WISE WOMEN DIARIES

I was introduced to the concept of Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott and it blew my mind. The truth is, most of us secretly benefit from the pain and suffering in our life, we're just not aware and not willing to be honesty about it. For example: if we are chronically sick, we are probably filling the emotional need of love, attention, and being cared for, so in all honesty, being sick, brings us many benefits. In this episode I discuss the shadow work I have been doing and sharing the insights, like... how could I be benefiting from "infertility?" I discovered that I actually do benefit! I also discuss how what we desire we also fear and that we all have thresholds, "ceilings" on how much money we think is appropriate to make.   Please email wisewomendiaries@gmail.com if you have a "kink story" you would love to share on this podcast!

The successes of IVF are common stories, but no one talks about the possibility of  constant heartbreak in the journey of IVF, the consequences of the hormone drugs, and the dark side of the fertility business. Andrea shares with us her fertility journey- how she faced her victimhood and blossomed into a more trusting, heart-centered woman through it all.  She credits working with Patty Markham Peterson (my mom!) to shift out of victim mindset and into a grander, spiritual perspective that helped her anchor into Peace. (instagram @pattymarkhampeterson) Please email wisewomendiaries@gmail.com if you want to share your own story of the dark realities of the medical fertility business or if you experienced fertility issues and were able to shed a victim mindset.

Holly is a pharmacist in the System but has so much awareness and wisdom. She shares her story of a repressed childhood memory of a doctor touching her without consent, her two unmedicated hospital birth stories and an unassisted birth at home. After her homebirth, she chose to bring her baby to the hospital because of a medical need and details the harrowing experience of fighting for the respect of her baby and navigating intuition in a place where everything is fear mongered. She learned how to fully advocate for herself and her baby while health professionals were bullying and disrespecting her. Holly is on instagram at @womensinstincts

Cynthia shares her profound journey through postpartum challenges, including a harrowing experience with postpartum psychosis and her spiritual awakening. She discusses navigating motherhood while overcoming a bipolar diagnosis, advocating for holistic health over medication. The narrative emphasizes the emotional complexities and societal pressures of motherhood, the importance of community support, and the transformative power of self-discovery. Cynthia’s story inspires empowerment and resilience, challenging conventional medical paradigms in women's health.

Sarah is my hilarious, dear friend, who is a doctor (veterinarian) and a first time mom. She shares with us her story of homebirth with her first daughter, contemplating freebirth, lessons in the first year as a new mom, miscarrying at home, and the hard mental complexities of pregnancy after a loss. I love Sarah's raw honesty so so so much. 

Natasha (@empoweredmamamovement on instagram) and I discuss many topics surrounding parenting: respectful parenting is not about compliance, feeling guilt as a parent serves a very important purpose for growth, chemicals in food and technology can hijack children (and adults) brains inhibiting natural instincts and intuition, how to talk to children about nutrition, and asking yourself the very important question of, "Am I being the adult I want my child to grow up to become?" because children model behavior they are shown.

Natasha (@empoweredmamamovement on instagram) shares her personal journey through fertility issues, multiple miscarriages, a straight-forward, drug-free hospital birth, then most recently, a homebirth with her second son that rocked her and created a lot of emotional turmoil from mind expectations. We discuss how an important aspect to hospital birth outcomes (good and bad) is the hospital staff working that day. Natasha also shares that one of the most unexpected mind issues with her homebirth was her desire to host and take care of her midwives while she was in labor (now she realizes that this is a common theme among women who homebirth). Part 2 of this conversation is a discussion with Natasha about conscious/respectful parenting. 

Part 2 of Rebecca's story (@theradiantmission on instagram) covers her unique journey with addressing tongue ties with her children, then her experience of miscarrying at home without medical intervention. She is now pregnant for the fourth time and we discuss her mental state with being pregnant after a miscarriage and how trying to control a baby's positioning in the womb stems from our need for control and lack of surrender. 

Rebecca (@theradiantmission on instagram) shares the detrimental effects birth control had on her body and the injuries and trauma she sustained from her unnecessary c-section with her first birth. This led her to wake up and start learning the truth about the medical system and the truth about how birth is suppose to be, the way God designed, which led her to freebirth her son at home! Part 2 of this story discusses her journey of lip and tongue ties with her children and miscarrying her third baby at home without medical intervention. 

A fresh perspective on why it seems like everyone is healing trauma and their inner child and why conscious/ respectful parenting is popular right now too.