Today, on the podcast, we have Houyem! Houyem is a mother who is changing up the cultural narrative of how we move through rites of passage and modeling the same for her children. Through Houyem’s stories of her first bleed, her time on birth control and learning to own her fertility to her pregnancies and sacred postpartums, and now as a mother to a coming of age girl looking towards perimenopause, she shares how she has come to normalize and sacred-ize each turn of the wheel (within her cycle and her larger life cycle). This is a sweet and deeply inspirational episode. In this episode… Houyem shares why the Luteal/Sorceress phase is her favorite one despite its “bad rep” Why you shouldn’t be working out your “issues” during menstruation Houyem’s early menarche (first bleed) and how she pretended it was not real The lack of honoring and understanding menstruation that is so common with girls and how Houyem is changing this narrative with her daughter and her daughters friends Her journey from birth control to the mixed emotions she felt when finally learning about her fertility How it is a conscious outside effort to disconnect women from their bodies and how we must reclaim it Why you might not meet the right person while on birth control The importance of healing your relationship with your menstrual cycle before giving birth- how menstrual shame impacts birth outcomes Houyem’s first home birth, a beautiful initiation into motherhood How Houyem’s mother and mother-in-law cared for Houyem in her postpartum in the traditional Tunisian manner The importance of postpartum support Houyem’s path as a doula, seeing medical sabotage in the hospitals and her free birth story Her excitement when her menstrual cycle has come back after each of her babies, and for her impending perimenopause The importance of taking care of yourself before menopause Reclaiming ALL of your rites of passages from the medical system A new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it. Follow on Instagram-   / moonbaby_magic   Get the Womb Cycle Spotify playlists- https://mailchi.mp/afebaa2d3812/womb-... Your Period Prep Guide https://transactions.sendowl.com/products/79223715/2965493F/view Shop Herbal Goodies https://www.moonbabymagic.com/herbal-shop Work with Natalie 1:1-  https://www.wombmedicine.com/virtual-...