Yeah the Mums Podcast

Delving into the secret life of a Podcasting Mama...  EVERYTHING Birthdays!! From what I have learned from attending kids parties and how this helped me plan my own son's birthday. To gift giving and everything else that has gone into being a Mum of a 3 year old! All thanks to my besties at Weleda x

IN MOTHERHOOD WE CAN ALL BE CONNECTED THROUGH A THREAD: A RED THREAD https://www.redthread.nz/ Silver Fern and NZ Beach Volleyballer Anna Harrison has taken on the challenge of starting a Charity for Mothers to be Connected Through Movement. Breaking down the barriers movement in Postpartum and taking her understanding of loneliness and accessibility from her own Motherhood journey to support all...

Delving into the secret life of a Podcasting Mama...  My version of an introduction. With a history of where Yeah the Mums came from (thanks Dad) and the new identity shifts I am experience as a Mum as I navigate my way through rugby from refereeing to coaching and whatever is beyond that. All thanks to my besties at Weleda x

LIVING THE LIFE THAT WAS MEANT FOR HER Anna Taylor has been dealt cards in life that many people could never imagine. From a Cancer diagnosis in her teens, to Cauda Equina in her twenties. She spent her whole life finding solace in the competitive drive of sport and it has become a space, even on the hardest of days, where she chooses to return to.  At school she found competitive swimming, in her...

HORMONES ALL OVER THE SHOP?? ON THE BRINK OF BURNOUT?? This episode delves into pieces of the Women's Health Puzzle thanks to Doctor Ala Farah. As an Integrative Health Doctor, she took her experience and passion and turned it into a career that works for her. We chat on PCOS, hormones, health, burnout and Motherhood. Knowing that so many more stones can be unturned in this chat know that we cover...

CREATING HAPPINESS IN NEW SEASONS Georgia Tong is a Netballer and Magic Stalwart as a defender. She started her career later than most and put herself in front of the right people, knowing her worth and what she was capable of. Holding down multiple jobs and commitments only shows her capacity as a High Performance Athlete... but can lead to burn out and decisions like playing netball in another c...

DOULA'ing in Aotearoa with 'Lily the Doula' Take time to deep dive into planning and prepping for birth in New Zealand from a different perspective. One that wraps around you like a warm hug... guiding you towards a path where you feel empowered in your decision making come your baby's birthday. Lily talks on when she meets with you to when she arrives on the day. What she can bring and do for you...

From Factory Worker to BlackFern ✨ Motherhood became the ULTIMATE perspective shifter for Awhina, helping her to realise that if she set her mind to it, she could 100% achieve it.  Motherhood showed her what she really wanted and what she was absolutely capable of. Making her journey bigger and better after having her son and now she can take him along for the ride too! Even to places a 5 year ol...

BEATING THE PAST TO WIN HER FUTURE Erena Mikaere is young Mama and New Zealand Netballer. With her baby now full sized, grown to almost match her over 6ft height. She has been in this Mum Athlete arena longer than many. Overcoming the odds of an abusive relationship and someone telling her that "this is it for you" after she had her baby. Erena came back - in time - to be better than ever. Reachin...

Advice from our resident Pelvic Floor Physio - Kat Rogers. Learn more about your body, whether you have had kids recently, long ago or not at all! This important muscle plays a lot of roles in our daily life and is connected to many other muscles. This chat ranges from topics of posture, menopause, teenage years and bowel movements. All of the things that help us function as people, not just Mums!...

FUELLING YOUR BODY WITH NUTRITIONAL BUILDING BLOCKS  The main mission of Megs Wellness is Empower women through nutrition, mindset and movement! She is an Accredited Nutritionist with an extra interest in the Women's Health Industry. In this episode she chats about the building blocks of nutrition, being Protein, Fats and Carbohydrates. Going into why we need these and how we can get more of these...

MINDSET - MENTAL HEALTH - MAMA Brooke Hayde, formerly Brooke Neal, picked up a hockey stick at the age of 3 and followed her brother through the ranks. Eventually finding herself as a defender in the Blacksticks. She wouldn't describe herself as the most athletic or talented player but she worked her butt off for the National position she found herself in. However, it wasn't as glamorous as it wou...

REST - RECOVERY - RUGBY LEAGUE Mya Hill-Moana is 23 year old MACHINE. Showing at a young age that she is capable of putting her body on the line and making big hits in whatever team she plays for . Whether that is for the NRLW Roosters, with a Championship win in 2021 or with the KiwiFerns or Maori Allstars and SOON to be Warriors Wahine. This impactful Mama is setting her sights on the ultimate c...

