Mother Medicine – Details, episodes & analysis

Today I have the extreme privilege of sitting down for a conversation with one of my true inspirations, Yolande Norris-Clark.

GIVEAWAY!! Yolande is generously offering TWO free spots in her upcoming live program, Portal, as well as TWO free copies of her book Portal: The Art of Choosing Orgasmic, Pain-Free, Blissful Birth for podcast listeners!!! To enter:

1. Follow @bauhauswife and @mothermedicinepodcast on Instagram

2. Share this episode to your instagram stories & tag us so we can see!

3. Follow the Mother Medicine podcast on Spotify

Four winners will be chosen on Nov 1st

Yolande Norris-Clark was born in Vancouver, BC, in 1981, and is a leader in the freebirth, birth-freedom, self-healing, and health liberation movements. She is a spell-breaker, way-shower, whistle-blower, trailblazer, and beloved guide to women all over the world who are awakening to the possibility of giving birth in peace and power. A mother of nine, Yolande has given birth to all of her children at home. For over twenty years she has been immersed in the world of holistic, physiological birth, supporting thousands of mothers and families virtually as a birth consultant, and in-person as a homebirth witness, as well as through her online programs and writing. Her mission is to dispel the myth that birth is an ordeal from which women must be “delivered,” and to share the truth that birth is primarily a spiritual experience, designed to be transformational, transcendent, and ecstatic, and that this is possible for every mother and baby.

Find Yolande's new book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Portal-Choosing-Orgasmic-Pain-Free-Blissful/dp/B0CH4JND79/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QQAACD6JEJ0V&keywords=portal+yolande+norris+clarke&qid=1697932350&sprefix=portal+yolan%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1

Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is a dysregulation of the metabolism that occurs after periods of acute or prolonged stress (physical or emotional). The tell-tale sign is a chronically low body temperature (below 98.6). In this episode we uncover: who is at risk for WTS, how WTS can cause various symptoms (including infertility), why WTS shows up as *normal* thyroid levels, how to address WTS or find a physician to address it with, and more.

Sami is NOT a medical doctor and this podcast is NOT intended to diagnose or treat medical conditions.

Learn more about WTS at: https://www.wilsonssyndrome.com

Work with Sami: www.madreterra.love

Follow Sami @madreterra.pma

One of my favorite things to talk about and how I *actually* spend 90% of my time: nature & the homestead!

Here I am answering some listener questions about all things gardening, homesteading, and animal husbandry, including all about dairy cows.

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in this Q&A:

Keeping a Family Cow

The Self Sufficient Backyard

Ben Falk

My sister's farm @wildrootssc

Seana Zelazo is an author, psychotherapist, intuitive channel, spiritual coach. A licensed clinical social worker who holds an MSW from the Smith College School for Social Work, Seana began her social work career in end-of-life care as a hospice social worker before transitioning into private practice as a psychotherapist. For the last decade, Seana has focused on providing clarity and support as an intuitive channel, connecting with the higher realms to offer guidance, spiritual coaching, and mentorship. Trained in many healing modalities, Seana is also a former elite runner and two-time Olympic trials qualifier in the marathon, as well as a former competitive triathlete. As a surfer, today Seana uses her relationship to sports as a medium to be in sacred relationship with the temple of the body. She lives in coastal New Hampshire, where she surfs with her sisterhood year-round. She is the author of the book, The Way of Inanna. Learn more at seanazelazo.com.

In this episode we discuss the masculine and feminine aspects of discipline, the difference between discipline and perfectionism, overcoming disordered eating and body dysmorphia, and the teachings of Inanna.

In this episode, I ran out of time to discuss all the things! Here's a couple things I mentioned that will be covered next week:

- iodine supplementation and thyroid health

- how restriction can lower body temperature

This episode starts with a couple of tangents, including:

- following your intuition on food sensitivities in your kids

- a call for QUESTIONS about homesteading, gardening, animal raising, seedlings, and all the things that come up at this spring time of year!

In this episode I discuss how to assess your thyroid function and metabolic health at home, why allopathic testing is insufficient to assess thyroid function, and WHY thyroid function is so important to metabolic health, as well as the effect of toxicity on metabolic health.

Calley Means interview with Russell Brand

Dr. Kenneth Bock's groundbreaking book

Debunking "Superfoods": Collagen, Chia, Shilajit, and More + IV Vitamin Infusions

Join Spring Clean

In this episode I get into the details of our non-toxic kitchen renovation. We discuss the best options for counters, backsplash, paint, floors, and rugs that are chemical-free, metal-free and plastic-free. While there is SO much more to be covered here, this is a great starting place for making small and gradual adjustments to your space.

Spring Clean program: Sign Up Here https://madreterra.love/spring-clean

Celebrating 50 episodes since we launched the podcast on 2/22/22!

1 Year Anniversary Episode! How I met BZ, Buti movement, and Why I'm Not a Doula Anymore

Guiding Light Waitlist: https://www.newmedicinecollective.com/guiding-light

Buti movement with us in Portland, ME: https://www.newmedicinecollective.com/buti

The Way of Inanna by Seana Zelazo

My Husband's Band, Red Tail Hawk

This episode we are joined by my dear friend Darcy Forrest, a radical and wise acupuncturist. She drops so much knowledge on how acupuncture treatments should go beyond a "protocol", to treat the Spirit, as well as covering my favorite topic - how to help support the health of our young children through a Chinese Medicine perspective. She shares her story of what led her to Chinese Medicine and the role it's played throughout her life. Whether you are interested in Chinese Medicine, a mother yourself, or whatever part of the journey you are on, there's something in this episode for you. 

Follow Darcy at http://www.maineacu.com/

Work with me at http://www.madreterra.love/

Women, this is a must listen ... I am so excited to share this conversation with Adelaide Meadow, birth attendant and pelvic health educator with seriously important wisdom on how to support your female physiology. In this episode we debunk and reframe the myth that vaginal birth will "ruin" your body, talk about cultural impacts on our interpretation of biology, and discuss how to change your life through pelvic health.

Adelaide's course, Women's Work, begins THIS MONTH potentially for the last time ever ... if you are a woman looking to serve other women in business or community, looking to expand your own community of female friends, or trying to improve your health and personal relationships ... this course is for you. 

Join Women's Work now

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