In this honest and vulnerable episode, Laura reflects on the lifelong journey of learning to receive — help, care, and community — especially as a single mother navigating life’s unexpected turns.
Recorded in Thailand after a series of challenging events, she shares how an accident, school closures, and the temporary absence of her co-parent became powerful lessons in surrender, support, and the importance of community care.

Through her personal story, she explores how hyper-independence, shame, and cultural narratives about motherhood can block women from asking for what they truly need. Drawing from her midwifery and homeopathy training, she reframes support not as a luxury but as a biological and spiritual necessity — one that mirrors the two protective layers of the embryo.

This episode is a tender reminder that motherhood is never meant to be a solo journey.

🌿 Topics Covered

• The challenge of receiving and letting go of hyper-independence

• Reflections on single motherhood and shame around needing help

• The “two layers of support” concept from midwifery training

• Coping with unexpected hardship and community support after an accident

• The difference between supported and unsupported mothers

• Redirecting resources — investing in childcare vs. constant self-improvement

• The importance of slowing down, resourcing, and softening

• Motherhood as both a mirror and medicine for personal growth

  
  

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