Montse Olmos's guest appearances

Montse Olmos

Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

Abortion, with love

The Clearbirth Podcast

Bruce Lipton

Fleassy Malay

Sarah Buckley

Tami Lynn Kent

Rachel Reed

Gail Tully

Peter Jackson

Nicole Moore

Rhea Dempsey

Pam England

John Travis

Tim Winton

Ben Hur

Robin DiAngelo

Sarah Armstrong

OwlTail

On this episode, I talk to Monste Olmos about her work as a birth worker, and the ways that she uses herbs and other ancestral practices to support people's reproductive experiences. We talk about abortion being an ancestral practice, something that has happened all throughout history, before western medicine and the advent of abortion pills. Montse shares her experiences around pregnancy and abortion, and we talk about what it means to share our stories and knowledge publicly. Montse Olmos (she/her) was born in Mexico City and grew up in the states of Nuevo León andTamaulipas. She comes from a mixed lineage and identifies as Totonaca-Nahuatl. Trained byAncient Song Doula Services, she is a Full-Spectrum Birth Companion (with a focus on fertility, abortion, postpartum and everyting in between) for QTBIPOC folx. Montse is passionate about addressing racism within the birth community and globally. She created the first-of-its-kind online course titled, Cultural Appropriation in Rebozo Work, which addresses the decolonial history of this sacred textile and connects it to anti-racism education. Montse is also an international speaker on Indigenous sovereignty and autonomy as well as issues such as extractivism and the commodification of Indigenous knowledge and traditions. She has presented her work at the National Midwifery Institute, The Educated Birth and the SIAParto Conference in Brazil, to name a few. Currently, Montse is an abortion educator at DOPO, a UK-based organization dedicated to providing abortion support and educational resources to all gender birthing people. In addition, she provides mentorship to other Doulas at Manhattan Birth. When she’s not investing her time in birth work, Montse cultivates corn, beans, squash and medicinal herbs. She also performs traditional music with her band, Grupo Tepeyolohtli, is a traditional danzante, and homeschools her two daughters.Links:Montse's Instagram: @mujer_dela_tierraMontse's Linktree (with offerings &amp; ways to support her work)Herbal Abortion Intro ClassMontse's PatreonAncient Song Doula ServicesAbortion, with loveWebsiteInstagram: @abortionwithloveTwitter: @AbortionWithLuv

On this episode, I talk to Monste Olmos about her work as a birth worker, and the ways that she uses herbs and other ancestral practices to support people's reproductive experiences. We talk about abortion being an ancestral practice, something that has happened all throughout history, before western medicine and the advent of abortion pills. Montse shares her experiences around pregnancy and abortion, and we talk about what it means to share our stories and knowledge publicly. Montse Olmos (she/her) was born in Mexico City and grew up in the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. She comes from a mixed lineage and identifies as Totonaca-Nahuatl. Trained by Ancient Song Doula Services, she is a Full-Spectrum Birth Companion (with a focus on fertility, abortion, postpartum and everyting in between) for QTBIPOC folx. Montse is passionate about addressing racism within the birth community and globally. She created the first-of-its-kind online course titled, Cultural Appropriation in Rebozo Work, which addresses the decolonial history of this sacred textile and connects it to anti-racism education. Montse is also an international speaker on Indigenous sovereignty and autonomy as well as issues such as extractivism and the commodification of Indigenous knowledge and traditions. She has presented her work at the National Midwifery Institute, The Educated Birth and the SIAParto Conference in Brazil, to name a few. Currently, Montse is an abortion educator at DOPO, a UK-based organization dedicated to providing abortion support and educational resources to all gender birthing people. In addition, she provides mentorship to other Doulas at Manhattan Birth. When she’s not investing her time in birth work, Montse cultivates corn, beans, squash and medicinal herbs. She also performs traditional music with her band, Grupo Tepeyolohtli, is a traditional danzante, and homeschools her two daughters. Links: Montse's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mujer_dela_tierra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mujer_dela_tierra</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/montsedoula" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Montse's Linktree</a> (with offerings &amp; ways to support her work) <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd0B2bbwrjWhSrTWhbqNPinRUqOan5zKX8_abpQAIav76ZJQ/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Herbal Abortion Intro Class</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Mujer_dela_tierra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Montse's Patreon</a> <a href="https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ancient Song Doula Services</a> Abortion, with love <a href="https://www.abortionwithlove.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abortionwithlove" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@abortionwithlove</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AbortionWithLuv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AbortionWithLuv</a>

