Meghan (@meghanganong) is back for Part 2!! We delve into the concept of conscious mothering, the significance of the mother-baby dyad, and how modern parenting often overlooks the needs of children. The conversation highlights the simplicity and fulfillment that can come from a mindful parenting approach and the importance of respecting children. Parents often disrespect children by asking questions to children that they do not want the answer to.... then disregarding and disrespecting a child's answer to the question the parent asked! We discuss the organic process of learning, the significance of presence and observation in parenting, and the emotional conflicts that can affect health. The conversation also delves into the principles of German New Medicine, emphasizing the connection between the mind and body, and how awareness can lead to a more peaceful life. 

"Less is More" an offering for mother's from Meghan 

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Meghan (@meghanganong) shares her consciousness journey: being raised in a military, conservative Christian environment and how these experiences shaped her understanding of relationships and intimacy. She shares her profound journey through motherhood, detailing her experiences with birth, miscarriage, and the evolution of her parenting philosophy. Meghan discusses her transition to freebirth and the importance of trusting her body, as well as her commitment to conscious mothering, emphasizing the need for simplicity and a family-centered environment for her children. 

"Less is More" an offering for mother's from Meghan

I have been studying German New Medicine for over two years and it has changed my life and gave me TRUE FREEDOM!!! I now trust my body and every healing symptom that arises! I no longer need to be in fear about germs, infections, gluten, food, EMF's, etc!! In this episode I discuss my real life body symptoms with the laws of GNM applied: itchy arms, seasonal allergies, stiff knees, stiff neck, my husband's double ear infection and his breast cyst. I still have so much to learn, yet I feel its important to bring this information to the people who are ready.... GNM requires a shift in consciousness and the commitment to drop victimhood of the body. 

German New Medicine (founded by Dr Hamer) is the most brilliant science of the human body: when the brain experiences emotional shocks, the entire body responds to the emotional shock, but the specific emotion correlates to a very specific organ/tissues. Therefore, when there is resolution of the emotional shock, usually that is when body symptoms like headaches, rashes, cancer, stiff neck, etc occur..... it is the body in the healing, repair phase. The body is always doing the most intelligent choice even if we don't like it, or it hurts, or its uncomfortable.

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*To skip the introduction of German New Medicine, go to 24:14 minutes. My real life body symptom stories begin at 24:14 minutes*

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Taylor, a mother of three, discusses her journey as a young, naive mother, to an embodied, mature mother who fully trusts herself. As a professional athlete's wife, she explains how hard her first postpartum was while her husband's career was taking off, then struggling with eczema with her middle 'sensitive child' and feeling deeply victim to the eczema. But then her life changed dramatically after experiencing a twin miscarriage... It broke her open and changed her mothering journey. She learned that her sensitive child is her biggest gift and she is not a victim. And, after two c-sections, she learned how to speak up for herself and have the VBAC she yearned for. 

The *first ever* Wise Women Diaries interview is with, Sue Ellen, a first time mom. She details the journey of having no medical prenatal care throughout her 'wild pregnancy' and how she was able to relax into Trust within her own body, without receiving tests or ultrasounds to externally validate any fears that surfaced. She explains some of the anxieties that presented when she reached 43 weeks in pregnancy, but ultimately how it stretched and deepened her Trust for her baby and God to surrender and have a blissful, primal freebirth.

My body is leading me to true Trust of my body, something Western Medicine AND Holistic Medicine does not embody or teach. Our body doesn't start healing when we start taking a pill or supplement or see a chiropractor. It's always healing, but it doesn't always heal in a way that is pleasing to our mind! 

Doctors mentioned that inspire me: Dr Cassie Huckaby, Dr Melissa Sell, and Dr Kelly Brogan

We have two selves within us: the short term self (ego) AND the long term self (soul). The short term self always wants us to do the fast, easy, lazy, instant gratification choice! We never FEEL like working out, or eating healthy, or forgiving someone. It takes wisdom to know whether what we FEEL is our short term self or our long term self.

Do we try to control God with our prayers- praying for specific outcomes, specific miracles? What if our view of miracles is so extremely limited? What if a miracle is a change of perspective? What if a miracle is a change from anger to peace? What if "bad" events like infertility IS the miracle that can allow someone to fully become an ally with their body and learn to fully trust it? 

