In this interview, Mary Haseltine (@madeforthisbirth) and I talk about what God ACTUALLY told Adam and Eve in the garden, what we can expect from birth and motherhood, when we need to surrender control in this process, and how this surrender is something that will come up again and again in our motherhood journey, as Mary is learning as she launches her oldest child off to college.

**This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.**

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Resources we reference in this episode:

Mary's book Made for This: The Catholic Mom's Guide to Birth

Gloria Furman's book Labor with Hope: Gospel Meditations on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering

Verity podcast: Reframing Pregnancy and Birth

Verity podcast: Motherhood Culture (because while sacrifice is a part of motherhood, it's also important to know we aren't called to suffer for the sake of suffering in our roles as mothers)

Read Aloud Revival #216: How to Teach from Rest (we can expect this to be work, whether we are talking about homeschooling or motherhood)

Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond podcast: Birth as a Hero's Journey with Pam England 

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