The Gossip

There’s a difference between being informed… and being pressured. On the podcast this week, Mia (birth coach) and Sam (OT) spoke about modalities of care, hospital policies, and the way many women can feel pushed into decisions instead of genuinely supported through them. We spoke about the importance of continuity of care — having a trusted midwife who knows you, who listens, who allows space for...

Pregnancy after loss can hold so many emotions at once — hope, fear, excitement, and anxiety all living side by side. In this episode, Mia (birth coach) and Sam (OT) have an open and honest conversation about navigating pregnancy after loss. Sam shares her own personal journey, speaking to the emotional complexity of feeling both deeply anxious and cautiously excited. Together, they explore gentle...

In this episode, Mia (birth coach) and Sam (OT) explore the realities of sleep in motherhood — from co-sleeping and night waking to the ever-changing flow of children’s sleep. They discuss how sleep isn’t linear, but instead moves through phases shaped by development, growth, and connection. Together, they reflect on the impact of sleep deprivation — the mental load, exhaustion, and emotional toll...

In this episode of The Gossip , Sam (OT) and Mia (birth coach) have an honest conversation about the reality of trying to balance work and motherhood. They unpack the mental load so many mothers carry — the constant juggling, the feeling of trying to fit everything in, and the guilt that can arise when time is split between work and family. Sam and Mia reflect on how work–life balance often feels...

In this episode of The Gossip , Sam (OT) and Mia (birth coach) dive into planning for pregnancy with a grounded, evidence-informed lens. They explore the often-overlooked role of men in conception and placental health, unpack the importance of preconception supplements — including probiotics and their potential influence on GBS — and discuss how nutrients like folic acid may intersect with concern...

Content warning: This episode includes discussion of self-harm and mental health challenges. In this deeply honest conversation, Sam (Occupational Therapist) and Mia (Birth Coach) reflect on the trials and tribulations of womanhood — starting from puberty and following the thread all the way into adulthood and motherhood. They speak candidly about: The early experiences of puberty and the confusio...

In this episode, Mia (birth coach) and Sam (occupational therapist) share their personal pregnancy journeys and the realities they experienced along the way. They discuss the therapies that supported them through pregnancy, including acupuncture, massage, exercise physiology, chiropractic care, pelvic floor physiotherapist and more. Together, they unpack practical strategies they used to support t...

In this episode, we’re talking about early postpartum —a season that is often underestimated, rushed, or misunderstood. Early postpartum isn’t just about physical recovery. It’s a whole-life transition . Your emotions, relationships, body, sleep, and sense of self are all changing at the same time. This is matrescence in motion. We spoke about emotional changes —how it’s normal to feel tender, ove...

In this episode of The Gossip , the hosts open an honest, compassionate conversation about the emotional realities of motherhood that are so often left unspoken. Drawing on questionnaire responses and their combined experience as an OT and birth coach, they explore what it feels like to be unheard in maternity systems, how emotional wounds and trauma can surface long after birth, and the many form...

In this episode, we share our own breastfeeding journeys—honest, personal, and deeply real. Sam reflects on an overall ease with breastfeeding, alongside challenges including tongue ties with both children, engorgement, and a fast let-down. Mia speaks to the hard work of feeding her first child, navigating repeated bouts of mastitis across her breastfeeding experiences, and the persistence it took...

In this episode of The Gossip , we open a heartfelt conversation about birth stories—not as dramatic retellings or lessons to be extracted, but as lived experiences that deserve to be heard, held, and respected. Mia, a birth coach, and Sam, an occupational therapist, explore how birth stories shape women long after the day itself and why telling (and listening to) birth stories can be deeply repar...

In this opening episode, we begin with fertility — not as a clinical concept, but as a lived, human experience. We explore the fertility journey in all its complexity, tenderness, and uncertainty, and why sharing our stories matters. So often fertility is held quietly, wrapped in shame, secrecy, or silence. In this conversation, we speak to the need for people to truly listen — without fixing, min...