The Wild Haul with Elise Wed, 06 May 2026 00:05:16 -0400 https://thewildhaulwithelise.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 The Wild Haul with Elise yes Support this Podcast 617118c5-ec29-5037-a941-d664923ed0e6 elise@birthhumanity.com Elise Bowerman episodic true Where feminine wisdom meet the wild truth of real life.


Through deeply personal storytelling, feminine wisdom, and grounded insight, Elise explores the wild terrain of womanhood: motherhood, marriage, betrayal, repair, healing, cycle awareness, spiritual hunger, embodiment, intuition, and the courage it takes to live more honestly inside your real life.


Here, we honor the initiations of women's lives and offer language for what is sacred, what is painful, what is changing, and what is asking to be reclaimed.


If you are in a season of unraveling, remembering, rebuilding, or becoming, this space will feel like truth spoken with warmth, depth, and reverence. The Wild Haul is where beauty meets grit, where feminine wisdom meets real-world responsibility, and where you come to hear the truth you can feel in your body.


Hosted by Elise Bowerman - raised to reach for homeopathy and natural medicine first, dancer, trained across multiple energetic modalities, birth and postpartum doula, perinatal yoga teacher, and the founder of Michigan’s first Registered Prenatal Yoga School. She is a mother of two teenagers and married to an entrepreneurial artist.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) sacred, feminine, holistic, womb, wisdom, pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, cycles, moon, priestess, motherhood Elise Bowerman elise@birthhumanity.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/smvye8rb3ujjs6he6ecumgggw1sc?.jpg The Wild Haul with Elise 17: When the 'mother wound' enters the marriage 17: When the 'mother wound' enters the marriage This episode is a tender one.

Walk with me in a deeply personal conversation about the wounds we may carry from our mothers — and how those wounds can quietly enter our adult relationships, especially marriage.

Through the lens of my own separation, motherhood, therapy, and long arc of repair with my mother, I explore how conditional love, abandonment, rejection, and emotional neglect shaped the way I received love, tested love, pushed love away, and ached to be chosen.

It's an episode about what happens when an old wound enters the room of a present relationship — and becomes mature enough to finally be named.

To the woman who has done “the healing work” and is shocked to find another layer rising in love, partnership, or marriage — this episode is for you.

Not healed.  Healing.

RESOURCES

The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health

RELATED EPISODES

8: Trapped in labels

16: Mom's Health Care Compass - be the medicine woman of your family

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Why you need to understand limbic imprinting

HERstory timeline

BONUS

Below is an affirmation/dedication I created (which may serve as inspiration) for myself as a loving reminder of my devotion to heal these wounds with grace... and speediness 🤞😅 

I release the intense feelings of rejection, abandonment, and conditional love. I see them. And I remember they are not the whole truth. They are separate from me, the person, or situation they may be rising in right now. I will pause and take time to tend to myself. To return to stability and truth. I will confide in the people I trust and care about, and let them know the wounds I'm actively healing. Co-regulation is supportive. I deserve loving support while I heal. I can hold myself with devotion as I return to what's real.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This episode is a tender one.

Walk with me in a deeply personal conversation about the wounds we may carry from our mothers — and how those wounds can quietly enter our adult relationships, especially marriage.

Through the lens of my own separation, motherhood, therapy, and long arc of repair with my mother, I explore how conditional love, abandonment, rejection, and emotional neglect shaped the way I received love, tested love, pushed love away, and ached to be chosen.

It's an episode about what happens when an old wound enters the room of a present relationship — and becomes mature enough to finally be named.

To the woman who has done “the healing work” and is shocked to find another layer rising in love, partnership, or marriage — this episode is for you.

Not healed.  Healing.

RESOURCES

The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health

RELATED EPISODES

8: Trapped in labels

16: Mom's Health Care Compass - be the medicine woman of your family

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Why you need to understand limbic imprinting

HERstory timeline

BONUS

Below is an affirmation/dedication I created (which may serve as inspiration) for myself as a loving reminder of my devotion to heal these wounds with grace... and speediness 🤞😅 

I release the intense feelings of rejection, abandonment, and conditional love. I see them. And I remember they are not the whole truth. They are separate from me, the person, or situation they may be rising in right now. I will pause and take time to tend to myself. To return to stability and truth. I will confide in the people I trust and care about, and let them know the wounds I'm actively healing. Co-regulation is supportive. I deserve loving support while I heal. I can hold myself with devotion as I return to what's real.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-19086828 Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 2682 mother wound, marriage, healing the mother wound, mother daughter relationship, conditional love, abandonment wound, rejection wound, inner child healing, generational healing, marriage, separation, repair 17 full true 16: Mom's Health Care Compass - be the medicine woman of your family 16: Mom's Health Care Compass - be the medicine woman of your family You do not need an MD, a PhD, or a list of certifications to be the medicine woman of your family.

