Can We Talk About This?

Nutrient depletion has a huge impact on our wellbeing throughout pregnancy and postpartum but it is something that often is overlooked in maternal health. We chat to Lucy Fitzgibbons a womens health naturopath about the impacts pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding can have on your body and ultimately your health and why its important to put more focus into our internal health over our external looks...

Alison Milner chats to us about her experience after a traumatic birth and navigating life with a prolapse and the complications she endured finding the right treatment and management and how that affected her mental health. Alison shares the early red flags of pelvic floor issues after her first baby and frustrations about why women are left in the dark about pelvic health, symptoms and risks.  ...

What is it about the breath? We chat to Nicola Laye about how breathwork can benefit us in our physiological functioning, birth and mental wellbeing. Nicola shares her secrets to living a fulfilled and happy life and using the breath to empower our body and mind, ultimately a skill that can change your life! We even finish off with a few minutes of breathing!   Links:  @nicolalaye   Music is calle...

We chat to Caitlin Kay-Smith found of non for profit organization Hyperemesis Gravidarium Australia about all things HG and why ginger is not the answer. HG is not morning sickness but is often mistaken for it and should be treated seriously as the complications and consequences go well beyond pregnancy. We talk about why HG has taken so long to be recognized, trauma, malnutrition, treatment, supp...

We continue our chat about pelvic health but in this chat we talk specifically about postpartum changes in our bodies and what this means for a woman. We talk about all things diastasis recti, hemorrhoids, cesarean scar, prolapse, pessaries, postnatal checks with a women’s health physio, the language we use around our bodies and dysfunction, menopause, physios in maternity wards in our hospitals a...

Your pelvic floor is one of the most important muscles in your body that we really need to be talking about and its not just about doing pelvic floor exercises. When it comes to pelvic health generally women say “I wish someone told me” and this shows that knowledge is power - know the signs and symptoms, know the risks, know your body! The statistics for pelvic floor dysfunction are shocking and...

Trigger warning: miscarriage. Sarah Pratt bravely shares her story entering motherhood and the challenges after birth. She also talks about the confusing, emotional rollercoaster with unexplained infertility when trying for more children after her first born and her experiences with multiple miscarriages. Sarah shares about how she was met with a lack of support and left invalidated and dismissed...

It can be hard to know what kind of exercise and movement that is right for you when you are pregnant and then again after you have a baby. If you feel good, is that enough to tell you its ok to return to play a team sport or go for a run or lift weights? Is 6 weeks really enough time for recovery and should this blanket statement apply to everyone? We chat to Sarah Male aka The Mummy Trainer abou...

We are joined by the lovely Kaitlyn Bywater who has just had her third baby boy via planned caesarean section. We chat to Kaitlyn about her motherhood journey, the struggles with HG, birth trauma, rage and living rurally without her support network. She also talks of her prolapse after her second born and her healing birth after trauma. Kaitlyn often shares her realities of motherhood online and c...

When you become a mother often the transition is difficult and full of confronting changes. We chat to Nikki McCahon about the transition a woman experiences after becoming a mother and how truly deep this transformation is. Struggles with identity, mourning your old life, grieving your experiences, feeling disorientated, reevaluating friendships and relationships and ultimately your personal grow...

Host Amber-lee and producer Rigel introduce ourselves and give some context to the podcast and what we think is important to recognise and talk about regarding women's health and wellbeing and helping to bridge the gap. We want everyone to feel empowered, supported, validated and invite you to join the conversation to reduce stigma, shame and guilt on topics that need to be openly spoken about.   ...