S5 | Ep. 10 Rewilding The Feminine: Reclaiming Motherhood, Freedom & Faith w/ Mary Wainwright, Author

In this episode, I sat down with Author, Mary Wainwright, a woman who turned her love of reading and writing into a twelve-year career teaching English as a second language. But after becoming disillusioned with the institution of public education, she redirected that energy toward something far more personal and powerful: reclaiming her children’s education through home schooling, their time as a family, her body as a woman, her health through food, her connection to femininity, and ultimately, her faith.Today, she lives with her husband and three children in a way that reflects deep purpose: growing and gathering their food, adventuring in nature, and communing with a tribe of like-minded home schoolers.It was this radical commitment to sovereignty that birthed her book, Taking Back My Life, a beautiful collection of stories that invites readers to imagine what’s possible when they give themselves permission to live freely. No boss. No schedule. No agenda. Just truth, trust, and the courage to choose a different way.In this episode we talked about taking back our rights, the systems that control us in ways you wouldn’t even think they are controlling us and the rights of passage that come with womanhood that the system has intentionally stripped from our lives. Enjoy the episode.Buy the book: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1614689784TBM: https://shoptbmbooks.com/Taking_Back_My_Life.htmlConnect with Mary on IG @marywainwrightauthorWebsite: https://www.marywainwright.com/Connect with The Skin I'm In Podcast on Socials!!!Spotify: ⁠⁠The Skin I'm In Podcast⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@theskinimin_pod⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@theskiniminpodcast⁠⁠Facebook: @TheSkinImInPodcastYouTube: ⁠⁠@TheSkinImInPodcast⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠TheSkinImInPod⁠⁠Join the mailing list here 📩https://forms.gle/q76GNmxXWoo7SJNc7 Be rewarded by shopping with one of my sponsors!Supercharged FoodCode: THESKINIMINEMR TEKCode: THESKINIMINDindi NaturalsCode: SKINLOVE10Not CoffeeCode: THESKINIMIN00:00 Introduction and Initial Impressions02:09 Teaching Refugee Children: A Shift in Perspective05:03 Questioning the Public Education System07:56 The Desire for Change and Autonomy10:31 Food, Health, and Self-Sufficiency13:04 The Illusion of Control and Sovereignty16:03 Unlearning and Reclaiming Femininity18:56 The Role of Masculinity in Relationships21:14 Conclusion and Reflections on Personal Growth35:00 Embracing Differences in Relationships37:24 The Value of Unlearning Societal Norms41:11 The Transformative Power of Home Birth50:07 Reclaiming Motherhood and Trusting Ourselves55:41 The Homeschooling Experience and Community Dynamics01:03:13 Connecting with Food and Nature01:09:52 The Journey to Resilience and Strength01:14:10 Faith and Connection to the Divine01:22:37 Personal Stories of Faith and Transformation01:34:03 The Creative Process Behind the Book