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 maternal nervous system. This training will explore why the maternal nervous system is the missing link in most matrescence conversations, and how the information we’re sharing with you will completely...
Jul 10, 2025•20 min
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 offering, Held—a community designed for mother-serving professionals. We openly discuss the little pivots and “course corrections” we’ve made, the importance of play and spaciousness in the creative pro...
Jun 09, 2025•47 min
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 give you a peak into the flavour of postpartum doula support that I currently offer. Because that's the beauty of doula care... it's as unique as the doula you hire. This short and sweet episode will ...
May 21, 2025•15 min
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 non-essential tasks, delegate, and intentionally seek support, especially for high-achieving women adjusting to the demands of new motherhood. I also offer real-life nourishment tips—for body, mind and heart—including making ti...
May 15, 2025•13 min
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, and maybe you needed to hear?? We hold our usual nuance and throughout this episode of Musings & Magick, we tumble through: The guilt and shame around wanting “too much” The difference between cura...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 18 min
We all know about the “shoulds”, but what about the “coulds”? In this episode we reflect on this sneaky feeling of always feeling “behind” despite logically knowing that time is just a construct. We realize what’s actually happening is this feeling of lost potential and disappointment of not getting as much done as we wanted to. Which leads us to explore how we are already shedding the “shoulds” but what about the “coulds”? The “I could be doing more”, “I could be working on this”, “I could’ve s...
Apr 09, 2025•46 min
Join us as we muse on a little bit of everything EXCEPT the full moon (LOL). In this episode, we dive into a heartfelt discussion about redefining consistency, embodying our values, and navigating life's many moving parts. We reflect on the privilege of consistency, discuss some inspiring insights from Shirin Eskandini, founder of Wholehearted Coaching, and share personal stories of being misunderstood on social media. We also share a teaser about our exciting new program, 'Embodied Mother Care,...
Mar 13, 2025•35 min
We’re back!!! Nicole and Lauren finally press record after a six-month break from recording together. In this episode, we share updates on our lives, including meeting in person for the first time, camping adventures, and Lauren’s transition back into nursing. Nicole delves deep into her family's discovery and acceptance of autism, discussing her daughter's diagnosis for the first time publicly, and the subsequent journey of self-exploration and dismantling ableism. The conversation touches on t...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Matrescence—the identity transition into motherhood—is gaining recognition, but even though many now understand what it is, most mothers still lack a roadmap for how to navigate it. Enter, Jessie Harrold. Jessie has written a beautiful book based on her many years of work supporting women and mothers through radical transformation, which offers practical tools for navigating the complex and sometimes uncomfortable experience of matrescence. It's quite literally a map for your matrescence. Jessie...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min
What do biomechanics have to do with birth?! Everything . And yet, it's often left out of the birth conversation and pre-natal education entirely. ******************************************** “You’ll never hear me say I trust birth.” Those are the words that caught my attention last week on social media and ignited my fascinating conversation with this week’s guest Adelaide Meadow, but the conversation goes much deeper than this. Adelaide is a physiologist, yoga teacher, bodyworker, and homebirt...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Having a baby changes everything . Especially your relationship. It can throw you off guard, but with the right tools, open and honest communication, and a commitment to prioritizing the changing needs of your relationship, you can feel like a rock solid team riding the waves of parenthood, together. In this episode I'm chatting with Autumn Fowler, a clinical counsellor, relationship expert, business owner, wife, and boy mama to two littles. She specializes in helping folks who are preparing for...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 17 min
We’re so often given the advice of “more being, less doing” yet what does this actually look like in modern motherhood as busy, potentially high achieving, and conscious mothers or women entrepreneurs? It can be easy to enter a shame spiral when we find ourselves betraying our own needs or not following through on things we intend to do. In this episode, we uncover the identity of efficiency and discuss how being efficient can be a strong motivator in our day to day actions. We reflect on how so...
