In this episode of Her Guide, I'm joined by Brittany Bennett, founder and director of Bennett PR. While many may know Brittany through her successful career, today she's joining us to share her family's personal journey to parenthood. Brittany shares her experience of trying to conceive (TTC), the search for answers, navigating a diagnosis of male infertility, and her family's experience with micro-TESE surgery, fertility treatment and IVF. She also shares the conversations and decisions that ultimately led them down a different path to building their family. We also talk about pregnancy, postpartum, returning to work, and balancing motherhood while leading a successful business.

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https://www.instagram.com/bennettpr_/

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, I welcome back Kelly Rigby, Physiotherapist. We dive into a topic that affects almost every woman, yet one that many women are never properly educated on: our anatomy, period products, vulvar health, and what is actually normal when it comes to pain and discomfort. We unpack everything from tampons, menstrual cups, and menstrual discs to vulvar health, pelvic floor function, and pain with insertion. We discuss why some women struggle to use period products comfortably, the common mistakes many of us make, and the signs that may indicate an underlying issue worth investigating. We also talk about supporting young girls through their first periods, navigating changes after childbirth, and the simple but important ways women can care for their vulvar health throughout different stages of life.

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https://www.instagram.com/refinedphysiotherapy/

https://refinedphysiobykelly.com/

Resources Mentioned

https://www.labialibrary.org.au/

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, I am joined by Kirsty Coates, founder of BEETL Skincare®, a natural skincare brand created for families navigating sensitive and eczema-prone skin. What started as a search for answers when her daughter developed eczema has grown into a much-loved brand across Australia and New Zealand, built on generations of botanical knowledge passed down from Kirsty's mother, who is both an Obstetrician and a herbalist. In this episode, we talk about the motherhood journey that inspired BEETL, the ingredients and philosophies behind the products, what parents often misunderstand about eczema and sensitive skin, and what it really looks like to build a business from the ground up while raising young children.

BEETL has kindly offered Her Guide listeners 20% off with the code HERGUIDE20.

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https://www.instagram.com/beetlskincare/

https://www.instagram.com/kirst_coates/

https://beetl.co.nz/

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, I am joined by Stephanie Briggs, founder of The Hope Initiative for CMV, who shares her personal story and helps us better understand Cytomegalovirus, more commonly known as CMV. Despite being one of the most common congenital infections worldwide, CMV awareness remains incredibly low, particularly during pregnancy. In this episode, Steph shares her journey into motherhood, her experience during her second pregnancy with her daughter Charlotte Hope who devastatingly passed away in utero due to the impacts of CMV. We discuss her experience and how it ultimately led her into advocacy and awareness work. We also discuss what CMV actually is, how it's transmitted, why education matters so deeply, and the practical ways families can help reduce risk through awareness and prevention. This episode is being released during CMV Awareness Month, and my hope is that conversations like this help more families feel informed and supported.

Follow Steph & The Hope Initiative for CMV

https://www.instagram.com/hopeinitiativecmv/

https://hopeinitiativeforcmv.com/

https://rednose.org.au/grief-and-loss-support/overview/

https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, I am joined by Lisa Curry, one of Australia's most recognised athletes, wellness advocates and co-founder of Happy Healthy You. After a celebrated career as an Olympic swimmer, Lisa's life and work have continued to evolve through health, business, motherhood, resilience and women's wellbeing. Through her own health and hormone journey, Lisa has become passionate about helping women better understand their bodies and feel supported through the many changes that can come with perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

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https://www.instagram.com/lisacurry/

https://happyhealthyyou.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/hhyhappyhealthyyou/

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, we are joined by Katrina McEvoy, an APA Titled Continence and Women's Health Physiotherapist with over 20 years of experience supporting women through pelvic health across different stages of life; including prolapse, incontinence, pelvic pain, and post-surgical recovery. Katrina is also a mother of two young girls and currently consults at The Wellness Boutique and Pindara Private Hospital. This episode focuses on a condition that affects many women, yet is still often misunderstood, under-recognised, and for many, diagnosed far too late - endometriosis. We discuss how women's health physiotherapy can play a significant role in helping women understand pain, pelvic floor function, movement, recovery, and the many ways endometriosis can continue to affect the body over time.

