The Feral Mammy Podcast

In this season finale, Aoife Lennon sits down with doula and all-round truth-teller Nicole O'Kelly for a chat that’s part therapy, part rebellion, part “how did we all accept this as normal?” We’re talking about birth, yes — but also about power, instincts, and the quiet (and not-so-quiet) ways women are taught to doubt themselves from the minute they see two lines on a test. This isn’t about doin...

Celine Nelli and I are talking postpartum recovery as it actually is, hormones doing whatever they like, and how women are expected to just… cope. We get into the reality of feeling wrecked, touched out, isolated, and still somehow being told you should be “fine.” We’re calling that out. We talk about why understanding your body changes everything, why education isn’t optional — it’s power — and w...

You didn’t lose your instincts. You were taught not to trust them. Somewhere between pregnancy and bringing your baby home, the noise got louder than your own voice. In this episode, we’re pulling that apart. Because your brain didn’t just “cope” with pregnancy—it changed. On purpose. You were wired to notice, to respond, to know your baby in a way no app, routine, or well-meaning opinion ever cou...

Right, strap in. This episode rips through the full hormonal saga — from your first period to the “sweet Jesus, why am I sweating through my bra at 3am?” postmenopause chapter. Mood swings, rage, tears over absolutely nothing, and the wild expectation that you’ll just carry on like a serene goddess. Bean Bindloss is in the mix dropping truth bombs — what’s actually happening inside your body, why...

This week's episode with Selina Donnelly from Pitter Patter Studios in Kilmessan, Co. Meath is about the absolute whirlwind that is becoming a mammy, the mad, tender, heart-bursting mess of it all. It’s about grabbing those blink-and-you-miss-it moments with your babies before they’re off legging it away from you, and how those squishy newborn photos end up meaning more than your sanity some days....

You were never meant to do this alone. Not pregnancy. Not birth. And definitely not those long, blurry, sleep-deprived weeks after your baby arrives. But somehow… we’ve normalised mothers doing all of it with barely any support — and then wondering why they feel overwhelmed. In this episode, I’m joined by Orla Nealis, doula and founder of Takes a Village Doula, and we’re talking about the pressure...

Sleep is one of the biggest sources of anxiety for new parents – and one of the most misunderstood parts of early parenting. In this episode of the Feral Mammy Podcast, Aoife Lennon talks to Majella Mordaunt, founder of Tiny Tummies and Little Dreamers, IBCLC and infant holistic sleep coach, about what normal infant sleep really looks like. They discuss the role of co-regulation between parent and...

Trying to conceive is often spoken about in practical terms – ovulation, timing, tests – but the emotional side can be the hardest part of the journey. In this episode of the Feral Mammy Podcast, Aoife Lennon is joined by fertility coach Finola McConville to talk honestly about the emotional challenges that can come with trying to conceive. Together they explore the weight of hope, the pressure of...

In this episode of Feral Mammy, I sit down with Mary Maguire from Solas — psychotherapist and researcher working with NUI Maynooth — to talk about the gaps in Ireland’s perinatal mental health system that too many women fall straight through. We’re told to watch for postnatal depression. We’re told to ask for help. We’re told support is there. And yet, women wait ten months. A year. Finally get as...

Strong as a Mother (But Louder) is the debut episode of The Feral Mammy — and we are starting exactly where we mean to continue. Aoife is joined by Edel Woods from Bump Buddies and Beyond for a bold conversation about strength in pregnancy and postpartum. Together they dismantle bounce-back culture, challenge fear-based advice around movement, and explore what it really means to train, recover and...

In this second teaser for the Feral Mammy, Aoife introduces herself — mammy, IBCLC, birth worker, and woman who learned the hard way that the system doesn’t always serve us. She shares the experience that lit the fire, why this podcast had to exist, and what “feral” really means in the context of modern motherhood. Expect honesty, evidence, a little righteous rage, and a refusal to sugar-coat the...

The teaser for Feral Mammy has landed — and this season is not here to play nice. We’re talking real sleep (without the shame), birth power and informed consent, matrescence and mental health, fertility and nourishment — the conversations that actually matter when you’re becoming a mother. Expect evidence. Expect empathy. Expect the odd swear word. No fluff. No patronising. No pretending it’s all...