THE MOST FAMILIAR STAR: DOMINO KIRKE ON MOTHERHOOD, MUSIC, AND RECLAIMING TIME

Domino Kirke Badgley—musician, doula, mother, and all-over WOMAN is pregnant…with twins and looks and feels just as ethereal as her reputation presides.

Much like her music, which she describes as a translation of her most intimate inner worlds, her home is soft and majestic, like the heir to the cool she is. The artist is a beautifully layered and timeless beauty. Her eyes are lived in, wisdom and experience embedded in the blue, and her belly seems to swell with purpose and strength. It’s as intimidating as it is inspirational.

The music Kirke is making is more like a soft, guided meditation into love, peace, and the womb than any genre I can describe. Her latest video for “Teething,” directed by Gregory Mitnick, takes shape in a high school classroom where students sit, eyes wide, watching childbirth unfold. It’s sonic education as a revolution.

We chat with a goddess about motherhood, creativity, and why she’s learned to re-village, surrender, and reconnect with the rhythms of nature.

Vintage Christian Dior via Zingara Vintage, Shorts: Levi’s

Motherhood is such a transformative identity. How would you describe who you are today — as a woman, a mother, and a creative — versus who you were before becoming a parent?

Once I became a mother, I became who I really am as a creative person. I learned to value and manage time differently, and that’s really made all the difference when it comes to making music.

How did motherhood change you the most?

I found out who my friends were. I learned what it meant to “re-village.” I live by those rules now.

As a birth worker, you’ve supported countless people through one of life’s most sacred transitions. How has that informed your approach to motherhood?

Birth forces you into the moment like nothing else. Children require you to be in the most present state at all times, to feel safe, to feel seen and acknowledged. Being a birth worker has for sure made me a better parent without a doubt.

Have you ever had a crazy spiritual experience while pregnant or while in the presence of someone carrying?

I often dream of the people I support during birth. I sync up with them on all the levels. Makes me realize how connected we all really are. There’s no separation.

What do you wish more people understood about the emotional and spiritual side of birth — especially in a culture that can be so clinical about it?

We were all born, and we all carry our birth story in our cells, which informs so much of who we are, how we make decisions, and who we choose to be in relationships with.

Robe & Bikini Top: Zingara Vintage, Boxers: SKIMS

‘The Most Familiar Star’ feels very much like intense journaling. When. you are creating music, is that how you feel?

I feel like my songs are trying to capture my most intimate parts through sound. It doesn’t always work, but when it does, there’s nothing more satisfying for me. The idea that so many can maybe feel what I feel, if just for a moment, is such a gift.

How do you hold space for yourself?

I make sure to be quiet (no phones) for the first hour of my morning. Sometimes that means waking hours before family, but it sets me up for the day ahead without fail.

What lessons or values from your own mother or family line do you hope to pass down?

That we can’t over do it with our kids feeling it. We can’t overcompensate for what we didn’t get without it somehow backfiring. Meeting my kids where they are and doing my own inner work is the only way I can show up fully for my family. It’s not up to them to fill in my holes.

Shirt & Bikini Top: Zingara Vintage

What does a perfect, low-pressure Mother’s Day look like to you?

It feels slow and spacious, with nothing on the cal.

Is there a creative project or practice you return to when you need to feel most like you?

I get outside, under trees. Every time, I deep reset, and then I flow—trees and an ocean swim.

How has motherhood influenced your music or writing — either thematically or in how you carve out time to create?

I actually have so much to write about now that hasn’t less and less to do with my own childhood! Ha.

If your motherhood journey had a soundtrack, what songs would be on it?

Lots of Neil Young, Nick Drake and Chaka Khan.

What do you love most about yourself right now?

My boobs!

Give us a message to all the mama’s out there.

I LOVE YOU.

dress: Domino’s own.

Top: SHWETAMBARI, Shorts: Levi’s, Boots: R13

 

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