Moon Baby Magic is a space to share women’s rites of passage stories. Often called the Blood Mysteries, these rites of passage are Menarche (a girls first period), Birth/Postpartum, and Menopause.
Natalie Elliott is the host of the Moon Baby Magic Podcast. She is a birthkeeper and women’s coach specializing in womb wellness and hormonal healing.
Tune in for slow and sacred storytelling medicine straight from the source- the wisdom of women’s wombs.
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Healing, Birth, and Beyond: Kasia’s Story of Fertility, Loss, and Rebirth
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 • Duration 01:13:45
Today, on the podcast, we have my friend Kasia. Kasia is a women’s holistic fertility specialist whose life has not led a very typical trajectory. Kasia shares her story about going from birth control induced thrush to anti-fungal medication that required she get her liver tested on a monthly basis to finally reclaiming her power by tracking her cycle and easily getting pregnant because she knew her body so well. Kasia goes on to have a transformative experience in birthing her son and the losingher father in the same day that shatters her ego and ushers her into her new era, where she is hearing the whispers of the sorceress and perimenopause.
In this episode…
Relating to our world and our relationships in the Luteal phase from the lens of the Sorceress
Having one foot in Mother while the other steps towards Perimenopause (and why you might feel crazy if you don’t know what’s going on)
How Kasia entered into her Menarche without knowledge and the imprint of having done something wrong
Debunking the crazy idea that women should get on birth control because we’re having “too many periods”
Kasia’s experiences of how birth control harmed her and her “delayed puberty” in her 20s when she finally got off and began tracking her cycle
The importance of knowing your body and healing your hormones before you get pregnant: Kasia’s simple conception story
How Kasia’s challenging pregnancy, as well as her dad passing moments after her traumatic birth experience was a complete ego death for her and initiated her into surrender
How Kasia has found her way back home to herself now that her son is 8 and she is launching her business
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
The Seductress and the High Priestess: Joslyn’s Journey Through Life
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 • Duration 01:18:01
Today, on the podcast, we have Joslyn’s inspirational story of how she has come to truly trust herself. You’ll hear about how Joslyn has wanted to “seduce life” from a very young age, as well as how her Seductress archetype (who she’s named Emily) both served her liberation, and how Joslyn knew it was time for her to get out of the driver’s seat and step into her High Priestess self. This episode is packed with raw truth, deep dives, and so much sweetness and wisdom. You’re going to love it.
In this episode…
How Joslyn tracks her cycle by only the moon and the ways we can track beyond FAM
The time Joslyn pretended to have her period for years before she actually got it as a way to garner attention and learn more about something nobody was talking about in her latino family
Joslyn’s insatiable curiosity about sex as a young girl, being exposed to p*rn in 3rd grade, and the development of her seductress archetype
How working at a strip club gave Joslyn her power back and liberated her from a dangerously abusive relationship. And when she knew it was time to leave that chapter behind.
Joslyn’s spiritual awakening: detoxing, womb healing, clearing, the Underworld, and becoming the High Priestess (AKA maiden to mother, Saturn return vibes)
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
From Birth Control to Birth Choices: Briana’s Journey to Cycle Awareness and Freebirth
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 • Duration 01:34:03
Today, on the podcast, we have Briana Girard, a woman who has chosen massive transformation for herself and her family. Briana shares her stories of being a young girl, not knowing her bodily anatomy, going on birth control because she thought she could get pregnant on any day, working as a nurse and having a csection to learning the Fertility Awareness Method and giving up birth control for good, speaking to her baby in the womb and intuitively knowing he was okay, honoring her womb and her cycles and free birthing her second boy in total peace and power. Her story has a true, beautiful arc of growth and personal responsibility, and you’ll love the way Briana passionately, openly, and honestly, tells her story.
In this episode…
The postpartum period without a cycle as being in a tideless ocean and how Briana is prepping for her period to return
How Briana doesn’t remember her Menarche despite having an incredibly strong memory, but she does remember trying to (unsuccessfully) put a tampon in for the first time
Growing up without knowledge of female anatomy and thinking you can get pregnant any day of the cycle
Briana’s 10 years on birth control and how it kept her from becoming herself
Her journey from birth control pills to a copper IUD to finally learning the Fertility Awareness Method and developing a relationship with her womb for this first time
Briana’s time as an RN, having an overly medicalized first pregnancy
How Briana learned to talk to her baby in the womb and began to “wake up”
The story of Briana’s C-section and the criminal mistakes and lack of consent on the part of her medical providers in her initiation into motherhood
When Briana fully woke up and began choosing what she actually wanted for herself and her children (after an abusive pediatrician visit)
Briana’s second pregnancy, skipping all her OB appointments, hiring and then firing her midwife, and enjoying the last few weeks of her pregnancy as a retreat
Briana’s free birth story and how it was the catalyst that changed her family’s lives for the better
Embracing the Full Cycle: Linda’s Initiations in Birth and Death
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 • Duration 01:11:24
Today, on the podcast, we have Linda Ma sharing her transformative journey through life's twists and turns. Linda shares her early initiations, including her menarche and first sexual experience. You’ll hear about her profound ayahuasca journey in the Amazon, meeting her ex in Hawaii, and the courage it took to leave that abusive relationship with two young daughters. Linda reflects on her two hospital births, uncovering truths about medical consent, and her evolution from licensed midwife to sovereign practitioner. As she cares for her elderly mother, she shares a magical vision of familial spirits and the comforting wisdom she’s gained about death as a gift. Linda is a woman walking her life path with a lot of trust and an open heart. Join us for this episode steeped in reverence for the sacred dance of womanhood.
