregnancy journey, inner healing, and her relationships. She shares: - Feeling discouraged to try again after her losses even though she wanted to grow her family - The difference between listening to the podcast and being in a session - The different tools and practices we used during her IVF, pregnancy, and postpartum journey - Ways that she’s changed as a result of her inner heali...
2022-07-021h 06Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 41: Birth Story - Birthing in Community with Tia DeShazorI had the pleasure of working with Tia during her pregnancy as her “space-holder,” resource-connector, co-strategist, and emotional healing guide. I’ve been excited to share our follow-up conversation because Tia’s story is such a powerful example of what’s possible when pregnancy and birth are supported by community—family, friends, and professionals who are equally competent as they are caring. It’s a model that doesn’t simply center the pregnant / birthing person, but also makes them the director of their experience, and at the same time, allows them to feel safe enough, held enough so tha...
2022-06-0555 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 40: Meet Birth & Postpartum Doula, Kris BaileyToday’s episode features one of my favorite Birth & Postpartum Doulas, Kris Bailey. Knowing that you can add a Birth and Postpartum Doula to your birthing team helps to take the “scary” out of childbirth. And so, I’m thrilled to have Kris share more about how doulas can improve your birthing experience. Kris is also the founder of Birth Sent Lisi, an organization whose mission is to inform, educate and support birthing people on the island of Saint Lucia by providing access to maternal health services during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum period. Kris...
2022-05-1745 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 39: For The Other MothersThese words are in honor of the “other mothers”…those on the not-so-easy pregnancy journey whose stories I’ve had the privilege of holding sacred space for. If today’s episode resonates with you, please share it with someone else whose motherhood journey might have been different from the one that’s often celebrated, but who knows themself to be a mother just the same. Lots of love to you! Natalee --- If you’re ready to step into your healing after a loss, an inf...
2022-05-0709 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossWork With Me This AprilHow do you use your painful experiences to give birth to a more powerful version of you? It's not only possible, but it's the transformation your life has been asking for. This level of inner healing may have felt out of reach if you haven't had the right tools and support. In this recording, I share: An invitation to join me for the Rebirth Group Healing journey starting this April The cycles of Rebirth I've experienced and what having a Rebirth means to me now What blocks us from our healing And...
2022-04-2255 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 38: Embodied Healing with Thérèse CatorI thoroughly enjoyed today’s soulful conversation with Thérèse Cator. Thérèse is one of my teachers and mentors, and her work has guided me in walking the path of my own calling with more clarity and confidence…in being able to do the work beneath the work. To know her and share space with her is a gift. In this episode, we discuss: - What led to her doing the powerful work she’s currently doing - What Embodied Healing is - The impact of colonialism and trauma on our...
2022-04-021h 08Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 37: Why Self-Love Is So HardSelf-love is hard for most people. It isn’t a practice that’s encouraged in our culture. Instead, we’re continually fed messaging about what’s wrong with us and what we need to change to reach a certain standard. Now, when you’ve gone through a loss or infertility diagnosis, self-love feels even more out of reach. And yet, it is THE single most important pathway to our healing and liberation. This episode explores the ways in which we’ve been taught to disconnect ourselves from our own love, how this pattern shows up in diff...
2022-02-201h 08Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 36: A New Look at the New YearWelcome to 2022, beloved. How are you arriving? Is it with excitement? Some anxiety? With rules about what you need to do to make this the best year yet? We tend to feel that entering the New Year is like entering a magical portal where everything needs to now be new, better, and different. But growth and healing don’t operate that way. They move with a rhythm and cycle that may be different from the flip of a calendar from December to January. Knowing this removes the unnecessary pressure that impacts your well-being. ...
2021-12-311h 13Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 35: My Birth Warrior JourneyI’ve shared in previous episodes that my experience with my angel baby, Mateo, was so massively impactful that I could never capture our story in one single episode. Well, this one got pretty close! And I think that happened because I was being interviewed by someone else. In this episode, I share: - My first pregnancy loss journey - My second pregnancy and being with my son in the NICU - Mateo’s transition—including both the pain and the beauty that it brought - What it means to be a Birth...
