everymum

In this very special episode to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day our host Sinead is joined by bestselling author, food blogger and mother of 3 Gina Daly .  As parents to a 12 and 10 year old Gina and her husband Karol’s hearts grew again. Pregnant at 40, Gina was aware of the the risks but following a miscarriage in 2020 she knew this baby she was carrying would be so very very loved. Here w...

Anger and rage - no matter how much you love sometimes these unwanted emotions rise and we want to understand why. Anne Morgan , Psychotherapist, mother of 1 and founder of Sparkback  to join us as we talk about the unsaid emotions of motherhood. We talk about how our emotions are a language we have forgotten to speak. How anger showing up can mean our own needs are repeatedly not being met.&...

On the week of International Women’s day we honour the women, the mothers of Ukraine whose hearts are breaking. There is no easy way to discuss war - and so this episode comes with a strong content warning. Tetyana Maryshko has lived in Ireland for the last 20 years - making this her family's home but in this moving episode we talk about her homeland Ukraine which at the time of recording is on Da...

In this episode of everymum the podcast host Sinead O'Moore is joined by Daniella Moyles to celebrate the birth of her newborn and her new self.  Nothing can prepare you for motherhood because nobody has walked your journey to get here, nobody has had your birth and nobody has had your baby. Together you are completely newborn.  As a trainee psychotherapist, author of Jump , a book...

In this episode we are joined by Bróna English a nurse and mum of two, mental health advocate and creator of @snaphappymammy to discuss a frightening but important topic, Meningitis.  In late December 2021 Bróna’s young daughter became ill quite rapidly.  From fun in the shower to lifeless Bróna understood that something must be seriously wrong. Bróna began to check Niamh for any signs o...

In this week’s episode Sinead O'Moore is back with a guest from Season 2 Sinead Hingston Green . When we last spoke to Sinead Hingston she was raising her voice to share how difficult it was for parents to experience loss during the pandemic maternity restrictions.  Available here. Her episode supported an army of women who felt so abandoned and partners who felt so excluded. At the time Sine...

Welcome back to season 7 of everymum the podcast supported by WaterWipes. Sinéad is joined by an amazing guest to kick off 2022 - Emma Flynn who you might know as this mama doodles .  Emma is a mother of 3, an artist a writer and a woman who has met severe challenges in motherhood. But here in this episode recorded just 3 weeks after the birth of baby no3 she tells us that her head is a very...

everymum the podcast is back this Saturday Feb 5th 2022 with Season 7 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...

In our final episode of 2021, as a parenting nation we could all do with a deep exhale and some words of wisdom. Tara Rafter, The Navigation Coach joins us to help Sinead to try to make sense of how we are feeling and guide us towards 2022. We talk about the emotional weight of the last few years.  How challenging it is to raise our babies in a world that we are frightened of.  And the p...

In this weeks episode Sinead is joined by Midwife and Mother Jennifer Moynihan creator of the instagram account @poochandcooch We talk about birth, transformations being a pandemic healthcare worker and as Jennifer says - having the best seat in the house.  We talk about the impact of the restrictions on our incredible midwives who have gone above and beyond. And about how as a midwife s...

In this weeks episode host Sinead O'Moore is joined by Emer O’Neill - the newest member of RTE’s Today Show , an author, and advocate and a mother of 2 doing her best to make positive changes in the world.  Emer in her own words is too black to be white and too white to be black.  Growing up in Ireland, nobody looked like her, had hair like her, skin like her, was her.  To fit in, s...

In this weeks episode Sinead is joined by the very talented Irish comedian and mother of 3 Emma Doran . At 18 Emma had her first baby - who is now 18.  And In those 18 years Emma has watched her daughter grow up, while growing up herself. This is a come full circle kind of episode with laughter, honesty, vulnerable moments and a lot of empowerment.  As a single teenage mother Emma talks...

Every pregnancy is completely unique.  There is anxiety and sickness, aches and pains for sure but there is also a beauty in growing new life.  In this week’s episode host Sinead O'Moore is joined by Joanne Larby , to talk about the beautiful side of pregnancy. Joanne is a best selling author, content creator and Host of “The other side of perfect’ podcast & is expecting her first ba...

