A Mother's Journey to Holistic Health & Healing

62. Why Reframing Rest Matters to Restoring Energy

Please share your thoughts about how you felt about the episode and/or podcast! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2015915/fan_mail/new] In this solo episode, I explore the true meaning of rest, its importance for holistic health, and practical ways to incorporate rest and self-care into daily life, especially for us busy moms. I also share personal rituals, reflections on ancestral wisdom, and actionable tips to restore your energy and well-being. Main Topics: * How cultural and ancestral perceptions influence our understanding of rest * The importance of listening to your body and acknowledging emotions * Rituals for grounding: sacred smoke, prayers, and mindfulness practices * Redefining rest as replenishing and restoring energy * Practical steps for integrating rest into daily life despite guilt or external expectations * The role of self-compassion and mindfulness in emotional healing and self-care * How grief and trauma can impact our capacity to rest and recharge Chapters 00:00 Introduction and personal reflection on solo podcast 00:29 Behind the scenes of podcast recording and setting intentions 01:00 Reflecting on the message of rest and its significance 02:20 The ritual of sacred space and incense lighting 06:37 Initial thoughts on what comes to mind when thinking of rest 07:14 Historical perspective: ancestors and their relationship with rest 08:40 Modern society's view of productivity and rest 09:53 What does rest look like today and how does it feel in the body 10:44 Emotional reasons for always being on the go and coping mechanisms 12:12 The impact of suppressing emotions and the importance of acknowledgment 14:21 Redefining rest as restoration and replenishment 16:16 Different ways to think about rest: energy, joy, and activity 17:40 Physical and mental signs of exhaustion and the need for rest 19:24 Practical exercises: body awareness and asking what is needed 21:28 Reflecting on how we perceive others resting and our reactions 22:55 Small steps to incorporate rest and reduce load 24:19 Simple joys and rituals that replenish energy 26:44 Personal reflections on grief, energy, and balancing rest 28:08 The importance of giving permission to rest and practical tips 29:05 Closing thoughts and encouragement to practice rest If you are feeling called to work together and would like more information about my services, I invite you to apply to work with me using the link below. https://beacons.page/marissaprieto [https://beacons.page/marissaprieto] If you would like to share your holistic health and healing journey on the podcast, please email me at marissaprieto.holisticcoaching@gmail.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/ [https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/] Access my free guided meditations on You Tube: www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa [http://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa] Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with another mama who deserves peace and healing. If you love the podcast and it’s bringing value to your life, consider buying me a coffee (or a tea! ☕🍵) to support the time, love, and energy that goes into creating this space for you. Your support helps me continue sharing holistic healing practices, insights, and encouragement so we can all show up as our best selves. Thank you for being here! Your presence and support mean the world to me. 🙏🏽 Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/marissaprietopodcast (Disclaimer: All content in this podcast, including medical opinion and any other h...

61. Moving to Mexico as a Family: Healing Through Culture & Reconnecting with Our Roots

Please share your thoughts about how you felt about the episode and/or podcast! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2015915/fan_mail/new] In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Jessica Cuevas, founder of Viva La Mami, podcaster, coach, speaker, and mother of two, to explore her family's courageous decision to leave the United States and move to Mexico in search of a more aligned, culturally connected way of life. After spending her entire life in the U.S., Jessica felt called to reconnect with her Mexican roots, create a different future for her children, and redefine what success, motherhood, and belonging truly meant for her family. Together, we discuss the emotional, mental, and spiritual journey of making such a life-changing decision, the realities of moving abroad with young children, the challenges of navigating identity and culture, and the healing that can emerge when we reconnect with our heritage. This conversation is about courage, motherhood, generational healing, cultural reclamation, and trusting yourself enough to create a life that feels like home. In this episode, we get into: • Why Jessica chose to leave the United States • Reconnecting with Mexican culture and identity • The emotional realities of moving abroad with children • Motherhood, healing, and generational change • Redefining success outside societal expectations • Building community and belonging in a new place • Navigating fear, uncertainty, through the process of relocating Connect with Jessica * Viva La Mami Podcast [https://vivalamami.com/podcast/] * Jessica Cuevas on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vivalamami] * Jessica's Website [https://vivalamami.com/links/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnj68shksUI0g3BIMesczKkBXGkFnzEzulj9caroiy6edmQW-g4K05vtR7kN8_aem_fjyIK6_aRfujiWR32fqqbg] If you are feeling called to work together and would like more information about my services, I invite you to apply to work with me using the link below. https://beacons.page/marissaprieto [https://beacons.page/marissaprieto] If you would like to share your holistic health and healing journey on the podcast, please email me at marissaprieto.holisticcoaching@gmail.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/ [https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/] Access my free guided meditations on You Tube: www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa [http://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa] Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with another mama who deserves peace and healing. If you love the podcast and it’s bringing value to your life, consider buying me a coffee (or a tea! ☕🍵) to support the time, love, and energy that goes into creating this space for you. Your support helps me continue sharing holistic healing practices, insights, and encouragement so we can all show up as our best selves. Thank you for being here! Your presence and support mean the world to me. 🙏🏽 Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/marissaprietopodcast (Disclaimer: All content in this podcast, including medical opinion and any other h...

