The Mum Academy

Today we sit down with an amazing woman and mother Simone as she shares her personal story of transitioning into parenthood. Join us as we delve into her unique journey as she not only navigates her personal transition from woman to mother but also works through the challenges that come with being a single parent. From pre-baby to postpartum and everything in between, Simone opens up about the fee...

Today, we sit down with the incredible Ellie as she shares her personal journey into motherhood. Join us as we delve into the challenges she encountered along the way, including navigating postpartum friendships, coping with hormonal changes, and overcoming mental struggles. From pre-baby to the postpartum period, Ellie opens up about how her life has transformed and the emotional and mental chall...

In this podcast, we welcome psychologist Dr Jess to chat with us about the changes in friendships that come with parenthood. Dr Jess talks candidly about her recent transition to parenthood and the challenges she has faced since becoming a Mum. Some of the topics that are covered in today's episode include: changes that occur in the social circle and the differences that may arise in different sta...

As Mums, your plate constantly feels full and it's a full-time job to juggle everything. It can be very easy to let our time and energy be taken up by the things that we "feel" are important but quite often this is to the detriment of our own goals and priorities. If you are feeling like you don't have enough time to prioritise yourself since becoming a Mum or are having a hard time trying to unco...

In today's episode, we welcome our very special guest Demi-Rose Allaway to join us and chat about finding our fire again postpartum. Demi is a Creative Life Coach and Actress who is inspiring women every day to live their "fk yes" life. In this episode we discuss: - Demi's journey and her experience with coaching Mummas to find their fire postpartum and beyond - How we can gain clarity around our...

Today's episode is part 2 of a two-part series where we talk about overstimulation or sensory overload in Mums.  In this episode, we go through three areas you can improve to give you a head start on preventing overstimulation from happening regularly and break each area down into some practical suggestions to help you implement easily into your busy lifestyle.  If you want to know more...

Today's episode is Part 1 of a two-part series where we talk about overstimulation and sensory overload. In this episode, we break down what overstimulation is, what it looks like and how we can build awareness to be able to recognise overstimulation before we reach breaking point. We go through some ways we can manage overstimulation energy in moments of overwhelm and set ourselves up for a more...

Christmas is upon us and it is a time of giving but sometimes we forget to give ourselves the love and self-care that we deserve. In the last episode for 2022, we are chatting about our self-love and self-care. We challenge the conditioned beliefs around our bodies, TMA host Rebecca shares some of her own journey around self-love and acceptance through pregnancy and post-partum and we challenge ou...

My fiance Sam joins us today to chat about his POV being the secondary carer.  We chat about some of the changes he’s experienced since becoming a Dad and how he is coping, we go through some of the challenges that he has come across and some of the impacts on our relationship.  Love it or hate it, I want to hear your thoughts so make sure to drop a comment on the episode post at The Mum...

This episode delves into one of the most important factors in your positive transition into parenthood.  We chat about the hierarchy of human needs, how they link in with the 5 types of support, and how each type of support can help to build a solid support network for new parents.  Links to some support services resources on the links below: Australian Support Resources COPE  &...

The lovely Megan Stormer joins us today from The Sacred Women's Society. We chat all things Matrescence, what Matrescence is, what changes you can expect going into motherhood and some tips to navigate your transition. Megan also delves into her own journey and shares her passion for normalising the conversation around Matrescence. If you connect with Megan and want to follow her journey please go...

Welcome to the very first episode of the Mum Academy Podcast.  In this episode, TMA's host Rebecca introduces herself and shares the birth story of her daughter Octavia-Rose. She goes through the things that went right and some of the challenges she faced bringing little Octavia into the world.  The aim of The Mum Academy Podcast is to unite new parents facing the same joys and challenge...