Milk and Motherhood 33. Motherhood Gains and Drains through the MyoWild®️ Lens with Michale Chatham and Kori Meloy
Feb 12, 2025
Michale Chatham, a seasoned nurse and integrative health consultant, teams up with Kori Meloy, a cultural paradigm shifter and metabolism healer. Together, they delve into the dynamics of motherhood, discussing the gains and drains of parenting through the MyOwild framework. They tackle subjects like balancing personal well-being with family responsibilities, the impact of societal expectations, and the importance of community in motherhood. Their conversation invites listeners to embrace simplicity, transparency, and a holistic approach to health and parenting.
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Breastfeeding Shaped Her Daily Rhythm
- Michale Chatham breastfed all five children and structured her day around feeding and family rhythms.
- She describes nursing publicly in the 1990s despite cultural resistance and built her life around feeding small children.
Gains And Drains As A Resource Lens
- Gains and drains frame your body like a bank account where resources in must match resources out.
- Michelle Chatham urges calibrating family ecology to stop chronic energy leakage and support sustainable growth.
Mirroring Drives Parental Choices
- Humans mimic and mirror social groups, so we often copy visible parenting norms.
- Michelle warns that following others can create unsafe mismatches between environment and a family's needs.