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https://www.instagram.com/physio.with.katrina/

https://www.instagram.com/the.wellness.boutique/

Resources Mentioned

Professor Lorimer Moseley discusses his experience with pain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjes9CuN6Ko

This Unicorn Changed the Way I Poop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbYWhdLO43Q

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, we are joined by Tess Brouwer, one of Australia's leading emotional fitness experts and co-founder of Awake Academy. After building a successful corporate career, including senior leadership roles, Tess experienced a life-changing spinal cord and brain injury that forced her to rebuild both physically and emotionally. Now drawing on positive psychology, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and lived resilience, she helps people strengthen emotional wellbeing, reconnect with themselves, and create lasting change. In this episode, we explore burnout, emotional fitness, resilience, and what it means to care of yourself through the many demands of modern life.

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https://www.instagram.com/tesscbrouwer/

https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/all-episodes

https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/awake-collective-sales

https://thewayhomewithtessbrouwer.substack.com/p/prepping-for-peri

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, we are joined by Bec Thexton, founder of Fleurac Fragrance, and a new mother navigating one of life's most layered seasons: early motherhood while building a business. Bec joins us for a conversation about what it really looks like to build while becoming, adjusting to motherhood, settling into a new identity, and learning how ambition and motherhood can coexist. Born from her own fertility journey and IVF experience, Fleurac was created after Bec began questioning what she was putting on and around her body, including fragrance. That research became the foundation for a clean fragrance brand designed with hormonal health, ingredient awareness, and motherhood in mind. Together, we explore career, ambition, fertility, IVF, motherhood, identity shifts, and what it means to build something new during a season of personal change.

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https://www.instagram.com/becthexton/

https://www.instagram.com/fleurac_fragrance/

Her Guide is a podcast created to support women and their village through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the many transitions that shape womanhood. From fertility and motherhood to identity and everything in between, Her Guide is here to inform, reassure, and walk alongside women through every season of life.

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In this episode of Her Guide, we explore a practical topic many parents begin thinking about as birth approaches: preparing for a newborn. As pregnancy progresses, it is completely normal to feel a mix of excitement, anticipation, and overwhelm when trying to work out what you will actually need once baby arrives. We guide you through what to pack in your hospital bag and the practical ways you can prepare before stepping into this new chapter of parenthood.

Her Guide

This space was born for women and their village who want more than just surface level advice. We dive deep into our own experiences and real conversations about fertility, pregnancy, motherhood, identity, and everything in between. Whether you're trying to conceive, navigating motherhood, or simply seeking honest, compassionate conversations and connection, you belong here.

Resources mentioned

My Birth Template - Vaginal Birth

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cd-Fx9j_PA_FDAFApwMfJxikDCNGRgdB/view?usp=sharing

My Birth Template - Elective Caesarean Birth

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zneP_Tumdy-UxX_XwCziwTKKfKqWK1BC/view?usp=sharing

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In this episode of Her Guide, we welcome back Sharnie Dwyer, accredited dietitian and women's health expert, for an important conversation on postpartum nutrition. Postpartum recovery places significant nutritional demands on a woman's body, yet it is often an area where mothers receive very little guidance. In this episode, Sharnie shares evidence-based insight into what is happening in the body nutritionally after birth, the key nutrients required for healing and breastfeeding, and practical ways women can support their energy, recovery, and long-term health during the postpartum period.

Her Guide

This space was born for women and their village who want more than just surface level advice. We dive deep into our own experiences and real conversations about fertility, pregnancy, motherhood, identity, and everything in between. Whether you're trying to conceive, navigating motherhood, or simply seeking honest, compassionate conversations and connection, you belong here.

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https://www.instagram.com/sharniedwyer_dietitian/

https://www.sharniedwyer.com.au/

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