This week we are welcoming Emma back to the podcast! You will remember Emma from our Nurture Homeschool Community.

This time, Emma shares her journey to welcoming her son into the world.

Emma also talks about her passion for women feeling empowered to give birth, and how she first became curious as to why women have such a hard and traumatic time birthing their children.

This week is part 2 of our chat with Sarah! This time, we focus on Sarah’s journey going back to work- the emotional struggle and learning how to juggle work and motherhood.

Sarah also takes us through all the work she did to find the best childcare centre for her daughter, an experience that Sarah found a bit trickier because of her anxieties.

Sarah also describes the first day of her daughter’s day care journey- and Sarah’s first time leaving her daughter in the care of someone else.

We also touch on the dreaded daycare illnesses- are they really as bad as everyone says?

From her career as a Speechie to her experience with postnatal anxiety - This week we sit down with Sarah!

Sarah takes us into her work and what made her choose this career (spoiler, it's a beautiful story!).

We also touch on what to look out for if you suspect there may be a language delay with your child, and what goes into Sarah's work as a paediatric speechie.

Sarah also shares her experience with postnatal anxiety after the birth of her first child, including when she first started to think something was going on, as well as overthinking, self-doubt and outside opinions.

I also asked Sarah a couple of tougher questions; to describe what a typical day looked like at the height of her postnatal anxiety experience and could she pinpoint a time/moment when the anxiety was at its worst.

*trigger warning- in this episode there are mentions and discussions around suicidal ideation and mental health struggles. *

*this episode contains some colourful language*

This week we are welcoming Sarah-Beth back to the podcast! We keep it real and honest in this episode!

This time around, Sarah-Beth details how her mental health took a nose dive after the birth of her daughter, the intrusive thoughts she battled with, her difficult breastfeeding journey, and her experience reaching out for help.

We also bonded over our dry sense of humour when it comes to motherhood- saying the things we are all thinking!

This is such a real and raw episode- every Mother needs to hear this!

This week we are sitting down with Sarah-Beth, a mental health Occupational Therapist (OT)!

Before meeting Sarah-Beth, I had only heard of an OT in relation to paediatrics- I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a mental health OT!

Sarah-Beth talks to us about what a mental health OT does and how she supports clients and caters to their individual needs.

She also touches on sensory modulation, sensory profiles and their 4 quadrants, neurological thresholds, and how she can support clients through times where our sensory buckets have overflowed.

This was such an interesting episode, and how great to have discovered a new avenue of support for Mum’s mental health!

This week we are speaking to Kaley- the creator of The Wild Feminine.

Kaley shares what The Wild Feminine is all about, where her passion comes from, and the different ways she holds space for women.

We also dive into the Doula work Kaley does- from postpartum doula to end-of-life doula.

Kaley also tells us about the most common thing women come to her for and how she helps them break down these dilemmas and heal themselves.

We also touch on the importance of somatic exercises for healing and the important role our fascia plays.

This is a really empowering episode, and will leave you feeling seen, heard and acknowledged.

This week we are welcoming Caylen back to the podcast (you will remember Caylen from The HerKind Project and Her Escape).

This time, Caylen takes us through her experience trying to conceive her first daughter- which was a completely different journey to what she thought it would be (based on what she had learnt in sex ed during school!).

Caylen also touches on the miscarriage that her and her husband went through, and how people around her reacted to this news.

Caylen talks about her experience going into labour for the first time, from choosing not to make a birth plan, to advice she received about epidurals, but also having the desire for a water birth if she was able (plus so much more!)

Caylen is a great storyteller, and this was such a great episode to record!

This week we are talking to Emma, the founder of Nurture Homeschool Community. Nurture is a beautiful place right here in our local area.

Emma takes us through where the idea originally came from, and how she built this community, as well as what she loves the most about what she’s created, and her approach to education and learning.

We talk about how the children benefit from having this additional safe space to come together each week, and how some children are thriving now that they aren’t attending a mainstream school.

This week we are welcoming Martha back to the podcast! You will remember Martha from our “Martha Grace Birth Photography” episode.

This time, Martha is taking us through her experience home birthing her children- what it was really like, how she prepared (including a last minute midwife scramble) and how she prepared her other children for the experience.

We also talk about the golden hour at home- what it feels like, what the immediate aftermath at home was like, and I’ve gotta say- Martha describes her experience so beautifully!

Trigger warning - this week we briefly discuss babies and young children in a life threatening circumstance.

This week we are continuing on with our chat with Geoff- the director of Southern Cross First Response.

In part 2, we are discussing first aid for choking babies and children- including some important tips to remember.

We also touch on falls and head knocks - and when to take them to the hospital (because kids fall over all the time and we can’t be running to the hospital every time it happens)

Geoff also details his experience having to give CPR to babies and children (this is where our trigger warning applies).

We talk about what drowning ACTUALLY looks like, particularly in young children.

Geoff gives his professional opinion on non-negotiable first aid items that EVERY household needs.

Geoff also gave us an amazing tip for treating burns when living in a rural area- especially if you use tank water!

A really important episode this week, with some life saving information!