Best Everymum Podcasts (2024)

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"I'm a cool mom" – Kelly Fitzsimons on being friends with her teenage daughter while also being her parent 54:00

3d ago54:00

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Can you believe we've reached the end of the season! My last guest for season 13 is the very lovely Kelly Fitzsimons – formerly known on Instagram at least as MissEllaMayandMommy. Kelly had her daughter Ella aged 19 and her following online grew as the two of them grew up together. Sharing outfit posts with matching dresses, their mother daughter r…

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"I'm still a mother, no matter what" - Dominique Nugent's heartbreaking story of late-stage miscarriage. 1:01:50

10d ago1:01:50

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I was so so grateful to this week's guest for joining me on the podcast. The lovely Dominique Nugent so bravely chatted to me about her experience, earlier this year, of late stage miscarriage. Dominique was a day short of 16 weeks when she delivered her baby, who had not survived in utero. She so generously decided now was the time to talk about i…

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Finding the balance as a single parent, with Liadán Hynes 53:36

18d ago53:36

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My guest this week is my lovely friend, author, and journalist Liadán Hynes, who is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to parenting, and life in general really. She's a single parent to one daughter who's 9 years old. She's self-employed and works flexibly to be as present as she can for her little girl and writes often about her experiences as a …

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Your Questions Answered - Carla Kelly chats pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood 47:38

1M ago47:38

47:38

My guest this week is Carla Kelly, who is one of the founders of Ask The Midwife, a company that aims to support parents from pregnancy through to postpartum and beyond. A midwife herself, we asked you guys, our cherished listeners, to put questions to her that you might need advice on. We talked about an incredible grandparents refresher course th…

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Assessment anxiety: When to seek help, with Caroline Foran 54:39

1M ago54:39

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My wonderful friend Caroline Foran is my guest this week, and a returning guest to Everymum the podcast. This time, we talk about her most recent struggles with her son Caelan, and how she has recently undergone assessments with various clinical assessors to help better understand her son's unique needs. We talk about the anxiety over a potential f…

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Putting it out there: Shannen Joyce on single motherhood, illness and moving forward 53:06

1M ago53:06

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My guest this week is Shannen Bulman Joyce, who was previously known on social media as Big C and Me, because she used her platform to document her cancer journey. Over the course of her adult life, just the past ten years, she's been diagnosed with and survived cancer three times. She's now the healthiest she's ever been, and is thriving and livin…

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Double miracle: Rosanna Davison's rollercoaster parenting journey 54:36

2M ago54:36

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My guest today is model and mam of three, Rosanna Davison. Over the past few years, life has changed dramatically for Rosanna. From going through a tragic 14 miscarriages and believing she wouldn't be able to carry a pregnancy to term, she and her husband sought the help of a surrogate from Ukraine to make their dream of having a family come true. …

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When motherhood just doesn't go as planned, with Kelly Donegan 1:11:32

2M ago1:11:32

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Kelly Donegan is my guest this week – you might know Kelly, if you're a millennial like me, from Tallafornia, a reality show she starred in 12 years ago now. If you've been following her online, you'll have seen her go from reality TV star to fitness expert to now, a mammy of one. Since her daughter Cherry arrived, Kelly's plans for motherhood have…

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Revisiting life with triplet boys, four years on with Ali Deasy 56:50

2M ago56:50

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My guest this week is Ali Deasy, who is famous where she lives as the mother who is shadowed everywhere she goes by her gorgeous triplets, Bruce Ted and Lenny. Ali has been a guest on Everymum in the past, but I saw recently she spoke online about her mental health struggle when the boys were between the ages of 2 and 3 years old. I caught up with …

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Holly Cairns - My Leadership Stretch 51:37

2M ago51:37

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Season Finale Holly Cairns - leader of the Social Democrats joins me to talk about her stretch as a women new to politics and what has motivated her to want positive change. I have admired Holly's ability to stand in the Dáil and speak on issues with empathy, humanity and an authenticity we don't always see. We talk about Gaza, how her view of poli…

