A podcast dedicated to the beauty and brutality of new parenthood - because giving birth is the beginning, but postpartum is forever. Created by postpartum doula Naomi Chrisoulakis, each week she chats to women about their postpartum experiences and asks experts to share their wisdom.
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When it comes to the conversation around Motherhood, pregnancy and birth often take centre stage, but ask any mum and they’ll tell you - it’s after your baby is born that the fun really begins! Hosted by dynamic Sydney-based duo Hayley Flowers and Sophie Lavender, PUMPED is a podcast that explores the challenges of the Fourth Trimester and life thereafter. They unpack the messy love that is Motherhood in a safe, humorous and fun space. From bleeding bum holes, to leaking bladders. This podca ...
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05 | Perfectionism + people-pleasing in postpartum, with Madeline McKenzie
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In this episode, Madeline and I chat about how intellectualising, people-pleasing and perfectionism showed up for her in postpartum, parenting and her career - and how it's now shaped how she helps other women. Madeline McKenzie is a mental health social worker and business owner at Sit with Self. Her specialty is working with high-achieving millen…
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04 | What you really need when you're having a baby, with Em Stone
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You all know I'm all about support over stuff, but that doesn't mean that there isn't stuff out there that's incredibly useful! In this episode, I talk to Em Stone, founder of Babybee, about her two postpartums and what she discovered was useful (and what absolutely was not). Enjoy the episode! This episode is brought to you by Babybee, Australian-…
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This is part two of my epic chat with Amy Carmody, a yoga teacher, personal trainer, strength coach and pre- and postnatal exercise specialist, In this ep, we talk all about what we can do, as mothers, to help support our mobility, strength and nervous systems in this crazy ride we're on. And how we do it amid the busy-ness of life with kiddos. I l…
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02 | Amy Carmody: "Postpartum taught me I can do hard things"
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For this episode, I'm joined by the amazing Amy Carmody, a yoga teacher, personal trainer, strength coach and pre- and postnatal exercise specialist, for a conversation about her two postpartums, recovery from her caesarean births and regaining her strength. We couldn't shut up, so you'll from Amy again in two weeks time for a frank pep talk about …
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01 | Babywearing 101 - Brooke Maree's top tips
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Welcome to a new season! Joining me for this fresh ep is Brooke Maree, a leading babywearing educator and Kangatraining instructor. I found Brooke when I had my first, velcro baby and her knowledge is immense - I hope this gets your babywearing journey off to a great start! You can find her on Instagram here and her really helpful YouTube videos he…
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13 | #summerseries: Anger, unmet needs and modern mothering, with Yara Heary
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This episode is sponsored by Hydramama, a sugar-free hydration support drink that's designed for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Chock-a-block with electrolytes, magnesium, methylated folate and vitamins B6 and C, Hydramama helps when you're growing a baby--particularly if you're struggling with nausea or morning sickness--and while breastfeeding…
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12 | #summerseries: Top breastfeeding and sleep tips from Dr Eliza Hannam
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This episode is sponsored by Addison, the chic and practical clothing label for the modern mum. Addison offers pregnancy and breastfeeding-friendly styles that are super cute, and they're giving you free shipping with the code FOURTHTRIMESTER. Having a baby? You need to hear this episode. Dr Eliza Hannam (https://www.drelizahannam.com.au/) is a mot…
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11 | #summerseries: Keeping your relationship strong in postpartum, with Elly Taylor
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This episode is brought to you by Babybee, Australian-owned and designed prams combining quality, safety and style. Not only does Babybee let you try their prams at home with free returns for nine months, they also offer an industry leading three year warranty for total peace of mind. With thousands of five star reviews, around the clock customer c…
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10 | #summerseries: What my second first 40 days taught me
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I'm six weeks postpartum in this episode (from back in 2020) and I'm chatting about what I've been eating, the amazing meal train organised by friends, the role of my midwife and doulas, my physical recovery, breastfeeding, sleep, how my anxiety and mental health has been and lots more. This episode is sponsored by The Whole Bowl Co, a fabulous mea…
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09 | #summerseries: Lily Nichols' unorthodox nutrition advice
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08 | #summerseries: How to prep financially for a baby, with Rebecca Pritchard
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Babies cost money - but how much exactly, and whether it will stress you out or you'll sail through, depends on your choices and planning. In this ep, I chat to financial coach Rebecca Pritchard, a mum of two who takes us through what she did and offers advice on where to save and what conversations to have that will help avoid common relationship …
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07 | #summerseries: Mum rage and going from one to two, with Lael Stone
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I'm joined by Lael Stone (https://laelstone.com.au/) on this episode to talk all things Aware Parenting and how it can help us find a happy middle ground between authoritarian and permissive parenting, through holding space, setting loving limits, meeting our own needs, and working through our own baggage. I love Lael! This episode is brought to yo…
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06 | #summerseries: Creativity and motherhood, with Jessica Chapnik Kahn
