In this week's episode, I am joined by Amanda Bauman, Fertility Coach and founder of Fertility Rising, as we discuss the power of understanding and harnessing the menstrual cycle. We delve into the dangers of using hormonal birth control, the importance of detoxing from the pill, and the journey of reclaiming our power and wisdom. Amanda explains the fertility awareness method and addresses the resistance some women have in committing to tracking their cycles. We explore how to communicate with partners about fertility awareness and the benefits of deepening intimacy through shared responsibility. This conversation highlights the significance of living in harmony with our cyclical nature as Amanda shares her personal journey of motherhood and the lessons she has learned. Useful Links Read the Full Show notes Watch on Youtube Follow the conversation on Instagram @soulmamajourney Fertility Rising Work with Amanda @fertility_rising

In this episode, we navigate the delicate realm of birth trauma. Joined by Sakina Ballard, a Trustee at the Maternal Mental Health Alliance and Community Lead at Make Birth Better. Sakina currently works clinically and strategically in Perinatal Mental Health at an NHS trust and is also training as a Psychologist. We discuss birth trauma and its impact on women and mothers, as well as the importance of processing birth stories and rewriting them in a way that empowers mothers. We delve into the challenges faced by black and brown women in the medical system and offer insights on how to navigate and advocate for a safe birth experience. Useful Links Full Show notes Watch on Youtube Follow the conversation on Instagram @soulmamajourney Find out how the Soul Mama can support your motherhood journey Work with Sakina Connect with Sakina on Instagram

In this episode, I interview Tamu Thomas, a transformational life coach and former social worker. We discuss the concept of toxic productivity and the need for compensation in social impact work. Tamu also shares insights from her upcoming book, 'Women Who Work Too Much,' which explores the importance of rest and balance. We delve into the generational patterns and inherited beliefs that affect our relationship with work and rest. The conversation highlights the need for healing through the body and community. We also discuss the power of connecting with ancestors and the potential for post-traumatic growth. Full Show notes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Watch on Youtube Follow the conversation on Instagram @soulmamajourney

In this episode I speak with Alexis Lee. We delve into the complexities of reclaiming sexuality, postpartum sex and intimacy. In our honest conversation we explore the often unspoken challenges, including the societal pressure to resume sexual activity after childbirth and the journey to rediscover one's changed body and libido. Alexis opens up about how motherhood affected her sexuality and offers insight into addressing shame and trauma. This is a truthful conversation about the spiritual and emotional evolution of mothers navigating the waters of postpartum sexuality and the importance of holistic healing for conscious motherhood. For complete show notes, visit the Soul Mama Podcast page at www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast. Engage with the conversation and share your experiences by following @soulmamajourney on instagram.

We are at the end of Season 2! I end with this solo episode where I reflect on what rest is, what it isn't, why its so important, why we find it so hard as women and mothers and some ways we might begin reframing rest as a sacred practice rather than something linked to guilt and shame. Full shownotes at www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

Part 2 of my conversation with QUEEN AFUA, Master Holistic Healer and Herbalist, Polarity Practitioner, and a lay midwife. She is the author of seven bestselling wellness books, including SACRED WOMAN known as the “Woman’s Bible” by readers around the world, for Queen’s guidance and wisdom on self-healing, holistic wellness, and spiritual practices. In the second part of our conversation Queen and I discuss how Mothers can heal, their hearts, their bodies, their relationships and what extra wisdom lies in the two new chapters in this 20th edition of The Sacred Woman Book. Full show notes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me to comment on this episode @soulmamacoach.

QUEEN AFUA is a Master Holistic Healer and Herbalist, Polarity Practitioner, and a lay midwife. She is the author of seven bestselling wellness books, including SACRED WOMAN known as the “Woman’s Bible” by readers around the world, for Queen’s guidance and wisdom on self-healing, holistic wellness, and spiritual practices. As part of the 20thAnniversary Edition this year, Queen and I discuss what I took to write this book and what it means to be a sacred woman today. Full show notes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me to comment on this episode @soulmmacoach.

Part 2 of my conversation with Alex Elle, author & wellness consultant, and mother of three. Alex assists others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community & self-care practices through literature & language. She is the author of multiple books and journals, most recently After the Rain, Today I Affirm: A Journal That Nurtures Self-Care. She also hosts the hey, girl. podcast. In the second part of our conversation, we speak about how writing became Alex’s therapy and how it transformed her life, her relationships and the way she showed up for others and herself. I trust you will get so much from this conversation. For show notes visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me on instagram xx

Alex Elle is an author & wellness consultant, and mother of three. Writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling. Alex assists others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community & self-care practices through literature & language. She is the author of multiple books and journals, most recently After the Rain, Today I Affirm: A Journal That Nurtures Self-Care. She also hosts the hey, girl. podcast. In this first part of our conversation, Alex shares about what it was like to experience single motherhood as a young woman and then to experience a 2 year infertility and IVF journey before going on to conceive her two younger daughters. Full shownotes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast And on instagram @soulmamacoach

