Barely Balanced

By Katherine Hay and Shelley McKenzieHealth & Fitness Nutrition

Barely Balanced episodes

June 26, 2022 Exploring Fertility & What it Means // Nat Kringoudis
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In todays episode we are joined by Nat Kringoudis. Nat is a Dr of Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, Author, Speaker and all-round natural fertility expert.
In todays episode we dive deep into fertility awareness. The stages of a menstrual cycle. What is ovulation and how to know if you are ovulating. Different methods of tracking ovulation. And how to have have age appropriate conversations with your children about the menstrual cycle. It's a loaded episode, and we hope by the end you will have more awareness around your menstrual cycle.
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1 hr 1 min
June 19, 2022 Exploring The Possibility of a Pain Free Birth // Emma Maidment
Today we really wanted to explore the concept of a pain free birth. We talk to Emma about tools and techniques that we as women and mothers can use to change these perceptions and to go on to have a beautiful experience.
54 min
June 12, 2022 Shelley's Pregnancy & Home Birth Stories // Katherine & Shelley
Shelley has had 4 pregnancies and will have had 3 births in 3 and a half years. Today we talk about the differences between each pregnancy and birth.
54 min
June 05, 2022 Soothing Small Sleepers // Alyssa Easdown
Today we talk to a sleep consult to help explore sleep regressions, key features to sleep cycles and how every baby is different.
39 min
May 29, 2022 Introducing Baby to Solids // Katherine & Shelley
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Today on the podcast we are chatting about introducing solids to a baby. We will dive into:
•What the ideal time frame for solids is and why?
•What are the allergens and how to introduce them?
•The importance of baby gut microbiome and how to support this.
•Why food before one isn't just for fun.
•Essential nutrients needed for bubba during this time.
We also decided to hit record on our little catch up at the beginning of this episode. We spoke about Shells pending birth, toddler tantrums, and more. If you enjoy this let us know and we will keep them coming.
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1 hr 5 min
May 22, 2022 Relationship Breakdown During Postpartum & Navigating Co-Parenting // Elizabeth Anile
This episode requires a trigger warning as we dive into grief, trauma and the trials and tribulations of co-parenting and navigating postpartum period solo.
39 min
May 15, 2022 Advocating for your Birth, Masturbation, Mind Body Connection, Emotional Healing // Bernadette Lack
We explore the foundations of a womens right to birth and opened up the conversation around postpartum birth debriefing, masturbation and high sex drives and emotional healing after birth.
44 min
May 12, 2022 A Positive Birth Story & the Benefits of a Postpartum Doula // Steph Geddes
Today we are sharing Steph Geddes most recent birth story, chatting about the difference between her two births, hearing of the mental work she did between births to best prepare herself. And of course if you have been following her postpartum period we dive into the benefits of having a postpartum doula, what they do to care for Mumma, and how it works.
40 min
May 08, 2022 The Fundamentals of Preconception Nutrition & Care // Katherine & Shelley
Listen in as we dive into the importance of the preconception phase and what you can do to support you and future baby.
34 min
May 01, 2022 The First 40 Days After Birth // The Golden Month
Today we are joined by Carla and Nadia from The Golden Month to talk about Postpartum and the first 40 days after giving birth. We hear about the importance of this period for a woman, what she can do to nurture herself during the first 40 days, how we can support her, and so much more.
31 min