Season 3 baby!!

Time flys when you're having fun or in my case multiple children! Join me in Season three's podcast to chat all things Motherhood, the good the bad and the ugly. In this weeks Episode I update you all on what's been happening over the last few years... I'm married, Expecting baby number 3 and have had a career change! Find out how I'm feeling about having another bubba and what I plan to share with you all over the coming Season.

S2 E12 Join Mrs Peers and I as we chat all things behaviour and development. Shelley is a Special needs Teacher for children in years 7-9. We chat about a plethora of topics including the importance of early education for children aged 1-5, how to communicate to our children when they are testing the boundaries and how to help ASD Children transition from Primary School to High School. Shelley is a Super Mum of 4 too, so she has so much experience with effective communication and handling situations. It was such a pleasuring picking her brain and this Episode will open your mind up a little more and remind you of some basic but effective communication techniques. Make sure you stay tuned until the end as Shelley shares some exciting news! You can follow her journey here or read her incredible blogs here. 

S2 E11 This is Part 2 with Midwife Jade, join us as she shares the world of Midwifery with us all. We chat about what to do if you and your Midwife don't click and how she manages to separate her own beliefs and value system when caring for her patients. Jade gives her best tips on preparing for labour and busts some myths around bringing on labour. Things like sex whilst heavily pregnant, stretch and sweeps, and caster oil are on the list. Jade Shares her expertise on the different pain relief options and when they are most likely to be asked for during labour! Think Epidurals, morphine and of course once again you'll find me reminiscing on my own labour experience.  She also shares her favorite Instagram page PEACE WITH BIRTH for evidence based information around pregnancy and child birth. Jade is a women focused Midwife and her approach is refreshing compared to some women's experiences, I know you'll all be wishing Jade was your Midwife by the end of this Episode! Also this weeks shout out of the week is Inspire Me Naturally chat to Chloe if you'd like to support the business too. 

In this weeks Episode I had the pleasure of checking in with Midwife Jade. We chat about the current restrictions in place in hospitals due to COVID-19. We also chat ab out our hopes for some positive outcomes occurring due to the Pandemic. Jade explain s the many varying roles she has had as a Midwife in QLD, and shares some of her most memorable moments. I take a trip down memory lane as I share some of my juicy birth experiences with my own midwife too. We chat about how she manages to keep professional in some cases when the patient doesn't get along with a midwife and some of the challenges she faces. We also dive deep into the many fears women have in labour and Jade provides some words of wisdom to help Mummas get though them. This is only the beginning as Part 2 promises to leave nothing unsaid! Get to know what its REALLY like for a Midwife to bring new life into the world... 

S2 E9 Managing Mayhem aka Motherhood in Isolation with Lara from MrsLardeedah. 

This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Lara a Stay at home Mumma of a toddler. She is a Gold Coast blogger focusing on family friendly activities, playgrounds and eats. You can find her content here. My beautiful friend Chloe and I decided to start going on Mum Play Dates together every Friday ticking off the recommendations and reviews Lara Shared. We loved it and our boys always had the best time adventuring together.  

Since Covid-19 and isolation has come into play our play dates and adventures have been put on hold. But her content has not! Lara has become so much more creative and now shares ideas for at home play, sensory activities and with restrictions easing- quiet places to picnic with the family. I’m excited to get to know Lara better and discover how she’s managing isolation at home with a two year old and a husband who works away at times. You can follow her journey and ideas/adventures at Mrslardeedah

This Episode Your Mummy Mayhem Podcast host shares her vulnerability with you all. Steph leaves nothing unsaid as she opens up about her current isolation Mayhem! Expect an inside scoop on her household dynamics and parenting roles. This Episode is all about her struggles during isolation and how she is managing or rather NOT managing everything. She chats about MUM GUILT, ANXIETY, WORK LIFE AND MINDSET.  Feel just as human as Steph as she dives into what is keeping her anxiety in check and what her future looks like.  

S2 E7 I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with one of my role models, Mum of 3 Krissy Ropiha, Founder of Her Nourished kids. She is a certified nutrition coach and an author of many kid friendly recipe books! In this Episode get to know Krissy, she shares how she’s keeping it together juggling home schooling, Uni study and house work expectations whilst in isolation. Krissy opens up about how having a toddler at home whilst trying to home school is a challenge and shares her tips on how she is managing it.

We chat about why Krissy didn’t defer Uni during the pandemic and decided to stick it out. We also focus on how important it is to lower our usual expectations  to alleviate some pressure during the current times. Krissy and I got into detail about what inspired her to create her business Her Nourished Kids. We talk about a few of her different recipe books and some online resources she has available. Krissy shares her lunch box tips and meal time hacks to get us through isolation. We discuss food refusals,language around food rejections and modeling behaviours for our children. Krissy has a wealth of knowledge on budgeting tips to make your life easier and your wallet fuller! If you want to feel like you are doing a great job this Episode will validate just that! Yes you Mama, keep up the great work… This too shall pass.

You can follow her journey on Insta @her.nourished or for child friendly recipes and tips @hernourishedkids or her website. 

S2 E6 - Kit Peters l Co Founder of Together We Wait l Endometriosis l IVF Community

The Final Episode of the April Fertility Series- Episode 6. Steph is joined by Kit Peters Owner of Together We Wait- a solution-focused community that brings women in IVF together both online and in-person. Kit shares her very personal journey of IVF and the emotional tolls the process had on her life. She explains how she had silent Endometriosis during her IVF treatments without knowing. Kit shares how she was treated for the syndrome and how a life changing event in an Uber ultimately changed her thoughts on talking about her IVF struggles. She went through a relationship breakdown and ultimately now has a new outlook on life with a passion for helping others. We chat about the amazing community she created to allow other women to express and feel supported throughout and after their fertility journey. This Episode will expand your knowledge of fertility and also provide you with a community to feel less alone.

Part 2 of Fertility Challenges and IVF! This week we chat about how Miranda's past experiences such as losing a parent at a young age, unsuccessful IVF's and marriage breakdown shaped her to become a life coach. We chat about her interests in a Charity called Hands Across The Water and the 800km bike ride that lead her to meet her husband. Miranda shares how she packed up her life to move across the country for love and the moment you've all been waiting for... how Miranda fell Pregnant! Miranda puts on her Fertility coach hat as we discuss tips for dealing with uncomfortable conversations around fertility. You know what I'm talking about, that one colleague at your work Christmas party that's asking when you are going to have babies or hinting that you are pregnant when you are not... She leaves us all with some food for thought on how we choose to view the words INFERTILITY.  This Episode is full of heart warming moments, hard times and real truths.