Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 13 - Susan Cole

Today we have Susan Cole in the house to speak about her book, Holding Fast. This book is tale of the Original Digital Nomads, living the dream of living aboard a sailboat and traveling the seas from the coastal Northeast down the coastal US throughout the Caribbean to Central America and back again. John Russel, Susan’s husband, was lead from childhood by an unwavering desire and commitment to living at sea, this is the dream they were following and wholeheartedly living. Eventually they would bring a child into the world, their daughter Kate, she too would live aboard their vessel, the Laughing Goat, and endure adventures that you can feel deep within your bones while reading the novel.

Susan’s ability to capture visceral sensations of tropical seas, the fury of storms equipped with mudslides is uncanny. I felt like I was there, smelling the smells feeling the winds and hearing the calls of the monkeys, I did not want to put it down.

Getting to sit down with Susan was an honor and a privilege, as always, she is my Brother in Law’s Mother iin Law ~ which gave us a good laugh ~ such a nice ring to it. Ha!

For those of you wanting a real life, epic adventure, that so many are portraying across platforms like Instagram, these are original Creative’s, waking up aboard their sailboat, hoping ashore to make their way to work, pitching original Lifestyle branding concepts to huge companies, then making their way back to their boat they called home on the wharf. Eventually they would be flying back and fourth from the Bahamas to Manhattan, even the remote jungles of Guatemala, back to the city to pitch another idea. We are talking the original digital nomads, pre internet.

This is a tail of life, lived to the fullest, following ones dreams, all the way to the end. It’s like having an inspirational “how to do life with a passion” on living your dream, on your bedside table.

Thank you Susan for writing this story. Thank you John for your passion expressed in devotion to the ocean. Thank you Kate for being my Sister-in-Law. Love to you all, Alex and Demian; the Brothers Reed who bring us all together.

Please enjoy, Susan Cole.

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Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 12 - Debra Catlin

I am lucky to have be one of the last students Deb taught at her home in Eugene. This pic is from our final day of Doula training back in November 2019. Deb is on the far right.

Deb is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. Nearing 40 years of experience, Deb is a mother of 4, and has attended hundreds of births, and taught over a thousand student Doulas.

Deb’s stories are authentic and endearing, brave and inspiring. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

In respect, trust & intimacy,

Reyn

Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 10 - Abbie Jacobs

This is a conversation I have looked forward to sharing. An ICU & ER Nurse, Abbie Jacobs shares the empowering, honest and raw stories of her two home births. She also shares with us some insight from within the medical world, what she has seen, witnessed and heard time an time again about medical intervention. We speak candidly about the fact that we don’t have to be binary, there can be respect and reverence for western medicine and at the same time trust in nature and instinct. Abbie explains that for healthy humans giving birth is perfectly safe and even ideal in the home.

We learn about Abbie’s story, the meeting of her Partner and father of her children and their experiences living as River Guides and Tiny Home dwellers.

I am honored and blessed to call Abbie and Eric dear friends. Thank you Abs for taking this time with me to share your stories

Peace, Plants, Birth, Death, Life

Reyn

Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 8 - Daphne Singingtree Part 2

Daphne’s Great Great Grandmother, Fisher Woman Helen Duncan

Daphne is a Healer, Medicine Woman, Herbalist, Midwife, Mother, Grandmother, Wise Elder, Mentor, and Entrepreneur to name a few of her talents.  Just being in the room with her was such a gift, and then to have the honor of over three hours of recording time with her over the course of 2 visits was just sensational. We're actually neighbors essentially and that just feels good. I am attaching her bio below so please take a look.

