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Update frequency:
every 36 days
Average audio length:
48 minutes
Guest interviews
English
Canada
42 episodes
since April 2, 2023
episodic

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After nearly a year away from the microphone, we're back with a life update that (in true Lauren & Nicole style) manages to cover ADHD diagnoses, fractured bones, nursing careers, master's degrees, ear piercings, birth work, and the strange way life only makes sense when you look back…

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Matrescence is finally getting the attention it deserves — but is the conversation actually helping mothers move through it? Naming the transition is a start. But naming it isn't the same as navigating it.In this episode, Lauren goes deeper into one of her most beloved and most studied topics:…
In this episode Lauren explores what's been quietly lost in the way modern culture approaches birth — and how to begin bringing it back through simple, intentional ceremony.  Lauren shares about the history of birthing rituals, why they disappeared, the importance of honouring the traditions, …
How can we bring the beauty, wisdom, and deep healing of traditional practices into modern birthwork and motherhood, while honouring their roots? In this moving conversation, Lauren sits down with Andréa de Keijzer, a doula, photographer, and kinesiologist born in Mexico, whose work is devoted to p…
Under September’s full moon, we sit in the messy middle of it all—thresholds, tenderness, and the very human urge to know what’s on the other side. In this episode, Lauren shares the mixed cocktail of grief and excitement as her daughter starts preschool and a whole new chapter of life and motherho…
Concepts like matrescence and the nervous system are getting more attention, FINALLY! But as they become buzzwords, they’re often watered down, overgeneralized, and stripped of the nuance they deserve.  In this episode, we are sooooooo excited to talk about our new upcoming training centered on the…
Nicole and Lauren gather just ahead of the full moon to share honest updates and reflections on life, business, and the ever-changing seasons of motherhood.  Our biggest intention for this episode is to give you a big behind the scenes peek into our process behind launching and refining our latest …
This is probably my number one question I get asked right now as a doula... What does a postpartum doula shift look like? What kind of support of you offer? And while it can be hard to fully articulate what it feeeeeels like to be cared for by a doula in this vulnerable season of life, I attempt to…
What does it mean to "prune" and "nourish" in your current season of motherhood? Why does it matter?! In this short and sweet episode I'm sharing some of the wisdom I find myself sharing on repeat with my current doula clients.  Come explore why it’s important to let go of …
Buckle up. This one’s a ride. We honestly joked that the whole thing could’ve just been a blooper reel LOL but buried inside the Moana 2 quotes, pizza-cupcake metaphors, fat cat analogies, and all the giggles… There’s something real here. Something tender. Something we both needed to say out loud, …
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