Embodied Mother

About Embodied Mother

Welcome to the Embodied Mother Podcast with Laura Guinnane. In this podcast, Laura vulnerably shares her musings from her own journey—navigating the deep waters of motherhood, healing, and self-discovery. From the birth of her son to the birth of herself, Laura offers real, honest reflections on how motherhood has transformed her. Through each episode, she invites you to embrace your own rawness, release limiting patterns, and reconnect with your body, your essence, and your inner genius.

Publisher

Laura Guinnane

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2025

Latest episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jul 2026

   40. Support Needed: A Homecoming

   After months away, Laura returns to share an honest reflection on a turbulent first half of 2026; six months in Bali, the pull between her son's need for his father and her own longing for community, and the moment she finally chose to stop moving and put down roots in Thailand. A tender episode about support, surrender, and answering the call when another mother needs you. I’d love to hear from you—how are these episodes landing with you? Would you like to share your story on the podcast? Contact me ⁠lauraguinnane@gmail.com⁠ (http://lauraguinnane@gmail.com) Find me on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/lauraguinnane). If you’ve experienced a caesarean birth, I offer 1:1 online support to guide you in your healing journey. Through birth story listening, scar tissue remediation, and somatic reconnection, we work together to support your return to wholeness and embodied presence. You can email me at ⁠⁠⁠lauraguinnane@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ (http://lauraguinnane@gmail.com) You can follow my musings on motherhood on Substack ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ (https://substack.com/@embodiedmothermusings).⁠ Support the Podcast Please leave a 5 star review, share your thoughts, or reach out to me. Your words mean the world to me. With love, from one Embodied Mother to another. Laura x

2. 

   25 Feb 2026

   39. Jane Hardwicke Collings: Blood Mysteries, Raising Boys & The Womancraft Way

   In this powerful and far-reaching conversation, Laura is joined by grandmother, former homebirth midwife, author and founder of the School of Shamanic Womancraft, Jane Hardwicke Collings. Together they move through the full arc of a woman’s life — from menarche to motherhood, from menopause into what Jane calls SageEssence — reclaiming the seasonal map of maiden, mother, mage and crone. Jane speaks to the profound impact of rites of passage, how our first bleed shapes our births, and how unhealed maiden trauma echoes through pregnancy, labour and beyond. They explore menstrual shame as a foundational structure of patriarchy, the importance of welcoming girls consciously into womanhood, and the radical act of returning menstrual blood to the earth as ritual and prayer. Jane shares the wisdom of cyclical intelligence, body literacy, and the power of living in rhythm rather than constant productivity. The conversation also turns courageously towards raising boys in the modern world — navigating screen culture, early exposure to pornography, emotional suppression, and the responsibility of mothers to raise embodied, sensitive men. Jane speaks honestly about the addictive architecture of the porn industry, the neurological impact of screens, and the importance of nature, sport, responsibility and modelling healthy feminine embodiment at home. They unpack the confusion surrounding perimenopause, the medicalisation of menopause, and the often-overlooked reality of postnatal depletion, particularly for women who birth later in life. Jane reframes menopause not as decline, but as initiation — a harvest season shaped by how we have lived so far. This is a conversation about remembering — restoring ritual, protecting innocence, reclaiming cyclical wisdom, and honouring the sacred architecture of a woman’s life. Topics Covered 🩸 The four seasons of a woman’s life: maiden, mother, mage and crone 🩸 Menarche, menstrual shame and cultural imprinting 🩸 How rites of passage shape birth and motherhood 🩸 Ecstatic birth and surrender as initiation 🩸 Returning menstrual blood to the earth as ritual 🩸 Living cyclically and developing body literacy 🩸 SageEssence and reframing menopause as harvest 🩸 Postnatal depletion and hormonal transitions after breastfeeding 🩸 Raising boys in the age of screens and pornography 🩸 Emotional literacy, sensitivity and modelling embodied femininity 🩸 The wounded feminine and masculine within patriarchy Teachers, Lineages & Books Mentioned Lineage of Jeannine Parvati Baker Raising Boys – Steve Biddulph The Postnatal Depletion Cure – Dr Oscar Serrallach Connect with Jane The WomanCraft Way: https://thewomancraftway.framer.website/?__s=sh8q9a7kjft8bhvm02h3 (https://thewomancraftway.framer.website/?__s=sh8q9a7kjft8bhvm02h3) School of Shamanic Womancraft: https://janehardwickecollings.com/shamanic-womancraft/ (https://janehardwickecollings.com/shamanic-womancraft/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janehardwickecollings/ (https://www.instagram.com/janehardwickecollings/) Spinning Wheels App You can follow my musings on motherhood on Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://substack.com/@embodiedmothermusings).⁠ Find me on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/lauraguinnane). Support the Podcast Please leave a 5 star review, share your thoughts, or reach out to me. Your words mean the world to me. Laura x Embodied Mother Podcast streaming now on iTunes & Spotify 🎧 🎙️

