Mother's Path

PS.Babies learn to sleep the same way they learn everything else. Through relationships.Through watching you wind down.Through shared rhythm.Through a home that ebbs and flows with natural light, evening slowness, and nervous system safety.Sleep isn’t trained into them. It’s modeled.This season’s finale is about being the grown woman in the room. Putting on your big girl pants — not in a harsh way, but in a regulated way. Not rigid. Not frantic. Not outsourcing your intuition to an app, a tracker, or a schedule that overrides what you’re seeing in front of you.When you are steady, your baby borrows that steadiness.And over time, that steadiness becomes sleep.Thanks for listening to this season!Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we consider the connection between tongue ties and maternal rigidity.We explore the idea that tension shows up in more places than we think. In our nervous systems, in feeding dynamics, and sometimes even in tissue. While tongue ties are anatomical and real, we discuss how breastfeeding struggles are often layered: body, baby, birth, and the emotional resistance to being changed by motherhood.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we explore the victim triangle and how it shows up in motherhood.Sometimes, without realizing it, we place our children in the role of “the problem.” They’re too sensitive. Too wild. Too anxious. Too behind. Too much. And in doing so, we unintentionally step into a dynamic where the issue lives inside them rather than examining the environment, the expectations, or our own patterns.Our children are not design flaws to fix. They are mirrors, messengers, and developing humans responding to the ecosystems we help create.If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles of frustration, this conversation invites you to gently turn the focus inward. Not to criticize yourself, but to remember where your agency lives.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we talk about aging. Not as something to fight, but something to step into.Learn how we picture ourselves aging and why so many of us have been taught to resist what is actually natural and inevitable. Instead of chasing youth, what would it look like to lean into age? To welcome the steadiness, the clarity, the boundaries, the deeper self-trust that often comes with it?Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

When something comes up in motherhood, where do you turn first?The group chat? Social media? A poll of opinions?In this episode, we talk about the difference between crowdsourcing our motherhood and resourcing ourselves.We explore how constantly seeking outside input can slowly erode a mother’s confidence and how easy it is to disconnect from our own intuition when every decision is filtered through the noise of the internet. Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

We explore how intentionality compounds over time and how many of the things people call “lucky” are truly the result of quiet, consistent alignment. It is not luck, but clarity + action + embodied belief.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we challenge the narrative that children simply get sick all winter long. We explore the idea that illness isn’t a seasonal inevitability and that winter may not be the villain we’ve made it out to be.Instead, we look deeper. We explore how children are deeply responsive to their environment and especially to the nervous system of their mother. What if winter sickness is less about cold weather and more about disconnection from rhythm, rest, and regulation?Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In our Season 3 premiere, Emily shares the story of Wally’s birth - a freebirth in the quiet of her own home, attended only by her husband while her children slept nearby.Whether you are planning a hospital birth, homebirth, exploring what autonomy in motherhood means to you, or simply curious, this conversation invites you to reflect on where your power lives.Gentle note: Freebirth is a deeply personal decision. This episode shares one woman’s lived experience and is not medical advice. Every mother deserves informed, thoughtful support in whatever setting she chooses.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement | Grounded Mother | Book Lactation AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

Our season finale episode, just in time for a seasonal shift! Emily prepares to welcome baby number three and Taylor gears up for a move to Northern Michigan for the winter. We are taking stock of what it means to live seasonally. Aligning our lives with the shifts in light, temperature, and energy. From morning sun to slower winter days, we talk about how following the current of the natural world may lead to a deeper sense of harmony in the body and the home.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

One of our favorite episodes yet! This week we chat about what it really means to nourish the female body. How simple, intentional choices can restore balance, energy, and vitality. Rediscovering what it means to be well-fed, well-rested, and deeply supported. Join us!Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

This week we’re talking about our ideas around natural rhythms and roles that exist within our families - the mother as nurturer and nourisher, the father as protector and provider. Not as boxes to fit into, but as energies that bring balance and wholeness to the home. We explore what it feels like when we live within these roles, and what happens when they’re forgotten or flipped. It’s a nuanced conversation about remembering who we are sprinkled with a little bit of humor.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we talk about returning to our wild design - syncing with the sun, seasons, and our instincts. When we stop fighting our nature and start living closer to it, life begins to feel more alive, more easeful, more true.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we talk about returning to our wild design - syncing with the sun, seasons, and our instincts. When we stop fighting our nature and start living closer to it, life begins to feel more alive, more easeful, more true.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

We are exploring what it means to truly take ownership of your life - as a woman, a mother, a creator. We are often given the message to wait for rescue, for permission, for the right moment or right person. But what if no one is coming? What if you are the one you’ve been waiting for?We talk about stepping out of the victim mindset and into radical responsibility. Reclaiming the power to shape your reality, your home, your motherhood, your days. This conversation is about remembering that everything begins and ends with you.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode, we explore what it means to support our children without rushing to label, fix, or intervene. So much of modern parenting assumes that babies need constant correction or management but what if the opposite were true?Welcome to the practice of watchful waiting: a space where we step back, hold presence, and allow our little ones to reveal their own capacity to adapt and grow.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

This week on Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, we dive into a freeing and confronting truth: everything is a choice.We share our own stories of moments when we realized we were living in a victim mindset - and how choosing differently changed everything. From how we respond to our kids, to how we care for our bodies, to the stories we tell ourselves about what is possible. We talk about how each choice writes the next chapter of our motherhood.This episode is a call to wake up to the power you already hold. You are not at the mercy of your circumstances. You are actively creating your life, choice by choice. When you own that truth, you unlock the freedom to change how you feel, how you live, and how you mother.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentComment, like, and share!

