Join your hosts Kaitlyn Bywater and Emma Gray as they chat with Liana Quinlivan. Liana is a single mum of 3.5 year old Hazel, a loss mum after having to Terminate For Medical Reasons (TFMR) during her 1st pregnancy with a baby they named Audrey dot and a midwife. Liana worked as a bereavement midwife for 9 years and she shares all of this with us. …

At 32 and around 6 weeks ago our podcast co-host bestie Kaitlyn Bywater was diagnosed with Autism and ADHD. In this episode Kaitlyn shares her journey to diagnosis with us and how she is feeling about the diagnosis now! As always, we would love to hear what you think about the episode. Get in touch, drop us a DM and be sure to check out Spewy! Epis…

Join your hosts Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater for a chat with Llani Hill. After suffering most of her life from mental health disorders Llani is using her lived experience to create programs and events that empower women with information and access to resources in her business ‘the intentional weekend’. Llani discusses - birth trauma - depression a…

50% of mothers suffer with chronic exhaustion 85% of mothers report feeling unsupported 90% of mothers report feeling lonely and isolated As a society we’ve never been busier or needed to be more ‘on’ but we are living in western culture in a village-less society. In this episode your hosts Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater chat to Kate Harrison from L…

Join us this week for a new snack episode and a really important topic we think should be on the agenda for every antenatal appointment; matrescence. We talk about what matrescence is, what it looks like for women and how we have experienced and navigated the transition to motherhood. Alexandra Sacks Ted talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/alexandra_s…

Amy Hinton-Kench from Glenroy in Melbourne was devastated when her baby daughter Ayla Joy was stillborn on 2 May 2021. Amy received counselling support from Red Nose, which helped her begin to process her loss. Amy then decided to create a 38-week & 5-day fitness challenge in honour of Ayla - who was called to be an angel at 38 weeks, 5 days. We ar…

We are back baby! We apologise for the gigantic gap between seasons. We are back with season 3 of the podcast and will be launching a new episode each Tuesday for the next few months! This episode is a bite sized (or a lobster in Kaitlyn's analogy) chat about all things 'working mum'. So layered, so complex. Send us a DM if you're nailing it. We su…

Join Emma and Kaitlyn this week as they chat with the beautiful Mandy Dante. Mandy is an ex-speech pathologist, TEDx Speaker, Model, an Australian Accredited Facilitator and last but not least, Mandy is the founder and CEO of Flourish girl. Flourish girl is Australia’s leading preventative mental health charity that works with teenage girls between…

Happy Tuesday! Join Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater for The Nurtured Village's final 'snack' for season 2 of the podcast. Emma and Kait chat about the season, their fave moments and an update on charity status for The Nurtured Village Hampers. Warning - Kait drops and F bomb in this episode As always, get in contact with us at hello@thenurturedvillag…

Join your hosts Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater this week for a special episode of The Nurtured Village Podcast. We chat with Elise and Grant Waser who are so kindly sharing their journey to becoming parents through adoption. Back in 2018, Grant and Elise began their journey to adoption after several unsuccessful rounds of IVF, and in March 2021 they…

Merry everything and Happy New Year! This Tuesday we are bringing you a snack episode where your hosts, Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater chat all things, Preparing yourself to send your kids to school. Watching your little ones walk through the school gates with their bigger than life backpack can be super emotional and a huge transition for the kids …

We are sick of being left in the dark about contraception, the menstrual cycle, vaginas, cervical fluid - like, why aren’t we talking about this? Well today we are. Dr Lauren Bracey is a women’s health GP and, most significantly, mum to beautiful Poppy. Lauren has additional qualifications in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Children’s Health and Neuropro…

Join Emma and Kaitlyn as they chat candidly about the seven recognised stereotypes of mums. Do they serve us? we explore our thoughts on stereotypes, good v's lazy mothers, how stereotypes play a role in the way we form relationships, compare ourselves to other mums. We go a little left and a long way right but we hope you enjoy the episode. Let us…