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Jessica Chapnik Kahn is a singer-songwriter, author and poet. She's also a mum - and an example of how motherhood and creativity don't need to be mutually exclusive. In fact, her experience shows just how becoming a parent can open up a new layer of inspiration. Madre, the book of poetry that Jessica began during her postpartum (available here) is …
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05 | #summerseries: Leigh Campbell on perinatal anxiety, relationship changes and heartbreak
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Many of you will know Leigh Campbell through her popular podcasts (This Glorious Mess Little Kids and You Beauty), via her work for Mamamia and from Instagram. In this epsiode, originally published in 2019, we dive deep into her fertility struggles, perinatal anxiety, breastfeeding challenges, relationship changes and the strange combination of hea…
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04 | #summerseries: Is bedsharing dangerous? The evidence that might surprise you
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In years gone by, the message has been loud and clear: bedsharing kills babies. But what does the science say? And why are big organisations like Unicef and the UK's Lullaby Trust now promoting safe bedsharing? Can you ever be safe when you sleep with your baby? And if you're part of the 75% of parents who do fall asleep with their babies at some p…
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03 | #summerseries: NICU, newborn surgery and new beginnings - Sophie Gleitzman's story
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It took four years for Sophie Gleitzman to fall pregnant. It took only moments at her 19 week scan to realise that her much-wanted baby's life might be at risk. As it turned out, her son Jack (now a happy and healthy primary schooler) needed heart surgery soon after he was born and Sophie's motherhood journey began in the NICU. But while the intens…
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02 | #summerseries: Core & Floor Restore's Bernadette on healing your pelvic floor
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Bernadette Lack is a midwife, personal trainer, mum and pelvic floor expert--she has helped hundreds of women sort out their post-baby pelvic floors with her Core and Floor Restore programs. Here, she shares her own experience with incontinence, pregnancy, home birth, and restoring her pelvic floor health... and gives plenty of tips on how you can …
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20 | On becoming a mother when you're motherless, with Ali Heppell
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What is it like to have you beloved mother pass away before you have children, and ache for her when you do? How do you learn to mother yourself? Tune in to hear Ali Heppell's story. Ali is a circle facilitator, postpartum doula and matrescence educator in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. Find her @aliheppell_mothercare…
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19 | How a doctor found her own way during postpartum, with traditional Chinese & Western medicine, with Dr Kristal Lau
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In this ep, we talk about Kristal's postpartums, including D-MER, postpartum depression and anxiety and military wife life, and how she navigated early motherhood. Find Kristal's book and services here: https://mamaswingwoman.com/By Naomi Chrisoulakis
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18 | Postpartum mental health, with PANDA's Julie Borninkhof
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It's Perinatal Mental Health Week! In this conversation with Julie Borninkhof, clinical psychologist and CEO of Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia, we talk about my experience with postpartum anxiety, how to protect your mental health, what to do if you find yourself struggling - and how to help family and friends who have had a baby. Julie i…
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17 | Supporting loved ones through pregnancy and infant loss, with Rowie Davies
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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and I hope that the stories shared on this podcast about postpartum after loss help with raising awareness of what that experience can be like. And with this episode, where I'm talking to Rowie Davies, a postpartum doula from NSW's Central Coast, I hope we take things a step further, with ideas,…
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16 | Weaving pleasure into mothering, with Regan Figg
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Regan Figg sees motherhood not as a place where you lose yourself, but a place of opportunity. As a former exercise physiologist, yoga and meditation teacher, and health and wellness coach, Regan unexpectedly experienced postnatal depression and anxiety after the birth of her first son. Now a mum of three, she mentors mothers to uncover the gold th…
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15 | Complicated & conflicting emotions, and holding them in postpartum, with Mazz Napier
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In this episode, postpartum doula and infant massage instructor Mazz Napier joins to me to share her story. We talk about lots, with a focus on learning to get comfortable with the opposing emotions that often coexist in motherhood - for Mazz, the grief for the baby she'd lost and joy for the new baby in her arms. We cover tuning out the external n…
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14 | Babies and sleep: what is biologically normal? With Dr Amber Hart
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It's not what the books say. It's not what the sleep training industry says, or your cousin or the person in your mothers group. Today we're talking about what we know from research and studies into the brain development of babies and how that interacts and impacts their sleep. I really hope this helps kill some of the noise that exists around slee…
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13 | Postpartum curve balls + planning for a break when business is booming, with Anna Lahey
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Anna Lahey, mother of four and founder of Vida Glow, joins me to talk about her fourth postpartum - the one that she planned and prepared for meticulously, but which didn't go quite as she expected (to say the least). From a NICU stay and serious health scare to hyperlactation and mastitis, Anna shares what the experience has taught her, and what s…
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12 | What you need to know about your first week postpartum, with midwife Beth Ryan