Jun 10, 2024•59 min
In this episode, we vulnerably reflect on the turbulence we’ve both experienced this past month and how it’s impacting our nervous systems, our creativity, our productivity, and our sense of Self. We share our own journeys of discomfort and fear, and embrace the concept of pausing and slowing down to return in a more authentic way. As we continue to deepen into cyclical embodiment, we both acknowledge that being in a season of slow down is normal and necessary despite societal conditioning telli...
May 24, 2024•51 min
Listen in as we redefine consistency, untangle (and embrace) our natural cyclical rhythms, and discuss the delicate balance between desire and obligation and where devotion fits into motherhood and/or conscious entrepreneurship. While we are both celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our podcasts, we reflect on our devotion to getting to this point by defining our own rules around consistency. We open up about the challenges of staying dedicated to our vision as entrepreneurs, the societal press...
Apr 23, 2024•51 min
Join us for another all-over-the-place episode in true Lauren and Nicole style, where we continue to share insights about introspection, practicing self-compassion, and embracing uncertainty from our experience as mother entrepreneurs. We pull on some pretty thick threads anchored around fear, perfectionism, performance, and productivity, all while orienting back to our values of connection and embodiment. One of the key themes that emerged from this discussion is the importance of embracing the...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Buckle up friend! This is a true glimpse into how our behind the scenes conversations usually flow… a little all over the map, but with so much depth, curiosity, and reflection along the way. Join us as we begin this FULL MOON episode by each candidly sharing updates around what’s currently alive in our respective seasons of business and motherhood. We then begin to untangle the harsh extremes in the online motherhood, entrepreneurship and healing space and why more nuance is desperately needed....
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 11 min
What are the essential components to focus on in early postpartum, so you can heal, bond, and thrive as a new mother? Join Brittany Zeer and I as we explore just how to plan and prepare for a nourished postpartum experience. Brittany is the creator of Blissful Womb Care where she supports women and mothers through the entire childbearing continuum. She is a certified INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner, and she's passionate about creating a cultural shift that honors and centers mothers as the f...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 13 min
WELCOME TO THIS CO-CREATED SEGMENT BETWEEN NICOLE PASVEER AND LAUREN FORTUNA-FLOCH, ANCHORED AROUND CYCLICAL EMBODIMENT AND EXPLORATION OF THE WITCH This is the first segment of Musings + Magick!!!! ☾ The intention is to meet on the full and new moons of each month to do an energy check in and explore nuanced conversations around big topics related to cyclical orientation, feminine embodiment in biz and motherhood, and our own personal explorations related to reclaiming our inner witch. Meet Nic...
Mar 11, 2024•49 min
Do you believe in this idea that you need to be selfless to be a "good" mom? Maybe you don't fully believe in it, but the cultural narrative and pressure around it tries to take hold of you and pull you under once in awhile. How do we flip that script and learn to be "self-ish"? And why does it even matter? In this episode I chat with the lovely Samantha Hall. Sam is the creator of the Welcome Mama Journal and Day Planner, a matrescence educator, podcast host, and a student of motherhood studies...
Mar 02, 2024•46 min
It's time to deeply nourish and nurture yourself, friend. I know you take such great care of everyone else in your life, but this is a very loving and gentle call out to take stock of where you're putting yourself last. If you're in the depths of postpartum right now, and feel like you're in a bit of survival mode, listen up! This chat is for you. And if that's not you, well, there's still SO many great tips in here to help you FEEL BETTER. Simple shifts, swaps, and additions to get your body an...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 5 min
How do we begin aligning with our biology as women instead of fighting against it? In this episode I’m joined by the ever insightful Beth Wood. Beth offers integrative life coaching and business strategy for women looking to craft a life honoring their cyclical nature and feminine design. Her programs are designed to help you learn how to dance with your incredible menstrual cycle that nature has woven into the feminine, so you can tap into abundant creativity, businesses and success, efficiency...
