Saint Majella

In this episode we delve into erotic mothering with the vibrant Orgasmic Mama, Tamica Wilder. Tamica is a somatic sexologist and multi-disciplinary therapist residing in Byron Bay. Tamica brings 20 years of experience in facilitation and group work and guides us through finding pleasure in the mundane, tapping into our eros through motherhood and honoring the season we are in. We talk sex positivity and how we can raise children without shame, equip for an embodied and healthy adulthood. We a...

In this episode we sit down with the spectacular Rachel Yoder, writer and mother. Rachel is the author of the novel Nightbitch. Selected as an Indie Next Pick in August 2021, Nightbitch has gone on to be named a best book of the year by Esquire and Vulture and has been translated into 13 different languages. Nightbitch personally inspired both of us, as Rachel delves into the truly feral and raw parts of motherhood. In this conversation we dig into Rachel's experience of motherhood and how Ni...

In this episode we chat with the articulate and passionate Lucinda from the Ready or Not podcast. Lucinda, mother of 1 year old Ray has an impressive career history and after giving birth to a child of her own has made it her mission to document the complexities of motherhood and working. We delve into gender roles in the home, highlight the disparities across the world in maternal and paternal leave and so much more. This chat got us inspired as well as fired up, we hope this listen stokes t...

Welcome back, it has been a while between chats and life has been full. We are so excited to be back for Season 3 of Saint Majella. In this episode with Mel and Cel, we let you in on all that is to come for SM in 2023. We chat about our latest offerings, that have been brewing in our cauldron for months, even years are finally taking shape. You can expect community, disruption and empowerment as we move into our next chapter. This evolution of the business, the brand and our friends...

In this episode we met with the incredibly wise Lisa Marchiano. Lisa is a mother, writer, jungian analyst and fellow podcaster (see her poddy This Jungian Life here)Lisa is well known for her book “Motherhood - Facing and Finding Yourself” - which personally changed both our perspectives. Lisa sheds a new light on the depths that motherhood can take you to and in this episode we explore the challenges of motherhood that force you to look within. We are reminded yet again that surrender is the...

Meet the Queen of Pleasure Rachael White. Rachael is a holistic sex coach, yoni massage practitioner and lover of all things pleasure. Recorded from Mel's bed we delve into sex and intimacy with yourself and your partner. The importance of accepting your season and your body for all its beauty. And what we can do when there is an imbalance in partners sex drive and libido (hello parenthood!).We learnt about yoni and cock massage and how this could crack you right open, hint it's all about bei...

In this episode of Saint Majella we chat with the inspirational Anna Commons from @theautism_collective. Anna is raising two boys, one with autism. Anna is a motherhood mentor and coach and works exclusively to hold space for special needs mums.As always this chat was more than we could've imagined as we delved into Anna's personal story of growth, her individual experience with her autistic son Jackson, his diagnosis and the day to day life of a parent with a non verbal child. We learnt abou...

Hi mamas, Today we cancelled on our upcoming guest for what felt like the tenth time. We have been trying our best to get an episode out but struggling with the absolute ENORMITY of motherhood and the mother load. Cleaning.Cooking.Caring for Children.Caring for sick children.Death in the family.Family Business Management.Teething.Starting Solids.Paying the bills.Low libidosRelationship maintenance.The mental load of ensuring you're getting your self-care in.Thats only the tip of the...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Saint Majella Podcast. With 2 new groupies in our gang we are so excited to be back behind the mic. And with many exciting guests lined up...!In our first episode back Mel and Cel relive and relish in their two amazing home-births (2 days and 180m away from each other!!) We chat pregnancy, labour and birth with our toddlers by our side, home birth and the golden postpartum. It was so nice to step back in time and reflect on the challenges, the intensity and the sacr...

In our season finale, we have an exciting guest: Mason Taylor, founder of Superfeast - your tonic herbs and medicinal mushroom superstore. In this episode we ask Mason to consider his encyclopaedic knowledge (think Daoist Philosophy, Adaptogens, Medicinal Mushrooms, Tonics... the list goes on) and provide his best advice for mothers. We discuss how a woman can support herself through conception, pregnancy and post-partum with a number of strategies, as well as specific herbs, discus...