By Lauren Barber
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In this episode I talk to priestess, birthkeeper and womb & wild medicine woman Laura Hart Swann.
We discuss...
The season of life Laura is in — both practically as a 41 year old woman who is the Mother of a 6 year old son — and also from an environmental point of view as we approach Beltane and the emerging energy of Spring.
What an intentionally deep rest over the winter months really looks like when running a business and being a Mother, and how she is tending to herself as the energy rises now.
Merging our whole selves in Mothering, Business and Partnerships to encourage a letting-go of separation, and the richness that comes when we allow all pieces to be present in our work and our family life.
Laura’s journey to the soul work she does now as a Priestess, Birthkeeper and Womb and Wild Medicine Woman, and as a Mother who has grown up without a template for Motherhood.
What claiming the name Priestess means to Laura and how important shadow work has been in that journey.
Her calling to revolutionise birth and how we can honour the magic and mystery that comes through in the birth portal - even after birth.
The power of Closing Ceremonies to honour rites of passage, in particular the wrapping and holding process - and how we can reclaim our own lineage through this.
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In this episode I talk about…
My recent experience with a Cacao Dieta guided by Laura Durban
How I am merging my devotional practices with Motherhood and the magic that unfolds when I do this.
Letting go of perfectionism.
The feeling of being held by Cacao and how that has rippled through my life.
Where I am at in my business and the importance of being malleable in our heart work.
Unravelling the way I choose to show up in my work and differentiating between true heart work and doing more than I need to to validate my worth.
Where my focus is for the next few months in my heart work.
As I rebirth Unravelling into it’s latest iteration (forever shapeshifting and unfolding with my journey) — I am so excited to bring you this beautiful conversation with Lyndsay Kaldor.
Lyndsay is a mother, creative and storyteller with a background in interiors PR. Telling stories about spaces and the people who make them was at the heart of her role — this fostered her interest in the details of making a home and the part that our surroundings play in the way that we feel. Now a mother, she is creating a home as a foundation to nurture, a conduit of creativity and an anchor to her surroundings, as the seasons turn in her corner of the world.
Lyndsay writes the beautiful publication which is one of my absolute favourite things to read on Substack. You can dive into her beautiful writing here. You can also connect with her on Instagram here.
In this episode we discuss…
* Our dance with ‘winterspring’ — both internally and externally — and the uncertainty that comes when transitioning between seasons.
* How we have both honoured our seasons within Motherhood and how this has challenged and evolved our creativity.
* Softening to the many different seasons (seasons within seasons) and how they can enhance our experience of life, as well as provide a beautiful anchoring point, particularly in Motherhood.
* Lyndsay’s journey with writing, starting with her blog and evolving into her Substack Story & Thread — which is where we met — and how she has discovered the depth of community and connection.
* How unseen Motherhood and Creativity are, and how inspiring it has been to see other creative Mothers on Substack.
* A little more about our inaugural event for our collaboration Holding Stories, which will be taking place in London on 20th April. You can explore more here. We would love to share this with you if you feel called.
“I write to process, and note down this fragment of our lives at the moment. It helps me to make more sense of myself.” —Lyndsay Kaldor
Hello to anyone who is new here… I am your Podcast host Lauren. Mother of two daughters, a Writer, Soulful Business Mentor, Website & Branding Creator, Human Design Guide, Sacred Space Holder and multi dimensional human being.
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Lily is a Nutritional Therapist, Embodied Eating Disorder and Mind-Body & Eating Psychology Coach, Yoga Teacher, Medicine Woman and Cacao Ceremonialist.
After struggling for many years with disordered eating, body dysmorphia and anxiety and depression, she began to seek a more embodied and spiritual path of healing through connecting with the wisdom of body and the earth.
Lily's soul mission is to support women to find embodiment so that they can find freedom in their food, body and health by combining different healing modalities that encompass the body, mind and spirit as healing resources so that women can live in their wholeness.
In this episode we discuss…Lily’s own healing journey with food and her body, and how it linked with feelings of unworthiness.
How Yoga was the main catalyst for her journey with embodiment to begin.
How society, media and the outside world has an impact on the disconnection and dissatisfaction that is so common within the body.
Why we need to change the narratives around complementing people on their weight and appearance.
The language we use towards ourselves and our bodies, and how awareness of this can be an important first step to healing our relationship with food and the body.
The spectrum and complexity of eating patterns and how to notice if these are impacting your overall wellbeing.
Some of the most powerful tools, rituals and practices Lily has found to help make baby steps to healing our relationship with food and the body.
Some of the deeper reasons we turn to controlling food.
And so much more!
Links & Resources…Click here to connect with Lily on Instagram. And click here to explore her website.
Click here to connect with Lauren on her personal Instagram or here for The Heart Work Studio. Email me here if you want to keep this conversation going.
How grieving for my past self was crucial to allowing myself to step into the new version of myself in my business.
The importance of honouring the different seasons of motherhood - and how that can help bring more acceptance to the changes that undoubtedly arise.
How Motherhood has helped me focus fully on the things that make my soul shine, and how that has impacted my business.
Why I am now far more energy efficient and protective of my boundaries in my work.
How facing my shadows in Motherhood has lead me to face them also in my business.
Just how transformative Motherhood can be for our businesses if we allow it…
And so much more!
Links & Resources…Click here to connect with me on Instagram or here for The Heart Work Studio. Email me here if you want to keep this conversation going.
Jemma Andrew-Adiamah is an Empowerment Coach for mums supporting ambitious mums feeling stuck in the whirlwind of motherhood and aspiring for MORE bring to life their dreams in a way that works in beautiful harmony with their life as a mum.
