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08/04/16 • 48 min
Lisa Engle’s Bio:
Lisa Engle, a mother of 5, is widely known for her passion, dedication and commitment to supporting the expression of potential. She is famous for inspiring patients, especially mothers. With nearly 3 decades of service in the chiropractic profession; integrity, congruence, and “inside out health” is her first language. In turn, she has created a safe, effective, and reflective coaching model for mothers without the judgement, comparison, and crippling overwhelm that often inhibits change for families.
Quotes from Lisa
“If you had to do it over, you’d just make different mistakes”
“There is no way to be a perfect mother but many many ways to be a good one”
Lisa’s Tips / Resources
Book: Sarah Van Breathnach “Simple Abundance”
Book: Ina May All her books
Book : Brené Brown Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Lisa’s Contact Details:
Lisa’ website http://www.optimomcoaching.com/
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/lisaengle
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/optiMOMcoaching
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/optimomcoac0026/optimom-coaching/
Google + https://plus.google.com/+Optimomcoaching
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mrslisaengle/
Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaengle
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02/04/16 • 43 min
EPISODE 009
(with Mirjam Heemskerk)
All Wound Up with BELLY BINDING
Who would have known all the wonderful things that a long cloth can do for you postpartum let alone that we could talk about it and the benefits for an entire episode but here we are.
Belly Binding is something that I am hearing mentioned more often and its an ancient ritual that is making a comeback.
Mirjam shares what got her into it, why would you do it, who it benefits and even more in this episode. She also shares some wonderful parenting tips and links, which are also in the show notes below and not to be missed.
Enjoy and share!
MIRJAM’S BIO
Mirjam Heemskerk experienced an enormous change in her life in 2004 when her father died shortly after her youngest daughter was born. These two events, birth and death so close to one another brought about an immense shift in her consciousness which resulted in a change of career from the publishing industry to the healing arts. During her two pregnancies and two subsequent home births she recognized the true power of the mind and body, and her interest in pregnancy and birth grew stronger. She started several massage trainings to be a massage therapist. Mirjam embarked on a journey which combined touch, energetic healing, movement, nutrition, aromatherapy, herbs, crystal & flower remedies. Her passion for the Wise Women Cycle led her to work with babies, children, adolescents, pregnant women and mothers of all ages. Her passion is to bring the gift of a true Sacred Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood to the women in her community. Mirjam brings together her intuition and gentleness to make every woman feel nourished and nurtured.
Mirjam is Dutch and also speaks English, French and a little German.
Since 2007 Mirjam is the owner of manumanu massage
She created Gentle Beginnings at the start of 2015.
SHOWNOTES
Mirjam’s Links
Website : Manu Manu
Website : Gentle Beginnings
Mirjam’s Tips
Book : The Wise Child: A Spiritual Guide to Nurturing Your Child’s Intuition
Workshop Link : CENTER FOR NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION: AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Course : Sacred Pregnancy
Book : Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
Book on Elimination Communication : The Diaper-Free Baby: The Natural Toilet Training Alternative
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MUM 062: “Best Of” #6 Rhea Dempsey – Reframing Pain
Mum's The Word
02/09/17 • 57 min
This has got to be THE episode that I always get first time mums to listen to. No matter what type of birth they are planning, they need to understand the principles that Rhea teaches in this episode. This episode without doubt belongs in our Best Of series!! And every woman should know these principles on pain before going into their first labour.
This is light bulb going off “aha moment” kind of stuff and I am thrilled to bring this information to you.
Rhea was a joy to have on the show. So informative. So wise and such a joy to listen to.
A blessing to the birth world and a woman of such wisdom.
I am so happy to share this important message from Rhea and I love her chosen quote..
“you don’t have to like it to do it brilliantly” from a fellow birth worker.
Rhea’s Bio:
Rhea Dempsey is a highly respected childbirth educator, author, speaker, counselor and birth attendant with experience at over 1000 births. With adult daughters and grandchildren of her own, Rhea’s understanding of birth has been gained over four decades of working with pregnant women, their partners, support people, midwives and medical practitioners, in home and hospital settings.
Enjoy!
