Ep 50: Being Gentle With Yourself

Ep 50: Being Gentle With Yourself

Author: Natalee Facey April 30, 2024 Duration: 7:49

Today's episode is a prayer, an invitation to soften, to be gentle with yourself. 

There's sometimes the belief–even if unconscious–that softening might transform someone into becoming weak or diminish their ability to be resilient. I've observed and experienced the opposite: that it's ignoring the body's invitation to soften that eventually leads to shut down and disconnection. The softening, the exhale…creates the opening. 

I invite you to receive today's invitation if it resonates.

 

-----


More About Me:

I'm a Resilience Coach, Embodiment Healing Guide, Angel Mama, and Birth Doula. I support women and femmes who've gone through different forms of loss in their emotional healing, pregnancy, and giving birth to a more powerful, compassionate, authentic version of themself. Healing is the greatest gift one could give to themself or their family. And it's an honor and privilege for me to be a form of support on that journey.

 

Ways That I Can Support You on Your Birthing / Rebirth Journey:

 

Donate:

If you'd like to donate to support families experiencing financial hardship as they seek to access healing sevices, please do so here.

 

With Love,
Natalee


Navigating the path toward another pregnancy after a loss or trauma is a deeply personal and often isolating experience. Preparing For Pregnancy After Loss offers a compassionate space for this unique journey, hosted by Natalee Facey. As a mother to two angel babies herself, as well as a Resilience Coach and Birth Doula, Natalee brings both professional insight and profound personal understanding to each conversation. This podcast gently addresses the complex layers-emotional, physical, and mental-that accompany family planning after experiences like infertility, traumatic birth, or infant loss. Episodes weave together practical guidance on health and fitness with essential discussions on inner healing and emotional resilience. You’ll hear honest dialogues, strategies for rebuilding hope, and reflections on transforming grief into a source of strength. It’s more than just an educational resource; it’s about finding a supportive voice that acknowledges the fear and courage that coexist when considering pregnancy again. Through this podcast, Natalee aims to foster a sense of community and grounded preparation, helping you reconnect with your own body and spirit on your own terms.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 68

Preparing For Pregnancy After Loss
Podcast Episodes
Ep 16: My Favorite Moments of 2020 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:04
We made it, Birth Warriors! We survived, and in some cases, even thrived in 2020. Here we are stepping into 2021—perhaps with uncertainty or hesitation—but doing it just the same! In our very first episode for the New Ye…
Ep 15: A Conversation with My Soul Sista & Endo Warrior, Sophia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:17
I've known Sophia for years. She's one of the dear friends who've been with me in the midst of my losses. In addition to being my Soul Sista, she's also an Endo Warrior. Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue t…
Ep 14: Ancient Wounds of Loss & Infertility [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:35
Challenges around fertility and pregnancy activate an ancient wound within us—the fear of being ostracized from our tribe (whether the one we were born into or the one we chose through our partner), the fear of our partn…
Ep 13: Pregnancy & Loss in a Foreign Country [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:28
Pregnancy Loss on its own is difficult. Imagine when that loss happens in a country you've lived in for just a few weeks. And imagine spending all of that time under lockdown during the early, frantic stages of the COVID…
Ep 12: Using Music & Voice for Your Healing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:36
A few weeks ago during one of our Birth Warrior Wednesday sessions, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Shoshana Vogel, whose many gifts to the world include being a musician and vocal instructor. Shoshana also…
Ep 11: Restoring Trust in the Body - Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:26
Today's podcast episode is all about restoring trust in your body. Wherever you are on the Birth Warrior journey, you may have experienced losing trust in your body, becoming disappointed, or even hating your body when i…
Ep 11: Restoring Trust in the Body - Diving Deeper Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:55
This is where we move from understanding what happens in the body after trauma and difficult experiences in Pt 1 of this episode, to actually exploring ways to process, heal and release those experiences. So if you haven…
Ep 9: How to Know When It's Time to Try Again [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:03
I hear this question so often from Birth Warriors: "How do I know when it's time to try again?" I decided to make it one of the recent topics for our Facebook Live within the private Birth Warrior community. This is a re…
Ep 8: The NICU Survival Guide [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:26
September is NICU Awareness Month, a time when we honor NICU babies, their families, and the health professionals that support them. If you're a Birth Warrior, I also want to acknowledge that the NICU may hold memories o…