Everything we want or desire is because of a perceived lack in our mind because we want a specific FEELING. We are always seeking and searching to get rid of feelings or to gain certain feelings. That's what rules our life! 

Most of us live with a victim mentality towards our BODY: cancer, viruses, candida, or toxic food "attack" our body, making us the victim. Then we need a savior, a rescuer: a healer, doctor, supplements, or pills. Are you ready to break free from this cycle?! 

-What is the difference between a hope vs expectation?

-Can we still Trust God if we don't get anything we WANT and only what we NEED?!?!? 

After 11 years of not eating animal products..... my mind shifted. Changing your mind about something is a humbling process.

Some examples of daily ego stories: "I am failing as a parent because of XYZ," "Who am I to help people if I can't even figure out my own life," "I was so worthless because I got nothing done today," "My child is manipulating me," or "I can't wear this outfit on my date because my date will think XYZ of me......."

We cannot stop the constant flow of false ego stories, but we can CHOOSE to believe them or not, and act from them, or not! THAT'S where our power is! 

Louise (@itslouloader) shares her three birth stories: a birth center induction, a powerful homebirth, and a blissful unassisted birth, and how each birth perfectly reflected who she was at the time of each birth. She explains the evolution of her growth and consciousness, which began when her child was v*ccine injured. Lou talks about utilizing pure intention to alchemize pain to bliss in her body, in her third birth! Lastly, as an avid student of German New Medicine, Lou shares a recent story about her baby's diaper rash with GNM principles. 

The truth of life is that its constant change. Highs and lows. We ebb and flow from feeling our Light to experiencing our Darkness. I was faced with my Shadow Self recently.......here are my thoughts on that experience. 

A real and honest talk about what I notice about myself in my marriage. I quote my favorite book A Return To Love by Marriane Williamson: “The special love relationship is the ego's chief weapon for keeping you from Heaven on Earth."

**Special note: As I listened to the episode, I definitely laughed at HOW narcissistic the ego is when I said: "when people only post their happiness and gratitude on Instagram, it doesnt help me. It brings me no value." Of course the ego takes the situation of someone posting on Instagram, to make it personal!!!! Oh man! haha! People do NOT have to post on Instagram to help me or my ego. BUT, there is an undeniable truth that when an Instagram influencer uses their platform to share their struggles and not just their pretty hair and outfits, our suffering seems to lessen a bit, or we simply don't feel alone

I have a new theory....... and it might be radical.... but it's new, so it may not be perfect, but-- it has helped me gain greater clarity in my body with what my intuition REALLY is, versus my fear!

Many mothers outsource their power to doctors..... but also to Instagram influencer moms! This is a disempowered energy state. This is a Mother operating from Maiden energy, the energy of not trusting inner intuition and instead wanting permission and validation from anywhere else, besides yourself. Mothers, its time to take your power back! This begins with learning your Inner Voice and Intuition! 

 

Edited to add: I do believe our real life friends and community serve a beautiful purpose and its natural to want wisdom from wise women to help our situation, but its important to have self-awareness of when we are seeking opinions and advice from a disempowered state vs empowered state. Its important to learn when we crave a "savior" to save us from our situation, when that is an illusion. 

Being an Enneagram Eight, I use my voice to defend the innocent: children. I truly believe they are Masters in so many ways, yet our culture is so conditioned to view children as "less than" or on a lower pedestal, simply because are new to Earth so they don't have a fully developed adult brain and are not yet conditioned into robots! 

FAM: Fertility Awareness Method is a method of birth control that does not involve hormones or devices! Its all about learning the signs of ovulation from your wise, beautiful body to detect when ovulation is happening, to either prevent or achieve pregnancy (using basal body temperature, cervical fluid and/or cervical position). Learning about FAM this year has been the MOST empowering experience for me!!! 

We try to control situations/people to try to prevent our worst fears from happening. Example: people pleasing is the attempt to control someone's perception of you, with the fear of someone thinking badly about you! Control is Fear. 

The body whispers before it tantrums. Most humans ignore their body's signals until they are in their mid-60's diagnosed with cancer or a disease.... THEN they may start supporting, loving, or listening to their body. But our free will allows to to learn from others and not wait until a diagnosis to take our body's signals seriously! Our body sends us messages every single day in the form of feelings, body discomfort, or pain, but are we pausing and listening to what our body may be trying to tell us? 

