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Information and discussion on holistic health for mothers. There are so many ways we can take charge of our and our families' health and wellbeing - especially when medical options are limited. Join us for conversations on fertility and pregnancy, birth and postpartum, uterine and breast health, hormones and mental health and all aspects of the lifelong experience of motherhood. Includes interviews with experts and practitioners, as well as information from podcast host Suzanne Maier, midwif ...
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Isabelle Milot, a midwife working in the Chatham-Kent region of Ontario. Isabelle is originally from Quebec, and has been practising midwifery in southwestern Ontario since 2006. She has chaired an Association of Ontario Midwives’ committee for five years and is currently an elected council member of the Ontario…
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What is advocacy in birth? Why would anyone need an advocate for their birth and during their birth experience? This episode includes a discussion with Cáitlin Heavey, a birth doula and mentor, active birth and yoga teacher, birth educator and woman's health physio. Our discussion includes how you might figure out what you'd like and not like for y…
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Breastfeeding Challenges with Dr Justice Reilly
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Dr Justice Reilly, a specialist breast doctor and lactation consultant, about some of the challenges you may face while breastfeeding. Listen to this podcast to find out: the function of colostrum how factors during the birth can affect birth weight that the weight of a baby is only one factor of assessing healt…
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S2: Ep7 Preparing for Breastfeeding with Kat Prangle of Breastfeeding Lens
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In this episode Suzanne and Kat Prangle of Breastfeedinglens offer practical tips and considerations when preparing to breastfeed. Pregnant women often say they want to breastfeed, but go into the experience with little or no preparation or education. Many factors can influence the ease of the breastfeeding journey. What happens during labour and t…
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S2: Ep6 Healing after Abortion. A discussion with India Elyn, author of Honouring the Loss
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks with India Elyn – folk herbalist, birthkeeper, artist and a healer who helps people tend the threshold of pregnancy loss. India is the author of the book Honouring the Loss: A Holistic Guide to Healing with Ritual and Herbal Medicine after an Abortion. As a society, do we care for women who have made the difficult de…
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S2: Ep 5 Homeopathy for Pregnancy and Postpartum with Lyssa Clayton
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Lyssa Clayton, a homeopath who is passionate about working with women and families. Homeopathy is an intricate interplay of healing substances and a person's energetic balance, along with close connection of the practitioner to their client. Yet, like many holistic healing practices, you can buy do-it-yourself k…
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S2: Ep4 Helping Babies Sleep with Helen Cummings
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Helen Cummings is the Calm Baby Sleep Expert. Helen educates pregnant parents in how to care for their newborn babies. She is a maternity nurse who can help with feeding, daily caring tasks and most importantly – helping people learn how to soothe and calm their babies into a restful sleep. Helen is a qualified nursery nurse, and began working as a…
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S2: Ep3 Using Herbal Remedies in the Home with Medical Herbalist Lucie Bradley
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In this episode, medical herbalist Lucie Bradley talks about how she was initially led to explore alternative health options when medical treatment for persistent vaginal thrush failed to work for her. This enquiry led her to study medical herbalism, and subsequently spend time in Africa working with nurses and doctors in integrated clinics, using …
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S2: Ep2 Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Lena Fong
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Lena Fong, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner who uses acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion and cupping to heal to maintain vitality and wellbeing. Lena is a highly learned and experienced practitioner and explains the TCM approach to health. Lena is also a yoga teacher and a doula, and is passionate a…
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S2: E1 Pelvic Steaming with Postpartum Doula Jenny Smith-Nicol
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Pelvic steaming. Vaginal steaming. Yoni steaming. In this episode Suzanne speaks to postpartum doula Jenny Smith-Nicol about the reasons for and methods of pelvic steaming. This episode is for you if: steaming is something you have heard of and are wondering what it is you are someone who has ventured to try steaming but are not clear on the detail…
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S1: Ep11 Birth Trauma with Gemma Nealon
