Birth Mystics
Welcome to the Birth Mystics podcast. Who, or what, is a birth mystic? Doulas Katie and Stephanie define it as someone who seeks to embrace the magic, mystery and metaphor of birth. Think ”birth nerds” but with a bit more depth. Here we explore birth through the lens of mythology, poetry, spirituality, psychology, and more.
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Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Katie tells us the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga. This is a myth, while on the outside can appear very dark, is actually about connecting to our intuition. Any myth with all of its components can represent the entire psyche. Baba Yaga is a powerful template that all of us can follow in our process of discovering our intuition in the birth space.
To learn more about Katie's birth work, please visit www.freyabirth.com
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Stephanie describes feeling intense grief and rage from childhood trauma that surfaced during her first postpartum. Then she learned about Kundalini, which instilled a deep and profound purpose to her pain. This awakening isn't just trying to shove our past traumas into our faces just because--it's trying to evolve us. To learn more please visit www.bhavabirth.com
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Katie walks us through her original poem "Poseidon" that she wrote while six months pregnant with her third baby. As she laid in bed pondering her upcoming birth the words just came together in her mind. She jumped out of bed and wrote it down, feeling how it deeply expressed her hopes and wishes for her birth. This poem also represents her embodiment journey. If you'd like to learn more please visit www.freyabirth.com
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Stephanie discusses what led her to naming her business Bhava Birth. It's a Sanskrit word that translates to becoming. When it's spelled bhavah it translates into giving birth. The etymology shows a deep and profound connection between these two processes, of birth and becoming. If you'd like to learn more please visit www.bhavabirth.com
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Katie introduces what inspired her to name her business Freya Birth. Join us as we explore Norse mythology to understand the meaning and symbology of the goddess Freya and how it pertains to birth. If you'd like to learn more please visit www.freyabirth.com
References: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, A Good Birth: Finding the Positive and Profound in your Childbirth Experience, by Anne Lyerly
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Welcome to the Birth Mystics podcast. What is a birth mystic, anyway? Doulas Katie and Stephanie define it as a person who pursues contemplation, surrender, and truth in order to understand birth beyond the intellect. Think "birth nerds" but with a little more depth and spirituality.
Meet Your Host, Katie
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Meet Your Host, Stephanie
A mystic to the core, Stephanie invites you to dive into the depths and be transformed by birth.
Stephanie is a mentor, writer, and space holder for the Birth and Rebirth journey. Her work as an educator, Yoga Therapist, and Doula are the very heart of her life's work. She offers an online mind-body-focused childbirth education course, birth and postpartum doula trainings, and therapeutic private sessions. Her one-on-one work includes somatic release, birth story processing, and personal mentoring. With the help and support of her husband, together they are raising four children in beautiful Provo, Utah.
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