Show Notes
Sophie Messager bridges worlds that rarely meet. A former reproductive physiologist with a PhD, she traded her microscope for a medicine drum after experiencing the transformative power of an empowered birth. Her decade-long journey as a doula, birth educator, and author of Why Postnatal Recovery Matters deepened her exploration of the rhythms surrounding women's transitions. Now a holistic life transition mentor, Sophie guides women through significant life thresholds—from birth to perimenopause and beyond. Her unique combination of scientific expertise and spiritual insight allows her to serve as a compassionate space holder for those seeking to harmonise their analytical and intuitive selves. Her new book The Beat of Your Own Drum: the history, science and contemporary use of drumming as a path for women’s wisdom, health and transformation is published by Womancraft Publishing and available everywhere now. Her podcast The Wisdom Messenger www.sophiemessager.com We talked about: Drumming as nervous system regulation Drumming and birth Bridging the intellectual and spiritual worlds Wearing many hats Intuitive drum and intuitive dance Women’s life transitions Reclaiming childhood joys Neurodivergence and regulation How we have lost regulation in contemporary patriarchal society.
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Resources
The Beat of Your Own Drum Burnout – Amelia Nagoski Come as You Are – Emily Nagoski Jane Hardwicke Collings The Emerald – The Revolution will not be Psychologized Jeff Strong Peter Levine Women Making Noise conversation series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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