Meet Stacey M Constante | Hormone Specialist | Nutritionist | Nurse | Ceremonialist | Mother

We had the good fortune of connecting with Stacey M Constante and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Stacey M, how does your business help the community?
Historically, limited education and disempowerment have impeded women’s advocacy for their own health. In our modern world, we’ve normalized the act of distracting ourselves and resorting to medications to numb physical pain and emotional turmoil in order to maintain productivity. In result, we’ve forged a toxic relationship with our menstrual cycles, deeming them a hindrance to our hyper-productive lifestyles. This mindset, entrenched by a patriarchal society, has manifested in a surge of reproductive system disorders and emotional ailments among women.

I bring the remembrance of the importance of our menstrual cycles which serve as fleeting reminders of the womb’s existence. I bring awareness to these invitations to delve deeper into healing depths of our cycles and tap into its ancient wisdom.

This type of work is fundamental to the health of humanity because when a woman gains a comprehensive understanding of the intricate workings of her body and mind during her monthly menstrual cycle, she can strive for healthy and balanced methods to express her truth, shed tears, and assert her personal boundaries. With this awareness of her own rhythms, she can identify the days of heightened hormonal activity within the month and harness the potency of these moments, rather than being subject to their sway.

As women, we have become disconnected from our inherent feminine power. To reclaim our health and innate strength, we must first prioritize the nurturing of our sacred gift, the womb, which defines our uniqueness. Our wombs serve a profound purpose beyond mere reproduction; they are the vessels of our life force, storing and ultimately releasing emotions for healing.

We, as womb holders, continue the next generation, so when we are healthy, our family is healthy, and our children – the next generation- are healthy as well. We understand our connection with ourselves, which reflects the earth and so with that we re-build our connection with the earth as well.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I spent about a decade in the medical field, where I became keenly aware of the limitations of conventional medicine not only through the work with my patients but also with my personal healing journey of emotional ailment, substance abuse, and diagnosis of endometriosis, a reproductive condition.

This feeling of being lost inspired me to immerse myself in the teachings of indigenous and mestizo wisdom keepers across the Americas, where I continue working under the guidance of many wisdom keepers till this day. Through their teachings, I was able to dismantle the programming I had from this toxic modern society and reconnect with my ancestors and the medicines of the earth.

With the blessings and ancestral wisdom that have been passed down to me, my initiation into motherhood, and with the guidance of my mentors and my ancestors from the Andes, I am honored to offer myself in service to others.

It was like an art to combine all I’ve learned through modern medicine and weave it like a tapestry with ancient wisdom. With this work I help women truly understand and work with their menstrual cycles, the medicine within their womb, nutrition education, process suppressed emotions, and balance their hormones. I do this with modern practices (bloodwork, reviewing medical conditions, health and nutrition assessments, holding space for their stories and/or trauma, providing a space to share their journey, healing herbs and plants if appropriate, nutrition recommendations, ancient womb practices, etc).

Usually with women’s health, the practice is still missing the true understanding of menstrual cycles (physically, emotionally, and spiritually). This is a missing link, as we cannot truly understand it through theory, it must be lived and practiced. And in this modern society, we do not allow it or it does not fit our busy schedules. So, in my work we dismantle the programming around it and re-learn to the importance around it. This work teaches women to truly embrace their entire being and our menstrual cycles are the foundation of our being, not a burden or something to be ashamed of, they are medicine. I want women to remember the medicine within their wombs, the power to create a child (continuing humanity) and the ability to constantly create a new version of themselves through each cycle.

Rather than seeing myself as a healer, I believe that healing is an innate process for everyone; my role is to offer a safe and nurturing space where others can rediscover their own healing abilities within themselves. I believe the journey we are on and the challenges that present themselves are doors to our healing. We have been taught to fear these doors, but that’s where I medicine lies. All the challenges I have endured in my journey (good and bad) had made me the strong person I am today.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I would take them to:

Cultura Chocolate in Denver, CO where they have amazing cacao made in various ways.

El Palenque in Littleton, CO where all their meals are delicious!

True Food Kitchen in Denver, CO where they have heathy but delicious food!

Rebeccas Apothecary in Boulder, CO where you can find all types of herbal remedies!

Meadowsweet Gifts and Wellness Apothecary in Morrison, CO

Sedalia or Allens Park for primitive camping

Farmers Market (13TH st Boulder, CO and Pearl st Denver, CO)

Various Temples in Crestone, CO

Hiking in Mt. Blanca (San Luis Valley, CO)

Hot Springs – Pegosa Springs, Crestone, or Buena Vista

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My shoutout goes to my teachers who have walked alongside my healing journey and guided me throughout my journey back to my authentic self.

These are a few people are I owe my credit to (but there are so many more):

– Maria Fernanda Morales (born and raised in Argentina), she is now the founder of Seven Retreats, based in Peru : https://sevenretreats.com (She is a sister, friend, and teacher of mine. She has passed down ancestral teachings and supported me through my healing and empowerment journey for almost a decade now).

– Paulina Fernanda Oviedo (Born and raised in Ecuador) she is the founder of Mujeres de Luna Collective: https://www.mujeresdeluna.org/en and Nuestra Tierra: https://www.nuestratierra.community (both based in Ecuador). She is also a sister, friend, and teacher. She has passed down ancestral teachings (particularly working with women) and supported me through my healing and empowerment journey for almost a decade now as well.

– Ruth Y Constante, Jose Patricio Constante who are my parents and because of them I am here in this flesh and bones today, and their unconditional love and support throughout my entire journey gave me strength to keep going.

– Claudio Vazquez- my partner & best friend who has always been my rock in my life and his love and endless support helped me keep walking in the way I do today.

– Veronica Katari Vázquez-Constante- my daughter who has come into my life as a teacher, but also as someone who inspires me to keep doing this work that one day she can continue passing this wisdom in her own way. Giving a birth to her stripped fear from stepping into my power and connecting deeper into this ancestral wisdom.

Website: https://www.thenourishedgoddess.com

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