Nurture Hub Pregnancy and Birth Podcast - With Shari Lyon

We love this topic, its definitely not one that many pregnant women discuss and yet its so important as this was how we created our babies in the first place.. plus the discussion about after birth.. Let's meet Karlyn, The Erotic alchemist  'Karlyn specialises in guiding women through transformational processes, drawing upon her training in Yoni Mapping Therapy, Tantric Bodywork & Sacred...

We are so grateful to be able to share this special interview with Jane Hardwicke Collings - A Women’s Mysteries Teacher, Women-crafter, a Mother, Grandmother, Former Midwife, A Writer, Teacher, Workshop Facilitator. Jane is a former Registered Nurse, and worked in that capacity in Paediatric Intensive Care Units and Women’s Operating Theatres. Jane became a midwife at 26 and left the hospital sys...

Can we be honest with you??? We hate the term 'BIRTH PLAN'!! you are probably thinking What? Why?? Because when we put one 'Plan' on one experience then we put a lot of expectation on ourselves and when things don't 'go to plan' then we can come out of our birth feeling disappointed and even traumatised. We both work with women through pregnancy to help them prepare for all kinds of births and so...

We live such busy lives that even in pregnancy we don't tend to take the time to slow down and connect into what our body and our baby needs. Many women keep busy to get out of their heads but then in turn this can cause more stress and anxiety as we are pushing down our emotions and not dealing with the fears we feel in the lead up to our birth. In this episode, Nicola Laye and Shari Lyon have a...

Today we have our special guests Tabitha & Brad Fennell, they are experts in the coaching couples through the journey of loving relationships. We are discussing the bumps, up’s and downs in the journey during pregnancy and birth, how the relationship changes and how to navigate this time together. We are often guilty of not looking at our love relationships during this time, it’s an episode we...

Claire & Luke attending the live 12-hour Hypnobirthing course with Shari to help them prepare for birth and when Claires water broke she thought for sure everything was going to happen in perfect timing... but when it didn't and there was a risk of infection they had to draw on the knowledge they learned in their Hypnobirthing course,  consult with their caregiver who recommended that ind...

We get down to the nit and gritty of how to support our bodies and Pelvic Floor during pregnancy and postpartum with Sarah Anderson. Sarah is a Women’s Health Physiotherapist and specialises in Pelvic Floor Health.  Sarah has a practice on the Gold Coast and also has a great podcast called Listen Up Ladies. Please note that what we share in this podcast is for information purposes to help you...

Positive Birth Story Time: In this episode we speak with fitness icon and mother Emily Campbell (Instagram) @emilycampbelloffical about the preparation she did through Hypnobirthing and she takes us on a journey as she shares her beautiful birth story and how she was so well supported by her OB through her entire experience. We hope you enjoy this birth story and would love it if you could subscri...

Pip Wynn Owen is an Advanced Childbirth and Parenting Educator, Registered Midwife, Award-Winning Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner, and a Mother of 4 based in Perth Australia. We wanted to invite Pip onto this episode today to talk about the randomized controlled trial that took place in the USA called the ARRIVE Trial that now many caregivers are referring to when recommending induction of l...

We are really back, its been quite a year already.. We have missed you and we are ready to open great conversations around the clients we are coaching and connecting with in real time and by opening these conversations we hope it brings empowerment, reassurance, questions and actions you can take so you’re not feeling alone. Please know we are sharing from our own knowledge not with medical advice...

In this beautiful episode, we speak to the mum of 5 Kendra who birthed her 5th baby at home and into her eldest daughters loving arms. Kendra is a birth photographer at Kendra Miller Photography in Kansas City, USA. To watch the beautiful birth video that brought us to tears CLICK HERE Kendra's doula Monica also joined us for the interview where she shared that it was Kendra's birth that inspired...

In this awesome episode, we interview Dr Kate Levett BEd (HME, Hons I), MPH (Epi), PhD, Adv. Dip. App. Sci (Acup), Grad. Dip Jap. Acup (Manaka) Kate Levett is a practitioner and researcher of Japanese and Chinese Acupuncture, with over 20 years’ experience as an acupuncturist, researcher, birth educator and teacher. Kate’s particular interests are in women’s health, including menstrual issues, fer...

