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

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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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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

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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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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: naha@therecoverymethodinfo.com
  
  
  

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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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.

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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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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.

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

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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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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

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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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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.

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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.

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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: hello@nataleefacey.com
• 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