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Why is miscarriage still such a taboo subject? With the Fertility Detective - Jessica Bourke 50:18

2M ago50:18

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Warning: This episode discusses baby loss. My guest for this episode is Jessica Bourke, otherwise known as The Fertility Detective. She's known among her followers and patients for her honest, straightforward and compassionate approach to all things fertility, and as she says online, she has nearly two decades of experience helping people to get an…

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Justine King - My Natural Home Birth Stretch 51:41

2M ago51:41

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5 days after giving birth at home - fashion stylist Justine King joins me to share her gorgeous natural home birth story. Making this empowered choice to birth at home wasn’t by accident - but an instinct that grew following her first lockdown baby - and his restricted birth. Instead this was within her control, within her safe 4 walls and within h…

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Superyachts and time zone hops : Sleep trainer to the stars Kelly Geoghegan 53:53

3M ago53:53

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My incredible guest this week is the OG sleep coach in Ireland, the person with thousands of hours of pacing hallways and bedrooms with babies in her arms – Kelly Geoghegan. Kelly's business, Sleepy Stars, is all about helping babies with sleep. But her fascinating career has featured superyachts, helicopters and changing time zones twice in a week…

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Paul O'Regan - Why Acupuncture supports my Stretch 1:14:09

3M ago1:14:09

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For 5 years I’ve trusted Paul O’Regan founder of AcuDublin with my headspace, back pain, pregnancy preparation and postpartum recovery. Acupuncture and Anatomy in Motion with Paul is now firmly in my self care toolkit - and he has finally agreed to join me on the podcast to talk about my symptoms and how he treats so many women as stretched as me c…

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Laura Mangan - My Brain Tumour in Wrexham Stretch 1:10:33

3M ago1:10:33

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One year ago, when her 1st born was 3 weeks old, Laura Mangan was diagnosed with a a brain tumour. From Limerick, now living in the UK with partner and Wrexham FC player Anthony Forde - club owner Ryan Reynolds stepped in and found answers. While Laura's story has been featured throughout media with and without her knowledge - this is Laura's story…

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Sonya Lennon - The Referendum Stretch 42:23

3M ago42:23

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This Friday, March 8th Ireland is being asked to vote on two referenda. There are two articles for us to vote on. 1) The Family Article and 2)The Care Article I have written a full piece on the meaning of both on my substack - you can access that here. In this episode I speak with Sonya Lennon, founder of Work Equal and along with the Women's Counc…

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Maria Forde - The Hyperemesis NICU Stretch 57:14

4M ago57:14

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Maria Forde’s journey through motherhood has been a sequence of stretches that have tested her and offered her some of the greatest loves of her life. We are talking about: severe hyperemesis A very rare condition leading to emergency airways surgery. An emergency section. A newborn in nicu with a collapsed lung- an injury occured during birth Meni…

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Sinéad de hOra - My Endo Fertility Spiritual Stretch 56:25

4M ago56:25

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This episode is a blend of the physical and the spiritual. The blend of the feminine body and the feminine rising. A story of endometriosis, ivf, fertility and faith. Not in the religious sense but in spiritual sense. My guest Sinead De Hora, is a an Angel Healer, a rahanni teacher, an author and a facilitator of spiritual ceremonies. She is also a…

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Charlene Flanagan - The Finding Your Light Again Stretch 59:49

4M ago59:49

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Charlene Flanagan co-founder of Ella and Jo is here for this gorgeous conversation about finding your light again. With Irish twins Charlene shares how necessary it was for her to find a way back to herself. She shares her toolkit for self regulation as she stretches beyond herself to create this business and life she loves. The darker moments - ho…

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Why gentle parenting doesn't actually involve letting your children do whatever they want - Sarah Ockwell Smith. 59:44

4M ago59:44

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This week I spoke to Sarah Ockwell Smith, a parenting expert who has written 15 books on parenting over the course of her career. While we could've covered a number of topics, what I really wanted to speak to her about was the idea of gentle parenting and what it really is. Like you, I've seen Instagram memes and Tiktokers talk about gentle parenti…

