In this heartfelt and expansive episode of Hidden Wisdom, Meghan Farner is joined by Shayna Persad, yoga teacher, womb healer, astrologer, and creator of Healing with Shayna, for a powerful conversation on conscious motherhood as a path of spiritual awakening.
Shayna shares her journey from a Catholic upbringing into divine feminine embodiment, womb wisdom, and conscious parenting—exploring how children act as mirrors for unhealed wounds, nervous system dysregulation, and inherited patterns. Together, Meghan and Shayna unpack the difference between conscious parenting and permissive parenting, the role of boundaries, and why many “good” children are actually responding to trauma rather than safety.
This episode weaves together spirituality, psychology, astrology, and motherhood to reframe parenting not as control or hierarchy, but as partnership, guidance, and soul-level remembrance. They also explore how our views of parenting shape our views of God, authority, and agency—and why healing the “bad mom” wound is essential for feminine wholeness.
- 00:00 | Introduction to Shayna Persad & conscious motherhood
- 01:05 | Shayna’s spiritual roots: Catholicism, angels, and the divine feminine
- 05:55 | Yoga, Bali, and awakening into feminine spirituality
- 08:10 | Bridging religion and spirituality
- 12:30 | Astrology and surrender vs control
- 15:20 | Growing up without feminine models
- 16:40 | Healing the mother wound through motherhood
- 19:30 | What conscious motherhood really means
- 21:35 | Children as mirrors for inner healing
- 23:10 | Why “good” children may not feel safe
- 25:25 | Parenting, God, and rethinking authority
- 29:10 | Healing isn’t linear
- 31:20 | Working with triggers in daily parenting
- 32:50 | Journaling, meditation, and nervous system regulation
- 35:45 | Children sharing the mother’s energetic field
- 37:00 | Using astrology to understand your child
- 40:35 | How awareness heals trauma
- 43:40 | Healing comes from within, not outside authority
- 47:30 | Conscious vs permissive parenting
- 49:30 | Modeling behavior over control
- 50:45 | Acceptance and allowing children to be who they are
- 53:20 | The “bad mom” wound
- 55:25 | Why good moms question themselves
- 56:35 | Repair, apology, and conscious parenting in practice
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