In the last episode of this season, I share how a brief pause over the summer,  the major transitionary period after experiencing my early miscarriage, and the devastating events around the world have led me to a massive inner shift that is requiring much more attention, presence, and tending to than my current life is allowing.

I share how I am pausing in this season of my life to really be intentional, present, and  tender with my heart and with my family, as the universe is nudging me into an unknown direction.

Because I have sat in this uncomfortable, yet familiar place before, I will follow the lead of my heart and step into the unknown of the future - a step that I hope gives you permission to follow in your own life as the universe nudges you into deeper alignment with yourself, your purpose, and the collective.

Our world may be overwhelmed with grief, war, and tragedy, but I do truly believe that the hearts of mothers and the re-staging of a child centered way of living is the way of a more balanced and peaceful world.

I hope you enjoy this episode and find some peace along your own journey, and I hope you stay connected with me as we journey through this Mother experience together.

You can stay connected with me by following me on instagram @thesomaticmother to stay up to date on all of the shifts, changes, and transitions that are being created in this period of pause. 

Thank you for being here with me, and I look forward to reconnecting back in this space in the future to serve Mothers in the deepest ways possible! 


FULL SHOW NOTES HERE:

https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/blog/episode41

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In this intriguing episode, I sit down with Lauren Dyonesius, a Registered Nurse turned baby soul communicator and energy intuitive, as she shares her wisdom and experience connecting to soul babies in spirit and in human form to help women and families find peace, connection, and clarity along thier conception, birth, and motherhood journey. 

In this episode Lauren shares: 

- Her background as a NICU nurse and how her career led her down the path towards her calling of connecting with soul babies

- Why she uses the term soul baby instead instead of spirit baby

- About the women she works with who are seeking connection to their spirit baby during IVF, conception, and after loss

- How she connects with souls prior to conception through pre adolescence, and the types of conversations she has with these soul babies

- Honoring souls as they enter earth and involving them in the experience of birth

- The importance of acknowledging and honoring the journey that soul babies have taken as they embark on their human experience

More about Lauren here: 

Lauren is a Registered Nurse turned baby soul communicator and energy intuitive. She helps connect women with their baby’s soul anywhere from preconception, throughout pregnancy (including loss) and as they grow through childhood. Baby souls offer insight, guidance, hope and support for women, wherever they are on their journey.  

Website: www.bornenergy.com.au

Social Media: @born_energy

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE:

https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/blog/episode40

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In this episode, Allie Page shares her own tender path through pregnancy loss and into consciously conceiving again. 

With deep wisdom, Allie shares the importance of how fully feeling, expressing, and honoring the complex spectrum of emotions after experiencing pregnancy loss is a vital part of the healing process.

Allie describes her experiences in which she feels deeply connected to Mercy, the baby she lost, through signs, wonders, and everyday magic that assures her that Mercy is present with her. 

She stresses tuning out expectations, finding support, and trusting your intuition through the grieving process after loss. Allie offers guidance on preparing mentally, emotionally, spiritually to carry new life after loss, as it is such a tender time for many families. 

Join us for an openhearted talk about grieving in your own way and continuing sacred bonds with baby after loss and allowing the difficulty experience of loss to be just as transformational period of life as birth is.

MORE ABOUT ALLIE BELOW: 

Allie Page helps women transition into motherhood by taking charge of their transition from woman to mother. As a mother’s guide and certified doula, Allie helps women navigate through the sea of information to make educated and informed decisions to have the best pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience. 

In addition to helping and empowering women during their entrance into motherhood, Allie also aims to keep parents more connected and aligned as a couple throughout the changes within their relationship as they enter a new season together. Protecting family structures with a proactive and spirit-led approach, Allie Page is rewriting the pages of parenthood by laying the foundation for a solid family culture.

Websit: birthofamother.co 

Instagram: @birthofamother.co 

Sign up page for upcoming Preconception class: https://birthofamother.ck.page/be9009bd05


FULL SHOW NOTES HERE:
https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/blog/episode39

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In this vulnerable episode, I share my deeply personal journey through early miscarriage. I recount my spiritual pregnancy experience as I connected with my spirit baby through preconception, conception, loss, and continue to connect to this soul for guidance on a daily basis. Miscarriage is often a topic that is avoided in our society, and my hope is to help break the silence on the emotional, and often lonely road of grieving after early miscarriage and loss so mother's no longer carry the long term suffering that can impact them for decades if left unprocessed. Every story of loss is unique and must be processed individually. I offer comfort to all mothers who have experienced pregnancy loss in this episode, and validate the wide spectrum of emotions.