Welcome back to season two of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots! In this opening episode we welcome you to our living room to share stories about how our own inner state has shaped the atmosphere around us - the way the home feels, how our children respond, how we move through our days. We talk about the power mothers have to shift the “weather” in the home.This is an invitation to notice how your energy sets the tone for your family’s space, to tend to your own nervous system as a way of tending to your home, and to step into your role as the heart of the household intention.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy10% Off Your Sauna SpaceDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal NutritionBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In the season finale of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, we explore the transformative idea of radical responsibility—what it looks like to take full ownership of our choices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. This isn’t about blame. It’s about empowerment.We don’t promise ease. But we do promise truth, encouragement, and a reminder that you are the expert on your baby, your body, and your family.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, we open the conversation around infant sleep with gentleness, honesty, and intention. We explore how to make a baby a “good sleeper” and challenge the mainstream sleep expectations placed on new mothers.It's for the tired mother who needs permission to let go of the pressure and find peace in presence.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

This week we’re diving into what happens after birth—physically, emotionally, and practically. The postpartum period is often referred to the trenches but we are here to tell you it can b JOYOUS. We’re here to talk about what postpartum can look like, ways to create a healing space, and how to feel supported in this new season of life.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, we honor the sacred terrain of birth—where the maiden begins to root deeply into her transformation. We explore the innate wisdom of birthing bodies, the importance of dynamic movement in labor, and how reconnecting with feminine rhythms can support a more embodied, intuitive birth.Join us as we reflect on the roles assigned to us versus those we reclaim, and how embracing femininity and body awareness during pregnancy can shift the way we show up to birth - not as passive patients, but as powerful participants.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

Pregnancy is a time of transformation - physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In this episode, we talk honestly about what it means to feel good in your body while growing new life, and how to make aligned choices that honor both mother and baby.From food and movement to mindset and medical decisions, we explore how pregnancy can be a deeply empowered season when you're tuned in to your intuition and supported by solid information.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

We dive into the season of preconception - the fertile ground where life begins to take root. Whether you're actively trying to conceive or simply opening your heart to the idea of motherhood, we explore how to intentionally prepare your body, mind, and environment for new life.We break down four key pillars of preconception health:Nutrition. Movement. Relationships. Rest.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentLearn To Make Sauerkraut Learn To Make MeatstockSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode we are holding space for the bumps in the road that can come with breastfeeding - sore nipples, latch, ties, and more. While it’s natural, it’s not always easy and knowing how to navigate the hard moments can make all the difference.We also reflect on the emotional side of breastfeeding struggles and how to stay connected to your intuition even when things feel hard.You are not alone, and this episode is a gentle reminder that there is help, healing, and hope on the other side of challenge.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this episode of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, we’re diving into the essentials of breastfeeding. Whether you’re a first-time mom or preparing for another journey through motherhood, this conversation is designed to help you lay a solid foundation for breastfeeding with confidence and clarity.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!

In this week’s episode, Taylor shares the personal stories of her two birth experiences. One that was long, dramatic, and filled with unexpected, unwanted interventions, and another that unfolded with calmness and confidence.We explore what happens when birth doesn’t go according to plan, how to process and grow from those moments, and how Taylor’s first labor shaped the experience of her second son’s birth. This conversation is a testament to the strength of mothers, the wisdom we carry from one birth to the next, and the transformation that comes along the way.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal Education⁠Book an AppointmentSubscribe, leave a review, and share!

Welcome to the very first episode of Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots, hosted by Emily and Taylor! In this conversation, Emily opens up about her journey into motherhood—sharing the raw and emotional births of her two children.From her first experience navigating the unknowns of new motherhood to her second baby’s whirlwind two-hour labor followed by a NICU admission, Emily’s story is one of deep intuition, resilience, and surrender.We explore what it means to embrace the unpredictable nature of birth and how sharing our stories helps us reclaim confidence and connection in the postpartum space.Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding & @taylorricketts_Video editing by @crownedonevisualsSponsor: Purity Coffee - enjoy mold free, organic coffee with our discount code loveofbreastfeedingDynamic Infant Movement For Breastfeeding And BeyondThe Ultimate Guide To Perinatal Nutritionthe power of breastfeeding: Prenatal Breastfeeding Guidepreparing for a hospital birth: Labor and Delivery Prenatal EducationBook an AppointmentSubscribe, share, leave a review, connect with us!If you’ve ever had to make peace with a birth you didn’t anticipate - this episode is for you.