Nourishing The Mother

In this fascinating conversation with Dr Sophie Brock, a Sociologist specialising in Motherhood Studies, we talk about the ways in which we’re programmed to minimise or invisibilise ourselves as mothers within the broader social construct of motherhood. We explore that motherhood is rarely an individualised experience but one that is culturally mediated to benefit powers Listen InThe post NTM 272: Motherhood as a marginalised group within society appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this week’s episode we interview a practicing midwife in the public hospital system within Victoria, to answer the plethora of questions around how COVID-19 has changed birth. We explore what you can do to prepare and create the best possible outcome for you, your baby and your partner. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Listen InThe post NTM 271: Birthing in the middle of a pandemic appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this week’s episode we interview Social Worker Caroline Ellen of Safer, Stronger Kids. We talk about the importance and impact of body safety, what we can do to teach our kids body autonomy and what can happen when we don’t. It’s a rich, deep and essential conversation that explores the many aspects of teaching Listen InThe post NTM 270: Raising kids who know body safety with Caroline Ellen appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode, we explore ways to lift yourself out of the ‘sameness’ funk we can all get stuck in sometimes. We share stories from our current reality, in lockdown in Melbourne due to COVID, with tips to bring novelty and perspective shifts into your world. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com Listen InThe post NTM 269: When it feels like groundhog day appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode we interview postpartum educator, doula and facilitator Katie Parker, who is a social worker, self-proclaimed matrescence nerd, parent educator and mum of two. We talk to Katie on all things postpartum and beyond, specifically during this pandemic lockdown. We discuss: – When you’re feeling out of control, how to realise where you Listen InThe post NTM 268: Preparing for a positive postpartum during COVID with Katie Parker appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Face masks are now mandated where we live, in response to COVID-19. In this episode we discuss our personal feelings about it, and explore the symbolism behind what people on both sides of the media-perpetuated ‘divide’ are making it mean. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist – Jules http://www.thepleasurenutritionist.comThe post NTM 267: To mask or not to mask appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this week’s episode, we interview our fabulous business coach who revolutionises the business industry, and leads the way for powerful women to do their work in the world, whilst raising amazing families, relationships and whatever their heart desires.  As Carlie Maree says “if you desire it, you can have it”. In this episode we discuss: Listen InThe post NTM 266: It gets to feel good! Busting the sacrifice myth with Carlie Maree appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

For us, the very foundation of respectful parenting begins with boundaries. If you haven’t got ‘you’, how can you possibly have another? When we negate our own body’s signals, in preference for a higher-minded response, what conflict within our children does this create, that is the opposite of the conscious experience we seek? In the Listen InThe post NTM 265: Boundaries as part of respectful parenting appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In response to a listener’s question ‘A third baby – yes or no?’ we explore through our own stories, what it looks like to meet this topic with consciousness or unconscious shadow. We explore what a full-bodied ‘yes’ is, bust the scarcity and abundance mindset and knowing when a baby is an expansion of your top Listen InThe post NTM 264: Another baby? Yes or no? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

How are the current global events functional for the evolution of humanity? What do they say about us and how does our parenting become even more important in times like these? In this episode, Bridget explores the ‘function’ in this apparent dysfunction and how the world is our mirror, revealing where our own inner work Listen InThe post NTM 263: Global events, you & your parenting appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

As women, and mothers, we can often find ourselves so consumed and exhausted from our many hats, that we forgo, or forget, our sexual selves entirely. In this episode Julie spends some time talking around why your lack of sexuality can be a rejection of your inner feminine essence, why it’s also your most powerful Listen InThe post NTM 262: Why your sexuality matters appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this conversation with Dr Oscar Serralach, GP and author of trail-blazing book The Postnatal Depletion Cure, we discuss how he has witnessed, first-hand and in clinic, the significant stress of modern motherhood, and why he has made honouring and caring for mothers his mission. May you be inspired to value all that you do, and Listen InThe post NTM 261: Mother care with Dr Oscar Serralach appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week the podcast is a little different! It’s a juicy LIVE talk we did for ‘The MAD Women’ online event; a beautiful showcase of amazing ‘Make A Difference’ women. We lay the foundation for all that is ‘Nourishing The Mother’ and how we came together, what inspires us, and the unique, and empowering lens through which Listen InThe post NTM 260: Family; finding the function in the dysfunction appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

To be seen as the unique genius of who you inherently are is every human’s greatest gift. What would it look like if we gave this gift to our children? What would it mean to get in the way? How do we know if we are? In this episode Julie shares the realisations of her Listen InThe post NTM 259: The best gift you can give your child appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Well this one’s a random collection of stories! Ultimately we want you to see the universe in action through the process of raising your children – our conscious growth is never separate from our children’s.   Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist – Jules http://www.thepleasurenutritionist.comThe post NTM 258: You are who you become through the process of raising yourself to raise your children appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

How are you responding to anxiety around leaving the cocoon of covid?  Are you avoiding or meeting your children’s uncertainty and/or emotional fallout?  Do you have strategy and planning in place to ensure you both get through this with the best possible outcome?  In this episode, Bridget breaks down the strategy behind her re-entry to Listen InThe post NTM 257: How are you handling back to ‘school’? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

It’s the modern-day motherhood conundrum…whether the conscious ‘granola mum’ or Supermum CEO, balancing life always seems to come at a cost…or does it? In this episode, we explore the difference between seeking ‘outer world validation’ and ‘inner world alignment’ and how that plays a role in having it all. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget Listen InThe post NTM 256: Can you really ‘have it all’? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

As we exit this time of ‘pause’, what is it that you desire to hold close, take with you, or leave behind?   If you really knew you could design your life leaving this phase, what would you want?  In this episode, we discuss boundaries, change and the inner calling to discern what is most meaningful to Listen InThe post NTM 255: Knowing what to take with you and what to leave behind appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this week’s episode, we chat with the delightfully insightful Meg Berryman, who was herself a homeschooled child, on her experience as a child and young adult, her insights from a lived experience of herself and her two siblings, and her choices with her own children.  It’s honestly an inspired conversation that breaks down barriers, Listen InThe post NTM 254: How do homeschooled kids really turn out? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this two-part series, we interview Gillian Howarth, a homeschooling mother of three, former primary school teacher and creator of Born Wise School. As we’re plunged into ‘school at home’ during COVID-19, we quickly come face-to-face with our own deeply ‘schooled’ approaches to learning, inviting us to re-examine educational philosophy and our choices. Gillian makes Listen InThe post NTM 253: Exploring homeschooling and natural learning PART 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.