The Mother's Embrace

Welcome back to the show! I'm ready to tell this birth story—my son is turning seven! Do I wish we could have had a different birth experience together and I could have had a kinder start to my motherhood? Yes, I do. However, the foundation laid during this unique birth story is the foundation upon which I built my entire motherhood. I would not be who I am without this birth story, from the challenges and despair it created to the triumph and love it fostered in my relationship with my son. Please share this story if it could speak to another mother.

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Redemptive and Euphoric VBAC, Rosie's Birth Story Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redemptive-and-euphoric-vbac-rosies-birth-story/id1565795329?i=1000519838676

It's so good to be back with you here on The Mother's Embrace! I am an author! In today's episode, we are warmly welcoming The CPTSD Journal into the world. I am sharing about the bridge I have crossed over the last three years on my healing journey. In today's show, I share, "Why can I not live into the joy I've worked so hard to create?" What happened when I "got there" and I didn't feel better? And much, much more. Thanks for celebrating with me!

PAST EPISODES:

• S2 EP 18: Being Strong is Not Needed When You're Broken, C-PTSD, Self-mothering - Rachel Camfield
• S2 EP 21: Is that wheelchair for me?" Resonance and Better Boundaries - Rachel Camfield
• S2 EP 37: Being a Better Companion to Yourself - Rachel Camfield
• S2 EP 41: Trials, Being Tested & New Levels of Support - Rachel Camfield

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Welcome to the show! Today we are sitting down and pulling up a chair with Jamie Javed, RN, BSN + Transformational Health Coach. Jamie had an 8-year career as a nurse in the ER + Critical Care Unit prior to her journey today. She got to experience what the gift of Western medicine can do, but then realized, alongside her husband who is a critical care physician, that there was no instruction for preventing disease and instilling health in the medical model.

Today, she lives in California with her 3 children and husband as they put down new roots for the next chapter in their holistic healing journey.

Here's a peek at what's inside:

This show is all about lessening the need for traditional medicine, taking the power back as you transform your relationship to your own health, and what goes into the identity change to make shifts like these possible.

It's about having the courage to be that woman who goes first and being an example for what health is which includes developing healthy patterns in your life.

Let's dive in!

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In this Episode You'll Learn:

• 4:54 Jamie's story
• 6:06 How Rachel wants to feel in her body
• 6:40 How Jamie got into this
• 7:55 ICU Trauma Unit + Critical Care
• 8:54 Chicken, broccoli, rice
• 9:16 What example of health do I want for my kids?
• 9:30 When her husband, a critical care physician, came home with information on plant-based nutrition for the treatment of chronic disease using lifestyle modifications
• 10:00 A shift towards a plant-centered
• 10:30 Supporting her clients + community from surviving to thriving
• 11:09 Shutting down at the point of overwhelm
• 12:27 Seeing food as medicine
• 13:13 The return to fiber
• 19:44 Who you're really being for a sustainable lifestyle change
• 20:39 Rachel's vulnerable share
• 26:22 Standing firm in our lifestyle
• 28:43 What happened for Jamie when she decided this is who she wanted to be
• 29:24 Active vs. Passive Action
• 32:11 How the heck do you change what's on your kids' plates?!
• 34:11 It's not all or nothing
• 34:51 Letting her kids experience what foods feel like in their bodies
• 37:22 Jamie's 3 Tips to Get Started
• 45:03 What Jamie needs a hug about
• 46:02 Jamie's theme song

Connect with Jamie

• Instagram: @lovedandplanted
• Website: lovedandplanted.com

Connect with Rachel

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: rachelcamfield.com

Hey everyone! In today's episode I'm here to give an update. I talk about the future of the podcast, expanding the goals of the community, the pursuit of dreams in motherhood, and the much-needed upcoming break. Tune in this episode to hear more!

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In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [03:03] The podcast so far.
• [06:31] What's coming up?
• [10:35] The pursuit of dreams.
• [11:57] My dreams.
• [13:08] Taking a break.

