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Seasonal, Cyclical, Nourishing. Tips for empowering your feminine.
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Seasonal, Cyclical, Nourishing. Tips for empowering your feminine.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Chaya of Shomrit Momtana to talk about the sacred path of birth guardianship - a term I hadn’t heard until we connected. Chaya supports women in reclaiming their sovereignty throughout the birthing journey and her presence is so grounded and nurturing that just listening to her felt like being wrapped in the wisdom of generations.
As women, we all want to feel safe and empowered, whether we’re out running errands, spending time with loved ones, or even just enjoying a peaceful walk. But with everything going on in the world, it can be hard to know where to start. How do we stay aware and prepared without feeling overwhelmed or fearful? I’m sharing some practical, big sister-style safety tips that I recently discussed in an episode of The Freely Feminine Podcast with two incredible women, Taalyr and Annah.
How often do you find yourself caught up in the day-to-day whirlwind of tasks and to-dos, feeling like there’s never enough time to just be? In a recent episode of the Freely Feminine Podcast, Katie Galvin and I dug deep into some rich, heart-centered conversations around spaciousness, nourishment, the journey through motherhood, and what radical self care for moms looks like in modern society.
Marketing often feels overwhelming, especially if you're trying to stay true to your values while growing your business. The good news? Marketing can be both effective and aligned with your purpose—without the hustle. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Rachel Murphy from Rooted Strategy where she shared her practical, heart-centered strategies that will help you create authentic marketing that connects deeply with your audience while staying true to who you are.
To start this off, I want to share this statement: A female-led business is a masculine business. This is where the nuance comes in.
If you follow much of the femininity space, you've probably heard that a feminine business is all about flow, with no structure, banning schedules and systems, and so on. That's true in some ways about a feminine business, but a feminine-led business is different. It’s led by the feminine but structured by the masculine.
Grab your favorite cozy drink, and let's chat about restoring your personal sovereignty and finding freedom from alcohol.
Peacefully Prepared…It's such a beautiful juxtaposition when you think about it—how these two seemingly opposing ideas can actually work together to make us stronger and more secure. Peacefully prepared.
Did you know your pleasure and connection are key indicators for your health as a woman? This post will empower you with insights into your body's chemistry so you can build a life that feels nourishing and congruent with your design.
I want you to think about rest.. about the last time you felt truly spacious + open. Maybe this was on a really good vacation, maybe this was before kids, maybe this was yesterday…when was it for you?
When you have felt your best, your most vibrant, your most clear…
You aren't tired because you need more sleep...You’re uninspired because you’ve disconnected from the magic of life. The constant busyness and expectations have taken over and you’ve lost sense of who you are and all the glistening, glorious wonders of you.
Growing up in a traditional Christian home I always found it strange that this wasn’t talked about more. I remember sitting in church listening to the story of Jesus and being so awestruck at the gift of Mary and women.
To this day I feel overwhelmed by the blessing it is to be a woman and my whole heart is for each woman to feel that about themselves, too. There’s simply nothing like it.
During your late luteal phase (this is your "inner autumn" phase just before you begin bleeding again), you slip into a reflective energy that is extra sensitive to your environment. You naturally go into a hyper-critical state in order to analyze what in your life needs to be polished, enhanced, or released.
Being in your feminine allows you to be in ease and receptivity for you to actually allow all that hard work to bear fruit and excel in business as a woman without burning out.
We need all seasons. We need the depth of winter to send nutrients deep, and we need the heat of summer to drive growth forward into maturation. We need the autumn and the spring to help us gentle arrive at both “extremes” with tools and capacity.
In the same way, we honor the internal cycles of our bodies and the seasonal cycles of nature, astrology offers a way to honor and create awareness around the cycles of the celestial bodies that interact with life here on Earth.
It’s so important to recognize the blocks we carry and bring acceptance to them while developing tools to unblock or upgrade them, so that we cannot only express ourselves, but also receive our desires, and return fullest potential.
Our female infradian rhythm (aka menstrual cycle) is a relatively new discovery to science. The truth is, science will never truly catch up to the magic of women.
While it's amazing to now have studies to validate our experience as women, our bodies worked this way long before science caught up and made it "official".
Cycle syncing is just a starting point to reconnecting with your body and getting a feel for the journey but YOU are the most important part. Your knowing, your wisdom, your relationship to your body, and your communication with her needs and desires.
World War II changed both the type of work women did and the volume at which they did it. Five million women entered the workforce between 1940-1945.
We filled a gap and met the need for workers as men went off to war. But we stepped into a framework designed for men’s biology- a 24 hour hormonal cycle vastly different from our own. Learning how to work with our female biology through the lens of cycle syncing actually improves our productivity without the burnout.
Our nervous system helps us and
protects us by alerting us to danger, responding, and
notifying us when we need to rest.
Your menstrual cycle is woven into every part of your life whether you’re aware of it or not and is an incredible tool that benefits all areas of life. There is no doubt this practice empowers connection with yourself, returns your reproductive sovereignty, and increases wellness. Here are 5 benefits of cycle syncing.
As a woman, your menstrual cycle is the perfect blueprint for health, vitality, and sustainability. Cycle syncing is simply the practice of aligning with this blueprint and the wisdom your body provides.
On this episode of the Freely Feminine Podcast, I am joined by Tori Matthews.
Today we're discussing how to begin fostering this innate and beautiful femininity in preparation for motherhood.
On this episode of the Freely Feminine Podcast, I am joined by Annika Taylor with Nourished By Nature!
Join us as we dive into the nervous system to help you live a more thriving and nourished life as a woman.
Mothers and mentors: you have a responsibility to your daughters to cultivate a connection with your body and teach them how to do the same.
This is for the woman doubting her dreams.
There is no mistake in the passions and dreams in your heart.
Each and every one has purpose in it and offers insight into a deeper calling.
You don't have to know it all right now, you don't have to deal with every demon this week. Let your body lead you to healing and reach for the tools supplementarily and for restoration - not as a first step. Listen and lean in.
“Don’t worry about it!”
“Just finish your food. There are starving children in other countries.”
“Just take some ibuprofen and get to work.”
“A little wine will help take the edge off.”
With winter just around the corner, I can’t help but think about how this season invites us to slow down, reflect, and just be for a while. And honestly? It feels like such a relief.
You know, life has a way of getting overwhelming, doesn’t it? We juggle work, family, our health (oh, the health curveballs), and so many expectations. But winter, with its quiet chill, kind of gives us permission to step back. It whispers, “Hey, it’s okay to take a breath.” So, that’s what I’m doing, and I’d love for you to join me in this pause.