<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Homesick]]></title><description><![CDATA[The science and soul of human connection. Oxytocin, belonging, and finding your way back home]]></description><link>https://thequeenofoxytocin.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!X3Qe!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78270337-d8bd-4751-82c0-f72e154f9a82_1000x1000.png</url><title>Homesick</title><link>https://thequeenofoxytocin.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:40:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thequeenofoxytocin.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Emma Armstrong]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thequeenofoxytocin@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thequeenofoxytocin@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Emma Armstrong]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Emma Armstrong]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thequeenofoxytocin@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thequeenofoxytocin@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Emma Armstrong]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Finding your way home]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction]]></description><link>https://thequeenofoxytocin.substack.com/p/finding-your-way-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequeenofoxytocin.substack.com/p/finding-your-way-home</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Armstrong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:14:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!psF4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F321e40bc-5227-4d97-9f32-dcf8c077d748_3072x4096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I knew I&#8217;d reach my <em>destination</em> at some point. I can&#8217;t say it wasn&#8217;t extremely  frustrating at times and damn right traumatic but somehow I know that every single moment of my life has led to this point. </p><p>Hi, I&#8217;m <em>Emma</em>. 38 years young, single mum to 2 boys, author, artist, founder and a master of <strong>loneliness</strong>. I have many other titles - but we&#8217;ll get to that. </p><p>I&#8217;ve spent most of my life up until this point feeling extremely <em>homesick</em>. And not the kind of homesick you might be thinking. Nope, I&#8217;ve felt like a complete <strong>alien</strong> on this place we call Earth. If you&#8217;ve ever felt like this or that sense that you&#8217;re supposed to feel more at home in yourself and in your relationships than you actually do - you&#8217;re <em>exactly</em> who I&#8217;m writing this for.</p><p>I was an emotional, sensitive and psychically open child who clearly has a very <em>ambitious</em> soul who thought they&#8217;d plan out this time on earth like a neurospicy brain on speed&#8230; because when I say I&#8217;ve been on a wild and frankly insane journey, I don&#8217;t mean it lightly. The <em>exploration</em> into understanding <strong>self</strong> &amp; <strong>others</strong> has definitely added some spice into these 38 years on Earth so far.</p><p>I feel extremely <em>blessed</em> to say I eventually <strong>found my way home</strong>&#8230; not to another planet, time or space. But to what I know to be <em>human</em>. And when I say human - I&#8217;m talking the whole point of being here, human connection to self and others and how I have come to understand and believe what makes us <strong>whole</strong>. </p><p>I will be <em>uncovering</em> the science and soul of human connection in birth, life, death and beyond and how we can tap into the hidden force behind <strong>connection</strong> to ourselves, each other and to God. (oneness)</p><p>This journey into <em>connection</em> didn&#8217;t just change me personally. It became my life&#8217;s work. I have become a voice for hundreds of thousands of women in the art of <strong>birth</strong> and continue to positively impact families all over the <em>world</em>. But now it&#8217;s time to bring the <strong>human experience</strong> together not just in birth but through the journey we call life and the worlds <em>beyond</em>. </p><p>So take my hand as I show you how to find your way <strong>home</strong> back to <em>yourself</em> and to the beauty of what we call <strong>life</strong>. </p><p>I&#8217;ve got you, Em x</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!psF4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F321e40bc-5227-4d97-9f32-dcf8c077d748_3072x4096.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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