One of my dearest friends and herbal sister, Aspen, joins me to chat about our love for herbal medicine, her journey with herbs, herbalism in the home, family and personally. We discuss what we have been up to seasonally with herbs here in Spring in Australia. We touch on comfrey, herbal oils, herbal juices & why local herbs are sometimes the best.…

Amy from Amy Armstrong Health shares with us an extremely information dense and important aspect of achieving holistic thriving health. Bringing both personal lived experience and a wealth of knowledge and research, Amy explains the importance of mineral balance in our body and diet. Why we may actually not need more iron but a better balance of nu…

Join me for my first solo herb podcast! This episode is about St John's Wort, my experience and story foraging it late last year. Then processing and using it for myself and clients. I also briefly: - introduce the herb - how to ID it - process it to make oil - the medicinal uses - my recent client experience with it - The fresh, small batch season…

Anna Axisa from Homegrown Healthy Living shares with us her huge journey, alongside her family of moving to and setting up a 10 acre homestead, farm, business and now a wonderful book. After a diagnosis of MS in 2016 Anna took hers and her family's health and wellness journey to a whole new level, the book documents and shares all of the above. Inc…

Scott Hall joins me to share and discuss the exciting and important role Syntropic and Regenerative Agriculture plays in providing a pathway to long term resilient food producing systems and therefore thriving ecological health and human communities. You can find Scott at his: Website https://www.syntropia.com.au/ Instagram Facebook Welcome to the …

Welcome to the Heart Hearth Earth podcast where we gather around the metaphorical hearth to share ideas and conversations on matters of the Heart, Hearth and Earth. Cross pollinating as we span our wings connecting the threads of ancestral wisdom. I believe ancestral wisdom provides a road map to a regenerative culture, contributing to thriving com…

Welcome to the Heart Hearth Earth podcast where we gather around the metaphorical hearth to share ideas and conversations on matters of the Heart, Hearth and Earth. Cross pollinating as we span our wings connecting the threads of ancestral wisdom. I believe ancestral wisdom provides a road map to a regenerative culture, contributing to thriving com…

Episode 41. Sophie Jeffreys from Bearing Wonder Pilates Instructor, Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, Shiatsu Therapist & Postpartum Doula. Supporting women through the childbearing years with movement, nurture and wonderment. With a huge love and passion for working with new mothers, Sophie shares her knowledge, experience and thoughts on…

Nadine O'Mara from Conscious Life Yoga, Conscious Birth on doulas and yoga for fertility, prenatal, birth and beyond. Nadine, a mother, senior yoga teacher and doula, shares her strong passion for supporting women and their families from conception to birth and beyond. Nadine is also the co-director at Bliss Baby Yoga. Join us for a chat about many…

Episode 39. The Valley Below, collective voices, sharing experiences of postnatal anxiety & depression through song with Oneewa McDowell from Blackbird Songwriting For national PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia) week, this episode is a little bit different. Oneewa McDowell joins me to share how her sister Shara Hala'api'api and hers…

Join me for a super informative and down-to-earth chat about breastfeeding and the important role of lactation consultants. Emma Maher from Empowered Lactation with Emma and I discuss: - What exactly an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC or LC) is, their scope and why you should know how to contact your local one - The magic …

A rich conversation exploring the the major rites of passage, peri-menopause & menopause from a wholistic perspective. A profound call to action to redefine the wild wise woman phase of life with power. We discuss personal infant loss throughout Brenda Rogers is The Menopause Naturopath & life coach specialising in health and wellbeing for women at…

Join me as I chat with Caitlin Dyer from Mother Down Under, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Through Caitlin’s own personal and professional experience, she has created an empowering and holistic package supporting mothers and families from pregnancy to birth and through to postpartum. A hypnobirth instructor, postpartum doula with a background in psycholo…

Aurelie Athan PhD is a clinical psychologist and faculty member at The Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. Aurelie has dedicated much of the last 15 years of her career in Reproductive Identity, understanding and revival of the term Matrescence, originally coined by Anthropologist Dana Raphael in the 1970’s. In fact the popular TED T…

Rahma Yelwa-Adedji, wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, teacher, doula, story teller, Nigerian woman living in Abudja. Gifted in her expression Rahma shares with us her heartfelt story of motherhood, having grown up with mothercare practises all around her and going on a learning journey to more deeply understand the whys behind the tradition t…

Prairie Wolfe of Somatic Connections is dedicated to supporting mothers and families during the transition to parenthood by bringing together a unique and powerful skill set of therapies, modalities and care practices to assist in healing and preparation before during and after birth. With a beautifully grounded, wise way of sharing her knowledge a…

