Preparing For Pregnancy After Loss

Happy 2026, Dear One! - In today's episode, I share the practices that have sustained me in the past year, and which I'll continue to use this year for daily balance and healing.    I touch on... How tending to "home base" builds your capacity to show up anywhere else How overstretching leads to resentment, and eventually strained relationships (including with yourself) The magical way that gratitude makes life more alive! And much more!   Invitation / Action:  If you'd like access to the library of daily practices I'll be putting together, let me know via this interest form: https://forms.gle/TvFhdjGyz9fEySjAA. Your imput will also help to shape the content.   Resource: I reference NGL or Nonviolent Global Liberation, a community of practice that has helped to deepen my awareness and integration around some of these tools: Nonviolent Global Liberation Community    More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, ReBirth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.

Today's episode expands on an insight that has been with me for a while: Our bodies are the vessels / channels for the prayer -- for all that we want to be made manifest in this physical realm.  This is related to childbirth, as well as birthing anything else in our lives--a business, a creative project, a loving relationship, a new career, and more.    If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with another beloved you think might be lifted up by it.    With Love, Nat   ----   More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Join our next round of the course on relationships, "Building Relationships that Last": nataleefacey.com/relationships  Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors Tune into Daily Love, an audio series with practices to support your care daily: https://www.nataleefacey.com/dailylove   How To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.

Today's episode is with my dear sister, Abi Ighodaro, who's based in Ireland. Abi is an artist drawn to nature, ritual, and the quiet language of the body. She joins today's conversation as part of an ongoing exploration of her relationship with the body—especially through movement—as a site of memory and learning, and offers these reflections simply as part of a shared journey among sisters. Together we explore: Reclaiming art/creative expression from any elitism, perfectionism or locked gates, and experiencing it as a primordial expression of our soul Exploring art as a portal for connecting with the body and healing Recommendations for those looking to connect or reconnect with their innate creativity Honoring the body at any stage and age And more!    If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with another beloved you think might be lifted up by it.    With Love, Nat   ----   More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors Tune into Daily Love, an audio series with practices to support your care daily: https://www.nataleefacey.com/dailylove   How To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.

I had the pleasure of sitting with Brigid Harris, a beloved in our Birth Warrior community whom I first connected with four years ago. We've stayed in touch as penpals of sorts and had the opportunity to do some deep healing work together.  It was a gift to receive this offering of Brigid's story and hearing her share openly about the tender places she continues to navigate as she calls in her baby. In our conversation, we touch on: Noticing patterns that no longer support wellbeing and intentionally shifting them The ways that her son, Ronan, teaches her to love herself more deeply The ways that she honors her mother, Bernadette, who's in the Ancestral realm And the ongoing practice of mothering and self-mothering with grace   Please join me in sending love and appreciation to Brigid, and to all those in our community who continue to navigate those tender places of love, life, and pregnancy after loss.    If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with another beloved you think might be lifted up by it.    With Love, Nat   ----   More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors Tune into Daily Love, an audio series with practices to support your care daily: https://www.nataleefacey.com/dailylove   How To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.

Today's interview with Dr. Naha Pandya pulls the curtain away so we can see the huge gaps in both information and care as it relates to the postpartum period. Dr. Pandya, who's the founder of The Recovery Method shares the challenges she faced after childbirth, including postpartum depression. She also shares about her mission to create a comprehensive, interdisciplinary platform to support new mothers. Dr. Pandya emphasizes the importance of building a supportive village for postpartum women and discusses how other countries like France and the UK are leading in postpartum care, offering lessons that could be applied in the U.S.   How to Stay in Touch with Naha Website: www.therecoverymethodinfo.com IG: the_recovery_method Email: [email protected] More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   How To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.

It's 2025! Hello, Dear One and Happy New Year! Today's episode walks us through what it's like to be pregnant after a loss or traumatic prior experience related to birthing or pregnancy. I also share ways that those experience can impact your relationship with your partner. And what I'm MOST excited about is to share that I'll be hosting a 5-week group container starting the first week of Feb 2025 for folks who are pregnant and now experiencing a lot of fear, anxiety, and worry as they move through their pregnancy. Is that you? Or is it someone in your circle? If so, find details of the program at nataleefacey.com/joyfulpregnancy.    ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   How To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.

Donette first joined us for an interview in 2020 (Ep 13: Pregnancy & Loss in a Foreign Country). Today, she's sharing how her journey has unfolded over the past four years. This includes three pregnancies (including being pregnant with twins) and curveball after curveball with unexpected losses, medical support, invasive procedures, the birth of a preemie, and life in the NICU.   I marvel at what it sometimes takes to bring these precious little ones into the world.  💖   It was inspiring to hear the layers of support Donette called on during her journey, how the last few years have shaped her, and ways that she practiced self-advocacy when working with her medical team. She shared that a previous episode I did with Tia DeShazor on Birthing in Community (Ep 41) emboldened her to speak up to have her needs met. Yess! May we continue to be a source of fire and encouragement for each other!   .    Some Resources We Reference: The previous podcast episode with Donette - Ep 13: Pregnancy & Loss in a Foreign Country: https://www.nataleefacey.com/podcast/episode/2fa2a72f/ep-13-pregnancy-and-loss-in-a-foreign-country  The episode Donette references that inspired her to advocate for herself as a Melanated Momma - Ep 41: Birthing in Community with Tia DeShazor: https://www.nataleefacey.com/podcast/episode/1c1b2932/ep-41-birth-story-birthing-in-community-with-tia-deshazor  Another episode that Donette has taken inspiration from - Ep 27: Why Do You Want to Have Children: https://www.nataleefacey.com/podcast/episode/1dcfe7ff/ep-27-why-do-you-want-to-have-children    ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   How To Support This Form of Healing & Liberation: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

We're taught to erase our scars, that they get in the way of our beauty and perfection. What's been coming up for me that led to this episode is the wisdom that scars are the physical manifestation of the lives we've lived. They are a part of the stories our bodies hold. They can be evidence of both our pain and growth.  I wonder if as souls we ever held the intention to not go through pain. Or was the intention to have the storied life we're now experiencing that has the potential to lead to deep levels of growth? What are the stories we get to tell? What are the stories that our scars now tell? This is a "free-flow" episode, creating room for the thoughts and insights that have been emerging. I hope you find it inspiring or expansive 💖.    Some Resources I Mention: Movie: The Woman King Book: Journey of Souls by Michael Newton Briefly, Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   How To Donate: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

