The Well-Nourished Mother: Helping You Thrive in Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood – Détails, épisodes et analyse

We’re back!!!

Nicole and Lauren finally press record after a six-month break from recording together. 

In this episode, we share updates on our lives, including meeting in person for the first time, camping adventures, and Lauren’s transition back into nursing. Nicole delves deep into her family's discovery and acceptance of autism, discussing her daughter's diagnosis for the first time publicly,  and the subsequent journey of self-exploration and dismantling ableism. 

The conversation touches on the challenges and beauty of having neurodivergent traits, the personal development that comes with it, and the power of being seen and validated in complex experiences. We explore the significance of community, support systems, and the nuances of navigating life with newfound identities and labels.

This episode invites you to explore what identities or labels you might be clinging onto and guides you to embrace devotion instead of discipline as we continue forward in the new year.

Resources mentioned: 

The Balanced Woman hormone health program with Dr. Eni DPT

Join us live at our upcoming Musings + Magick virtual women's circle
January 29 at 2pm MST | Exchange $33

Connect with Nicole on IG (@nicolepasveer) 

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Matrescence—the identity transition into motherhood—is gaining recognition, but even though many now understand what it is, most mothers still lack a roadmap for how to navigate it.

Enter, Jessie Harrold.

Jessie has written a beautiful book based on her many years of work supporting women and mothers through radical transformation, which offers practical tools for navigating the complex and sometimes uncomfortable experience of matrescence. It's quite literally a map for your matrescence.

Jessie Harrold is a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over fifteen years. She works one-on-one with women and mothers, facilitates mentorship programs, women’s circles and rituals, and hosts retreats and nature-based experiences.  Jessie is the author of Mothershift:  Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage (Shambhala 2024) and Project Body Love: my quest to love my body and the surprising truth I found instead.  She is also the host of The Becoming Podcast.  Jessie lives on the east coast of Canada where she mothers her two children, writes, and stewards the land.

"What if losing yourself in motherhood isn't the problem, but the point?"

In this episode, we explore:

• Defining Matrescence: Jessie shares her perspective on matrescence as a time-limited experience, emphasizing its role as a rite of passage
• The Four Elements of Radical Transformation: We explore each element of Jessie's model, discussing simple tools and practices to navigate the identity shift and complicated feelings that can accompany this metamorphosis into mother
• Embracing Grief: Understanding grief as a natural component of matrescence, Jessie outlines the four essential needs of grief and its significance in the transformation process
• The Seven "Motherpowers": Discover the skills and capacities that can be cultivated through matrescence, and how these powers have the potential to quite literally change the world
• Completing the Rite of Passage: Jessie discusses what it means to conclude the journey into motherhood, highlighting the importance of the "return" phase in any rite of passage

If you're a mother in the depths of your own matrescence, feeling like you've lost yourself, this episode will help you navigate the uncharted waters of your matrescence with confidence and compassion.

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Connect with Jessie:
@jessie.es.harrold
www.jessieharrold.com
BUY HER BOOK! You won't regret it.

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WELCOME TO THIS CO-CREATED SEGMENT BETWEEN NICOLE PASVEER AND LAUREN FORTUNA-FLOCH, ANCHORED AROUND CYCLICAL EMBODIMENT AND EXPLORATION OF THE WITCH

This is the first segment of Musings + Magick!!!! ☾

The intention is to meet on the full and new moons of each month to do an energy check in and explore nuanced conversations around big topics related to cyclical orientation, feminine embodiment in biz and motherhood, and our own personal explorations related to reclaiming our inner witch. 

Meet Nicole:  Mom, wife, conscious biz + motherhood coach and host of the ReWild & Free Podcast (she's also my donut obsessed virtual best friend!).

Connect with Nicole: @nicolepasveer 


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We are excited to announce that we are hosting a virtual women's circle to honour the upcoming Spring Equinox.

Join us for a 1.5-2 hour immersion on zoom to anchor into the energy of spring!

Including a somatic drop in, guided prompts + vision casting, sharing circle and take home ritual.

• When: March 19th at 3pm PDT// 6pm EDT
• Where: On zoom
• Investment: $33usd

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Do you believe in this idea that you need to be selfless to be a "good" mom? Maybe you don't fully believe in it, but the cultural narrative and pressure around it tries to take hold of you and pull you under once in awhile. How do we flip that script and learn to be "self-ish"? And why does it even matter?

In this episode I chat with the lovely Samantha Hall. Sam is the creator of the Welcome Mama Journal and Day Planner, a matrescence educator, podcast host, and a student of motherhood studies. Her mission is to create products and content that help moms take care of themselves, be seen, and enjoy, embrace, and capture the fleeting experience of motherhood.

Sam challenges the traditional notion of selflessness as the ultimate marker of a good mother, advocating for mothers to prioritize their own needs and feelings without guilt.

Sam shares her personal experience of navigating motherhood as a high achieving woman, grappling with expectations and feeling like a failure, butting up against bounce back culture and how she began to alchemize it all into a new way of being.

