Nourishing the Mother

In this episode, we explore ways to lift yourself out of the ‘sameness’ funk we can all get stuck in sometimes. We share stories from our current reality, in lockdown in Melbourne due to COVID, with tips to bring novelty and perspective shifts into your world. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com Listen In The...

In this episode we interview postpartum educator, doula and facilitator Katie Parker, who is a social worker, self-proclaimed matrescence nerd, parent educator and mum of two. We talk to Katie on all things postpartum and beyond, specifically during this pandemic lockdown. We discuss: – When you’re feeling out of control, how to realise where you Listen In The post NTM 268: Preparing for a positiv...

Face masks are now mandated where we live, in response to COVID-19. In this episode we discuss our personal feelings about it, and explore the symbolism behind what people on both sides of the media-perpetuated ‘divide’ are making it mean. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist – Jules...

In this week’s episode, we interview our fabulous business coach who revolutionises the business industry, and leads the way for powerful women to do their work in the world, whilst raising amazing families, relationships and whatever their heart desires.  As Carlie Maree says “if you desire it, you can have it”. In this episode we discuss: Listen In The post NTM 266: It gets to feel good! Busting...

For us, the very foundation of respectful parenting begins with boundaries. If you haven’t got ‘you’, how can you possibly have another? When we negate our own body’s signals, in preference for a higher-minded response, what conflict within our children does this create, that is the opposite of the conscious experience we seek? In the Listen In The post NTM 265: Boundaries as part of respectful pa...

In response to a listener’s question ‘A third baby – yes or no?’ we explore through our own stories, what it looks like to meet this topic with consciousness or unconscious shadow. We explore what a full-bodied ‘yes’ is, bust the scarcity and abundance mindset and knowing when a baby is an expansion of your top Listen In The post NTM 264: Another baby? Yes or no? appeared first on The Wellness Cou...

How are the current global events functional for the evolution of humanity? What do they say about us and how does our parenting become even more important in times like these? In this episode, Bridget explores the ‘function’ in this apparent dysfunction and how the world is our mirror, revealing where our own inner work Listen In The post NTM 263: Global events, you & your parenting appeared...

As women, and mothers, we can often find ourselves so consumed and exhausted from our many hats, that we forgo, or forget, our sexual selves entirely. In this episode Julie spends some time talking around why your lack of sexuality can be a rejection of your inner feminine essence, why it’s also your most powerful Listen In The post NTM 262: Why your sexuality matters appeared first on The Wellnes...

In this conversation with Dr Oscar Serralach, GP and author of trail-blazing book The Postnatal Depletion Cure, we discuss how he has witnessed, first-hand and in clinic, the significant stress of modern motherhood, and why he has made honouring and caring for mothers his mission. May you be inspired to value all that you do, and Listen In The post NTM 261: Mother care with Dr Oscar Serralach appe...

This week the podcast is a little different! It’s a juicy LIVE talk we did for ‘The MAD Women’ online event; a beautiful showcase of amazing ‘Make A Difference’ women. We lay the foundation for all that is ‘Nourishing The Mother’ and how we came together, what inspires us, and the unique, and empowering lens through which Listen In The post NTM 260: Family; finding the function in the dysfunction...

To be seen as the unique genius of who you inherently are is every human’s greatest gift. What would it look like if we gave this gift to our children? What would it mean to get in the way? How do we know if we are? In this episode Julie shares the realisations of her Listen In The post NTM 259: The best gift you can give your child appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

Well this one’s a random collection of stories! Ultimately we want you to see the universe in action through the process of raising your children – our conscious growth is never separate from our children’s.   Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist – Jules http://www.thepleasurenutritio...

How are you responding to anxiety around leaving the cocoon of covid?  Are you avoiding or meeting your children’s uncertainty and/or emotional fallout?  Do you have strategy and planning in place to ensure you both get through this with the best possible outcome?  In this episode, Bridget breaks down the strategy behind her re-entry to Listen In The post NTM 257: How are you handling back to ‘sch...

