Seasons of Matrescence - The Podcast

This week I am interviewing Juliet Allen, Australia’s leading sexologist. Juliet is the host of the Authentic Sex podcast, owner and creator or Pleasure School and Juliet Allen sex wands. I invited Juliet onto the podcast to chat about some of the most common sex and intimacy issues that we experience as women and mothers. We cover some really big topics, this might be a podcast best listened to a...

In today’s episode I’m going to be talking about the concept of judgement as a tool for self love - and how by changing our relationship with the way we judge ourselves and other people we can create huge shifts in our own self worth, our relationships with other people and our ability to live our life on purpose, and not let fear of judgement hold us back.  Judgement - of ourselves and others is...

Super excited to be back for 2020! Here is a quick update on what has been happening and whats ahead for myself + the Dear Mama Project this year. Please forgive the audio quality on this episode, my computer accidentally recorded from the inbuilt mic, but in the spirit of not promoting perfection I've forged ahead with it. Thank you for all the love, I really appreciate it and can't wai...

Hello and welcome back to the podcast! I’m kicking off our first episode this year with a Matrescence Tale, with the beautiful Tracy Harris from Mums With Hustle. I first met Tracy when she was a guest speaker at a Mama Tribe event that we ran, she absolutely blew me away on the night when she shared her experience of self-care and mental health, she has so much wisdom in this area born through he...

I'm ending our last episode for 2019 with a Q&A, answering the FAQs I received when I put a call out on Instagram.  The questions are: What is the number 1 thing I have done to achieve a healthier mindset? How to let go of high expectations of yourself in motherhood? How do I find time for self care?  How do you keep your relationship together when you have no time? What are your favourit...

In this weeks episode I had the total pleasure of chatting to Jamila Rizvi. Jamila is Editor-at-Large of the Nine Network’s Future Women, weekly columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and the age and a regular commentator on The Project, Today and Q and A. She previously worked in politics for the Rudd and Gillard Governments, advising on issues including media, women, child care, and employment....

In today's episode I chat with Dr Rebecca Ray, a clinical psychologist and author of three books; The Art of Self Kindness, The Universe Listens to The Brave and Be Happy: 35 Powerful Habits for Personal Growth and Wellbeing.  During the episode we chat about worthiness, how our worthiness wounds can be formed, how to identify them and how to start changing the stories we have in our minds. T...

My guest today is Claire Baker, a period coach - yep, thats a thing! Claire teaches women how to live in sync with their menstrual cycle. In this episode she walks us through the "seasons" of your cycle - just like we have four different seasons in the year, our cycles experience four distinct cycles - some weeks we have all the energy, feel confident and clear, other weeks we feel intro...

In today’s episode I’m going to be chatting with Nadine Muller, a beautiful mum of two boys - Madden who is 4 and Beckham who is four months old. I want to give you a heads up that this is not a light episode, Nadine experienced what can only be described as intense birth trauma with her second birth, and she is still working her way through her experience. I want to place a little warning on the...

In today's episode we chat about friendships - why they're important, how they change over time, what makes a good one, how to find new ones and how to let go of ones that aren't working. I hope you enjoy this episode, come say hey on Instagram and let me know what you took away from the episode www.instagram.com/dearmamaproject If you're loving the content, subscribe so you do...

In this episode I share my favourite tips for managing tough days, because as mamas, they're going to happen and it's helps to have some tools in our 'tough day toolbox'.  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nikkimccahon/ Website https://www.nikkimccahon.com -- You can connect with me on Instagram @nikkimccahon and the Seasons of Matrescence Instagram account @seasonsofmatresce...

In this episode I chat about how as mums we are often suppressing our feelings and emotions, particularly anger and frustration and why this is really unhealthy for us - mentally, emotionally, physically. In this episode I talk about the importance of processing emotions, and what can happen if we don't.  Topics covered include: Types of Anger Suppressing anger Transference of anger Healthy w...

In today’s episode I’m interviewing Aurelie Athan, a psychologist and faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. Aurelie is a leader in the study of the term “Matrescence” - Matrescence like adolescence, is a stage of human physical, psychological, social, and spiritual development. The word “Matrescence” - was originally coined by Dr Dana Raphael, an anthropologist, who...

In this episode I chat about our quest for balance and share my personal experience with finding more calm and self-care amongst the inevitable imbalance motherhood brings.  Topics covered include: Balance - is reaching for a constant "perfect" balance making us feel worse? The importance of understanding your values and making choices about where you spend your time and energy Compariso...

In this interview I chat with Holly Brunnbauer from @motherhoodmelbourne and @facingmotherhood about her experience with becoming a mama. Holly is so funny, down to earth and open, you're going to be nodding and laughing all episode. We cover not bonding to your baby straight way, what happens to your career, how motherhood can lead to discovering your true passions and values and dealing wit...

In today’s episode I’m chatting with Revie Jane Schulz, wife, mother-of-two, entrepreneur, lifestyle influencer, writer and public speaker. I was lucky enough to hear her speak on her Purpose tour, where she shared her own journey of working on worthiness and self love out loud. Revie is so dedicated to her message of inspiring women and talking about tough topics, to normalise mental health and t...

In this episode I sit down with Dr Nicole Highet, the Founder and Executive Director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence, also known as COPE. COPE is a not-for-profit organisation devoted to reducing the impacts of emotional and mental health problems in the pre and postnatal periods. During the interview we talk about perinatal mental health conditions, statistics around perinatal mental health...

The first in a series of interviews with mums sharing their experiences of becoming a mama.  In this interview I chat with Steph Pase from @justanothermummyblog. Steph openly shares her experience of new motherhood, social anxiety, drinking culture, post natal depression, changing friendships and working through her own challenges to find new healthy friendships.  Steph website: https://justanothe...

In this solo episode I chat about my own experience with creating a morning ritual and how it has benefited my wellbeing and provide some tangible tips on how you can create your own ritual. This episode comes with a bonus - a free 'create your own morning ritual' e-book, which you can download when you subscribe to the Dear Mama Project newsletter. Grab your copy here: https://courses.n...

I'm so excited to kick off the Dear Mama podcast with this practical and inspiring episode covering all things mindfulness and meditation.  I'm joined by Cass Dunn, a clinical and coaching psychologist, mindfulness and meditation teacher and a mum of one 13 year old girl. During the episode we chatted about the science of mindfulness meditation (it will blow your mind!), how to get start...

Setting the scene for Dear Mama, what led me to create it and a bit about my own journey as a mama. Website - https://www.nikkimccahon.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkimccahon/ -- You can connect with me on Instagram @nikkimccahon and the Seasons of Matrescence Instagram account @seasonsofmatrescence . Website: https://www.nikkimccahon.com https://www.seasonsofmatrescence.com Free Di...