Motherness is a podcast dedicated to sharing mindful and empowering interviews with modern mothers and professional experts, brought to you by Skye Ross. Together, we’re shining a light on the realness of raising babies and life postpartum, from the first newborn moments to the months following and the years beyond. Motherness is an honest and empowering resource to help educate and inform parents through these diverse stories of motherhood.
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“Measurement matters” – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet.
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode I speak with Dr Rebekah Grace, who is a Director at the Centre for Transforming Early Education and Child Health (TeEACH) at Western Sydney University. If you haven’t come across Rebekah, sh…
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode I speak with Skye Trudgett, CEO of Kowa, a consultancy with a shared vision to amplify the voice of First Nations peoples in impact measurement, evaluation and learning. Skye also works with…
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode I speak with Ross Wyatt, Founder and Managing Director of Think Impact, a leading for-purpose consultancy supporting organisations to better deliver impact. We explore how Ross got into outc…
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Māmā & Milk: Clinical Nutritionist, Gina Urlich / formula vs. breastmilk, gut health, introducing solids
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This mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. In this episode, I speak with clinical nutritionist and mother of four, Gina Urlich about her own feeding journeys with her babies, as well as how she thinks about formula and breast milk from an expert standpoint. We discuss the differences between …
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Māmā & Milk: Haley Hall / cleft lip & palate baby, exclusive pumping, formula feeding, surgery
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This mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. Content Warning: This episode discusses anxiety. If this theme is triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. In this episode, I speak with mother of one, Haley Hall about her motherhood journey with her daughter, Cerys. During her p…
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Māmā & Milk: Lee-Anne Murray / breast cancer diagnosis, first year of being a mum, fed is best
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This mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. Content Warning: This episode discusses pregnancy loss. If this theme is triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. In this episode, I speak with mother of one, Lee-Anne Murray about her first year of motherhood with her son, Hugo. …
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This Māmā & Milk mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. Content Warning: This episode discusses pregnancy loss and stillbirth. If these themes are triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. In this episode, I speak with mother, stylist and writer Erena Te Paa about her mother…
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Expert: Peaceful Parenting Coach, Annaliese Erin on childhood trauma and reparenting
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Content warning: This episode discusses childhood trauma and mentions sexual abuse. If any of these themes are triggering for you, please take care while you're listening. This is the final episode of season two and I’m so proud that it’s this one because I feel like this is the kind of conversation that sets the tone for what’s to come for Mothern…
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In today's episode I'm joined by my Vedic Meditation teacher, Georgia Vavasour. We discuss how the practice works, the science behind this technique, and exactly why it’s so restorative, healing and calming for mums especially. Adaptation energy up, reactivity down. If you’re craving more calm, listening to this episode may be exactly what you need…
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Jess Urlichs / postnatal anxiety, transition from one to two (one year apart), Highly Sensitive Child, identity in motherhood
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Welcome back to another episode of Motherness. I'm sorry it's been a while between episodes but I'm so excited to bring you this interview with writer and mum of two, Jess Urlichs. In this episode, we discuss the transition from one to two after she and her husband had their children, Harry and Holly one year apart. Jess also talks about her experi…
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode we speak with Julie Ratcliffe, Professor of Health Economics in the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University. We explore how Julie got interested in Health Economics and transitioned …
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This episode is brought to you by our first Motherness community event, a screening of the documentary Birth Time. This exclusive screening is on April 29 2021 at 8pm at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, Auckland. Buy your tickets here. Today’s guest is Julia Matthews, a mum of one and a proud business owner of Two Islands. She never really switched off af…
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Bree Hutchieson / spiritual home birth, breastfeeding through pregnancy, tandem feeding, healing
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Today's guest is Bree Hutchieson, a māmā of two girls who takes us through her deeply spiritual home birth experience of her second daughter Saffie, after the cascade of interventions in hospital for her first birth of daughter Beau. We discuss her journey of stepping into her power, all that has come her way throughout her journey since her first …
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Rachel Hawke / 8 years of TTC, 4 rounds of IVF, mosaic embryo, miracle baby