Our bodies are portals for creation. We have the ability to birth many, many expressions of life. But when our mainstream culture tells us that our worthiness is tied into birthing children, it creates a disconnection within ourselves if we accept that lie.    Today's episode is an Instagram Live recording where I speak to:  Staying in connection with ourselves and our sense of worthiness regardless of where we are on the pregnancy journey Birthing occurring on an energetic / spiritual level  When it becomes problematic to make a business or project "your baby" Removing blockages or resistance in the creative/birthing process and  A live Q&A on what reclaiming your womb, your yes, and your no might look like   ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   How To Donate: If you'd like to support the ongoing production of the podcast or support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek emotional healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

The podcast is changing, beloved. In beautiful ways though. I've been feeling called to expandind into other topics that speak to the whole of us...or the very least, more of us. These topics include our connection to ourselves, our connection to the earth, the healing of our families and intimate relationships, the systems in our society that lead to pain and stress in our lives, and more.  Some form of evolution is always happening. And as it's happening within me, I'm wanting the work or inspiration I offer to reflect that expansion as well. I'm grateful to you for being on this journey with me.    ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, traumatic pregnancy or childbirth, or missed opportunity to become pregnant. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate: If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

You don't have to smile. You don't.  I've been sitting with what it would be like to have a world where we can each show up with all the emotions that are present with us—showing up with the grief, the regret, the fear, the frustration—without feeling the need to "fix" yourself or those emotions before being in the room again.  This episode explores the cultural patterns that train us into smiling for the camera even when we don't feel like it and dreams up a new way of being with the emotions that are authentic in each moment.   If you enjoy today's episode, please share the love with someone who might find it useful as well.    ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, or a traumatic pregnancy. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate: If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

In today's episode, I get to share more about one of my favorite healing practices with you: Somatic Therapy (also known as Embodiment Healing). I walk through...  What Somatic Therapy is My introduction to Somatic Therapy and the impact it's had on me The difference between Talk Therapy & Somatic Therapy What happens in a Somatic Therapy session Wisdom held in our DNA and wisdom from Higher Power that can be accessed through the body If you enjoy today's episode, please share the love with someone who might find it useful as well.    ----- More About Me: I am a Resilience Coach, Birth Doula, and Emotional Healing Guide, walking alongside women and femmes like you who've experienced womb-related loss, such as infertility, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, or a traumatic pregnancy. I provide support in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in your body; and reconnecting to your sense of wholeness—whether you're working towards your next pregnancy or your personal Rebirth. I've been recognized by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York for supporting families who've experienced pregnancy and infant loss and have the honor of being a confidante, cheerleader, guide, and space-holder for beautiful beings like you across the world.   I was born on the island of Jamaica, where I credit my love for nature, music, dancing, and belly laughs as medicine! This healing work for me is sacred, a soul-calling...and it truly is a gift to weave and be woven in this incredible tapestry with you.  Learn more about me and my work at nataleefacey.com. And if you're feeling called, you can find me via the links below.    ----   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list via nataleefacey.com  And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate: If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

Today's episode is about permission and grace. If you're a mom/parent to angel babies, I encourage you to really give yourself the permission to do whatever supports your energy around this time. I also share how I respond when I'm asked if I'm a mother.  And if you're currently parenting or caretaking kiddos who are physically here, I shed light on the lie that we need to strive to be perfect mothers or parents. Perfection doesn't exist. It doesn't. Being able to surrender to the messiness, the madness, the beauty, the creativity, the unpredictability…of life and parenting offers a kind of liberation that ends up being resourcing our body and being,  instead of depleting.    If you enjoy today's episode, please share it with someone who might find it useful as well.    ----- More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through different forms of loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact / calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate: If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

Today's episode is a prayer, an invitation to soften, to be gentle with yourself.  There's sometimes the belief–even if unconscious–that softening might transform someone into becoming weak or diminish their ability to be resilient. I've observed and experienced the opposite: that it's ignoring the body's invitation to soften that eventually leads to shut down and disconnection. The softening, the exhale…creates the opening.  I invite you to receive today's invitation if it resonates.   ----- More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through different forms of loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate: If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

I used to think that my healing journey needed to look a certain way and have a definite outcome. That eventually--no matter how long it took--I needed to rise out of the ashes like a phoenix then tell the world about it.  Sitting with the realness of my unpredictable, and sometimes messy healing journey has taught me that there is no model for what healing should look like. You are an original. Your journey will be a unique one. And by releasing the expectations around who you ought to become and by when that needs to happen, perhaps that creates room for some unexpected, imperfect beauty to unfold.   In this episode, I share about: The ways in which our society creates "models" for who or what we should be How those models impact our healing journey The liberation that becomes possible through being present with your own journey Accessing the unique wisdom that wants to emerge through you   ----- More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through different forms of loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   Donate: If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.   With Love, Natalee

Feeling as though you're suffering in silence is perhaps one of the most common experiences after going through a loss. Silence and solitude might be exactly what you need in the earlier stages of your healing journey. And at some point, the silence or isolation may no longer support your healing.    In this episode, I share: When silence and solitude are in service of our healing and  When silence and solitude can lead to our decline Some simple tips for bringing "movement" and release to your body and being\ And here are the Grief playlists I referenced: Good Grief 1_Let Me Be 2_Finding Peace 3_Rise Again ----- More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through womb-related loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Learn more about healing inside The Rebirth Community: nataleefacey.com/community Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   With Love, Natalee

The "Spiritual Bypass" is often intended to be a reminder that we're spiritual beings having a human experience. It can also be used to dismiss or diminish our very real human experiences, which leads to us holding on to hurt instead of processing and releasing it.    In this episode, I share: How the Spiritual Bypass showed up in my experience  How it can be harmful if it's showing up in yours  Why healing also needs to occur through the body And exploring a sense of purpose after a loss  ----- More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through womb-related loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Learn more about healing inside The Rebirth Community: nataleefacey.com/community Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   With Love, Natalee

