Today's story medicine is a full spectrum share. Taylor had two beautiful natural births. Just three weeks postpartum with her second she almost died from complications of an undiagnosed brain tumor.

Taylor is a friend and a member of my crunchy mom community here in Maine. She is a vibrant, loving, generous, spunky soul and I am so grateful to know her.

She candidly shares about both the beautiful and the hard parts of life, birth, and facing a terminal prognosis. The moments in our lives when the veil is thin, in birth and death, inevitably offer incredible wisdom. Her story is a gift.

If you would like to donate to any of her resource funds, they are linked below.

"I'm a 28 year old mom of two figuring out this magical life while navigating terminal brain cancer with a holistic approach.

I’m an ex-medical assistant, ex-busy body and ex-perfectionist gone total crunchy mama. I love all things nature, birth story medicine, and adventure.

Walking through life learning to take each moment in its fullest as it comes."

Insta: @taylorw_wildmama

Links:

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/e0c8e0c6

Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3GKSGQW40CPKY?ref_=wl_share

Meal Train: https://mealtrain.com/73wvq1

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

Kemi birthjoy johnson is an absolute powerhouse. She has crossed the threshold of menopause and absolutely sits on her wise woman throne.

I am so thrilled to have her on to share her wisdom. She is presently a deregistered UK midwife serving women as a birthkeeper. Her embodied knowledge of two traumatic births, working as a death doula, then a midwife in the system, followed by the rite of passage that is menopause and deep inner work to clean out her vessel led her to an advanced position of foresight.

Kemi knows the power & responsibility women possess and she is here to challenge each and every one of us to claim it. Every word shared in this podcast is valuable information. Not even the poor audio in parts of this recording can take away from her message. Let’s dive in

Kemi's website

@Kemibirthjoyjohnson

@Your_vbac_power

VBAC PODCAST

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

Jason Seeman is a fatherhood guide, educator, and facilitator with over a decade of experience creating programs that have impacted over one million people globally.

A devoted father of two and husband of 14+ years, Jason blends personal wisdom with professional expertise to guide men through the transformative journey into fatherhood.

His career spans law, education, and leadership, including serving at Raising Fathers, The Rites of Passage Institute and The Man Cave. His work has equipped him with unparalleled insights into masculinity, identity, and community.

Whether he’s helping men embrace the challenges of fatherhood, designing bespoke rites of passage, or sharing his reflections through Raising Fathers, Jason is driven by a singular purpose: to elevate fatherhood and help men step into this sacred role with confidence, intention, and heart.

I absolutely LOVED our conversation and it is my wish that all fathers-to-be would seek someone like Jason to guide them through the initiation.

Website: www.raising-fathers.com

Instagram: @raising_fathers

Email: [email protected]

https://www.raising-fathers.com/truenorth

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

Lea is a passionate soul…. Passionate about many topics but especially the duality of human life: We are a human and a soul trying to traverse this life amongst our darkness and light. 

Wanting to become a mother for 11 years to no avail thus far, has ushered her to be in the darkness of the waiting, the void, the unknown, and becoming reborn a million times in the waiting of the unknown.

The waiting, the void, is our invitation into soul evolution. What will we create? Who will we become? What values will we align with? 

Lea is also passionate about relationships and how her marriage of 18 years has been the journey of dark and light, hurt and compassion…. Learning our ego triggers and wounds through our partner is a deep karmic bond…. A soulmate of sorts. We see our darkness and our light through our partner. And with honesty and transparency we get to grow into our authentic selves alongside another soul. Marriage is a true gift.

Lea’s gift is seeing patterns amongst humans and speaking them out loud as an invitation for others to critically think and create a conscious life in accordance to our authentic self, our soul, rather than the life expected and programmed into us. 

She posts about a wide variety of topics on her instagram page @trusting_life_ and podcast Wise Women Diaries. 

Also find her Patron Here

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

Bri and I explore gorgeous deep threads of wisdom for mothers and families in this episode.

We recorded on April 1st just after the big eclipse portal. I had to release this one ahead of schedule as I share about some of my own recent initiations- some that are still in process.

Bri held beautiful space for me and was able to reflect with such grace that I instantly remembered what was true: I am here to love well and embrace it all along my soul's evolution.

Bri too shares about her fiery initiations that led her to the incredible work she does today.

I know this episode will be good medicine for many!

Bri McCorkell’s life is dedicated to healing the mother: connecting women back to the power of their original blueprint, to their wombs, to the sacred Feminine and to the earth. 

Bri is a Reiki Master and Spiritual Teacher and uses her gifts of channeling and shamanic journeying to show women how to connect with their inner Divinity, what she refers to as our BIRTHRIGHT. She specializes in grief, conscious conception, family constellation and trauma work.  

Bri lives with her husband Rory, their sons Holden & Noah, daughter June and a menagerie of animals in the Seacoast of New Hampshire.

@bri.mccorkell

Substack

The Real Thing

www.brimccorkell.com

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

Nikki is an incredible woman and mother. Her story hits every single aspect of embodying your power as a woman. I am still reveling that she was able to tell her tale and share nugget after nugget of deep wisdom while holding her sweet baby girl the entire time.

You will hear her first born, Lachlann’s, free birth that happened in 2022. She labored for 12 hours during the day in a cabin home in the mountains of Montana. She beautifully describes the birth of The Mother as she moved through transition, the point where every mother feels she can not go on. But then she does. And a new version of her emerges from the ashes.

