FINALLY PREGNANT are a series of unique online courses and support for the finally pregnant community after infertility and loss. We chat with Cat Strawbridge @tryingyears and Nikki Williams-Quamina @healthcoachnikki about their own inspirational pregnancy journeys and how this inspired them to develop the Finally Pregnant Community. We also get in…

We are crowning off Black History Month 2022 celebrating Black Mothers, Babies and Breastfeeding. Did you know Black mothers still breastfeed at a lower rate when compared to white mothers? In this episode, we speak with the dynamic DR KIMARIE BUGG, the Co-Founder, President/CEO and Change Leader for Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) Inc., a n…

We are so excited to have International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Maria Yasnova, returning for another great interview. Over the last three years Maria has extended her services to offer Life Coaching for Women at various milestones of their lives. So, whether you are entering early motherhood and thinking about what this new life stage…

In this episode we chat with Dr Olamide Savage, RCOG certified physician and founder of Little Steps health education company, about her work educating and empowering mothers on the importance of staying healthy after birth. Postpartum care is vitally important for new mums because they are at risk of serious and sometimes life-threatening health c…

Discussions about Maternal Mental Health and the Power of Positive Thinking in pregnancy are necessary more now than ever. In this episode we chat with Renee Sterling (former Vice President in Finance at Goldman Sachs, London) about her baptism of fire into motherhood as a world is gripped by a global pandemic, and how she and her husband emerged o…

In this episode we talk with Dr Orinayo Onabanjo, a UK based Chartered Counselling Psychologist, about the challenges many mothers face in relation to their perinatal mental wellbeing and the type of support available. Dr Onabanjo shares her wealth of experience delivering psychological therapy for mums experiencing a range of mental health and int…

April was Caesarean Section Awareness Month and in this special solo-cast episode we have given a special focus to caesarean sections particularly its lasting effect when women do not fully understand the implications of giving birth in this way. We also wanted to personally close off the month sharing with you some of what we did to observe this s…

Our special guest is the dynamic Dr. Shyrlena Bogard, MD a board-certified Physician, Intimacy Coach, Speaker and founder of IntaME Health. With her five must-haves of sexual wellness, Dr. Bogard has helped many clients regain the confidence and vitality to enjoy intimacy like never before. In this episode Dr Bogard gives a special focus to pregnan…

Meet Toks Aruoture! In this week's episode we talk to mindset strategist, mum, wife, luxury nursery interior designer and founder of The Baby Cot Shop, Toks Aruoture. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pregnancy-without-fear/message

In this week's episode we welcome Dolapo Oni, a UK based Real estate investor, serial property entrepreneur, investor, mentor & host of the Property Mom Podcast, to discuss her personal journey into property investing and share her tips toward financial freedom and building long term wealth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

Dr Ruth Oshikanlu, MBE is a multi-award-winning nurse, author, midwife and health visitor. In this episode we discuss how she became a Pregnancy Mindset Expert and how her service helps support pregnant women who are scared that they may lose their babies in pregnancy. We also discuss her book, Tune In To Your Baby. --- Send in a voice message: htt…

In this episode we welcome Nutritional Therapist and Wellness Coach, Claudine Thornhill, to discuss her hormone balancing programs and how they enable women to have better periods, address womb health issues and transition through perimenopause and menopause with ease. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pregnancy-w…

Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo has been a US based board certified pediatrician for over 15 years and an academic faculty for over a decade, providing coaching and mentorship programs for physicians of color. She is CEO of Strong Children Wellness, an innovative telemedicine practice that addresses both unmet health and social needs for families in N…

Kimberly-Anne Evans is a UK based Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Mental Health Consultant for individuals and businesses. In this episode, drawing upon her experience of helping survivors of trauma, anxiety and depression move forward from their experiences, Kim speaks on what happens to our body when we get stressed; the body-mind connection and …

Joy Langley is a UK based coach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with over 15 years experience. She's supported hundreds of clients via private healthcare schemes and her own private practice to reduce stress, anxiety and overwhelm. Chronic stress is linked to many leading causes of death and in this fireside chat interview Joy shares a we…

Laura Hayward is a Pregnancy Massage Therapist and Doula. Since qualifying in pregnancy massage in 2002, Laura's passion has been to truly accompany mothers on the whole of their birthing journey, a passion re-enforced by becoming a Doula ten years ago. In this interview, Laura shares her experiences of working with expectant and new mothers, and h…

