Fibroids, Refusing Hysterectomy, and the Healing Power of Yoni Steaming with Miara Pack
Womb Stories Project
Far too often we hear the same story, a woman gets diagnosed with fibroids and is told her only option is a full hysterectomy. In this interview, Kit Maloney and Rachel Rose talk with Miara Pack, who shares her journey of saying no to the white coat and bravely charting her own course. Miara opens up about her experience with painful cycles and dismissive doctors and her choice to pursue natural healing: yoni steaming, breathwork, and lifestyle changes alongside western medical care. A cornerstone of her healing was her connection with Kit, the founder of Kitara, whose compassionate presence...
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Meet Our Midwife
Womb Stories Project
Welcome to another episode of Season 2 of Womb Stories Project, a series of conversations with people involved in the home birth of our son. This is a really important conversation as part of this series because it is with the incredibly wise and amazingly wonderful Tiffany Skillings, who is a midwife and was my midwife through our fertility journey, throughout my pregnancy, and the primary midwife in the delivery of our son at our home. I can't say enough about Tiffany. She is an incredible gift to the birthing community here in Maine, to me and my family, and we really consider her...
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What is a Postpartum Doula? And why everyone needs one.
Womb Stories Project
We live in an era of women over-giving and under-receiving. Data shows it is not working for us. Postpartum depression/anxiety is at unprecedented rates and we currently are offering new parents too few options for support. Listen in to hear an expanded perspective on what it means to receive in the earliest days of motherhood. Season 2 of Womb Stories Project is a collection of interviews with the people who were involved in my conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. It is for the listener curious about holistic and non-hormonal fertility treatments, the ins and outs of...
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Fear, Faith, and Fertility: My Conception Journey
Womb Stories Project
Season 2 of Womb Stories Project will be a collection of interviews with the people who were involved in my conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. And it all kicks off on the one-year anniversary of the birth of my son. The first episode features an interview with Rachel, an incredible healer who held me in her heart as I navigated a humbling conception journey. Please be advised miscarriage is discussed in this interview, so please take care of your heart and listen only if you feel the discussion will be healing. Timestamps 5:14 - The desire to have a baby and the...
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Season 2: My Birthing Story: From Conception to Postpartum
Womb Stories Project
Today is the first anniversary of the birth of my son, so I am kicking off season 2 of Womb Stories Project with a series of interviews with the people present for my son’s birth. This episode is a reflection on the birth experience and the practice of condensing the birth plan into one simple mantra. The next season of Womb Stories Project will feature the sisters who held me during my conception journey, my primary midwife, assistant midwife, and my birth doula. We will also speak with my doctor, my husband, and my parents.
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Integrating Safety, Pleasure & Expansion into Life and Career with Sabia Wade
Womb Stories Project
Today’s interview is with Sabia Wade. I first connected with Sabia several years ago when I learned of their various initiatives in support of black maternal health several years ago. Sabia’s organization, For the Village, does incredible work for marginalized birthing groups. It is beautifully aligned with the mission of The Kitara Fund. If you don’t know, I set up The Kitara Fund even before I launched our yoni steam products on Through the Kitara Fund, we honor Kitara’s promise of sharing 1% of our revenue on every single item sold with Black-led community initiatives advancing...
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Healing Fibriods Naturally: Yoni Steaming and Holistic Health with Madam CJ
Womb Stories Project
If you are listening to this near the release date, I’m now ever so gently dipping my toes back into the waters of work after a beautiful cocoon of postpartum time. Our baby boy arrived the morning of May 22. He is a gem, we are wildly smitten new parents, and I look forward to sharing the journey of our home birth with you here on Womb Stories Project in a future episode. Today’s interview is with Madam CJ who has a dynamic, bold, and compelling story of womb healing. She also celebrates her use of yoni steaming to support her fibroid release and passing fibroids naturally. In...
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6. Yoni Steaming and Healing from Birth Trauma with Blaney Carter
Womb Stories Project
Steaming for post-partum recovery is often only spoken about for vaginal deliveries, but Blaney booked a steam session to heal from her c-section. She was also seeking support in her recovery from obstetric violence. Today, we will go into what obstetric violence means, and how that term supports women by putting a name to what they may have experienced. In this episode, we center on Blaney’s healing. Part of that involves naming the trauma and telling her story. So as you go into the episode, I encourage you to check in with yourself. Is this the right time for you to go in-depth on...
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5. Yoni Steaming and Healing Endometriosis with Chasca Summerville
Womb Stories Project
Your menstrual time is supposed to be a sacred moment of the month, but for so many women, that time comes with pain. This is especially true for women who live with endometriosis. Today’s guest comes to bring hope to women who may be struggling with endometriosis. Today’s interview is with- Chasca Summerville, an Ayurvedic Diet & Lifestyle Consultant and author of a truly beautiful book called Ayurvedic Rituals: Wisdom, Recipes and the Ancient Art of Self-Care. Chasca is as approachable as she is knowledgeable and has an incredible personal story of womb healing. For...
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4. Alchemizing Holistic Health with Western Gynecology with Dr. Laurena White
Womb Stories Project
Laurena White is a western trained doctor who grew up in a home where herbs were medicine too. Many times women have sought medical care for their womb space and are presented only the option of surgery or birth control. So today we have a spacious conversation with a gynecologist who alchemizes holistic options with her medical training. We hope this conversation shows you how you can ask doctors for more when it comes to the health of your womb space. In This Episode 10:08 - How Laurena maintained her sense of self and her values within the western medicine field 27:40 - Finding the...
info_outlineComic, actor, director, podcast host, and my dear sister-in-law. Tig is acclaimed for her honesty, and ability to bring her insightful humor to reflect on the most difficult moments of her life. It was an honor to have Tig on the show, because of the impact she has had on the entertainment industry, and to have the chance to connect with a beloved family member.
This episode is a spacious and vulnerable conversation where we explore the theme of truth-telling.
In This Episode
- 8:40 - Striving for truth while staying connected to self-love
- 19:02 - Navigating moments when you have to choose between authenticity and belonging
- 21:51 - Connecting to how truth feels in the body
- 30:17 - Creating an all-female writing room and some of the shifts happening in Hollywood that allowed for that
- 40:28 - Accessing creativity through the womb space
- 48:29 - Mindfulness exercises and connecting to a higher power
- 59:15 - Reflections on motherhood