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The baby's out - what next?! A LOT. The first few days after you give birth is a potent cocktail of postpartum hormones, establishing feeding, afterpains and so much more. Things I had no idea about first time around! I'm joined by the wonderful Beth Ryan (@birthwithbeth) to talk about what to expect from your first week or so postpartum, and how t…
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11 | Parenthood and intimate relationships - how the eff do we make it work? With Leonie Akhidenor
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In this episode, I'm chatting with Leonie Akhidenor about everyone's favourite juicy topic: sex and relationships. Specifically, what happens when you add a baby (or three) into the mix. Leonie is a relationship coach, mum of 2 toddler boys, host and founder of the Parenthood Podcast, a podcast about parents for parents. Parents call in with confes…
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10 | Business, babies and birthing a new identity, with Rachael Rose
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I have so much respect for Rachael Rose - mother, women's circle facilitator and educator - and I loved hearing her reflections on what postpartum changed for her, from how she saw herself in the world to how it changed how she works. NAOMI will get you $150 off her women's circle facilitator course You can find her on Instagram @the_rachael_rose A…
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09 | Hip dysplasia, tongue tie, triple feeding, intolerances and joy: Dani Potter's postpartums
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Join me and Dani Potter for a chat about her two different postpartum periods, filled with unexpected challenges. Dani works with families on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Find her: www.beyondbabydoula.com / @beyondbabydoula Register for my free Cooking Hacks for Doulas class on July 21. Download my free sweet potato, cannellini bean and mozzarella ba…
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08 | Returning to paid work after baby, with career coach Lily Eid
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Returning to paid work after having a baby is a big moment of transition. And it's not just about the work: it's about daycare, the mental load, the identity shift, the division of household labour, illnesses and heaps more. It's BIG. In this episode, I'm joined by career counsellor and coach Lily Eid to talk about the common issues she sees, what …
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07 | Friendship breakups, food and relationships in postpartum, with Jessica Prescott
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Buy Life After Birth, Jess & Vaughne's new book here Find Jess on Instagram here @jessica_prescott_By Naomi Chrisoulakis
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06 | Top tips for supporting baby and kid immune health, with naturopath Claire Luckman
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This is an episode I was busting to record, because I do not want a repeat of winter 2022 when we all got sick constantly - I was very keen to learn what I could do to help support my kids' immune systems. Listen in as Claire and I discuss the importance of gut health to immunity, key nutrients to use for immune boosting and ones you can use when k…
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05 | Building a business as a postpartum doula, with Sami Stewart
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Becoming a postpartum doula is exciting, daunting, wonderful and overwhelming, and in this conversation with preconception, pregnancy and postpartum doula Sami Stewart (https://www.theholddoulaco.com/) we talk about the highs, lows and lessons. Tune in to hear us talking about finding a new calling, the ins and outs of getting a business up and run…
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In this episode, it's just me! I had a lot of questions from people about how I weaned my two year old, and this episode hopefully answers those. I also share what I wish I'd done before I started the weaning process, because I really should have prepared more!By Naomi Chrisoulakis
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03 | How to help your hormones after having a baby, with Madeline Mackinnon
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Madeline MacKinnon is a passionate nutritionist with ten years of experience helping women to recover from debilitating hormone imbalances. She is known for her popular hormone-balancing cooking classes she teaches live across Canada and has a new cookbook out: The Hormone Type Cookbook- Nourishing Recipes To Balance The7 Different Hormone Types In…
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02 | The truth about baby brain with Dr Bridget Callaghan
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Have you found it hard to finish sentences since falling pregnant? Left keys in the door? Phone on the car roof? I know I have! There's so much negative press around the brain changes that happen in women and birthing people (deeply rooted in sexism and misogynism!), but the work that Dr. Bridget Callaghan and her colleagues are doing is showing th…
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1. Nathalie: gestational diabetes, postpartum pre-eclampsia, hospital birth & home birth, and going from one child to two
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Welcome back! I'm kicking off season five of the podcast with a conversation with Nathalie, who shares the details of her two very different postpartum experiences. NOTES: Lily Nichols episode Kinesiologist Erin DubéBy Naomi Chrisoulakis
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HOOO boy, there is too much about baby sleep I wish I'd known, but in this episode I share two key principles that would have made a massive difference to the failure, angst and frustration I felt around by first baby's sleep. My Cocoon Cookie Mix is available to pre-order for a limited time - grab your bag here…
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EP 38: FINALE Episode Wrap Up With Rach Calvert (Owner of Marvell Lane) and your hosts Soph and Hays
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Well...This wraps up and HUGE Season 3 of Pumped Poddy! We catch up with our guest host Rach Calvert owner of Marvell Lane and get a life update on where the hell she has been for the last few months. We ask Rach: What's news? Your PUMP UP/DOWN? How's Murphy? How is your mental health and life in general traveling? How's Motherhood at the moment fo…
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EP 37: OMM LABEL Owner Ophelie: All Things Breastfeeding, Her Clothes That Are 'The Breast', Starting Her Business, The Juggle That Is Motherhood & More!
