Maiden's Path, Mother's Roots
Maiden's Path, Mother's Roots
Podcast Description
Welcome to Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots—a podcast exploring the profound transformation of becoming a mother. Hosted by Emily Swann RN, IBCLC and Taylor Ricketts RN and IBCLC-in-training. Dive deep into the journey from maidenhood to motherhood, weaving together ancient wisdom on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum. Rooted in radical responsibility and deep maturity, we empower mothers to trust themselves, embrace their instincts, and stand confidently in their choices. Join us for real conversations, expert insights, and a reclamation of the sacred path to motherhood.
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The podcast centers on themes of empowerment through motherhood, including radical responsibility, infant sleep, postpartum joy, birth initiation, pregnancy transformation, preconception preparation, and breastfeeding challenges. Episodes explore diverse topics, such as owning one's choices in birth, creating peaceful infant sleep environments, and practical postpartum support strategies.
Welcome to Mother’s Path (previously Maiden’s Path, Mother’s Roots). A podcast exploring the profound transformation of becoming a mother. Hosted by Emily Swann, RN, IBCLC and Taylor Ricketts, RN, IBCLC. Through storytelling and shared experience, we weave wisdom on pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding into the heart of motherhood. Guided by radical responsibility and deep maturity, we empower mothers to trust themselves, honor their instincts, and embrace motherhood with confidence. Join us for honest conversation, expert insight, and a restoration of the sacred path.
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Babies learn to sleep the same way they learn everything else.
Through relationships.
Through watching you wind down.Through shared rhythm.Through a home that ebbs and flows with natural light, evening slowness, and nervous system safety.
Sleep isn’t trained into them. It’s modeled.
This season’s finale is about being the grown woman in the room. Putting on your big girl pants — not in a harsh way, but in a regulated way. Not rigid. Not frantic. Not outsourcing your intuition to an app, a tracker, or a schedule that overrides what you’re seeing in front of you.
When you are steady, your baby borrows that steadiness.
And over time, that steadiness becomes sleep.
Thanks for listening to this season!
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