Motherhood isn’t meant to feel like constant output.

And yet… for so many women - especially non-sacral mothers - it does.

In this episode, Valerie and Katie explore what it really means to parent without consistent energy in a world that expects you to always keep going.

From Human Design to real-life motherhood moments, this conversation unravels the pressure to “do it all” and opens up a different way—one rooted in trust, presence, and honoring your body.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted trying to keep up… this one will feel like exhale.

Only love,

Valerie

Curious if you’re a non-sacral (Manifestor, Projector, Reflector)? Grab your free chart.

Let’s co-create together:

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Voice Note Reflections. Sometimes just a new insight and energetic shift is exactly what you’re looking for in challenge or shift. A simple voice note exchange is a $20 investment for deep seeing and energy. Venmo @Valerie-Birch with your name and phone number and I’ll begin a text thread to connect. In voice notes, send me what’s coming up, and I’ll send back a voice reflection that’s sure to shift something within.

In this solo episode of Deep Conversations with Valerie Birch, Valerie shares a pattern she has been observing for years while building her own business. As more people step into entrepreneurship and creating work aligned with their gifts, there is often a strong focus on strategies, systems, and building something successful. But Valerie reveals a deeper truth: the real work isn’t only in the business itself.

It’s in the everyday moments of life.

How you respond to the mundane moments — your tone of voice with your children, your patience in moments of stress, your ability to soften and stay present — shapes the energy you bring into everything you create. Instead of separating business from life, Valerie invites us to recognize that the way we live our lives is the foundation of the work we share with the world.

What resonated for you? Share your reflections and aha moments with Valerie and your friend!

If this shifted an awareness for you, please subscribe. Subscribing truly helps grow this community and consciousness.

Curious of the insights of your foundation of life and business? Grab your free Human Design chart and begin exploring and experimenting.

Sometimes one conversation can reveal what we couldn’t see before.

Connect with Valerie

If something in this reflection stirred a deeper awareness for you, you’re warmly invited to explore The Activation Session with Valerie — a one-to-one conversation designed to reveal what may be ready to shift, clarify, or come into view.

Learn more here.

In this episode, Valerie and her guest, Laila, explore the lived experience of being a Projector in Human Design. As two splenic projectors, they reflect on intuition, rest, and the quiet power of simply being in a world that celebrates constant doing. Together they share how projectors often grow up feeling different, pushing themselves to keep up with others, only to discover that their true gift is presence, not productivity. This conversation gently reveals the deeper wisdom projectors carry - the ability to hold space, see truth, and guide others simply through their presence. Along the way, they call out two powerful illusions: that our value comes from doing more, and that we must fix others to be loved. Instead, this episode invites a different rhythm, one where rest, intuition, and authenticity become the real source of guidance.

Sometimes one conversation can reveal what we couldn’t see before.

Connect with LailaYou can find Laila on Substack at The Unfolding Path, where she shares reflections on intuition, life, trading and the unfolding journey of becoming.

Connect with Valerie If this conversation stirred something within you, you’re welcome to explore The Activation Session with Valerie — a one-to-one conversation where insight, clarity, and new perspective can naturally unfold.

Learn more here: https://www.valeriebirch.com/the-activation

Time Stamps

00:00 Introduction to Projectors and Connection

03:02 The Essence of Co-Creation

05:54 Understanding Projector Challenges

08:49 The Power of Presence

11:37 Setting Boundaries as Projectors

14:18 The Importance of Self-Care

17:04 Exploring Safety and the Body

20:01 Childhood Memories and Healing

22:53 Breathwork and Grounding Techniques

25:35 The Journey of Self-Discovery

33:44 The Role of Eldest Daughters in Healing

37:23 Navigating Projector Parenting

41:45 Overcoming Guilt and Shame in Rest

47:21 The Power of Permission for Projectors

51:26 Embracing the New Paradigm for Projectors

54:40 Trusting the Spleen and Intuition

58:17 Gathering Wisdom Through Diverse Experiences

I recorded this on my morning walk. No edits. Just real life and a clear thought that needed to land.

When every “expert” sounds confident but the advice contradicts itself, it’s easy to feel more confused than clear.

This episode is a simple reminder: your body already knows. Human Design is a tool to help you gain trust and confidence in the expert advice of your own body.

Sometimes confusion isn’t about lacking information. It’s about outgrowing the identity that needed external validation.

If you’re in a transition, especially one you can’t fully name yet, this is the work I do.

The Activation is a one-time, 75-minute Identity Activation.Through Human Design and the Gene Keys, we uncover the identity you’ve outgrown, the transition you’re navigating, the pattern keeping you stuck, and the next grounded step forward. Together I support you in reclaiming and owning your expert advice in life.

This is beyond a reading, it’s a catalytic life-changing experience.

If you feel the pull, book your Activation.

If this resonates and you want to dive deeper into understanding first, with ease you can at valeriebirch.com

Do you feel connected to the expert within? Share with my on Instagram.

Only love, Valerie

There’s no accident you’ve been drawn to this episode. Your soul called this in. This is not just a podcast, it’s a frequency transmission from the heart of the Cross of Penetration. In this episode, Valerie sits down with Mel Browne, 3/5 Sacral Generator and founder of Rise Human Design, for a deep, grounded, and unscripted conversation about what it actually feels like to live your Incarnation Cross, the power of sleep for your type and inner authority. Valerie and Mel are both the Cross of Penetration, so something inside of you is ready for a breakthrough and this episode just may be it.

Listen to the end as what Mel shares about what is lighting her up is straight FIRE!