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Today we chat with the wonderful Owner of OMM LABEL Ophelie Mouton. OMM stands for Oh My Mama or Oh, my mama or Oh my…mama! You can read it many ways, but at its core, 'Omm' means “Mother” in Arabic. OMM Label is not your average breastfeeding brand and is like nothing else on the market. This is quality ethical clothing for damn cool mums. We love…
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Join Cook + Cocoon - my new postpartum prep and fourth trimester cooking course - and get $50 off if you sign on by Sunday Nov 6 with the code EARLYBIRD! I feel a bit vulnerable putting this episode out there but here goes! The highs and the lows, the nasty and pleasant surprises... and a few things I wish I'd done differently.…
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Just a few things I really wish I'd known about the mental load before having a baby, and how I got through it. I mention this book, which is great.By Naomi Chrisoulakis
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EP 36: (Part 2) Naomi Chrisoulakis- Postpartum Doula, No BS Planning, Food to Fuel Motherhood , Podcaster and Mother Shares It ALL
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Naomi Chrisoulakis is a certified postpartum doula who lives with her husband and two beautiful children in the Illawarra region. She believes every woman deserves a postpartum period that's restful, rejuvenating and respectful of the massive transition into Motherhood. Naomi has a new online postpartum preparation and fourth trimester cooking cour…
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Welcome to a new, special season of the podcast! I'll be serving up mini solo episodes about all the things I wish I'd known more about before I had my first baby. This one is about breastfeeding - I mean, there was SO much I didn't know and if I had my postpartum would have been easier. Of course, I can't cover everything, but I hope that by shari…
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EP 36: (Part 1) Naomi Chrisoulakis- Postpartum Doula, No BS Planning, Food to Fuel Motherhood , Podcaster and Mother Shares It ALL
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Naomi Chrisoulakis is a certified postpartum doula who lives with her husband and two beautiful children in the Illawarra region. She believes every woman deserves a postpartum period that's restful, rejuvenating and respectful of the massive transition into Motherhood. Naomi has a new online postpartum preparation and fourth trimester cooking cour…
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EP 35: Bella Brennan- Parenting Editor at Kiindred, Unpacks Grief & Motherhood When Losing Her Brother During The 4th Trimester, Travel With Kids & More
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Today we chat with the delightful Bella Brennan. Bella is a mumma of two little girls - Edie, three, and Tilly, one, and a writer and editor. She is funny and candid in her storytelling and has over a decade of experience in women’s publishing and digital media. She cut her teeth on a slew of mags you probably used to love - from CLEO to SHOP Til Y…
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EP 34: Confetti Rebels Director Amy Clarke talks all things 'Life/Child Balance', Postnatal Depression & the idea of 'Success'
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When Amy Clarke had her second baby 5 years ago, she felt so lost. She couldn't go back to her full time office job and after coming out of a Post Natal Depression Fog. She really wanted to create a brand that resonated with her and my fellow female community. This drove her to create Confetti Rebels. It soon became her third baby. Amy wanted to cr…
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EP 33: Active Truth Co-Founder Nadia Tucker talks all things Motherhood, Big Boobies, Cancer, The idea of 'Success' As a Modern Mother & Business Owner & More
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Today we welcome our incredible Sponsor and one of the co-founders of Active Truth. We are such HUGE fans of this company and have both lived in the maternity tights before and after birth. So, we are humbled to chat to Nadia Tucker, who moved to Brisbane on the same day in 2011 and as new her neighbor Stevie (sounds like destiny) and they quickly …
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EP 32: Dr Alexander Owen Obstetrician/Gynecologist & Sonologist, Proud Dad of 3 Answers All of Our Questions on Pregnancy, IVF, VBAC, Breech Babies & More!
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Today we welcome Dr Alexander Owen who is an Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Sonologist (ultrasound specialist) with a special interest in high-risk pregnancy. He consults from rooms in Bondi Junction, delivers at both Prince of Wales Private Hospital, and the Royal in Randwick where we both had our babies. Alex is the proud father of three kids so,…
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