Embracing Sacred Cycles- A Latter-day Fertility Podcast
welcome to Embracing Sacred Cycles. I’m your host, Amy Sedgwick, a multigenerational Latter-day Saint woman who has navigated a 20-year fertility journey. Throughout this journey, I’ve wrestled with the pain and complexity of infertility within the context of our beautiful and unique theology.
This path has illuminated the pain many women in our culture experience, which led me to become a certified Fertility Awareness Mentor. I now have the privilege of teaching women like myself the tools that helped me naturally balance my hormones.
From time to time, I’ll be joined by my wonderful sister-in-law, Sharon Sedgwick. Sharon has her own complex fertility story, and her experiences have led her to become a leading practitioner in healing generational trauma. She’s worked with women around the world in various stages of life, helping them heal at the deepest levels.
Our vision for this podcast is to create a safe space for those in and around the Latter-day Saint culture to share their fertility stories, reminding each other that we are never alone.
Embracing Sacred Cycles- A Latter-day Fertility Podcast
#13 Advent Week 5 “Becoming the Beloved: Mary, Christ, and the Divine Invitation”
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Title: “Becoming the Beloved: Mary, Christ, and the Divine Invitation”
In this episode, we explore the intimate and transformative relationship between Mary, Heavenly Father, and Christ, reflecting on teachings of past LDS Leaders about Jesus’ conception and the profound symbolism it offers. We weave this with insights into the soul’s journey to become the Beloved of God, embracing the divine invitation to experience love as a living, healing reality.
I take a deep dive into the elements of the Christmas story—Mary’s role as a vessel for divinity, Joseph’s partnership, the Nativity, the shepherds, the Wise Men, and even the manger—and explore their mystical meanings. Each piece of the story becomes a symbol of spiritual rebirth, divine partnership, and the invitation for us to embody sacred love and fertile transformation.
By reclaiming the mystical depth of these well-known narratives, this episode invites listeners to see their lives reflected in the Christmas story and to experience their own divine call to become the Beloved of God.
Resources:
Yoga of Jesus
Christmas Conversations: Birthing the Christ within
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latter-day-faith/id1458918113?i=1000545219430
Stick of Joseph- The veil of the temple
https://youtu.be/stdxxgwhcdM?si=XkWJBfU7YIfQvEBR
In her Image- The tree of Life the pinnacle of the temple