Quotes:

• "The one constant in life is change." [02:58]
• "We work so that we can enjoy." [06:05]

Connect with Rachel:

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: https://www.rachelcamfield.com/

As an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and mother, Kate Northrup has built a multimedia digital platform called The Origin Company that reaches hundreds of thousands globally. She's committed to supporting ambitious women to light up the world without burning themselves out.

Kate teaches data and soul-driven time and energy management practices that result in saving time, making more money, and experiencing less stress. She's the author of Money: A Love Story and Do Less and the creator of the Do Less Planner System.

Kate's work has been featured by Oprah Daily, The Today Show, Yahoo! Finance, Women's Health, Glamour, The NY Times, Harvard Business Review, and more.

Hey everyone! In today's episode of the Mother Embrace podcast, I'm joined by Kate Northrup. We cover a lot of bases including family life, work, when things change, and what Kate would do at the beginning of starting her business all over again. We talk about the way things are, confronting the "shoulds", and prioritizing body before business. Kate also talks about knowing when to let go, making decisions, and hear about Kate's upcoming PLENTY Workshop. Tune in this episode to hear more!

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Let's dive in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [07:54] What keeps Kate going?
• [11:41] Make a life, not just a living.
• [18:35] Experiencing things that are wrong.
• [22:23] Body before business.
• [25:09] Kate doing less.
• [36:25] Kate, the trailblazer.
• [40:53] Kate's theory on decisions.
• [41:33] What you need to know if you're starting out.
• [46:45] Relaxed money.
• [53:37] Plenty.

Quotes:

• "Suffering comes from wanting things to be different than they are." [11:19]
• "80% of your results will come from 20% of your efforts." [39:30]
• "Be more specific about who you're helping and how you're helping them." [42:22]

Connect with Kate:

· Instagram: @katenorthrup.

· Twitter: @katenorthrup.

· LinkedIn: Kate Northrup.

· Website: katenorthrup.com.

Connect with Rachel:

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: https://www.rachelcamfield.com/

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We're back for another Bonus Episode! Today, I'm leaning in with you around a very important question if you are growing your business and brand. The question is: "What do you need to grow?"

I'm also sharing some real numbers because it's powerful. In 6 months of working 3 days a week, I have made over $10K in sales just from my group coaching program. Now, to some that's what they do in a month or less time, but for me, this has been a game-changer for me and my family, and this is just the beginning.

Tune in to hear how I got to this place and how I'm moving forward from here. Let's go!

Links:

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In this episode:

1:53 Adjustment and support

2:15 Changing the bottom line for my family

4:27 Knowing what to take messy action on

5:14 As women growing businesses, talking about the numbers

7:04 Telling ourselves stories like it's too saturated or it's already been done before

7:56. What I have implemented to help me grow

11:21 Unlocked Free Live Event on March 15th!

13:31 If you're one of my people who has been leaning in

13:52 Time to Shine

Connect with Rachel:

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: https://www.rachelcamfield.com/

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Welcome to back to the show for this Bonus Episode all about the real real of the vulnerability of being seen in your new way when you make a shift or change. You might be putting yourself in a new place or even just refreshing what you have, and you can get locked up by straddling the line of old and new.

As a brand and business educator, I work with the tender-shoot-dream space with my clients and creatives who are needing support in navigating where they are to where they want to go.

The truth is it's totally normal to feel awkward in your newness. We see so many outwardly positive, happy examples of risk-taking, but risk-taking doesn't always happen from a mountaintop moment. I personally was in a very low place when I had the awareness and clarity that I needed to make changes. Let's jump in!

Links:

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In this episode:

2:34 Tender shoot dreams

3:37 Going from a FT job to entrepreneurship

4:30 It's inconvenient to follow the truth.

10:01 When my husband and I knew we needed to move beyond where we currently were.

10:25 Driving down the streets I wanted to live on

11:39 Riding the edge of where we were to where we wanted to be

12:32 It can't be possible if you're not willing to dream it

12:49 Being seen means being allowed.

14:26 4 ways for allowing your new self to be seen

18:30 A world filled with people who they were created to be

Connect with Rachel:

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: https://www.rachelcamfield.com/

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Hey everyone! In today's episode of the Mother Embrace podcast, we're doing a catch-up episode! I talk about the inward Spring, using tribulation to produce endurance, and looking at what goes on under the surface. I also talk about how 2023 is the year of support, my exciting new membership, and building a life of our dreams as creatives. Tune in this episode to hear more!

