What if birth wasn’t something to fear but a sacred initiation into your own healing and power?
This week, Christina is joined by Lianne Schwartz, a deeply experienced midwife, intuitive healer, and guide through life’s sacred transitions.
Together, they explore the transformational journey of motherhood—from spirit baby connection to conscious birth, and into the early days of postpartum care.
“For so many women, conception is a big journey.
And it's something that just doesn't get talked about.”
With nearly 30 years of experience, Lianne brings a wealth of wisdom rooted in energy psychology, somatic practices, internal family systems, and ancestral healing.
In this rich and soulful conversation, Christina also shares how her own journey into motherhood was deeply supported by Leanne’s guidance, especially during pregnancy and the early postpartum period.
“Probably the biggest fear that I come across is,
can I cope, and am I going to handle it?
Will I be able to manage the pain?
You know, it's around pain."
Here's what we explore:
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Spirit baby communication — how to connect with the soul of your child even before conception
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Transforming fear around birth — gentle tools for grounding, breathwork, and nervous system regulation
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Ancestral healing in pregnancy and birth — working with generational imprints and trauma for deeper transformation
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Birth trauma and emotional truth — validating your experience, even when things appear “fine” on the outside
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The sacred postpartum window — an introduction to the next part of the journey, and how to support the mother as she is reborn
What’s to come in the next episode? A deeper dive into postpartum care, breastfeeding, and what it means to truly support mothers in the days, weeks, and months after birth. Be sure to come back next week as we continue this conversation and explore the sacred imprints of postpartum and how to care for the mother as she, too, is reborn.
More about Lianne Schwartz
Meditating since age three, Lianne embodies what most spend lifetimes seeking. Raised by a doctor and psychologist immersed in inner healing, she navigates life's sacred thresholds with extraordinary presence. With nearly three decades as a midwife and facilitator of transformation, she creates spaces where the hidden and frozen finally thaw.
Her unique methodology — blending energy psychology, somatic intelligence, Internal Family Systems, and nervous system wisdom — guides people back to their essence when they've lost their way. Clients don't just heal with Lianne; they remember who they are.
In a world pulling us constantly outward, Lianne offers the most powerful invitation of all: the journey home to yourself, where life becomes not just manageable, but magical.
Special Listener Offer:
To celebrate this sacred time, Christina is offering a 15% discount on the Force of Nature and Wild Spirit pieces that have the Artemis symbol from Ananda Soul—a collection that became especially meaningful during her own pregnancy. Use code ARTEMIS15 at checkout.
We’re so grateful to share these stories with you. If this episode resonated with you, we’d love for you to share it with someone walking a similar path.
Sensitive Matters is recorded in Bali and lovingly brought to you by Ananda Soul, Christina’s ethical jewelry brand. Visit anandasoul.com and receive a $15 gift card when you sign up for our newsletter.
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About the Sensitive Matters Podcast
Sensitive Matters is a podcast that features gentle conversations on sensitive, important matters such as mental health, conscious consumerism, sexuality, spirituality, ethical business, and more.
The conversations are hosted by Christina Zipperlen, a highly sensitive person, the founder and designer of the Bali-based jewelry brand Ananda Soul, a psychology student, and a mental health and LGBTQAI+ advocate.
Join her as she brings other empaths, perceptive people, creatives, unique projects, and sensitive matters into the spotlight for these insightful conversations recorded from her home in Bali.
About Our Host: Christina Zipperlen
Christina is the designer and founder of Ananda Soul, but her journey doesn’t end there. She is now a mom to a beautiful daughter named Jaya Ariel, and also a writer and counselor, helping others to heal trauma, find their authentic self, and feel safe and whole as they walk through this life.
She uses a somatic approach combined with Compassionate Inquiry to form a deep understanding of how the body, mind, and soul are undeniably interwoven.
Interested? You can learn more by visiting www.SensitiveMatters.com