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Did you know one in six people experience infertility? - Karen Ferguson 54:59

4M ago54:59

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Today's guest is Karen Ferguson, head of nursing and clinical services with SIMS IVF. I'll be completely honest, my knowledge of all things fertility and infertility was minimal, that is – before I spoke to Karen. We went back to basics, and discussed things like the stigma around talking about fertility struggles, what exactly is involved in an eg…

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Claire Walsh - The IVF Stretch 59:45

4M ago59:45

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Claire Walsh is a successful author & ted talker, the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019 and she is in the messy middle of subfertility. Fertility is a very personal + private journey. But that can leave us at risk of only hearing some commercial promises and the good news. Where is the messy middle?? We…

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Half of Carla - The Food Addiction Stretch 53:47

4M ago53:47

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This weeks guest Carla Piera Fitzgerald has lost 183 lbs, half her body weight. But don’t assume this is a weight loss episode - because our conversation goes deeper than that. This is about shedding the mental weight of negative self talk, trauma and the mental health cycle that kept Carla trapped in self sabotage and food addiction for most of he…

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The fourth trimester and advocating for yourself, with Kathy Milliken 58:12

4M ago58:12

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I was joined for today's episode by Kathy Milliken. Kathy is a baby, birth and post-partum expert in so many ways: She's trained as a doula, she's trained in breastfeeding counselling, she's a qualified pre- and post-natal yoga instructor, among other things. And yet, with all her experience, she told me she didn't really KNOW what motherhood would…

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Having a home birth on your first baby: Aisling Kearns shares her brave story. 49:11

5M ago49:11

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This episode had me wide-eyed with my jaw on the floor, as returning guest Aisling Kearns shares the story of her home birth. Aisling's son Tommy was just four weeks old when we recorded, and slept like an angel throughout. Having spoken to a doula and read a book about childbirth as a rite of passage, Aisling decided a home birth was for her, even…

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Payal Desai chats about her viral "Dusty Sons" videos and modern parenting approach. 21:51

5M ago21:51

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This week, I was so pleased to be able to speak to online parenting sensation Payal Desai, who joined me all the way from New Jersey (albeit on a slightly glitchy Zoom call for which I blame my own dodgy broadband) where she lives with her husband and two little boys. Payal is a middle school teacher and content creator who went insanely viral with…

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A new dad's perspective on pregnancy, delivery and those newborn months - Robert Burke 1:10:13

6M ago1:10:13

1:10:13

My guest this week is Rob Burke – Rob is a friend of mine, and one of the most articulate people I know, and so I knew that he'd be the perfect person to speak to about the experiences of a new dad. From pregnancy, where he says he felt his duty was to take care of his wife, to the delivery suite and cutting the umbilical cord and being a human sti…

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Kate O'Dwyer - The Visibility Stretch 58:46

6M ago58:46

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Has motherhood made you feel smaller? Friendships stretched, identities stretched, career choice and opportunity stretched. It can be a real time of personal invisibility. Which is why I needed Visibility & Business coach Kate O’Dwyer to join me for this conversation. Kate is an advocate of authentic self expression & connection. Through her work, …

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Model mum Kelly Horrigan: How Kelly's recovery from birth is still ongoing over a year later 43:14

6M ago43:14

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This week I speak to Irish model and mother of one Kelly Horrigan. Although Kelly delivered her beautiful little boy almost 14 months ago now, she is still feeling the long-term effects of her delivery. After her son's birth, Kelly found she had something called pudendal neuralgia, which sees her in constant nerve pain from her episiotomy scar all …

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Sinéad De Butléir - The 4th Trimester Stretch Continues 50:36

7M ago50:36

50:36

In season 3 I had one of the most listened to conversations with new mum Sinead De Butleir. She was 7 weeks postpartum. We talked about the 4th trimester, matrescense, childbirth, feeding decisions, feeding guilt, emotions, identities and the absolute life changing experience of new motherhood. It prompted to many other women to talk about their ex…

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Changing your mind is okay: From childfree by choice to becoming a mam with Siobhan O'Hagan 55:57