Through holistic coaching, she empowers mums to shift out of survival mode so they're thriving by transforming their daily overwhelm and exhaustion to crystal clear clarity, confidence, and fulfilment, so they can rediscover their purpose and identity beyond motherhood in a way that's on their terms.
In this episode we discuss…Dr Jemma’s journey from lacking in confidence to empowering other Mother’s to follow their dreams and wishes.
The power of flexibility when it comes to daily routines and rituals.
What being a recovering perfectionist means for Dr Jemma, and how she has overcome many perfectionist tendencies in both Motherhood and her business.
Ways to switch from being controlled by our inner critics, to adopting a more empowered and positive way of speaking to ourselves.
How important it is that we nourish ourselves in order to change future generations and reduce the sense of energetic depletion that society is facing right now.
How she has found ways to bring harmony to both her role as a Mother as well as running her business, and how it is more than OK to be ambitious in your work while also being a parent.
How to begin to anchor back to your dreams, even when you feel a little lost.
Breaking out of the comparison trap that we can find ourselves in when balancing Motherhood and Business together.
And so much more!
Links & Resources…Click here to connect with Dr Jemma on Instagram. And click here to explore her website.
Click here to connect with Lauren on her personal Instagram or here for The Heart Work Studio. Email me here if you want to keep this conversation going.
Niamh is a business mentor for women who want to create thriving holistic or spiritual businesses.
She helps women understand their unique soul gifts, trust in themselves, claim their voice and ideas and build nourishing, impactful businesses without selling out or burning out.
She believes that rather than trying to fit into the world as we know it, women can instead use business as a creative tool to shape and heal our culture, offering new feminine models of how we can all live, work and flourish.
In this episode we discuss…Niamh’s journey of discovering her own soul work - from working in communications and marketing, to offering Reiki and Energy Healing - to the thriving business that she now leads.
Becoming aware of the shadow within working as a healer in this lifetime and the fear and terror that can surface when your soul takes you down this path.
How to discover, and claim, your soul work.
The power of receiving reflections from another person when it comes to claiming your own innate strengths and stepping into your Soul Work.
The vital element of community to support your business journey, but also the importance of being discerning with the communities that you do share your heart and soul with.
Returning to the body and using it as a guide to support you in your business journey.
What it means to move at your own pace in your Soul Work journey - and how the quick ‘fixes’ often end up slowing us down.
The truth about the length of time it really takes to build a sustainable and thriving business that feels settled and grounded.
And so much more!
Links & Resources…Click here to connect with Niamh on Instagram, and visit her online home here. Take her free Feminine Archetypes Leadership Quiz here.
Click here to connect with Lauren on her personal Instagram or here for The Heart Work Studio. Email me here if you want to keep this conversation going.
Ellie Seilern is a creator, mentor and teacher in the field of sacred business, working with conscious enterprises and communities to usher in a new age of devotional living.
She holds a deep fascination with the mechanics of quantum business and how to draw the non-linear into practical methodologies.
Her heart and mind are most drawn to the fields of money, sacred commerce, Genius activation and creative service.
In this episode we discuss…The journey that Ellie has been on in business over the last 15 years, beginning in the music industry.
Seeing Business as your sacred art and honouring the role it plays in your life.
Bringing the balance of structure and creativity into your Sacred Business - and how to dance between the two.
Becoming aware of the energy that is interwoven in your business, and being radically honest with yourself in the process.
The importance of understanding the relationship you have with your business.
The agony of knowing your own potential, but not feeling as though you can reach it - and the mistrust that this can bring.
Failures in business, and the trauma that they can leave.
Ellie’s approach to launching and ‘romancing’ her community when she is sharing her offerings.
Nervous system self care when you are running a business.
And so much more!
Links & Resources…Click here to connect with Ellie on Instagram. Visit Ellie’s website here to explore her offerings.
Click here to connect with Lauren on her personal Instagram or here for The Heart Work Studio. Email me here if you want to keep this conversation going.
Amy Ilic, AKA Moon Womb works with women prenatally and postpartum with postpartum education, and 1:1 and group coaching with postpartum healing practices, Matrescence transition, 4th trimester planning, mother circles and more.
She is a Mother and a Mothers’ guide, doularing women through the often challenging transition from maiden into motherhood.
In her own words… “Becoming a mother is the biggest change that you will go through. Your body and mind will be feeling like a different person in the best way, but any worthwhile change comes with some level of discomfort.”
Amy is here to support you through this transition and is part of the postpartum renaissance where a mother is cared for and nourished by her village after giving birth.
Amy’s own journey to this sacred Mother work
The innate need for Mothers to be supported by ‘the village’ and how the lack of it can feel like a void when it comes to parenting.
How to cultivate our own communities, even as an introvert.
The importance of honouring Matresence as a rite of passage.
The journey of stepping from the Maiden archetype into the Mother, and what that really means.
The many polarisations and contradictory feelings that arise in motherhood.
The power of our stories and Mother Circles.
The many cultural narratives that we can get stuck in, and how to become more aware of these.
Running a business and being present as a mother, how you can be both!
And so much more!
Click here to connect with Amy on Instagram. Visit Amy’s website here to explore her offerings.
Some of the mentions included… Rachelle from Innate Traditions, Sarah Durham Wilson of Motherspirit, The First Forty Days book and The Fourth Trimester book by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Click here to connect with Lauren on Instagram. Email me here if you want to keep this conversation going.
The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.