X Kaz
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09/15/16 • 59 min
This podcast is intended to make others not feel alone and to help them know where they can get help. Please make sure it is shared and fulfils its purpose!!
xx Kaz
Yuz Rozenblum Bio :
I live in Melbourne Australia & am in my late 30’s. I have a degree in Marketing & spent over ten years in the advertising industry at various agencies working in account management & now contract as a social media manager. I’ve been married for nine years to a wonderful man (& father) who’s a game developer & a mother to mother to two children, Orli aged eight (in a few weeks) & Flynn who’s five.
Both of our Orli was born, I suffered with severe PND/PPD that saw me being admitted to a parent infant psych facility (nuthouse) when she was eight weeks old & we stayed there for three weeks. Orli & I spent the first year of her life in therapy & at weekly attendances at the nuthouse.
My husband & I decided to have another baby when Orli was about 20 months & I ended up having a medically complicated pregnancy where our baby had an 20% chance of survival. I had a bi-partite placenta, placenta previa & vasa previa & gave birth who presented back at hospital being ‘failure to thrive’. We were readmitted to hospital & we remained there for nine weeks where he was diagnosed with Laryngomalacia (floppy airway at the level of the Larynx) & reflux which he’s still being treated for over five years later.
Motherhood & parenthood has not only challenged me but also rewarded me with some wonderful friends & a non-judgmental & understanding ‘village’.
I hope my story helps mothers out there know that PND is not forever; help is out there & you will get through this.
Yuz’s Quotes:
“It’s ok to not be ok”
“this is not forever”
Yuz’s Resources & references as mentioned in the interview:
Closed Facebook Groups (you can request to join here):
Having a baby after a PPMAD
PPDChat
Postpartum Anxiety
Website : Post Partum Progress
Facebook Group PostpartumProgress
PANDA: http://www.panda.org.au
All of these pages & groups have extensive resources, links, documents & the most incredible support.
Yuz’s links:
Yuz’s personal blog: www.notjustaboutwee.com
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MUM 080: Becky Spellman : Diastasis Recti
Mum's The Word
06/22/17 • 42 min
I know that you have been waiting for me to an episode on Diastasis Recti and for thoset hat ahven’t I know that you will be grateful with this epsidoe too seeing as you will wnat to echck yourselves for it and it also might answer some unanswered questions about your post -partum body.
Becky was a joy to interview, she has a relaxing voice to listen to, an amazing accent that I LOVE and also so much wisdom to share on the topic.
Enjoy the Episode and see you back here next episode.
X Kaz
Becky Spellman Bio:
I was born in Liverpool in 1975 & because of a turned in left foot, was sent to ballet class at the age of 3 by our family doctor. 10 years of ballet school followed & I was lucky enough to have worked as a ballet dancer from when I was 19 until I retired at 30 when I had my daughter.
As a dancer I had always done Pilates, it was part of our curriculum at school (my teacher was Alan Herdman) & later in the companies I danced in, Pilates was part of our daily routine. Admittedly I didn’t like it but if I wanted to keep my body healthy & able to stand up to the demands of dancing 8 shows a week whilst touring, it was something I would have to do.
After retiring in 2006, I retrained as a Pilates teacher under the tutelage of Debbie Jenner & Suus Wilms in Amsterdam. It took a year to do the full comprehensive program & I was selected to work in Debbie’s studio allowing me to clock up my apprentice hours & learn from watching the more experienced teachers there.
3 years later I was accepted onto the 2 year Master Mentor Program under Lolita San Miguel in NYC.. The opportunity to learn from her was amazing and changed my perspective of what is possible with the help of Pilates. I graduated in 2011, making me one of only two Lolita trained teachers in the Netherlands & later that year opened my own studio.
As I began to study and explore the possibilities of the Pilates method I started to work with two really talented physiotherapists from Amsterdam, Joep Kamphuis & Roan Vierhout.
They would refer their patients to me with a “wish list” for their patient’s rehab. I delved into the traditional work that I had been trained in by Lolita to find solutions and then taught it to our clients. Not only was this in itself exciting to do, but we noticed that our patients were recovering much faster than we had expected through their combined physiotherapy and Pilates programs.
After working so closely with the physiotherapists, i realised that i want to deepen my knowledge of the human body in order to become a better Pilates teacher.
As of September 2016, i will be studying two days a week for my Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy at Thim van der Laan School of Physiotherapy in Nieuwegein, Utrecht.