Part 2 of my conversation with Mimi Young, a witch, a shamanic intuitive, spirit communicator, and founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focusing on education, Shamanic Readings, and plant medicines for skin and aura. Mimi's purpose is to help people connect with their spirits. She does this by integrating core shamanism, plant spirit healing, dream symbol interpretation, and Chinese esoterics in a deeply healing way. Though possessing psychic gifts her whole life, Mimi stepped into this work when she had a profound shamanic experience while on bedrest for 5 months during her pregnancy with her second child. She sees her experience as a way to bridge modern living with ancestral living, to be in full relationship with the seen and unseen worlds, and to break the stale moulds of existing structures that no longer serve us. Check www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes. Follow me on Instagram @soulmamacoach

Mimi Young is a witch, a shamanic intuitive, spirit communicator, and founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focusing on education, Shamanic Readings, and plant medicines for skin and aura. Mimi's purpose is to help people connect with their spirits. She does this by integrating core shamanism, plant spirit healing, dream symbol interpretation, and Chinese esoterics in a deeply healing way. Though possessing psychic gifts her whole life, Mimi stepped into this work when she had a profound shamanic experience while on bedrest for 5 months during her pregnancy with her second child. She sees her experience as a way to bridge modern living with ancestral living, to be in full relationship with the seen and unseen worlds, and to break the stale moulds of existing structures that no longer serve us. Check www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes. Follow me on Instagram @soulmamacoach

Donna Lancaster is a healer, facilitator and cofounder of The Bridge Retreat which has recently been featured in the documentary film Loved. In this second part of the conversation, we go deeper into the ways that wounding can happen in the parent child relationship. Donna speaks about her own experience of mothering and the motherhood journey of her now adult daughter. Check full show notes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

Donna Lancastar is a healer, facilitator and cofounder of The Bridge Retreat which has recently been featured in the documentary film Loved. Donna is passionate about the subject of grief and the grieving process which she believes offers the missing link for many in their search for wholeness. In this episode she speaks of her early life and how the ‘depression’ she was labelled with was actually unprocessed grief. Donna and I speak about how her personal journey influenced her professional journey, and the ways she includes ancient ritual and modern practices to support people to truly heal. Visit www.soulmamapodcast.com.podcast for full show notes. Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

Pheonix Wild is a mother of three, writer, content creator and world traveler. Pheonix describes her life’s mission as creating new paradigms and inspiration through travel experiences and motherhood. She moved to the Hawaiian island of Kauai where she lived with her family for the past four years. In this second part of our conversation we speak about The New Earth, the Annunaki, Ancient Egypt, and what it means to live in your highest potential. Visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes. Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

Pheonix Wild is a mother of three, writer, content creator and world traveler. Pheonix describes her life’s mission as creating new paradigms and inspiration through travel experiences and motherhood. She moved to the Hawaiian island of Kauai where she lived with her family for the past four years. In this first part of our conversation, we speak about what motivated Phoenix to head to Hawaii with 2 small babies, no plan and 200 dollars in the bank. Visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes. Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

Anisah Amat is a writer a poet, world traveller and meditator.. Anisah believes a part of her purpose is to guide women to, not only recognizing the light within them, but also recognizing the power within their voice. She encourages women that it is their birth right to speak up and against anything that does not serve their higher selves. She currently works as a Meditation guide for the Expectful platform; composing meditations to support women through fertility, pregnancy and motherhood. She resides in Denver with her husband and their baby girl. In this conversation we speak about what can happen when birth doesnt go to plan. Visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes. Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

Anisah Amat is a writer a poet, world traveller and meditator.. Anisah believes a part of her purpose is to guide women to, not only recognizing the light within them, but also recognizing the power within their voice. She encourages women that it is their birth right to speak up and against anything that does not serve their higher selves. She currently works as a Meditation guide for the Expectful platform; composing meditations to support women through fertility, pregnancy and motherhood. She resides in Denver with her husband and their baby girl. In this conversation we speak about the fear that can arise when you first find out your pregnant, and we talk about how important it is to cultivate nourishing conscious partnerships and what it looks like too say yest to what your body needs during pregnancy. Visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes. Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach

The second part of my conversation with Layla B Rashid, an entrepreneur, mother, soulful changemaker and business mentor, traditional Mororccan postpartum trainer, writer and philanthropist. She describes her mission as being to revive, reclaim and restore sacred and ancient Traditional Moroccan Postpartum Medicine, to document the wisdom and keep it alive. We talk about what it means to truly mother the mother. Full show notes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me on Instagram @soulmamacoach

Layla B Rashid is an entrepreneur, mother, soulful changemaker and business mentor, traditional Mororccan postpartum trainer, writer and philanthropist. She describes her mission as being to revive, reclaim and restore sacred and ancient Traditional Moroccan Postpartum Medicine, to document the wisdom and keep it alive. We talk about what it means to truly mother the mother. Full show notes on www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast Follow me on Instagram @soulmamacoach

Kamila Mcdonald is a certified personal trainer, fitness instructor, author of the mind body and spirit lifestyle guide Wake up and Live and founder of the Well Fit club, a movement and membership offering online classes that support women on their health and fitness journey. Born and raised in Jamaica, she began her public profile through sharing her transformational journey from being overweight to winning Miss Beach Body Jamaica and continues to guide others on the path to living 'well fit' all whilst being a mother, public figure and entrepeneur. In this conversation we learn how Kamilah balances everything and what keeps her going. through it all. Visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for fullshownotes Follow me on Instagram @soulmamacoach