This remastered episode revisits one of the most expansive and highly loved conversations on the podcast. I am joined by Emily Maiden, founder of Maiden Medicine, practitioner of ceremonial pelvic bodywork, and creatrix of transformational teachings on women’s physiology, sacred sexuality, and the deep reclamation of the feminine.
In this conversation, we explore the internal landscape of a woman’s body through physiology, anatomy, sensation, lineage, and pleasure. Emily shares her journey from athletic hardness to embodied softness, the paper wall illusion that keeps women disconnected from their root, and the process of returning to your womb as compass, oracle, and centerpoint. Together we walk through the pelvic bowl, the cervix, the vaginal canal, and the vast untapped pleasure potential that resides in every woman.
We also explore embodied anatomy, fascia, lymph, pelvic tension, womb alignment, sexuality as a rite of passage, oxytocin circuitry, and how reclaiming your erotic nature becomes the foundation for birth, relationships, sovereignty, and the sacred. This conversation is both practical and mystical. It is a remembrance of who we are beneath the conditioning of patriarchy, religion, performance, and perfectionism. It is an invitation to come home to your body.
Inside this episode:
Understanding the paper wall and why the feminine feels like a cliff before it becomes freedom
Womb as compass, creativity, and inner authority
Pelvic anatomy as a sacred map for sensation, healing, and awakening
Fascia, lymph, stagnation, tension, and how they shape your sexuality
The journey from numbness to sensation and why neither is wrong
Why women hold shame around their erotic body and how to unwind it
The difference between dopamine based sexuality and oxytocin circuitry
Pleasure as a pathway to birth, trust, and embodied power
Self touch, cervical connection, and the inward heroine’s journey
How pelvic work supports womb alignment, menstrual ease, and birth
The feminine as initiator and the masculine as frame
Why messiness, curiosity, and devotion matter more than perfection
Reclaiming rites of passage: menarche, sex, conception, birth, postpartum, and beyond
Instagram: @maidenmedicine
Website: maidenmedicine.com
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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali
Disclaimer:
The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.
Keywords: natural birth, home birth, freebirth, physiological birth, birth stories, postpartum healing, women’s circles, rites of passage, womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, sisterhood, conscious conception, birth trauma healing, matrescence, menopause, first-time mom birth story, VBAC, spirit baby.