3. 

   4 Jan 2026

   38. The 2026 Fire Horse Forecast: An Embodied Astrological Conversation & Return to Love with Veronika

   In this rich and expansive conversation, Laura is joined by astrologer Veronika for a deep exploration of the energetic landscape of 2026 and the threshold we are currently standing on. Recorded across New Year’s Day in the Cayman Islands and 2nd January in Bali, this episode offers an embodied astrological reflection on endings, acceleration, and the profound transition from the Water Snake into the Fire Horse. Together, they explore January as a powerful completion phase rather than a clean slate — a time of grief, shedding, and nervous system recalibration before the surge of new beginnings later in the year. Veronika shares insight into rare planetary alignments, eclipses, and the collective initiation underway, including the transit of Saturn and Neptune in Aries, Pluto’s movement through Aquarius, and the rapid shifts in consciousness, technology, and our experience of time. The conversation weaves astrology with motherhood, embodiment, authenticity, grief, joy, and the rebalancing of the feminine and masculine. Laura reflects openly on parenting, visibility, social media, nervous system regulation, and the importance of micro-practices — reminding listeners that joy, presence, and connection are skills that must be consciously cultivated. This episode is an invitation to slow down, feel deeply, trust divine timing, and prepare the ground now — so that when the Fire Horse energy arrives, we are ready to meet it with grounded courage and integrity. Topics Covered ✨ January as an ending rather than a beginning ✨ The transition from the Water Snake into the Fire Horse (from 17 February) ✨ Eclipses, rare planetary transits, and collective initiation ✨ Saturn and Neptune in Aries — dissolution, courage, and rebirth ✨ Pluto in Aquarius and accelerated societal change ✨ Breakdown versus breakthrough ✨ Nervous system care and embodiment practices ✨ Grief, joy, authenticity, and self-reparenting ✨ Technology, AI, and returning to the sacred in the everyday ✨ Trust, certainty, and remembering that we are love A grounded, expansive, and deeply human conversation offering perspective and reassurance for those navigating uncertainty, transition, and profound inner change at the beginning of a powerful year. Veronika is an embodied facilitator, transformation guide and spaceholder devoted to weaving astrology, somatics and energy healing practices that nurture resilience, balance, and self-discovery. Rooted in faith, guided by presence, and open to the mystery of transformation, her unique approach is informed by the InnerWomb Method, Jungian Somatics, Kundalini Breathwork and shamanic practices. Veronika creates spaces where growth unfolds as both sacred and embodied. She invites others into the dance of feminine and masculine energies, offering intuitive guidance, astrology readings and micro-practices for grounding, alchemy and cyclical wisdom. To book a 30 mins free Discovery Call with Veronika visit her Instagram: @feel_better_grow_stronger You can follow my musings on motherhood on Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://substack.com/@embodiedmothermusings).⁠ Find me on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/lauraguinnane). Support the Podcast Please leave a 5 star review, share your thoughts, or reach out to me. Your words mean the world to me. Laura x Embodied Mother Podcast streaming now on iTunes & Spotify 🎧 🎙️ #embodiedmother #podcast #astrology

Who has been a guest on Embodied Mother

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• Ailtín Rose
• Jess
• Adrianna Zaccardi
• Divya Kapoor

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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