Today's guest is Nicole JeanBaptiste, whom we met in Ep 20 of the podcast on "Honoring the Black Birthing Experience". Nicole is a full spectrum Birth and Postpartum Doula, Oral Historian, and Social Justice Advocate working towards the liberation of Black and Brown birthing people and Birthworkers.   In this episode, we shift our attention to the healers and caretakers of the birthing world: Birthworkers.   We explore what it means to move towards birthing justice and liberation through tending to the needs and care of Black and Brown Birthworkers. We also discuss an upcoming retreat Nicole will be co-hosting that supports Black and Brown Birthworkers in their own healing and restoration.   Follow the links below to learn more about Nicole, her work, and to support Birthworkers who'd like to attend the retreat: Learn More about the retreat: www.sesebirthingfreedom.com/revelrebirth  Donate to support Birthworkers in their healing and liberation: https://givebutter.com/RevelRebirth/nicolejeanbaptiste  Explore Nicole's Birthing Services, Sésé Birthing Freedom: www.sesebirthingfreedom.com  Connect with Nicole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sese_birthingfreedom Learn More about Bx (Re)Birth & Progress Collective: www.bxrebirth.org    ----- More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through womb-related loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.   Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey: Learn more about healing inside The Rebirth Community: nataleefacey.com/community Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   With Love, Natalee

Hi Beloved - Have you been waiting for your comeback? To "uplevel" your life or quickly have another baby to  show that your life after loss is better than before? I share the imbalances in our culture that are at the root of this, how it showed up in my own experience after loss, and why inner healing is necessary.  If this resonates with you, be sure to share it with someone else who might need to hear it.  And Here Are Some Resources / Next Steps That Can Support Your Journey: Learn more about healing inside The Rebirth Community: nataleefacey.com/community Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes like you who've gone through womb-related loss in your emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of yourself. Your healing is the greatest gift you could give to yourself or your family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to support you on your journey. I look forward to connecting with you! With Love, Natalee

I'm baaack! In this episode, I share the deep journey of release, healing, and rebirth that 2022 brought me on. It was nothing I expected and everything I needed! That journey also created clarity and spaciousness for the rebirth of our online community. Check out the episode to learn more!   Support For Your Journey: Learn more about this beautiful community offering here: nataleefacey.com/community Book a complimentary Clarity Call here: nataleefacey.com/contact Send me any questions or reflections you have: [email protected] Join my mailing list and receive a free guided meditation: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 And let's connect on IG if we haven't already!: @thebirthwarriors   More About Me: I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes like you who've gone through womb-related loss in your emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of yourself. Your healing is the greatest gift you could give to yourself or your family. It's an honor and privilege to support you on your journey.   Do reach out if you're feeling called to.   With Love, Natalee

I consider myself a life-long learner, so it means a lot when I say that Compassionate Communication or Nonviolent Communication (NVC) has been one of the single most important practices I've learned. As my teacher, Steve Torma, puts it, Compassionate Communication isn't just a tool for communication but a shift in consciousness.    I've referred Compassionate Communication to clients of mine because it becomes a game-changer for ANY conversation or relationship. And today, we have the pleasure of hearing Steve Torma share more about Compassionate Communication and how it can benefit you and your relationships.  We discuss:  What Compassionate Communication or NVC is and some of its many benefits What violence looks like in conversations (it's not just physical!) How the "Dominator Culture" we're socialized in shows up in our self-talk and relationships  Why men will likely grieve differently from women The patterns/imbalances that may become prevalent in relationships between men and women How Compassionate Communication can help create inner peace, as well as bring empathy and healing to relationships    Steve Torma's Bio:  Steve (he/him) was born and raised on a family farm in Ashtabula, Ohio, and is a 25-year member of Earthaven Ecovillage. His ancestors are Hungarian and French Canadian.   Steve co-founded an intentional community in Ohio in 1980, where he lived until joining Earthaven Ecovillage in 1996. At Earthaven, he co-founded a thriving neighborhood, was president for three years, and has taught Nonviolent Communication for twelve years. In addition to his passion for community, Steve co-managed a natural foods co-op for 10 years, ran his own traveling bookstore business for over 20 years, and now teaches Nonviolent Communication and other relationship and community building skills through The REAL Center, which he co-founded in 2009.    As a lifelong peace, justice, and ecology educator and activist with over 40 years of community living, Steve has sought to integrate personal and social transformation in his own life, in the communities where he lives, and in the larger society. His passion for integral living and thinking has led him to study and experiment with a wide range of spiritualities, psychological systems, and social theories as they relate to creating a more just and sustainable world.   Steve has taught Nonviolent Communication for a variety of intentional communities, organizations, and regional gatherings, including Celo Community, The Mountain Retreat Center, Firefly Gathering, Southeast Permaculture Gathering, Organic Growers School, Kinnection Campout, LovEvolution Gathering, Compassion Camp, and many others.   Steve's Website: http://therealcenter.org/ Seve's Email: [email protected]     The Resources We Reference: Book: The Chalice & The Blade by Riane Eisler: https://rianeeisler.com/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/ Books: Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenburg (and related books through PuddleDancer Press): https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/shop/  The Mankind Project: https://mankindproject.org/ NVC Asheville: https://www.nvcasheville.com/   Earthaven Ecovillage: https://www.earthaven.org/ —   If you're curious as to what support might look like for you on your journey, here are some next steps to explore: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Schedule a Free Consultation Call to get clarity on what next steps can help with your healing and pregnancy journey. This entire journey can be so tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed, defeated, or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary call via this link: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min     3. Book an Emotional Release Session to identify where emotions are being stored in the body and to release them using gentle techniques that are a part of your body's blueprint. Sessions are a paced, meditative experience, with the results being quite profound. You can receive support with any emotions you're struggling with, including, releasing fears and anxiety, releasing grief, creating a more loving connection with the body, increasing forgiveness and self-forgiveness, etc.    Learn more or book your session here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/emotional-release LEARN MORE ABOUT ME >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

