womb•mates is a podcast hosted by twin sisters Lily and Lela talking openly and honestly about the emotional realities of motherhood & matrescence*Matrescence is the holistic process of becoming a mother, encompassing profound physical, emotional, hormonal, and social changes*What can Indigenous parenting practices teach us about raising children with less pressure? In this episode, we explore how the Runa of the Ecuadorian Amazon approach community, independence, play, and caregiving—and why their perspective feels so different from modern Western parenting. We discuss the pressure to constantly entertain, respond to, and optimize our children, along with the liberating reminder that there is more than one way to raise a happy, capable human.connect with us!✨WEBSITE ✨ https://wombmatescollective.com/✨INSTAGRAM ✨ http://instagram.com/womb.mates.collective/✨TIKTOK ✨https://www.tiktok.com/@wombmates82✨SUBSTACK ✨https://substack.com/@wombmatescollective✨ETSY ✨https://www.etsy.com/shop/wombmatescollectiveLinks:Article on Runa parenting: https://aeon.co/essays/why-runa-indigenous-people-find-natural-parenting-so-strangePodcast Episode on Runa parenting: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fe8ogL4QoiMEBpTjF0N8JArticle on medieval parenting: https://aeon.co/essays/medieval-babycare-from-breastfeeding-to-developmental-toysLinks: (affiliate)We Will Be Jaguars book: https://amzn.to/4iaAc30Bringing Up Bébé book: https://amzn.to/4r10w1U