In this week’s episode our host Sinead is joined by RTE sports broadcaster and soon to be mother of 3 Evanne Ní Chuillinn to talk about secondary infertility, the mental and physical battle of trying to conceive and the relief when IVF is the answer.  After 3 years of trying to conceive her baby, Evanne shares what it took to get here, about the monthly cycle of hope and despair, the side eff...

As women our hormones are all powerful.  As mothers they control our cycle, our ovulation our ability to create, grow and birth life.  And yet, there is so much unknown about the impact of burnout and balance can have on our minds and bodies in our late 30’s & 40’s. In this week’s episode Sinead is joined by Peigin Crowley , founder of Ground Wellbein g, a wellness expert and entrepr...

Every mum has a story. And this week's guest, Sarah Kelly @speakeasySLT_ie is about love and loss and so kindly comes with a trigger warning. In support of Baby Loss Awareness Week , we share this episode to remember all the babies lost in pregnancy, at or shortly after birth. Especially Josh, Sarah's little boy who was born with his twin brother Ollie at 31 weeks and who sadly passed away the sam...

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and at everymum we are encouraging every one to check their boobs - because it saves lives.  In this episode, host Sinead O'Moore is joined by Laura O’Brien , a nurse, midwife and a mum of 4 young boys who while pregnant knew that something wasn’t right. At 35 with a newborn at home, Laura was diagnosed with breast cancer. Here she shares what saved her life...

everymum the podcast is back with season 6, supported by WaterWipes , the world’s purest baby wipes.  In our first episode our host Sinead O’Moore shares a much requested follow up conversation with Caroline Foran . Caroline was a guest on our podcast a year ago after she had given birth to her first baby.   Listen Here. As a bestselling author & host of Owning it the anxiety po...

everymum the podcast is back this Saturday Oct 2nd 2021 with Season 6 hosted by Sinead O'Moore and kindly supported by WaterWipes , the world's purest baby wipes. Join us each Saturday for 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 you're n...

How many of you asked yourself if your work was right for you after you had a baby?  In this last episode of season 5 our host, Sinead O'Moore is joined by Suzie O’Neill because she asked herself that question and the answer was no . What she was doing didnt make sense anymore and she needed control over her hours and passion to make time away from children worthwhile.  And now AYU which...

In this week’s episode our host Sinead is joined by Naomi Clarke, or The Style Fairy as you might know her better to talk about becoming a mother to her 3rd baby girl Kaia. Naomi has been open about her type1 diabetes and how this impacts her pregnancies in the past with all her girls arriving early. And how her 2nd baby Luna May was in NICU for 2 weeks where she was supported by the incredible te...

Whether it’s in the classroom or the football pitch, we tell our children to be kind. Not to bully. We also tell them to do what we do. To see us as their role models. And yet. As we’ve seen after football games, or in workplaces, or… online anonymously in groups and gossip sites, adults, women, mothers are sharing hate.  In this episode Sinead talks to Claire Balding best known for sharing h...

At the beginning of this season Sinead spoke to Orla McConnon , who at the time was just a couple of weeks away from the birth of her first baby - it was an episode all about anticipation, excitement & expectation for what was around the corner.  Orla is back to take us through the reality of the labour, the birth and the first six weeks of motherhood.  We talk about stitches, boobs,...

In this episode, Editorial Director of Image.ie Dominique McMullan joins Sinead to talk openly about the birth of her first baby Kai. Her beloved bump was about to be born but her baby’s position led to complications, pain, an instrumental birth, alarms going off and rooms flooded with people. It was traumatic.  *Trigger Warning* It impacted her wellbeing.  It impacted her mental health....

Meet Linda, the woman behind Women Ascend and the #bettermaternitycare campaign which has been fighting for the maternity care restrictions in Ireland to be lifted - (once it was safe to do so.) Linda has been pushing for greater rights and equality for decades but when she became a mother she really saw how women can be silenced, disempowered and held back in so many ways through work, through th...