Barely Balanced

In today’s episode we speak to Dr Sarah Jane Perri who is a chiropractor and has studied a range of different degrees and modalities that have led her into the healing techniques she practices today, which is called network spinal chiropractic. This episode requires a rigger warning.

We explore:

Reoccurring miscarriage due to immunological reproductive issues

The process behind exploring surrogacy

Marriage breakdown

Trauma and her journey through emotional healing to come out the other end to find peace, happiness and self worth.

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We are back. It has been a hot minute between our catch ups and A LOT has been happening in our personal lives. So today we thought we would share it all in a bonus episode.

Katherine chats about:

Shell chats about:

In today's episode Katherine shares her story through grief during her pregnancy and how that influenced her birth and postpartum period. This does require a trigger warning. 

We explore:

Loss and grief through pregnancy

Grief being taboo

Katherine's birth story 

Pregnancy and postnatal depression

Tools and techniques to support herself during the hardest time she has known

In more recent years, postpartum preparation and support for mother and baby in our western culture has definitely become a topic that has been explored and talked about more and more. This is absolutely incredible however, what we really wanted to explore in todays episode was how we can support the partner during their transition to parenthood as well as supporting other children who are becoming siblings.

So today we are joined by Tahlia and Caitlin the authors of a postpartum bible called Nourishing those who nurture. This book focuses on nourishing and nurturing yourself with wholesome meals. While eliminating stress, saving time, and allowing you to focus on those things that matter most during this phase.

Tahlia is a mother of two beautiful boys and is a Clinical Nutritionist. And Caitlin is a Kinesiologist and Post-Partum Doula.

In todays episode we explore:

This episode is honestly full of amazing take aways and we highly recommend listening in with your partner. Wether you are in your preconception phase, pregnant with your 1st or 4th child, this episode has something for everyone. We hope you enjoy.

Website: https://www.nourishingthosewhonurture.com/

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Today we are joined by Dr Amanda, the founder and director of Angea Women’s Health clinic, an integrative Chinese medicine practice with a focus on fertility, female endocrinology and supporting Woman through every phase of life.

Amanda is a registered Doctor of Chinese Medicine, yoga & meditation teacher and energy healer.

She empowers and educates her clients to reconnect with their inherent body wisdom, navigate their way back to balance (naturally) and live the happiest and most thriving version of their lives.

Today Amanda dives into endometriosis. We discuss:

This episode does requires a trigger warning.

Todays episode was a very hot requested topic.... how to navigate toddler nutrition, especially with the fussy eaters?! As Mothers we are constantly navigating this space as our toddlers adapt, change and learn to say NO. And, as Nutritionists we are constantly experimenting with ways to get all of their nutrients into their diet in the most toddler friendly way. 

Today we share:

- Tips and tricks on how and what foods to sneak into your toddler to ensure they are meeting their nutrition needs. 

- We talk about why distractions (T.V, etc) aren't the worst thing to help your toddler eat.

- How to navigate the supermarket shelves.

- Our thoughts on refined sugar and processed foods

And of course so much more.

We can't wait for you to listen to this episode. It's a goodie.

In todays episode we are joined by Keira Rumble. Keira is not only the founder and CEO of Krumbled Foods and Habitual Beauty but she is the Mumma to gorgeous one year old Hunter. Keira's journey to motherhood has been filled of turbulent times having experienced multiple miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, navigating endometriosis and fertility, and going through IVF. 

Today Keira speaks to us about:

- Her fertility journey.

- How she advocated for herself and her family and found the right support network.

- How to support someone suffering lose in their journey. 

- Her birth story.

- The transition to motherhood.

- Her postpartum period and how that has been with endometriosis. 

- Her plans for baby #2. 

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

Find Keira at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krumble/?hl=en

Krumbled Foods: https://krumbledfoods.com/pages/meetthefounder

Habitual Beauty: https://habitualbeauty.co/collections/all

In todays episode we chat to Shell about her birth story with her 3rd and final birth of Audrey May. We chat about her birth preparation and how the first week of postpartum has been so far. 

In todays episode we speak to Jacintha Fields from Happy Soul Kids. Jacintha is a Mumma, family and child counsellor and has studied meditation, breathwork, art therapy and more. Today we really wanted to chat to her about how to navigate the space of toddler tantrums. 

We cover:

- Navigating toddler tantrums.

- The meaning of these tantrums.

- How to understand what your child needs in that moment.

- How to be active instead of reactive as parents.

- Tools and tricks to help you as a parent.

- From what age to begin using these tools. 

And of course so much more.... 

We hope you get as much out of this conversation as we did. 

In todays episode we talk you through the ins and outs of pregnancy nutrition. Nutrition during pregnancy is often overlooked and we are usually told all of the things we can’t be consuming but are rarely told of the importance of certain nutrients for mother and her baby through the different stages of pregnancy.

The goal of nutritional treatment in pregnancy is to ensure adequate intake to meet the increasing maternal nutritional needs due to the expansion of maternal tissues such as the uterus, breasts, blood cell mass, growth of the baby and the placenta. Then of course on top of this we are able to treat specific health conditions if needed throughout the pregnancy such as morning sickness, fatigue, gestational diabetes, anaemia, pre-eclampsia, reflux -  the list can go on.

Today we bust myths, dive into food groups and equip you with all of the need to know information