60. Tarot as a Healing Modality: Somatics & Motherhood with Sonia Fregoso

Please share your thoughts about how you felt about the episode and/or podcast! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2015915/fan_mail/new] In today’s episode, I’m welcoming back Sonia Fregoso for an inspiring and soul-expanding conversation around motherhood, intuition, somatics, and tarot as a healing modality. When Sonia first came on the podcast, she vulnerably shared her journey healing from childhood sexual trauma through somatic work, spirituality, and plant medicine-assisted psychedelic therapy while navigating pregnancy after infertility. Now, one year later, she returns in a completely new season — motherhood, deeper spiritual embodiment, and the creation of a beautiful oracle deck she co-created with her sister. Together, we explore how tarot can become a powerful tool for self-awareness, nervous system healing, intuition, reflection, and ancestral connection rather than something to fear. Sonia also shares how her work has evolved, what motherhood has taught her about healing, and the intention behind creating a deck rooted in wisdom, healing, and reconnection. This conversation is for anyone navigating healing, burnout, identity shifts, motherhood, spirituality, or the desire to reconnect back to themselves in a deeper way. In this episode we talk about: ✨ Tarot as a healing modality & the misconceptions ✨ Somatic healing & nervous system work ✨ Healing trauma & reconnecting to intuition ✨ Motherhood & identity shifts ✨ The creation of Sonia’s new tarot deck ✨ Reclaiming self-trust  If this episode resonates with you, show some love subscribe, leave a review, and share with someone who may need this conversation today! Sonia's website [https://obsidianwoman.com/] Sonia's IG [https://www.instagram.com/lasoniafregoso/] Slow Down Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/30csxq7Gw5NoR8cgaQCsJb?si=87071e67366445c9] If you are feeling called to work together and would like more information about my services, I invite you to apply to work with me using the link below. https://beacons.page/marissaprieto [https://beacons.page/marissaprieto] If you would like to share your holistic health and healing journey on the podcast, please email me at marissaprieto.holisticcoaching@gmail.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/ [https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/] Access my free guided meditations on You Tube: www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa [http://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa] Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with another mama who deserves peace and healing. If you love the podcast and it’s bringing value to your life, consider buying me a coffee (or a tea! ☕🍵) to support the time, love, and energy that goes into creating this space for you. Your support helps me continue sharing holistic healing practices, insights, and encouragement so we can all show up as our best selves. Thank you for being here! Your presence and support mean the world to me. 🙏🏽 Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/marissaprietopodcast (Disclaimer: All content in this podcast, including medical opinion and any other h...

59. Postpartum, Grief, and the Power of Healing with Horses with Brooke Orloff

Please share your thoughts about how you felt about the episode and/or podcast! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2015915/fan_mail/new] In this episode, I sit with Brooke Orloff, a mother, doula, lactation counselor, and co-founder of the Mone Wellness app, to have an honest conversation about postpartum healing, grief, spiritual awakening, maternal mental health, and the often-overlooked realities of the fourth trimester.  Brooke shares her journey through loss, including the passing of her father, and how that experience opened the door to profound healing and support through motherhood—including her healing work with horses. We get into: * The reality of postpartum recovery and the importance of ongoing support * Healing through connection with horses and nature as energetic beings * Reclaiming identity and creating systems of support that honor maternal health * Practical self-care tips for moms in the chaos of daily life * The origin story of the Mone Wellness app and its mission to support women holistically This episode is for the mom navigating postpartum, grief, feeling overwhelmed, or seeking deeper healing in motherhood—you are not alone.  Mone Wellness IG [https://www.instagram.com/monewellnessapp/] Mone Website [https://monewellness.com/] If you are feeling called to work together and would like more information about my services, I invite you to apply to work with me using the link below. https://beacons.page/marissaprieto [https://beacons.page/marissaprieto] If you would like to share your holistic health and healing journey on the podcast, please email me at marissaprieto.holisticcoaching@gmail.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/ [https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/] Access my free guided meditations on You Tube: www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa [http://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa] Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with another mama who deserves peace and healing. If you love the podcast and it’s bringing value to your life, consider buying me a coffee (or a tea! ☕🍵) to support the time, love, and energy that goes into creating this space for you. Your support helps me continue sharing holistic healing practices, insights, and encouragement so we can all show up as our best selves. Thank you for being here! Your presence and support mean the world to me. 🙏🏽 Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/marissaprietopodcast (Disclaimer: All content in this podcast, including medical opinion and any other h...

58. Motherhood Changed Everything: Redefining Health, Body Image & Wellness with Roxanne Horta

Please share your thoughts about how you felt about the episode and/or podcast! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2015915/fan_mail/new] What if the way you’ve been taught to care for your body… was never designed for motherhood? In this episode, I’m joined by Roxy, a holistic therapist and coach supporting Latina women and mothers over 30. With 15 years in mental health, she shares her personal journey from a controlling relationship with nutrition and fitness to a more compassionate, sustainable approach after becoming a mom of two. We explore how motherhood shifts your identity, body, and capacity—and why so many women feel overwhelmed and burned out when they can’t keep up with wellness expectations. We talk about the pressure to “do it all,” the guilt many moms feel when they can’t keep up, and how nervous system regulation, mental health, and cultural influences play a role in burnout. This is a conversation about letting go of perfection, breaking generational patterns, and redefining what health looks like in motherhood. If you’re ready to release perfection and care for yourself in a way that actually supports your life—this episode is for you. If you are feeling called to work together and would like more information about my services, I invite you to apply to work with me using the link below. https://beacons.page/marissaprieto [https://beacons.page/marissaprieto] If you would like to share your holistic health and healing journey on the podcast, please email me at marissaprieto.holisticcoaching@gmail.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/ [https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcoachingformoms/] Access my free guided meditations on You Tube: www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa [http://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMeditationswithMarissa] Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with another mama who deserves peace and healing. If you love the podcast and it’s bringing value to your life, consider buying me a coffee (or a tea! ☕🍵) to support the time, love, and energy that goes into creating this space for you. Your support helps me continue sharing holistic healing practices, insights, and encouragement so we can all show up as our best selves. Thank you for being here! Your presence and support mean the world to me. 🙏🏽 Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/marissaprietopodcast (Disclaimer: All content in this podcast, including medical opinion and any other h...