Continuing with the Trust vs Fear series, western medicine birth is rooted in FEAR. So what would pregnancy and birth look like if you truly trusted your body and baby!?!?  And trusted the Supreme Wisdom (God) that intelligently created your body and baby!?

 

FreeBirth Society podcast and homebirth stories is the inspiration behind this episode! 

The sequel to “If You Trusted the Universe, How Would You Act or Think Today?” which talked about how fear rules us in marriage and parenthood. Every choice we have, we are faced with choosing from TRUST in God or FEAR, concocted from our human mind. This episode covers the fear in the early stages of romantic dating.

Sofia (@sofialehtolaaa) shares her personal story about growing up in a conservative, laestadian christian church that was her entire community and life, but when drama, abuse, and mistreatment started to occur within the church, her identity and beliefs were threatened, triggering her personal awakening. Her entire faith and trust was placed within her church, but then after a few years, the church split into two, creating a hostile, emotionally unsafe environment amongst its members.

We discuss many topics in this episode surrounding the topic of religion: the strict unspoken rules on appearance and entertainment in apostolic denominations (but also the beautiful community), how many Christian teenage groups learn how to have fun without drugs and alcohol, why gossip is rampant in christian circles, how the Covid era showcased herd mentality that is prevalent in dogmatic religions, and more.

We are always choosing between Fear or Trust, whether we realize it or not. This podcast explains how romantic relationships and parenthood is usually ruled by.......... FEAR.

Why does the ego love victimhood?!? When we are triggered, we often blame someone else for making us feel triggered, THIS is victimhood. Also discussed: how our society is steeped in victim-savior dynamic and that the victimhood of infertility is not the ONLY choice available!!

 

***This podcast episode does not support, condone, or justify emotional or physical abuse. 

An explanation of the many voices in our head: the ego, the inner child… and the soul!

Dysregulated nervous system = fight or flight = sympathetic nervous system = survival mode

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Regulated nervous system = rest and digest = parasympathetic nervous system = healing mode

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Cortisol and adrenaline= stress hormones the body outputs when in fight or flight - YOU have control of your nervous system from your mind/thoughts and your daily habits!

Conscious Parenting/Marriage isn't common for a reason: it takes radical responsibility. It is a shift from blaming your child or your partner for your unhappiness and resentment, to full responsibility for your actions, reactions, habits, communication, wounds, etc. Children and partners are our teachers: they shine a light onto ALL OF OUR SH*T. Being conscious means that you are aware of your ego, how you act and react, and how it all stems from your past experiences, fears, programming, and childhood. 

We all worry and we all are fearful but you CAN control and manage fear! Take responsibility for your mind and start learning how to become its Master!

Our ego constantly worries… it tells us to make decisions so that we feel safe… so that the fear can lessen…. Until, the next fear shows up. If fear rules our life, we are not truly FREE. We are shackled. The only way out is FACING the uncomfortable truths of life!

A real life story of how uncomfortable I was with my husband's big emotions and what I learned from that moment! Also discussed: you are not your judgements!! Our judgements are the proof that our brain is programmed by society! Thats it! 

Why do people lie? How creating a safe space is the most important factor in helping people be transparent and lying is a normal and natural brain development stage in children!

I have been studying manifestation for about 17 years, so here’s a recap of everything I have learned and discovered about attracting your dream life! What do you have control over? Or not? I believe we are here on Earth to be co-creators WITH God!

I have been afraid to made this episode for the fear of judgement but I try so hard to not live my life in fear..... so I had to do the hard, scary choice: share my heart no matter the judgement. I have been in relationship with Yeshua for ~14 years without religion because I truly believe we can forge our own unique paths, even if it's the road less traveled, or the road that is criticized.

"I have been calling to you, Beloved. Within the still, quiet moments of Peace in your heart. The moment has come to set down your burdens so that you can remember what it is to be fully seen, heard, held, and Loved. Let us walk together on this journey to Divine Freedom." -Yeshua, The Freedom Transmissions

The books that I mention in the episode are: "Anna, Grandmother of Jesus," "Magdalene's Well," "The Magdalene Manuscript," and "The Freedom Transmissions."  

