In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she gets vulnerable and shares how she puts ‘mothering the mother’ into practice in her own life, how the birth of her first daughter led her to become a Postpartum Doula and the empowerment that comes from honoring our body’s needs. This episode is overflowing with nuggets of truth and wisdom surrounding Postpartum for women everywhere and provides a healing space for all those listening. 

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• How the birth of McLean’s first child led her to become a Postpartum Doula 
• The importance of mothering the Mother 
• The power of honoring the evolution of our journey
• McLean shares and responds to some Postpartum thoughts and wisdom from her listeners  
• The healing magic of your first 40 days Postpartum

Resources: 

• Head over to The Great Unlearn to listen and subscribe! 
• Instagram: @motherthemother
• Website: www.motherthemother.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Heather Grzych is a board-certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility: A Natural Approach to Getting Pregnant. Through her work, Heather bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help people heal their physical and emotional lives. Her book offers a gentle and holistic approach to understanding the physical, emotional, psychological, and environmental aspects of fertility based on Ayurveda. 

In this episode of Mother The Mother:

• How Ayurveda and fertility are connected
• Shared sections of Heather Grzych’s book 
• Postpartum care and coming home to your new self
• Learning about the four fertility factors
• Discussing the five elements & doshas 
• Tapping into Self-Sovereignty & the Divine Feminine 
• Fasting & fertility

Connect with Heather:

• IG: @heathergrzych
• Website: https://www.heathergrzych.com/
• Purchase Heather’s Book: The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she shares how she is navigating this uncertain time brought about by a global pandemic, fire season in LA, a shift in community, and the new landscape of motherhood. She shares the importance of trusting your own journey and quieting down a bit, and tips for how to choose love, growth and change over fear.

In this episode of Mother The Mother:

• A beautiful card pull and message from the Universe
• Real talk about McLean’s season of metamorphosis
• Ways to protect your energy from anxiety and exhaustion
• Resources for Vedic Astrology
• Recognizing we are all undergoing transformation right now
• The power of meeting newness with deep gratitude
• Brand new Mom coaching and Mom club offerings coming soon with McLean

Follow McLean:

• Instagram: @motherthemother
• Website: www.motherthemother.com
•  Email: [email protected] Subject line “Coaching”
• Vedic Astrology: Charlotte Benson www.charlottebenson.com & Julie Piatt @srimati | Podcast: For The Life of Me” #134 Current Planetary Mood with Vedic Astrologer Charlotte Benson

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Olivia Bareham is a certified Death Midwife, Home Funeral Guide and Celebrant and is the founder of 'Sacred Crossings - The Institute for Conscious Dying’ and the ‘Sacred Crossings Funeral Home.’ Olivia currently guides individuals toward a conscious dying experience and empowers families to reclaim the healing ritual of a home funeral. She facilitates workshops in Conscious Dying and After Death Care and a certificate training program in The Art of Death Midwifery. Her next training “Enter The Grave” will start this weekend September 4, 5, 6th and is for anyone wanting to delve deeper into their relationship with mortality, space is limited so please visit sacredcrossings.com/enterthegrave. When you become at peace with death, then you can really live.

In this episode of Mother The Mother:

• How to reframe your mindset for peace vs. turmoil
• Building trust in yourself as a mother
• What death midwifery looks like during COVID
• Why dying alone isn’t always tragic
• Enhancing your life by connecting with your own mortality
• How funerals & cremations have shifted during COVID

Connect with Olivia:

• IG: @sacred_crossings
• Website: sacredcrossings.com
• Listen: 018 Death Becomes Her: Conscious Dying + The Art of Death Midwifery with Olivia Bareham

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she reveals what’s on her mind and heart as she makes her way back home after 3 months away. McLean shares what’s inspiring her right now during this Leo New Moon, and how we can use its energy of bravery and courage during this time of death and rebirth.

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• How to nourish our minds, bodies, and spirits/souls
• The bravery and courage inside of each of us
• Suffering caused by our attachments and expectations 
• Giving yourself grace during this time of death and rebirth
• Inward reflection: what are you settling for?

Resources:

• 068 Light Work as Medicine with Brooke Lightstone
• 046 Mystic Power Mother Muse with Sri Mati
• IG: @motherthemother
• Website: motherthemother.com
• Email: [email protected] 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she shares how her family is approaching the new school year. She also provides resources and tips to support you whether you are homeschooling or sending your kids back to school.

