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We opened this season with Audrey Hamilton days before she gave birth to her first baby and we are closing this season as she shares her birth story, breastfeeding and postpartum journey following the arrival of baby Beau.  Here she talks to Sinead about how labour began, pain relief and Beau’s arrival, cracked nipples and forgetting breast pads at the recent awards.  We talk about insta...

Journalist, podcaster and author Liadán Hynes joins us this week to talk about navigating relationship change as a parent.  When Liadán’s marriage fell apart someone told her that things might never be ok again, but through her book and podcast “How to Fall Apart” she has been open to disproving that. Her brand new book “ Courting ” is a wonderfully empathic and inclusive book about relations...

In this episode we talk to Positive Psychologist, Author and Primary School teacher Fiona Forman about her book “Braver than you Believe - A Parent’s Guide to Building Children’s Resilience Using Positive Psychology Skills” which aims to equip parents with the necessary skills to raise confident and resilient children in today’s challenging world.   WaterWipes is one of the most essential pro...

In this episode Sinead O'Moore sits down with the beautiful mum of 3 Jennifer Wrynne .  With 3 kids under 2 Jennifer joins us to tell us about her real journey to motherhood, her diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, her miscarriage before conceiving her twin girls and the concern that naturally followed. Instagram is a snap shot into peoples lives, it’s rarely the full picture and here Jennifer s...

At 9 months pregnant Ruth was preparing to welcome her first baby into the world.  This time in our lives is transformative in so many ways - but Ruth had no idea of what was to come.  And here in this episode she takes us through one of the most remarkable stories we’ve ever told on this podcast.  A brain tumour diagnosis, an emergency section and a stroke, one day after her son wa...

This week Sinead is joined by comedian Julie Jay for an uplifting, ball juggling mam chat.  Her latest show “Oops, This is Toxic” is a massive success, described by Joanne McNally as a “Joy to watch” and by Tommy Tiernan as “the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time”. A pessimist by nature Julie shares how she never believed motherhood would be something she’d ever be fortunate enough...

Caz Mooney is a mum of 3 who has found simple but effective ways to make her money work for her.  Recognising that families were struggling with their own budgeting she started her instagram page Irish Budgeting earlier this year which has grown to over 110k followers - proving how much we all need to talk about money more.  Here she talks to Sinead about feeding a family of 5 for €5, he...

Louise McSharry is a broadcaster, podcaster, writer and leading voice.  She is a mother of two boys and here she speaks to Sinead O'Moore about the culture of “not enough”, we flip the switch on “letting ourselves go” and she speaks honestly about the crippling sense of guilt and shame she felt when breastfeeding just didn’t work for her.  This episode is an honest catch up with Louise M...

Motherhood brings us love - but it can also bring us unimaginable heartbreak. This weeks episode with Keelin O'Connor is about birthing her 3rd baby Pearl, and the moments of loss that immediately followed.  And so this episode comes with a trigger warning for anyone who feels like it’s too hard to listen in this moment.  This conversation is beautiful, and compassionate. And it’s been c...

We are back. Audrey Hamilton is an Irish artist, designer and entrepreneur with international appreciation for her iconic creations. But she has been creating a whole other kind of magic over the past 9 months - her first baby.  Here she talks to Sinead about her expectations, preparations and hopes for birth and how while she is stepping into the unknown this is to be the most incredible cre...

everymum the podcast is back this Saturday Oct 8th 2022 with Season 9 hosted by Sinead O'Moore and kindly supported by WaterWipes , the world's purest baby wipes. Join us for the next 10 weeks as we share 10 incredible episodes with 10 incredible guests each sharing their own unique experiences of motherhood.. If you need a laugh, a cry, a reminder of what's important or to just know that you're n...

Baby Evie shines a special kind of magic into this world.  From the first scans it was clear that Evie had Down Syndrome but then multiple health challenges followed including a serious inoperable heart defect. Brana and Ross were preparing to say goodbye at birth - but this weekend this episode joins in the celebration of wishing Evie a very happy birthday.  For more on Evie's journey c...

In this episode I am joined by Senior Paediatric Dietician, mother of 3 and founder of weaning.ie Cathy Monaghan to talk about the realities of family food. Weaning can be fun, messy and an anxious time as parents try to follow the rules with a baby who has their own mind. Cathy brings it back to basics with the reassurance we all need to hear.  Food is about connection - and the greatest thi...

