Unravelling with Lauren Barber – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode I talk to priestess, birthkeeper and womb & wild medicine woman Laura Hart Swann.

We discuss...

The season of life Laura is in — both practically as a 41 year old woman who is the Mother of a 6 year old son — and also from an environmental point of view as we approach Beltane and the emerging energy of Spring.

What an intentionally deep rest over the winter months really looks like when running a business and being a Mother, and how she is tending to herself as the energy rises now.

Merging our whole selves in Mothering, Business and Partnerships to encourage a letting-go of separation, and the richness that comes when we allow all pieces to be present in our work and our family life.

Laura’s journey to the soul work she does now as a Priestess, Birthkeeper and Womb and Wild Medicine Woman, and as a Mother who has grown up without a template for Motherhood.

What claiming the name Priestess means to Laura and how important shadow work has been in that journey.

Her calling to revolutionise birth and how we can honour the magic and mystery that comes through in the birth portal - even after birth.

The power of Closing Ceremonies to honour rites of passage, in particular the wrapping and holding process - and how we can reclaim our own lineage through this.

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In this episode I talk about…

My recent experience with a Cacao Dieta guided by Laura Durban

How I am merging my devotional practices with Motherhood and the magic that unfolds when I do this. 

Letting go of perfectionism. 

The feeling of being held by Cacao and how that has rippled through my life. 

Where I am at in my business and the importance of being malleable in our heart work. 

Unravelling the way I choose to show up in my work and differentiating between true heart work and doing more than I need to to validate my worth. 

Where my focus is for the next few months in my heart work.

Wild Ways is a dream, a passion and a story about Beccy Havery, a mummy, a wife and a woman trying to find her way.

From darkness she emerged into the light and felt a strong calling to help other’s step into their truth. From her own experience she found Circle work incredibly healing. Sitting with other women, telling their stories, gave her a voice to express what held her back.

Beccy has birthed Three Sacred Circles. Drumming Circle - Women’s Circle - Cacao Circle

A chance for those who are curious, to enquire. For those who know their path, to be held. For those who need to be seen, a community.

Wild Ways will always be a journey, evolving and ever changing like life itself.

• How Beccy received the call herself to start attending Women’s Circles

• The paths that we take through fear, and the magic that happens when we sit in the pause and wait to take action.

• The power of rest and modelling it to our children

• How our body, health and nervous systems are powerful messengers

• The importance of daily practices and rituals to anchor, ground and support our nervous systems

• How our different stories offer medicine and the voice being a path to healing

• The magic of Women’s Circle and what can be healed when we step into that space

• The way the mind can sometimes get in the way of the heart - and how that can guide us.

And so much more!

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• How I feel that the need to adjust our nervous systems to motherhood is not spoken about

• The heart expanding experience of motherhood, and how that can impact our tolerance for stress

• Why I believe taking a proactive approach is the most effective way of staying grounded and in our hearts

• Some practical tools and steps you can take to soothe yourself in the moment AND implement practices to maintain your sense of calm.

And so much more!

Links & Resources…

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The first episode of the new season of Unravelling… a solo episode exploring how I have been unravelling the need to label myself and find ways to honour all pieces of the multi-faceted nature of who I am…

In this episode I share…

 • A bit about me and my journey - a re-introduction of sorts
 • My inability to share an elevator pitch without wanting to run and hide
 • Taking off the tidy bows and labels - and embracing our essence
 • Fully allowing my multi-faceted nature and letting go of trying to mould myself into an Instagram bio.
 • Not always making sense - and being ok with that!

And so much more!

Links & Resources…

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Visit The Heart Work Studio for Creative Alchemy. 

The general mindset around business growth is all about push, force and ‘being out of our comfort zones’, but in this episode I am talking about my own journey with this mentality and why I am choosing to take a different, more gentle perspective that stems from a grounded and stable place. I believe this is part of the new paradigm way of doing business…

• How our businesses can be a mirror for our own healing
• My personal journey to learning how important it is to support the nervous system in order to create sustainable growth and evolution in business.
• Some of the old paradigm language around how to grow our businesses - and why I am challenging it.
• Some of the things we do in business that we might not expect would activate our sympathetic nervous system.
• How to look at your individual needs in order to build yourself a solid foundation and well resourced nervous system.
• Some contemplations to support you in this journey.

And so much more!

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After a little time off sharing on the podcast this is a short and sweet episode sharing a big penny drop moment that I experienced earlier this year…

• Changing directions in my heart work and accepting the inner conflict that this has brought in the past
• Anxiety and the way it teaches me
• How I came to realise I was feeding fear instead of love and confidence
• Some contemplations for you to explore to help you unearth what you want to nourish in your life

And so much more!

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• What I love and enjoy about Instagram and social media
• Understanding WHY I use the platform, and why that awareness is important
• The brutal acknowledgement that Instagram is one of my most significant relationships in my life
• Some contemplations for you to reflect on in your own usage of the platform.
• An invitation to journey with me in The Heart Work Community to explore new ways.

And so much more!

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• My own journey this year with experimentation in my business
• Pivoting and changing and trying new things as part of our process and something to embrace
• The wisdom we can receive when things don’t ‘work’
• Embracing myself as a Manifesting Generator in Human Design
• My recent experimentations with launching and stepping away from social media and what I have learned through things ‘not working’.

And so much more!

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This episode was part of the series of The Heart Work Podcast, which I tried out for a bit of time in 2021. I realized very soon once I had delved into this podcast that I was feeling called to rekindle and reconnect to Unravelling. The work of Unravelling is not done.

I have created this podcast for curious souls who are here to tune in to a different frequency of what business looks, and feels like. This is a supportive space to share and connect as we shift into a new paradigm way of doing business - stemming from the heart. I am honoured to be sharing this podcast and cannot wait to bring you more episodes from incredible changemakers who I have no doubt will inspire and empower you on this journey. Thank you for being part of this evolution...

In this episode I share…
- Why I have created The Heart Work Podcast and what the ethos of this platform is
- My belief that we are shifting out of the old paradigm way of doing business and that we are presently in the void space as we carve new paths and new ways.
- What it was like when I was fired by my first business coach - and how that showed me that I was on the right path
- How creating new ways will require us to experiment and try things and be a little bit brave!
- Why we need to treat businesses as individuals and not follow cookie cutter models. 
...And so much more!


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