The Science of Motherhood

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based  prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is the author of two bestselling books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Learn more abo...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Nicole Highet, who is the Founder and Executive Director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE).  We spoke about the amazing resources COPE has to assist new parents during pregnancy, birth and beyond. But the most interesting and valuable takeaways were our discussions are risk factors of perinatal mental health disorders, birth tr...

My goodness, this interview was an absolute HOOT! Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based author, speaker, nutritionist, and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. She's written two bestselling books: UnDiet: Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health and The UnDiet Cookbook. Meghan's success in cultivating a global community of UnDiet enthusiasts and Culinary Nutrition Experts has garnered her a f...

As a sociologist, Dr Sophie Brock's expertise is in observing human behaviour, in particular mothers. She works with professionals and mothers to understand the sociological construction of Motherhood and how this shapes individual mothers’ lives. Sophie advocates for a reimagined version of Motherhood that sees mothers supported, valued, and empowered.  Find out more about Fill Your Cup: Wor...

Now it's Dr Renee White's turn in the hot seat. As a Type-A personality we explore the challenges of pregnancy and postpartum life, taking a 'break' in your career, sleep deprivation and ultimately learning to let go.  Find out more about Fill Your Cup: World's First Biochemist Led Doula Village www.ifillyourcup.com Instagram @FillYourCup_ Learn more about Dr Renee White a...

There is one thing we know, and that is women don’t need MORE information, they just need the RIGHT information.  Welcome to The Science of Motherhood, today we discuss who we are, how we got here and most importantly, why we started this podcast. Find out more about Fill Your Cup: World's First Biochemist Led Doula Village www.ifillyourcup.com Instagram @FillYourCup_ Learn more about Dr Rene...