WISE WOMEN DIARIES

Haileigh shares her self-transformation journey through mothering four sons. We discuss the impact of choosing to have a child to fulfill low self-worth, the concept of soul contracts between parents and children, how every hard situation and trigger present in parenthood can reveal a lesson, how most parent's issues can melt away by joining their children in the present moment, and how deeply we judge ourselves, our children, and others.

Adults have a conscious mind (fully programmed on how to act in our society), that is a "gatekeeper" that prevents us from punching strangers that make us angry or from telling our friend our honest (negative) thoughts about the dress she loves, but children do not have this brain gatekeeper YET. This is why children have no filter and they express emotion in the second they feel it! I discuss how unrealistic expectations on young children with developing, growing brains, creates suffering and victimhood in parenting! I also discuss my theory about why most of us have the core wound of low self worth, “I am not good enough, pretty enough, successful enough, smart enough.” This episode was inspired by the book Fear No Evil and one of my favorite conscious mothers, Nicole Parker (@theseedofjoy_). If you enjoyed this episode, there are other past episodes about children and conscious parenting from years prior on this podcast.  If you are a conscious parent and want to share your journey to personal awakening please email wisewomendiaries@gmail.com to be on the show!

Britta (@soul_midwife) a mother, doula, and somatic therapist, shares her experience of birth being the portal that led her to childhood and generational healing. She recounts her childhood, how her first homebirth awoke her to healing, and the story of her second baby's birth, a preemie that she advocated to stay out of the NICU. We discuss the mother wound and the impact of one woman's healing, on the generations past and future. https://brittacarlisleintegrativetherapies.org/

Emily (@mama_wilder) is a mother of three and founder of the non-profit for under-resourced women, The Mama Wilder Foundation. She shares her personal story of her first marriage, how the abusive dynamics mimicked aspects of her childhood, the importance of being aware of resources available for single mothers, signs of financial abuse, shedding the lineage shame of being a single mother, how many of our systems do not in fact keep us safe, the story of representing herself in a horrific three year long family court case, and the beauty of starting over, again and again.    Follow the host at @trusting_birth instagram  

Alysa (@youcan_birth) a mother and doula, shares her experience of getting pregnant at 17 and assuming she would have a hospital birth.... only to then freebirth!!! But unfortunately, her postpartum was sabotaged by professionals in the system. Alysa shares her full story in hopes that other women will learn from her horrific experience.    Follow the host @trusting_birth instagram

Terra (@terraperanteaux) shares her journey of discovering freebirth before she became a mom, using the preconception time to learn, research, and step into greater trust for her first birth and motherhood experience. She tells the tale of her first freebirth but we also discuss many topics like treating babies with respect (because they are human beings not objects), resolving a tongue tie with just fascia work, preparing very well for postpartum, intuitive mothering, and how she notices her mind wanting to be a being a victim to her baby... but she takes radical responsibility instead! 

Krystle (@milkandwellness) shares her experience of struggling to conceive, how her intuition said "no" to fertility meds, and the big lessons learned from her first birth and breastfeeding journey. She took the lessons from her first child and was able to have a beautiful natural birth and breastfeeding journey with her second child, which ignited her passion for advocating for breastfeeding education. Krystle broke free from being a rigid, modern mother who scheduled sleeping, and eating, and pumping like all the motherhood books teach, to becoming a co-sleeping, intuitive, exclusive breastfeeding mother and her mental health is exponentially better for it! 

Kristina (@crunchymamakristina) shares her life experiences that led to her distrust in the medical system from birth control and being prescribed Accutane. Kristina explores the impact of family dynamics and how "daddy issues" can manifest into promiscuity and seeking validation from men.  She shares the magical story from plant medicine before she unexpectedly gets pregnant and how she and her partner navigated choosing homebirth when he initially had fears. Kristina speaks to the beautiful dynamic between the masculine and feminine within the birth portal and during postpartum. She felt incredibly supported by her partner's masculine energy and helped him prepare ahead of time about how he can best support her.  

Anna (@annainauthority) shares the experience of abuse and sabotage of her homebirth, but afterwards, she recognized that she unconsciously gave the midwives her authority and thus, her healing journey began. Through breastfeeding, she began to reconnect with her self-worth and realized the impact of generational trauma and religious cult programming. This conversation discusses the importance of learning to reparent oneself, how the parent's nervous system effects children, how to start the healing journey, creating safety within your body, and healing from autoimmune issues. Anna shares the beauty of reclaiming safety and ownership over one's life.

McKenna shares her empowering story of starting the healing journey at age 16 because of porn addiction. Her family's generational trauma and patterns were then revealed and she radically committed to healing herself for herself, her marriage, and future children. She discusses how the culmination of her childhood trauma and porn addiction effected her brain programming in regards to being a woman and sex. She also highlights the significance of rebuilding relationships while utilizing boundaries for balance and protection.   Mentioned: Marriage Therapist Dr Sue Johnson's book 'Hold Me Tight' and 'Love Sense'