Valerie Wiesner is a midwife living in Prescott, Arizona with her soul mate husband of 44+ years. She is also the owner of Sacred Birth Traditions, where she offers local and virtual support and education around the childbirth continuum. In the first half of this episode, Valerie shares wisdom stories from birthing and raising her 14 children to navigating the birth scene thoughout the years. Towards the end we take a deep dive into the sacred postpartum as integration and rite of passage, and how to create better support structures around this vulnerable time. 

we touch on:

-living intentionally

-choosing trust 

-do-it-yourself home birthing 

-birth stories

-women seeking sacred midwifes

-homeschooling 14 children

-living life in general outside of the system 

-the father's role as guardian

-the father's rite of passage of birth

-the deep delta of postpartum

-sacred ritual around postpartum tending

-advice for moms preparing for postpartum 

-advice for birth workers in better tending postpartum

-community blueprint for reciprocal, accessable postpartum support

-modern re-villaging

-mother-centered culture  

-healing the world by holding the mother 

LINKS: 

The Art of Sacred Postpartum Training 

Valerie's Midwifery + Local Offerings 

Instagram: @sacredbirthtraditions

Valerie's email: [email protected]

Zuri's website 

Zuri's instagram: @mamabearth

Let me know what you thought of this episode! Email me your reflections at [email protected]

Special thanks to my dear friend Chris Nabile for creating the music for our show. Reach out to hire him for your musical needs at [email protected]. He'll create custom music for your own podcast, or play live for ceremonies and events.

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