Mama Medicine Founder Deborah Hanekamp {s06e09}

This week, Amanda interviews Deborah Hanekamp, a founder of Mama Medicine who facilitates medicine reading out of her space in NYC and hosting ceremonies that integrate over 17 years of her experience and wisdom in healing arts.

Learn about Deborah’s transition from shutting down her yoga studio to founding Mama Medicine, why she simplifies her business, and what is disempowering teaching for her. Also, Deborah talks about simple practices to step into your inner guidance, how natural cycles affect her rhythms of work, and how working hard is linked with her lineage. At the end of the interview, our guest shares her experience of visiting Ireland, a homeland of her ancestors. More specifically, she reveals what ancestral practice she experienced there as well as the biggest takeaway from the whole trip.

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An emotional interview, absolutely worth of listening. Tune in and find out more!

Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

0:32 – Who is Deborah Hanekamp?
1:43 – Let’s connect on Instagram!
2:39 – How Deborah describes what she does
3:21 – Deborah’s experience with shutting down her yoga studio and transition to medicine readings
10:10 – Why Deborah decided to simplify her business with Mama Medicine
11:50 – What is disempowering teaching for our guest and why
13:28 – Simple practices to step into your inner guidance
16:04 – Why people are nature in NYC
17:34 – How natural cycles affect Deborah’s rhythms of work
20:41 – How working hard is linked with Deborah’s ancestral line and why work does not come first in Deborah’s life
27:38 – Deborah’s Ireland visit i.e. Walking down the paths of her ancestors
30:15 – Ancestral practice that Deborah experienced there and the biggest takeaway from the whole trip
32:51 – Three quick questions for our guest
34:11 – Where you can find more about Deborah’s work and how to connect with her