Nourishing the Mother

It’s a contentious topic, but one thing is for certain, baby sleep can define how confident we feel and how able to cope we are within our Motherhood. In this week’s episode we share stories of our own journeys with 6 kids; what happened with their sleep, what choices we made and the blurred line Listen In The post NTM 137: The Baby Sleep Talk appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

The constant fatigue, the night waking, the being in service to everyone but ourselves, can easily have us running a story on why we can’t…… In this episode we want you to have a toolkit to start breaking apart the story you’re running on why you’re life isn’t working and mining the wisdom within that Listen In The post NTM 136: Don’t get pulled into the “its hard” story appeared first on The Well...

In 2.5 years we’ve covered a lot, explored so much and grown so much. In this episode we reflect on the teachings and learnings over this time and what we’d say to a listener beginning now on this journey with us. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au/ Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist Listen In The pos...

One of the biggest farces of this generation is that both sex and relationship ‘should’ come naturally! Both require time and up-skilling. Reflection AND connection. Affirmation AND humility. It is these seemingly paradoxical elements that force us to grow and inspire connection within our loving relationships and spark within our intimate relationships. In this episode Listen In The post NTM 134:...

Bridget and I have both said this sentence and for very different reasons, so we’re wondering if you have too? When we try-on different ways of being, when we expect ourselves to live like “so and so”, or in accordance with other peoples version of success we can find ourselves numbed to who we are, Listen In The post NTM 133: I’ve spent all my life trying to “be” something appeared first on The W...

It’s the end of one year and the beginning of another which can make us hit transition… the meeting of big feelings, big dreams, big disappointments and deep intentional reflection… it can be painful! (Especially if you add social media into the mix!). So how can we ride the waves of transition to birth the Listen In The post NTM 132: New Year, new transition, new ways of being appeared first on T...

What to do with ‘screen time’? It’s the parenting question of the decade! After Bridget’s ‘Screenagers’ event, we discuss the key challenges that we face raising kids in the digital age, what boundaries look like, why they’re important and the strategies we’re implementing in our own families. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au/ Suburban Sandcastles Listen...

As we roll into Christmas, our fantasy of the perfect family togetherness can be smashed with the realities of high emotions, stress and overwhelm! In this episode, we explore toolkits based on our own years of wisdom in parenting and relationship, with the intention to equip you with the capacity, insight and preparation to make Listen In The post NTM 130: Festive Season parenting tensions appear...

Be you, be you, be you….even when it hurts and in this episode Bridget and Jules discuss their current hurts and to find the courage to push past the pain into ever greater alignment. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au/ Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Pleasure Nutritionist – Julie http://www.thepleasurenutritionist.com/...

In this episode we answer a listener’s email about business, motherhood and the resistance that gets in the way of combining the two.  How much do our perceptions and beliefs manifest our reality, what happens when we’re looking to fail in an area when we’re ‘looking to fail’?  How to transform our beliefs and get Listen In The post Getting real on Motherhood AND business appeared first on The Wel...

In this episode, we get real about the tiredness that can so often plague our motherhood. We discuss how to find the softness, the wisdom and ultimately the freedom to give ourselves permission to be authentic and vulnerable with those we love. It’s not an easy road, but our motherhood journey, even in its challenge, Listen In The post I’m just so f***ing tired appeared first on The Wellness Couch...

In this weeks episode we address a listener’s question around “postpartum body image”. We discuss our personal stories with body image and motherhood, conscious questions to explore within ourselves and ideas for coming back into reverence with our body. The post Post-partum Body Consciousness appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

This episode is in response to an email from a listener who asked ‘When did you accept it all? The changes, the challenges, the transformation and the pain?’ We delve into personal story, learnings and philosophy on motherhood as a portal to consciousness and the evolution of self. We hope this episode gives you the Listen In The post Accepting it all appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

What does it mean to be at ‘capacity’? What are the biggest challenges, integrations and inspirations in Julie’s world as baby Gwen turns 3 months old? In this episode we have an honest and vulnerable conversation about intimate relationship and early motherhood, dismantling stories and beliefs, and softening into the flow and joy of motherhood Listen In The post Reflections on being a mother of f...

