In this episode, we welcome back to the show the insightful Melissa Ambrosini. Named a self-help guru by Elle Magazine, our friend, Melissa, is also the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl, Open Wide, Comparisonitis, and the Audible original, PurposeFULL. She also happens to be host of the #1 rated podcast, The Melissa Ambrosini Show. The conversation you're about to drop in on is all about Melissa's journey into motherhood and everything she's learned along the way to becoming a first-time mom – so we spend time honoring the important challenges, the blessings, and everything in between. And Melissa and I also talk about her incredible new eight-week guided course called Wholy Mama, wherein she and a group of other world-renowned fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and even parenting experts, guide members through the entire process of doing all of this holistically.  I highly recommend checking this out if you intend to have kids. I know I personally can't wait to get in there and learn all of this stuff myself. You can check that out at lukestorey.com/wholymama. 00:04:05 — Living With An Open Heart Relationship Mastery: Sex, Love & Success w/ Melissa Ambrosini & Nick Broadhurst #171 A phrase on relationships that’s changed Luke’s life Melissa’s advice for keeping an open heart Finding safety for emotional vulnerability 00:13:06 — Getting the Perspective of a New Mom Wholy Mama: lukestorey.com/wholymama Meeting her husband: when you know, you know Priming their bodies for parenthood  Healing her own birth experience The moment she knew she was ready to have a child Eighteen months of attempted conception (!) Integrating the body, the mind, and the spirit Considering her unborn child’s kharmaic journey  Conceiving and having her daughter  Finding her soul's purpose 00:39:17 — Taking on the Spiritual Assignment of Pregnancy  Looking for warning signs  The impact of stress on the birthing journey  Working with a functional medicine doctor  Cortisol vs. reproductive hormones Visionary psilocybin ceremony  Check in on Luke and Alyson’s journey Being as chill as you can possibly be Supporting a pregnant woman in your life Avoiding alarmist conversations and negativity  01:03:02 — Conscious Conception Beautiful conception practices  Losing connection and finding it again Making love in order to make pure love Holding space for spontaneity Seed retention benefits 01:14:37 — Assembling A Dream Birth Scenario The importance of who is in your physical space Birthing where you feel the most safe The beautiful role of the man in birthing Conducting a post-birth debrief  Choosing your birth team wisely What comes with the Wholy Mama program? Wholy Mama: lukestorey.com/wholymama More about this episode. Watch on YouTube. THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MAGNESIUM BREAKTHROUGH. According to the American Psychological Association, chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death. When most people think of stress, they think of their job, traffic, tense relationships, current events, things like that. But the root of so much of the stress we experience comes down to a deficiency in one overlooked nutrient — magnesium. So, if you're ready to help your body deal with stress, instead of putting a band-aid on it after the fact, you’re going to want some Magnesium Breakthrough. You can use the code “luke10” for 10% off at magbreakthrough.com/luke. AND... SLEEPME. Science tells us that the best way to achieve and maintain consistent, deep sleep is by lowering core body temperature. Life Stylist listeners can save on the purchase of any new Cube, OOLER, or Dock Pro Sleep System, and start aiding their sleep routines today. Head to Sleep.me/LukeStorey for 25% off. AND… VIOME. Test, don't guess: Viome provides full biomarker testing to help optimize your microbiome, including which foods & supplements perform best for you individually. Head to viome.com and use code 'STOREY' for $30 off their blood, stool, and s