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This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Little Bambinos, a lovingly curated online store for minis and their mamas. Little Bambinos is offering all Motherness listeners 10% off storewide - enter the code MOTHERNESS at checkout to receive your discount. Content warning: this episode discusses pregnancy loss and infertility. If eith…
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Emma Collins / breastfeeding through pregnancy, tandem & extended feeding, panic disorder
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This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Just’nCase nursing pads. Just’nCase pads are super-absorbent and leakproof, so they won’t let you down when you let down. Just’nCase is offering all Motherness listeners 15% off storewide. Visit justncase.com and enter the code MOTHERNESS at checkout to receive your discount. Content warning: this …
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The podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode we speak with Thomas Aston, an independent consultant and thought leader on monitoring and evaluation. The conversation is an introduction to Tom and his work, along with an exploration of his insights on how we …
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This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Little Bambinos, a lovingly curated online store for minis and their mamas. Little Bambinos is offering all Motherness listeners 10% off storewide - enter the code MOTHERNESS at checkout to receive your discount. Today's episode is with mum of two, Gemma Sanders. she takes us through what it…
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Georgie Sanders / 3 under 3.3, perinatal stroke, PTSD, return to work at 16 weeks postpartum
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This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Edwards & Co. Edwards & Co is a Kiwi owned and operated family business producing a range of strollers and other incredible baby products. At some point, we’ve all known a mum who when we find out what she’s experienced, we say ‘I had no idea’. Today’s story is a little bit like that – and a…
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Lucy Ross / lockdown birth, husband with postnatal depression, maternal anxiety, reflux baby
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Content warning: today’s episode discusses depression, anxiety, and suicide so if any of these topics are triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. If you’re worried about your own mental health or that of someone you love, visit mentalhealth.org.nz or call 0800 LIFELIFE to seek support. It’s never too late to ask for help. Today…
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Expert: Mindful Parenting Coach and Counsellor, Shirley Pastiroff of Renew Your Mind
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Today’s guest is counsellor, mindfulness trainer and parent coach, Shirley Pastiroff. I went into this interview with Shirley thinking that mindful parenting was about everything that I’m not as a mother, and I left realising that it’s also about everything that I am. I left knowing that not only are my feelings are valid but they’re healthy. That …
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Kate Holland / fertility journey, IVF, international adoption, post-adoption depression
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In this episode, I speak with mum-of-one, Kate Holland about her journey to becoming a mother to her daughter, Rylee. She and her husband, Jon had a fertility journey through IVF that spanned over eight years before they pursued adoption, first domestically and then internationally. The process of adoption took four years before they brought Rylee …
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Tash Porter / severe reflux (GORD), sleep deprivation, midwife to mum, responsive parenting
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Welcome to this bonus episode of Motherness. If you’re part of my private Facebook group for the podcast then you’ll know that season two is coming in January but given it’s been slightly longer between seasons than I’d initially planned, I wanted to drop a new episode so you can get a little Motherness fix while you wait! In today’s episode, I spe…
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Measurement Matters - with special guest Dr Gianni Zappala
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode we speak with Dr Gianni Zappala Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW, Professional Fellow at the Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion at UTS and Principal at …
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Hannah Hardy-Jones of The Kite Program / postpartum bipolar disorder, recovery, second child, healing birth
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This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Mildred&Co. Mildred&Co is a lovingly curated baby and wedding gift registry and everyday gift store. Trigger warning: this episode details bipolar disorder, mania, depression, anxiety, and other topics around mental illness. If any of these themes are triggering for you, please take care while you'…
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Michaela a'Court / exclusive pumping, return to work at three months, emergency c-section, birth trauma, baby blues
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This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Your Birth Project. Your Birth Project is a New Zealand based online birthing class that encompasses Hypnobirthing and Calmbirthing practices, created by Jordyn Gregory who is the host of the Kiwi Birth Tales podcast. I’m a firm believer that what’s best for you as a māmā is what’s best for your ba…
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This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Noopii, a New Zealand and women-owned Social Enterprise company making premium eco-luxe nappies and pants that are non-toxic, chemical-free and made with Manuka Hydrosol - a world first. Use the code MOTHERNESS10 to receive 10% off Noopii storewide By now you’ve hopefully realised that on Mo…