7M ago55:57

55:57

Today's guest is influencer and first time mam, Siobhan O'Hagan. In her previous life as a fitness influencer, Siobhan's goals and values were always crystal clear: She enjoyed the freedom that came with her life moving from Bali to Thailand to London and back to Ireland. She was vocal about her choice not to have children, and for a long time that…

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"It's nothing like you think it's going to be" - Lorna Weightman's birth story and breastfeeding struggle 1:05:33

7M ago1:05:33

1:05:33

For our first episode back for Season 12, I'm joined by fashion influencer and stylist Lorna Weightman and possibly our youngest ever guest, 9 week old Arthur was also on the Zoom being an absolute angel. Lorna and I discovered that we both approached parenthood with a "will I or won't I?" mentality – we weren't 100% convinced it was for us, until …

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Giovanna Fletcher - Here For The Stretch 55:12

7M ago55:12

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Life keeps coming and we gotta stretch to meet it. This weeks guest Giovanna Fletcher is no stranger to an honest conversation about life, motherhood, real experiences and seeking our happiest selves. And without the gloss - she accepts that it is a total stretch. An author, podcaster, actress & advocate Giovanna Fletcher changed the game for milli…

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Síle Seoige - The Self Worth, Acceptance & Action Stretch 54:36

7M ago54:36

54:36

I'm so ready for the season 5 stretch! Kicking off with the beautiful, kind and soulful Sile Seoige as she shares her daughters experience of RSV, the signs, symptoms and actions we all need to know heading into winter 2023. RSV is a common and contagious virus that affects 90% of children before they are two years old. All infants are at risk of R…

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Giovanna Fletcher wants to let you know you're not alone. 50:25

8M ago50:25

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We're already on our last episode of Season 11, and I can't wait to bring you more episodes as we head into season 12 really soon. But we wanted to round out this season on a high and I think we may have achieved it... What a total and utter joy it was to interview this week's guest. A dream podcast interviewee, I spoke to Giovanna Fletcher, author…

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Why no one else understands the mental load of motherhood, with Dr Doireann O'Leary 47:34

8M ago47:34

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This week, Dr Doireann O'Leary joins me to talk about her experience of motherhood so far. Her son is nine months old, and while she doesn't share his name or face online, she is very open about how she's finding the transition into parenthood. We chat about taking time for yourself and letting go of the guilt around that. She says quite rightly th…

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Why a postpartum retreat should be mandatory - Talya Benjamin 48:35

8M ago48:35

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This week's episode I'm joined by Talya Benjamin. She's a new mother, living in New York, and when she was discharged from hospital after having her first baby, she checked in to a postpartum retreat called Boram. Research shows that dedicated postnatal care improves the health and well-being of mothers and their babies – and that's exactly what th…

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Breastfeeding, bedsharing, and the reality of parent shaming, with Melanie Murphy 1:02:08

8M ago1:02:08

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Joining me this week on the podcast is Youtuber, author and mother of two Melanie Murphy. Melanie's approach to parenthood really resonates with me, and we talk a lot about both feeling very strongly that whatever way you want to parent is your choice, and no one else's. She discusses her choice to bedshare with her babies, her choice to talk about…

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Navigating kids, body image, and food - Clare McKenna 55:39

9M ago55:39

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Clare McKenna joins me to talk childhood nutrition. Clare is the OG wellness guru, having spent years trialling and testing the latest in wellness trends, diets, and fitness fads, only to discover a few years back that balance was key. As a parent, she wanted to be sure to foster a healthy relationship with body and with food in her two children. A…

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What it's like to fear your own child, with Audrey Dore-Geraghty 55:17

9M ago55:17

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My guest this week is Audrey Dore-Geraghty. I first saw her story in the Irish Independent, where she spoke with incredible honesty about the heart-breaking struggle she and her family are facing with their son Harrison. Diagnosed with autism at two years old, he's now 9 and his behaviours have become increasingly physical and aggressive, to the po…

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The Childcare Strike Stretch 56:48