In this episode…
How Linda has always felt compelled to rest on her period, even as a young girl
Linda’s life phase and is perimenopause real?
Two initiations within one year: Linda’s menarche and first sexual experience stories
From the Amazon to the Hawaiian Islands: Linda’s ayahuasca initiation, and how she met her ex, the father of her children, on his way to anger management class
The path to finally leaving her abusive relationship when her children were 3 and 1, and what that actually takes for women
Linda’s two hospital births, and how she found out years later when she got her medical records that they gave her all sorts of medications and procedures without her consent
How Linda became a midwife and then resigned her license and left the system to be a sovereign midwife
The role reversal initiation Linda is experiencing while caring for her elderly mother and the magical vision Linda got of her grandmother telling her that her mother’s spirit is free
Linda shares her wisdom on death as a gift and how she has always felt comfortable with it
How Linda has normalized bleeding in a house with three teenagers and the sweet ritual they all participate in
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
The Wheel of Womanhood: Amy’s Path of Goddess Spirituality and Motherhood
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 • Duration 01:45:36
Today, on the podcast, we have the inspiring Amy Mackey! Amy has an incredibly interesting life-path that includes both an intellectual path of higher education and mythology and an embodied path of womb work, tantra, and motherhood. Amy takes us on a journey from her traumatic first bleed, and her first marriage at 21 to owning her sexuality, and becoming a living embodiment of each Wisdom Goddess (the Mahavidyas) that she has had the honor to pass through. Amy also graces us with her knowledge on each of the 10 Mahavidyas that characterize each phase of womanhood and our menstrual cycles (yes, you heard that right- 10 archetypes, not 4!). This conversation is incredibly dynamic, interesting and will make you laugh, cry, gasp, and smile from your heart.
In this episode…
How Amy is turning to sisterhood to balance out raising three boys
Amy speaks to her sister wound that was triggered by a deep ancestral mother wound
Amy and I deep dive about women’s circles
Amy’s experience of feeling safe with men, always honoring her body as a temple, and having intact, sacred sexual experiences
How Amy went from a christian marriage at age 21 to goddess spirituality and tantra
Amy and I laugh about our cervical mucous around ovulation (and the importance of sharing our cycles with the men in our lives)
Amy speaks to the 10 Mahavidyas (wisdom goddesses) and how they correlate to each phase of womanhood and each phase of the menstrual cycle
How Amy was never taught about menstruation, and so she thought she was dying when she got her first bleed
Amy shares the two sides of the coin of maidenhood: the sensual lover and the raw creative force, and how women who are in between maiden and mother can find home here
How Amy had to face her codependent tendencies in her first pregnancy by trusting herself even when an ultrasound told her that her baby had severe genetic abnormalities
How the drama and interference of Amy’s second birth convinced her to freebirth her third
The story of Amy’s conscious conception, her early miscarriage and the grief and healing it brought her
Amy’s third birth that happened just as she wanted it to
Conscious and “Subconscious” Conception: Meghan Persephone’s Stories of The Underworld, Motherhood and Creativity
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 • Duration 01:29:23
Today, on the podcast, we have Meghan Persephone Taylor. Meghan is a textile artist, specifically a weaver, and you will hear this in the way she weaves the threads of her story together into a tapestry of art. As a Mother of 2 who hasn’t bled since becoming a mother, Meghan shares the stories of her 2.5 year conscious conception of her first, her “subconscious” conception of her second (and not realizing she was pregnant until she started showing at 4 months!), and the creative projects birthed in between. Meghan’s story is a mythic one of going to the underworld to transmute trauma into art, and following the spiral threads of her life with deep trust.