2021-12-1554 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 34: Acupuncture for Fertility & PregnancyAcupuncture is one of the healing modalities that support fertility and a healthy pregnancy. In this episode, I chat with Acupuncturist and owner of Sano Acupuncture, Joannie Campuzano-Cepeda, about why acupuncture is beneficial, what happens in a session, and how it can support overall health. Here’s more about Joannie and how to get in touch with her: Joannie’s Bio: Joannie Campuzano is an acupuncturist, herbalist, and wellness coach specializing in the treatment of fertility, mood disorders, and pain. She is also certified in facial rejuvenation acupuncture. She graduated from Pacific College of Orien...
2021-11-1349 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 33: Why People Don't HealThrough working with clients for the past several years, and through doing my own healing work for even longer, this is one of the observations I’ve made: We sometimes get in the way of our own healing. It isn’t that we decide that we won’t heal. It’s that we unconsciously choose to stay where we are in the pain. It sounds irrational, but the reason behind it merits compassion. The greatest gift I can offer you is the gift of your freedom. And I do so through making you...
2021-10-3046 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 32: What Might Be Missing in Your Fertility CareI share a lot about the limitations of our conventional healthcare model. And so, what an absolute pleasure it was to sit and chat with Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Monique Mazza, and learn more about what our care should actually entail. In this episode, we discuss: What Naturopathic Medicine is and how it’s different from Allopathic Medicine (or what I refer to as the “conventional medicine” in the episode) What might be happening in the body that could lead to infertility or loss What testing you should ensure you’re having done to get to the root cause of those...
2021-10-161h 29Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 31: How Sexual Trauma Shows Up in Pregnancy & ChildbirthGoing through loss or infertility is difficult on its own. And having a history of sexual trauma adds even more layers of triggers and emotions to work through. Because these triggers and emotions intensify during pregnancy and childbirth, I want you to be aware of them. When they’re no longer operating in the background, you get to take your power back! In this episode, I walk you through: What triggers and emotions may show up in pregnancy, while you’re giving birth, and in hospital settings in general What you can do to overcom...
2021-09-271h 41Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 30: Reclaiming Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our PleasureThis week’s episode with Pleasure Activist, Marisa Sullivan, is now one of my favorites! We discussed how absolutely magical the body’s anatomy is and the many ways in which it was built for pleasure. We also explored how trauma can inhibit pleasure and conception, and practices Marisa uses to help her clients reclaim both. This episode also introduces the Wheel of Consent, a tool which can support you in feeling more empowered in your body, relationship, and birthing experience. And last, but certainly not least, we discussed an ancient healing tool that can suppor...
2021-08-311h 18Preparing For Pregnancy After LossMinisode: Room for GraceWe are so much better at giving grace to others than we are at giving grace to ourselves. I was inspired to share this mini-episode exploring what it means to have “room for grace” and the sense of peace and openness that can come as a result. If it speaks to you, perhaps you’re meant to hear it. :) If you do enjoy it, feel free to drop me a line via email (hello@nataleefacey.com) or DM me on Instagram (@thebirthwarriors) to let me know what resonated with you.
2021-08-2108 min
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila PayneDeveloping a Breadwinning Mindset with Natalee FaceyYou spend most of your days working overtime. You give so much to the 9-to-5 that basically little or no energy for your business left— but still, your gut is telling you "there has to be more. This business dream.. I need to fulfill it". In the back of your mind, you come up with excuses that you're too busy with work to even think about growing your business. It's understandable to be afraid and doubtful of growing something new especially when we're facing a pandemic but that doesn't mean you can't...
2021-08-191h 02Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 29: Mystical, Magical Experiences I've Had with My Angel BabiesI believe that we are spiritual beings expressed in physical bodies. It means that even after our babies have made their transition out of their physical bodies, they still exist in spirit. A few months ago, I did a podcast episode reading excerpts from “Memories of Heaven” by Dr. Wayne Dyer (Ep 24). The book features stories from parents whose little ones had memories of being in heaven before they came here on Earth, including children who had made their transition prior due to a pregnancy loss, abortion, etc. I know, it’s wild! But there were too...