Tam Bickersteth is a Kindergarten teacher and Assistant principal based in Sydney Australia. Join Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater as we chat with Tam about starting big school and supporting our kids with the transition. We discuss: - How do we know when are children are ready for big school? - are there milestones children need to meet to be school …

Welcome to another episode of 'The Snack' by Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater. A bite sized morsel of chin-wag and parenting chit-chat. In this episode we chat about feeling 'done' having babies, do you ever feel done? Whilst this may seem like a lighthearted convo between friends, this topic could feel very complex and heavy for some women. We chat a…

In the spirit of Movember, join your hosts, Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater as they chat with Matt Defina; a registered organisational psychologist and Head of Programs at The Man Cave. If you haven't already heard of The Man Cave, tune right in. The Man Cave is a preventative mental health and emotional intelligence organisation that deconstructs ma…

Episode 2 of The Snack is here and in this ep, we talk all about our experiences of making friends as a new mum. What helped or hindered us. Whilst we discuss the many barriers and things that make making friends as a mum we hope that this chat prompts and encourages you to find your people too. How have you made new friends since becoming a mum? w…

Everything you never knew you needed to know about breast pumps. Join your hosts, Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater as we chat with the inspiring Alexandra Sinickas from Milkdrop Pumps. Alex Sinickas is an engineer and struggled with pumping for her daughter. So naturally, she pulled together a team of designers, doctors and engineers, and has been wor…

Hello and welcome to season 2. Same hosts, same children intrerrupting, slightly different look. This week we have launched our very first episode of The Snack, a little morsel of chin-wag about parenting topics that we aren't talking about everyday. This week we discuss 'Can Mum's really have it all?' What do we think of the 'juggle', what does ha…

Jessica Prescott is the friend everyone wishes they had when they were a new Mum! In addition to being a mum of two (to her boys Jude and Louie), Jess is a published cookbook author, postpartum doula and half of the wonderful business that is mama goodness – feeding Melbourne mamas with organic plant powered postpartum meals. Join Emma and Kaitlyn …

Happy Tuesday! Third time's a charm seems to ring true for Kaitlyn as she shares her story of birthing her third baby boy, Banjo. From VBAC dreams to a planned c-section, juggling pregnancy with toddlers and renovating Kaitlyn discusses the power of your birthing team when delivering after birth trauma. We discuss: - the profound impact of an inten…

Recent research shows us that one third of parents don’t know how to safely sleep their baby. This Friday 13th August 2021 is the 33rd year of Red Nose Day raising critical funds for Red Nose Australia. Since Red Nose Australia was founded they have seen a 85% reduction in SIDS and raised over $18 million for life saving research. Join Emma and Kai…

Join Emma and Kaitlyn in episode 30 of The Nurtured Village Podcast who interview the beautiful Tazz Wright. Tazz is a mum of 5 ranging from 16 to 6 month old twins. We are passionate about using this platform to have authenic and raw conversations, as we say, 'with inspiring individuals in parenthood', we don't think it gets any more authentic tha…

Join us in episode 29 of the podcast where Emma and Kaitlyn speak with maternal child health nurse Janine Armocida on Toilet Training. Janine has been a Maternal child health nurse for 20 years and a Nurse Continence Specialist for 15 of those years helping many parents and caregivers happily toilet train their children. Janine joins us from the Na…

It's been 12 months since we launched the podcast so we thought we'd do a little anniversary bonus episode to celebrate. We speak about our favourite bits and guests of the last 27 episodes, the future of the podcast and The Nurtured Village Hampers. @emmagray_____ @holding__mama @thenurturedvillagehampers www.thenurturedvillage.com…