In this episode…
Meghan’s experience of being deep in the fullness of Motherhood and not having bled since early 2020
Conscious conception and subconscious conception- how Meghan conceived her second in a dark time and didn’t realize she was pregnant until she was 4 months along
How Meghan never even considered hiring medical support for her birth, her beautiful free birth and its invitation into her greatest art project yet
The synchronistic timing of Meghan’s creative project coming to completion in the same month as her daughter being born
Being pregnant with either children or projects for four years and how that has been expansive and she’s also “hanging on for dear life”
How the creative force is so uniquely us and also beyond us
Meghan’s story of reclaiming her life in the underworld and taking on the name Persephone
Watching herself be born in an industrialized hospital setting and how Meghan chose to unweave each thread to heal and transmute the trauma into creativity and choice
Meghan shares the story of Persephone as it relates to her own life and how we can all use myths to metabolize our personal experiences
How we can find wisdom in the underworld as women and how that actually happens in the real world
The magical story of Meghan’s conscious conception that began when she met her partner and has been the catalyst for everything that has conspired in her life since
Cycles of fire and earth: changing and integration over and over again
Wild Pregnancy, Free Birth and Motherhood as an Initiation into Self with Laura Mohr
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • Duration 01:29:27
Today, on the podcast, we have my inspiring friend Laura. Laura is a shining example of what it means to live a radically authentic life, to take full ownership over your choices, and and to actually choose yourself. Laura’s story takes us from the her European upbringing and learning to navigate body-image in a family culture that was open-minded, but a Christian schooling system that was not, to the messiness and grief of the maiden to mother transformation, and finally to Laura’s fully outside of the system wild pregnancy, free birth and early motherhood years, with many interesting and transformational twists and turns in between. Laura’s energy and storytelling is absolutely magnetic, and her zest for life is infectious. I can’t wait for you to hear her story!
In this episode…
Being in a totally different kind of cycle (neither 24 hour or 28 day) as a new mother
The inherent grief of letting go of maidenhood
The importance of honoring birth as a sacred rite-of-passage
How the cascade of interventions to disconnect women from their bodies starts when we are born
Laura shares that grew up in an “out there” family, and how she became even more “out there.”
The story of Laura’s first bleed after a 3 day road trip and how it left her feeling disconnected from her parents
The disconnect between parents and kids who spend all day separated
Laura’s story of tension between her open European parents and her Christian schooling that instilled body shame in her
Laura’s journey to love, feel comfortable in and listen to her body and how she is teaching her daughter to do the same
Letting go of Christianity, owning her sexuality, and rediscovering who she is and how this is still an ongoing process
How Laura’s ungrounded Maiden confidence crashed and burned in 2020 and how this actually allowed her to love herself for real
How pregnancy is an opportunity to trust yourself if you allow it to be and how Laura consciously made this choice by having a wild pregnancy and a free birth
Why you may want to rethink getting that one ultrasound
Reconnection to Voice: Jennifer’s Story of Rediscovering Herself After Divorce & Hysterectomy
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 01:00:20
Today, on the podcast, we have Jennifer Bopp, a woman who has lived many lives. Jennifer’s story is one of rediscovering herself after having her womb removed, getting divorced, and shedding her Christian identity when she realized that God is actually everywhere. Jennifer’s way of storytelling weaves vulnerability ancestral and indigenous wisdom, and taking ownership over her life. Jennifer’s story is a big one and an important one with a deep theme around reweaving the sacred womb-throat connection to say yes to her power, rather than hiding in fear. This is an episode to take you to the depths, and I know you’ll feel incredibly grounded and inspired after listening. Jennifer has that effect.
In this episode…
Jennifer’s incoming transition into the Sorceress phase of life
How Jennifer tried to hide her first period because she wasn’t “daddy’s little girl” anymore
Having heavy periods and heavy embarrassment
Jennifer shares the Native American Menarche tradition she would have loved to receive on her first bleed to alchemize intense emotions into power
Jennifer and I bond over how strange shaving is
How not shaving is an initiation into being seen and accepting yourself
How Jennifer didn’t get to express herself in a strict religious household
The story of Jennifer’s first marriage at 18 to a man 10 years older than her who had already had a vasectomy
Jennifer’s endometriosis diagnosis, how her doctor recommended birth control and it got worse, and how she ultimately wound up with a hysterectomy at age 29
Why birth control and hysterectomies are dangerous solutions for women’s health
How Jennifer went from disconnected to her own power and inner knowing to making sovereign choices for herself
When Jennifer started learning about the power of the womb 7 years and a divorce later and the grief it brought about for her
How women can still connect to their womb space even if they have had a hysterectomy
How pelvic floor exercises healed Jennifer’s severe constipation (and why this is important for women who have had hysterectomies)
Jennifer’s realization that beginning to use her voice is also healing her womb ~ the womb throat connection
Rewilding: Emma’s Journey from Raw Veganism to Primal Eating, Free Bleeding and Living Outside
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 • Duration 01:08:40
Today, on the podcast, we have my sweet sister Emma! Emma has an inspiring story of fully claiming her life at each turn. In this episode, we hear how Emma’s full-time nomadic life, raw veganism and city living led to chronic pelvic pain and finding out she had a cyst. Emma’s story is one of learning to slow down and heal her body from the roots up by living outside, eating for her primal female body, and truly nourishing herself on all levels. She has a beautiful way of articulating life’s paradox of challenge and beauty, and she also has a very magical and sweet story of her first bleed that I know you’ll absolutely love.
