Acknowledgements, Teachings & Resources

Many people, Teachings, Offerings, Books, Podcasts and Documentaries have impacted, inspired and influenced me.

In deep reverence, acknowledgement and gratitude, thank you to all the individuals, their lineages and teachers, who have supported me in countless seen and unseen ways. 

Thank you to all who have offered wisdom and knowledge. Thank you for contributing to expanding my consciousness, my connection to my Womb and influencing the creation of Blissful Womb Care.

By you stepping forward and sharing your truth, wisdom and knowledge it has allowed me to move through the discomfort and fear of being seen to do the same. 

 

May endless blessings and abundance flow to each of you, in this lifetime and lifetimes to come.  Thank you.

Sections Below:

  • Courses, Offerings & Trainings (with links to their websites)

  • Books I’ve Read

    • Pregnancy & Birth;

    • Fertility, Reproduction and Cycle Awareness;

    • Postpartum Care;

    • Inspirational, Philosophical and Consciousness Raising

  • Podcasts I Love (with a link to 150+ hours of my favorites on Spotify)

  • Documentaries

Many of these are resources I provide to women and mothers I support. Take what resonates, leave the rest. If you have any resources or recommendations that you love, I would love to hear from you!

*This isn’t a complete list, however I trust that the gratitude and reciprocity will be felt by all. This list will also be added to as I evolve and learn more.

In deep gratitude, thank you.

 

Courses, Offerings & Trainings


In order of current, most recent to least…

  • INNATE Traditions - Postpartum Care Practitioner Certification & Physiological Baby Care Course (thank you to Rachelle Garcia Seliga, her lineage, teachers & team) https://www.innatetraditions.com/ 

  • Matriarch Collective - Confessions Money Bootcamp (thank you to Katya Nova, all the incredible women who contributed to this life changing offering, and all their teachers/lineages) - https://www.matriarch.love/

 

Read my Land Acknowledgement

 

Books I’ve Read


resources That have Inspired and influence Me. All have been deeply impactful in their own way.

Thank you to all who contributed to the writing, publishing and distribution so I could learn and receive the wisdom enclosed.

Pregnancy & Birth

  • Nurture - A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood and Trusting Your Body by Erica Chidi Cohen

  • The Doula’s Guide to Empowering Your Birth by Lindsay Bliss

  • Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices by Sarah J. Buckley, MD

  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

  • Like a Mother - A Feminist Journey through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes

  • Mindful Pregnancy - Meditation, Yoga, Hypnobirthing, Natural Remedies and Nutrition, Trimester by Trimester by Tracy Donegan

  • Why Did No One Tell Me This? - A Doula’s Honest Guide for Expectant Parents by Natalia Hailes and Ash Spivak

  • Real Food for Pregnancy - The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Nutrition by Lily Nichols

 

Fertility, Reproduction and Cycle Awareness

  • Killing the Black Body - Race, Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts

  • Taking Charge of Your Fertility - The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler, MPH

  • Moon Time - Harness the Ever-Changing Energy of Your Menstrual Cycle by Lucy H. Pearce

  • Wild Power - Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, Founders of Red School

  • Fix Your Period: Six Weeks To Banish Bloating, Conquer Cramps, Manage Moodiness, And Ignite Lasting Hormone Balance by Nicole Jardim

  • 7 Times a Woman by Dr. Lia Andrews

 

Postpartum Care

  • The First Forty Days - The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou, Amely Greeven and Marisa Belger

  • A Mind of Your Own - The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives by Kelly Brogan, MD

  • Woman as Healer by Jeanne Archterberg

  • Mothering From Your Center by Tami Lynn Kent

  • Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price

  • Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman

A note - there are less resources for Postpartum Care because it has been overlooked for so long. More resources and books are coming out all the time, for which I am grateful and look forward to reading. Most of my education around Postpartum Care comes through the Innate Traditions Postpartum Care Practitioner Certification and the required readings for certification.

 

Inspirational, Philosophical and Consciousness Raising

  • Inside the Yoga Sutras - A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study and Practice of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras by Reverend Jaganath Carrera

  • Limitless - Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik

  • Opening the Senses of the Soul - Healing into Wholeness with Nature’s Vibrational Medicine by Samantha Orthlieb

  • Buddha - A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra

  • Braiding Sweetgrass - Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • Sacred Economics - Money, Gift & Society in the Age of Transition by Charles Eisenstein - in progress

  • Rooted - Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt - NEXT ON THE LIST

 

Do you have resources you’re called to share? I’m open to receiving more and I would love to connect with you!

 

Podcasts I Love


Thank you to all who speak their truth and share this wisdom. Thank to all who support production and making this available to all who desire to listen and learn.

most listened to…

I would listen to nearly every episode by these amazing souls (if I could go back in time and listen as they each came out) because I resonate so deeply with the work they do and the people they align with.

If you want to have your consciousness expanded and step into reclamation around your Womb, the Divine Feminine, Plant Medicine, Sexuality and Pleasure, or alternative insights on freedom and the current state of the world, I highly recommend checking them out!


  • The Holistic OBGYN Podcast with Nathan Riley, MD (OBGYN)

  • The Menstruality Podcast with Red School (authors of Wild Power, see book references)

  • The Womb Room with Qiddist Ashe

  • Medicine Stories with Amber Magnolia Hill

  • Aubrey Marcus Podcast


Other Podcasts I follow and resonate with…

  • Curious Monki - Yoga, Spirituality and Wellness with Veronica Thai

  • The Midwives’ Cauldron with Katie James and Dr. Rachel Reed

  • Orgasmic Enlightenment with Kim Anami

  • Fertility Confidence Podcast with Dr. Kelsey Duncan, ND

  • Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz

  • Midwifery for the People with Margo Blackstone, Midwife

  • On Health with Aviva Romm, MD

  • Living 4D with Paul Chek

  • The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes

  • Future Generations Podcast with Dr. Stanton Hom

  • Mark Groves Podcast

  • Untamed and Unashamed with Jade Bryce

  • Feminine Frequency Podcast with Amy Pamensky

  • Ceremony Circle with Alyson Charles

  • The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey

  • Birth Your Online Business with Nichole Joy

I have created a playlist on Spotify with 150+ hours and counting of Podcast episodes I love.

 
 

Documentaries


Thank you to all who speak their truth and share this wisdom. Thank to all who support production and making this available to all who desire to listen and learn.

  • The Business of Birth Control by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein

  • The Business of Being Born by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein

  • What is a Woman? by Matt Walsh

  • Babies on Netflix

  • AKA Jane Roe - The Real Woman Behind Roe v Wade on Disney+

  • Rewired with Dr. Joe Dispenza on Gaia

  • Sacred Power with Caroline Myss on Gaia

  • Psychedelica on Gaia

  • Initiation with Matias de Stefano on Gaia

  • Missing Links with Gregg Braden on Gaia

  • Transcendence on Gaia

  • The Sound of Creation on Gaia

 

May endless blessings and abundance flow to each of you, in this lifetime and lifetimes to come. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you.