Genna Shaw from Māmā Toa (Strong Mama) is a birth prep and postpartum doula, HypnoBirthing practitioner and photographer. The creator of the Not Another Childbirth Class where she puts together a line up of birth and postpartum professionals to discuss all the topics that aren't discussed in antenatal appointments. This is an in-person event as wel…

Zelma is a mother of two, social worker, writer, author and founder of the award winning The Postnatal Project. Zelma experienced her own postpartum mental health personal challenges in the transition to motherhood and is dedicated and passionate about empowering and supporting others at any stage of parenthood. Zelma is the author of a number of b…

Pollination Mamas Website - Facebook - Instagram Lucy chats about the intention of the team behind the recent the inaugural #mumsmatter National Online Symposium themed A New Australian Narrative for Mums: Decolonising Motherhood. We get an insight into the range of speakers that will share their own experiences of parenting, working with mothers, …

My inaugural solo podcast! Recorded while we're all in lockdown, I was inspired to jump on and share an introduction to nourishing foods at this time. Partly as I had prepared for a talk local online support group and had my notes ready and partly because it has been harder for me to get free time to record with others. However I found a moment. I'…

Alissa Powell from Latch Lactation is a Mother of 2 and IBCLC, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Alissa is a mother of two young children who has experienced many and complex challenges myself in her own lactation journey, which adds to her empathy for the real hurdles and emotions parents face. An Internationally Board Certified …

Ashley Winning from The Motherhood Circle believes that when a baby is born so is a mother. She is the creator of the Journey into Motherhood, an online membership area supporting new mothers to be find their calm, confidence & connection in motherhood. You can find many motherhood resources and support on her website www.themotherhoodcircle.com.au…

Soulla Chamberlain creator of Star Anise Organics, believes in combining the wisdom of ancestral diets with robust science to bring you the cleanest ethically sourced and traditionally prepared food to heal, nourish, satisfy and delight. Currently running the broth bar and larder in Sydney, Soulla of Greek-Cypriot background is a cooking instructor…

Emma is a qualified nutritionist, nutritional therapist and experienced cook using evidence- based nutritional advice, continual education and research to guide people on their own unique nutrition journey. Emma is passionate about the healing power of food from plate to vitality. Having lived in Australia for many years, Emma has now returned to t…

A super interesting and inspiring conversation with Helen Marshall, a certified Primal Health Coach and founder of the grain free food range Primal Alternative. Helen is also the host of the Primal Alternative Podcast on the Wellness Couch, the number one ranked health and wellness podcast station in Australia. A Motivational Speaker on grass roots…

Oscar Serrallach is a, father, partner, integrative GP, student of nutritional and environmental medicine and well known author of the book The Postpartum Depletion Cure. In this podcast Oscar shares his passion, experience and wealth of knowledge around Matrescence - the transition into motherhood, postpartum health and how we can optimise mothers…

Stacey Ramsower from Sacred Body is Yoga Teacher, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, Somatic Sex Educator, Body Worker and Innate Postpartum Care professional offering a unique service of wholistic well woman care. Also the host of the Sacred Body Podcast discussing topics of "Food, Birth, Sex and Boundaries". Stacey was actually in the midst of her own ea…

Jojo Hogan is an international postpartum doula, mentor, educator and the founder of Slow Postpartum; a worldwide movement that invites us to view the months following birth as a time of profound and potent transformation for a new mother. A time when she deserves to be nurtured, supported and celebrated. With qualifications and many years of exper…

Sammi Zajko an amazingly multi-talented and passionate cross-pollinator. The Founder of Fermenting Australia, Sammi has a background in Nutritional Medicine and natural health. With a passion to teach and share the wonderful and fascinating world of fermented food in a way that is accessible, easy and fun. Her workshops are energetic, informative a…

Janelle Gullan from The Wild Orange Tree is an occupational therapist with a strong interest in women’s health and the ways we experience feminine rites of passage. Her passion is in nurturing and empowering women to listen to their own body so they can navigate conception, pregnancy, birth and ongoing mothering experiences with self-love, confiden…

It was such a pleasure to chat with Hilda Labrada Gore otherwise known as Holistic Hilda hosts the hugely popular Wise Traditions podcast. With a background in fitness, Hilda is a health coach and podcasting professional who has dedicated mush energy into researching, learning, living, travelling, listening and discussing health and wellbeing with …

Arlene of Heart and Earth Ceremonies is a first nations woman growing up on Biripai country with ceremony and symbolism. Having seen how ceremony creates powerful moments in time, Arly's vision is to bring more ceremony with meaning into the world so that sacred moments are adequately honoured, and people feel more connectedness and belonging. For …

Nisha, a holistic and wellbeing practitioner offers perinatal and trauma healing services from her Melbourne base. Passionate about supporting Women to experience their potency through the profound wisdom of their bodies. With a vast array of experience, skill and tools including: - Somatic Experiencing and Practice for trauma healing - Bodywork fo…

