
No.1 Baby & Children’s Food Expert, Annabel Karmel MBE
03/03/21 • 46 min
Welcome to Friday’s Child the podcast, formally known as Life School ME.
When I started Life School back in June 2019 my vision for where I wanted to take the podcast and how it would grow was not 100% clear. I knew I wanted to interview inspiring women and share their stories, but there was no grand plan. And that’s ok. I’m a firm believer in starting before you’re ready!
But after falling pregnant with my beautiful daughter Mavia, and deciding to focus on the world of #BumpsandBabies for Series 2, I discovered a new passion for all things related to pregnancy and birth. The things I learnt about the female body and birth during my pregnancy journey have changed me forever and ignited a new found passion and love for this subject matter.
So Life School has now been reborn as FRIDAY’S CHILD and during this Series I will be talking to First Time Mums, Childbirth Educators and Industry Experts on all things Motherhood. Whether you’re newly pregnant, a first time Mum or maybe you just want to find out more about the world of babies and Motherhood, I hope you enjoy listening to my wonderful guests and that hopefully you can take away some helpful information and insights.
My guest today has been credited with starting a food revolution with her trusty recipes and methods...She has become the UK’s No.1 children’s cookery author, best-selling international author, and the mother of all feeding experts with 45 cookbooks...and counting. I am of course talking about the icon that is Annabel Karmel.
With a career spanning over 25 years, Annabel, has pioneered the way families all over the world feed their babies and children.
I cannot tell you how much of an honour and dream come true it was to have Annabel on the podcast. Annabel spoke so bravely about the tragic passing of her first baby girl Natasha, and how that devasting loss, followed by the birth of her son Nicholas, started a chain of events that has led to her become the renowned Queen of all things weaning that we know and love today.
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Guest Website & Social Media Handles:
https://www.instagram.com/annabelkarmel/
Products: https://www.annabelkarmel.com/products/
App: https://www.annabelkarmel.com/annabel-karmel-baby-toddler-recipes-app/
Food Range in UAE: https://babyandchild.ae/family-life/food/article/1684/annabel-karmel-s-new-range-of-baby-purees-and-snacks-now-available-in-uae
Encephalitis Information Links:
https://www.encephalitis.info/pages/category/wed
Friday's Child Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/xfridayschildx/
Welcome to Friday’s Child the podcast, formally known as Life School ME.
When I started Life School back in June 2019 my vision for where I wanted to take the podcast and how it would grow was not 100% clear. I knew I wanted to interview inspiring women and share their stories, but there was no grand plan. And that’s ok. I’m a firm believer in starting before you’re ready!
But after falling pregnant with my beautiful daughter Mavia, and deciding to focus on the world of #BumpsandBabies for Series 2, I discovered a new passion for all things related to pregnancy and birth. The things I learnt about the female body and birth during my pregnancy journey have changed me forever and ignited a new found passion and love for this subject matter.
So Life School has now been reborn as FRIDAY’S CHILD and during this Series I will be talking to First Time Mums, Childbirth Educators and Industry Experts on all things Motherhood. Whether you’re newly pregnant, a first time Mum or maybe you just want to find out more about the world of babies and Motherhood, I hope you enjoy listening to my wonderful guests and that hopefully you can take away some helpful information and insights.
My guest today has been credited with starting a food revolution with her trusty recipes and methods...She has become the UK’s No.1 children’s cookery author, best-selling international author, and the mother of all feeding experts with 45 cookbooks...and counting. I am of course talking about the icon that is Annabel Karmel.
With a career spanning over 25 years, Annabel, has pioneered the way families all over the world feed their babies and children.
I cannot tell you how much of an honour and dream come true it was to have Annabel on the podcast. Annabel spoke so bravely about the tragic passing of her first baby girl Natasha, and how that devasting loss, followed by the birth of her son Nicholas, started a chain of events that has led to her become the renowned Queen of all things weaning that we know and love today.
P X
Guest Website & Social Media Handles:
https://www.instagram.com/annabelkarmel/
Products: https://www.annabelkarmel.com/products/
App: https://www.annabelkarmel.com/annabel-karmel-baby-toddler-recipes-app/
Food Range in UAE: https://babyandchild.ae/family-life/food/article/1684/annabel-karmel-s-new-range-of-baby-purees-and-snacks-now-available-in-uae
Encephalitis Information Links:
https://www.encephalitis.info/pages/category/wed
Friday's Child Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/xfridayschildx/
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Welcome to Friday’s Child the podcast, formally known as Life School ME.
When I started Life School back in June 2019 my vision for where I wanted to take the podcast and how it would grow was not 100% clear. I knew I wanted to interview inspiring women and share their stories, but there was no grand plan. And that’s ok. I’m a firm believer in starting before you’re ready!
But after falling pregnant with my beautiful daughter Mavia, and deciding to focus on the world of #BumpsandBabies for Series 2, I discovered a new passion for all things related to pregnancy and birth. The things I learnt about the female body and birth during my pregnancy journey have changed me forever and ignited a new found passion and love for this subject matter.
So Life School has now been reborn as FRIDAY’S CHILD and during this Series I will be talking to First Time Mums, Childbirth Educators and Industry Experts on all things Motherhood. Whether you’re newly pregnant, a first time Mum or maybe you just want to find out more about the world of babies and Motherhood, I hope you enjoy listening to my wonderful guests and that hopefully you can take away some helpful information and insights.
My guest today is Shona Lihala. Shona is the wonderful woman at the helm of renowned messy play and baby sign language classes, Katie Jane Dubai. Shona has a Masters in Clinical Psychology and previously worked as a Behavioural Therapist here in Dubai where she worked with non-verbal children and children with sensory difficulties.
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Guest Website & Social Media Handles:
https://www.instagram.com/katiejane_dubai/
Friday's Child Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/xfridayschildx/
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'This Is Postpartum' with Tilda Timmers
Welcome to Friday’s Child the podcast, formally known as Life School ME.
When I started Life School back in June 2019 my vision for where I wanted to take the podcast and how it would grow was not 100% clear. I knew I wanted to interview inspiring women and share their stories, but there was no grand plan. And that’s ok. I’m a firm believer in starting before you’re ready!
But after falling pregnant with my beautiful daughter Mavia, and deciding to focus on the world of #BumpsandBabies for Series 2, I discovered a new passion for all things related to pregnancy and birth. The things I learnt about the female body and birth during my pregnancy journey have changed me forever and ignited a new found passion and love for this subject matter.
So Life School has now been reborn as FRIDAY’S CHILD and during this Series I will be talking to First Time Mums, Childbirth Educators and Industry Experts on all things Motherhood. Whether you’re newly pregnant, a first time Mum or maybe you just want to find out more about the world of babies and Motherhood, I hope you enjoy listening to my wonderful guests and that hopefully you can take away some helpful information and insights.
My guest today is Netherlands based postpartum specialist, Mother and Author of ‘This Is Postpartum’; I am of course talking about the wonderful Tilda Timmers. Tilda’s passion for breaking the taboo around postnatal depression is incredibly inspiring and I was honored to hear about her personal postpartum challenges during our chat.
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Guest Website & Social Media Handles:
https://www.instagram.com/thisispostpartum/
https://www.instagram.com/geenrozewolk/
https://www.amazon.ae/This-Postpartum-yourself-perfect-conspiracy/dp/9948354427
Friday's Child Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/xfridayschildx/
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