Indigenous Abortion Support with Montse Olmos

Mayte Acolt

In March 2021 Totonaca Indigenous birth companions Montse Olmos and Mayte Acolt started a petition titled 'Removing Rebozo Teachings From Doula Trainings'. It was a call to the international birth community and large training organisations, to stop their participation in the cultural appropriation and misuse of the sacred textile, the Rebozo.In this conversation Montse and Mayte generously share on the cultural use, meaning and place of the Rebozo in their Indigenous communities and in traditional midwifery practices in Mexico, and how this knowledge is traditionally passed down. They share why they started this petition, and why proper training with Indigenous birthworkers is necessary for the Rebozo to be used safely and with respect, acknowledging it as an intervention. They also speak to being in relationship with the communities we learn from, the importance of accountability, how birth work and anti racism work go hand in hand, and give us points for necessary pause and reflection.Montse Olmos and Mayte Acolt are Totonaca Indigenous birth companions and migrants in the United States. Mayte is a traditional Sobadora since age seven, taught by her grandmother. Montse was raised by her family elders who practiced herbal medicine, Sobadas and energetic healing. They host "What You Didn't Know About the Rebozo" together and share about the history of the Rebozo from an Indigenous perspective, while connecting it to the work of anti-racism, Indigenous liberation and becoming an accomplice to historically oppressed communities. Mayte and Montse began a movement in March 2021 to remove Rebozo birth techniques from Doula Training Organization in the U.S., as a result of the excessive and inappropriate use of this sacred textile amongst Doulas and Midwives. They conduct this work with genuine concern for the commercialization and dilution of the Rebozo and propose that extensive mentorship and hands-on learning from expert Elders is necessary in order to practice Rebozo body-work in an ethical way.Link to the petition titled "Removing Rebozo Teachings from Doula Trainings"http://chng.it/K5NyHqD4XDMontse and Mayte also host a bi-weekly workshop about cultural appropriation of the Rebozo titled "What You Didn't Know About the Rebozo".  Any information regarding the workshop can be found on Montse's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/montsedoulaYou can follow Montse and Mayte on Instagram here:Montse Olmos @mujer_dela_tierraMayte Acolt @maytethewombdoula

In March 2021 Totonaca Indigenous birth companions Montse Olmos and Mayte Acolt started a petition titled 'Removing Rebozo Teachings From Doula Trainings'. It was a call to the international birth community and large training organisations, to stop their participation in the cultural appropriation and misuse of the sacred textile, the Rebozo. In this conversation Montse and Mayte generously share on the cultural use, meaning and place of the Rebozo in their Indigenous communities and in traditional midwifery practices in Mexico, and how this knowledge is traditionally passed down. They share why they started this petition, and why proper training with Indigenous birthworkers is necessary for the Rebozo to be used safely and with respect, acknowledging it as an intervention. They also speak to being in relationship with the communities we learn from, the importance of accountability, how birth work and anti racism work go hand in hand, and give us points for necessary pause and reflection. Montse Olmos and Mayte Acolt are Totonaca Indigenous birth companions and migrants in the United States. Mayte is a traditional Sobadora since age seven, taught by her grandmother. Montse was raised by her family elders who practiced herbal medicine, Sobadas and energetic healing. They host "What You Didn't Know About the Rebozo" together and share about the history of the Rebozo from an Indigenous perspective, while connecting it to the work of anti-racism, Indigenous liberation and becoming an accomplice to historically oppressed communities. Mayte and Montse began a movement in March 2021 to remove Rebozo birth techniques from Doula Training Organization in the U.S., as a result of the excessive and inappropriate use of this sacred textile amongst Doulas and Midwives. They conduct this work with genuine concern for the commercialization and dilution of the Rebozo and propose that extensive mentorship and hands-on learning from expert Elders is necessary in order to practice Rebozo body-work in an ethical way. Link to the petition titled "Removing Rebozo Teachings from Doula Trainings" <a href="http://chng.it/K5NyHqD4XD" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://chng.it/K5NyHqD4XD</a> Montse and Mayte also host a bi-weekly workshop about cultural appropriation of the Rebozo titled "What You Didn't Know About the Rebozo". Any information regarding the workshop can be found on Montse's Linktree: <a href="https://linktr.ee/montsedoula" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/montsedoula</a> You can follow Montse and Mayte on Instagram here: Montse Olmos @mujer_dela_tierra Mayte Acolt @maytethewombdoula

Reclaiming the Rebozo with Mayte Acolt and Montse Olmos