Clara is a naturopath and health coach specialising in women’s health. For six years she has been helping her clients get to the root cause of their menstrual cycle challenges and support them to heal. Clara has a bachelor’s degree in clinical science and naturopathy from Southern Cross University and has completed post-graduate training in natural…

Kris specialises in Womens healing arts & teaches her patients how to gain an understanding of their biological rhythms within the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Licensed acupuncturist, certified herbalist and practice leader from Institute Integral Qi Gong & Tai Chi. Resident acupuncturist at the Peristeam Hydrotherapy Institute with …

Judy is an experienced Midwife, teacher of Shamanic Womancraft and Priestess of Avalon workshops. Judy guide sand mentors Women on their soul paths. Teaching the Womens mysteries; the wisdom inherent in in the naturally occurring cycles & how to effectively live in alignment with these for greater ease, flow & meaning. Judy shared her own beautiful…

The first in a new series of podcasts I will intersperse throughout the year "Doula Chat". You will get to meet a range of Doulas around the world and hear the varied ways Doulas are bringing amazing support to families in the major transition of birth and the sacred postpartum window. I had my good friend, Rachel Gill, Doula, Yoga Teacher and Writ…

Medicine Woman, teacher, workshop facilitator, shamanic healer, seer, speaker & intuitive with a gift for helping individuals in deep transformation. Beáta weaves many threads together, drawing on her life experience, soul wisdom, ancestral lineage and various studies, eco psychology, counselling, yoga teacher training, shamanic healing, plant medi…

Avalon, a Midwife of transformation, Empowering Sacred Feminine Visionary Leaders to do their soul work, assisting them to reclaim their wisdom, beauty & power, to weave the threads of life together, clarify purpose and share magical gifts with the world. It's a long but interesting conversation as we take a deep dive and simultaneously soar high t…

Rachelle Garcia Seliga's work is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift- based upon our innate wisdom, personal authority and the sacredness of Life. Working in the field of traditional midwifery care for the past 15 years, Rachelle's work as a ‘midwife’ embraces the original meaning of this word, which is caretaker of women’s health from ‘womb to…

Layla B An entrepreneur, mother, soulful change-maker, business mentor, traditional Moroccan postpartum trainer, writer and philanthropist. A kindred soul with a fierce passion to helping you rise up and live authentically, love whole-heartedly, laugh loudly and lead soulfully! Her mission is to revive, reclaim and restore sacred and ancient Tradit…

Karlyn's purpose is to walk this Earth fully awake, fully aware and fully embodied as the true expression of herself without boundaries. Karlyn's intention is to draw upon the raw, juicy, sensual, creative life force flowing through my being and live my life from this place. Her many gifts and extensive training include Breath-work Mastery, Life Co…

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified fertility awareness educator and hosts the popular Fertility Friday podcast and blog. Lisa has recently authored and released a fantastic informative and very well referenced book called The Fifth Vital Sign - Master Your Cycles and Optimise Your Fertility. Having worked with Women and all thing Fertility Awaren…

Lily Nichols Registered Dietician and Nutritionist and best selling author of Real Food for Pregnancy joins me to chat about the huge and ever evolving field of prepartum and postpartum nutrition. Lily is extremely research based and she is passionate about getting the word out to everyone about real food. We discuss a lot of things and yet only sc…

Join me as I chat with Ana Davis who is a senior yoga teacher, founder of Bliss Baby Yoga and qualified doula who has been teaching yoga and training yoga teachers for over 20 years and specialising in yoga for women’s health for the last decade. Ana is also the author of Moving with the Moon: Nurturing Yoga, Movement and Meditation for Every Phase…

Julia from Newborn Mothers, Australian pioneer in postpartum care, doula, author, entrepreneur , philanthropist shares with us some insights in both traditional postpartum care and the neuroscience of how a mother's brain changes "baby brain". We break down outdated Mother stereotypes and discuss the ideal postpartum care for all Newborn Mothers. F…

Emily a true pollination Mama shares with us her feminine philosophy and learned wisdom of being a Woman beekeeper (or kept by the bees), why we should all be active in caring for the bees that care for us, beehive conciousness, beehive as a womb, apitherapy, bee medicine, bee mythology and more. You can find Emily on Instagram and Facebook Mention…

Inaugural podcast ~ Shelley McClure @PollinationMama's talks with Chaitanya Morly-Southall from Womb Temple Yoga about the path to womb wisdom. We discuss, womb care, healing and awareness both from a modern and traditional perspective. Why this is important in the context of Women's health and postpartum care. How a few simple lifestyle changes an…