Unapologetic Mothers with Riona Seehusen, Bellagreen Organic Farm. Somewhere along the way, mothers were taught to be softer, quieter, nicer, more accommodating, and less animal. Which is odd, really, because have you seen a mama bear, particularly when her cub is threatened? In Episode 67 of Faark The Shoulds, QuantiMama Jodi continues the conversation with Riona Seehusen from Bellagreen Organic Farm for Part 2 of “Unapologetic Mothers”. This one moves deeper into maternal instinct, family culture, raising capable children, community, birth, postnatal depression, and the wild little truth that mothers are allowed to protect what matters without asking permission first. Riona is a mother of five and an organic and biodynamic farmer on the Bellarine Peninsula. Through Bellagreen Organic Farm, she brings mothers and children together in a way that is practical, earthy, and quietly radical: kids free range, mothers get their hands dirty, and everyone remembers community does not have to be complicated to be meaningful. This episode is full of those excellent, inconvenient reminders that family life is not meant to run like a productivity spreadsheet. Connection is not linear. Children are more capable than we often let them be. Boundaries can make childhood feel safer, not smaller. And mothers do not need to rescue their children from every scrape, sadness, discomfort, or tiny public inconvenience. Inside this episode: why family culture becomes the water children swim in how boundaries create safety, not deprivation why children need chances to become capable how mothers can stop rescuing everyone from discomfort why postnatal depression is not a personal failing how birth stories shape what women expect from themselves why maternal instinct has been pushed down, but not erased Jodi and Riona also wander into Women Who Run With the Wolves, animal mothers, joyful birth resources, and the kind of mother fire that says, very politely or not, “No. This matters.” This is for the mother who has been told her instinct is too much. Maybe it is not too much. Maybe it is exactly the thing your family needs. Resources, as promised: Bellagreen Organic Farm — local to the Bellarine? Experience the best local, seasonal produce from Riona and the team at Bellagreen Organic Farm: bellagreenorganicfarm.com.au Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés — discussed as a rich resource for women, instinct, initiation, mythology, and the wild self. Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin — mentioned as a go-to birth resource full of varied, empowered birth stories. The Big Stretch — an Australian birth film/resource by Jenny Blyth, mentioned by Riona as a joyful birth resource she watched during pregnancy. Video compilations of mothers in the wild — suggested as a reminder of maternal instinct, fierceness, and protective power.Send us Fan Mail Support the show Loved this? Come deeper. QuantiMama supports families with empowered birth education, postpartum preparation and homeschooling support — practical tools, lived experience and honest guidance to help you make choices that fit your family. Explore free resources, courses and support at quantimama.com Preparing for birth — wherever you are High Vibe Birth is our self-paced online birth preparation course, available worldwide. Want more personalised support? Birth Immersions are available online or in person, with practical birth preparation, partner support, nervous-system tools and space to explore your choices. → quantimama.com/highvibebirth Planning for postpartum Optimal Birth Recovery provides professional placenta encapsulation across Geelong, the Bellarine, Melbourne and selected regional areas. Not local? Explore QuantiMama’s free postpartum resources for pregnancy, birth recovery and early postpartum preparation. → quantimama.com/optimal-birth-recovery Questioning school or considering homeschooling? Take The Leap supports families anywhere in the world to explore homeschooling with clarity, confidence and practical next steps — without needing to have it all figured out first. → quantimama.com/take-the-leap Follow @quantimama on Instagram, YouTube & Facebook — and come say “howdy”.