Nikki shares about a sovereign early birth that she chose to have at home. She felt isolated and like there were not enough of these stories shared to help her move through it. I am grateful for her story medicine as so many women (1 in 4) will experience early loss.

Her last pregnancy ended with the free birth of her daughter, Thalia. A night time, non-linear, 5.5 hour journey by the Ocean in the bedroom of their Maine rental just a few months ago. 

All birth will bring up fear. It is normal and an important part of the process. Free birth is an entirely different landscape and it is not for everyone. The Mother owns full responsibility for the outcome of her choices. Nikki flawlessly describes her grappling experience of moving through the fears only to emerge more deeply rooted in her power as a woman.

@ ⁠heynikkijae⁠

Check out her substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/nikkijae

The story of her birth with Lachie on Substack: 

https://open.substack.com/pub/nikkijae/p/my-birth-story-an-unassisted-free?r=u35tq&utm_medium=ios

The story of her pregnancy loss before getting pregnant with Thalia:

https://open.substack.com/pub/nikkijae/p/my-sovereign-pregnancy-loss?r=u35tq&utm_medium=ios

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

Instagram: @⁠⁠embodiedwomenswisdom⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

Dr. Corina Dunlap is a licensed naturopathic doctor (ND) and women’s health and hormone specialist. Specializing in the treatment of conditions that range from irregular periods to PMS, thyroid imbalances, endometriosis, pelvic pain, and symptoms of menopause, she is an internationally recognized expert in natural fertility optimization and women’s health at all stages of life. Dr. Dunlap is a clinician, researcher, educator, and speaker.

What I love most about her is how simple she keeps the vast landscape when it comes to optimizing health. Give her Instagram a follow! You won't be disappointed.

Cornia and I dive into:

• Best time to optimize hormones and why its so crucial
• Cycle syncing- leading the feminine way
• Root causes of hormone imbalance
• How fertility is about so much more than just getting pregnant
• Infertility care is not the same as optimizing health
• Tangible tips to improve well being and balance hormones
• Perimenopause tips

@ drcorinadunlap

https://www.naturopathicbydesign.com/

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

As the creator of HypnoFertility, Lynsi is the world’s established expert in the field of hypnosis to promote fertility. 

The author of three books on the subject, Lynsi personally receives patient referrals from several of the top fertility clinics in the United States. Patients are referred to her when other practitioners have run out of options, when medical treatments or repeated protocols that should work do not.

Her innovative style effectively blends the worlds of science and spirit. Lynsi combines her insights and intuitions with a biopsychosocial approach to hypnotherapy. 

She has found that biological, psychological, and social factors make up the whole person; therefore, all must be considered to effectively support each one. Lynsi supports a holistic, inclusive integration of science and spirit because she understands they are not mutually exclusive. 

Too much emphasis on one or the other can result in varying levels of imbalance which can, in turn, exacerbate the struggles of infertility. Her comprehensive background contributes to her inspired insights and has enabled her to become finely tuned in the practice of subconscious communication and mind-body balancing.

Lynsi has been featured in national and international media including television news, talk shows, podcasts, radio and print, and her work is the basis of ongoing research.

https://hypnofertility.com/

@ soulhealingwithlynsi

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

This episode might be my favorite. Emily and I could have talked for days. There are so many important topics to cover within her work.

We touch on:

• The paper wall illusion separating our head and pelvis or the split between sacred and sexual
• The endogenous spiritual journey into self
• The sacred emotional range of the feminine
• Shame vs curiosity
• An incredible guided visualization of our pelvic bowl and pleasure centers
• Oxytocin circuitry
• Her birth experience
• "There is nothing between you and God- you don't need to be fixed"

"My name is Emily Maden.

I am a former collegiate basketball and elite Crossfit athlete.

I am a new mother to my son, Hawk.

I am a wife to my cosmic champion Rob.

I am pursuing a doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

I love to surf, travel, dance and jump into handstands whenever I can.

The work I do is actually quite simple:

Woman has been disconnected from her pleasure body because of the deeply entrenched conditioning of the sacred sexual split.

The split shrouds access to her pleasure body through shame which creates tension in her body without freedom, agency or ability to use her voice.

That tension winds down into the matter of her feminine landscape breeding pathology.

My work is to unwind this tension in her body through on the biostructural, physiological, emotional, relational and spiritual levels restoring unfettered access to her pleasure and the power of her female sexuality. "

@maidenmedicine

maiden-medicine.com

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.

As I told Mel at the beginning of the episode, I am likely her greatest fan in the US. I send all of my clients to her podcast The Great Birth Rebellion. I am so honored to have her on the show.

Dr Melanie Jackson (AKA Melanie The Midwife) loves to help midwives and women around the world better understand and apply the research relating to matrescence (the process of becoming a mother). She does this as the host of The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast, supporting and mentoring midwives, as well as educating mothers.

Melanie has a PhD in Midwifery - Birth Outside the System: Wanting the Best and Safest. She has various publications in academic journals. Mel has worked in multiple research roles and lectured at Western Sydney University.

Since 2009, Mel has been a Privately Practising Midwife, providing homebirths in the Blue Mountains. She has mentored midwives into private practice in every state and territory across Australia and supports rebellious midwives around the world through The Assembly of Rebellious Midwives and The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives.

In this episode we dive in to the 'what, why, & how' when it comes to rebelling against the system.

@melaniethemidwife

@thegreatbirthrebellion

www.melaniethemidwife.com/

Website: ⁠⁠www.emilygracenixon.com⁠⁠

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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.