In this episode, I share a tender personal story that shaped my belief in maternal discernment, patient advocacy, and the importance of building a clear, intentional model of care inside your home.

EXPLORE

  • why many holistic-minded women still feel disconnected from the medicine piece of holistic living 
  • the difference between emergency medicine and long-term healing 
  • how difficult it can be to step out of the allopathic cycle once you are in it 
  • why being the medicine woman is not only intuition, but also organization, structure, and responsibility 
  • how fear can disconnect a mother from her own knowing 
  • the importance of household clarity around who leads, what is used first, and how your family responds in a health event 
  • how to begin building your own internal compass with more confidence and less panic 

If this episode speaks to you, Mom’s Health Care Compass 📖 was made for you.

It is a guide to help you ask better questions, get more organized, strengthen your discernment, and feel more supported in the care of your children and yourself.

👉  CLICK HERE to get your guide now

When you purchase the Compass, you’ll also receive access to my private support space for women walking this path.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> You do not need an MD, a PhD, or a list of certifications to be the medicine woman of your family.

In this episode, I share a tender personal story that shaped my belief in maternal discernment, patient advocacy, and the importance of building a clear, intentional model of care inside your home.

EXPLORE

  • why many holistic-minded women still feel disconnected from the medicine piece of holistic living 
  • the difference between emergency medicine and long-term healing 
  • how difficult it can be to step out of the allopathic cycle once you are in it 
  • why being the medicine woman is not only intuition, but also organization, structure, and responsibility 
  • how fear can disconnect a mother from her own knowing 
  • the importance of household clarity around who leads, what is used first, and how your family responds in a health event 
  • how to begin building your own internal compass with more confidence and less panic 

If this episode speaks to you, Mom’s Health Care Compass 📖 was made for you.

It is a guide to help you ask better questions, get more organized, strengthen your discernment, and feel more supported in the care of your children and yourself.

👉  CLICK HERE to get your guide now

When you purchase the Compass, you’ll also receive access to my private support space for women walking this path.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-19068544 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1965 motherhood, maternal intuition, holistic motherhood, natural medicine, moms health care compass, patient advocacy, family wellness, medicine woman, maternal wisdom, holistic living, homeopathy, ayurveda, conscious parenting, medical autonomy, women’s heal 16 full true 15: The life waiting for you beyond the circle 15: The life waiting for you beyond the circle In this follow-up to episode 14: Being Seen Is Not the Same as Being Known, we will explore friendship, attachment, and discernment in healing spaces and growth containers. 

Here, is reflection on receiving what is helpful, without losing sight of real life, real relationships, and real rhythms waiting for you beyond the circle.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> In this follow-up to episode 14: Being Seen Is Not the Same as Being Known, we will explore friendship, attachment, and discernment in healing spaces and growth containers. 

Here, is reflection on receiving what is helpful, without losing sight of real life, real relationships, and real rhythms waiting for you beyond the circle.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-19067033 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1281 healing spaces, women’s circles, friendship, personal growth, self awareness, co-regulation, emotional healing, relationships, discernment, attachment, integration, nervous system, spiritual growth, embodiment, real life healing, women’s work, self trust, 15 full true 14: Being seen is not the same as being known 14: Being seen is not the same as being known What happens when a healing space starts to feel more intimate than your real life?

The potential risks of coed healing spaces (if you're heterosexual), emotional attachment, transference, and the blurred boundaries that can form when vulnerability is held without enough discernment or ethics. 

I also unpack:

  • the difference between true healing and emotional dependency, 
  • the seduction of being deeply seen, 
  • and why being witnessed in a room is not the same as being deeply known in a life.

This is a conversation on facilitator integrity, relationships, self-trust, and the kind of healing that can help you return to your real life more honest, more awake, and more embodied.

RELATED EPISODES FROM THE PODCAST

3: Feet on the ground - that is "the work"

8: Trapped in labels

11: The journey is not the integration

NATIONWIDE RESOURCES

For men: The Unbreakable Man Project

For women: The Living Temple, Priestess Presence, and The Relaxed Woman System

For marriages: Modern Marriage

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> What happens when a healing space starts to feel more intimate than your real life?

The potential risks of coed healing spaces (if you're heterosexual), emotional attachment, transference, and the blurred boundaries that can form when vulnerability is held without enough discernment or ethics. 

I also unpack:

  • the difference between true healing and emotional dependency, 
  • the seduction of being deeply seen, 
  • and why being witnessed in a room is not the same as being deeply known in a life.

This is a conversation on facilitator integrity, relationships, self-trust, and the kind of healing that can help you return to your real life more honest, more awake, and more embodied.