Join Emma and Kaitlyn in episode 27 of the podcast where we chat with mum and registered psychologist Carly Jayet. Carly shares her personal and professional experience of grief and parenting in the episode. In reality, each of us with grieve and parent and Carly speaks about how we can do this for ourselves and in the best way, for our children. W…

In episode 26 of the podcast your host Emma Gray speaks with editor of Minty Magazine an owner of Smallist Nicole Ray about her experience of the 'juggle'; can we call it a juggle? of managing motherhood and running 2 businesses. Mum of 2, Nicole, is the editor of Minty Magazine and founder of Smallist, both of which collaborate with Australia's le…

Episode 25 is here and in this episode Kaitlyn and Emma Gray speak with Dr Sophie Brock. Dr Brock is a sociologist of motherhood studies and the host of The Good Enough Mother Podcast. Sophie discusses postpartum rage or maternal anger, mum guilt and how all of that is linked in with the perfect mother myth and unpacking that. We absolutely loved h…

In episode 24 of the podcast your co-hosts Emma Gray and Kaitlin Bywater chat with Hyperemesis Australia founder Caitlin-Kay Smith about her journey with HG including Kaitlyn Bywaters experience with Hyperemesis throughout 3 pregnancies, how women can distinguish if what they're experiencing is morning sickness or Hyperemesis, the ongoing physical …

In episode 23 of the podcast I speak with Emily Hanlon. Emily is a clinical psychologist based in Sydney with a particular interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) after her younger brother was diagnosed. We discuss: What is Autism Emily's personal experience At what age do signs of autism start to appear and common symptoms Where should families…

Western culture is intrigued by surrogacy. We are to! Kaitlyn and Emma speak with Elise of @raisingyoungloves about her experience as a surrogate in Perth, Western Australia in episode 22 of the podcast. Elise is a single mum of 3 and takes us through her almost 2 year journey of being a surrogate for Intended Parents of whom she met over social me…

Becoming a big sister or brother can be a huge transition for our little ones. Paediatric psychologist Dr Mona Delahooke, with over 30 years experience working with children and their families, shares insight into the neurodevelopmental impact of this transition and how we can gently help toddlers and young children navigate the change. Dr Mona Del…

In episode 20 your hosts Emma Gray and Kaitlyn Bywater chat with Aleeya Hachem who is a qualified sexologist and works at Melbourne IVF as an IVF counsellor and with the Australian Institiute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine (AISSM). Aleeya has a particular interest in sexology and pregnancy, infertility and postpartum. In the episode we discuss the…

In episode 19 Kaitlyn and Emma interview Arianna Boreham mum of 2 boys aged 3 and 1,wife, nurse, photographer and self-proclaimed over-sharer on her journey into motherhood. After the birth of her second son, Ari knew in here heart that she had a pelvic organ prolapse and at 5 weeks felt a dragging in her vagina. Ari shares her mental health follow…

In episode 18 Emma and Kaitlyn speak with Amber-Lee Buendicho on her journey through motherhood including 2 HG pregnancies, birth trauma and postpartum rage. Amber-Lee is also a training psychologist so shares much insight into a holistic approach to 'recovery'. You can find Amber-Lee @thepowerofbirth on instagram thiswayup.org Nicola Lahey Breathw…

In episode 17 Emma and Kaitlyn speak with Jemma Lawson about her journey of infertility after being diagnosed with MRKH. After Jemma failed to get her period at age 17 she had an ultrasound where it was discovered that she didn't have a uterus, after which a health professional told her it looks like she should have been a boy. Jemma also shares he…

In episode 16 of the podcast your host Emma Gray chats with Lou Carlile, mum of 4 and the founder and director of an early childhood music school based in Brisbane called Wee Make Music. In the episode we discuss the benefits of music and movement on the development of babies and pre-school aged children. There has been extensive research on the im…

In Episode 15 your hosts Kaitlyn Bywater and Emma Gray chat with Ashley Novak from @nowastebaby. Ashley went low waste just prior to falling pregnant 4 years ago and shares her tips and tricks for reducing and tackling all things waste including during pregnancy and postpartum and beyond. How to know if a brand has a sustainable approach Cloth napp…