What's the truth about Pilates for Pregnancy? Is it safe? Are there benefits? Will I enjoy it? How can I find out more? As part of our focus on Relaxation during the month of March we invited Pilates Instructor Nikki Williams-Quamina to chat with us and share some insights about Pregnancy Pilates. Nikki runs her own business, Devolin-Mai Pilates, t…

Maria Yasnova is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a member of the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain with over a decade's worth of experience successfully supporting mothers in building and nurturing satisfying breastfeeding relationships with their baby or babies. In this interview Maria shares valuable insight…

Breastfeeding can be challenging but with the right information and approach things can change for the better. When a baby is put to the breast there is a connection that is not seen but can only be felt by mother and baby. With a baby moving around and crying it can be become distressing. Here are some tips to help you get into a space of understa…

Did you know that a new born (until they can see) does not know they are being fed by the breast? There is much more to just putting baby to the breast. The brain is the powerhouse to the body. Hormones were there for conception, pregnancy, labour and birth. The hormones continue breastfeeding too. When mother puts baby to the breast there is an in…

VBAC (Vaginal Birth After C-section) mothers deserve lots of praise and support. This episode is dedicated to empowering, uplifting and educating VBAC mothers including those who would like to know more about how they can provide proper support. In this episode we cover: The negative feelings behind the previous birth experience The effects of the …

Hormones are mentioned in quite a flippant way. They are not regarded as having any power. Hormones however, have a great affect on the physical and mental realm of the female. Seeing the hormones as instruments in an orchestra, do they have a 'tone'? We are 'a feeling soul'. We function on feelings. To many it is seen as 'hocus pocus'. There are 1…

In this episode we focus on the untapped inner power and strength of the female, not so much her physical strength, but her unique mental strength. There is a power within the female that has to be harnessed in such a way that you understand how you function. Knowing how you function you slowly get to know yourself. And by knowing yourself, once co…

In this episode we chat with Tracy Awere, an experienced hypnobirthing teacher and founder of Sankofa Hynobirthing. Tracy discusses hypnobirthing and how it serves as a complete birth preparation programme for pregnant women and their birth partners; how she used her own pregnancy over 10 years ago as the catalyst toward developing her own hypnobir…

Welcome to the first episode of my new VBAC Warriors Series. VBAC (vaginal birth after a caesarean) mothers face many obstacles in their quest to achieve a vaginal birth. VBAC Warriors is a support network that I have started to help VBAC mothers to acquire the information, advice and support they need to help them increase their chances of achievi…

Jaye Wilson is the Founding President of Melinated Moms, a global women’s empowerment organization for moms and women of color. She has progressed from her career as a community health nurse, to a social entrepreneur of change. Curating and hosting over 30 events in the last 2 years, Jaye’s main for us is to build a community of sustainable develop…

Continuing on from Mindfulness in Pregnancy (part 1). You will now be going to the core of you. Did you know: - that your thoughts and feelings can have an affect on the development of your baby and be the foundation to your baby's development? - that you can be aware of how you think and feel and get to the root of it? - that You are the Environme…

In this episode I will be sharing how Mindfulness plays an important role in pregnancy and the benefits of it to mums-to-be, knowing how to recognize negative and positive environments and how to be and create your perfect environment for your pregnancy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pregnancy-without-fear/mes…

This episode continues the journey of being First Time Parents. Helping you to understand the heaviness of your thoughts, and how they can be lightened. How to see through those months by empowering you to accept the different stages of growth. Accepting the physical and psychological development at each stage in a balanced way. That the outside el…

Becoming first-time parents causes lots of mixed feelings. In this episode, the first in my series on Relationships, I will be exploring the natural fears and anxieties that first-time parents experience and why it's important to find the right balance early on. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pregnancy-without-…

It can be hard to think positively about your birth when others around you don't think that way. However, there are ways to combat that and move on toward achieving your childbirth dream. Perspectives make a difference therefore not everything said to you has to be viewed as a judgement of you. You know what you want and by having those around you …

In this episode I will be touching on what VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean section) is, its affect on a mother who is trying to birth vaginally and what she needs to do to prepare herself. I will also be addressing and dispelling many of the myths that hold her back mentally as many mothers who have had a caesarean section (mainly in an emergen…