Nov 30, 2023•57 min
Your body holds the wisdom your mind is searching for. In this episode I'm finally sitting down to explain what the heck Somatic Coaching is and how it can benefit you, especially as a mother. I share a quick intro about how I found this work and how I now blend it with birthwork. I introduce the concept of somatic work and its approach of connecting with the body's wisdom to create lasting change and healing. This style of coaching is intuitively-led, energetically based, and focused on helping...
Nov 16, 2023•22 min
Does our commercialized view of baby registries prevent mothers from receiving the gifts and support they truly need? How do we shift our focus and spending towards supporting parents and caregivers during the postpartum period, instead of just the baby's materialistic needs? How can we change the perception of what is truly necessary for a new mother-baby dyad? We’ll answer all of these questions and more in this juicy episode. Today I’m chatting with Kaitlin McGreyes, the Founder of BeHerVilla...
Oct 19, 2023•49 min
How do we shift from this mentality of trying to “fix” or change our bodies, to partnering with our bodies to work together to heal and grow? In this episode, your host Lauren Fortuna-Floch chats with passionate Body Partnership Coach Erika Wirth. Erika opens up about her personal healing journey, starting from preconception to postpartum, and reveals the empowering body partnership approach she embraces. Rather than striving to change or fix our bodies, Erika emphasizes the significance of work...
Oct 05, 2023•58 min
The forbidden "D" word! No one likes talking about death, but this inevitable piece of our natural cycle of life shows us what's truly important. Join me, your host Lauren Fortuna-Floch, as I share some of the beautiful lessons learned from navigating the recent death of a loved one. We'll dive into: - Unsubscribing from masculine hustle culture and instead stepping into a more feminine approach of doing business that's aligned and embodied, especially in my own season of grief. - How I navigate...
Sep 21, 2023•25 min
"We live in a culture that values the appearance, spontaneity, and hustle of the maiden but craves the depth, creativity and radiating love of the mother while ignoring the wisdom and sensitivity of the crone." In this short and sweet BONUS episode, your host Lauren is diving deep into the heart of the societal values (or lack thereof) placed on the maiden, mother, and crone archetypes, and how this impacts the perception of women's bodies and worth. She explores how these societal perceptions a...
Sep 12, 2023•4 min
Have you ever felt drained or hyper critical of your own life and mothering after scrolling social media? We're living in the digital age of Mothering where social media can have a huge impact on how you mother, what you believe, and how you view your own life. In this episode of The Well-Nourished Mother, host Lauren Fortuna-Floch dives into the impact of social media on the emotional well-being of mothers with special guest Amanda Teixeira, a clinical therapist and mother of 3. They explore ho...
Aug 24, 2023•57 min
Do you consider yourself a creative woman? How do you balance those creative urges, projects, and ideas while also navigating new motherhood? This week Lauren chats with multi passionate artist Nikki Hollett. Nikki reflects on her initiation into motherhood and the impact it's had on her creativity and work as an artist. Through the lens of her own personal experiences and healing journey, Nikki shares the nuances of her own relationship with creativity as a mother and artist, offering profound ...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr
Postpartum is an inherently vulnerable time for your nervous system. In this episode Lauren chats with Prairie Wolfe, a sexological bodyworker, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner to explore how to navigate postpartum anger and increase your nervous system health. Prairie starts by giving us a quick and dirty explanation of the nervous system and what regulation really means. She helps shed light on the these burning questions: - What does a healthy expression of anger look like? What are some...
Jul 27, 2023•58 min
How would slowing down in your day to day change the way you experience motherhood? In this episode, Rachel Vangstad and I explore the art of slowing down and reconnecting with your true self as a mother. Rachel shares more on: the importance of prioritizing yourself, your own pleasure, and your needs with really simple, small steps to take to begin the self pleasure practice she used as an entry point to shifting to a more present, slow, and intentional way of being slowing down as an act of se...
Jun 29, 2023•43 min