RELATED EPISODES FROM THE PODCAST

3: Feet on the ground - that is "the work"

8: Trapped in labels

11: The journey is not the integration

NATIONWIDE RESOURCES

For men: The Unbreakable Man Project

For women: The Living Temple, Priestess Presence, and The Relaxed Woman System

For marriages: Modern Marriage

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-19054715 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1260 healing spaces, coed healing spaces, emotional dependency, transference, facilitator ethics, coaching industry, spiritual community, personal growth, relationships, partnership, marriage, discernment, boundaries, emotional attachment, self-trust, integrat 14 full true 13: Mothering is masculine 13: Mothering is masculine There’s a popular narrative that motherhood naturally brings women deeper into their feminine: softness, intuition, flow, devotion.

And while motherhood can absolutely deepen those qualities, it also asks women to hold an extraordinary amount of masculine energy.

In this episode, I name what so many mothers feel but struggle to articulate: that mothering often requires structure, containment, leadership, anticipation, protection, decision-making, and emotional steadiness. In other words, it requires a tremendous amount of masculine capacity.

EXPLORE

  • what masculine and feminine energy look like in real life
  • why motherhood is not only nurturing, but leadership
  • the invisible mental and emotional load mothers often carry
  • how disconnection from the body often begins before motherhood
  • how marriage can suffer when one person holds the tone and weight of the home alone
  • why softness is not something a woman performs, but something that emerges when she feels safe enough to put some of the weight down

Motherhood is sacred work.  But sacred does not mean weightless.

RESOURCE

🖨️ Download + print your FREE sacred masculine & feminine guide here ☯️

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Gifts of motherhood every husband deserves to understand

Motherhood requires more masculine energy than you realize

There is no finish line

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> There’s a popular narrative that motherhood naturally brings women deeper into their feminine: softness, intuition, flow, devotion.

And while motherhood can absolutely deepen those qualities, it also asks women to hold an extraordinary amount of masculine energy.

In this episode, I name what so many mothers feel but struggle to articulate: that mothering often requires structure, containment, leadership, anticipation, protection, decision-making, and emotional steadiness. In other words, it requires a tremendous amount of masculine capacity.

EXPLORE

  • what masculine and feminine energy look like in real life
  • why motherhood is not only nurturing, but leadership
  • the invisible mental and emotional load mothers often carry
  • how disconnection from the body often begins before motherhood
  • how marriage can suffer when one person holds the tone and weight of the home alone
  • why softness is not something a woman performs, but something that emerges when she feels safe enough to put some of the weight down

Motherhood is sacred work.  But sacred does not mean weightless.

RESOURCE

🖨️ Download + print your FREE sacred masculine & feminine guide here ☯️

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Gifts of motherhood every husband deserves to understand

Motherhood requires more masculine energy than you realize

There is no finish line

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18864255 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 2162 motherhood, masculine energy, feminine energy, mental load, emotional labor, motherhood and marriage, women’s health, nervous system, cycle mapping, pregnancy, prenatal yoga, embodiment, feminine flow, matrescence, working moms, motherhood burnout, relati 13 full true 12: Inner winter is training season 12: Inner winter is training season This is Part II of episodes 9 (for HER) and 10 (for HIM), Inner Rhythms | Moon Cycle Mapping. So you may want to listen to one of those first.

Here, I will uncover the sacred season of inner winter — menstruation — and how it prepares women for the Wise Woman years.

EXPLORE

  • The natural initiations of a woman’s life — menarche, maiden, motherhood, menopause
  • What happens hormonally (in simple, clear language) during each phase
  • Why postpartum rest is physiological — not indulgent
  • The evolutionary power of the grandmother years
  • Why culture’s obsession with youth harms women and our humanity
  • How monthly menstruation prepares us for aging
  • Small, embodied ways to begin honoring your inner winter today

This is a conversation about reclaiming aging as privilege.

About training your nervous system for longevity.

About modeling reverence — not resistance — to your daughters (and sons!).

You are not declining. You are ripening.

RESOURCES

Banyan Botanicals

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Why rest is radical

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This is Part II of episodes 9 (for HER) and 10 (for HIM), Inner Rhythms | Moon Cycle Mapping. So you may want to listen to one of those first.

Here, I will uncover the sacred season of inner winter — menstruation — and how it prepares women for the Wise Woman years.

EXPLORE

  • The natural initiations of a woman’s life — menarche, maiden, motherhood, menopause
  • What happens hormonally (in simple, clear language) during each phase
  • Why postpartum rest is physiological — not indulgent
  • The evolutionary power of the grandmother years
  • Why culture’s obsession with youth harms women and our humanity
  • How monthly menstruation prepares us for aging
  • Small, embodied ways to begin honoring your inner winter today

This is a conversation about reclaiming aging as privilege.

About training your nervous system for longevity.

About modeling reverence — not resistance — to your daughters (and sons!).

You are not declining. You are ripening.

RESOURCES

Banyan Botanicals

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Why rest is radical

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18784175 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1248 menstrual cycle, cycle mapping, feminine rhythm, perimenopause, menopause, wise woman, crone energy, postpartum recovery, maternal mental health, women’s health education, hormone literacy, seasonal living, inner winter 12 full true 11: The journey is not the integration 11: The journey is not the integration Psychedelic journeys are increasingly spoken about as awakening experiences — portals into truth, clarity, and purpose.

And sometimes, they are.

But what we rarely talk about is what happens after.

EXPLORE

  • What actually happens in the brain during altered states
  • Why feelings of relief can sometimes be mistaken for revelation
  • How unintegrated insight can lead to impulsive life changes
  • The difference between expansion and detachment
  • Why nature offers a parallel pathway to interconnectedness
  • And what it truly means to return: to relationship, to responsibility, to belonging

Because wisdom is not proven by what we see in transcendent moments.

It’s proven by how we live afterward.

This episode is a grounded, compassionate exploration of both the promise and the caution of deep inner journeys — and how to bridge spiritual insight with real earthly life.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Psychedelic journeys are increasingly spoken about as awakening experiences — portals into truth, clarity, and purpose.

And sometimes, they are.

But what we rarely talk about is what happens after.

EXPLORE

  • What actually happens in the brain during altered states
  • Why feelings of relief can sometimes be mistaken for revelation
  • How unintegrated insight can lead to impulsive life changes
  • The difference between expansion and detachment
  • Why nature offers a parallel pathway to interconnectedness
  • And what it truly means to return: to relationship, to responsibility, to belonging

Because wisdom is not proven by what we see in transcendent moments.

It’s proven by how we live afterward.

This episode is a grounded, compassionate exploration of both the promise and the caution of deep inner journeys — and how to bridge spiritual insight with real earthly life.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18778198 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 783 psychedelics, integration, consciousness, neuroscience, default mode network, personal growth, spirituality, self awareness, emotional health, embodiment, nature connection, relational wisdom, relationships 11 full true 10: For HIM - understand her rhythm | moon cycle mapping 10: For HIM - understand her rhythm | moon cycle mapping This episode is for HIM.

🙋‍♂️ For the man who loves a woman and wants to understand her instead of taking her moods personally.

🙋‍♂️ For the father raising a daughter and wanting to guide her without shaming her body.

🙋‍♂️ For the partner who senses there is intelligence in her rhythm — but was never taught the language.

This is not about walking on eggshells.  This is about biological literacy.

EXPLORE:

  • Circadian vs. infradian rhythms
  • Her Four Inner Seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)
  • How to support her during menstruation, ovulation, luteal phase, and menopause
  • Why PMS is endocrine feedback — not a character flaw
  • How fathers shape their daughters’ body stories

Female bodies shift daily.  She is not inconsistent.  She is cyclical.

When you understand her rhythm, you stop reacting and start partnering.

🖨️ Download your FREE printer-friendly cycle map, so you can both speak the same biological language.

📖 My FREE blog article about fathers navigating their daughter's period.

Her body was never chaotic.  It has always been rhythmic.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This episode is for HIM.

🙋‍♂️ For the man who loves a woman and wants to understand her instead of taking her moods personally.

🙋‍♂️ For the father raising a daughter and wanting to guide her without shaming her body.

🙋‍♂️ For the partner who senses there is intelligence in her rhythm — but was never taught the language.

This is not about walking on eggshells.  This is about biological literacy.

EXPLORE:

  • Circadian vs. infradian rhythms
  • Her Four Inner Seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)
  • How to support her during menstruation, ovulation, luteal phase, and menopause
  • Why PMS is endocrine feedback — not a character flaw
  • How fathers shape their daughters’ body stories

Female bodies shift daily.  She is not inconsistent.  She is cyclical.

When you understand her rhythm, you stop reacting and start partnering.

🖨️ Download your FREE printer-friendly cycle map, so you can both speak the same biological language.

📖 My FREE blog article about fathers navigating their daughter's period.

Her body was never chaotic.  It has always been rhythmic.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18740945 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 973 men supporting women, masculine leadership, understanding hormones, cycle mapping for men, partnership and biology, fathering daughters, menstrual cycle education, feminine rhythm, relationship communication, ovulation and mood, menopause support, hormona 10 full true 9: For HER - reclaim your rhythm | moon cycle mapping 9: For HER - reclaim your rhythm | moon cycle mapping This episode is for HER.

✨ For the woman who senses there is more intelligence in her body than she has been taught.

✨ For the woman who was conditioned to dread her cycle.

✨ For the woman in perimenopause or menopause who was never given language for her power.

In this foundational teaching, you will walk through Cycle Mapping, a physiological and emotional framework for understanding your monthly infradian rhythm.

EXPLORE:

  • The difference between circadian and infradian rhythms
  • The Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Ovarian Axis explained simply
  • Where estrogen and progesterone originate — and what they actually do
  • Why ovulation matters for long-term mood, sleep, and vitality
  • What shifts at menopause (and why it is redistribution, not decline)
  • Your Four Inner Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
  • How to read your bleed as sacred biofeedback

When you understand where hormones originate and what they are communicating, self-blame dissolves and biological literacy begins.

Cycle Mapping is not about control.  It is about sovereignty.

Your body was never chaotic.  It has always been rhythmic.

This episode is your invitation to remember.

RESOURCES

🖨️ Print your FREE Cycle Map here

Womben Wellness with Usha Anandi (for more about womb health)

The Living Temple with Sarah Jenks (for more about seasonal living)

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This episode is for HER.

✨ For the woman who senses there is more intelligence in her body than she has been taught.

✨ For the woman who was conditioned to dread her cycle.

✨ For the woman in perimenopause or menopause who was never given language for her power.

In this foundational teaching, you will walk through Cycle Mapping, a physiological and emotional framework for understanding your monthly infradian rhythm.

EXPLORE:

  • The difference between circadian and infradian rhythms
  • The Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Ovarian Axis explained simply
  • Where estrogen and progesterone originate — and what they actually do
  • Why ovulation matters for long-term mood, sleep, and vitality
  • What shifts at menopause (and why it is redistribution, not decline)
  • Your Four Inner Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
  • How to read your bleed as sacred biofeedback

When you understand where hormones originate and what they are communicating, self-blame dissolves and biological literacy begins.

Cycle Mapping is not about control.  It is about sovereignty.

Your body was never chaotic.  It has always been rhythmic.

This episode is your invitation to remember.

RESOURCES

🖨️ Print your FREE Cycle Map here

Womben Wellness with Usha Anandi (for more about womb health)

The Living Temple with Sarah Jenks (for more about seasonal living)

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18740388 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 1606 cycle mapping, menstrual cycle education, feminine health, hormones explained, estrogen and progesterone, infradian rhythm, women’s wellness, ovulation health, menopause education, perimenopause support, endocrine system basics, feminine power, biofeedbac 9 full false 8: Trapped in labels 8: Trapped in labels Labels help us make sense of the world, but they can quietly confine us when we forget they may be temporary.

In this deeply personal episode, I share stories from my own life: childhood eczema and allergies, to healing trichotillomania, to navigating motherhood, perfectionism, career evolution, and frequency work.

EXPLORE

  • Why diagnoses are not destinies
  • How the intensity of identity shifts over time
  • The evolving meaning of “daughter”
  • Perfectionism and withholding truth
  • Career labels and reinvention
  • Healing outside conventional frameworks
  • The difference between title and frequency

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

What it really means to be a matriarch

Why women circles matter (now more than ever)

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Labels help us make sense of the world, but they can quietly confine us when we forget they may be temporary.

In this deeply personal episode, I share stories from my own life: childhood eczema and allergies, to healing trichotillomania, to navigating motherhood, perfectionism, career evolution, and frequency work.

EXPLORE

  • Why diagnoses are not destinies
  • How the intensity of identity shifts over time
  • The evolving meaning of “daughter”
  • Perfectionism and withholding truth
  • Career labels and reinvention
  • Healing outside conventional frameworks
  • The difference between title and frequency

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

What it really means to be a matriarch

Why women circles matter (now more than ever)

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18696463 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 957 identity, personal growth, healing journey, women’s wisdom, mindset shifts, perfectionism recovery, spiritual growth, motherhood reflections, holistic health, authenticity, feminine leadership, self evolution 8 full false 7: Friday the 13th - a ritual of remembering [personal practice] 7: Friday the 13th - a ritual of remembering [personal practice] This episode is a 9-minute guided personal practice. A space to slow down, lay down armor, and return to your true self.

Practice begins at 2:44

Be sure to listen to Episode 6: Remembering Friday the 13th prior to starting this practice for context.

In this episode, I offer a simple, grounded embodied practice to embody the energy/purpose of Friday the 13th. This is not about doing more, fixing yourself, or reaching an outcome.

It is about allowing.

You don’t need experience with meditation or ritual.
You don’t need special tools.
You only need to arrive.

Return to this practice on each Friday the 13th in 2026 (February, March, and November) or anytime your body asks for space, softness, or remembrance.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This episode is a 9-minute guided personal practice. A space to slow down, lay down armor, and return to your true self.

Practice begins at 2:44

Be sure to listen to Episode 6: Remembering Friday the 13th prior to starting this practice for context.

In this episode, I offer a simple, grounded embodied practice to embody the energy/purpose of Friday the 13th. This is not about doing more, fixing yourself, or reaching an outcome.

It is about allowing.

You don’t need experience with meditation or ritual.
You don’t need special tools.
You only need to arrive.

Return to this practice on each Friday the 13th in 2026 (February, March, and November) or anytime your body asks for space, softness, or remembrance.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18650896 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 739 Friday the 13th, feminine practice, embodied ritual, sacred feminine, cyclical living, intuition, women’s wisdom, feminine rhythm, nervous system regulation, rest and renewal, ancient practices, embodiment, seasonal practice, ritual, self remembrance 7 full false 6: Remembering Friday the 13th 6: Remembering Friday the 13th Friday the 13th has long been framed as unlucky, sinister, or something to avoid. But that story is relatively new.

In this episode, explore what Friday the 13th once represented for thousands of years - a sacred feminine day rooted in lunar cycles, women’s bodies, and ancient goddess traditions. Before patriarchal religion and modern medicine reshaped cultural narratives, the number 13 marked rhythm, fertility, intuition, and renewal.

This episode is not about superstition.
It’s about remembrance.

A reflection on how fear replaced reverence - and why the sacred feminine is rising again through curiosity, embodiment, and a return to rhythm.

For an embodied remembering - listen to the next episode (7: Friday the 13th - a ritual of remembering [personal practice]) on our three Friday the 13th's in 2026: February, March, November.

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Embracing the cosmic feminine

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Friday the 13th has long been framed as unlucky, sinister, or something to avoid. But that story is relatively new.

In this episode, explore what Friday the 13th once represented for thousands of years - a sacred feminine day rooted in lunar cycles, women’s bodies, and ancient goddess traditions. Before patriarchal religion and modern medicine reshaped cultural narratives, the number 13 marked rhythm, fertility, intuition, and renewal.

This episode is not about superstition.
It’s about remembrance.

A reflection on how fear replaced reverence - and why the sacred feminine is rising again through curiosity, embodiment, and a return to rhythm.

For an embodied remembering - listen to the next episode (7: Friday the 13th - a ritual of remembering [personal practice]) on our three Friday the 13th's in 2026: February, March, November.

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

Embracing the cosmic feminine

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18650818 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 613 Friday the 13th, sacred feminine, feminine wisdom, goddess traditions, Freya, Venus energy, red tent, moon cycles, women’s history, feminine power, cyclical living, ancient wisdom, patriarchy and culture, birth and rebirth, intuition, embodiment, women’s 6 full true 5: What I return to, to hold my frequency 5: What I return to, to hold my frequency In this episode, I  share the personal at-home practice I'm committed to for 2026 — not as self-improvement, but as devotion.

Not to escape the world — but to stay rooted inside it.

EXPLORE

  • why gathering with women is essential for nervous system health and belonging
  • the reclamation of Mary Magdalene as teacher, witness, and bearer of feminine wisdom
  • how sacred oils and simple daily rituals can act as anchors in modern life
  • why devotion doesn’t require changing your career — only how you show up within it
  • how personal work ripples naturally into professional life

This episode is an invitation, especially if you haven’t yet chosen a rhythm or ritual for 2026. It’s not too late. 

RESOURCES

Embodied Asana, Amy Matthews

House of Reclamation, Elizabeth Lewis and Lauryn Laszczak

Priestess Presence - Rosa Mystica, Elayne Kalila Doughty and Diana Dubrow

Emerald Temple, Diana Dubrow holy anointing oils

Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson

The Living Temple, Sarah Jenks

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

When the right frequency spirals you up

This version of you is enough

Living in alignment with your frequency

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> In this episode, I  share the personal at-home practice I'm committed to for 2026 — not as self-improvement, but as devotion.

Not to escape the world — but to stay rooted inside it.

EXPLORE

  • why gathering with women is essential for nervous system health and belonging
  • the reclamation of Mary Magdalene as teacher, witness, and bearer of feminine wisdom
  • how sacred oils and simple daily rituals can act as anchors in modern life
  • why devotion doesn’t require changing your career — only how you show up within it
  • how personal work ripples naturally into professional life

This episode is an invitation, especially if you haven’t yet chosen a rhythm or ritual for 2026. It’s not too late. 

