Thaw The Freeze (Guided Meditation)

In this episode, I tell the story of my son's wonderful home birth. I go into detail of every stage of the journey: what I found easy, the challenges I faced and how I got through them, what surprised me, what I loved, it's spiritual nature, and more. If you're looking for a good, happy birth story that also keeps it real, this is it.

Here's what you'll hear:

0:00 - Preview & Intro
1:20 - The Cocoon Loosens
2:31 - The First Early Labor Contractions
5:12 - "My water is about to break"
06:03 - Using Hypnobabies to Release Fear
06:36 - The Early Labor "It's Happening" Warm & Fuzzies
07:25 - What Are The Midwives Doing Here Already?
08:53 - Feminine Fury & a Pause in Labor
10:15 - "I'm going to restart my labor. No one follow me."
11:25 - The Perfect Spring Day and Finding My Flow
12:23 - Learning to Understand and Control Contractions
14:15 - Hummingbird Medicine & Hating The Toilet
16:22 - Active Labor Begins
18:19 - My One Painful Contraction
19:48 - My Favorite Part of Labor
22:10 - Getting Into The Birth Pool
24:10 - A Deep Pool of Bliss
26:37 - Transition
27:53 - Getting Overwhelmed and Telling My Contractions "No"
28:57 - The Rest & Be Thankful Phase
29:49 - Retrieving My Baby's Soul From The Cosmos
30:34 - Pushing Is Powerful
31:17 - My Inner Escape Artist
33:05 - Facing Fears
35:05 - Phwoom! Getting Baby Into Position
36:31 - In An Altered State of Consciousness
37:30 - I Have To Decide To Do This
38:50 - I've Never Seen My Vulva Look Like That Before
39:42 -Calling On My Birth Altar
40:35 - The Only Way Out Is Through
41:18 - Summoning Ancient Power
43:13 - Crowning and Ecstatic Pleasure
44:40 - The Most Pleasurable Sensation I've Ever Felt In My Life
47:14 - "Am I Having A Hemmorage?"
48:53 - I Didn't Tear!
49:33 - Getting Tucked Into Bed As A Family of Three and Breastfeeding For The First Time
52:27 - The Lessons I Learned In Labor
59:13 - An Invitation To Share Your Empowering Birth Story

If you'd like to share your birth story on the MotherSpeak podcast, you can go to podinbox.com/MotherSpeak to share your birth story. 

If you'd prefer to share it in written format or be interviewed for the podcast, email me at carina@carinadevi.com.

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

In this 2-Part episode, I begin telling the story of my son's painless, pleasurable, joyful, transcendent home birth. I believe that every good birth story starts with the conception and pregnancy story. In this episode, I share the details surrounding his conception and birth, which wasn't nearly as wonderful as his birth.

While I loved being pregnant, my personal life was falling apart. I hope that in sharing my story of this pregnancy, it helps those who are also struggling in their marriage, with their care provider, or are otherwise having a less-than-ideal pregnancy. It doesn't mean a less-than-ideal birth.

Here's what you'll hear in this episode:

0:00 - Preview
01:22 - Intro and Reflections 8 Year Out
05:05 - The Importance of Positive Birth Stories
09:26 - A Releasing, Ground Breath
11:20 - An Unexpected, Planned Conception
26:33 - Processing The News With 12 Other People
29:00 - Holy Shit, I Have To Give Birth Now
29:50 - Processing With The Support of Mother Nature
31:08 - You Can't Be Bothered By Morning Sickness When You're Overflowing With Joy
33:10 - My Feminine Spiritual Connection Blossoms
35:28 - The Happiest and Loneliest I've Ever Felt
40:11 - Doubting My Midwife - Am I Going to Give Birth Unassisted?
44:11 - Due on Mother's Day

Go to Part 2 to hear the story of the birth!

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

The first trimester of pregnancy is often a time of profound emotions, consuming symptoms, and big life changes, all hidden from the world by a veil of secrecy.

In this episode, four women share their stories of their first trimester: the wide array of emotions, how it enhanced their spiritual life, impacted their relationships, boosted their belief in themselves, and much more.

In this episode you'll hear:

00:00 - Welcome to MotherSpeak
00:51 - A pregnancy update
03:03 - The commercialization of motherhood
05:05 - The need for a circle of mothers
07:20 - Rites of passage require community
11:04 - The hidden nature of the first trimester
14:01 - The importance of storytelling
15:51 - Kylie's Story - "Big things have happened every time I've conceived."
21:48 - Marissa's Story - "It has made me re-look at myself in ways that I didn't realize I needed to."
31:26 - Maritza's Story - "There is still so much mystery to be unraveled..."
42:35 - Ahsa's Story - "Just because someone else experienced it, it doesn't mean you will too."
46:46 - Closing

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

Weepiness and unrestrained emotional sensitivity are hallmarks of pregnancy and early postpartum.

In this episode, we explore what's behind this vulnerability, the purpose it serves at different stages of mothering, and how we can embrace it as a feminine gift, rather than viewing it as an uncomfortable inconvenience.

In this episode you'll hear:

00:00 - The opening of the heart
03:55 - Why parenting requires an open heart
05:17 - Each stage prepares us for the next
05:51 - Learning boundaries in pregnancy
09:39 - The courage to choose motherhood again
11:56 - The unrestrained vulnerability of early motherhood
14:14 - The depth of the heart as a feminine gift
15:51 - Is baby blues really an opening of the heart?
20:11 - Postpartum depression reveals that which needs our attention
21:33 - Mothering in the absence of the village
24:12 - Letting yourself open
24:56 - Motherhood as an accelerated spiritual path
25:52 -Our new podcast name and intention

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

After hibernating for the Winter, Higher Self is back with regular episodes... and a twist!

Listen to hear about all that we've been up to since last year.

In this episode you'll hear how the podcast is changing, all about the new baby, what happened to the Higher Self Sanctuary, navigating body image in pregnancy, and more!

00:45 - We're Back!
04:06 - How it all started
05:50 - Honey, I think I'm pregnant
07:40 - A star falls to Earth
09:18 - All you have to do is feel
12:16 - A name arrives on Winter Solstice
15:36 - It's go time! (Virgo Mode, Engage!)
20:58 - Navigating body image in pregnancy
24:16 - Telepathic communication with baby
25:50 - Morning sickness, fatigue, and brain fog, oh my!
30:14 - Why I closed the Higher Self Sanctuary
37:01 - How this podcast is changing

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

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To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

Sagittarius season is upon us, so let's dive into this misunderstood sign. You'll learn the mythology behind the sign, it's shadows and strengths, along with how you can use this energy in your own life.

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

Anxiety is important communication from our body. Healing chronic anxiety starts with learning how to listen. In this episode, I share my journey of learning to listen to my body and how that process was instrumental in healing the debilitating anxiety I suffered from for years.

If you're looking for tools to manage anxiety, I invite you to check out my flagship program, Alchemize Your Anxiety.

Not ready for a full course just yet? Perhaps the Alchemize Your Anxiety Guidebook is more your speed.

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

If you are any flavor of neurodivergent, you know the struggle of trying to assimilate to a society that doesn't understand you. You likely dream of a world where your unique brains, skills, and gifts are embraced and celebrated, rather than misunderstood, ridiculed, or unrecognized. This is for you.

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi