How do you relate to being a maiden? A mother?

The Mother archetype has nothing to do with bearing children. Instead, it’s a reflection of your hard-earned maturity and a deep connection with your most feminine self.

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with author and teacher Sarah Durham Wilson about the maiden to mother journey.

In her work, Sarah guides women through the stages of life–the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone–as they unlock new truths about themselves and connect more deeply with their femininity. 

In a world full of Maidens, Sarah is shedding light on the power of Mothers. And in doing so, she’s helping us all unlearn the damage of our patriarchal society.

Join me in today’s episode as I chat with Sarah about her journey to uncovering her Mother archetype.. We’re sharing the struggles that come with unlearning our societal conditioning and why it’s okay to feel fed up sometimes. Plus, we’re breaking down the performative and partriarchally-driven activism we see online and explaining the damage it can cause.

In episode 381 of the Embodied Podcast we discuss:

• [3:15] Sarah’s relationship with The Mother and how she chooses to commune with the divine
• [4:19] Connecting with nature as a way of connecting to The Mother
• [9:46] Coming home to where you’re meant to be and recognizing when a place is calling you
• [11:05] Finding joy and levity in life and recognizing it for the power that it is
• [17:32] Why it’s okay to feel fed up with the world and how to embrace your “grumpiness”
• [22:39] Taking a break from dating as a way of healing yourself and unlearning the culture
• [29:23] Social media activism and why to “do the work in the dark”
• [34:35] Humility vs. hubris and embracing the Mother instead of the Maiden
• [39:35] The Maiden and The Mother archetypes and how to use them to understand the people in your life
• [45:54] Why being a “Mother” isn’t about having children but instead about the mature feminine
• [49:57] Building your community of mature women and Mothers
• [53:54] The problem with men preaching “goodness” and why it’s not enough
• [01:02:46] The danger of patriarchalised women and how to break the cycle
• [01:06:09] How to be more mindful of men who try to teach women how to be feminine through submissiveness
• [01:09:04] Sarah’s upcoming book launching June 7, 2022, Maiden to Mother

 

For full show notes and resources, head to https://untameyourself.com/podcasts/381

About the EMBODIED Podcast with Elizabeth DiAlto 

Since 2013 I’ve been developing a body of work that helps women embody self love, healing and wholeness. We do this by focusing on the four levels of consciousness - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

In practical terms this looks like exploring tools and practices to help you  tune into the deep wisdom of the body and the knowing of the heart, which I believe are gateways to our souls. Then we cultivate a new relationship with our minds that allows the mind to serve this wisdom and knowing and soul connection, rather than override it, which is what many of us were taught.

If you’ve been doing self help or spiritual development work for a while, these are the types of foundational things that often people overlook in pursuit of fancier concepts that often aren’t practical or sustainable. Here, we will focus on building these strong foundations so you can honestly and thoroughly embody self love. If you’re feeling it, subscribe to the show, and leave us a review wherever you listen from. You can also keep up with show updates and community discussion on Instagram here.