In this episode….
Being fully in the Maiden phase of life and figuring out who you are
The connection of women’s wombs
Emma’s lens on life during the Follicular phase of her cycle
The story of Emma’s first bleed in Appalachia and how it led her home
Imprints of sisterhood support from a young age
Why Emma doesn’t use tampons anymore and embraces everything just being stained
How hormonal birth control took Emma out of her raw experience
The epic year Emma awakened to her desire to live closer to nature and her body’s natural rhythms (and how this is actually a big responsibility)
When Emma went raw vegan, lost all her body fat and lost her cycle
The consequences of this diet and Emma’s new knowledge of the importance of fats, proteins, meat and warmth for the womb
Learning deep nourishment and Emma’s favorite nourishing meals (hint: you may want a burger after this)
Over identifying with prey on a vegan diet
Emma and I share sustainable, sacred and ethical ways to eat more meat
Emma’s advice for women who want to start eating meat again
Honoring the animal by honoring yourself
The importance of keeping the womb warm and Emma’s story of how coldness created chronic pelvic pain for her
Emma’s story of healing from cysts outside of the medical paradigm because doctors had nothing to offer her but birth control
The fear that comes from not knowing who to turn to and how Emma is learning to slow down and listen to her womb
Know Your Cycle: Your Inner Seasons Explained
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 • Duration 32:38
Cheers to the first solo episode! Have you ever felt like your personality and needs change like…. 4 times a month? Well, I’m here to tell you that’s because they do. I’ve been getting a lot of requests lately for an overview of the phases of the menstrual cycle. Now, you could dig through my old Instagram posts for this (and I do have a deeper dive course coming out soon), but I know you women want this information now, so here it is. Tune in for an overview of the four seasons of your cycle, how to be in right relationship with them, and what is happening on a hormonal level in each. You’ll also hear my archetypal breakdown for each one so you can begin to tune into the energetics of this time and feel how these women show up within you.
In this episode…
What gifts you receive from learning your cycle
How men and women are different
The magical number of 4
Inner Winter Landscape
Inner Spring Phase Landscape
Inner Summer Phase Landscape
Inner Autumn Phase Landscape
How to begin to deepen your Cyclical Living Practice
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If you don’t become a mother- the Goddess of Sovereignty and holding her own
Amy shares the last archetypes on the wheel of womanhood that characterize our later years of life (and how we meet them in our cycles each month)
How the Goddess Kali (who is time itself and the center of the wheel) shows up when you are not honoring yourself and Tara (the outer wheel) reminds us that everything is sacred
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The threads that led Meghan to move to Costa Rica at 7 months pregnant, and why this is the perfect place for her right now
Meghan shares about the places she’s lived in relation to astrocartography
Following the threads of your life all the way through
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
How Laura’s birth was the coolest day of her life, and not just because her baby was born
Laura’s birth story of pain-free labor, deep trust of the process, intense fetal ejection reflex, fully surrendering, and bliss
Interruptions in Laura’s immediate postpartum and a challenging start to her breastfeeding relationship
Laura’s prolapse and her desire to rest for longer in her next postpartum
Mother instincts: Why its biologically normal to honor not wanting anyone else to hold your baby, among other things
Laura’s invitation to women to go within and find your own answers
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
How Jennifer’s first wound around her voice (a family member putting tape on her mouth) happened at the same time as her first bleed
What the recovery after hysterectomy felt like, and how it took Jennifer years to feel like herself again
How Jennifer’s identity was shook when two core labels were no longer hers: Christian and Wife
Learning that God is everywhere
Jennifer’s practice of re-visiting what she is doing out of fear and moving away from those things
Looking to elderhood for inspiration and aspiring to be an elder
The amazing story of how two old women in Europe inspired Jennifer to go topless on the beach and get one inch closer to being her own crone archetype who’s not afraid of anything
Jennifer reads a poem by Rumi
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
Balancing womb care with the realities of life and letting of of control
How Emma walked through the fear that her life was on the line in her 20s and learning to trust her body’s resilience
Emma’s experience with living outside
Creating safety and stability and letting that be her foundation
Letting our human experience free us from perfectionism, and instead, learn about ourselves
Emma’s perfect description of all the archetypal energies of the cycle
The importance of tapping into the wild feminine
A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
