The Bump Room Podcast

By Ailish Cleary

This Podcast aims to reassure, support, validate and empower women on their Pregnancy and Postnatal journeys. Through Ailish’s career as a Physiotherapist, teaching pregnancy classes for years, comple... more

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

The Bump Room Podcast episodes:

November 28, 2022 Lisa Collins - Coaching for moms @coaching_with_lisa
Lisa is a businesswoman and coach
We chat about:
• How we default into our gender roles when baby arrives.
• The unseen care work and it’s value in Irish society.
• “The best gift you can give your child is a happy mother” we unpacked what this looks like in real life.
• How maternal gatekeeping can disable men and set the tone for early parenthood.
• We discussed recent research about gender roles
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34min
November 20, 2022 Sophie Brock - Sociologist/Motherhood Studies Certification
Dr Sophie Brock @drsophiebrock
We touch on many areas including:
• What is motherhood studies
• How to talk about our motherhood experience.
• The distinctions of being a mother
• The concept of the ‘fish tank of motherhood’.
• The perfect mother myth.
• The impact of the pandemic on mothers.
• The second shift of working mothers.
Hope you enjoy!
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36min
November 13, 2022 Lorraine Lozano - Doula/Perinatal coach
Lorraine is a perinatal coach @globebabydoula.
We spoke about what she does; “there to support you, emotionally, physically, and informationally. There to hold space, listening.”
We discussed the reservations women have about using a doula and Lorraine explained everything about how to find your doula with real partnership and connection.
Lorraine advises that connection takes precedence over cost and location of doula.
Hope you enjoy!
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43min
November 06, 2022 Tara Whelan - Perinatal and Emotional Wellbeing Coach
Tara Whelan @resilientemotions is a nurse and perinatal emotional well-being and havening techniques practitioner.
Tara has a beautiful way of explaining how trauma triggers work with very real examples. She also outlines how she works with people: Emotional debriefing, reprocessing memory into long-term memory, and a solution-focused approach.
One resource we spoke about is Sophie Burch’s book: Beyond birth, a mindful guide to early parenting (available on Amazon).
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31min
October 31, 2022 Ali Pember Perinatal Therapist & Matrescence Coach
Ali is a perinatal therapist @goodenoughmamas, and an absolute joy to talk to, she is a gifted communicator.
We chatted about the concept of matrescence; the whole body-mind experience of transitioning into motherhood.
We spoke about what the future would look like if the transition into motherhood was acknowledged and accepted in society.
We explored why interdependence, connection, and community are so important.
Hope you enjoy!
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38min
October 17, 2022 Our Bravehearts - Conversation with Jacqueline Kelly
We pack a lot into these 30-minutes! Jacqueline is a life coach who specialises in working with mothers who feel like they have lost themselves in motherhood. This conversation will offer you insights into the versions of motherhood we have been exposed to and the concept of the self-sacrificing mother in the Irish context.
We speak about the career-care conundrum that exists and mother-centered feminism.
I hope you gain some useful insights from this podcast.

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31min

FAQs about The Bump Room Podcast:

How many episodes does The Bump Room Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.