In Part One of this extraordinary two-part series, I sit down with my mentor and teacher, Whapio of The Matrona — midwife, educator, and visionary — with whom I am currently apprenticing in her 2025 Midwifery & Birthkeeper cohort.
Whapio shares her personal journey from practicing midwife in the 1980s to becoming a teacher and consciousness-raiser through The Matrona. Together we explore the midwifery renaissance, the return of the village wise woman, and Whapio’s cosmological framing of conception and fertilization as sacred, noble rites of passage.
We dive into:
Whapio’s story of midwifery, teaching, and The Matrona
The renaissance of home birth and the tensions between freedom and licensing
The return of the village wise woman as an illuminated guide for all life passages
A sacred reframing of conception and fertilization as cosmological, mystical experiences
Why weaving mysticism with intelligence is essential to women’s wisdom
Stay tuned for Part Two, where we continue this powerful conversation and go even deeper into cosmology, birth as a portal of consciousness, and the elevation of women’s wisdom in our time.
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Music: The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali
Disclaimer:
The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.