2021-08-1739 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 28: Risk Factors Linked to Complications in Pregnancy & Childbirth There is no separation between the mind and body. What impacts our thoughts and emotions also impacts what shows up in the body. As a Birth Doula, I also have the privilege of supporting birthing people as they bring their babies earthside. What I’ve learned is that our subconscious fears seem to come to a climax in the midst of childbirth because it feels as though there is so much at stake. In today’s episode, I share scientific research showing the link between unhealed emotions, limiting beliefs about the body, and how thes...
2021-07-3155 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossHealing Circle & Experiential Workshop on Jul 24 at 2PM ESTHey Birth Warrior, I’m hosting a Healing Circle & Experiential Workshop on Sat, Jul 24 at 2PM EST teaching somatic tools to support you in your healing after loss, infertility, or a traumatic birthing experience. Learn more or RSVP on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-healing-circle-for-birth-warriors-tickets-162918643047 Or at nataleefacey.com/events SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS: If you've been feeling isolated in your journey, misunderstood, or afraid to share the emotions that come up for you around pregnancy and womb healing, come to where...
2021-07-2404 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 27: Why Do You Want to Have Children?Today’s episode is a loving heart-to-heart. Listen to it when you have space to process and work through some questions that may potentially be challenging. Key among them: What’s at the root of your desire for having children? This isn’t to discourage you from wanting children. Children are beautiful. However, as you’re on this journey, I want you to be aware of who you are in the midst of it all. Who or what might be influencing your desire? What’s at your heart of hearts? And what’s being...
2021-07-031h 02Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 26: Honoring Our PartnersJust as heavy emotions or painful memories might come up for you on Mother’s Day and other special occasions, the same might be the case for your partner this Fathers Day (and other special days). What I’ve noticed with fathers though, is that they tend to prioritize your needs over theirs. This may lead to them hiding any emotions that may come up for them to ensure that they’re protecting your emotions. In this episode, I share tips on creating space for your partner and honoring them on Father’s Day (while finding th...
2021-06-1932 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 25: Tasha's Birth Warrior JourneyIn this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Tasha of @tashastea_ on Instagram and learning about her Birth Warrior Journey through an early-stage pregnancy loss, infertility, and the loss of her rainbow twins. What inspires me about Tasha’s story is her courage to hold space for it all—the love and the pain, the joy and the grief—and her desire to inspire other Birth Warriors to keep going on their journey. Hopefully this conversation offers a splash of inspiration for your own path ahead and the reminder that you a...
2021-05-221h 13Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 24: For You This Mother's Day & Every DayIf having challenges on the pregnancy journey such as a loss or infertility diagnosis has left you feeling as though you're not a mother, I'm here to tell you that you 100% are. We've been using the wrong definition for motherhood. Our children become our children before they're here with us on Earth and our children are still our children even after they've transitioned back to Spirit. In this episode, I share: 1. Stories from parents all over the world whose children remember choosing them as parents before they were born (fas...
2021-05-0855 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 23: Naked & Liberated with The Naked Yoga GoddessToday's episode is with the powerful, wise and inspiring Naked Yoga Goddess, Kimberly Baker Simms. My spirit guided me to share Kimberly's work with you because our relationship with the body changes to a negative one after a loss or infertility diagnosis. What Kimberly teaches about the healing that’s possible through nakedness may certainly help to reconnect you to the beauty and strength of your body. We discuss: Healing grief through pleasure Being naked, unashamed and invulnerable Finding pleasure in parenting The power o...
2021-04-261h 52Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 22: Human Design, Cosmic Birth, & Magic with Andrea GomezToday’s episode was such a juicy, joyful conversation with my cosmic friend, Andrea Gomez. Andrea describes herself as a “creator of things that infuse our life with magic” and our conversation was absolutely magical—exploring what it means to be energetic beings, splashing our feet into the ocean of Human Design, and connecting heart-to-heart on how we’ve each grown to be more authentic versions of ourselves. And we of course spoke about birthwork! I shared the beauty and magic of the birthing experience as I see it, what led to me becoming a coach, and s...
