Caitlin Priday has been devoted to the path of women's healing and birth work, weaving her threads of medicine through nourishing food and ceremony into future generations of women for over a decade now. A Kinesiologist, full-spectrum birth worker, shamanic practitioner, women's work facilitator, ceremonialist, and co-author of the brilliant book, Nourishing Those Who Nurture (More than a Food Bible for new mother's). Caitlin is an embodied full feminine force of integrity, supporting, teaching, honouring, and witnessing women as they traverse the many seasons of life, meet their shadows, and journey through sacred rites of passage. There is currently a remembering, a renaissance of women's work and birth work, rising up in communities globally. A new (but ancient) paradigm of birth work is emerging, with increasing numbers of women choosing to transition through the realms of birth at home while being supported and held by birth workers like Caitlin. Everywhere women are reclaiming birth, and with it comes both the shadow work and generational healing.

 

In this full spectrum conversation, Tahnee and Caitlin journey deep into the birthing portal exploring all facets of doula work, postpartum planning, the inextricable relationship between fear and pain, birth as a rite of passage, and why we need more advocacy and education around birth. Caitlin discusses her powerful ceremonial work with the obsidian egg, womb boundaries, her upcoming workshops, and the sacred act of living life as ceremony. 

 

Caitlin and Tahnee discuss:

-Birth work.

-Postpartum care.

-Rites of passage.

-Caitlin's doula work.

-Closing of the bones.

-Kinesiology and birth.

-Integrating the shadow.

-The history of doula work.

-The potent energy of obsidian.

-Working with the obsidian egg.

-Honouring the maiden season.

-Community and supporting the mother.

-Father's and their important role in birth.

-Shadow work; Identifying and working with it.

-Rebozo; A way of life and how it is used in birth.

 

Resources:

Rebozo 

Obsidian egg 

Caitlin's website

Caitlin's Instagram

Sharon Bolt's website

Mother Tree Creations Catering

Empress and the Dragon workshop

Caitlin Priday Shamanic Energy Training

Nourishing Those Who Nurture Book

 

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/caitlin-priday-ep-148