Beyond The Cusp - Breaking Down Taboo

In this episode I speak with Angela Lockwood on how we can create a more inclusive classroom for our girls when they get their first period.  Going back to school after her first period is a common concern, that can lead to real worry and anxiety, particularly for our younger girls, 12 and under.

Angela Lockwood is an occupational therapist, who for the last 20 years has been working in classrooms alongside teachers providing school based OccupationalTherapy services focusing on inclusion of children with additional needs. Angela's work developing and implementing organisational and school based programs to streamline services between the health and education sectors have been used in Australia andCanada.

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As part of this episode, I created a resource to help change the culture in schools and create a positive environment for your daughters transition to school with her period.  It is is the form of a letter, but can be used as a template for any form of communication with your school or teacher.  Download my letter template to schools to ensure your daughter has the most positive, inclusive and supportive environment for her when she is away from home. Together we can create a more supportive culture at schools when it comes to periods.

DOWNLOAD LETTER HERE

Delving deeper into why we need to prepare for Perimenopause in our 40’s.

https://beyondthecusp.com.au/awakening-through-peri-menopause/

Jen Dugard is the CEO of Body Beyond Baby PTY LTD, creator of Fitness Professional certification Safe Return to Exercise and author of the book How to Love your Body as much as your Baby.

With 15yrs industry experience Jen’s ultimate mission is to ensure all mums are looked after safely & effectively within the fitness industry. Having sold her group fitness business in 2018 Jen is educates, presents & mentors across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Taiwan.

As a fitness-entrepreneur Jen’s most recent creation MumSafe™️ serves both mums and fitness professionals alike; ensuring fitness professionals are properly educated and up-skilled in working with their pre & postnatal clients whilst simultaneously educating mums themselves and connecting them with these trainers via the website www.mumsafe.com.au

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In this episode I'm talking with Christie Edwards, unschooling mother of four.  We talk about the how's and why's of unschooling for those looking at stepping outside the conventional school system and into a new paradigm of unschooling.

Find Christie at:

Instagram: Christie Edwards

Instagram: Becoming Mother

Resources:

Sandra Dodd's Big book of unschooling

In this episode we talk about the importance of looking after how pelvic health through perimenopause, what to look out for and strategies to help.

I talk to Jacqui Toohey from Mums Safe

Dr Ali Young is a Chiropractor on a mission to help mums.  Her aim is to help guide mums to choose themselves, choose a journey that works for their health, their brain, and their family's health, which will ultimately help them UnFcK their motherhood journey. She was having conversations with her practice members daily about the loss of what they expected with mothering, the loss of joy, the struggle, and the lack of sisterhood. She figures if she is having these conversations every day one on one, then there must be plenty of mums who need this support too.

In this episode we talk about the Patriarchal Motherhood and the Perfect Mother Myth, and how we can take steps to redefine what it means to be a mother in a way that makes our heart sing, without making it look a certain way.

Find Dr Ali Young at:

Web: Dr Ali Young

Instagram: Dr Ali Young

Podcast: Motherhood Unfcked with Dr Ali Young

Through running workshops for tweens and their mothers/carers preparing girls to be ready for their first period, I have had so many mothers say to me that they wish they knew this information before they had their first period.  So did I!  I've heard the same thing said regarding motherhood - "Why didn't anybody tell me this?".  As we go through the mystery that is Peri-menopause, I vow to make this different!  I want to be prepared and armed to not only go through this stage empowered, but also to embrace this next phase.  I want the same for you too.  So this episode on Peri-menopause is to help you be better prepared for the shift we are about to go through on a physical, mental and spiritual manner.

Spoiler:  It's about going inward and paying attention to all the messages your body is giving you.

Enjoy this episode, and I hope it helps you go through the 40's a little better prepared.

In this episode I talk with Rowena from Amazing Me.  We talk about when to start having the conversations with our children about sex and what do we say.  Dealing with our own shame when having those conversations and bringing in pleasure.

For more see the show notes at:  https://beyondthecusp.com.au/11-2/

On this weeks episode I'm talking about how we can speak more openly with our children about periods.  Spoiler, it comes down to how we want our daughters to think about their period, why we want them to think that way, and healing our own trauma and shame around periods.

Books to teach your daughter about her menstrual cycle

In this weeks Episode I talk with Rachael Condon about the long term implications of the birth control pill.  We discuss ways in which we can support our girls through the first few years of period irregularities without resorting to medicating with the birth control pill.

If you have fertility issues, PCOS or no period at all, then Rach can help you take a natural approach to healing your body by addressing the root cause of your health problems and she promises to not give you any band-aid approaches!

Her goal is to empower women so they you’ll feel confident to make the best decisions for their body and she'll hold your hand as much or as little as you need along the journey.

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