In episode 14 Emma Gray is joined with Kaitlyn Bywater to share her story and birth of her son Arthur. Emma had a 'precipitous birth' with Arthur which included spontaneous labour and a non-medicated vaginal delivery. We discuss: - midwifery group practice - hospital birth - public birth - positive natural vaginal delivery - precipitous birth You c…

In episode 13 Emma shed's many tears with Claire Shum of @abigailsheart who shares her story of infant loss after they lost their daughter Abigail in January 2020 to a congenital heart defect called Hypo-plastic Left Heart or HLHS. Congenital Heart disease is the most common form of birth defect in Australia, affecting up to 1 in 100 live-born babi…

Part 2 of episode 11 with Marika Hart pelvic health physiotherapist. In part 2 Kaitlyn Bywater and Marika discuss - diastasis recti or abdominal seperation - levator avulsion injury - stretches and exercises for posture when breastfeeding - light bladder leakage - exercise in pregnancy and much more You can find Marika at marika@dynamicstrength.com…

Join Kaitlyn Bywater as she takes the reins whilst Emma enjoys her newborn bubble. Kaitlyn is joined by pelvic health physiotherapist Marika Hart as they talk all things pelvis. Prolapse, when to seek support, normal bladder and bowel function, what are pelvic floor exercises and when should we be doing them and the list goes on. This episode has h…

Up for something light hearted? We have discussed some really big topics over the last 10 episodes so in episode 10 we discuss ourselves and answer some quick get to know us questions.By Emma Gray

In episode 9 of the podcast Emma speaks with Viv Kissane. Viv is the founder and CEO of Peach Tree which is a Brisbane based organisation for perinatal wellness. Viv shares her personal experience of perinatal mental illness and how her lived experience became what is now a 100% peer-lead organisation with lived experiences of perinatal mental illn…

As a postpartum doula and soon to be mum of 2, Naomi Chrisoulakis opened a bank account and put money aside to enable her and her husband to create the postpartum that they hoped for. Naomi is 6 weeks into her postpartum with her son Cormac and shares her plan for postpartum in episode 8 of the podcast. I was living for Naomi’s daily updates on her…

The delivery of a baby can be an incredibly beautiful day and moment in our lives but for some women and men it is a negative and sometimes traumatic experience that can result in psychological or physical injuries. In episode 7 Kaitlyn and Emma interview Amy Dawes who is the co-founder of the Australasian Birth Trauma Association which is a nation…

In 2012 Sarah and Brad Kearns lost their son Buddy who was born still at 28 weeks. Sarah joins Kaitlyn and I on Episode 6 of the podcast to speak about motherhood and still birth, navigating marriage and how they have used their experience of extreme grief and loss to raise money for the Bears of Hope Cuddle Cots campaign to give the gift of time t…

In this episode, your host Emma Gray interviews Emmy O’Neill Brisbane mum of 2. In 2018 Emmy was diagnosed with end stage kidney disease and started dialysis of which she is reliant to live. In 2019, Emmy was put on the transplant waiting list to receive a kidney transplant. Not only the process of dialysis, but the impending phone call of being on…

In episode 4, Emma Gray speaks alongside podcast guest host Kaitlyn Bywater to Billee Holdsworth. Billee is a mum of 4 and shares her experience and diagnosis with Postnatal OCD of which she was diagnosed after the birth of her fourth child. Currently it is thought that around 2-3% of women experience postpartum OCD. The postpartum period is a high…

Penny Blunden is a paediatric RN with a wealth of experience clinically and in parental education. From rashes, to teething, to common medications and respiratory disease Penny shares evidence based, invaluable education and tips for parents on common childhood illnesses in a simple, empathic way through her socials @sick.happens. In the episode Pe…