She shares what inspired her to create a journal and day planner that helps you anchor into the present moment and REMEMBER the beautiful moments with your child that you don't want to forget.

In this episode we dive into:

- Bounce back culture and the ridiculuous expectations placed on mothers to remain the same and go back to the version they were before giving birth
- The (what seems like) universal experience of shame and guilt in motherhood around putting ourselves first (or maybe just... not last)
- The importance and benefit of anchoring into the cyclical seasons of motherhood
- What it means to be "self-ish", and HOW to do it in a way that feels good for you
- An interesting conversation around body image: do we really need to always love and appreciate our bodies? Is body neutrality really the answer? Can we look at body image through a cyclical/seasonal lens as well?
- The policing of self care... Sam shares her hot take on what self care really is sometimes and a mindset shift around what self care looks like for you in your current season of motherhood

If you've ever felt guilt or shame around your desire to care for yourself, or maybe you're in the season of realizing just how empty your cup is feeling, than this one is for you.

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Connect with Sam:
www.welcome-mama.com
@welcomemama_bysam

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It's time to deeply nourish and nurture yourself, friend. I know you take such great care of everyone else in your life, but this is a very loving and gentle call out to take stock of where you're putting yourself last.

If you're in the depths of postpartum right now, and feel like you're in a bit of survival mode, listen up! This chat is for you. And if that's not you, well, there's still SO many great tips in here to help you FEEL BETTER. Simple shifts, swaps, and additions to get your body and mind in a healthy state so you can show up as the mother you really want to be. 

In this episode I'm chatting with my friend Katie Galvin. Katie's a women’s health functional diagnostic nutritional practitioner and postpartum doula. She's a wife and (unschooling) mom of two. Katie’s passion is helping guide moms on their healing journey as they learn to deeply nourish and nurture themselves, body, mind, and spirit. 

Katie takes us on a deep dive into her role as a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist and shares her holistic approach to health and wellness. 

Together we dive into:

• Katie's personal experience with postpartum insomnia and anxiety and her journey of navigating the medical system and eventually healing herself holistically
• How to support yourself through sleep deprivation, mineral deficiencies, and lack of support
• A new framework for understanding symptoms (especially autoimmune conditions) and what your body is trying to tell you (we're shifting from blaming the body, to seeing symptoms as communication!!) FYI, if  you have any kind of thyroid dysfunction this episode is especially for you!
• The power of not DIYing your health and leaning on a coach or aligned practitioner to help hold up a mirror to the gaps and tweaks that could really change your life
• Analysis paralysis! How sometimes knowing too much can cause so much confusion and how to simplify and root back into your intuition and the needs of your body
• stress reduction! but don't roll your eyes... we're talking super simple and practical ways to do this that don't feel like another thing to add to the to-do list

More than anything, this episode shows you how to take control of your health with simple, PRACTICAL tips and ideas, tailored to the unique needs and challenges of mothers. You'll leave with simple things you can implement right away to start FEELING BETTER.

Connect with Katie on instagram: @katengalvin
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How do we begin aligning with our biology as women instead of fighting against it? 

In this episode I’m joined by the ever insightful Beth Wood. 

Beth offers integrative life coaching and business strategy for women looking to craft a life honoring their cyclical nature and feminine design.

Her programs are designed to help you learn how to dance with your incredible menstrual cycle that nature has woven into the feminine, so you can tap into abundant creativity, businesses and success, efficiency, attention to detail, better health, glowing skin, and so much more.

She supports her clients in leaning back into their feminine nature, cycle syncing, seasonal living, and feminine-based business. 

Beth passionately shares her wisdom around:

• The energetic and hormonal differences between men and women.
• The 4 different “seasons” of our menstrual cycle and the hormonal, physical, energetic and emotional qualities and “gifts” of each phase (she also shares the different “seasons” of pregnancy and postpartum, so fascinating!).
• How to begin aligning with the different seasons of our cycle, why it matters, and how it shifts the way we move through life.
• “Spermy” energy vs. “eggy” energy (such a great way to explain masculine and feminine energy, don’t miss it!!)
• The masculine/feminine balance and polarity needed in birth.
• The beautiful connection between cycle alignment, nervous system health, and feminine/masculine balance. 

Beth also gives us her 2 very simple first steps to begin embodying the feminine and bringing awareness to and aligning with our cycles and seasons. 

Join us as we explore how we can reconnect to our biology, our creatrix energy, and the wisdom of our bodies to live in balance and reap the gifts of our divine feminine energy. 

Follow Beth on Instagram @rosewoodwoman

Visit Beth’s website: www.rosewoodwoman.com

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Your body holds the wisdom your mind is searching for.

In this episode I'm finally sitting down to explain what the heck Somatic Coaching is and how it can benefit you, especially as a mother. I share a quick intro about how I found this work and how I now blend it with birthwork. I introduce the concept of somatic work and its approach of connecting with the body's wisdom to create lasting change and healing. This style of coaching is intuitively-led, energetically based, and focused on helping you come home to yourself- to explore your own system, learn the language of your body, and heal and evolve so you can thrive as your most potent and authentic self.

