The Active Witness w/ Jacob Smith

Sex as a product of how we interact

After many years of hiccups and blocks, My husband Mason and I committed in the beginning of the year to make 2023 the year to clear all old traumas, wounds, and conditioning around sex and to finally get the pleasure and depth we’ve been craving…. Join us today as we finally open up to share what we’ve been learning, the evolution of our dynamics, what it took, and where we are at…. And of course, an invitation for you and your partner to do the same. A little disclaimer that this conversation is centered around sex and possibly not best suited for little ears. Finally, Today you’ll also hear us talk a bit about an epic course were taking led by Kim Anami, “Coming Together” – enrollment is open now. Along side Kim's 10 weeks of clearing, healing, and expanding your dynamics, Mason and I will also be leading a private community space for those in our sphere with a center on frequency work. It's been the most expansive leap we’ve ever taken and we are inviting you to join us in the live version of it, starting April. F [https://www.primalpriestess.com/coming-together-aca881ee-f3e1-4a5d-abb8-434ccc0d6ba8]ind Hannah on insta @ThePrimalPriestess

'Verastruct' with Micah

Micah is a father to 3 and plant enthusiast living in Phoenix with his wife Jess, whose a radical birthkeeper. Micah talks about his experiences with birth - first, witnessing his wife’s cesarean for breech all while dealing with institutional racism, fear tactics, and pressure. The next two births were freebirths at home and their third was another breech. Mason and Micah discuss blood loss with both my and Jess’ birth, the impossibility of pinning down “normal”, and finally Micah invites men in the Phoenix area to his event later this month, “Burgers and birth” where men will gather to enjoy community and discussions around well, birth! find Micah on IG @Verastruct and Jess @Jess.Aralia

The Active Witness w/ Jacob Smith

Jacob and Mason are long time friends and sit down casually over beer and ganj to chat freebirth, fatherhood, and friendship. Jacob was initiated into fatherhood at the young age of 20 through witnessing his fiance Delainey’s medicalized birth of their son. 3 years later, they decided they wanted to have a different experience and she freebirthed their daughter. Jacob draws potent comparisons between the 2 and how they shaped him as a father. He goes into what it means to be an active witness in birth, the importance of communication, and how they navigated dynamics around boundaries with friends and family. Jacob and Mason muse about community support in postpartum, funny little moments from the birth, and how essentially, freebirth was a rite of passage into Manhood for both of them. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Opting into radical trust - Michael's story

On today's episode, we have Michael. Michael is a loving, supportive partner to my dear friend Brigette and father to their 2 beautiful children. Today, Michael will share about his journey to freebirth. He will draw comparisons between their first birth which was at home with midwives where he simply did what he was told to do and then the freebirth where he opted to radically trust Brigette and to claim his space as the masculine witness and protector. Mason and Michael also go over the importance of nourishment and community in both pregnancy and postpartum as well as, a potent conversation about the power of looking at birth & postpartum through the babies perspective. Enjoy the episode!

I can't feel safe with you if you can't feel safe with me - Hannah & Mason

In today's chat Mason and I discuss the freebirth of our son, the comparison to our hospital+midwifery experience with our first, what it’s like to claim your manhood in birth, and how this experience totally shifted and expanded our marriage and most importantly, our sex life...