Quote:
“I love seeing my clients more comfortable”
Resources:
Website : Dianne Lee
Becky’s Details:
Website : Align Pilates
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02/11/16 • 47 min
SHOWNOTES
Since this episode was recorded I’ve been so impatient to release it as this episode has something for ALL mums. From ..
- when and how to introduce first foods,
- why kids might be fussy with food,
- what to do about it,
- clear signs for when to seek help and there are so many fabulous links and resources that Mandy shares in this episode.
I do my best to find passionate experts but honestly, Mandy had so much passion for what she does that it was such a joy to have her share on Mum’s The Word. Because it was full of gold, the episode runs over my (suggested) 40 mins – well let’s be honest, most of them have so far!! as clearly my guests are so passionate about helping other mums and its obvious we all love what we do.
Please do share this episode and it’s links/resources with those around you struggling to get their little ones to eat or enjoy food. Its such an important topic and this episode highlights once again, that we are all in this parenting world together. It truly takes a village to raise a child so please don’t keep these pearls of wisdom to yourself but share it with the new mum’s in your circles.
ENJOY !!
MANDY’S BIO
Mandy-Lee Adno is a Paediatric Feeding Therapist. She has a private practice at The Children’s Clinic in Bondi Junction, Sydney, where she assesses and treats babies and children with a range of feeding issues.
Mandy graduated as a Speech Pathologist and Audiologist from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002. She then went on to specialise as a Paediatric Feeding Therapist at Manchester University, United Kingdom. She set up a Paediatric feeding department in Havering in the United Kingdom, treating babies and children with a range of feeding and swallowing difficulties. Mandy is also an accredited SOS therapist.
Mandy has worked as a Paediatric feeding therapist at Royal North Shore Hospital in the neonatal and Paediatric wards.
She has extensive experience in assessing and treating newborns, infants and children with various feeding difficulties including: Medical and behavioural feeding difficulties; difficulties with breast/bottle feeding; gastro-oesophageal reflux; transitioning from feeding tubes, transitioning to solids and fussy eaters.
Mandy resides in Sydney, Australia with her husband and 3 daughters.
Mandy’s Links:
Pediatric Dysphagia explained here
SOS Approach : Sensory Oral Sequential Approach – Systematic Desensitization
Mandy’s Tips
Website : Ellyn Satter dietician and her website
Website : https://www.feedingmatters.org
Website : http://sense-ationalmealtimes.com.au
Website : https://www.feedingmatters.org/people/kay-ann-toomey-phd
BLW – Baby Led Weaning
Book: Katja Rowell MDand Jenny McGlothlin MS CCC-SLP Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders
Book: Sense-ational Mealtimes, Gillian Griffiths
Speech Pathology Australia (Association)
Mandy’s Contact Details
Website: http://www.sydneyfeedingspecialist.com
Website: http://www.thechildrensclinic.com.au
email: [email protected]
facebook –
Mandy-Lee Adno Paedriatric Feeding Specialist
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See you on next week’s episode 😉
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02/18/16 • 44 min
This week I have another great episode for you! I was lucky enough to get a pioneering midwife on the podcast (I was thrilled that she said yes to my invite!!) and as you will learn, she really has done some amazing work to create change, particularly in the area of policy related to optimal cord clamping.
Please do share this episode and it’s links/resources with those pregnant women around you. It’s such an important topic and this information needs to get out! As you will hear when you listen to the episode, it really doesn’t take much to wait before to clamp the cord, doesn’t cost anything and has so many be benefits for the newborn.
ENJOY !!
AMANDA’S BIO
Amanda has been in Midwifery practice for over 27 years. Although most of her practice has been in Leeds, she also worked as a Midwife in New Zealand, experiencing a very different model of Midwifery care.
Over ten years ago Amanda began to challenging the practice of immediate cord clamping after realising that this common routine practice had absolutely no evidence base and deprived babies of valuable stem cell enriched full blood. Amanda has campaigned for a change in practice from immediate cord clamping to delayed cord clamping and has seen all national and international guidelines change their guidance to recommend this. Amanda is a co-inventor of the award winning Basics/Lifestart trolley, which enables vulnerable babies to be ventilated whilst the umbilical cord is kept intact to ensure they receive their full blood benefit. Amanda has written many articles and talked at numerous events about optimal cord clamping and changing practice and fully harnessed the power of social media by participating in an international network of midwives, doctors, birth-workers and parents who share and disseminate the latest in research and education regarding optimal cord clamping.