Relationships constantly change between feeling connected to your partner and then feeling disconnected. When we feel connected, we WANT to cooperate and act as a team with our partner. We want to help them! We’re loving in every way. But then when we feel disconnected, we don’t want to cooperate. We don’t feel loving; we feel quite the opposite. We want to tantrum, or nag, or criticize. Well, children feel the same way when they feel disconnected with their parent! The root of cooperation is a connected, loving bond! Our responsibility is learning how to foster connection with our partner or child! 

The truth is that when we are beaming with Joy, we project Joy onto our loved ones... and then when we are overwhelmed, we project overwhelm onto our loved ones. We need to take responsibility for our feelings because our loved ones did not ask to be our punching bag!

Explaining the difference between feminine and masculine energy, how our society suppresses and dishonors feminine energy and how that effects men (especially in parenthood), and how our society approaches parenthood in a very logical, masculine way, filled with schedules and structure! Also, I relay information from The MotherSpirit from Instagram: new mothers may deeply struggle because they are still operating from wounded maiden energy instead of stepping into empowered mother (wise woman) energy! Lastly, I get a little heated in the beginning, oops! Passion takes over!

Triggers are not bad! They are a communication tactic from our body! I explain my tips and tricks for deconstructing the root of my triggers, which ranges from simply being hormonal, to being triggered by someone who may behave or believe the opposite of me.

Discussing ego “gains and losses”: what the ego gains from giving unsolicited advice and being a devils advocate, holding onto resentment, how children are a threat to their parents ego, and the role of the ego in relationship disagreements. 

Identifying the ego stories you learned in childhood that are effecting your current relationship (I discuss my own ego stories), how a parent with inconsistent emotions may lead a person to be addicted to their own stress hormones, and how you may be recreating the same energetic pattern from childhood in your romantic relationship. Book referenced: How To Do The Work by Dr Nicole LePera

Whenever our partner hurts us in some way, usually our ego wants to hurt them back, sometimes through the silent treatment, or calling them a name, or shaming them. Our ego loves to pass its pain onto someone else. Change begins when we can start observing “the revenge voice” and eventually, not following through. Included are examples of the revenge voice and how our childhood is connected to our adult reactions.

This episode is especially for anyone that struggles with meditation or is in a tough season of life so gratitude is hard to muster. This “Thank you Body” script is what I personally use! Nothing fancy, so you can do it on your own, adjusted to your own unique body after you listen!

This is the most important episode so far. I discuss what I learned in therapy which includes the information in Dr Sue Johnson’s book “Hold Me Tight.” It is the BEST relationship book! My hope is that you can pinpoint the communication patterns in your relationship that creates emotional discord and lack of connection!

This episode is for anyone in any season of “waiting” like me! How to get out of “poor me” victim mentality and instead realize all of the gifts the “waiting” is providing, why I DO NOT call myself "infertile," why you need to stop comparing your journey to other people's, all the lessons and blessings I have gained from this waiting, and so much more!!

Emily (@leorisingbirthkeeping) is back for her second episode talking all things maidenhood! Emily and Lea discuss various topics related to the sacredness of a woman's body, the intentionality and discernment needed in regards to sexual intimacy with men, and how women often give their body to men to fulfill emotional needs like being desired/chosen/special. They share their experiences with freeze and fight responses and how they communicate their needs to their partners in relationship. Emily speaks about conscious wedding planning and how the engagement phase is her preconception phase for marriage and motherhood. They emphasize the importance of honoring the feminine energy and cycles, including the practice of freebleeding. 

Emily and Lea also have a conversation from last year, Season 2: "Stepping into Mature, Mother Energy as a Maiden with Emily Bruce"

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Explaining my spiritual journey that all started from my dads death: what comforted me in grief, the impact Wayne Dyer had on me as a young adult, learning the role Jesus has in my life (without “religion”) and currently, my fascination with the transition of Maiden to Mother feminine energy in women’s lives! Quotes by: Wayne Dyer, Daniel Schmachtenberger, Sarah Durham Wilson (TheMotherSpirit)

Part 2! Uncovering how different personalities deal with control (using the Enneagram), how most relationships typically have one person that loves having the control while the other person is passive, and how control shows up in relationships, miscarriage, conceiving, pregnancy, and parenthood. Books quoted: The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family

Part 1! Why do we feel we need to control everything!?! Deep diving into why we want control so badly, my personal control issues, control in relationships, and how unanswered prayers can show us that maybe we don’t want the control anyways!