Our Village Needs

This week we are welcoming Dani back to the podcast. You’ll remember Dani as the Wonder Woman from our Quad Care episode. This time, Dani shares her experience of giving birth to her youngest child, Milo. Dani takes us through her very quick birth, advocating for herself and her husband Zac in hospital (right smack in the middle of all those Covid restrictions!), those early days in the newborn fo...

This week's holiday revisit is one of our most popular episodes where we sat down with Harriet to chat about her experience as a first time Mum to Billy! Harriet takes us through what she thought motherhood would be like vs what it’s actually like and the unexpected turn her birth took, among other things! Harriet has this contagious positivity and is a ripper of a storyteller. There’s some pa...

This week's holiday revisit is one of our most popular episodes - Buddy Bags! Kerri does such important work in our community, and it wouldn’t be possible for the team at Buddy Bags to do what they do without the generous support they get from our local community. In this episode, Kerri takes us through how Buddy Bags came to be, why she finds this kind of work so fulfilling, and how our wonde...

Ok, I know I said last week was our last episode but SURPRISE! These bonus episodes come out monthly and they are a 10 minute dose of lighthearted musings fresh from the brain of my 4 year old 😍 It’s our last bonus episode for the year, and this time we cover sea creatures, mermaids, what the cheeky elves have been up to in our house, the sadness of finishing kindy forever (including her complime...

Over the Christmas break we are going to revisit some of our most popular episodes. Today's revisit is Jessie's experience finding out during pregnancy that her baby had a large hole in her heart.

It’s our last episode of the year! We are taking a few weeks off over Christmas, and then we will be back and ready for a whole heap of new and amazing interviews! For our last episode of the year, we sit down with Steph from Witching Hour Activation. This was one of those interviews where I had my mind blown over and over, and I found Steph and the work she does absolutely fascinating. Steph take...

Part 2 of our chat with Alyssa about her 4 year old daughter Miley.

This week we talk to Alyssa. Alyssa tells us about an absolute WARRIOR named Miley. 4 brain surgeries, a stroke, VP shunt, NG feeding tube, a medical team of 15 dedicated to her care, long stays in multiple hospitals, long wait lists for specialists, talks of amputation, an unexpected surgery to save her life, being told she had only 2 weeks left to live, 7 cysts on her spine, among other things....

This week we are sitting down with Charlotte, the owner of Pocket Pals! Charlotte is one of our local business women, and probably our youngest! Pocket Pals is a business that makes perfumes and beautiful polymer clay earrings. In this episode, Charlotte takes us through where her inspiration comes from, what her business goals are, who she looks up to in business, and plenty more!

This week we are sitting down with Harriet to chat about her experience as a first time Mum to Billy! Harriet takes us through what she thought motherhood would be like vs what it’s actually like and the unexpected turn her birth took, among other things! Harriet has this contagious positivity and is a ripper of a storyteller. There’s some parts of this episode that will have you cracking up just...

This week we are sitting down with Buddy Bags founder, Kerri! Kerri does such important work in our community, and it wouldn’t be possible for the team at Buddy Bags to do what they do without the generous support they get from our local community. In this episode, Kerri takes us through how Buddy Bags came to be, why she finds this kind of work so fulfilling, and how our wonderful community suppo...

Welcome to Conversations with my 4 year old! These monthly bonus episodes will be 5-10 minutes each, and they are intended to be a small dose of feel-good positivity and laughter- a brief escape from the day-to-day grind! In each monthly episode my 4 year old and I will have a short chat about various topics- this week it’s birth & babies! Where they come from, what happens after, and she even...

Imagine being told your 6 week old baby is in controlled heart failure… That was the reality for our guest this week. Jessie is a mum of 2 (almost 3!) and she takes us through what it was like finding out her unborn baby had a hole in her heart- a bloody big one. Jessie and her husband were initially told not to worry, however this quickly changed and Jessie found herself navigating the rest of he...

This week we are welcoming local Mum Taylor back to the podcast to talk about her passion project- Love Yourself with Taylor. The love Taylor has for her clients and the work she does with them just oozes out of her pores in this episode! Taylor also talks us through one very specific part of her business- birth work. Taylor works with soon -to-be Mummas to build a strong foundation that allows th...

As October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, this week’s episode will be a heavier one. We are welcoming one of our local mums back and together Simone and I will share our experiences with pregnancy loss. Because this episode contains some graphic descriptions, Our Village Needs asks that if you are triggered by discussions around miscarriage, you give this week’s episode a miss and...

This week we are sitting down with Dani- an absolute Wonder Woman! Dani is the founder of Quad Care, and she talked us through all of the wonderful, in-depth services she and the incredible team of professionals at Quad Care bring to our community. We discussed how Quad Care came to be, and Dani openly talked about how her own personal, lived experience played a part in her decision to to start th...

This week local Mumma Taylor is sharing her story of her birth with her beautiful daughter Dixie. I was blown away by the research Taylor put into her birth prep- especially for a first time Mum! Taylor and her husband Brandon were really able to advocate for Taylor during her labour and birth, and the end result was a wonderful birthing experience.

Surprise- it’s a bonus episode! I have a very special co-host for this (short) episode! We talk about something that has become an important part of my toolkit and get some interesting insights ;)

This week we sat down with Simone and beautiful baby Brontë (my co-host for the day!) . Simone has 3 young children and runs a personalised gift business called Simone’s Creative Co. We talk about running your own small business while juggling children, mental health after having babies, squeezing self care in, the important role the village plays in helping to keep things afloat and surprisingly…...

This week on Our Village Needs I am sharing a birth story - my own birth story. The birth of my daughter can be summed up in one word - traumatic. Join me as I take you through my first labour & birthing experience, reflecting on what happened, the effect it had on me and how it contributed to the rough start to my motherhood journey.

In our first episode we speak to local Mum Taylor, the owner of Sunnydaze Wellness in Woodford! Taylor takes us through what Sunnydaze has to offer our community, including all the amazing therapists that work out of the Sunnydaze Hub! Taylor radiates a warm and welcoming vibe and the passion she has for Sunnydaze and people really shines through in our chat.

Our Village Needs... is a podcast dedicated to helping mothers build their village! Join us as we explore our local and surrounding area to find what every woman needs for her village, no matter where she is in her motherhood journey. From women's health & wellness, to self-care, birth stories & so much more! Let's dive in and discover what Our Village Needs...! x