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• How McLean is approaching the school year
• Resources for homeschooling
• Ways to protect & support your kids going back to school
• Allowing space to communicate & be with your kids
• Tips for fasting or cleansing to reset your system

Resources:

• 046 Mystic Power Mother Muse with Sri Mati
• 059 How Homeschooling Can Work for Your Family with Julie Bogart
• IG: @motherthemother
• Website: motherthemother.com
• Email: [email protected]  

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

A decade ago, after suffering from life-threatening autoimmune disorders, actress Shiva Rose set out to discover a more holistic way to natural health and beauty. Growing her own organic herbs and flowers; mixing creams, lotions, and tonics; and following Ayurvedic practices and creating mindful rituals, she has not only healed her life but has also become a leader and entrepreneur in the world of all-natural beauty and lifestyle. She created the wellness site The Local Rose and beauty line Shiva Rose Beauty. 

Shiva teaches at various retreats and centers focusing on passing on her knowledge on Tea Ceremony meditations, Kundalini yoga Meditations, and Divine Feminine Practices. 

Whole Beauty: Daily Rituals and Natural Recipes for Lifelong Beauty and Wellness is her radiant next step, a practical, inspiring, guide to following a whole beauty practice at home.

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• Being aware of the stripping of our freedoms
• The importance of doing our own research
• Shiva’s & her children’s health journeys
• Systemic racism in our medical system
• Why we need to protect our medical freedoms

Follow Shiva:

• IG: @localrose ; @shivarosebeauty
• Websites: thelocalrose.com ; shivarose.com
• Book: Whole Beauty

Resources:

• Watch: 1986: The Act

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she explores why we need to choose love even amidst uncertainty and fear, and how although we can’t control much, we always have control over our choices and responses.

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• Choosing how you want to feel in the present moment
• Letting go of the need for answers
• Looking at education through a new lens by homeschooling
• Prioritizing your self-care & connecting with loved ones
• What does safety mean to you?

Resources:

• Head over to Make Life Delicious with The Curry Girls to listen and subscribe!
• IG: @motherthemother
• Website: motherthemother.com
• Email: [email protected] 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Brooke is an Oracle, Feminine Spiritual Guide, Heart Healer, and Angelic Medicine Woman here to support and heal Women, Mothers and Children.  Through her Angelic medicine, feminine spiritual counseling, healing meditations and sacred feminine practices, Brooke supports women and children in remembering their wholeness and divinity.

Through her self-healing practices, Brooke supports women in creating harmony within and at home.

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• The Divine feminine and sacred anger
• How to use light energy with yourself and children
• Using sound and working with the Archangels
• Two practices for navigating this time with your partner
• Brooke’s experience growing up in the Agape Church
• Tools for healing our ancestral lineages
• Actions we can take to become better allies

Follow Brooke:

• brookelightstone.com 
• IG: @brookelightstone
• Agape Church: agapelive.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Rachelle Garcia Seliga is a Mother, Wife and Certified Professional Midwife, with 18 years experience working within the realms of holistic women's health care. She is the creator and director of INNATE Postpartum Care Trainings; a system of postpartum education for birth and health care providers rooted in the truth that: Maternal Health is Foundational to Humanity's Health. Rachelle is Co-Founder of Starseed Root School of Traditional Healing, a revillaging project and educational center in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. All of Rachelle's work is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift of Thriving Life. 

Rachelle is a wealth of knowledge and there is no way to encapsulate her work in just one interview. I felt very called to connect with her on her feelings through this active portal of change we all find ourselves in (COVID/ Awakening). To hear more of her incredible back story and life’s journey please go listen to two of my favorite womens’ podcasts – 

Medicine Stories ~ with Amber Magnolia Hill, Episode #61 and MagaMama Podcast ~ with Kimberly Ann Johnson 2 Episodes found on April 8, 2019 & April 10, 2020.

Her Innate Postpartum Care Online Training sign-up ends July 26th so please look into her training soon if you are called to delve deeply into this training for the Fall. 

“The dysfunction and disharmony within our human environments is manifesting through the vulnerable bodies of postpartum women. In fact it is through the bodies of mothers that humanity is being alerted to the urgency of our collective need for change.”

In this episode of Mother the Mother:

• What it looks like to normalize the emotions that mothers’ face
• Panic and fear in the collective & moving toward a healed reality
• Trusting your internal guidance and dropping the need to be liked
• How to become aware and begin healing ancestral trauma
• Words of wisdom for pregnant and postpartum mommas
• Teaching your children about body awareness & modeling self-respect

Follow Rachelle:

• innatetraditions.com
• IG: @innatetraditions
• Listen: Medicine Stories with Amber Magnolia Hill, Episode #61 ; MagaMama Podcast with Kimberly Ann Johnson Ep 93

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions