The Little Yarrow Podcast

In this episode I talk about how postpartum culture was lost and how everyone can make a contribution to revive of strong postpartum culture

Discover what the most common surprises are in the postpartum period including tips and remedies to support you with each of them!

Learn when to expect your cycle to return after birth and what it will be like as well as safe remedies to take and practices to do whilst breastfeeding for pain management and heavy bleeding. Also find out what you can do if you’re cycle hadn’t returned after 18 months and what investigations to look into.

In this episode I chat with Jade about the increasing number of mums getting a late ADHD diagnosis. We discuss the symptoms, why it’s not picked up until they become a mum and how to get an assessment. The methods discussed in this episode include ASRS (quick questionnaire), more extensive questionnaire used by psychiatrist: DIVA 2.0 & self assessment online (if you aren’t ready to see a psych...

In this episode I chat with gut expert Karly Raven about ensuring optimal gut health prior to pregnancy and the benefits for both mum and bub when it comes to supporting the microbiome during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

In this episode I chat about what I’ve been doing the past month to support myself after the birth of my third child including what support looked like, foods I ate, herbs and supplements I’m taking plus so much more!

Many mothers enter the postpartum period unprepared and unaware of what to expect. This can create a lot of surprises and often topics that are considered a bit taboo often make it difficult to ask for help or get the right support. That’s why in this episode I’m shedding some light on what to expect in terms of the most common surprises after childbirth!

In this episode I share why preparing your body not just mentally but physically for Birth is so important and talk about the key areas that need to be addressed and give practical examples of what you can do to prepare using herbs, nutrients and different practices

In this episode I chat with TCM practitioner Naomi about how Chinese medicine can support postpartum healing including pregnancy loss.

Learn how a homeopathic birth kit can be a wonderful addition to support you in labour and afterbirth with examples of some of my favourite remedies included.

In this episode I chat with Julia from newborn mothers about breastfeeding culture, how the culture has changed over generations, what influences the culture and how we can ensure a more positive attitude to breastfeeding as a society

In this episode you will learn all about GBS infection in pregnancy, what is is, the risks, testing and how to prevent and treat it naturally. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521265/

In this episode you will learn why afterbirth pains occur and how to alleviate them using natural remedies including herbs, nutrients and traditional practices

In this episode I chat about the early beginnings of my business and how I’ve grown it to be a full time successful business all whilst growing and raising my three children.

In this episode I share my own struggle with postnatal depletion plus what I did to overcome it and what I plan to do as prevention third time around

In this episode we discuss factors that increase your risk of postnatal anxiety and what you can do to prevent and treat this condition that affects 1 in 5 mothers

Varicose veins and haemorrhoids are common in pregnancy and postpartum. Find out my top tips to help treat them!

Learn how herbal sitz baths can help with post birth healing, what herbs to use and how to make herbal infusions for the bath.

In this episode I talk about the importance of pre conception care and what I did to prepare for my third pregnancy.

Learn about my top herbal analgesics to use for menstrual pain, labour, afterbirth pains and c section pain in this episode dedicated to herbal pain relief for women

In this episode we chat all about how to heal from a c section birth including tips for recovery with c - section specialist Emma.

Find out why many mothers experience gut issues postpartum and how they can go on to cause mood issues, hormonal issues and autoimmune disorders. Learn from an Ayurvedic perspective why so many of these issues stem from not supporting digestion after birth.

Find out how a cold uterus can contribute to period pain, irregular cycles and fertility issues with acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist Kimberley.

Learn all about traditional Korean postpartum practices including their signature seaweed soup and other foods and practices used to support mothers after childbirth.

Often we neglect learning about the common medicinal weeds that grow in our own backyard in favour of more exotic herbs from overseas and yet our native wild weeds have many amazing properties particularly when it comes to supporting pregnancy, birth and postpartum.