Amanda has been nominated and won several awards for her work in this area including Midwife of the Year 2015, British Journal of Midwifery and Midwife of the Year 2012, Yorkshire Evening Post. She works with and supports midwives in other countries to enable them to give informed choice and practical guidance in optimal cord clamping.
Amanda’s Links:
George Morley –Pediatrician USA
Research showing immediate cord clamping caused irreparable brain damage on monkeys and link with Autism
Judith Mercer (Midwife) – “Immediate cord clamping was depriving the baby of up to 30% of its blood volume”
Paper from Judith Mercer:
IS IT TIME TO RETHINK CORD MANAGEMENT WHEN RESUSCITATION IS NEEDED?
Judith Mercer : Rethinking placental transfusion and cord clamping issues.
Ola Andersson ; Effect of delayed versus early umbilical cord clamping on neonatal outcomes and iron status at 4 months: a randomised controlled trial.
Ola Andersson ; Effect of Delayed Cord Clamping on Neurodevelopment at 4 Years of Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
David Hutchon : Link to his research articles here
Amanda’s Tips/Resources
Website: Blood to Baby
Amanda’s Contact Details
Twitter @optimalclamping
Facebook Page – Optimal Cord Clamping / #WaitforWhite
Personal Facebook – Amanda Burleigh
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01/28/16 • 38 min
EPISODE 8
(with Super Mum Sherry Federer)
Double the Fun – Survival tips from a twin mum.
I’ve so been looking forward to sharing this episode for quite some time. As a mum of a boy (and yes I am generalizing here with what I am about to say) I was not prepared for the amount of climbing, jumping, dare devil kamikaze risk taking energizer battery energy that little boys have and get up to. Sometimes I feel like I need eyes in the back of my head with my little one. And he just turned 2 not that long ago so we have a looooong way to go and lots of sporting pursuits to come our way. I guess it just came as a bit of a shock having a child that gets into everything after my daughter, who was a very “careful” child.
I just couldn’t imagine having twins (although before I was a mum I thought twins would be fantastic – have the babes all in one go??) but these days I cannot imagine at all having twins!
My guest this week – I take my hat off to her – is a mum to twins and yes you guessed it ... TWIN BOYS! I know her personally and I know how amazing she is with them and how patient she is.
I thought we could all learn from her wisdom but certainly all the mums with 2 or more babies in their bellies right now or those with a young set of twins would be happy to hear from a mum who’s been in their shoes. She also discusses how important it is for mothers to nurture themselves, giving the example of when on a plane, a parent must put on their own oxygen mask before putting it on their child
It’s a GREAT episode and Sherry shares some fantastic parenting links that have also helped her navigate motherhood. (Available in the show notes below.) Enjoy.
SHERRY’S BIO
Sherry Federer is an ex-pat mom of 4-year old twin boys and lives in Amsterdam. It’s never a dull day at their house between the dinosaur expeditions, fort building and games of hide-and-go-seek. Currently Sherry is a stay-at-home mum on a mission to rock this motherhood thing. Sherry and her wife moved to Amsterdam when Sherry was 4 months pregnant and they had many adventures navigating a new city and creating a support system to help them through those first years. It’s been a fun ride, albeit challenging at times, and they can’t imagine having done things any other way.
SHOWNOTES
Preeclampsia – Explained more here
Sherry’s Tips
Book : “Twinsperation” Cherly Age
Website : Aha Parenting Dr Laura Markham
Website : Abundant Mama Project “Rediscover your happy place”
Website : The Great Parenting Show
Sherry’s Quotes
“Its not an Emergency”
“Be prepared for anything”
“You have to let go of the perfectionist, you do what you can”
“You just have to ask for help”
“MOTHER HOOD – powered by love, fueled by coffee, sustained by wine.”
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03/03/16 • 50 min
EPISODE 013
(with Melissa Spilsted)
REMOVING THE FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH
You are going to LOVE this episode. The amazing caliber of guests just keeps on coming my way and although we are now 13 episodes, 20 have already been recorded and many more are booked so stay tuned... so much more is heading your way. Have you subscribed yet to Mum’s The Word to get all the episodes delivered to your phone as soon as they are released each Friday? You can do so here on iTunes.
