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.
Are you following all of the self-prescribed holistic-world rules but feeling burnt out? Maybe you binged a new wellness account on Instagram and all of a sudden feel like you are not doing enough?
We are here to tell you - THERE ARE NO RULES! We are the ultimate, earthly authority over our families and we can pick and choose how we manage our respective aura of health.
Today, we are chatting (and laughing) about how not to take yourself too seriously - we sure don’t!
Come laugh with us about where we have been, what we have learned, and how we currently hold ourselves.
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14 Sept 2026
Living a Marriage Centered Life
What happens when our children become the center of our marriage, our home, and our entire family life?
Collectively, as a society, we are obsessed with our children. Somewhere along the way, child-centered parenting became the cultural default.
But what if putting your marriage first is actually one of the best things you can do for your children?
Follow us and join the conversation as Season 4 of Mother’s Path Podcast kicks off with a topic that hits home. We welcome you!
Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding (https://instagram.com/fortheloveofbreastfeeding) & @taylorricketts_ (https://instagram.com/taylorricketts_)
Book one-on-one virtual lactation care with us!
Lactation with Taylor (https://stan.store/taylorricketts): most insurance accepted
Lactation with Emily (https://stan.store/theloveofbreastfeeding)
Dynamic Infant Movement (http://www.theloveofbreastfeeding.com/offers/%20RLjhVyEL?coupon_code=TAYLORDIM): at-home infant bodywork
Grounded Mother (http://www.theloveofbreastfeeding.com/offers/%20oRodsNB8?coupon_code=TAYLORR)
Video editing by: The Virtual Essentials (https://www.thevirtualessentials.com)
Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna Space (https://sauna.space/theloveofbreastfeeding)
Affiliate: Sun & Moo → HERE (https://sunandmoo.com/?sca_ref=12208340.wh7WGuDsGf7s)
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30 Mar 2026
this is why your baby won’t sleep
PS.
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!
Follow us on Instagram: @theloveofbreastfeeding (https://instagram.com/fortheloveofbreastfeeding) & @taylorricketts_ (https://instagram.com/taylorricketts_)
Video editing by @crownedonevisuals (https://instagram.com/crownedonevisuals)
Sponsor: Sauna Space Red Light Therapy → 10% Off Your Sauna Space (https://sauna.space/theloveofbreastfeeding)
Dynamic Infant Movement (http://www.theloveofbreastfeeding.com/offers/%20RLjhVyEL?coupon_code=TAYLORDIM) | Grounded Mother (http://www.theloveofbreastfeeding.com/offers/%20oRodsNB8?coupon_code=TAYLORR) | Book Lactation Appointment (https://stan.store/taylorricketts)
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