We look with new eyes at the ancient myth of Ariadne, Theseus and the minotaur. You may think you know this myth, but in today's episode Stephanie teases out some of its deeper and less-explored meanings. Ariadne's thread can be a beautiful metaphor of mind-body connection, and as we learn to follow the thread we become more fully yoked and experience greater balance and well-being. This episode looks at building our emotional readiness and resilience to prepare ourselves for better emotional outcomes in the birth space. Stephanie takes her listeners through a guided meditation, for which we recommend you tune in when you are in a safe and comfortable place in order to be able to follow your own internal thread.

To learn more about Stephanie's work, check out her website (bhavabirth.com) and connect with her on IG (@bhava_birth).

Manifesting has become part of our everyday language and culture, but how does it really work? Does it actually work? What place does it have in the birth space? As doulas, Katie and Stephanie have seen manifesting used in both beautiful and counterproductive ways. When manifesting is used as another way to "control outcomes" it can become just one more road to dashed expectations and disappointment. But when manifesting is approached through neuroscience and somatics, where the body and mind are allowed to work together, there is great potential for big impact. Join us in this engaging discussion that could very well change the name of the game for your birth and life!

To learn more about Katie's work, visit her website (freyabirth.com) or connect with her on IG (@freyabirth). Book referenced: Mind Magic, by James R. Doty MD

A closer look at the Genesis creation story helps us understand the spoken and unspoken precedents that underlay it. The way it has been interpreted and taught, over the centuries, inevitably leads us into the realm of Mind OVER Matter, where creation does not involve the flesh and blood but is solely a product of thought. In this sense, we are a technology of the gods; how does this show up in our modern birth culture? What does it look like when birth is no longer a process of flesh and blood, the human body erased, the feminine aspect forgotten, and overly controlled and dictated by technology? But things can go too far the other direction, unfortunately, in a Matter OVER Mind culture, where technology is needlessly vilified. This episode is an exploration into the world of Mind AND Matter where these two energies, or parts of the human experience, are balanced.

To learn more about Stephanie's work, visit her website (bhavabirth.com) or connect on IG (@bhava_birth). Book referenced: The Flesh & the Fruit: Remembering Eve & the Creative Power of Transgression, by Dr. Vanya Leilani