So as you can imagine this week is a very important and a very empowering message. One to certainly be shared many times!! so please do share this episode and it’s links/resources with those pregnant women around you especially those nearing the end of their pregnancy. I had two amazing births and yes its true I did do lots of preparation but listening to this episode, its so so empowering, that it makes me want to have another birth!!
My very purpose for this podcast is to have women share and to not have to reinvent the wheel and the biggest thing that I could share with women pregnant or yet to be is that BIRTH IS VERY DOABLE!! Its something I felt and also even verbalised within the first hour of having birthed my first child (and there’s proof too of me saying it to my midwife Jacky on Episode 1) where you can listen in here
ENJOY this weeks Episode and thanks for listening!!
MELISSA’S BIO
Melissa Spilsted is a clinical hypnotherapist, childbirth educator, registered teacher, hypnobirthing mother of three and founder of the Hypnobirthing Australia and Hypnobubs programs. She also wrote the world first ‘Positive Caesarean’ course, which combines the use of hypnobirthing techniques with mindful preparation for a c-section. Her passion is positive and empowered birthing, regardless of how our baby comes into the world.
Hypnobirthing Australia is Australia’s fastest growing childbirth education program with over 100 practitioners teaching her methods in every state and territory of Australia. Hypnobubs is the online hypnobirthing course, which was devised to make hypnobirthing more accessible throughout Australia and the world.
Melissa is also the voice of several popular self-hypnosis albums for pregnancy, childbirth, parenting and beyond – ‘Surge of the Sea’ is ranked #1 album on iTunes for hypnobirthing.
Ms Spilsted is regularly asked to contribute articles pertaining to hypnobirthing (hypnosis for childbirth) and has featured on Channel 7 Sunrise, articles in Mother & Baby Magazine, Practical Parenting, Nurture Magazine, Take 5 Magazine, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Essential Baby and been interviewed for a radio and television programs in relation to this subject.
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Melissa’s Tips/Resources
Website: http://hypnobirthing.com.au
Website : https://hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au
Book: Sarah Buckley ; Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering
Facebook Page: Birth Without Fear
Melissa’s Contact Details
Website – https://hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au
Facebook Page Hypnobirthing Australia
iTunes Surge of The sea
email : [email protected].
Quotes
“A major component that isn’t considered these days is the mind, the part that the mind and our mindset plays on how we birth.”
“Women deserve to approach their birth without fear. They deserve to be looking forward tot the birth and for the birth experience to be one that they will always want to look back at with joy, one of the highlights of their life.”
“tune out to distraction, tune into your body”
“every surge of my body brings my baby closer to me”
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MUM 002: Karen Brody : Blissing out with Yoga Nidra
Mum's The Word
12/17/15 • 47 min
In this second episode of Mum’s The Word, I have the pleasure of interviewing Birth Advocate Karen Brody and she shares her experience of discovering Yoga Nidra and how she has then been inspired to share it with other mums. She drops so many pearls of wisdom in this episode.
After years of severe anxiety, mother of two Karen Brody walked into a yoga studio and discovered yoga nidra, a sleep-based meditation technique. This led her to create Bold Tranquility, a yoga nidra meditation company for women. As founder of the company, Karen’s mission is to help busy women go from worn out to a well-rested woman using yoga nidra. Since establishing BoldTranquility.com, Karen has become an emerging voice and advocate in women’s health and wellness on the power of yoga nidra meditation and the importance of rest to support women’s health and power. She has created an extensive yoga nidra meditation system for women, available as an app or via the web, to help women relax, get some sleep, and start embracing the way of the well-rested woman. Karen also runs Well-Rested Woman yoga nidra retreats and programmes for women online and live and has also written the play Birth.
LINKS
Book – Naomi Wolf: Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood
Book – Marian Woodman – Holding Tension of Opposites
Book – Pema Chodron ; When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
” CHUCK PERFECT ” A Quote from Anna Quindlen – New York Times ” The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
A Quote from Ina May Gaskin – ” The energy that get’s the baby IN, get’s the baby OUT.”
Top 25 Quotes from Ina May Gaskin
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