Daphne Singingtree began studying herbs at the age of 12, when she left home to live on her own. It was the seventies: it didn’t seem as strange then as it does now.  She was in the middle of the 6th grade and that was the end of her formal education. She did what is now called unschooling, read books, traveled, learned about what interested her, like herbs and midwifery, when she was 17 without any formal course of study she passed her GED, and did not go to college until her late 40’s.Daphne has also been deeply involved in midwifery education and law in Oregon. She is the author of the Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, The Emergency Guide to Obstetric Complications, and Training Midwives: A Guide for Preceptors. A pioneer in direct entry midwifery, she was a founder and a board member of the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council, helped write the Oregon Midwifery law, served on the Oregon State Board of Direct Entry Midwifery and was the chair of the Education Committee for the Midwives Alliance of North America. She is the founder of the Birthsong School of Midwifery, the Oregon School of Midwifery, Aviva College and Zaniyan Center.   Daphne's connection with her Lakota heritage is a very beautiful, mystical and magical part of her story that she gets into in the show as well. 

Daphne's balanced relationship with traditional Midwifery practice and the momentum of modern medicine and scientific research is what makes her so refreshing to hear from. She knows a lot of scientific data/facts which back up her opinions. Daphne's own births of her four children; 2 home births and two hospital births, she shares these stories on the podcast with such humility, honesty and love. I appreciate Daphne so much and I think you will too... so please enjoy this educational and powerful conversation with the honorable Daphne Singingtree.

Daphne Singingtree Bio

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Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 7 - Daphne Singingtree Part1

Daphne is a Healer, Medicine Woman, Herbalist, Midwife, Mother, Grandmother, Wise Elder, Mentor, and Entrepreneur to name a few of her talents.  Just being in the room with her was such a gift, and then to have the honor of over three hours of recording time with her over the course of 2 visits was just sensational. We're actually neighbors essentially and that just feels good. I am attaching her bio below so please take a look.

Daphne Singingtree began studying herbs at the age of 12, when she left home to live on her own. It was the seventies: it didn’t seem as strange then as it does now.  She was in the middle of the 6th grade and that was the end of her formal education. She did what is now called unschooling, read books, traveled, learned about what interested her, like herbs and midwifery, when she was 17 without any formal course of study she passed her GED, and did not go to college until her late 40’s.Daphne has also been deeply involved in midwifery education and law in Oregon. She is the author of the Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, The Emergency Guide to Obstetric Complications, and Training Midwives: A Guide for Preceptors. A pioneer in direct entry midwifery, she was a founder and a board member of the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council, helped write the Oregon Midwifery law, served on the Oregon State Board of Direct Entry Midwifery and was the chair of the Education Committee for the Midwives Alliance of North America. She is the founder of the Birthsong School of Midwifery, the Oregon School of Midwifery, Aviva College and Zaniyan Center.   Daphne's connection with her Lakota heritage is a very beautiful, mystical and magical part of her story that she gets into in the show as well. 

Daphne's balanced relationship with traditional Midwifery practice and the momentum of modern medicine and scientific research is what makes her so refreshing to hear from. She knows a lot of scientific data/facts which back up her opinions. Daphne's own births of her four children; 2 home births and two hospital births, she shares these stories on the podcast with such humility, honesty and love. I appreciate Daphne so much and I think you will too... so please enjoy this educational and powerful conversation with the honorable Daphne Singingtree.

Daphne Singingtree Bio

Eagletree Herbs

Study Midwifery 

Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 6 - Geoffrey Roniger

"I was hired for my Soft skills," says Geoffrey Roniger laughing humbly, speaking about working as an adventure guide for Outward Bound. His boss coined the phrase “soft skills” meaning Geoffrey’s compassionate ability to interact with human beings. So humbly Geoffrey brushes this aside during our conversation, but I see it as the key, the core of the magic of Geoffrey. This man breathes compassion, he sees and hears people. Geoffrey makes it a point to know the first and oftentimes last names of every student who walks through his door at Freret St Yoga. The level of care he has for his students and the humans of the world is inspiring and contagious.