If you're currently pregnant and feel as though you're holding fear and anxiety in your body, this month's workshop is for you. Two sessions are being held: the first on Weds, Jul 20 at 7PM ET is for pregnant women/people and the second on Sat, Jul 30 at 1PM ET for pregnant women/people and expectant parents in general (invite your partner!).    In this recording, I share the impact or potential impact of fear and anxiety on your body, your pregnancy, your baby, and your confidence as a parent…and the tools you'll learn in the workshop to remedy these.   HERE'S WHAT WE'LL COVER IN THE WORKSHOP:   1. Learn practices for reducing the impact of anxiety and fear on the body and baby   2. Have your questions answered on navigating pregnancy after loss. These might include: - anticipating and overcoming triggers - advocating for yourself, your partner, and your baby during medical care - building your birthing team - empowering your partner to support you - ways to connect with your baby, etc.   3. Learn tools to prepare the body, mind, and spirit for an empowered, more easeful birth   4. For Dads / Birthing partners: Learn ways to best support your partner during pregnancy and childbirth and overcome specific triggers that might come up for you BONUS: Make connections with other expectant families who are on a similar journey   —   If you're curious about other ways to receive support, here are some next steps to explore: Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 Schedule a Free Consultation Call to get clarity on what next steps can help with your healing and pregnancy journey. This entire journey can be so tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed, defeated, or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary call via this link: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min Learn More About "Rebirth," my group course kicking off again later this year. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

In this episode, Rada, a client of mine, reflects on our time working together and the impact that had on her pregnancy journey, inner healing, and her relationships.     She shares: - Feeling discouraged to try again after her losses even though she wanted to grow her family - The difference between listening to the podcast and being in a session - The different tools and practices we used during her IVF, pregnancy, and postpartum journey - Ways that she's changed as a result of her inner healing - How her inner healing has impacted her relationship with her family    Thank you again for sharing your story, Rada!   —   If you're curious as to what support might look like for you on your journey, here are some next steps to explore:   1. Subscribe to the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Attend this Month's Workshop on "Thriving in Your Pregnancy After Loss." This is being offered in 2 sessions: on Weds, July 20th at 7PM - 8:30PM ET for women/femmes who are currently pregnant  and on Sat, July 30th at 1PM - 2:30PM ET for expectant parents. The workshop will provide the tools to release the impact of fear and anxiety on your body and baby, and prepare for an empowering birth. Learn More or RSVP at https://www.nataleefacey.com/events    3. Schedule a Free Consultation Call to get clarity on what next steps can help with your healing and pregnancy journey. This entire journey can be so tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed, defeated, or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary call via this link: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   4. Learn More About "Rebirth," my group course kicking off again later this year. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

I had the pleasure of working with Tia during her pregnancy as her "space-holder," resource-connector, co-strategist, and emotional healing guide. I've been excited to share our follow-up conversation because Tia's story is such a powerful example of what's possible when pregnancy and birth are supported by community—family, friends, and professionals who are equally competent as they are caring.    It's a model that doesn't simply center the pregnant / birthing person, but also makes them the director of their experience, and at the same time, allows them to feel safe enough, held enough so that they can surrender to the process.    The magic that unfolded in Tia's birth is typically reserved for fantasies. But it was real and it came after a fair amount of self-advocacy and intentionality.    I also want to acknowledge that when you've gone through a loss or fertility challenges, it may feel safer to go with the hospital care we've learned to accept as the norm. But if you've been finding that unsatisfactory, I hope Tia's story will spark ideas for the alternatives you have access to regardless of who you choose to be on your birthing team and where you choose to birth.   ------   Tia and I discuss: - Challenges she experienced receiving care within the hospital model - The ways she advocated for herself amidst push-back - Choosing a midwife and homebirth - Feeling supported by "prayers, friends, and angels" as she welcomed her baby earth-side   Links & Resources We Reference: - Bronx (Re)Birth & Progress: www.instagram.com/bxrebirthcollective  - Midwife Nubia-Earth Martin: https://birthfromtheearth.vpweb.com/  - Birth Doula, Jazzmin Brown: https://www.instagram.com/birthingfarah/  Tia's Bio: Tia DeShazor works in the performing arts as an actor, writer of musicals, and career coach for artists. She's also the co-founder of BOLD, an organization for Black Women in the Performing Arts. Originally from Detroit, she currently lives in Harlem with her husband CK Edwards and baby Lexington. Learn more about her at tiadeshazor.com.   —   And if you'd like support in your emotional healing, here are ways I can help: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   3. Learn More About "Rebirth," my group course kicking off again later this year. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]   

Today's episode features one of my favorite Birth & Postpartum Doulas, Kris Bailey. Knowing that you can add a Birth and Postpartum Doula to your birthing team helps to take the "scary" out of childbirth. And so, I'm thrilled to have Kris share more about how doulas can improve your birthing experience.    Kris is also the founder of Birth Sent Lisi, an organization whose mission is to inform, educate and support birthing people on the island of Saint Lucia by providing access to maternal health services during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum period.  Kris and I discuss: - Her journey to becoming a Birthworker - Why a Birth and/or Postpartum Doula is an important part of your birthing team - Having awareness of the "strong, independent woman" archetype and asking for support - The difficult experiences of Black and Brown birthing people  - The wonderful work she's cultivating in her home country of St. Lucia and how you can play a part in its success Links & Resources: - Kris' Website: https://birthandbabyservices.com  - Birth Sent Lisi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/birthsentlisi  - Donate to Birth Sent Lisi buying a birth positive T-shirt: https://birthandbabyservices.com/community-initiatives-1  - Donate to Birth Sent Lisi's fundraiser: https://givebutter.com/BIRTHSENTLISI  - Ancient Song Doula Training: https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/  Kris's Bio: Kris Bailey is a perinatal professional based in NYC with 8 years of experience in the birth and postpartum wellness industry. She offers a well rounded doula experience: Birth doula, postpartum doula, attachment parent coach, childbirth educator. She's also a Certified lactation counselor and fertility advocate in training.    Kris' role as a birth doula is to provide emotional and physical support to a birthing individual during their labor and delivery and reassurance and perspective to partners. Her goal during your pregnancy is to provide you with enough information and tools to feel confident on the onset of labor. —   And if you'd like support in your emotional healing, here are ways I can help: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   3. Learn More About "Rebirth," my group course kicking off again later this year. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