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks to midwife and birth trauma expert Gemma Nealon. Listen to this episode to hear: what trauma is what the symptoms of trauma are why some people experience birth trauma and others don't the effect of the love hormones of birth how to boost the love hormones in cases where the birth has medical intervention why finding…
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S1:Ep 10 Doulas and Birth Choices with Daisy Dinwoodie
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In this episode, Suzanne talks to Daisy Dinwoodie, a doula living and working in the Edinburgh area. Their discussion focuses on choice in childbirth - how it is influenced by the medical establishment and how birthing families navigate their own birthing journeys. Daisy has been supporting parents with their birth experiences for many years and al…
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In this episode Suzanne speaks with Abby Lord, director of Hypopressives Scotland and a founding member of the International Hypopressive Council. Hypopressives use breath work and posture to help tone the pelvic floor, and can be used to help with prolapses, urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders. In this episode you will hear: what hypop…
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S1 Ep8 Herbs and Hormone Balance with Klayr Hunter, medical herbalist
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In this episode Suzanne speaks to Klayr Hunter, medical herbalist, about hormonal balance and disorders of the female reproductive system, and how nutrition and plant medicine can help support a woman through this. In this episode you will hear Klayr speak about: the beginning of menstruation and how supporting diet and lifestyle can help the body …
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S1 Ep7 Reflexology for Fertility and Pregnancy with Georgie McCulloch
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In this episode Suzanne interviews Georgie McCulloch, a reflexologist who specialises in fertility, pregnancy and the postnatal period. Georgie trained in reflexology in 2001 after discovering it made such a positive difference to her life while she was working busy and stressful jobs in sales and marketing which were affecting her health, sleeping…
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S1 Ep6 Abdominal therapy for pregnancy/postpartum with Jo Anderson
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In this episode Suzanne interviews Jo Anderson, a highly skilled and experienced specialist in abdominal therapy and scar therapy for women. Jo is also an advanced practitioner in the Arvigo techniques of Mayan abdominal therapy. She combines different complementary therapies to individualise her care and helps women to learn to love their bellies.…
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S1 Ep5 Helping Newborns and Mothers Transition Following Birth: An Interview with Susana Montoya Pelaez
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In this episode, Suzanne continues her discussion with Susana Montoya Pelaez, a body worker who uses physiotherapy, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation and applied kineseology to her treatments, along with numerous other modalities. Susana explains how she would help a woman's body recover from birth, whether it be caesarean section, instru…
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S1 Ep4 Bodywork for Fertility and Pregnancy: An Interview with Susana Montoya Pelaez
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In this first of a 2-part episode, Suzanne speaks to Susana Montoya Pelaez, a body worker who uses physiotherapy, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, applied kineseology and other modalities to heal and bring balance to people's bodies. A talented, learned and inspired healer, Susana explains how a woman's body can be helped by bodywork to…
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S1 Ep3 Ayurvedic approach to Health in the Postpartum Period with Mairead Moodie
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In this episode Suzanne concludes her discussion with Ayurvedic Consultant and Therapist Mairead Moodie. In this second part, Mai discusses the Ayurvedic approach to health and wellbeing in the postpartum period. Mai talks about how women can nourish themselves in the days and weeks following birth, and how mental health is viewed from the Ayurvedi…
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S1 Ep2 Ayurvedic approach to Health in Fertility and Pregnancy with Mairead Moodie
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In this episode Suzanne speaks to Ayurvedic Consultant and Therapist Mairead Moodie. Mai gives an overview of the Ayurvedic treatment approach to health and vitality and an explanation of Ayurvedic doshas. She then goes on to describe the Ayurvedic approach to preparing for conception and health during pregnancy, and how the aim to good physical, m…
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S1 Ep1 Postpartum Care Traditions with Jenny Smith-Nicol
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This episode is a discussion with Jenny Smith-Nicol on traditional postpartum care traditions and how we can implement them into our lives. Jenny and Suzanne discuss proper nourishment during pregnancy and the postpartum period and the need for deep rest following the birth in order to avoid depletion and long-term health issues. The link between p…
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