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Just found out you're pregnant? First of all congratulations !!! Second… now what? If you're a first time mum wondering what to do after a positive pregnancy test, you're not alone. The moment you see those two pink lines, life changes in an instant but nobody really talks about everything that comes next. In this episode, we're diving into the real first trimester experience beyon...

If someone told you birth could feel pleasurable, would you believe them? For most women, the words orgasmic birth sound impossible, confronting or even unbelievable. We've been taught that birth is something to fear, endure and survive not something that could feel powerful, ecstatic or deeply pleasurable. In this episode, I'm joined by Debra Pascali-Bonaro , the creator of the Orgasmic B...

The moment you find out you're pregnant, the advice begins. What supplements should you take? Which birth class should you choose? Should you create a birth plan? What should you eat? How should your baby sleep? What pram should you buy? Suddenly, everyone has an opinion and before you've even met your baby, it can feel like you're already getting motherhood wrong. In this episode, we&...

You’ve been researching homebirth, listening to birth stories and feeling a pull toward birthing in your own space. But every time you bring it up, your partner seems hesitant, worried or completely against the idea. If you’re feeling torn between honouring your instincts and wanting your partner’s support, this episode is for you. In this conversation, we’re exploring why homebirth can feel so co...

In this powerful birth story episode, I sit down with a first-time mum who shares her incredible 33 hour labour journey through the Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) program. From labouring at home for most of her birth, to discovering her baby was posterior, navigating intense back labour and eventually facing a vacuum assisted birth and episiotomy afte and raw yet inspiring. Together, we explore th...

Most first-time mums spend months preparing for birth- the hospital bag, the birth plan, the breathing techniques, the playlists but today we speak about what you need to prepare AFTER. Postpartum isn’t a short recovery period or an afterthought to “just get through.” It is a profound physical, emotional and identity shift that begins the moment your baby is born. Yet, so many women enter it exhau...

If you're a first-time mum preparing for labour and birth, this episode is for you!! As a doula, I've supported women through pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum, and there are a handful of things I wish every first-time mother knew before labour begins. Not the generic advice you'll find on social media but the practical, reassuring truths that can completely change how you experi...

In this powerful positive birth story, we sit down with a mother who experienced spontaneous labour at 39 weeks and 1 day, laboured confidently at home and birthed her baby girl in the water just hours after arriving at hospital. With deep self trust, informed decision making and unwavering support from her Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) team, this birth unfolded beautifully until an unexpected co...

In this episode, I’m sharing why I’ve chosen a homebirth again for my second baby after having a calm, empowering homebirth with my first . If you’re pregnant with your second baby, planning another homebirth or curious about what makes women choose to birth at home more than once, this episode will take you inside that decision-making process in a really grounded and honest way. I touch on what m...

In this episode, I’m sharing the raw reality of being pregnant while raising a toddler- the overstimulation, identity shifts and beautiful chaos of preparing for 2 under 2. This season of motherhood has stretched me in ways I never expected already, I know so many mums are silently navigating the same thing. We talk honestly about pregnancy with a toddler, matrescence, close age gaps, mental load,...

In this deeply honest conversation, we explore the duality of motherhood through the lens of three completely different birth and postpartum experiences. From an empowering unmedicated birth centre birth that left her feeling blissful and deeply connected to motherhood… to a second postpartum marked by rage, anxiety, overwhelm and identity loss… to finally experiencing healing, surrender and true...

If you’re pregnant and wondering how to actually prepare for birth, this episode is for you. Today we’re diving into the different ways women prepare for labour and birth from hypnobirthing and birth plans to hospital based preparation, nervous system work and more but also why so many women still enter labour feeling terrified, overwhelmed or disconnected from themselves. We talk about: why most...

Can two births in the same body feel completely different? In this powerful birth story episode, we explore the contrast between two unmedicated hospital births- one filled with fear, overwhelm and feeling out of control. Another that felt calm, instinctive, connected and empowering. Cara shares how going into her first labour “blind” left her anxious and disconnected during birth, despite having...

