Melanie has a lot of story medicine to share with you today. In her own words:

"Through my birth story, I hope to help others see the sacred medicine even in the most difficult experiences."

"If you have a deep scar, that is a door." - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "The wound is the place where the Light enters you." Rumi

Melanie is dedicated to helping individuals cultivate unconditional self-love through wellness, spiritual, and psychological practices, including archetypal psychology, divine feminine ceremony, and energy healing.

She trains and certifies Self-Love Coaches, offers Ritual Facilitator and Spiritual Leader Initiations, and provides a variety of programs, retreats, and workshops.

Melanie has worked with thousands worldwide, guiding them to embrace both their shadow and light to create a more magical life.

@ theselflovelifestyle

https://live.theselflovelifestyle.com/melaniemonaco

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠

To join the FREE educational and supportive Virtual Village Circle for families seeking a natural, physiological, and deeply spiritual conception, pregnancy, labor or postpartum click HERE .

For all of your FREE resources click ⁠HERE⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

In this episode you will hear Alexxis tell the free birth story of her first born son, Noah.

Alexxis is a radical birth keeper, herbalist, and artist in Sedona, Arizona. During the freebirth of her son, the lack of feminine presence lead to her realizing that women supporting women isn’t just important, it is crucial to the healing of this world.

When labor started she found herself feeling shocked and it took some time to finally lean in to the sensations.

She tells how when she was in transition she found such relief from the women in her online community reflecting to her that everything sounded normal, that she was doing it and likely close to emergence.

The last three hours of her birth actualy felt enjoyable and medatative as she met the sensations full on.

We also chat about the sisterhood wound, the power of womb work, and the importance of postpartum preparation.

@amara.earth.birth

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠

To join the FREE educational and supportive Virtual Village Circle for families seeking a natural, physiological, and deeply spiritual conception, pregnancy, labor or postpartum click HERE .

For all of your FREE resources click ⁠HERE⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

In this episode Amanda will share about her embodied wisdom as a Pelvic Floor OT, Craniosacral Therapist (CST) & Mother.

We touch on several very important topics including:

Getting to the root cause of the dis-ease in our bodies, what a NO looks and feels like in our bodies and why its crucial to honor that.

We deep dive into what CST is and why it is a benefical modality for processing trauma stored in the body including the polyvagal therory.

We talk about what it means to be an embodied practioner of helaing arts and how doing our own inner work comes first.

Amanda shares about her maternal line and her own birth imprint. She shares about her two very fast unmedicated births in the hospital.

Again we discuss the importance of birth imprints for the coming generations.

Lastly, we talk about Motherhood and the gifts and lessons that come with it. Such as, unlearning the "Martyr Mother" and how to balance our soul callings in the early years of motherhood. Simply put- we need our village.

Amanda is a mother to two children ages 5 and 8.

It was the birth of her children that opened her to this sacred path of serving women. She feels the portal of birth was the opening to the journey she continues on today.

While not a home birth, Amanda birthed her two children in the hospital alongside her family and midwives naturally and unmedicated. They were fast and furious births that has left her heart wide open ever since.

Amanda is an Occupational Therapist specializing in women's pelvic health. After working as a traditional pelvic floor therapist and treating pelvic health conditions from a biomechanical approach she saw how some women just weren't getting better.

She began to treat pelvic health differently and saw amazing results! She started to address the "stuff" that was stored in women's bodies.

Through a somatic (body) based approach, Amanda helps women process stored emotions, stories, and unprocessed experiences that have been influencing and likely contributing to their physical health.

Through the gentle modality of craniosacral therapy and the use of somato-emotional release techniques Amanda offers her clients a safe and sacred space to heal from the inside out.

Amanda's private practice, Pearl Holistic Health, is located in Biddeford, Maine. She works with women through pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.

@pearlholistichealth

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠

To join the FREE educational and supportive Virtual Village Circle for families seeking a natural, physiological, and deeply spiritual conception, pregnancy, labor or postpartum click HERE .

For all of your FREE resources click ⁠HERE⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali