Pregnant with Futures
Natty guides go-getter women of the world out of self-doubt, people-pleasing + hustle culture so they can reclaim the life they are truly craving. In doing so she is pushing massive ripples of love + justice into the world.
Learn more at:
https://www.thefemininerebellion.com/
Show Notes:
@thefemininerebellion
When you’re ready for more… dive into your desires… becoming more visible
Pleasure is the foundation of all of my work with women
Pregnant at 19, miscarriage the night before a scheduled abortion
Mixed bags of messy complicated human emotions
As our kids grow “the stakes are higher”
Talking about sex when you’ve been raised Catholic
“I feel like I’m breaking ancestral ties in some way, or creating a new narrative, and that’s heavy lifting, hard labor…”
Bringing a child into the world carries through their entire adult lives
Underestimating the journey of being a parent
“The emotional labor takes its toll… they have a piece of you”
Plan a family that you can plan a whole life for
“People need to be given the choice of whether or not to take on what may be the burden of a child”
Are we able to take care of these children is a way that’s safe and just and equitable
“I came to terms that it was the right decision but it was deeply deeply emotional; I felt like I was letting people down”
“I didn’t want to raise a child— it was on all counts not the right thing and yet so much shame”
What happens when we oversimplify?
“It’s a web; this really tightly interwoven web”
“This is what happens when you enjoy your body— you get punished”
“Stick you where no one can see you, have the baby and then come back and pretend nothing happened… talk about shame”
“I want to deny that that was a life… and I don’t want to pretend that it wasn’t the right form of healthcare”
It’s all uncomfortable and we suck at uncomfortable
There is stigma everywhere, no matter what you choose
No matter the flavor shame feels like shame in the body
We make peace with that feeling as a part of our human existence
I can have this baby but I want more
I don’t want to be stuck with this because it happened
“When I think back to that young woman… what I’m doing now is giving her what I didn’t have access to”
“There’s no fucking path”
“We don’t have a blueprint of what comes next”
We showed up as who we are
“Take deep deep deep care of yourself; whatever that means to you”
“You’re not alone, this is raw stuff”
“I feel both grounded right now and a little bit lighter”