Join me for a thoughtful exploration of the many layers of miscarriage.

In this episode I also share about:

- My intuitive connection to my spirit baby prior to conception
- The unexpected difficulty of being present with the emotional journey through loss
- My experience feeling unworthy of grief due to societal stigma around miscarriage
- How to allow grief to be processed and how you must give yourself permission to feel and heal
- How I honored myself, my soul baby, and my grief through ceremony and daily connection to myself and this baby
- My experience of allowing this journey transform me in ways that all pregnancies do, however I believe that some babies are not meant to joy us in physical form

If you have experienced early loss, I hope this episode offers you a space to honor yourself, honor your baby, and honor your experience that is unique and healing to you on this very tender path. My heart goes out to you, and thank you for listening.

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE:
https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/blog/episode38

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October is Pregnancy, Infant, and Child Loss Awareness Month, a special month to honor the babies, spirit babies, and children who have passed much sooner than our hearts could handle, and the mothers and families who hold their love and grief in their with them always. 

In this vulnerable episode, Sabrina Fletcher shares the heartbreaking journey of terminating her pregnancy for medical reasons (TFMR) after receiving the devastating news that her baby would not survive. With immense grief, she chose compassion and made the excruciating decision to terminate the pregnancy of her baby girl, Clara.

Sabrina recounts the isolation and lack of support she felt during the traumatic process, realizing the urgent need for TFMR-specific doula care. Now a bereavement doula herself, Sabrina holds space for others to process their loss, grieve freely, and rediscover purpose through continuing bonds with their babies. With great courage and deep compassion, she spreads awareness about the complex emotions surrounding TFMR to break the silence and stigma. 

Join us as Sabrina shares Clara’s legacy and navigating life after unimaginable loss.

More about Sabrina: 

Sabrina Fletcher helps bereaved parents in the heartbreak of needing to terminate a wanted pregnancy for health reasons. She companions them in grief, facilitating healing groups and resources to honor the deep transformation and pain of losing a wanted baby in such a tragic and still taboo way.

You can connect with Sabrina on Instagram at @thetfmrdoula or Facebook at www.facebook.com/thetfmrdoula

You can visit her webpage www.thetfmrdoula.com or find more stories and support by joining the close Facebook group https://www.thetfmrdoula.com/facebookgroup. 

Listen to other families share their vulnerable stories on her YouTube channel or on your favorite podcast platform by searching Our TFMR Stories.  

Connect with me on Instagram @thesomaticmother or visit my website to learn the ways to work with me. 

You’ve probably heard the phrase “just trust your body, because your body already knows how to give birth!”. As someone who is a true advocate for birth, postpartum, listening to your intuition, etc., I’ve totally said this before too.

But..is trusting your body in birth enough? Like..really enough? I’ve learned it’s not the most helpful thing to tell an expecting mother, because it’s not always that simple. If you’ve been told this and have struggled when hearing this phrase, I want to dig into this a bit more and shed some light on why it can be difficult to hear this in today’s episode. 

Yes, I DO want you to be able to lean into and really trust your body in birth (and beyond), and I hope what I share with you today empowers you to do just that!

In this episode about trusting your body in birth, I cover:

• The beautiful, powerful work I get to do with mothers and babies in the postpartum period in my hands-on practice
• Why getting the birth you need (but maybe didn’t necessarily want), can help you and your baby receive the tender healing that is needed
• The importance of radical responsibility in our births and our lives
• How our nervous system can impact both our intuition and our instincts
• Learning to reconnect with and trust in our bodies again
• Practical tools that can help you go beyond just ‘trusting your body’ when you’re preparing for birth

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode36

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I’m very excited to have an amazing guest, Ashley Winning, on the podcast today!

Ashley and I will be diving more into the surgical births she experienced, as well as the unassisted home birth she was able to achieve with her 3rd baby. She is a mother of 3, and she had a very different birth experience with her 3rd baby, compared to her first 2. Ashley has had to overcome a great deal on her journey to motherhood, and all of it has led her to the incredible work she is doing to help mothers today. Ashley’s story is extremely powerful, and it truly speaks to the healing potential of birth - I can’t wait for you to listen to all of the wisdom she has to share!

