Nourishing the Mother

What is ‘good’? What does it mean to you? In this episode we listen deeply to the wisdom that is Bree Downes as she talks us through her journey of her three births, what insights and understandings she gained about herself, birth and the climate in which we are birthing. We discuss what you need Listen In The post NTM 144: The secret to a ‘good’ birth with Bree Downes, doula and birth photographe...

Using play as a tool in parenting to build connection and create cooperation is a profound way to bring joy and ease to mothering, and heal our own inner child discomforts and wounding stories. How can we ‘bring in the play’ even when it feels hard? Is there anything that is ‘off limits’? In this Listen In The post NTM 143: Leading the way through play MASTERCLASS appeared first on The Wellness Co...

Connection with our children is relatively easy when we’re feeling relaxed, calm and supported, but what about when we’re under pressure, in a rush, or overwhelmed? What does it look like to manage ourselves so we can create smooth transitions with our kids? In this episode Bridget and Julie explore through story, some laughter, reflection Listen In The post NTM 142: Effortless transitions with ou...

Is yelling really that bad? Is this ‘no yelling, non-punitive discipline’ thing all a bit idealistic, or actually possible? Why would we value it at all? In this frank episode we share why we parent ourselves in order to cultivate a respectful dynamic with our children and deal with our own triggers. Connect with us: Listen In The post NTM 141: Why we choose not to yell at our children appeared fi...

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When we’re parenting so consciously and looking for an opportunity to hold our children’s space, we can forget honouring our own needs. What’s going on when this happens? What does it mean for you? How do you handle it in the now and in the future? In this episode we share a mix of personal Listen In The post NTM 139: When the mothership falters, what do you do? appeared first on The Wellness Couc...

Have you ever wondered how ‘behind the scenes’ we mange a friendship and a working relationship? Well in this weeks episode we discuss what happens when our relationship gets a little rocky, when we’re emotionally triggered by each other and how we resolve this conflict within ourselves, our lives and within our relationship so we Listen In The post NTM 138: I’m triggered by you but we still have...

It’s a contentious topic, but one thing is for certain, baby sleep can define how confident we feel and how able to cope we are within our Motherhood. In this week’s episode we share stories of our own journeys with 6 kids; what happened with their sleep, what choices we made and the blurred line Listen In The post NTM 137: The Baby Sleep Talk appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

The constant fatigue, the night waking, the being in service to everyone but ourselves, can easily have us running a story on why we can’t…… In this episode we want you to have a toolkit to start breaking apart the story you’re running on why you’re life isn’t working and mining the wisdom within that Listen In The post NTM 136: Don’t get pulled into the “its hard” story appeared first on The Well...

In 2.5 years we’ve covered a lot, explored so much and grown so much. In this episode we reflect on the teachings and learnings over this time and what we’d say to a listener beginning now on this journey with us. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au/ Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist Listen In The pos...

One of the biggest farces of this generation is that both sex and relationship ‘should’ come naturally! Both require time and up-skilling. Reflection AND connection. Affirmation AND humility. It is these seemingly paradoxical elements that force us to grow and inspire connection within our loving relationships and spark within our intimate relationships. In this episode Listen In The post NTM 134:...

Bridget and I have both said this sentence and for very different reasons, so we’re wondering if you have too? When we try-on different ways of being, when we expect ourselves to live like “so and so”, or in accordance with other peoples version of success we can find ourselves numbed to who we are, Listen In The post NTM 133: I’ve spent all my life trying to “be” something appeared first on The W...

It’s the end of one year and the beginning of another which can make us hit transition… the meeting of big feelings, big dreams, big disappointments and deep intentional reflection… it can be painful! (Especially if you add social media into the mix!). So how can we ride the waves of transition to birth the Listen In The post NTM 132: New Year, new transition, new ways of being appeared first on T...

What to do with ‘screen time’? It’s the parenting question of the decade! After Bridget’s ‘Screenagers’ event, we discuss the key challenges that we face raising kids in the digital age, what boundaries look like, why they’re important and the strategies we’re implementing in our own families. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au/ Suburban Sandcastles Listen...

As we roll into Christmas, our fantasy of the perfect family togetherness can be smashed with the realities of high emotions, stress and overwhelm! In this episode, we explore toolkits based on our own years of wisdom in parenting and relationship, with the intention to equip you with the capacity, insight and preparation to make Listen In The post NTM 130: Festive Season parenting tensions appear...

Be you, be you, be you….even when it hurts and in this episode Bridget and Jules discuss their current hurts and to find the courage to push past the pain into ever greater alignment. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au/ Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist – Julie http://www.thepleasurenutritionist.com/...

In this episode we answer a listener’s email about business, motherhood and the resistance that gets in the way of combining the two.  How much do our perceptions and beliefs manifest our reality, what happens when we’re looking to fail in an area when we’re ‘looking to fail’?  How to transform our beliefs and get Listen In The post Getting real on Motherhood AND business appeared first on The Wel...

In this episode, we get real about the tiredness that can so often plague our motherhood. We discuss how to find the softness, the wisdom and ultimately the freedom to give ourselves permission to be authentic and vulnerable with those we love. It’s not an easy road, but our motherhood journey, even in its challenge, Listen In The post I’m just so f***ing tired appeared first on The Wellness Couch...

In this weeks episode we address a listener’s question around “postpartum body image”. We discuss our personal stories with body image and motherhood, conscious questions to explore within ourselves and ideas for coming back into reverence with our body. The post Post-partum Body Consciousness appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

This episode is in response to an email from a listener who asked ‘When did you accept it all? The changes, the challenges, the transformation and the pain?’ We delve into personal story, learnings and philosophy on motherhood as a portal to consciousness and the evolution of self. We hope this episode gives you the Listen In The post Accepting it all appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

What does it mean to be at ‘capacity’? What are the biggest challenges, integrations and inspirations in Julie’s world as baby Gwen turns 3 months old? In this episode we have an honest and vulnerable conversation about intimate relationship and early motherhood, dismantling stories and beliefs, and softening into the flow and joy of motherhood Listen In The post Reflections on being a mother of f...

What’s it like to take a 2,000km roadtrip with another businesswoman, your two babies, and a film crew? In this week’s episode Bridget shares her perspective after the premiere of the RISE Documentary; the inspiration, the challenges, and honouring everyone’s needs and desires in order to ‘show up’ in the world. The post NTM 123: Bridget’s doco & showing up in the world appeared first on The W...

We’ve all been here at one or many points in our motherhood journey, whether from the idealised fantasy around what life would look like as a new mother, or self-righteous in our beliefs – when we subscribe to a fantasy, we’re unconsciously building a nightmare, and that nightmare can be treacherous in our lives, wreaking Listen In The post When the fantasy of motherhood comes crashing down around...

Let your inner critic, perfectionist and ‘perfect parent’ take a backseat as we flip the cards on our ‘not so perfect’ parenting moments; what they reveal, what they heal and how they benefit everyone involved…including our children.  Even our most painful events have wisdom and if you’ll take the leap with us, we’ll help you Listen In The post Why our parenting f*** up’s still serve appeared firs...

Argh!  When children start to develop their own autonomy, it can send us into an emotional spin that has us feeling angry, powerless and confused.  What begins as story of Bridget and her 4 year old son, ends with incredible insight, understanding and tangible toolkits with real-life examples for you to take and use at Listen In The post NTM 120: What to do when our kids don’t do what we want appe...