In this episode, we explore:

* The subtle, often invisible impact of the Cross of Penetration

* What it really means to follow your Inner Authority (when the mind wants to take over)

* Why the Cross of Penetration is less about “teaching” and more about energetic disruption

* How to be at peace with planting seeds you’ll never see bloom

* The link between sleep, nervous system health, and following your own pacing as an entrepreneur

* Releasing the pressure to explain your path or prove your worth

* Generators need to burn off energy for restorative sleep

* Emotional regulation is vital in chaotic times

* Integrating human design into daily practices enhances life

* Self-care is the first step to changing the world

Take this forward

Because you are here, we invite you to journal on the dinner party of the Cross of Penetration:

Where can’t you seem to make a breakthrough?

What is about to pop?

Let it work on you. Listen. Let it land. It is for you.

Connect with Mel Browne

Website: https://risehumandesign.com/

Business Activation Session: https://risehumandesign.com/activations

Instagram: @risehumandesign

Facebook: @risehumandesign

Let me know what seeds were planted for you!

Comment below or send me a DM on Instagram. As always, sharing is love. Please share this with a friend!

Only love,

Valerie

What dream won’t leave you alone, no matter how much your mind tries to talk you out of it?

In this personal and powerful episode, I share the decision to rename my podcast and the deep contemplations that led here. It’s not just a change in title - it’s a lived experiment in trusting timing, backing myself, and letting clarity come through imperfect action.

We explore:

* How fantasies and daydreams may be seeds of your next step

* The tension between wanting certainty and needing to leap

* Why embodiment, not just insight, is how we move forward

* What it really means to “build the plane as you’re flying it”

* The power of deep conversations and trusting what lights you up

Whether you’re dreaming of something new or standing at the edge of your own unknown, this episode invites you to tune into the frequency of self-trust—and begin.

Share with me on IG @human.design.parenting what imperfect action your taking this week because of the fire in your belly?

🎧 Listen to Episode 20, the last of The Home Within Her, before transitioning into the newly named podcast, Deep Conversations with Valerie Birch(Link in bio)

Have you ever wondered why you still feel tired… even when you’re doing everything “right”?

In this first guest conversation, I sit down with Austeen Heeney with Free To Be Yoga Massage — a bodyworker, yoga teacher, and manifesting generator — for a grounded, honest talk about the deeper connection between sleep, energy, and self-trust.

We explore what happens when we stop trying to earn our rest and instead begin to understand what we actually need — in our minds, our bodies, and our sleep.

This episode is for you if you’ve been wondering:

* Why you still feel tired after a full night’s sleep

* What it means to “speak the body’s language” — and how to begin

* How Human Design can offer surprising insight into sleep, energy use, and daily rhythm

* What it looks like to honor your real needs (without guilt)

* And how your environment — inside and out — shapes your rest

This isn’t a list of tips. It’s a reflection, an invitation, and a lived example of what happens when we start trusting the quieter knowing within us.

Follow Austeen Heeney, Free To Be Yoga Massage

IG: https://www.instagram.com/austeen_freetobe

Website- https://freetobeyogamassage.com/

The Nurture Studio: https://freetobeyogamassage.com/the-nurture-studio/

Looking for Sleep Support?

Human Design Guidance for Sleep: https://www.valeriebirch.com/courses-downloads/p/intuitive-human-design-guidance

1-1 Session for Sleep: https://www.valeriebirch.com/conscious-sleep-services

Find the Right Bedtime for your child: https://www.valeriebirch.com/courses-downloads/p/finding-the-right-bedtime-a-conscious-sleep-guide

Share your biggest aha moment with today’s conversation!

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Welcome to 2026! The next few months I'm focusing on sleep. Not just as recovery, but as foundation. Foundational to your life. Sleep as a strategy, sleep as alignment, sleep as authenticity. Without proper sleep, how can one truly live in alignment with who they are? There are new things coming:

- Live coaching calls on the podcast. Want to be one? Fill out this form.

- HD Type and Sleep conversations on the podcast. Want to be a guest? Fill out this form.

- Impromptu Day-Of Guidance & Insights on Instagram. Follow to ask your questions and not miss out.

- In-Person gatherings and talks. Stay tuned!

- 1:1 Sleep Guidance Sessions. Leave transformed with clarity, insights and personalized guidance for solid sleep in your life or your childs. Gain clarity and confidence today. I'm excited to support our aligned growth throughout this year, starting off with rejuvenating sleep for you!

In this episode, I share what’s been unfolding in my own body and life as 2025 comes to a close and how even with all the intention to rest, my body asked for more. Together, we reflect on the illusion of the “new year rush,” how collective pressure can disconnect us from our own timing, and why more rest isn’t laziness - it’s wisdom.

This is an invitation to take the sacred pause your body is asking for. We explore: – Why your exhaustion is valid and not something to push through – How to discern between societal noise and your true energy – The significance of ending a 9-year cycle in numerology – Ways to stay rooted in what you need even when the world is speeding up

Let this episode be a soft landing, a breath of space, and a reminder: you don’t have to have it all figured out by January 1st. Trust what your body already knows.

Only love,

Valerie

December has a way of pulling us out of alignment — especially when the world celebrates doing more, buying more, planning more. In this episode, we explore how each Human Design type experiences seasonal pressure, why non-sacrals (Projectors, Manifestors, Reflectors) often hit a wall, and how even Generators and MGs can burn out when they say yes to what drains them.

With stories from my own experience as a Projector — and the subtle addiction to “just one more thing” — this is a reminder to reclaim your pace, trust your inner authority, and notice where your mind is overriding your body.

Whether you’re racing through to-dos or resisting the rest you crave, this episode brings compassion, clarity, and a whole-body invitation back to self-love.