9M ago56:48

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It takes a village - well in 2023 the village is childcare. And the village is burning down! Leo, Micheal, Eamonn - send help and send it FAST!! Here I talk to Elaine Dunne the chairperson of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers to talk about the planned strikes & to understand what's really going on. STRIKE DATES: September 26th, 27th and 2…

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Simone Scribes - The Almost 40 Stretch 1:02:02

9M ago1:02:02

1:02:02

With 10 months of my 30's left I'm hitting the "Almost 40 stretch" But I'm not alone - my amazing friend and beauty editor Simone Gannon (Simone Scribes) is right along side me. We go deep into the lessons learned, the sh!t that no longer serves us, peri-menopause and it's relentless pace towards us and Simone shares what we need to know about keep…

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Monotonous or magical? Rosemary Mac Cabe on the reality of parenting 59:22

9M ago59:22

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All the way from Fort Wayne Indiana, this week's guest is author, journalist and podcaster Rosemary Mac Cabe. We cover a LOT, but one of the most fascinating topics was the difference between maternity leave here in Ireland versus the states – when I say the US system is crazy, I'm not joking. We also talk about how motherhood has come naturally to…

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Cradle Psychology - The It's OK to Need Help Stretch 1:12:22

9M ago1:12:22

1:12:22

Time to meet Dr. Johanna Clancy and Dr. Marese McDonnell both qualified clinical psychologists and founders of Cradle Psychology - a dedicated clinic, focused on parental wellbeing, uniquely developed and delivered by clinical psychologists. Dr. Johanna is pregnant with her first baby and navigating the beginning of matresence while Dr. Marese has …

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The solution to the parenting/work struggle - Michelle O'Keeffe, Co-founder of Platform 55 54:24

9M ago54:24

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Michelle O'Keeffe, co-founder of Platform 55, helps employees and companies balance the demands of family life with their careers. They guide companies around maternity and paternity leave practices, flexible working, and various family needs, by appealing to their bottom line – it costs so much more to rehire and retrain a talented employee than t…

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Denise Kenny Byrne - The IVF, Emergency C-Section, Baby love, Hormotional, Head Plan Stretch 1:06:33

10M ago1:06:33

1:06:33

Where to even begin... this conversation covers so many stretches with lessons shared throughout. Denise Kenny Byrne is co-founder of The Head Plan, a life + wellness coach and a mother to 4 month old baby girl. Denise's business is about writing it down + making it happen - but in motherhood we need to build a mindset ready for the unexpected. We …

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Forget the online version of motherhood...with Dearbhla Toal aka Belle Azzure 1:04:41

10M ago1:04:41

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Dearbhla Toal, or Belle Azzure, joins me to talk about all the challenges of motherhood, and how she's passionate about keeping things real when it comes to her own experience of being a parent. Expecting her second baby, Dearbhla is a parent to a toddler. She’s also a personal trainer, a Google marketer and an online influencer – you can imagine m…

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Jess Redden - The Waiting for Baby Stretch 48:03

10M ago48:03

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Waiting for baby to arrive is a stretch. Watching your body for signs that's it time, nesting, prepping, waiting, hoping, loving. Jess Redden is waiting to welcome her first baby into the world with husband Rob Kearney. We talk about her pregnancy, the moment she found out, cravings, aversions, hopes and dreams. Plus we hear all about her brand new…

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Your dream came true, It's twin girls - Jenny Dixon 50:04

10M ago50:04

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Joining me this episode is actress Jenny Dixon, mum to twin baby girls, Bella and Capri. Herself and her husband Tom Neville went through a three-year-long fertility process, suffering losses along the way, but have found their happy ending with their girls. Jenny chats to me – in her infectiously positive way – about trying to stay positive and st…

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Bressie - The Children's Mental Health Stretch 1:01:40

10M ago1:01:40

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As the first generation of parents who are openly talking about their own mental health we need to advocate for our childrens too. The Mental Health Commission published their final report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and let me tell you if you’re not concerned - you should because they announced they "Cannot currently provide an …

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