You'll learn:

- What the word Somatic really means and how that translates into coaching
- What is a "bottom up" approach to healing?
- What does Embodiment truly mean?
- How Somatic Coaching can benefit you, especially as a mother.
- What a typical somatic coaching session with me looks like (or...feels like).

This one's short and sweet and to the point. I am so inspired by this work and can't wait to share it with you all.

Remember,

Your body is your greatest tool for transformation, and true transformation happens in the body.

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Listen to my guest episode on The Crunchy Mom Club Podcast to hear more of my story.

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Does our commercialized view of baby registries prevent mothers from receiving the gifts and support they truly need? 

How do we shift our focus and spending towards supporting parents and caregivers during the postpartum period, instead of just the baby's materialistic needs? 

How can we change the perception of what is truly necessary for a new mother-baby dyad?

We’ll answer all of these questions and more in this juicy episode. 

Today I’m chatting with Kaitlin McGreyes, the Founder of BeHerVillage, a gift registry platform that helps parents receive gifts of support.

Kaitlin is deeply passionate about creating access to the care mothers and parents truly need in birth and postpartum. She is on a mission to make motherhood better and create a culture that celebrates parents and their journey, not just welcoming their new baby. 

In this conversation we dive into:

• The real needs of postpartum women and families
• How the generosity of family and friends has been hijacked by a capitalist culture and commercial greed leaving mothers without what they truly want and need for a well-nourished postpartum
• Our lack of the primordial village, and what the new-age village looks like and requires to create for yourself
• The stigma for some mothers around asking for help and support in our hyper-individualistic society
• Shifting from this overemphasis of supporting the baby’s product needs, to supporting the longevity of your entire postpartum transition

Plus Kaitlin shares more about the BeHerVillage Platform including what it is, how it works, and how it’s helping mothers and families all around the globe ask for and receive what they truly need in birth and postpartum.

This could truly be a tool that helps you plan and prepare for your most well-nourished postpartum.

Connect with Kaitlin on instagram: @BeHerVillage
If you're ready to create your own gift registry sign up HERE.
If you're a birthworker wanting to add your services to the platform, sign up HERE.
Want to connect with and reach more moms in your community?
Start talking to them about their baby registries.
Add a simple service to your offerings by becoming a Gift Registry Expert HERE. 

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How do we shift from this mentality of trying to “fix” or change our bodies, to partnering with our bodies to work together to heal and grow? 

In this episode, your host Lauren Fortuna-Floch chats with passionate Body Partnership Coach Erika Wirth. 

Erika opens up about her personal healing journey, starting from preconception to postpartum, and reveals the empowering body partnership approach she embraces. Rather than striving to change or fix our bodies, Erika emphasizes the significance of working alongside our bodies in a healing and growth process rooted in self-care and emotional resilience.

Erika shares more on:

• The deeper layers of healing required to overcome mental illness
• Making choices aligned with personal values, despite potential criticism
• Her own transformative experience of a wild pregnancy and freebirth
• The notions of control and surrender within the context of pregnancy and birth, exploring their true meanings and how they shape both the birth experience and the subsequent postpartum journey
• Her role as a body partnership coach and the importance of making this simple shift in your perspective when it comes to holistic health, wellness, and well-being as a mother
• Her daily self-care practices and routines that help her maintain a well-nourished state as a mother (and the importance of prioritizing self-care at all!), plus some techniques for nervous system health and stress reduction

Lauren and Erika also engage in a thought-provoking discussion about the pain-free birth narrative and pose the question “does the pain free birth movement set you up for failure?” 

By sharing the mindset needed and the valuable insights gained from her healing, pregnancy, birth, and motherhood experiences, Erika encourages you to challenge societal norms and trust your inner wisdom. 

Listen now to gain insight and inspiration from Erika's wisdom and unique approach to body partnership, self-care, and holistic well-being as a mother.

Connect with Erika on instagram: @wirthwellnessbyerika
Visit her website: www.wirthwellness.org
Or check out her podcast: The Crunchy Mom Club Podcast

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The forbidden "D" word!
No one likes talking about death, but this inevitable piece of our natural cycle of life shows us what's truly important.

Join me, your host Lauren Fortuna-Floch, as I share some of the beautiful lessons learned from navigating the recent death of a loved one.

We'll dive into:

- Unsubscribing from masculine hustle culture and instead stepping into a more feminine approach of doing business that's aligned and embodied, especially in my own season of grief.

- How I navigated supporting my toddler through witnessing and being involved in the dying process and the beautiful moments of compassion, connection, and understanding.

- The discovery of unexpected and profound parallels between birth and death.

Having these conversations helps to normalize death in our culture and gives us the tools to help our children navigate the complexities of loss, so they can both appreciate the beauty of the natural cycle of life, and acknowledge and feel through the heartache that comes with our fragile nature.

Join me for fresh perspectives on birth, death, and the connections that bind them.

Resources for talking to children about death, dying, and serious illness:
KidsGrief.Ca
Medical Assistance in Dying Activity Book
The Do's and Don'ts of Talking with a Child About Death

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