We’re busy, we’re exhausted, we’re co-sleeping, breastfeeding and baby-wearing but what about our sex lives?  Where has the intimacy gone in your relationship? In this episode we discuss with boldness the story we carry to protect ourselves from deep vulnerability, awakening and allowing of pleasure both into our lives and into our relationships.  What does Listen In

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We bow at the feet of the parent-child dynamic and what awareness of this most intricate and insightful healing dyad can offer us, if we are willing to become aware, and meet both ourselves and our children in this place. In this week’s episode Bridget shares an experience of being told “I don’t like you Listen In

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Whether as a conscious choice or perhaps you find yourself preparing to welcome another into your tribe, it can bring up a lot of questions and big feelings about your beliefs, values and sense of self as a woman.  In this deeply personal episode, Julie opens up about where she’s at with baby number 4. Listen In

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What purpose does mother guilt serve?  The chains of mother guilt can threaten to overwhelm us, so the question is, how can we unlock the confines of this paradigm?  Can we motivate ourselves outside of self-flagellation towards what our subconscious is trying to reveal to us?  In this episode we provide a different perspective and Listen In

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…”And I just thought, argh!  I get it now, I can see how my kid’s an asshole…” reveals Bridget in this week’s podcast and we take it from there!   What to do with ourselves and our kids when they’re displaying angry, aggressive or disrespectful behaviour. Nourishing The Mother – www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Listen In

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Overwhelm is a state of mind, but can become a fairly common story in motherhood. How do we transcend our story to find the magic of childhood that’s right in front of us? In this episode Julie and Bridget speak from personal story around how they themselves move from overwhelm to spaciousness.

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In this weeks episode Julie interviews Dr Karen Jaffe of Wellbeing Chiropractic and Mums the Word Podcast on her experience as a gay mother of two.  I’m thrilled to bring this episode to you as we dive vulnerably and deeply into a motherhood experience that ‘breaks all the rules’.  We touch on her experience of Listen In

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Inspired by Bridget’s screening of “Dream, Girl” we open up the discussion on feminine oppression and feminine power and our ownership of both.  Why as a culture have we lost connection to the inherent power of the feminine?  Why do we feel that the way for us to gain momentum and take on leadership roles Listen In

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Every mother is exhausted and wrung-out, right? It seems to be a common story, particularly in the early years. In this episode Bridget and Julie take a different look at it, exploring how it serves us, what we can do to change it, and the wisdom of universal laws to remind us we are all Listen In

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If you’ve been listening for a while, you’ll know we’re all about consciousness and conscious parenting – but in this episode we discuss the self-built cage we can create for ourselves in setting that conscious bar SO high.  How do you balance your desire for a different upbringing for your child with your own needs? Listen In

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