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In episode we chat with, Nicola, a mother of 2 beautiful little wildlings, an 8 year old daughter and a 5 year old son. Her first son was born early at 25 weeks gestation which thrust us into a journey she never expected to take. We discuss the challenges of having a baby in the NICU, the struggle of navigating the hospital system as a more naturally minded mama and the absolute miraculous strength of these early babies and how their will to survive shapes their future. Nicola also shares lots of other experiences and insights than many prem mamas will relate to, including the guilt that can be experienced, and adapting to life with a baby after a NICU experience where ultimately you had little control over what you could do for and with your baby. If any prem mamas want to reach out to Nicola she is always there for a chat, and you can find her at @nicola.gunner

In this episode we chat with, Lauren Dry, a certified holistic life coach specializing in parenting and relationships. She is a mother of 2 and found her passion in working with women to heal their nervous system and break generational cycles deep in the unconscious mind, after becoming a mother herself and going through the same steep dive most women go through when we realize that the tools, habits, behaviors and inherited nervous system we are given these days, is not only not set up to mother in a connected way in 2022, it disconnects us from deep and authentic connection with ourselves and with each other.  We dive into the importance of discovering safety in your body which explores emotional literacy of ourselves and our children, tools to access safety, how it impacts our parenting and so much more! You can find Lauren at @lauren.dry.official

In this episode we chat with Anna, the Spiritual Midwife, who specializes in helping women worldwide have a natural birth! She works with pregnant women who don't want to leave their birth up to chance and supports women to claim their rite of passage, body, mind and soul. This conversation delves into the 6 steps she has put together to support women to have a natural birth. We discuss rite of passage, facing your birth fears, the choices in your birth and so much more! You can find Anna at @the_spiritual_midwife or www.thenaturalbirthcourse.com where you can download Annas "6 Steps on How to have a Natural Birth." You can also find the blog post discussed in the episode at www.thenaturalbirthcourse.com/blog/routine-hospital-birth-procedures

In this episode Annabelle and Emily chat all things Santa! We discuss how we approach Santa in our homes, our own experiences with Santa, and Christmas, and the Santa photo! 

In this episode Annabelle and Emily discuss how you know when you are done having more babies? How do you know it's your last? Will you always crave more? And is there a grieving process involved in mourning your last pregnancy, birth and newborn. We also touch on gender disappointment, to take the shame out of it, but also to ponder if this influences the decision to have more babies!  

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This is the second part of our home-schooling episode where we chat with Sam. Sam is a Mother to three beautiful, earth loving, nature kids, two of which she homeschools. She is passionate about following her children's interests when it comes to education and especially loves learning new things as a whole family. She also encourages curiosity, wonder and awe in her children's home education journey. We follow on from our conversation with Chelsea but find out what home schooling looks like for Sam. We discuss how you start home schooling, what the processes is, using a moderator and how to provide evidence of learning, how Sam taught her children to read and more! You can find Sam at @little.beach.farm and more about her program on www.wearenaturenetwork.com or at @wearenaturenetwork

In this episode we are chatting with Chelsea, an early childhood primary teacher, and a homeschooling mumma to two boys. She is passionate about conscious/ gentle parenting, homeschooling and all things outdoors. We begin this two-part episode on homeschooling by finding out about Chelseas home schooling journey. This dives into her reasons behind homeschooling, her philosophy, what a typical day looks like and so much more! If you are curious about home schooling or education in general, this is a fantastic episode for you!