Fair Folk Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Veronica Rottman, a somatic practitioner specializing in the female nervous system, about holy well and spring folklore and the ways it resonates with trauma integration and healing. You can sign up for our upcoming collaborative workshop, Sacred Waters: Healing at the Well of Brigid here: https://waking-womb.com/events/2026/1/24/sacred-waters-healing-at-the-well-of-brigid Veronica Rottman's website: https://waking-womb.com/ Veronica Rottman's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakingwomb Mentioned in the episode: Frau or Mother Holle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle Rosaleen Durkin’s Irish sacred wells walking tours: https://visitwicklow.ie/listing/irish-sacred-wells-walking-tours/ Brielle Elise: waking the well: https://www.instagram.com/wakingthewell The well maidens account in the Elucidation: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/text/elucidation.html (Lines 29-132) A note: birds are associated with the fisher king’s court (and fish) more than other animals, somewha