From The Farm to Motherfly with Corina Fitch

Corina was literally born into midwifery. She came into the world in an old school bus on The Farm — the legendary intentional community in Tennessee founded by Stephen Gaskin and Ina May Gaskin — and grew up surrounded by communal living, the absence of money, and birth as an ordinary, community experience. After years of practicing midwifery across six countries, raising three daughters as a single mother, navigating a nine-year mental health journey, and returning to The Farm as part of a new generation of midwives, she has arrived at something extraordinary: a framework for motherhood that she believes could change everything. This episode is for every midwife who has ever burned out, every mother who has lost herself, and everyone who believes birth work is about so much more than catching babies. In this episode we cover: - Growing up on The Farm — communal living, kid herds, no money, and birth as a normal community event - Leaving The Farm at 10, landing in Hollywood Florida, and the culture shock of the "real world" - Her first birth on her 21st birthday — and three months apprenticing with Ina May and the Farm midwives that summer - Getting licensed in 1999, practicing in Florida, taking students to Honduras, and attending births across six countries - Becoming a mother as a midwife — and how her first postpartum experience shattered every expectation she had - A nine-year mental health journey including depression, anxiety, and eventually a bipolar diagnosis — and the shame of suffering in silence as "the one who knows" - The vision for Motherfly — a new archetype for motherhood rooted in self-compassion, creativity, and community rather than martyrdom and supermom mythology - What matrescence is, why it matters, and why it should be a household word - Returning to The Farm in 2020 — driving through the Confederate-flag South with her Black daughters, the financial relief, and the racial reckoning of arriving in a predominantly white community - The onboarding meeting that became a confrontation — and the "Midwives for Black Lives" sign that nobody would respond to - Holding Ina May's legacy with nuance — the good, the harm, and the missed opportunity - Founding Community Birth and Wellness with three other midwives — and the spontaneous passing of the torch at the Sanctuary Summit - The Motherfly nine-month group coaching container, the Matrescent Circle, and what's coming next - Why our culture does a so-so job birthing babies and a terrible job birthing mothers Resources & Links: 🦋 Learn more about Motherfly: motherflymom.com  📱 Instagram: @motherfly.tribe  🎙️ Corina's podcast: Mother Tongue — Reclaiming Motherhood from the Patriarchy  🏡 Join our Skool community: skool.com/midwiferywisdom  🌿 Birth Center Incubator: https://www.skool.com/birth-center-incubator-4343/about