We are back into 2021 with Nurture Hub the podcast for women who are planning a pregnancy, who are pregnant and for new mums looking for support, mentoring and connection.  We will be talking to real women just like you, sharing our stories and bringing In the professionals to share knowledge.   We are thrilled and ready to share, laugh, cry. We hope you enjoy every moment.   Love N...

Today we are discussing the language used around pregnancy and birth.  Pregnant women are vulnerable and highly suggestive, they are listening to everyone around them, caregivers, family, friends, partners, random people on the street.  The Words we use around pregnancy can be uplifting, empowering, inspiring and can also be the polar opposite undermining, fear-inducing and we often don’...

Today we are interviewing Nikki McCahon, a most inspiring, beautiful woman, a Mumma and a wife. This episode is Insightful and brilliant for all mums to be and all those in the thick of post partum stage. Nikki is a Matrescence Educator and Women’s life cycle guide Nikki is the founder of ‘The Dear Mama Project’ podcaster, a coach a facilitator of intimate women’s circles and workshops both in per...

In today’s podcast Shari & Nicola interview a most inspiring women, Nadine Muller.  Mumpreneur, Registered Nurse who was until recently in the Australian Defence Force (Air Force) a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, a wife to Dane, and Mother to two amazing awesome little boys, Madden & Beckham. This episode comes with a WARNING t o anyone suffering with child birth traum...

Birth Trauma is real and couple possibly affects 1 in 3 women.  Birth trauma looks and feels different to every woman, birth partner and even birth workers. In this episode, we wanted to create conversation and bring to light around birth trauma and so we invited Dr Erin Bowe into this conversation. Dr Erin Bowe is a Clinical Psychologist and perinatal psychologist, and transformation coach f...

Kirby Hood from Olive Juice Lifestyle Photography is an award-winning birth Photographer and Doula. In our chat with Kirby we talk about her role as a Doula and how she supports women and also we clear up some of the most common questions asked about Birth Photography... And no birth photography is not just about taking photos of your vagina. Through the work Kirby does she is able to document the...

In this podcast Shari & Nicola interview an inspiring Mumpreneur, Jenni Cauchi a formulator and founder of skin care range Blum, Brisbane born, a wife & mum of a beautiful little boy. Jenni shares her life and the up’s and downs of trying to become a mum and breaking the stressful career path… Jenni was thriving in her career as an Interior Designer, but working exhaustive hours in a high...

Today we are sharing a very special episode with you, in August this year we held two LIVE online Pregnancy Circles for over 1700 women from all over the world. It this moment we realised how much women are needing connection and community from all over the world. In this circle we cover breath safe for pregnancy and a fear release meditation, we hope you enjoy every moment of being in this circle...

This episode is an interview with Shari about her journey and life mission to empower women to have a positive birth. Shari’s passion for women is truly heart felt and Shari’s mission is to spread the word of positive birthing and that she truly believes that we all deserve to have a positive experience no matter how your baby comes into the world.  Shari personally used the Hypnobirthing Aus...

Birth matters!! The way we live, love and parent, is deeply impacted by birth. Birth has become immersed in a culture of fear and trauma. But you don’t need to accept this as your reality. Our babies’ births are significant, creating imprints within their neurobiology and emotional life. For our babies’ optimum development, for ourselves as parents, for the blessed unfolding of our lives together;...

In this episode, we are coaching a beautiful mum to be, Paris.  Paris is one of our Nurture Hub members and she is wanting some help and guidance with pre-birth nerves.  Paris Is about to welcome her next little Bub into the world and had the most amazing first birth experience but as she approaches this birth she is starting to compare, over think,  trying replicate this birth the...

In this episode, we interview Mae't Pearson about her midwifery practice and her incredible support that she has continues to deliver to all women and families in the community.  Mae't Pearson is a private practice midwife and Mum of three gorgeous children. She has a masters of midwifery and is a UK educated midwife. Maet has worked in tertiary hospitals, university lecturing, community midw...

In this episode, we are coaching a beautiful mum to be, Kate.  Kate is one of our Nurture Hub members and she is wanting support / coaching on how to engage in a calm & empowered conversation with her obstetrician around her needs and wants in her birth.    Kate has gestational diabetes and her obstetrician is wanting to discuss a possible induction and Kate is needing some guid...