RESOURCES

Embodied Asana, Amy Matthews

House of Reclamation, Elizabeth Lewis and Lauryn Laszczak

Priestess Presence - Rosa Mystica, Elayne Kalila Doughty and Diana Dubrow

Emerald Temple, Diana Dubrow holy anointing oils

Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson

The Living Temple, Sarah Jenks

COMPANION READING FROM THE BLOG

When the right frequency spirals you up

This version of you is enough

Living in alignment with your frequency

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18606153 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500 1318 women’s wisdom, feminine embodiment, personal ritual, devotion practice, Mary Magdalene, divine feminine, women gathering, loneliness epidemic, nervous system regulation, anointing oils, sacred feminine, priestess path, purpose and frequency, spiritual pr 5 full false 3: Feet on the ground - that is "the work" 3: Feet on the ground - that is "the work" This episode is a pause.

A return to discernment in a world obsessed with healing, self-growth, and “doing the work.”

Reflection is beautiful. Healing matters. And… not every healing space is actually "healing." Not every facilitator is embodied. Not every invitation is rooted in integrity.

In this episode, I speak directly to a growing concern in spiritual and personal-growth communities: when growth becomes synonymous with disruption — when people are encouraged to burn down their lives and call it healing.

The work is your real life.
Showing up day after day as your highest self — in partnership, in motherhood, in friendships, in work, in honest conversations and clean boundaries.

Not escapism. Not avoidance. Not dramatic exits without embodiment.

EXPLORE

  • Why we are not wired to hold everyone else’s life and suffering
  • The difference between true growth and fear-based disruption
  • Red flags in facilitators and groups that prioritize individual breakthroughs over the greater ecosystem of a woman’s life
  • Why certification without embodiment is dangerous
  • How integrity, frequency, and lived experience matter in healing spaces
  • Why the grass is not greener when avoidance is the answer

EMBODIMENT INVITATION
In the next episode, you are invited into a guided visualization (personal practice) to tap into and remember your highest self.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This episode is a pause.

A return to discernment in a world obsessed with healing, self-growth, and “doing the work.”

Reflection is beautiful. Healing matters. And… not every healing space is actually "healing." Not every facilitator is embodied. Not every invitation is rooted in integrity.

In this episode, I speak directly to a growing concern in spiritual and personal-growth communities: when growth becomes synonymous with disruption — when people are encouraged to burn down their lives and call it healing.

The work is your real life.
Showing up day after day as your highest self — in partnership, in motherhood, in friendships, in work, in honest conversations and clean boundaries.

Not escapism. Not avoidance. Not dramatic exits without embodiment.

EXPLORE

  • Why we are not wired to hold everyone else’s life and suffering
  • The difference between true growth and fear-based disruption
  • Red flags in facilitators and groups that prioritize individual breakthroughs over the greater ecosystem of a woman’s life
  • Why certification without embodiment is dangerous
  • How integrity, frequency, and lived experience matter in healing spaces
  • Why the grass is not greener when avoidance is the answer

EMBODIMENT INVITATION
In the next episode, you are invited into a guided visualization (personal practice) to tap into and remember your highest self.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18597899 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500 891 spirituality, personal growth, self-improvement, mindfulness, relationships, marriage, women’s empowerment, boundaries, mental health, healing, community, self-awareness, discernment 3 full false 4: Highest Self [personal practice] 4: Highest Self [personal practice] This guided visualization is a daily grounding practice to support real-life embodiment.

It is a return to your body, your values, and your purpose here on Earth.

This practice is meant to be used regularly, as a way to remember your highest frequency while staying rooted in your actual life.

In this visualization, I will guide you to:

  • Ground your body and nervous system
  • Reconnect with your highest self without leaving your relationships or responsibilities
  • Clarify how integrity, presence, and purpose show up today
  • Strengthen discernment when life feels noisy or urgent
  • Anchor into steadiness rather than reaction

Your highest self is not a perfected future version of you.

She is the you who is regulated, rooted, and consistently aligned in conversation, in boundary, in care, and in choice.

This practice is under ten minutes and can be done daily, in the morning, before important conversations, or anytime you need to return to yourself.

One honest action is enough.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> This guided visualization is a daily grounding practice to support real-life embodiment.

It is a return to your body, your values, and your purpose here on Earth.

This practice is meant to be used regularly, as a way to remember your highest frequency while staying rooted in your actual life.

In this visualization, I will guide you to:

  • Ground your body and nervous system
  • Reconnect with your highest self without leaving your relationships or responsibilities
  • Clarify how integrity, presence, and purpose show up today
  • Strengthen discernment when life feels noisy or urgent
  • Anchor into steadiness rather than reaction

Your highest self is not a perfected future version of you.

She is the you who is regulated, rooted, and consistently aligned in conversation, in boundary, in care, and in choice.

This practice is under ten minutes and can be done daily, in the morning, before important conversations, or anytime you need to return to yourself.

