Strong Mamas

Jane Palmer has been a private midwife located in Sydney, Australia for over 28 years with the majority of her midwifery practice has been outside of the hospital system, supporting women birthing at home. In June 2021 Jane has stopped attending births, however, with additional qualifications as a childbirth educator and lactation consultant, Jane continues to provide antenatal care, childbirth education, postnatal care and lactation services all over Sydney and the world through her online services.

In this chat we delve deeper into so many topics around  "the importance of preparing mothers for birth".  We both agreed there is simply not enough empowering conversation and information being shared for women to listen to and be excited for birth.

We spoke about:
- How to prepare for childbirth whether it's your first birth or a subsequent birth
- The differences between public & private hospitals and homebirth care and how to have an empowering birth NO MATTER where you choose to birth
- The most important contributors to successful birth outcomes
- Where woman go wrong when choosing a care provider for their pregnancy and birth
- The AMAZING hormonal response ALL women can have during labour if they feel they are in a "safe" space
- How to create a "safe" birthing space to optimise your chances of a natural, unassisted birth
- How to find the right care provider for you and what to look for
- Commons "myths" women are told during pregnancy and labour and the real truth behind what you may have been told or heard
- How to educate your partner and support team
PLUS SO MUCH MORE


BUY HER BOOK HERE: https://birthinternational.com/product/preparing-for-birth-mothers/

Other resources:
https://www.janepalmer.com.au/ 
https://birthinternational.com/jane-palmer/
https://www.pregnancy.com.au/ 
https://birthinternational.com/

Another life update sharing some of my vulnerable, intimate thoughts about everything going on in the world right now and some of the feelings/breakthroughs I have been moving through that hopefully you can relate to or seek inspiration from.

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So if you are a women you MUST listen to this episode and allow yourself to be blown away with how important & integral our pelvic floors and to know this information before, during and/or after pregnancy and beyond.

Caitlin is a new mum & a highly experience pelvic floor therapist with a huge passion for women's health in general who shares so much empowering insight, information all things pelvic floor and so much more including:

• When a women should see a pelvic floor physio and why
• What the role and function of the pelvic floor is
• Pelvic floor dysfunction & signs and symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction to be aware of
• What is an overactive or tight pelvic floor
• What  the stats like around pelvic floor dysfunction BEFORE women even fall pregnant 
• What the stats of pelvic floor dysfunction for mums
• What would be an ideal pelvic floor physio engagement during the pregnancy & post-natal period 
• The 6 week check up  - what's the process with a pelvic floor physio and why is it important to see a physio & not your GP
• How to exercise appropriately during & after pregnancy for optimum pelvic floor health 
  
  and so much more!

FOLLOW CAITLIN @pelvicfloorwithcaitlin
SHOP HER GUIDE: https://thepelvicfloorproject.com/our-programs  

After a little break, I'm back with a life update during the current NSW lockdown!

I share a bit about:
- My thoughts about lockdowns and the whole covid madness
- My post 'spiral' breakthrough/breakdown of this new "dream life" I have manifested and not knowing how to get there
- How i've dealt with lockdown second time round & pivoted my business during this time
- My mask-free confidence & freedom
- My view on health and immunity
- My thoughts about homeschooling
- The newest book I'm reading and LOVING
- Pockets of wisdom and inspiration that's on my heart right now.

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If you are someone (& especially a mum) who has been thinking about starting a business but terrified to take the plunge - THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU!

This episode gives a beautiful insight in to the creation and growth of Bud the Label - a super cute & high quality clothing label for kids created by Aussie sister-in-laws Brianna and Belle - right in the thick of motherhood AND during a worldwide pandemic.

We touch on:

• Where the idea of "Bud the Label" came from
• What it's been like starting a business whilst in the midst of motherhood
• The strategies, tools & tricks to organic social media growth
• How to use your customers feedback to enhance your sales & product success
• The importance of pivoting & using failures as lessons and
• Inspirational advice for mums wanting to start businesses in the midst of motherhood plus so much more!

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SHOP :www.budthelabel.com 

This episode is perfect for someone new to "doing the work" and starting out on their very own self-development.

