Season 1 Episode 11 (season final).

Christina McKay is a mum, a passionate Hypnobirthing Practitioner and a lover of all things birth, beauty and babies. 

Christina’s first traumatic birthing experience gave her the drive to help women and their birth partners have positive, empowered and involved birthing experiences. Christina became a Hypnobirthing Practitioner in the early stages of her second pregnancy and went on to use the tools she learnt to have an incredible healing and powerful birth. 

Christina openly talks about how she suffered from PTSD after her first birth, which on paper looked like the ideal birth. She talks about her experience and how she got the help she needed to process it. Other topics we discussed in this episode include Intrusive thoughts, birth debriefing and matrescence so it's definitely worth a listen!

Christina services Melbourne, the Yarra Valley and couples via online sessions and can be found on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/golden.bump/

follow us on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

or get in touch via email:

[email protected]

In Episode 10 we chat with Phoebe Cole, a mother of two, a Pilates educator, Yoga teacher, muscular therapist and founder of Pilates Mini.

Phoebe openly discusses her journey into parenthood and how she continually utilised the power of a positive mindset to help her navigate some difficulties she faced including miscarriage.

Phoebe found inspiration after her third miscarriage and during lockdown to venture into the world of entrepreneurship. Initially hesitant about e-commerce, her confidence soared as she witnessed the impact of her Pilates product on herself, colleagues, and clients. Now, fully immersed, working from home on her business part time and fuelled by her passion, Phoebe is taking her innovative product global, driven by a vision of helping people strengthen through Pilates worldwide.

This is a very inspiring story from a very wise and wonderful woman.

To contact Phoebe or to purchase Pilates Mini~

Website:

https://www.pilatesmini.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/pilatesmini/

To contact Grow Birth Nurture~

Email:

[email protected]

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

In episode 9 with chat with Maria is a mum of two small kids. Originally from Ireland, Maria and her husband immigrated to Melbourne in 2011 and now call Australia home. Maria, is a parent coach and founder of Reaching for Calm.

After experiencing burnout when her first child was just one, she realised the importance of prioritizing her own wellbeing to create more harmony in her family life. Maria's experiences as a parent led her to grow and evolve in the wellbeing space.

Motivated by her own experiences as a mum, Maria pursued certification as a parent coach. Her passion lies in supporting fellow parents who may be facing similar challenges, helping them discover a healthier balance and deeper connections within their families. She lives by the words “its about connection not perfection", hence the name of this episode.

Maria values evidence-based support. Her background in women's health nursing and postgrad in positive psychology enhances her role, guiding parents with reliable and informed strategies.

you can find Maria below:

Website: https://www.reachingforcalm.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reachingforcalm/

or find us:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

E-mail: [email protected]

In this episode we speak with Georgia from birth easy with georgia and discuss the raw uncut realities of motherhood. We touch on the identify crisis many of us face and the mixed emotions of joy and grief as we mums navigate through rediscovering the new norm and letting go of what once was. 

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Georgia shares some valuable tips from her hypnobirth program which she implements daily as a parent. 

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If you are feeling weighed down by the struggles and exhaustion of motherhood and want to feel seen, heard and not so alone on this journey, this episode is like a warm hug from one mum to another 

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Find Georgia

@birtheasywithgeorgia

Jessamy is a midwife, nutrition consultant and mama.
She is the creator of Mindful midwife mama, where she supports women from preconception through to postpartum to feel informed, supported, nourished, energized & thrive in their own motherhood experience.

In this episode Jessamy talks about how her own struggles with burnout lead her down the path to helping prevent others from their own post partum depletion, and simple ways you can nourish yourself before during and after pregnancy.

[email protected]

@mindfulmidwifemama

In Episode 6 we chat with Danni who is a Parent Educator, Aware Parenting Instructor, Early Childhood Educator, Primary school teacher, holder of sacred space for Mother and women circles and a Mumma to two beautiful souls.

We discuss the challenges she faced in early parenthood and what brought her to Aware Parenting. We also discuss how she navigated losing her mum to cancer with 2 young kids.

You can contact Danni for support via her instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/danni.willow/

or website:

https://www.thewayofthewoman.com.au/

Please follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

You can DM or email us at [email protected]

if you would like to be featured in a future episode.

In episode 5, Melissa interviews Tanner about her journey into parenthood and the ups and downs she faced during her four pregnancies including two which ended in miscarriage. Tanner delves into her pregnancy and birth stories and how they were affected by her neglect to grieve her miscarriages.

Trigger Warning- Topics discussed in this episode include:

Missed miscarriages, post natal depression, antenatal depression, mental health issues and suicidal thoughts, premature birth and special care nursery experience, the importance of talking about your feelings and seeking mental health support.

If this episode brings up anything for you and you need help please call:

PANDA National Helpline (Monday to Saturday) 1300 726 306

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In this episode, Tanner interviews Melissa on her personal journey and how her pains, struggles and perceived set backs have been her portal to growth, clarity and a life worth living.

For more information on Coaching offerings and workshops with Melissa DM her on instagram: @mumsandbubs.osteo.com.au

In episode 3 we talk with Jade Huggins who tells her raw and honest story about the birth of her 3 babies Goldie, Ziggy and Sonny who was born still at 32 weeks. This one is devastating and emotional yet has a sense of hope and peace to it that Jade articulates so beautifully.

We discuss her struggles with fertility, the births of all her babies, her realisation of the weight of motherhood, her story of Sonny and the unimaginable pain her family went through when they learnt of his condition and passing at 32 weeks. We also discuss navigating parenthood while grieving, and anxiety during pregnancy when you have experienced loss.

Jade has kindly given us some resources to share that helped her after Sonny's death.

Books:Ask me his name by Elle WrightA bump in the road by Elle WrightMiles Apart by Annabel BowerThe Baby Loss Guide by Zoe Clarke CoatesPregnancy After Loss by Zoe Clarke CoatesPodcasts:Be Still Be AwareThe Glimmer PodcastThe Worst Girl Gang EverWebsites/Support Services:SANDS - https://www.sands.org.au (https://www.sands.org.au/)Rednose -https://rednose.org.au (https://rednose.org.au/)

We would like to thank Jade for being so vulnerable while sharing her story. It is people like Jade that help support others through such tragic circumstances.

If you would like to reach out to us please email [email protected]

We would love you to follow us on instagram @growbirthnurture

where you can also DM us!

Cath is an experienced psychologist, with an interest in conscious conception for the past 18 years and working in the infertility space specifically for the past 11 years.

Cath has been a pioneer in Australia facilitating therapy and psychological support for people trying to conceive both naturally and with assisted fertility.

As a conception psychologist Cath has a post graduate diploma in Infant Mental Health and her Masters in Reproductive Medicine. 

Cath is passionate about providing exclusive and individualised psychological care for the conception, pregnancy, birth and post natal period which includes general psychology themes as well as trauma, grief, loss and more complex psychological concerns.

Cath has provided expert comment for various media and organisational and community speaking arrangements.

Cath takes an holistic approach using various psychological therapeutic interventions. Her philosophical underpinnings most often come from a biopsychosocial health and psychology model.

People can find Cath for in person appointments in Albert Park and Newtown and also online.

She has also just released her own podcast called Elixirs Of Psychology which discusses psychology topics, among the episodes topics covered will be infertility and perinatal psychology.

Cath can also be found on socials at Cath Corcoran Psychologist, or phone 0429 912 525