One honest action is enough.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18597692 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500 765 guided meditation, frequency, embodiment, highest self, spiritual practice, grounded spirituality, conscious living, self awareness, personal growth, inner alignment, feminine wisdom, daily practice, presence 4 full false 1: Introduction to the Wild Haul and who Elise is 1: Introduction to the Wild Haul and who Elise is Welcome to The Wild Haul with Elise. A slow-burn, no-tiptoe space for women who can feel there’s more going on than what they've been told. In this first episode, I (Elise Bowerman) introduce myself and open the invitation to decide if you want to trust me to walk with you.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Why I'm not here to perform wellness or make womanhood palatable
  • What “The Wild Haul” actually means 
  • My background as a Michigan mom of two teens, raised with homeopathy and natural medicine first
  • Two decades of supporting women through reiki, feng shui, medical intuition, dance + yoga, and birth/postpartum thresholds
  • The identity shift I've been living since 2022 - the kind that costs being misunderstood, but gives you a life that belongs to you
  • What women come to me for: discernment, permission, support, and a calm voice when the world wants compliance and speed
  • What this podcast will hold: motherhood + partnership, intuition + medicine, cycles + nervous system truth, birth imprints, desire, power, money, pleasure—and what we’re “not supposed” to say out loud
  • A closing ritual to help you return to your own knowing—just 5% more trust this week

💓 Shout out to the woman who taught me (in just ONE workshop) how to start a podcast: Laura Tomlinson, Founder of LT Lifestyle Management. Thank you for organizing a real way for someone with no experience to make this happen.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Welcome to The Wild Haul with Elise. A slow-burn, no-tiptoe space for women who can feel there’s more going on than what they've been told. In this first episode, I (Elise Bowerman) introduce myself and open the invitation to decide if you want to trust me to walk with you.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Why I'm not here to perform wellness or make womanhood palatable
  • What “The Wild Haul” actually means 
  • My background as a Michigan mom of two teens, raised with homeopathy and natural medicine first
  • Two decades of supporting women through reiki, feng shui, medical intuition, dance + yoga, and birth/postpartum thresholds
  • The identity shift I've been living since 2022 - the kind that costs being misunderstood, but gives you a life that belongs to you
  • What women come to me for: discernment, permission, support, and a calm voice when the world wants compliance and speed
  • What this podcast will hold: motherhood + partnership, intuition + medicine, cycles + nervous system truth, birth imprints, desire, power, money, pleasure—and what we’re “not supposed” to say out loud
  • A closing ritual to help you return to your own knowing—just 5% more trust this week

💓 Shout out to the woman who taught me (in just ONE workshop) how to start a podcast: Laura Tomlinson, Founder of LT Lifestyle Management. Thank you for organizing a real way for someone with no experience to make this happen.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Elise Bowerman Buzzsprout-18591947 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500 678 Women’s spirituality, self-development, intuition, holistic health, natural medicine, motherhood, conscious parenting, relationships & marriage, nervous system healing, embodiment, birth & postpartum, feminine leadership 1 full true 2: Backstroke Season 2: Backstroke Season Some seasons require grit. Others require release.

In this episode, I share a raw, real-time reflection on what it means to choose the path of least resistance—not as avoidance, but as a return to inner peace. When life hands you a reality you can’t control, surrender can become a form of strength: the moment you stop fighting what is, your body can finally exhale.

This is an episode about nervous system truth, the private life we can’t outrun, and the strange mix of grief and relief that can arrive in the same breath. If you’ve been "freestyle swimming"—pushing, forcing, trying to hold it all together—this might be your invitation into “backstroke season”: belly up, eyes to the sky, trusting you’ll reach shore.

A gentle note: this episode includes discussion of divorce and emotional overwhelm.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

💗 Please follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone you feel will resonate with it. 

This podcast is not medical advice. It’s education, story, discernment, and conversation. You are the authority of your life, your body, and your children. 

]]> Some seasons require grit. Others require release.

In this episode, I share a raw, real-time reflection on what it means to choose the path of least resistance—not as avoidance, but as a return to inner peace. When life hands you a reality you can’t control, surrender can become a form of strength: the moment you stop fighting what is, your body can finally exhale.

This is an episode about nervous system truth, the private life we can’t outrun, and the strange mix of grief and relief that can arrive in the same breath. If you’ve been "freestyle swimming"—pushing, forcing, trying to hold it all together—this might be your invitation into “backstroke season”: belly up, eyes to the sky, trusting you’ll reach shore.

A gentle note: this episode includes discussion of divorce and emotional overwhelm.

Support the show

CONNECT WITH ELISE

🌐 website: BirthHumanity.com  

📲 Instagram: @BirthHumanity  

💬 You're invited to ask Elise what you'd like clarification on or learn more about. She'll do her best to address it in an upcoming episode.

If one thing rings true, follow that sound. Return the rest to the wind.

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