Blake Worrall Thompson is an absolute legend  & a phenomenal lifestyle and performance coach with a background in the health & fitness space for the last 15 years. He is also someone I've worked with closely over the last 2 years who has been a huge inspiration and help in my own self development journey as a mother, wife and women's coach. 

In the episode we chat about some super important and fascination aspects of self development such as:

• Where should someone start when wanting to “do the work” 
• Why  “doing the work” important in a relationship , as parents and as a business owner
• What are triggers and what do they reveal within us? 
• What do we do with our triggers?
• How can someone figure out their core values and why are they important ?
• How do we create new neural pathways in our brain?
• The reticular activating system
• The imprint years and how they shape our values & core beliefs
• Integration”– the missing piece for many. Why it is so important to integrate and how we can do this
• Plus so much more!

Find Blake on instagram @blakeworrallthompson or https://www.blakeworrallthompson.com

Find me on instagram @_thestrongmama

This episode is going to 🔥 BLOW YOUR MIND 🔥  - in a good way - especially if you're a woman who "isn't into finance" or doesn't control or manage her money - IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THAT MONEY MINDSET!
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Ana and I delve into important topics such as:

• Why women are not interested in managing their money and why that needs to change
• Our favourite take-aways from "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" book by Robert Kiyosaki 
• The true definition of assets and liabilities and how most of us are doing it all wrong
• The real meaning of wealth
• The concept of "making money work FOR you" and letting go of the 9-5 hussle & grind
• The different income streams anyone can obtain (including cryptocurrency and real estate)
• The difference between employees, self employed, business owners and investors
• Ana's FREE "money action plan" and how to use it
• Where to start when trying to improve your wealth and becoming a BOSS of your money!

WORK WITH ANA HERE:

**FREEBIE Money Action Plan **
1:1 Money Strategy consultation
Money Mindset Matters E-Book 

Another episode about ME ! This time I go into much greater detail of my post-natal "rock bottom" briefly mentioned to in episode 1.
*Trigger warning* this is an episode that is very deep, raw and vulnerable into my mental health struggles over the last 5 years.

I share all about:

• The depth of what my first year as a mum was like
• My breastfeeding issues ( tongue & lip tied baby)
• Our sleep issues and various sleep training attempts
• My struggles with accepting the baby I had
• The defining "rock bottom" moment where I knew I needed I needed to change ( my "dark soul of the night" moment)

And the best bit....

💫 I share all about how I rose from my rock bottom, all the incredible people I have worked with along the way and what I chose to DO about my struggles, instead of letting them define me. 💫

The incredible people I've worked with as mentioned in the podcast:

• Tony Robbins UPW
• Mark Carroll
• Hollie Azzopardi
• Blake Worrall Thompson
• Nick Papastamatis
• "Untamed" book by Glennon Doyle
• The Holistic Psychologist
• Julie-Anne Kelly 

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This episode is a MUST for anyone who has children or works with children, and especially toddlers.

Dr Siggie is Child Development Expert with over 35 years of experience working with children and families of all kinds as well as being a mum of 3 boys (well they are men now). She shares a tonne of practical advice and support on her instagram every day - and, of course, in this podcast -  leaving parents feeling inspired and empowered, which I is exactly why I wanted to get her to speak on this podcast.

We chat all about:

•  Dr Siggie’s brand new Toddler Guide
• How 2020 changed parenting worldwide
• The pendulum of parenting 
• How to set boundaries for your children with confidence & love
• Behaviours & Emotions (and why you need to seperate the two when responding to children)
• Tantrum Tips

***GET 15% OFF DR SIGGIE’S TODDLER GUIDE*** HERE:

Find Dr Siggie on instagram @dr.siggie

In this episode I share 10 simple tips to making exercise something you love and a regular part of your life - effortlessly and easily!

If you’re someone starting out on your health & fitness journey or someone who’s really struggled to stay active consistently - this episode is for you!

The 10 Tips I talk about are:

1. Defining your why
2. Setting macro goal and then micro goals
3. Start small 
4. Find a style of exercise that’s fun 
5. Understand motivation vs discipline 
6. Change your perspective to exercise
7. Don’t compare to others 
8. Understand exercise doesn’t always equal fat loss 
9. Find an accountability partner
10. Set your intention the night before 

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@_thestrongmama

@strongmamas_aus 

www.strongmamas.com.au