2021-04-101h 53Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 21: Meet The Tribe Featuring Mary Porter-ChorleyIn today’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with one of the members our Birth Warrior Community on Facebook, Mary Kristine Porter-Chorley. Mary is Mama to her son, Joseph, who lives in the sky, and an adorable cat named Gizmo. She’s also the co-founder of “Love from O,” a baby-loss charity providing support for men, non birthing partners & families. (Shout-out to Shannen Read, another beautiful Birth Warrior based in the U.K. who cofounded Love from O with Mary). To connect with Mary, find her on IG (@thechorleyedit) or on her b...
2021-03-2726 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 20: Honoring The Black Birthing ExperienceThe Black birthing experience in the United States has such deep and rich history. Some aspects are painful and others beautiful, but all of it laced with resistance, a constant fight to reclaim the sacredness of birth, to liberate our bodies, and secure a safer future for our children and families. In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicole JeanBaptiste, who’s a mother, Birthworker, Birth Advocate, and Oral Historian. So much of Nicole’s work involves honoring and uplifting the Black birthing experience. She shared with us, the contributions of Black women to the field...
2021-03-071h 19Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 19: How Not Honoring Your Baby Might Be Affecting YouAs a Birth Warrior you know that there are certain dates that are especially hard to work through: the anniversary of your baby’s estimated due date, the anniversary of the day they entered the world, and the anniversary of the day they left. My son’s birthday was on February 14th and boy were my emotions high as I moved closer to the date! In the first year after his transition, I remember being so uncertain about what to do that I ended up doing nothing at all. I hated the gaping hole I felt a...
2021-02-2146 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 18: Pregnancy & The Permission to Be LovedHow do you love and care for yourself when you’re pregnant or think you might be pregnant? And how differently do you treat yourself or ask others to treat you when you’re not pregnant? We’ve entered into the month dedicated to love and while romantic love is fab(!), our first episode looks at the differences in how we love ourselves (love as an action) and how we ask others to love us when we’re pregnant vs. when we’re not. And on a deeper level, how we might be holding love and care fro...
2021-02-0632 min
Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 17: On Ancestral HealingThis week’s topic on Ancestral Healing is not one that I’ve ever spoken to. And perhaps it was my ancestors themselves who inspired me to share this perspective with you. As I am coming off of the heels on an Energy Healing training based in the ancient African wisdom, ancestral healing is ripe in my being. The topic of connecting with ancestors might be a strange one for you. It certainly has been for me up until just a few months ago. And we often look at the traumas or imbalances we hold in our...
2021-01-231h 22
Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 16: My Favorite Moments of 2020We made it, Birth Warriors! We survived, and in some cases, even thrived in 2020. Here we are stepping into 2021—perhaps with uncertainty or hesitation—but doing it just the same! In our very first episode for the New Year, I reflect on the moments in 2020 that brought me the greatest levels of joy, growth, and appreciation. And I end this episode with sharing the thought I am using as my guiding principle for the New Year. If it resonates with you, I encourage you to explore using it as well. Here we go, Birth Warriors. We’re...
2021-01-0941 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 15: A Conversation with My Soul Sista & Endo Warrior, SophiaI’ve known Sophia for years. She’s one of the dear friends who’ve been with me in the midst of my losses. In addition to being my Soul Sista, she’s also an Endo Warrior. Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside the uterus. It often leads to debilitating pain and it isn’t uncommon for it to go undiagnosed for years—which was also Sophia’s experience. I consider Sophia to be in the Birth Warrior family because endometriosis has been known to make fertility more challengi...