As a student of yoga for 25 years and teacher for 20, Geoffrey is a lifelong student of yoga; his teachers Melanie Fawer, Richard Rosen, Rodney Yee and Cathie Caccia to name a few. He is now teaching side by side with his mentors on retreats and teacher trainings. Geoffrey opened the doors of Freret St Yoga in New Orleans in 2011 and continues to offer practices daily on zoom during the time of Corona Virus. Join his classes through instagram @freretstreetyoga

Honored to call this man my teacher, Geoffrey is a mentor, a role model and friend. I learned so much from this conversation, and again and again when I re-listened multiple times, and kept learning more. The practice of yoga simply unveils the grace that exists within us all, as Geoffrey says so beautifully, "it is our birthright". So much inspiration and magic in this conversation. I am so honored to share this with you all.

With Love,

Reyn

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Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 5 - Catherine Lightfoot

Catherine Lightfoot changed my life. I met her at 30 weeks pregnant on the bid island of hawaii. There she opened my heart in ways I didn’t know possible. Catherine showed me how to peel back the layers of traumas and realities that had been apart of my life, that had shaped my life in ways I hadn’t considered. Then with courage we looked at them together, I felt supported with love. With Catherine’s support I moved through these traumas with reverence and patience so that I could move forward as a mother, a partner and as my authentic self. 

Catherine also taught me of the global elephant circle and how we are all connected, mothers and babies and laboring mothers, and that through prayer, meditation and candle light that we can support each other through our labors and take the power of birth back into our own hands and wombs. 

I am overjoyed to share with you all this conversation with the honorable Catherine Lightfoot. 

With love, Reyn

From Catherine's Website:

Catherine Lightfoot Martin, CPM

Peace on Earth Begins with Birth

I am a mother of two nature-loving, wild boys; partner to a wonderful man (and chef!);  and lover of the earth and sea.  I was a yoga teacher for 12 years before becoming a midwife and my family and I still love to incorporate that deep peace of movement and meditation in our daily lives. I love to sing, dance, garden, hike, snorkel, read and enjoy life and nature! But I’m most passionate about being a guardian of the sacred gate that we call birth; bearing witness to the awakening of a woman’s power; helping inform, heal and protect The Four Baskets- the time frame from conception to six hours after birth.

Although I am a certified midwife (since September 2016), I have also been trained in the ancient art of traditional midwifery and consider myself a new earth community midwife. My skills include use of herbs, massage, song and yoga. I provide a full service of prenatal visits, intrapartum and postpartum care in the home to healthy, low risk pregnant women and their babies regardless of religion, race, alternative lifestyles, or ethnic origin.

I would love to talk to you and see if we are a good match for each other. Please feel free to contact me and leave your email or phone number and I will respond as soon as possible.

Reyn Studios Podcast: Episode 4 - DR. CATHERINE CLINTON ND

Dr. Catherine Clinton ND joins us today to give us her birth stories and so much more. The story begins with her discovery of a local Midwife and the dawn of her journey as an apprentice with her. Catherine was enlightened and amazed by the use of herbal medicines used by the Midwife and attributes the 5 years working alongside the Midwife to be the spark catalyst that led her in the direction of herbal and plant based medicines. She takes us on her journey through medical school and her own illness rooted in childhood trauma. Catherine also explains in great detail the difference between Homeopathy and Naturopathy. She shares of self care, Heartmath, and EMF's and their impact on humans.  The episode is part 1 and my apologies for the abrupt end of the conversation. Part 2 will come to us down the road! 

Catherine Clinton ND is a licensed naturopathic physician with a focus on gut health, autoimmunity and psychoneuroimmunology. Author, speaker, pediatric health advocate, Dr. Catherine Clinton practices in Eugene, Oregon. 

When in medical school Catherine was diagnosed with and healed from an autoimmune disease that effects the gastrointestinal tract, leaving her with a passion to prevent autoimmunity in children everywhere. Catherine addresses the psychoneuroimmune system and gut health of children through a deeper connection with the world around us. She has multiple peer-reviewed medical journal publications as well as guest writing for several publications. You can follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dr.catherineclintonnd or @dr.catherineclinton on Instagram.

Her blog can be found here www.wellfuture.com/blog