Mother's Path

Mother's Path

By Emily SwannParentingKids & Family
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Mother's Path episodes

  • rethinking the sick season

    In this episode, we challenge the narrative that children simply get sick all winter long. We explore the idea that illness isn’t a seasonal inevitability and that winter may not be the villain we’ve made it out to be.

    Instead, we look deeper. 

    We explore how children are deeply responsive to their environment and especially to the nervous system of their mother. What if winter sickness is less about cold weather and more about disconnection from rhythm, rest, and regulation?

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    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

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    Dynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation Appointment

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    40 min
  • birth sovereignty

    In our Season 3 premiere, Emily shares the story of Wally’s birth - a freebirth in the quiet of her own home, attended only by her husband while her children slept nearby.

    Whether you are planning a hospital birth, homebirth, exploring what autonomy in motherhood means to you, or simply curious, this conversation invites you to reflect on where your power lives.

    Gentle note: Freebirth is a deeply personal decision. This episode shares one woman’s lived experience and is not medical advice. Every mother deserves informed, thoughtful support in whatever setting she chooses.

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    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

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    Dynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation Appointment

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    38 min
  • living seasonally: light and environment

    Our season finale episode, just in time for a seasonal shift! Emily prepares to welcome baby number three and Taylor gears up for a move to Northern Michigan for the winter. 

    We are taking stock of what it means to live seasonally. Aligning our lives with the shifts in light, temperature, and energy. From morning sun to slower winter days, we talk about how following the current of the natural world may lead to a deeper sense of harmony in the body and the home.

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    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

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    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

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    40 min
  • nourishing the female body

    One of our favorite episodes yet! This week we chat about what it really means to nourish the female body. How simple, intentional choices can restore balance, energy, and vitality. Rediscovering what it means to be well-fed, well-rested, and deeply supported. Join us!

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    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

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    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

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    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

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    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

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    54 min
  • in our nature: familial roles

    This week we’re talking about our ideas around natural rhythms and roles that exist within our families - the mother as nurturer and nourisher, the father as protector and provider. Not as boxes to fit into, but as energies that bring balance and wholeness to the home. We explore what it feels like when we live within these roles, and what happens when they’re forgotten or flipped. It’s a nuanced conversation about remembering who we are sprinkled with a little bit of humor.

    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

    Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy

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    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

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    37 min
  • remembering were wild

    In this episode, we talk about returning to our wild design - syncing with the sun, seasons, and our instincts. When we stop fighting our nature and start living closer to it, life begins to feel more alive, more easeful, more true.

    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

    Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy

    10% Off Your Sauna Space

    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

    Book an Appointment

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    51 min
  • remembering we’re wild

    In this episode, we talk about returning to our wild design - syncing with the sun, seasons, and our instincts. When we stop fighting our nature and start living closer to it, life begins to feel more alive, more easeful, more true.

    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

    Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy

    10% Off Your Sauna Space

    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

    Book an Appointment

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    52 min
  • no one will save you

    We are exploring what it means to truly take ownership of your life - as a woman, a mother, a creator. We are often given the message to wait for rescue, for permission, for the right moment or right person. But what if no one is coming? What if you are the one you’ve been waiting for?

    We talk about stepping out of the victim mindset and into radical responsibility. Reclaiming the power to shape your reality, your home, your motherhood, your days. This conversation is about remembering that everything begins and ends with you.

    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

    Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy

    10% Off Your Sauna Space

    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

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    46 min
  • when we stop pathologizing


    In this episode, we explore what it means to support our children without rushing to label, fix, or intervene. So much of modern parenting assumes that babies need constant correction or management but what if the opposite were true?

    Welcome to the practice of watchful waiting: a space where we step back, hold presence, and allow our little ones to reveal their own capacity to adapt and grow.

    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

    Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy

    10% Off Your Sauna Space

    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

    Book an Appointment

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    48 min
  • everything is a choice, everything

    This week on Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, we dive into a freeing and confronting truth: everything is a choice.

    We share our own stories of moments when we realized we were living in a victim mindset - and how choosing differently changed everything. From how we respond to our kids, to how we care for our bodies, to the stories we tell ourselves about what is possible. We talk about how each choice writes the next chapter of our motherhood.

    This episode is a call to wake up to the power you already hold. You are not at the mercy of your circumstances. You are actively creating your life, choice by choice. When you own that truth, you unlock the freedom to change how you feel, how you live, and how you mother.

    Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_

    Video editing by @crownedonevisuals

    Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy

    10% Off Your Sauna Space

    Dynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And Beyond

    The Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutrition

    Book an Appointment


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    49 min

About Mother's Path

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Welcome to Mother's Path (previously Maiden's Path, Mother's Roots). A podcast exploring the profound transformation of becoming a mother. Hosted by Emily Swann, RN, IBCLC and Taylor Ricketts, RN,…