The Midwife of Healing Podcast

On the Edge of Consciousness: Breathwork, Midwifery & Wild Feminine Wisdom with Dr. Maura Moynihan


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I’ll be COMPLETELY honest with you, after I sat down to record this conversation with Maura Moynihan, I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out.

I felt a little off that day. Very tender, questioning and on edge.

There’s a voice inside me that still whispers: Did I go too far?Too far in sharing my intuitive and psychic gifts of knowing.Too far in speaking the undisturbed truth that wants to be born through me.Too far in letting myself unravel in front of another.

And then the other voice—the critic, the fear, the shame—creeps in: What if it’s too much? What if I retreat back into the forest of my own mind, hiding my light once again?

But here’s what I was reminded of by my dear friend Maura… There is absolutely no wrong way to heal, to share, to live, to work, etc. etc. Nothing is ever broken and we do not need fixing.

Listening and editing this episode was pure music to my ears and MEDICINE for my heart.

Every single place we find ourselves in—whether in grief, fear, coping or joy—is the wisdom of our soul expressing itself.

This conversation went deeper than Midwifery, Birth and Breathwork. It cracked into the marrow of what it means to walking a healing path for me.

We talked about how unprocessed grief can block the flow of joy and love until we’re willing to soften and meet it. We explored how the breath is not just a tool, but a portal—an opening into the body’s infinite wisdom. We reflected on the COURAGE it takes to claim self-responsibility for our healing, to trust our bodies and to trust life itself.

Here is where I touched on the raw edge of what is dying to be born in me…My undisturbed truth about Birth and MidwiferyThe fierce mother archetype.The wild, unhinged feminine power that refuses to stay quiet.

So yes, I felt off that day. But maybe that’s exactly what was needed. Because it brought me to this oh so needed reminder: Healing is not about perfection.

Healing is about having the courage, vulnerability and willingness to show up for the truth of where we are—and trusting that even our edges, especially our shadows and deeply rooted patterns are the most holy ground where our deepest wisdom lives.

This is a conversation about Breathwork. About Birth-work. About trauma, intuition, emotions, grief and sovereignty.

But more than that—it’s another remembering that YOU ARE YOUR OWN HEALER.

If you’ve been longing for permission to be right where you are, messy and magnificent, this episode is for you!

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🌬 Introducing Quantum Birth Breathwork

I am so excited to finally share my Quantum Birth Breathwork session with you.

This is not a “breathing method” or a technique to master. It is an invitation—a self-led healing journey, a way to drop behind the noise, beneath the looping stories of the mind and into the deeper wisdom you already carry.

This particular practice has held me through some of the most profound thresholds of my life. It has reshaped my Midwifery practice, transformed my experience of Birth and continues to remind me that the true medicine is not outside of myself—it is the remembering of my own inner guidance system.

Quantum Birth Breathwork does not give you a system to follow. It opens a portal back to yourself. It is a way of entering altered states of consciousness safely and intentionally.

These are brain wave states that mothers, fathers and midwives must grow comfortable navigating if we are to support birth in its undisturbed, physiologic power within the Quantum Paradigm.

Here is my undisturbed truth about Birth and Midwifery:

Undisturbed birth is only possible in an altered state of consciousness. The moment a woman is taken out of her primal brain, her hormones, nervous system, adrenaline and cortisol are affected, and the physiology of Birth is disrupted.

Our breath IS THE MOST direct gateway into these states (Alpha, Theta, Delta) where time dissolves, the veil thins and we return to the sacredness of our soul.

I cannot wait to welcome you into this work. To breathe with you. To witness what is waiting to be born through you.

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📍 I am a practicing Home Birth Midwife in West Sonoma County California

You can find me here:

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Here’s how we can walk together:

Book an Individualized 1:1 sessions that invites you to awaken to yourself and the remembrance of your own healing power.

Virtual Prenatal Visits

Birth Preparation

Birth Partner Support

Midwife and Doula Mentorship

Postpartum Planning

Birth Story Integration

Ceremonial Breathwork

Thank you for being here. It is an honor to walk this path with you. May we continue to remember these ancient and future ways together. 🤍



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