A MIDWIFE'S PERSPECTIVE OF PREGNANCY Becca from My Little Kiwi Antenatal is a Mum first and a Midwife second. With years of knowledge and experience she shares the journey of pregnant women under midwifery care and all of the differences that can occur on this beautiful journey into Motherhood. Get to know trimester to trimester what your midwife can do to support you and what you may experience a...

DOUBLE OLYMPIAN MEETS MOTHERHOOD From 2 years old Rebecca Petch was on a bike. Fast forward to today, she has achieved Olympian status in BMX in Tokyo before being shoulder tapped to transition into Track Cycling and came home from the Paris Olympics with a Team Sprint Silver Medal. In this episode we chat all about her sporting career and the decision making around starting a family. Her experien...

POSTPARTUM POWERHOUSE! At 20 years old Mia found herself pregnant, going through the depths of impending Motherhood while pulling away from her High Performance sporting support. She worked her way back to rugby by going back to her roots and found herself the following year with a Chiefs Manawa contract and not long after, an interim Black Ferns one... It is fair to say that the strength she has...

MARATHON MAMA Camille French, formerly Camille Buscomb had her sights set on a postpartum comeback of mammoth proportions. Knowing after her 5k and 10k races in Tokyo, that she wanted to start her family, she also set a goal of going to the Olympics in Paris for the Marathon.  This Mama experienced what many Mama's do, the SLOG to exercise after a sudden change of pace once the baby arrives and ri...

LACTATION BARS BUILT BY A MIDWIFE-NURSE-MUM Renata from Lila Jasmine Nutrition shares her extensive knowledge on the journey that is BREASTFEEDING! From colostrum collecting prenatally, and milk supply coming in, all the holds you can use for your baby to galactagogues and their supply boosting abilities. We talk about it all. I even discuss my decision to wean cold turkey (and why noone else shou...

RUGBY PLAYER TURNED INTERNATIONAL REFEREE   When one chapter closes, this Mum opened another in a whole new province that ended opening up opportunities she took with open arms. Tiana Ngawati-Anderson is one determined Mama. Carving her way through the refereeing landscape being true to herself and her way of doing things, she found strength in the unthinkable then smashed her own glass ceiling. N...

MAMA LED CONTRAST THERAPY Jump in to find out how 2 ex-Police Women are using their experience and backgrounds to take the humble 'hot and cold's' to a new, mobile level. We dive deep into the new wellness phenomenon of contrast therapy. A tool used by athletes to recover their muscles and others to practice their mindfulness and reap unreal physical benefits. If you have ANY wonders about contras...

NZ's most talented Mama: With an impressive list of sporting achievements, Ngawai Hawera is Yeah the Mums Mama of the Moment. With beginnings as a Magic Training Partner in Netball, to an ANZ Debut for the Southern Steel... AND a Waikato Rugby player, Brumbies player, Japan Sevens contracted player as well as moving into NZ Touch and Crossfitting at an Elite level. What can this woman not achieve?...

Black Fern's battler meets MOTHERHOOD Chelsea Semple - nee Alley has a long list of credentials in the New Zealand Rugby landscape, with many wins and experiences to her name (along with pushing for Maternity Leave contracting for professional athletes). NONE of these match becoming a Mum, but what makes it even more epic is the player she become after she became a Mum. With no pressure bigger tha...

SLEEP CONSULTANT WITHOUT THE STRESS?! Say no more! Jacqueline from Restful Sleepers has jumped into a chat about all things SLEEP! With everything from wake windows, naps and schedules, to going with the flow, working with you and understanding the transitions your child will go through from the age 4 months to 5 years. With an incredible amount of knowledge, Jacqui was able to debunk that every s...

SMASHING THE LACROSSE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AT 6 MONTHS POSTPARTUM   Briar Bertram is one of the most experienced women's Lacrosse players on the field in New Zealand at the moment, and her baby? She isn't even 1 yet! She is agile, fast and stuns goal keepers and is an epic team player. But behind closed doors she dealt with delays in conception, decisions around when to start her family and COVID a...

NZ ICE HOCKEY PLAYER MEETS POSTPARTUM PERFORMANCE Anjali Mulari, Ice Ferns Assistant Captain aiming for a Div 2b World Champs victory from April 14 2025 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Listen here for her experience in finding Ice Hockey in New Zealand, how her fertility journey went with Endometriosis and her pregnancy and postpartum periods as a Mum of 2 and athlete. With a traumatic first birth, this...