What are the rites of passage
in your womb story?
And how to honor them

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Okay, so most of us DO honor pregnancy and birth in a way that could be considered to be a rite of passage.

We have blessingways, baby showers, even postpartum care.

But what about all the other pivotal moments of our womb story that we pass through?

The truth is, honoring these transitional times is part of many ancestral traditions.

It’s not some kooky, woo-woo, new age thing. 
 
The more we get present with the immense changes…

everything from menarche, to fertility/birth, to losses like miscarriage/abortion/infertility, to hysterectomies (yes, that’s a HUGE unspoken right of passage, too), to menopause…

the more we’re able to embody our womb stories and really allow our emotions to flow, the traumas held in our wombspaces can soften, and the power inherent in your wombspace can come alive.
 
We can shift our perspective from dread or disdain to celebration and honoring hard (and transformational) times. 
 
Today’s episode is an invitation to explore what honoring these times can look and feel like.

I don’t have all the answers, but I hope to offer some inspiration to spark your creativity around what would feel really good *for you* in honoring any of these passages in your body and being. 
 
 
 Listen in to learn:

• Why honoring rites of passage in your life matters
• How we create culture by normalizing rites of passage
• About winter solstice as the fertile, generative dark workspace of the year
• Explorations of each womb story rite of passage (menarche, fertility/pregnancy/postpartum, all kinds of loss, hysterectomies, perimenopause/menopause)
• How to help me celebrate 100 episodes! :)

Resources:

• Natural Contraception online course coming Jan 2024 - get on the waitlist!
• Episode 45: Embodying winter w Jade Alicandro
• Episode 48: Simple ways to honor winter solstice
• Episode 49: Creating a “sacred window” using Ayurvedic wisdom w Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin
• Episode 89 : Returning to wholeness with Robin Rose Bennett

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.

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