These words are in honor of the "other mothers"…those on the not-so-easy pregnancy journey whose stories I've had the privilege of holding sacred space for.    If today's episode resonates with you, please share it with someone else whose motherhood journey might have been different from the one that's often celebrated, but who knows themself to be a mother just the same.    Lots of love to you! Natalee   ---   If you're ready to step into your healing after a loss, an infertility diagnosis, or birth trauma, here are ways in which I can support you: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   3. Enroll in Rebirth, my group course with the next cohort kicking off in April 2022. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]   

How do you use your painful experiences to give birth to a more powerful version of you? It's not only possible, but it's the transformation your life has been asking for. This level of inner healing may have felt out of reach if you haven't had the right tools and support. In this recording, I share: An invitation to join me for the Rebirth Group Healing journey starting this April The cycles of Rebirth I've experienced and what having a Rebirth means to me now What blocks us from our healing And how to reclaim our power!   Listen until the end for the secret code that gives you 11% (magical number)😉 off of this cycle of the Rebirth Healing journey.   Now is your time, beloved! Learn more at nataleefacey.com/rebirth  Or book a free call with me to chat through any questions you have: calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery 

I thoroughly enjoyed today's soulful conversation with Thérèse Cator. Thérèse is one of my teachers and mentors, and her work has guided me in walking the path of my own calling with more clarity and confidence…in being able to do the work beneath the work. To know her and share space with her is a gift.      In this episode, we discuss: - What led to her doing the powerful work she's currently doing - What Embodied Healing is - The impact of colonialism and trauma on our bodies and how to reclaim our healing - Finding balance and rhythm as an entrepreneur, mom, wife, leader… - Honoring the soul's calling - And SO MUCH MORE! More About Thérèse:    Thérèse Cator (she/her/hers) is the founder of Embodied Black Girl, an Embodiment Practitioner, Decolonial Leadership Coach and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in-training. She works at the intersection of spirit, somatics and social justice rooted in a decolonial lens.   Thérèse is devoted to guiding people of all backgrounds to untether from the colonial and cultural conditioning that create cultures of disconnection. She invites them to unmap their bodies from supremacy and transgenerational trauma and in the process unearth the innate power and gifts essential to weaving the new world.    Thérèse holds a BA from NYU and MFA from Rutgers University. Her work has been featured in Essence, Forbes, Jezebel, MindBodyGreen among others.   If you'd like to connect with Thérèse, here are ways to do so: - Via IG: instagram.com/theresecator or instagram.com/embodiedblackgirl - Via Email: [email protected] or  - Visit her websites at theresecator.com and and embodiedsolidarity.org   ---- If you're ready to step into your healing after a loss, an infertility diagnosis, or birth trauma, here are ways in which I can support you: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min 3. Enroll in Rebirth, my group course with the next cohort kicking off in April 2022. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

Self-love is hard for most people. It isn't a practice that's encouraged in our culture. Instead, we're continually fed messaging about what's wrong with us and what we need to change to reach a certain standard.    Now, when you've gone through a loss or infertility diagnosis, self-love feels even more out of reach. And yet, it is THE single most important pathway to our healing and liberation.    This episode explores the ways in which we've been taught to disconnect ourselves from our own love, how this pattern shows up in different areas of our lives, including intimate relationships, and how to reclaim our connection with ourselves as a source of love and self-compassion.    **If today's episode resonates with you, please share it with someone else you think might benefit from it. Your message just might be what they needed to receive today.    And If you'd like some support on your healing or pregnancy journey, here are ways I can help: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   3. Enroll in Rebirth, a group healing course that will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. The next cycle begins soon. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

Welcome to 2022, beloved. How are you arriving?   Is it with excitement? Some anxiety? With rules about what you need to do to make this the best year yet?    We tend to feel that entering the New Year is like entering a magical portal where everything needs to now be new, better, and different. But growth and healing don't operate that way. They move with a rhythm and cycle that may be different from the flip of a calendar from December  to January. Knowing this removes the unnecessary pressure that impacts your well-being.    In this episode, I'll help you to: Unpack some of complex emotions that show up at the end of the year and the beginning of another Understand how these emotions impact your goals for the new year and overall well-being And explore practices that may better support your own rhythm so that you can walk this earth with a greater sense of freedom, ease, and grace   **If this episode resonates with you, drop me a line at [email protected] to let me know.      And If you'd like some support on your healing or pregnancy journey, here are ways I can help: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min 3. Enroll in Rebirth, a group healing course that will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. The next cycle begins in early 2022. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

I've shared in previous episodes that my experience with my angel baby, Mateo, was so massively impactful that I could never capture our story in one single episode. Well, this one got pretty close! And I think that happened because I was being interviewed by someone else.    In this episode, I share: - My first pregnancy loss journey - My second pregnancy and being with my son in the NICU - Mateo's transition—including both the pain and the beauty that it brought - What it means to be a Birth Warrior - And ways in which I support other Birth Warriors on their healing or pregnancy journey If you're ready to step into your healing, here are ways in which I can support you:   1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min 3. Enroll in Rebirth, my group course with the next cohort kicking off in early 2022. This will support you in diving even deeper into your healing and giving birth to a more powerful you. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

Acupuncture is one of the healing modalities that support fertility and a healthy pregnancy. In this episode, I chat with Acupuncturist and owner of Sano Acupuncture, Joannie Campuzano-Cepeda, about why acupuncture is beneficial, what happens in a session, and how it can support overall health.    Here's more about Joannie and how to get in touch with her:    Joannie's Bio: Joannie Campuzano is an acupuncturist, herbalist, and wellness coach specializing in the treatment of fertility, mood disorders, and pain. She is also certified in facial rejuvenation acupuncture. She graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine with a Masters in Chinese Medicine.    She descends from a Latin American lineage of healers and herbalists. From a young age, she knew that she wanted to help people in the same way her father healed many people in her community.  Joannie's mission and purpose is to bring relief to her patients suffering with psycho-emotional issues, infertility, and chronic pain. Her goal is to help every person she works with to reconnect with that inner healing wisdom...to help you live a life that is pain-free, full of meaning, and joy.     >> Website: sanoacu.com >> Email: [email protected]  >> Instagram: @sanoacupuncture / @joanniewellness   ----   If you'd like additional support in your healing, here's how I can help:  1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min 3. Enroll in Rebirth, a beautiful group space l to support you in diving even deeper in your healing. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/rebirth-discovery LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

Through working with clients for the past several years, and through doing my own healing work for even longer, this is one of the observations I've made: We sometimes get in the way of our own healing.   It isn't that we decide that we won't heal. It's that we unconsciously choose to stay where we are in the pain. It sounds irrational, but the reason behind it merits compassion.    The greatest gift I can offer you is the gift of your freedom. And I do so through making you aware of what influences you in the background, so that you liberate yourself to make conscious decisions instead.    In this episode, I share: What happens in the emotional body / subconscious that leads people to block or self-sabotage their own healing, so that even when we say we want something, our actions don't support our words  Ways that healing can be less daunting An upcoming group course that will support you in deepening your healing for the next few months with other Birth Warriors     If you're ready to step into your healing, here are ways in which I can support you: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   3. Enroll in Rebirth, my group course launching this November to support you in diving even deeper in your healing. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]   

I share a lot about the limitations of our conventional healthcare model. And so, what an absolute pleasure it was to sit and chat with Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Monique Mazza, and learn more about what our care should actually entail.  In this episode, we discuss: What Naturopathic Medicine is and how it's different from Allopathic Medicine (or what I refer to as the "conventional medicine" in the episode) What might be happening in the body that could lead to infertility or loss What testing you should ensure you're having done to get to the root cause of those imbalances And more! Dr Mazza's Bio: Dr. Mazza is a licensed Naturopathic physician with over 15 years of clinical experience. She began her medical career as an emergency medical technician for a volunteer fire department in New York. In addition to her education as a naturopathic primary care physician, Dr. Mazza has additional certifications in intravenous nutrient therapy, German biological medicine and biodynamic farming. Her current passion surrounds growing food as medicine at her home in Earthaven Ecovillage. Connect With Her Here: Via Email: [email protected]   Website: http://www.drmoniquemazza.com/ Her Growing Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/drmmazza/) and Youtube Channels (https://www.youtube.com/user/juanpamoe11)  Resources to Explore: Environmental Working Group (EWG) for the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 List: https://www.ewg.org/ "Skindeep" to evaluate the safety of beauty products: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep  To find a local ND: https://naturopathic.org/    Please share this episode with someone you know may benefit.      And here are some ways in which I can support you while you're on your journey: Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min Enroll in Rebirth, my group course launching this November to support you in diving even deeper in your healing. Learn more about Rebirth Here: https://www.nataleefacey.com/rebirth. And let's chat to see if the program is a good fit for you: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

Going through loss or infertility is difficult on its own. And having a history of sexual trauma adds even more layers of triggers and emotions to work through. Because these triggers and emotions intensify during pregnancy and childbirth, I want you to be aware of them. When they're no longer operating in the background, you get to take your power back!    In this episode, I walk you through: What triggers and emotions may show up in pregnancy, while you're giving birth, and in hospital settings in general  What you can do to overcome triggers/heavy emotions and feel safer within your body Forms of support you can enlist to increase the chances of your birth being a healing experience (vs a retraumatizing one)   **Please share this episode with someone who you think might benefit from it. Together, we lift each other higher.    And here are some ways in which I can support you while you're on your journey: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]   

This week's episode with Pleasure Activist, Marisa Sullivan, is now one of my favorites!  We discussed how absolutely magical the body's anatomy is and the many ways in which it was built for pleasure. We also explored how trauma can inhibit pleasure and conception, and practices Marisa uses to help her clients reclaim both.  This episode also introduces the Wheel of Consent, a tool which can support you in feeling more empowered in your body, relationship, and birthing experience. And last, but certainly not least, we discussed an ancient healing tool that can support you in both healing sexual trauma and successfully conceiving. Not an episode you'll want to miss!    Here's how to learn more about Marisa and her work: Visit Marisa's Website: marisasullivanhealing.com Connect with her on IG: @marisasullivan1  Reach out via Email: [email protected]  Check out her upcoming Sexual Empowerment Course   Marisa's Bio: Marisa Sullivan is a Modern Day Mystic, a Dance Mom Tantrika, a Pleasure Witch.  She teaches Women and Couples Sexual Empowerment, Sacred Sexuality, How to maximize the magic and medicine of sexual juiciness, how to be authentic in our sexual expression, inhabiting our yes and no and, understanding the power of pleasure.  She shares her awe and respect of the wisdom of our anatomy, especially the female genital and pelvic bowl anatomy and their entwinement.  She helps women balance their menstrual cycles, harness their fertility, birth, mother, partner, build communities, vision and create their lives.  She is a mind/body/life journey healer using yoga, Breath, meditation, Reiki, ritual, Yoni steaming, joy, laughter, Breathwork, creative play and sexual education. She has been teaching and exploring for more than 25 years.    She believes Love is a super power we can all harness to effect change in our lives and world.   ----   And here are some ways in which I can support you while you're on your journey:   1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected] 

We are so much better at giving grace to others than we are at giving grace to ourselves. I was inspired to share this mini-episode exploring what it means to have "room for grace" and the sense of peace and openness that can come as a result.    If it speaks to you, perhaps you're meant to hear it. :)   If you do enjoy it, feel free to drop me a line via email ([email protected]) or DM me on Instagram (@thebirthwarriors) to let me know what resonated with you.   And if you'd like additional support or resources on your healing or pregnancy journey, here are some ways I can help: 1. Join the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, Birth Warrior. And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min   3. A Group Healing Program Launching in Fall 2021 is in the works! So much healing occurs in community when you're with others on a similar journey. Join the mailing list so you'll be updated when registration is open: https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]      Music By: Meditation Impromptu by Kevin MacLeod

I believe that we are spiritual beings expressed in physical bodies. It means that even after our babies have made their transition out of their physical bodies, they still exist in spirit.    A few months ago, I did a podcast episode reading excerpts from "Memories of Heaven" by Dr. Wayne Dyer (Ep 24). The book features stories from parents whose little ones had memories of being in heaven before they came here on Earth, including children who had made their transition prior due to a pregnancy loss, abortion, etc. I know, it's wild! But there were too many accounts from parents all over the world to deny that babies are also spiritual beings who aren't limited by a physical death. And even after they make their transition, our connection with them remains.    In this episode, I share some of the beautiful and magical experiences I've had with my little ones. I hope this encourages you to keep the connection open with your baby and still feel their love through the many ways they might send you reminders that they're still here.    With lots of love,  Natalee And here are some ways to get additional support while you're on your journey: Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]   

