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Blog Post Title Four

May 28

Written By Samantha Ratliffe

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Samantha Ratliffe

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Samantha

instagram- @_mindbodymama

herbalism

womb work

breathwork

affirmations

journal prompts

lifestyle & habits

mental health & mindfulness

holistic healing

spiritual healing

attachment parenting

nervous system regulation

gut balancing

somatic movement and practices

trauma healing

shadow work & inner child work

motherhood

womb work

womb healing

MY STORY

Currently, at age 27, I am at the most whole, connected & at peace inside - I have ever felt in my whole life.

I grew up in a very emotionally unstable environment, with my mother leaving the family at age 5. Lots of manipulation, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, toxic behaviors from her side of the family. I grew up not knowing how to self soothe or regulate at all. I ended up self harming, and treating my body like trash, being consumed by eating disorders.

I got diagnosed as bipolar at age 15, dropped out of high school (2015) due to chronic, intoxicating anxiety and my father and I got evicted from our home due to him losing his job. (2016) I was 18 at that time.

so it’s safe to say, I pretty much raised myself, which led me to grow up quite quickly. (meanwhile, very grateful for the role my father had in my upbringing. At the time, I didn’t realize how hard things were on him and he still managed to remain soft and protected me, always kind and loving.) & in many ways raising myself helped me in certain areas of life, in other areas it totally destroyed my mental health, future relationships and so much more.

I was getting fired from jobs back to back, going out of town all the time, hanging out with friends who weren’t the best of influences, going on Tinder dates, partying, doing what I thought was “fun”, but after looking back - I was escaping, and my body was doing the only thing it knew how, because in reality - I didn’t know a safe or healthy way to cope and express my emotions/self.

I found myself working at a strip club as a cocktail server, indulging in drugs and alcohol, which I swore to myself I wouldn’t let myself get wrapped up in. but there I was. (2016-2017)

Then, in spring of 2017, I got fired from the club and found my partner. I stopped drinking and doing drugs, started yoga and went on walks, we went on hikes. and I started to feel “myself” and “normal” again after being lost for so long. I found a job that I actually kept for record-time.

Between 2017 and now, I could write an entire book just on each year alone, but long story short - 2017 was the year my true healing began. I have always been a “hippie dippy” type of woman, vegan for 6 years, crystal collection, obsessed with the moon… but I started digging into connection, community, relationships, allowing support when offered, energy work, metaphysics/astrology and not only in the midst of finding myself but allowing myself to let my guard down to experience what the universe had to offer me. my anxiety was 50% of what it was before, and I still had some wild, out of the norm moments. (hints the time I got arrested for public intoxication 2 months after my 21st birthday…)

Fast forward to 2019, I found out I was pregnant right before my 22nd birthday.

was petrified, honestly. absolutely terrified. but I knew I had to keep the baby. my gut was telling me that this was my awakening. my purpose. my turn to try again. I didn’t have a mother growing up and I was not about to let that happen to my child. This was my chance. I just knew in my heart that this was “god’s” (or whoever / whatever you believe in) to give me just what I needed. to become whole. to have a purpose. to grow. Transform. A reason to come completely clean and let go of all of the toxic activities and behaviors I once relied on.

and I did exactly that. becoming a mother was the GREATEST & most difficult thing I have ever done and will ever do. But, you know what? It saved me and I firmly believe my children were meant for me. I have become the best version of myself because of them. and if I am being transparent, I think it would have taken me exponentially longer to get to where I am now if I hadn’t become a mother.

Not only did I grow one human, but TWO - but through life’s journey since becoming a mom, I have…. learned boundaries, patience, traditions, routine, communication, the power of uplifting words, affirmations and encouragement, and not going to life, my oldest child is one of the top reasons i expanded into nervous system regulation. His brain is wired differently and if it weren't for his special personality and not your average kid brain, I wouldn't have half of the information or passion for emotional awareness and nervous system regulation. This is also when I REALLY dove into the holistic health world (motherhood, that is). my dreams and passions just fell right into my hands. I grew a strong sense of purpose, constantly expanding my knowledge and skills under my tool belt. I learned to respect and honor my body, my mind, my SELF, and especially those around me. I finally learned what it felt like to KNOW love. to feel love. to be loved. to BE LOVE.

In 2021, after my second child was born, my daughter - I started a side hustle making shirts, cups and other fun novelty items. But I knew deep down my purpose would shine its light within the coming years.

In 2023, I signed up for the PRIMAL MEDICINE MASTERY with Annie Adamson, Primal Vinyasa, and it was the greatest thing I have done so far for my career.

While my passion lies within trauma work, the nervous system & gut health, I have always been a big believer in the way your body is intended to work and move, ayurveda, plant medicine/herbalism and non-conventional or traditional medicine. Making the jump and working with Annie deeply increased my understanding and dedication for not only my career ahead but the KNOWING. That THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO AND I'M GOING TO DO IT, ALL IN and never look back. I know deep down there is hope for people like me and with each of us, taking the risk, working for ourselves - we have the chance to change the world, and sticking it to pharmacies and other practices that are full of hate, corruption, neglect and abuse.

While training as a Primal Medicine Practitioner, I learned Primal and functional movement, yoga, herbalism, root causes for chronic pain and autoimmune, how to work with muscles & fascia, gut health, women's health, the power of the breath, ceremony & ritual and SO much more.

THEN… In late 2024, I felt this deep, undeniable nudge from the universe — a soul whisper that grew louder with each passing day. I was already immersed in nervous system regulation, primal movement, holistic health, and children’s mental and emotional wellbeing. I was beginning to see how all of these threads wove together — body, mind, and spirit — and how healing needed to be whole.

At the same time, I was going through breathwork coaching through The Being Method — and that experience cracked me open in ways I didn’t even know I needed. It was transformative, awakening something ancient and sacred within me. The more I healed, the more I realized I couldn’t ignore the calling anymore. I couldn’t dim the light that was trying to pour out of me.

That’s when Way of the Womb crossed my path — a 9-month womb healing facilitator training created by a divine woman I deeply admired. The moment I saw it, something in my body said yes before my mind could even process it. I felt a powerful, intuitive pull to say yes to this path. And so I did.

Womb healing isn't just about the physical womb — it's about reclaiming the space where we store so much: generational wounds, ancestral pain, old traumas (sexual or otherwise), suppressed emotions, unspoken stories. It's about reconnecting to our creative center, our intuition, our feminine essence. This work peels back the layers — not just for personal healing, but for the healing of our lineage, our daughters, our mothers, and the collective.

I’ll be completing this training in September 2025, but the journey has already reshaped me. It’s helped me turn even deeper pain into power — not just through understanding, but through embodiment. Through this work, I’ve begun to remember who I was before the world told me who to be. And that remembrance… it’s sacred.

So here i am, after taking the leap of my career, answering my life’s calling -

combining all the skills, methods and knowledge i have accumulated over the years from my own personal journey and the trainings i've taken, to dedicate my life to stopping the triggers, work through generational trauma, face the inner critic and going through the ultimate battle of unlearning and reprogramming the mind and body, from the inside out. I am here to empower and guide women and mothers who have been where I have been, feel stuck and want to finally let go of the pain they no longer need to carry. An overall transformation from the inside out resulting in having emotional freedom, a regulated nervous system and to be safe in their own mind and body. To guide these women and mothers back to their truest, deepest self and loving all she is, at a soul level. just like I did!

We cannot shame ourselves into transformation, only love ourselves into evolution.

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We cannot shame ourselves into transformation, only love ourselves into evolution. 〰️

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