Who I Am & The Lineage Behind My Work

By Sarah Richardson, RM — Midwife, Healer, Teacher & Founder of The Womb & Word Collective/Co-Found The School of Dream Midwifery

My name is Sarah Richardson, and my work lives at the meeting point of medicine and mysticism — where the clinical, ancestral, and otherworldly come together in service of women’s healing.

I am a Registered Midwife, healer, author, ceremonialist, teacher, and co-founder of Dream Midwifery, a global movement exploring the intersection of womb wisdom, dreamwork, shamanism, and feminine psychology.
I am also the founder of The Womb & Word Collective, where I teach Celtic feminine mysteries, embodiment, and the revival of ancient Irish women’s healing traditions.

For over 15 years, I have walked between worlds:
the birth room and the sacred circle,
the healthcare clinic and the mythic landscape,
the physiology of the body and the spiritual intelligence of the womb.

My lineage is rooted in the O’Raghailli clan of Kells, County Meath, with ancestral threads connected to the Sídhe (fairy) traditions. My work is a weaving of clinical skill, ancestral remembering, shamanic practice, feminine psychology, and Irish cosmology.

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The Four Faces of the Ancient Irish Grandmother

One of the core teachings I share is the ancient Irish Wise Woman tradition expressed through four archetypal Grandmothers:

✨ Bean Ghluine — The Midwife
Threshold keeper, doula of birth and death, guardian of new beginnings.

✨ Bean Chaointe — The Keener
Grief-tender, emotional alchemist, voice of ancestral release.

✨ Bean Feasa — The Seer
Visionary, holder of prophecy, intuitive guide and messenger.

✨ Bean Leighis — The Medicine Woman
Herbalist, healer, ritualist, and keeper of earth-based medicine.

These archetypes inform much of my work — from live ceremonies to retreats, trainings, and community rituals. They are the living bones of Irish feminine spirituality and the backbone of my lineage.

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My Body of Work: Modern Midwitchery

I am the pioneer of what I call Modern Midwitchery — a revival of the Irish midwife-priestess who served as healer, seer, ritualist, dream-walker, and community guide.
This path fuses:

• ancient midwifery cosmology

• wise woman traditions

• witchcraft & ritual

• Celtic shamanism

• trauma-informed embodiment

• modern reproductive healthcare

There is no one else globally teaching this specific lineage-based synthesis.

I have even brought this work into academia, teaching at University College Dublin within both the undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes — merging ancient Irish women’s traditions with evidence-based medicine.

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Professional Background & Training

A full list is available here:
👉 www.sarahrichardson.ie/credentials-experience

15+ Years as a Registered Midwife
Across labour ward, birth centres, antenatal/postnatal care, crisis pregnancy, contraception, community health, and working closely with vulnerable and working-class communities.

This clinical foundation ensures all ceremonial, shamanic, and intuitive work is held with safety, integrity, and embodied skill.

Shamanic Practitioner & Healing Artist
With over 15 years in:

• Celtic shamanism

• womb & ancestral healing

• breathwork and somatic embodiment

• ceremony facilitation

• visioning, prophecy & seership

Global Teacher & Space-Holder
I’ve taught thousands of women across:

• online portals

• international retreats

• university programmes

• public ceremonies & festivals

• facilitator trainings

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Wisdom Medicine: My 9-Month Facilitator Training

I am the founder of WISDOM MEDICINE, a global initiation into Celtic feminine healing, midwife cosmology, ceremony, shamanic arts, and ancestral remembering.
It is designed for:

• healers

• birth workers

• therapists

• coaches

• space-holders

• witches, mystics & seekers

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Dream Midwifery

I am the co-founder of Dream Midwifery, a portal exploring dreams, feminine consciousness, womb mysticism, archetypes, and the mythic intelligence of the soul.

It blends dreamwork, shamanic journeying, psychological integration, and feminine initiation.

More coming soon!

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Author of WOMAN

My bestselling book,
WOMAN: A Guide to Living Your Best Life by Setting Yourself Free and Coming Home to Your True Nature,
continues to reach women around the world.

Angela Scanlon writes:
✨ “Sarah’s work and this book will crack you open wide enough to see your true self for the very first time. You’ll be forever changed and never look back.”

Featured in:

• Positive Life Magazine

• Stellar Magazine

• Holistic Therapist Magazine

Amazon link:
👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/WOMAN-living-setting-yourself-nature/dp/1399942972

More about my work:
👉 https://sarahrichardsonauthor.substack.com/about

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What Makes My Work Distinct

• I bridge medicine and mysticism in a grounded, trauma-informed way.

• I carry a lineage-rooted Irish feminine tradition rarely taught in its authentic form.

• I hold 15+ years of clinical midwifery and 15+ years of shamanic practice.

• I create deeply transformative containers rooted in safety, embodiment, and ritual.

• I am pioneering a global revival of Celtic feminine healing.

• I teach both academically and in community-based ceremonial settings.

My work is for women who are ready to remember who they truly are — in their bodies, their lineage, their intuition, and their power.

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🌿 1:1 Healing Sessions (Online or In-Person) — Now Open

For those who feel called to work privately with me, I offer one-to-one sessions where we weave together:

• womb & feminine healing

• Celtic spiritual wisdom

• shamanic journeying

• somatic & nervous-system support

• ancestral clearing

• intuitive guidance

• midwifery knowledge & women’s health expertise

Each session is a personalised, sacred container designed to meet you exactly where you are — whether you’re calling in love, navigating a transition, awakening your gifts, healing your lineage, or seeking deeper connection with your body and spirit.

You can book your session here:
👉 https://go.setmore.com/calenda

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Stay Connected

Website: www.sarahrichardson.ie
Trainings: www.sarahrichardson.ie/Training
Instagram: @sarahrichardsonauthor.ie