  There is no separation between the mind and body. What impacts our thoughts and emotions also impacts what shows up in the body.     As a Birth Doula, I also have the privilege of supporting birthing people as they bring their babies earthside. What I've learned is that our subconscious fears seem to come to a climax in the midst of childbirth because it feels as though there is so much at stake. In today's episode, I share scientific research showing the link between unhealed emotions, limiting beliefs about the body, and how these can lead to complications during pregnancy and childbirth.     My desire for you is to have an awareness of what's happening in your thoughts and emotions, and the impact it can have on you or your baby. And moving to the next level, to have ALL the support you want or need during pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Knowledge is power. And what an empowered birthing person you'll be with what I share in this week's episode!   And here are some ways to get additional support while you're on your journey: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

Hey Birth Warrior, I'm hosting a Healing Circle & Experiential Workshop on Sat, Jul 24 at 2PM EST teaching somatic tools to support you in your healing after loss, infertility, or a traumatic birthing experience.   Learn more or RSVP on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-healing-circle-for-birth-warriors-tickets-162918643047   Or at nataleefacey.com/events   SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS:   If you've been feeling isolated in your journey, misunderstood, or afraid to share the emotions that come up for you around pregnancy and womb healing, come to where your tribe is! 🙌🏾 🤗   Our Healing Circle gathering is a space for you to come as you are with all that you've been having to hold on your own.   This will be a private and sacred space online in which you can feel less alone on your journey...regardless of where you are in you healing or pregnancy.   This particular session focuses on Somatic or body-based practices using your breath, hands, voice, and simple body movements to release stress, fear, worry, anxiety or other heavy emotions. We'll have moments of group sharing, practicing the tools together, and a closing meditation/visualization.    If you're unable to attend live, RSVP to receive the replay.  ---- And here are some ways to get additional support while you're on your journey: Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0 Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

Today's episode is a loving heart-to-heart. Listen to it when you have space to process and work through some questions that may potentially be challenging. Key among them: What's at the root of your desire for having children?   This isn't to discourage you from wanting children. Children are beautiful. However, as you're on this journey, I want you to be aware of who you are in the midst of it all.    Who or what might be influencing your desire? What's at your heart of hearts? And what's being impacted by something else that will still need healing even after your little one/s arrive.    It's your awareness that leads to your liberation, healing, and empowerment. Wherever you are on your pregnancy journey, my desire is for you to be able to feel whole. I want you to be good!   Take your time with this one. And whatever comes up for you, I'm only an email ([email protected]) or Instagram message away.  ---- And here are some ways to get additional support while you're on your journey:   1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]   

Just as heavy emotions or painful memories might come up for you on Mother's Day and other special occasions, the same might be the case for your partner this Fathers Day (and other special days). What I've noticed with fathers though, is that they tend to prioritize your needs over theirs. This may lead to them hiding any emotions that may come up for them to ensure that they're protecting your emotions.    In this episode, I share tips on creating space for your partner and honoring them on Father's Day (while finding the balance to tend to your needs as well). I also share a piece that I wrote for my husband 3 years ago on Father's Day. It's a way for me to honor him publicly because so much of his support and love towards me is done in the background. He's the gentle warrior who has my back and helps to build my resilience as we move through this journey.    I hope you enjoy this episode. Sending love to you today and always!   ---- If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you: 1. Get on the Birth Warrior Mailing List to receive inspiration and resources for your emotional healing. You'll also be the first to learn about upcoming workshops and Healing Circles. AND you get two bonus gifts lovingly created by me when you sign up!  https://www.subscribepage.com/k8l9d0   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO! >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Tasha of @tashastea_ on Instagram and learning about her Birth Warrior Journey through an early-stage pregnancy loss, infertility, and the loss of her rainbow twins.    What inspires me about Tasha's story is her courage to hold space for it all—the love and the pain, the joy and the grief—and her desire to inspire other Birth Warriors to keep going on their journey.    Hopefully this conversation offers a splash of inspiration for your own path ahead and the reminder that you are never alone. So much of what Tasha shares may resonate with you. And if it does, be sure to send her some love and appreciation on IG: @tashastea_.    ---- If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you:   1. Join an upcoming virtual Healing Circle to be in a safe and sacred space with other Birth Warriors and experience tools that will deepen your healing. Sign up for my newsletter to learn about the next session and secure your spot: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/i1z3o1   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min Learn More >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  Say Hello >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]

If having challenges on the pregnancy journey such as a loss or infertility diagnosis has left you feeling as though you're not a mother, I'm here to tell you that you 100% are.  We've been using the wrong definition for motherhood. Our children become our children before they're here with us on Earth and our children are still our children even after they've transitioned back to Spirit.    In this episode, I share: 1. Stories from parents all over the world whose children remember choosing them as parents before they were born (fascinating!) 2. The framework that I use for motherhood as a result of this wisdom 3. A beautiful healing experience I had with my babies 4. Ways to practice self-care and create boundaries around Mother's Day and other days that may be triggering   ---   If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you: 1. Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6:30PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE: >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO: >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]  >> Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity  

Today's episode is with the powerful, wise and inspiring Naked Yoga Goddess, Kimberly Baker Simms.    My spirit guided me to share Kimberly's work with you because our relationship with the body changes to a negative one after a loss or infertility diagnosis. What Kimberly teaches about the healing that's possible through nakedness may certainly help to reconnect you to the beauty and strength of your body.    We discuss: Healing grief through pleasure Being naked, unashamed and invulnerable  Finding pleasure in parenting The power of sisterhood/community... and so much more!   Learn more about Kimberly at https://www.thenakedyogagoddess.com/. She's also on IG as @nakedyogagoddess.    We also talked about the work of Regena Thomashauer, or Mama Gena. Learn more about her at mamagenas.com   And if you'd like support on your pregnancy or healing journey, see below for all the ways you can reach me:   Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity   Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min Learn More >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  Say Hello >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]  >> Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity 

