The Healing Practice
Podcast
Welcome to The Healing Practice Podcast, a dedicated space for exploring the natural seasons of womanhood and personal growth.
Hosted by Claire Cleaver, author, counsellor, and practitioner, this podcast offers a gentle yet profound exploration of the key stages of a woman's life. We trace the journey from the first bloom of puberty, through the experiences of fertility and birth, to the powerful transition of perimenopause and menopause.
Drawing on years of experience supporting women and families, Claire shares practical insights, reflective tools, and supportive guidance designed to help you:
Restore Balance: Learn simple, effective practices to bring harmony to your physical and emotional well-being.
Release What’s Been Held: Explore ways to acknowledge and gently let go of old patterns, stress, or trauma.
Support Your Body’s Wisdom: Gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the intelligence of your cyclical nature.
This podcast is about knowing yourself better.
It’s about listening deeply to your inner voice, understanding the seasons you are moving through, and walking your unique path with increased self-awareness, compassion, and strength.
Wherever you are on your journey, seeking support, understanding, or a deeper connection to the season of life you’re in, you are welcome here.
The Bridge Between Brain and Womb
For centuries, society has treated the womb as a separate biological entity, isolating it from the rest of the body. In this episode, we dismantle that myth and explore the profound metaphoric and physical bridge connecting your brain and womb.
Identity in the Shift
We explore the profound identity shift accompanying perimenopause and menopause. Often catching women by surprise at the tail end of matrescence, this transition triggers intense feelings of confusion and fear, moving instead toward a path of deep, authentic internal inquiry.
Matrescence and the Birth of the Mother
When a baby is born, a mother is born too, yet the world rarely prepares her for the profound, structural shift of her new identity. This transition into motherhood demands a dramatic softening of your expectations and a new way of learning.
The Quiet Grief of Secondary Infertility
Secondary infertility carries a special kind of ache, leaving parents painfully stuck between two worlds: being fiercely grateful for the child they have, while deeply grieving for the child they wish they could have. Discover how to honour your journey.
The Mother-Daughter Shift
As your daughter experiences her first bloom, you face a profound role rebirth. This mother-daughter transition often feels like an antagonistic tug-of-war, but it is actually a vital stage for growth. Learn how to release authoritarian control and become a guide.
The Teenage Emotional Winter
Adolescence is a period of massive internal change. Instead of viewing withdrawal as rejection, we can reframe these quiet phases as a “teenage emotional winter,” a necessary time for rest, nervous system recalibration, and developmental growth within a safe, supportive container.
The Two-Week Wait Survival Guide
The cliffhanger experience of the two-week wait can feel like a perpetual emotional seesaw, swinging between it will and it won’t. We acknowledge the intense weight of this waiting period, where so much is pinned on a single future result, which can cause hypervigilance.
The Natural Transition
What happens when you hold steadfast to a fertility plan, but your body doesn't follow the script? In this episode of the Healing Practice podcast, we dive into the emotionally heavy territory of letting go of your timeline and learning how to manage yourself when...
Recalibrating Through Winter
While summer demands we run at a thousand kilometres an hour, winter whispers a grateful relief. In this episode, we explore “wintering,” the necessity of resettling your frequencies, drawing down the covers, and cocooning yourself from external stimuli. Winter offers a perfect natural boundary for recalibrating through rest and self-understanding.