2020-12-101h 27Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 14: Ancient Wounds of Loss & InfertilityChallenges around fertility and pregnancy activate an ancient wound within us—the fear of being ostracized from our tribe (whether the one we were born into or the one we chose through our partner), the fear of our partner replacing us with another, “more fertile” mate, and the fear of losing opportunities for recognition and upward mobility. This ancient wound runs so deep that it operates on the subconscious level without our awareness. And yet, it’s one of the sources of panic and emotional distress around pregnancy. Because it causes emotional distress without our conscious...
2020-11-3034 min
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila PayneDeveloping a Breadwinning Mindset with Natalee FaceyAre you having second thoughts on growing or even starting your own business? Are you stuck on a 9 to 5 job but still wanting to ignite your business idea on the side? Or maybe you feel like your corporate job isn't fulfilling your financial and aspirational goals completely? If you answer yes to these 3 questions or even one of them, I guarantee you'll want to listen to this episode and get inspired on how to win over that doubtful mindset and turn it into a breadwinning one. Today, we are join...
2020-11-1959 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 13: Pregnancy & Loss in a Foreign CountryPregnancy Loss on its own is difficult. Imagine when that loss happens in a country you've lived in for just a few weeks. And imagine spending all of that time under lockdown during the early, frantic stages of the COVID pandemic. Imagine seeking prenatal care and being told by one medical facility after the other that they not taking in new patients. This is the story of Donette and her husband, Andre, who experienced both the joy of their first pregnancy and the painful experience that came too soon after. Hear how they've navigated this unknown territory...
2020-11-141h 30Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 12: Using Music & Voice for Your HealingA few weeks ago during one of our Birth Warrior Wednesday sessions, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Shoshana Vogel, whose many gifts to the world include being a musician and vocal instructor. Shoshana also uses music, sound, and play in her work to support the brain development of babies. Because I intentionally used music and voice as part of my baby’s therapy when he was in the NICU, I was eager to learn from Shoshana, ways that Birth Warriors could employ music on their own healing journey. And trust me, there was so muc...
2020-11-021h 29Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 11: Restoring Trust in the Body - Diving Deeper Part 2This is where we move from understanding what happens in the body after trauma and difficult experiences in Pt 1 of this episode, to actually exploring ways to process, heal and release those experiences. So if you haven’t already, definitely check out Pt 1 and then come back to this for a deeper dive. While pregnancy after loss or infertility can be scary, there are ways to restore your trust and confidence in your body. ----- UPDATE: The Birth Warrior Bootcamp has been moved to Dec 2 through Dec 9, 2020. Be on t...
2020-10-1742 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 11: Restoring Trust in the Body - Part 1Today’s podcast episode is all about restoring trust in your body. Wherever you are on the Birth Warrior journey, you may have experienced losing trust in your body, becoming disappointed, or even hating your body when it fails to do what you want it to do. I want to offer a gentle reminder that experiencing a loss or infertility may be our body sending us a message that we need to heal something. It may be trauma, stress, or any painful experience that we had in the past. Our body can be considered as our...
2020-10-1732 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 10: Honoring Ellisander’s Life by Sending Gifts of Comfort to Other Grieving FamiliesToday’s episode is an interview with Elizabeth Ortiz, the founder and CEO of EllisBearyLoved, a nonprofit that distributes comfort boxes to families grieving the loss of an infant. Elizabeth created EllisBearyLoved in 2018 after the loss of her son Ellisander Lorenzo Valerio, who passed away due to omphalocele, eight days after his birth. Elizabeth and I met a year ago at the annual Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Walk in Brooklyn. I love the way she fearlessly talks about her son and ensures that his time here isn’t forgotten. During our conversation, Elizabeth shares her experi...
2020-10-031h 15Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 9: How to Know When It's Time to Try AgainI hear this question so often from Birth Warriors: “How do I know when it’s time to try again?” I decided to make it one of the recent topics for our Facebook Live within the private Birth Warrior community. This is a recording of that live session. Listen to this episode to learn what the markers are for getting to a place of “yes” in terms of trying again. And whether or not you’ve checked the boxes for those markers, as long as you’re focusing on conception, it’s important to know what other factors...
