#13 | The Original Crunchy Mom: Instinctual Mothering with Elyse Williams
The Discerning Mother
What if you didn’t need a parenting manual? What if you didn’t need a chart or a checklist or someone else’s permission to mother your baby well? What if… the Holy Spirit and your God-given instincts were enough? In this week’s podcast episode, I sat down with my friend Elyse Williams, a wise, beautiful mama of 8, to talk about what it really means to mother from a place of peace, presence, and deep trust. Listening to your maternal instincts can feel impossible in the world that is constantly shouting at us. In this episode of The Discerning Mother, I sit down with Elyse Williams to chat about what instinctual mothering looking like before social media. We dive into: A bit of history in the OBGYN's office What to do when people won't stop telling you their opinions Some amazing book recs to help you on your journey ...and more! This conversation will help you lean into your instincts with renewed confidence and conviction. Connect with Brigid on Instagram.
About Podcast
Welcome to The Discerning Mother, the podcast where building a thriving business and becoming a whole woman are not two different goals. Most wellness podcasts will tell you to regulate your nervous system. Most business podcasts will tell you to try another strategy.
This one will tell you why those won't work.
This is where faith, health, and business strategy collide.
Each week we talk about:
- How your nervous system is either building your business or quietly sabotaging it
- Why rewiring your nervous system and identity unlocks what regulation never could
- Real strategy for scaling without burning the woman behind the brand
- What Catholic/Christian theology has to say about money, ambition, and becoming
- How to have more without doing more
- Doing it all while being a present, joyful, peaceful mother & 6 or 7 figure business owner
This is not hustle culture with a rosary or prayers on top. This is the real work; the kind that changes what you are capable of in your business, your body, your marriage, and your motherhood (& by default, the world! Right, St. Mother Teresa?!).
Whether you are listening as you prep for a client call or folding laundry, it's time for you to dive in!