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Expert: Lactation Consultant, Cathy McCormick of HolisticBaby / biting, breast strikes, weaning, returning to work, donor milk
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This special bonus episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by New Edition NZ. Their PUMPD silicone breast pump is the only designed and manufactured breast pump in New Zealand. Made from 100% food-grade silicone, PUMPD is durable, comfortable, and easy to use. Soft and simple, favoured with breasts of all shapes and sizes, it’s designed to work …
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This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Advanced Health Chiropractic. Today’s guest, Katie Pritchard is a practicing chiropractor and owner of Advanced Health Chiropractic, nestled in the beautiful West Auckland. Together with husband Ash, and their team including 6 chiropractors, Advanced Health is a wellness-based, family practice whic…
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Amy Fraser / single mum, traumatic birth, working with a newborn, finding love again
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This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Noopii, a New Zealand and women-owned Social Enterprise company making premium eco-luxe nappies and pants that are non-toxic, chemical-free and made with Manuka Hydrosol - a world first. Use the code MOTHERNESS10 to receive 10% off Noopii storewide. Today's guest is Amy Fraser, a mum who sud…
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Britt McNabb / miscarriage, lockdown birth & NICU stay, anxiety, milk protein intolerance, mindfulness & meditation
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In this episode, I speak with Britt McNabb, a beautiful new mum to her son Aston and a baby who she miscarried in her first pregnancy. Today, we start at the very beginning when she first became a mama to the little one who she miscarried. She bravely opens up about how this affected her at the time, how she reflects on that experience now, and the…
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This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Edwards & Co. Edwards & Co is a Kiwi owned and operated family business. They've recently expanded their nursery range with the launch of the SnuzKot Skandi Collection, alongside the already popular SnuzPod Bedside Bassinet. Today’s guest is Tehani Buchanan, a beautiful māmā who was the cata…
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Kendall Green / milk sharing, donor milk top ups, SNS, extended breastfeeding, challenging transition from 1 to 2
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Today’s episode is one of the more thought-provoking ones and intentionally so. I speak with Christchurch mother-of-two, Kendall Green about her complex but beautiful feeding journeys with her daughters. Kendall was one of the first listeners to message me about Motherness and told me from the outset about her passion for advocating for milk sharin…
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Expert: Postpartum Doula, Ashleigh Borrie of Sacred Beginnings / the fourth trimester, nourishment, supporting mothers
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This episode is proudly sponsored by HolisticBaby, a positive support service for mothers and families that is holistic in its approach. They offer antenatal classes, lactation consultancy, coffee groups, free early pregnancy sessions, postnatal wellbeing support, baby sleep consultancy, and an infant first aid & CPR course. Visit holisticbaby.co.n…
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode we speak with Dr Nathan Kettlewell, Lead Researcher and Economist at UTS. I reached out to Nathan for a chat after seeing his recent research on the impact 18 major life experiences have on …
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Suhina Kaur / postpartum confinement, COVID-19 lockdown birth, baby blues, formula feeding, slow bonding
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In this episode, I speak with mother-of-one Suhina Kaur about her fourth trimester experience with her six-week-old son, Ari who was born at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland during level 3 of New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown. Suhina is of Indian/Malaysian descent so had planned for postpartum confinement with the help of her parents and in-laws for t…
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Expert: Birth Trauma Support, Carla Sargent of Voice For Parents
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Today’s episode is about birth trauma – whether you’ve experienced it first hand, are on your journey of healing, or want to support fellow mothers on theirs – this episode is for all of us. I’m joined by the founder of the non-profit charitable organisation, Voice For Parents. Carla Sargent helps mothers and whanau to heal their hearts after broke…
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Shani McGee / formula feeding benefits + judgement, slow bonding, uterine prolapse, pessary, anxiety
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In this episode, I speak with mother-of-one Shani McGee about her entry to motherhood and Fourth Trimester with her daughter Harper. Shani takes us through her ventouse delivery and subsequent days at Birthcare where she felt great physically but her anxiety began to take hold. We cover her breastfeeding journey which seemed easy at first but resul…
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Anna Miles / gentle parenting, anxiety, co-sleeping, sleep deprivation, low supply, mum friends
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In today’s episode, I speak with a beautiful mum-of-one, Anna Miles. Going into this interview, I had no idea that Anna had anxiety – she’s the sort of mum who makes it look beautiful and effortless – which by the way, isn’t a bad thing. She radiates positivity and she’s loved for it. But I am truly grateful for how she opens up in this episode abo…
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Francesca Lunjevich / postnatal depression & anxiety, recovery, slow bonding, breastfeeding, strong marriage