Here we talk to nutritionist Dr. Michelle Hone founder of The Fit Clinic to talk about why it can feel so hard to care for our own health needs as mothers - and what daily practices we can do to support ourselves - because if we fall, our family crumbles.  We talk about the power of a deep breath, how our periods are a vital sign for what’s happening within us, why we should love ourselves wh...

Sinead is joined by Aisling Brennan a paediatric nurse in Crumlin Hospital and mama to Angie (her fur baby) and Daibhí (her baby baby) with her husband 2fm’s Carl Mullan . The end of maternity leave is full of emotions.  Excitement to reclaim our professional selves.  Sadness the time with our baby is over. But also maybe some reflection on how tough it can be  We can often go into...

In this episode Sinead is joined by Grammy nominated Singer/Songwriter/Artist/Producer RuthAnne . But away from the studio where RuthAnne has written songs for Britney Spears, John Legend and Niall Horan she is a courageous endometriosis warrior & mother to her 6 month old rainbow baby girl Lily-Mae. This episode discusses RuthAnne’s loss before Lily Mae was born - a kindly comes with a trigge...

In this episode of everymum the podcast Sinead is joined by Katie Mugan founder of nursingmama.ie to talk about how being a mum of 4 has shaped her work, empathy and non-judgemental care for mums.  Here we talk about the challenges women face in accessing breastfeeding support, the unnecessary camps we are placed in depending upon if we breast, bottle or pump, the need to feel safe and not at...

What does a family look like?  We think it looks like love.  And this Father’s Day, everymum has a very special episode which celebrates 2 dads loving their little lady.  Mark Davidson, one half of the real dads of ireland instagram account and co-founder of kidandco.ie joins Sinead to talk about surrogacy, same sex parenting, raising a girl to see an equal world and the legal chall...

In this very special episode Sinead is joined by a mother of 2 Danielle Cullinan to talk about Angelman Syndrome - a very rare genetic disorder that her eldest daughter Clara was born with.  In this episode she takes us on an extraordinary journey to a diagnosis, connecting with other families who have a child with Angelman Syndrome, how she had her husband both found different coping strateg...

A Mother’s birth - the moment we too arrive new and vulnerable into the world.  In this episode Sinead is joined by the poet, author, doctor and mother of 2 Maria Tempany or “ The Rhyming One ” as you might know her on instagram about how she has turned the last few years of motherhood into words that support us through writing her poems and books.  From birthing alone in the pandemic to...

Kicking off Season 8 Sinead is re-joined by our most listened to guest Ailbhe Garrihy . As it’s our summer season we are going to dive into the fun and chaos of toddler travel. Earlier this year Ailbhe and her little family had the opportunity of a trip of a lifetime to visit family for 6 weeks in the US.  Here we talk about their epic adventure - the worry, the guilt, the flight go, the...

everymum the podcast is back this Saturday May 28th 2022 with Season 8 hosted by Sinead O'Moore and kindly supported by WaterWipes , the world's purest baby wipes. Join us for the next 10 weeks as we share 10 incredible episodes with 10 incredible guests each sharing their own unique experiences of motherhood.. If you need a laugh, a cry, a reminder of what's important or to just know that you're...

In this final episode of the season, I am joined by the very ever first guest I had on everymum the podcast - Mairead Ronan.  In 2018 for episode 1 we spoke to Mairead about career & motherhood.  She had just won DWTS and was so excited and ready to take on a new career journey. A mother of 3 the juggle was real. Cut to the pandemic, some burnout, new priorities and a sense of the ye...

This week Sinead is joined by a woman who was pregnant & homeless. She would like to remain anonymous but is hopeful that people can hear and understand her story.  As the housing crisis in Ireland escalates she found herself unable to keep up with rising rental costs. In early pregnancy she had no choice but to arrive at a homeless hostel seeking support.  What she found was an envi...

Happy Mothers Day from every mum to every mum - this week we are joined by Dr. Edel Woods Dr Edel founder of the exclusive ORA clinic has focused much of her adult life on career goals Hard working and in control, when she put her mind to something it worked out. But our fertility doesn’t work like that. Endometriosis, miscarriage, and a premature birth thought Edel that in motherhood we can’t pre...