It’s the modern-day motherhood conundrum…whether the conscious ‘granola mum’ or Supermum CEO, balancing life always seems to come at a cost…or does it? In this episode, we explore the difference between seeking ‘outer world validation’ and ‘inner world alignment’ and how that plays a role in having it all. Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget L...

As we exit this time of ‘pause’, what is it that you desire to hold close, take with you, or leave behind?   If you really knew you could design your life leaving this phase, what would you want?  In this episode, we discuss boundaries, change and the inner calling to discern what is most meaningful to Listen In The post NTM 255: Knowing what to take with you and what to leave behind appeared firs...

In this week’s episode, we chat with the delightfully insightful Meg Berryman, who was herself a homeschooled child, on her experience as a child and young adult, her insights from a lived experience of herself and her two siblings, and her choices with her own children.  It’s honestly an inspired conversation that breaks down barriers, Listen In The post NTM 254: How do homeschooled kids really t...

In this two-part series, we interview Gillian Howarth, a homeschooling mother of three, former primary school teacher and creator of Born Wise School. As we’re plunged into ‘school at home’ during COVID-19, we quickly come face-to-face with our own deeply ‘schooled’ approaches to learning, inviting us to re-examine educational philosophy and our choices. Gillian makes Listen In The post NTM 253: E...

In this two-part series, we interview Gillian Howarth, a homeschooling mother of three, former primary school teacher and creator of Born Wise School. As so many of us plunge into ‘school at home’ during COVID-19, we quickly come face-to-face with our own deeply ‘schooled’ approaches to learning, inviting us to re-examine educational philosophy and our Listen In The post NTM 252: Exploring homesch...

Do you notice how in ‘conscious parenting’ we can have one set of ‘rules’ for how we strive to show up for our children..but miss the truth that much of this also applies to our intimate partnership too? Seeking to understand them, offer the respect we’d like to receive, looking at the ‘mirror’ they offer Listen In The post NTM 251: Stop separating relationship and parenting appeared first on The...

In this episode, we discuss what’s getting us and our kids through this time of COVID-19 social distancing and ‘iso’. There’s tips, hacks and chit chat about our private practices making all the difference right now. We hope this episode offers something that resonates for you, too x This podcast is sponsored by SPACEMAKER WARDROBES! Listen In The post NTM 250: Home practices for difficult and unc...

How do you want to create magic for your children during this time of global uncertainty, challenge and change? What do you think homeschooling needs to look like? In this episode we explore what this unique time can offer us and our children, seeking to live by the adage that ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’! Listen In The post NTM 249: Removing the rules to make your own recipe for ho...

We are all experiencing immense change and uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic grows and many families are thrust together in the home, amplifying opportunity for both connection, and conflict. How we get through this time with our children will leave a lasting impression on them – when life gives you lemons can you make lemonade? In this Listen In The post NTM 248: Parenting through Coronavirus...

We ALL have aspects of our children we find difficult to be with, or simply don’t want to see…but what if all behaviour is functional, and it’s here to show you the way?….it’s controversial, but what if your child’s behaviour which you detest, is a signal asking you to grow? Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother Listen In The post NTM 247: What if the parts you find hard in your child, are the par...

Do you define yourself by your parenting? Is your worth tied up in how well you showed up and who your kids turn out to be? Do you believe there’s your way, or the wrong way? In this episode we explore the dance that parenting presents to us in holding on and letting go. Relevant Listen In The post NTM 246: Holding on and Letting go of attachment appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

It grips your throat, it tugs at your chest, its the monkey you can’t get off your back – anxiety. In motherhood it can have us feeling overwhelmed, underprepared, frayed and frazzled. Yet it’s part of the human condition. So how do we roll when we’re feeling pinned? In this episode we explore through story Listen In The post NTM 245: Moving with and beyond anxiety in motherhood appeared first on...