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In this episode, I speak with a mum of one, Francesca Lunjevich about her Fourth Trimester with her son, Leo, and her journey with postnatal depression and anxiety. We cover Fran's 'textbook' birth at Auckland hospital, how she didn't feel an instant bond with her son, and how that experience played out over the coming days and weeks as her anxiety…
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Maddie Brosnan / 22 year age gap, baby wearing, meditation + exercise, whenua to whenua, positive relationship + prioritising intimacy
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In today's episode, I speak with mother-of-two and yoga teacher Maddie Brosnan. We focus on her most recent Fourth Trimester experience with her eight-month-old daughter, Āio, but we touch on her journey with her 22-year-old son, Neihana as well. The age gap between her babies is a fascinating component in itself - 22 years. Maddie’s perspective on…
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Kelsey Tatton-Brown / HELLP syndrome, code red c-section, slow bonding, postpartum emotions, false COVID-19 diagnosis
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In this episode, I speak with Kelsey Tatton-Brown, a beautiful listener who has recently moved through her first Fourth Trimester experience and offered to share her unique story with us all. Kelsey speaks of her HELLP Syndrome diagnosis following her code red emergency c-section where her son Boston was delivered while she was under a general anae…
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode we speak with Ben Carpenter, CEO of Social Value International and Social Value UK. We explore what got him interested in social value and his quest to change the way the world accounts for …
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Nic Winslade of Virgin Mum / reflux, rectal prolapse, miscarriage, postnatal depletion, one-to-two transition, slow bonding, formula & breastfeeding
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In this episode, I speak with Nic Winslade, who is known on Instagram as Virgin Mum. Nic is a mother-of-two to son Marlo and daughter Blair, and today we chat through both of her Fourth Trimester experiences, including her birth stories, postpartum, all the lessons she learned along the way, and the wisdom that comes with being a second-time mum. W…
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Expert: Sex Therapist & Relationship Counsellor, Jo Robertson / postpartum sex, low libido, intimacy, relationship advice, expectations, advice for partners/dads
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In today's episode, I speak with sex therapist and relationship counsellor Jo Robertson - (MSc Sex Therapy, PGDip Counselling) about all things sex and relationships during the Fourth Trimester and beyond. Jo has worked in her profession for many years and specialises in postpartum. She is a mum to three beautiful boys so she knows first hand of th…
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Sarah Murray / loss of a parent, grief, sleep training, breastfeeding, SCBU, premature baby, mum guilt
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In this episode, I speak with my beautiful friend and mother of two, Sarah Murray. Sarah recalls her fast, natural birth with her son Rafferty and the love bubble she was in when he first arrived. She then goes on to share how she navigated the coming weeks with her father unwell from a long battle with cancer, and his eventual passing when her son…
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Skye Ross / nipple trauma, oversupply, postpartum body, cluster feeding, dummy, witching hour
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In this episode, I'm the one being interviewed! I asked Lucy Slight (from episode one) to host a conversation with me about my Fourth Trimester experience with my daughter, Albie. We begin by talking about my long labour experience which lasted three days and how I still had a positive hypnobirth despite choosing to have pain relief. We detail my p…
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Victoria White / two under two, formula feeding, c-section infection, mum guilt, unexpected pregnancy
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In this episode, I speak to my friend Victoria White, mum to Maxim and Luka. Vic has been through a lot - she and her husband, Mace went through IVF to conceive their son Maxim who was born via emergency c-section at Auckland hospital after a long labour. Following this, she developed a wound infection and she openly details her experience of this …
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Expert (Part One): Lactation Consultant, Cathy McCormick of HolisticBaby / establishing breastfeeding, benefits, cluster feeding, low supply
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In today’s episode I speak with the lovely Cathy McCormick of HolisticBaby about all things breastfeeding. Cathy is a mother-of-three, a qualified nurse, a midwife of 26 years, and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Our conversation is thorough and long, so you’ll see I’ve released it in two parts, but both episodes are availabl…
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Expert (Part Two): Lactation Consultant, Cathy McCormick of HolisticBaby / nipple pain, tongue ties, spilly babies, introducing a bottle
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In today’s episode, I speak with the lovely Cathy McCormick of HolisticBaby about all things breastfeeding. Cathy is a mother-of-three, qualified nurse, midwife of 26 years, and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. If you haven’t listened to the first half of our conversation yet, I highly recommend going back and listening to tha…
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Measurement Matters – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet. In this episode we speak with Rachel Christie - Impact Measurement Specialist at Mission Australia. We explore what got her interested in this type of work and how her career has developed over time. Rachel…
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