Here’s the truth most women aren’t being told when TTC: you can be doing everything right- tracking ovulation, taking the supplements, eating clean yet still not falling pregnant. Because fertility is not just physical. It’s nervous system, emotional safety, identity and energy . In this episode, we go deeper than surface level fertility advice and explore the energetic leaks that could be silentl...

In this episode, we dive into the raw reality of experiencing both an induced labour and a spontaneous labour and how two completely different birth experiences shaped postpartum, recovery and motherhood. After a first birth that began with an induction following reduced movements and ended in a caesarean, Renee shares how she went into her second pregnancy deeply informed, educated and determined...

Women Don’t Need a More Birth Plan… They Need This | Birth Preparation, Positive Birth Experience & Doula Support So many women spend hours creating the “perfect” birth plan only to feel overwhelmed, disappointed or out of control when birth doesn’t go to plan. In this episode, we’re shifting the conversation around birth preparation and what actually creates a positive, empowered birth experi...

You can’t control birth, but you can soften into it. She went into birth certain. Certain she would have a natural, drug-free water birth. Certain she could do it. What she didn’t expect was meeting the version of herself who couldn’t do it the way she planned. After 4 days of labour, sterile water injections and an emergency c-section the physical experience was only part of it. The real impact w...

What really happens in each phase of labour? In this episode, I’m walking you through the stages of labour from a doula’s perspective so you know exactly what to expect from early labour, active labour, transition, pushing and the placenta birth phase . So much birth fear comes from not knowing what’s normal. When you understand the rhythm of labour , every sensation starts to make sense. Instead...

What happens when your birth experiences look completely different… but both change you just as deeply? In this powerful and honest conversation, we explore two very different birth journeys- a C-section at 37 weeks after a missed breech diagnosis and a later “natural” induced birth that came with its own unexpected challenges. This episode goes beyond the surface of how babies are born and dives...

The subconscious patterns you carry into birth and postpartum shape far more than your mindset, they shape your entire experience of motherhood. In this powerful episode, we explore the hidden beliefs, nervous system conditioning and emotional imprints that pregnant women and new mums often bring into labour, birth and the postpartum period without even realising it. From people pleasing in birth...

In today’s episode, we’re diving into a deeply honest and empowering first birth story that every pregnant woman and first time mum needs to hear. My beautiful guest shares how she moved through a fast, positive first labour , arriving at the hospital already 6cm dilated before experiencing the natural water birth she had hoped for. We talk about the mindset shifts, birth preparation and feeling i...

If you’re pregnant and wondering why you still don’t feel calm about birth, this episode is for you. So many first time mums believe they need to feel completely fearless, fully prepared and deeply relaxed before labour begins. But the truth is, birth confidence isn’t about eliminating fear- it’s about creating safety in your body, trust in your support and nervous system resilience for labour and...

Can a birth still be healing even when it includes intervention? In this honest episode, I sit down with a mama whose first birth ended in a failed induction, 24 hours of labour and an emergency C-section - an experience that left her feeling traumatised and disconnected from her body and birth story. For her second birth, she chose a planned VBAC . While this birth still involved intervention thr...

Everyone says the same thing to new mums: “Just ask for help” But what if that advice is actually making motherhood feel heavier? In this episode, we unpack why this well meaning phrase often misses the reality of postpartum recovery, the invisible mental load and the emotional transition into motherhood . For pregnant women preparing for postpartum, first-time mums in the newborn stage and mother...

What happens when the most beautiful day of your life also holds unimaginable grief? In this moving episode, we explore the experience of carrying twins, giving birth and walking the tender line between love and loss- bringing one baby home while saying goodbye to another. This is a conversation about the parts of motherhood we don’t often speak about, the duality, strength, quiet moments of proce...