In this episode about the healing potential of birth, we cover:

• Ashley’s first pregnancy and birth experience, and all of the shame and negativity pushed on her from those involved in her medical care
• Ashley’s second pregnancy and birth experience, which resulted in more fear mongering and challenges
• The major disconnect within the medical system that happens with women during pregnancy and birth
• Ashley’s decision to fully understand physiologic birth, and have an unassisted, free birth at home with her third baby
• Choosing radical responsibility and learning to trust your body during the amazing processes of pregnancy and birth
• The power of advocating for yourself and staying true to what you believe in
• Ashley’s complex journey of suppressing her emotions for years, to now working through and allowing them to surface
• Listening to and trusting your intuition always, because it will never misguide you

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode35

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When you’re going through uncomfortable changes in your life, I want you to consider - is your intuition guiding you, or is your trauma misleading you? In today's episode, I want you to know that you can learn to trust in your intuition and begin to discern what is truth and what is NOT truth. You'll be stepping closer and closer to your aligned self, and ultimately, this will create a lot more ease in your motherhood experience!

In this episode about your intuition guiding you or your trauma misleading you, I cover:

• Why our bodies and minds are blueprinted to keep us safe
• What intuition really is, and how it can show up in your body and/or your mind
• How strong a ‘mother’s intuition’ really is, and why deepening/reconnecting to our intuition is vital
• What it looks like to have our past traumas, upbringings, conditionings, etc. show up and deter us from our intuition
• How you can deepen your maternal wisdom with your intuition guiding you, and better trust yourself as a mother during pregnancy, birth, and into postpartum

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode34

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Over the last few months, I’ve struggled with leaning into and trusting my intuition. I’ve been experiencing many shifts in my life regarding my family, business, etc., and the noise around me continued to get louder. 

I was letting the outside pressure from others influence my decision making, and it just felt really, really hard to hear my intuition. I’m betting you’ve experienced this in your own life, at some point or another too. 

While it is necessary for us to get out of balance in order to rebalance into a new state of being, we don’t want the noise around us to continually overpower our intuition. I’m excited to talk more about discerning your truth in motherhood with the guidance of your intuition; I believe it is VITAL for us to lean into our intuition, and our inner knowing, so we’re able to make decisions that beautifully align for us and our families!

In this episode, discerning your truth in motherhood with the guidance of your intuition, I cover:

• The cultural disapproval and shaming of mothers during pregnancy, birth, and into motherhood 
• My own situation of receiving unwanted opinions and advice from others as I make a big decision for my boys and their education
• The distrust we have in women, which leads to a deep distrust that women have with themselves, and how that affects the world we’re living in
• The major misconception that following your intuition will feel ‘easy’
• What it looks like to actually hear and lean into the gentle ‘nudge’ that is your intuition on your motherhood journey
• Giving yourself daily space to really sit with and notice how your inner wisdom shows up in your body

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode33

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I’m very excited to have my first guest, Elizabeth Hulsey, on the Somatic Mother today.

Elizabeth and I dive into trauma - specifically, we’re unpacking childhood trauma, and its impact on birth. Trauma is something that majorly impacts not only our birth experience, but our postpartum and motherhood journey as well. If you’ve ever experienced some kind of trauma in your life, it can feel extremely lonely, and you may feel like you’re broken. It’s important to know that you are NOT broken, and you’re definitely not alone. The empowering community and support you’re craving is out there, and it’s important to have someone by your side who knows what you’re going through. I was truly grateful to have Elizabeth on to share her incredible wisdom; I know you will resonate with what she has to share, no matter where you are on your motherhood journey!

Elizabeth Hulsey is the owner of With Love, Elizabeth Hulsey. She is a mother to one, doula, childbirth educator, and sacred feminine supporter. Elizabeth developed a passion for this work after experiencing her own traumatic birth experience (which was also a pivotal moment for her). She now specializes in inviting healing and peace into birth for women who have experienced trauma in their childhood, or prior to their birth experiences. 

In this episode about unpacking childhood trauma and its impact on birth, we cover:

• Elizabeth’s story of becoming a doula, childbirth educator, and sacred feminine supporter
• What childhood trauma can look like, as well as little T and big T trauma
• How trauma can show up in pregnancy and birth
• Medical gaslighting, and where it often comes up in pregnancy and birth
• Why you need trauma-informed care that won’t keep you stuck in a re-traumatizing cycle forever
• The importance of healing and finding peace from our trauma (before and/or during birth), and how it may show up in our postpartum if we ignore it

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode32

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Learn more about working with Elizabeth here: https://www.withloveelizabethhulsey.com/

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Learn more about me and how we can work together by going to my website