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [02:53] The inward Spring.
• [06:16] Our light in the dark.
• [09:34] Using tribulation to produce endurance.
• [12:44] Unexplainable trials.
• [14:18] The year of support.
• [18:44] My new membership offer.
• [26:13] Having the creative conversation.

Quotes:

• "There is greatness up ahead." [04:01]
• "Let what is running its course, run its course." [13:28]
• "We don't need an invitation." [25:57]
• "You have to be able to make a mess in order to reach your masterpiece." [27:14]

Connect with Rachael:

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: https://www.rachelcamfield.com/

Resources:

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With over 14 years of experience in physical therapy, Alison is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics and holds both a Master of Science and Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Texas Woman's University. She began her career in Houston, TX before relocating to Southern California where she received her Pilates Instructor Certification through Body Arts and Science International (BASI). She has an extensive background, working with a wide range of orthopedic cases, including pre/postoperative rehabilitation, sports injuries, and geriatrics, and has completed advanced manual therapy training in the Maitland-Australian technique.

Alison values a one-on-one approach when treating patients, and utilizes manual therapy, fascial mobilization, Pilates-based rehabilitation, and movement science in her current work. She enjoys working with all orthopedic and pelvic floor conditions. She has been a clinical instructor for over 10 years, mentoring and clinically instructing student physical therapists as they prepare to enter the field. She has also conducted numerous training sessions for physical therapists and Pilates instructors on the specific use of Pilates for rehabilitation and has taught as a guest lecturer at Doctorate Physical Therapy programs on pelvic floor physical therapy.

Alison has served as both Director and Assistant Director of Physical Therapy and understands the importance of quality patient care and service. She is a proud member of the American Physical Therapy Association, The Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy, and the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

Hey everyone! In today's episode of the Mother Embrace podcast, I'm here with Alison Gallup! Alison and I talk about the importance of our pelvic floor, the emotional toll of pelvic floor issues, and rehab while healing from trauma. We also talk about Alison's run-in with Leukemia, why we need to get back to the basics, and what to expect when you go for pelvic floor physical therapy. Tune in this episode to hear more!

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In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [07:03] A bit about Alison.
• [11:59] The role of our pelvic floor in our lives.
• [21:27] The emotional toll of pelvic floor issues.
• [25:50] Healing from trauma.
• [35:13] Alison's family story.
• [39:45] The journey with Leukemia.
• [52:00] The importance of the basics.
• [56:02] Doing the inner work.
• [59:54] What to expect in pelvic floor physical therapy.
• [66:35] The team at RVA Holistic PT.
• [68:35] Alison's song for our playlist.

Quotes:

• "If something's not working right, there's going to be dysfunction." [13:40]
• "You have to start with the fundamentals." [53:08]
• "It doesn't take a person. It takes a village." [66:46]

Connect with Alison

· LinkedIn: Alison Gallup.

· Instagram: @rvaholisticpt. + @aligalluppt

· Email: [email protected].

· Website: www.aligalluppt.com.

Connect with Rachel:

• Instagram: @Rachelcamfield or @themothers.embrace
• Website: https://www.rachelcamfield.com/

Resources:

RVA Holistic PT.

Are you in the thick of the work of being seen, growing your belief in yourself, and growing your business and brand?

Rachel Camfield has over 10 years of experience in writing, design, coaching, sales, marketing, speaking, and teaching. She has worked with the novice up to six-figure and multi-million dollar brands.

She lives outside of Richmond, Virginia with her golf-pro, Ted Lasso-ish husband, two children, Rosie and Barnes, and their tiny 4-lb toy poodle, Wally.

Her most meaningful accomplishments are creating a family and home filled with respect and love, supporting hundreds of brilliant creative entrepreneurs over the past 8 years, and sharing her own methodology for growing a successful, authentic brand in the online business space.

Let's jump into her FOUR OVERARCHING THEMES of Owning Your Worth today!

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