Develop your true nature as a woman. The Feminine Effect is your all-in-one guide to spiritual pregnancy, conscious conception, modern motherhood, spirituality, holistic health and wellness, and rediscovering your sacred feminine. Gain a healthier, stronger, relationship with yourself. Hi! I’m Chelsea Ann O’Brien. I’m an Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner, a healer, mother, and author of four books for women on motherhood, spirituality and femininity. I help women around the world create a happy, healthy, and conscious relationship with themselves and their family through coaching, books, a podcast, and educational materials. My work is based on both Western medicine and Eastern spirituality. If you are ready to feel worthy, fulfilled, connected, feminine, confident, and powerful as a woman, I invite you to join me on this journey.
Episodes
Apr 29, 2018
Apr 29, 2018
45 min
Everybody needs to learn how to take time and enjoy with gratitude just how much they have grown. Sometimes we push ourselves forward in life – not happy with what we have – always wanting more. In this episode you will learn how to take a step back and look at the big picture of the Universe. Kateryna’s journey of conception and awakening to conscious motherhood continues. This is where she is at in her path to fertility and conception.
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
35 min
Preparing for your birth: tips on picking a midwife, doula, birthing class & preapring a postpartum plan. I worked as a labor and delivery nurse, but I wanted to birth my babies a different way. I decided to have two homebirths – which isn’t for everyone. The information that I discovered on my journey is though! Here I provide with why you may want a midwife or a doula and what to ask them in an interview. I discuss what to look for when picking a birth preparation class and how to prepare for your postpartum period using ancient Ayurveda as a healing method. A quick podcast packed with a ton of info. Enjoy!
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
55 min
Kateryna is still on the journey of becoming pregnant and sharing her real life story of handling all the emotions that arise through that process. This week we speak about her need to coomunicate more effectively and listen to others. A lot of issues with communication and connecting to her partner have been coming up so we worked through those. We also touched upon her need for more trust and intuition in her life as she goes towards the journey of becoming a mother. Her raw honesty is something we can all hear.
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
39 min
Meg has been trying to become pregnant for almost two years. In this episode we speak about her journey through fertility and she opens up about her fears and triumphs. A lot of emotional, spiritual and physical issues arose such as her need to control, her issues around food and history with bulimia, and her realization of the power of letting go. Her path to becoming pregnant has also been a path to awakening to her true self and trusting in the process. She learned that she needed to mother herself in order to become a good mother. This episode it wonderful for anyone who has had trouble conceiving or knows someone who has.
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Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
53 min
Many women realize that their environment (work, home or even in the form of fsmily or friends) will not work well for pregnancy or having children and that it must change in order to become happier. This is the case for Kateryna this week as we dive into her work life, which she finds stressful and uncreative. She knows that the long hours will not work in the long run especially when she becomes pregnant. In this episode, Kateryna goes into her emotions around environmental stressors with work and friends. She is also frustrated by the fact that everyone around her is becoming pregnant and she is still is not. Join Kateryna through her process of conscious conception as she moves through all her major physical, emotional and spiritual issues before having a baby so that she doesn’t pass these on to her child. What a magical process!
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
26 min
Meditation will result in a greater understanding of the nature of the universe and of yourself. You will have more peak experiences throughout the day, times of insight, and a deeper connection to your world. Your concentration on tasks at work or at home will increase, your ability to make decisions will improve, and you will learn more efficiently. If you want to correctly interpret reality and have a bright, powerful, and uncluttered personality take some time every day to meditate. In this episode I tell you why I started a meditation practice and how Kundalini Yoga and Meditation changed my life. You will learn the benefits of meditating in the morning, while pregnant and throughout motherhood.
Here is an article tthat will tell you all about it!
https://mysticalmotherhood.com/top-1000-reasons-why-you-should-start-a-meditation-practice/
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
59 min
In this episode I help Kateryna release shame, guilt, body issues, and problems around food. In order to stop the generational patterns from being passed down one generation after another we must understand our limitations and belief systms. This is critical in pregnancy and motherhood because everything you think and feel will program your child in the womb. Kateryna understands this and has committed to publicly show her journey of awakening and her process of becoming pregnant so that other women can learn how to clear themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually before conception. This will not only change Kateryna’s life, but it will also ultimately affect her children and their destiny. This week our focus was on body image, self-esteem, and food. In this episode Kateryna was asked to look into personal issues she has around the appearance of her body and relationship with eating. She was asked to fill out a questionnaire, which didn’t seem concerning, until a situation at work occurred making her feel insecure and guilty. We worked through these emotions and spoke about how to improve her diet.
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
38 min
During pregnancy, everything you think, feel, and experience is passed on to your child through the womb. This period is crucial to developing a magical and intelligent individual, and your role is to remain in harmony and balance in order to provide the child with belief systems built on respect, appreciation, and love. If you settled into a daily meditation practice before conceiving, pregnancy is a time to go deeper and expand into greater gratitude and connection. In this episode I talk about why it is important to be ready for pregnancy and discuss some of the important things you can do for your body before this period. I then go into the reasons that specific days and times of the pregnant are important in terms of what Yogi Bhajan, the Master of Kundalini Yoga taught. Yogi Bhajan taught that the soul enters the body on the one hundred and twentieth day in the womb and that between this day and the seveneth month the fundamental personality of the child is built. I teach you what you can do to optimize this period of pregnancy and specific ways to connect to your baby to create a strong bond.
Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018
56 min
It is often easier to grow when we see someone else doing it. We all have similar thoughts and emotions and can experience our own awakening through another person. Kateryna is a 32 year-old woman who is ready to become pregnant. She has agreed to share her journey into conscious motherhood publicly and we will see how she works on her body, mind and spirit weekly. This is the first episode of many where Kateryna will expose her journey of conscious conception and motherhood each step of the way. We will look at all the factors in her life that effect health in each of our meetings- diving into nutrition, environment, thoughts and beliefs. I hope you enjoy listening to her journey and choose to join along! By watching another woman taking the road to conscious motherhood I know that you will likely join her in the journey of awakening. Enjoy!
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Mar 21, 2018
Mar 21, 2018
22 min
Fertility is a delicate subject and like a flower needs to be discussed with care because when we want something so badly, and what we want does not come fast enough, there is an aching in our hearts that feels like we are being ripped open. In this episode, I discuss specific ways to enhance fertility through foods and meditations. I will teach you ancient yogic secrets to increasing your fertility and discuss some of the reasons why women have a problem becoming pregnant. You will leave with a better understanding of what actions you can take to become pregnant. With each of these episodes you can follow along with Mystical Motherhood the book - which is available on Amazon. My goal is to help you create a happy and conscious family from before conception to the early childhood years. In each episode of this podcast we will look at all the aspects of health that affect your wellbeing.
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