Today's episode was such a juicy, joyful conversation with my cosmic friend, Andrea Gomez. Andrea describes herself as a "creator of things that infuse our life with magic" and our conversation was absolutely magical—exploring what it means to be energetic beings, splashing our feet into the ocean of Human Design, and connecting heart-to-heart on how we've each grown to be more authentic versions of ourselves.    And we of course spoke about birthwork! I shared the beauty and magic of the birthing experience as I see it, what led to me becoming a coach, and something I've never shared with you before about all the things I am considering when I'm working with a client on their healing/pregnancy journey.    Find Andrea and her magical world on her website, www.nourishingwitch.com or on Instagram @nourishingwitch. I highly recommend exploring a Human Design reading on her website: https://www.nourishingwitch.com/humandesignreadings. She's also birthing a beautiful Tarot card deck that embodies so much of the magic we discussed in this episode.    And if you'd like support on your pregnancy or healing journey, see below for all the ways you can reach me:   1. Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity   2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]  >> Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity 

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with one of the members our Birth Warrior Community on Facebook, Mary Kristine Porter-Chorley. Mary is Mama to her son, Joseph, who lives in the sky, and an adorable cat named Gizmo.   She's also the co-founder of "Love from O," a baby-loss charity providing support for men, non birthing partners & families. (Shout-out to Shannen Read, another beautiful Birth Warrior based in the U.K. who cofounded Love from O with Mary).    To connect with Mary, find her on IG (@thechorleyedit) or on her blog (https://thechorleyedit.blogspot.com). And of course, join her and the other Birth Warriors inside of our private Facebook community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity.  ----      If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you: Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]  >> Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity   

The Black birthing experience in the United States has such deep and rich history. Some aspects are painful and others beautiful, but all of it laced with resistance, a constant fight to reclaim the sacredness of birth, to liberate our bodies, and secure a safer future for our children and families.  In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicole JeanBaptiste, who's a mother, Birthworker, Birth Advocate, and Oral Historian. So much of Nicole's work involves honoring and uplifting the Black birthing experience. She shared with us, the contributions of Black women to the field of Gynecology, the origins of midwifery in the United States, the imbalances in our medical system that bring harm to birthing people, and ways we can move towards a safer birthing experience.    >> To Stay in Touch with Nicole, find her here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sese_doula // Learn More about Nicole on her website: https://www.sesedoulaservices.com >> Donate to the Bronx Rebirth & Progress Collective to help them to further their work in supporting Birthing people and families in the Bronx: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bxrebirth // Follow Them on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bxrebirthcollective  RESOURCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION: >> Dr Deirdre Cooper Owens, who teaches and writes extensively about the experiments done on Black slave women to advance the field of Gynecology. Learn more about her here: https://www.deirdrecooperowens.com/ // Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/deirdrecooperowens/    >> The Business of Being Born to help you better understand the term, "medical industrial complex" in the birthing experience: https://www.thebusinessof.life/   >> Orgasmic Birth for examples of safe and beautiful birthing experiences—different from the dramatic portrayals we often see on TV: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/  --- If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you: 1. Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min LEARN MORE: >> Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  SAY HELLO: >> On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >> Via Email: [email protected]  >> Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity

As a Birth Warrior you know that there are certain dates that are especially hard to work through: the anniversary of your baby's estimated due date, the anniversary of the day they entered the world, and the anniversary of the day they left.    My son's birthday was on February 14th and boy were my emotions high as I moved closer to the date! In the first year after his transition, I remember being so uncertain about what to do that I ended up doing nothing at all. I hated the gaping hole I felt afterwards, and so this year, I decided that I would absolutely do something to honor him. And I did. What I was left with was a sense of peace and even joyfulness. (FYI...I noticed I mistakenly said that Feb 14 was his "Angel-versary" during the podcast. It was actually in March when he made his transition. ie, when he became an angel. He was born on Feb 14)   This week's podcast is an exploration into the MANY ways that not doing something to honor your baby ends up affecting you...and in actually, affecting all the spaces that require your presence. I walk you through what happens in your mind and body why that's the case, and really accessible ways that you can honor your baby and have that experience contribute to your ongoing healing.  ---   If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you:   1. Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity 2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  LEARN MORE > Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com    SAY HELLO > On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  > Via Email: [email protected]  > Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity   

How do you love and care for yourself when you're pregnant or think you might be pregnant? And how differently do you treat yourself or ask others to treat you when you're not pregnant?    We've entered into the month dedicated to love and while romantic love is fab(!), our first episode looks at the differences in how we love ourselves (love as an action) and how we ask others to love us when we're pregnant vs. when we're not. And on a deeper level, how we might be holding love and care from ourselves when we're not in the "pregnant club."    We're taught that we deserve love based on conditions—our ability to give something in return, ie. a baby. And so, when it's "just us," we either deprioritize our own care or may not feel that we have the same right to ask for what we need as we would if we were pregnant.    In this episode, I share how pregnancy inherently gives a greater permission to be loved and cared for and the differences you may experience after a loss. I share examples from my own pregnancy journey and some that might have snuck into yours without your knowing.   The truth of the matter is that you are worthy of love—pregnant or not, TTC or not, ready to try again or not. And if you do nothing else this month, allow yourself to be loved just because you exist.    ---   If you're looking to get to the next phase of your Birth Warrior Journey, here are ways that I can support you:   1. Join the private Birth Warrior Facebook Community with others on their healing journey. Whether you're seeking ways to bolster your healing, are on a pause, or are actively trying to conceive, the community allows you to be with other Birth Warriors on their journey, and get the support you need for your next step. I lead a weekly live (Birth Warrior Wednesday!) every Wednesday at 6PM ET and share resources so you can be the fearless warrior you're meant to be on this journey. Join us here: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity    2. Work 1:1 with me for your emotional healing or to gently guide you through a conception to childbirth plan for your next pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss or infertility is tough, and you do not have to feel overwhelmed or alone. You've been through enough, warrior! And you are so much stronger with the right support! Book a complimentary strategy call with me to help you get clarity for the next phase of your journey: https://calendly.com/nataleefacey/20min  Learn More > Learn more about who I am and why I love to do this work at nataleefacey.com  Say Hello > On Instagram: @thebirthwarriors  >Via Email: [email protected]  >Inside the Birth Warrior Community: facebook.com/groups/birthwarriorcommunity