If you've gone most of your menstruating history seeing it as an annoying inconvenience at best or a painful torture session you'll want to tune in for this episode.

We'll explore:

• the deeper meaning and symbolism of our cycles

• what it means to be a cyclical being (our menfolk too!)

• similarities between cycles phases in our bodies and in creation as a whole

• how God "sees us" in our cycles and makes provision for us

• how our bodies express truths about YHWH and the gospel

• feminine and masculine ways of learning and living with our cyces

• and so much more.

It's a delicious conversation. We hope you'll never see your period the same way again!

PS: Don't forget that our first-ever cohort of our one-of-a-kind holy wild birthkeeper training Is OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT until October 25th. We start classes on November 1st. ⁠Join us in Hearthmother Journey today.⁠

Resources for Your Deep Dive

• Kisha Gallagher (⁠Moonbeams and the Moedim Part I⁠, ⁠Moonbeams and the Moedim Part II⁠, ⁠Moonbeams and the Moedim Part III⁠, ⁠Moonbeams and the Moedim Part IV⁠)

• Zola Levitt -- ⁠The 7 Feasts of the Lord - The Making of a Baby⁠

  • ⁠A brief theology of the periods, yes really⁠ by Rachel Jones

• ⁠Theology of the Womb⁠

• ⁠myFLO app ⁠

• • ⁠Wisdom of the Womb⁠ (teas)

  • ⁠Sheila G’s post on honoring seasons ⁠

  • Rosh Codesh

• SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”

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  • Join ⁠Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted)⁠ - a FB community

  From Lauren:

  • ⁠Instagram⁠

  • Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com

  From Brooke:

  • ⁠Instagram⁠

  • ⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

  • ⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

  • ⁠Embrace Birth Journey Membership⁠ - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

The concept of hearthmother is a very personal one for Lauren, one which the Lord has been fleshing out over the years and has grown to include a model of sorts for finding your way into wholeness and health in virtually any area of life, but for our purposes here, in regards to pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.

Join us as we explore the theology of pain, the "curse" on Eve in the garden, why pain-free births end up happening (or not), redemptive suffering, expecting the goodness of God in birth, and what a better focus and goal might be instead of pain avoidance. 

Lauren and Brooke have each had free births and are supportive of them. But we're also supportive of midwifery (I mean, Lauren IS one!)...

But what does the word "midwife" mean anymore? Doesn't it seem like that word gets applied to lots of very different sorts of birth attendants?

What is autonomy and how does it relate to radical responsibility? We'll unpack the meaning of these concepts and their application to pregnancy, birth (and beyond)! Grab practical tips for walking joyfully in your responsibility as a pregnant woman, and consider the big picture theology behind this invitation, too.

We welcome your thoughts and reflections on this subject, too. Shoot us an email at holywildbirth@gmail.com.

Find us both online

Lauren's IG: @anointed birth

Brooke's IG: @sisterbirth / sisterbirth.com

In this episode, we'll introduce ourselves - Lauren Hall (Rooted in Eden) and Brooke Collier (Sister Birth) and let you in on the winding path that led us into birth work, to one another, and then to the creation of this podcast. You'll see the fingerprints of God all over this origin story! You'll also hear more about what to expect in this space moving forward.

Lauren on IG @anointedbirth

Brooke on IG @sisterbirth