2020-09-1959 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 8: The NICU Survival GuideSeptember is NICU Awareness Month, a time when we honor NICU babies, their families, and the health professionals that support them. If you're a Birth Warrior, I also want to acknowledge that the NICU may hold memories of painful experiences for you. It’s certainly where I experienced most of the trauma after my second pregnancy with my preemie (I share a bit of my personal story in this episode as well). You'll find today's topic especially useful if: You’re a Birth Warrior who may be having a high risk pregnancy, and as a resul...
2020-09-0550 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 7: Katie's Birth Warrior Journey: From Infertility to MotherhoodWe are all inspired by happy endings. After my pregnancy loss I would listen to the stories of women/birthing people with successful subsequent pregnancies as a reminder that this was possible for me too. In this episode, we hear the story of one of the Birth Warriors I've had the pleasure of working with. Katie went through two years of trying to conceive, two years of fertility treatments, two failed IUIs, and of course, a lot of frustration in between. She is now the proud Mama to a beautiful baby boy. ...
2020-08-2558 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 6: Healing Shame & Guilt on The Birth Warrior JourneyShame and guilt are two of the most difficult emotions to overcome after a loss or infertility diagnosis. They hit at such a tender, tender place. And because whatever we feel guilt or shame around, we tend to feel safer keeping it a secret, these difficult emotions fester under the surface. But staying in shame and guilt can have a negative impact on our emotional balance, which can then negatively impact the conception and pregnancy journey. As a continuation from Ep 5 where I introduce the scale (or ladder) that our emotions exist on, I dig de...
2020-08-1632 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 5: Do Your Emotions Scare You? Here's Why They Don't Have ToJealousy, Sadness, Shame, Anger, Fear, Blame...these are some of the emotions we experience after a loss or infertility diagnosis. They are a natural and often necessary part of our healing journey, and yet we stifle them when they show up because they seem so ugly and icky. What if I told you that it’s in creating space for them that you’re able to heal and release them? In this episode, I share a framework called The Scale of Emotions by spiritual teachers, Abraham Hicks, and how to use it in your healing and pregnancy after...
2020-08-1033 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 4: How to Use Triggers to Accelerate Your HealingTriggers are probably one of the most annoying things you go through after loss or infertility diagnosis. They often sneak up on you and take over your emotions, reminding you of past painful experiences. In this episode, I share some of my techniques for actually using triggers to accelerate your healing. They can become beautiful gifts once you understand how to work with them. If you find that you need some help working through your triggers, here are some resources I have for you: Join me for the next Rising Higher session Wednesdays in June a...
2020-06-1246 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 3: Your Invisible Wounds & How They're Impacting Your LifeAfter the painful and traumatic experience of a loss or infertility, there are invisible wounds that are often left unattended to. This isn't usually done intentionally, but we don’t always have the space, support, or tools to process and heal our painful experiences. But unless that healing work is done, the imbalance those invisible wounds create will show up in our relationships, our career, in future pregnancies, and how we parent. This episode will help you to identify the impact your invisible wounds might be having on your life and why it's critical to heal them. ...
2020-05-2723 minPreparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 2: The Story of My First Pregnancy LossThis is the first time that I publicly share the experience of losing my first pregnancy. I recorded this episode with my dear friend, Sophia (pre-quarantine in NYC), which is symbolic on many levels. For one, she was there with me in the hospital as I was losing my little one and she recounted an incredibly powerful moment that I had forgotten about. And second, the recounting of this experience brought sadness and tears, but also laughter, gratitude, and a whole lot of love. This episode emphasizes the importance of having a tribe—people who can be wit...
2020-04-1345 min
Preparing For Pregnancy After LossEp 1: Welcome to Preparing for Pregnancy After LossWelcome to the Preparing for Pregnancy After Loss Podcast! This podcast is for you if you've experienced challenges on your pregnancy journey—a pregnancy or infant loss, infertility diagnosis, or difficult delivery—and have fears around your next pregnancy. I'm your host, Natalee Facey. In this first episode, I share the experience of my own loss and how it fueled my work to support other women and birthing people. --- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like...
2020-02-1723 min