What’s it like to take a 2,000km roadtrip with another businesswoman, your two babies, and a film crew? In this week’s episode Bridget shares her perspective after the premiere of the RISE Documentary; the inspiration, the challenges, and honouring everyone’s needs and desires in order to ‘show up’ in the world. The post NTM 123: Bridget’s doco & showing up in the world appeared first on The W...

We’ve all been here at one or many points in our motherhood journey, whether from the idealised fantasy around what life would look like as a new mother, or self-righteous in our beliefs – when we subscribe to a fantasy, we’re unconsciously building a nightmare, and that nightmare can be treacherous in our lives, wreaking Listen In The post When the fantasy of motherhood comes crashing down around...

Let your inner critic, perfectionist and ‘perfect parent’ take a backseat as we flip the cards on our ‘not so perfect’ parenting moments; what they reveal, what they heal and how they benefit everyone involved…including our children.  Even our most painful events have wisdom and if you’ll take the leap with us, we’ll help you Listen In The post Why our parenting f*** up’s still serve appeared firs...

Argh!  When children start to develop their own autonomy, it can send us into an emotional spin that has us feeling angry, powerless and confused.  What begins as story of Bridget and her 4 year old son, ends with incredible insight, understanding and tangible toolkits with real-life examples for you to take and use at Listen In The post NTM 120: What to do when our kids don’t do what we want appe...

In parenting consciously, we can often find ourselves solely child-focussed, and relationships wither in this phase, but what if it doesn’t have to be this way? In this episode we explore how to interpret our family dynamics, our relationship problems, and our children’s behaviour through quality questions that lead us to greater connection. The post NTM 119: Navigating relationship and parenting...

Intentionally shifting energy through laugher can be a powerful tool to develop with our children, and let’s face it we could all use a little more playfulness! When our children have stored and stuck feelings we want to offer you another way to help them process, lean in, learn and grow with a toolkit that Listen In The post NTM 118: Laughter as a Release MASTERCLASS appeared first on The Wellnes...

What do your child’s tears bring up in you? Do you see them as something to move through quickly, too overwhelming to ‘hold’, and so triggering that you fear them? This masterclass is designed to begin to get you more comfortable with crying, with witnessing your child in ‘pain’ and equip you with a toolkit Listen In The post NTM 117: How to get okay with tears MASTERCLASS appeared first on The We...

This is the first of 4 Masterclasses in parenting!  This week we discuss the role of secure attachment in our developing children, why they need it, how we can support it and what happens if we give too much.  The profound nature of the mother-child dynamic is explored, as we bring awareness to the mutual Listen In The post NTM 116: Secure Attachment Masterclass appeared first on The Wellness Couc...

So this week is a little different! In response to a listeners request, in this week’s episode Julie interviews her husband, Nick, on his experience of birth. We delve into what birth was like for him to witness, how to be a great support partner, what was empowering or overwhelming for him, advice he has Listen In The post NTM 115: Interview with Julie’s husband: A male’s perspective of birth and...

In this week’s episode, Julie and Bridget explore the concept of instilling feminist values in our sons, what it means to be a feminist man, and how do we support our sons through the surges of the masculine, without dishonouring the feminine? In a ‘fight for equality’ culture, we discuss what it looks like to Listen In The post NTM 114: Do we want to raise a feminist son? appeared first on The We...

In this week’s episode, we chat with best-selling author and award-winning Chiropractor Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani on the philosophy and science of chiropractic, intentional parenting, instilling values of health and wellness in our families, and motherhood and relationships as a portal to consciousness. Connect with Dr Jen: http://welladjusted.co/ Books and resources mentioned: Well Adjusted Bab...