In this episode of The Mama Psychedelia Podcast, I Interview Jennifer “Juniper” Montgomery.
Can you imagine if the entrance into menstruation was celebrated and honoured? If rites of passage were normalized in our most transitional moments of change in life? We will be diving deep into these realms today.
Jennifer is a homeschooling, homesteading, homebirthing mama raising 4 children (as well as many varieties of plants and animals) in Appalachia. She is a Matrona certified doula and a birthkeeper and childbirth educator. Some of her greatest passions are physiologic birth, the creation of family, forging new ways for neurodivergent minds, natural and holistic living and healing, and breaking those pesky cycles that prevent loving evolution.
In our chat today, we explore some of the ritualistic ways she’s created deeper connection and celebration in her family unit, the importance of community, staying connected and welcoming playfulness and presence with children as they enter teenage-hood, breaking taboos in the birth world, home/unschooling, as well as raising children on the spectrum and how we can better support them to shine in their unique brilliance on this earth. One of my favourites themes in this episode is on menstrual magic, cycle syncing within the family and how to support each other in the home, the sacredness of menarche and the first bleed, how grief comes up for kids during this stage of life and we can support them in navigating it while staying true to themselves, as well as raising children in a way where they are connected to their bodies and to nature. This mama has so much wisdom to share, and I know you will get so much out of it.
Resources: Where you can find Jennifer :
Email: JuniperVita@gmail.com
FB: Jennifer Montgomery, WNC Birthkeeper https://m.facebook.com/110720604168383/
Website: https://junipervita.wixsite.com/juniperbirth
IG: @asheville_birthkeeper https://www.instagram.com/asheville_birthkeeper/
Mackenzie's offerings:
https://snipfeed.co/hunnywomb
IG: @mamapsychedelia
https://www.instagram.com/mamapsychedelia/
@hunnywombdoula
https://www.instagram.com/hunnywombdoula/
Intro Music "Waters of the Earth" by Satori covered by me, Mackenzie.
(For more of her music, check out her Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wf55RQ8QUEzAA2SeXDWSh?si=H-tnVLtzR2OoHnLU1ztOpw