Season 1 Episode 11 (season final).

Christina McKay is a mum, a passionate Hypnobirthing Practitioner and a lover of all things birth, beauty and babies.

Christina’s first traumatic birthing experience gave her the drive to help women and their birth partners have positive, empowered and involved birthing experiences. Christina became a Hypnobirthing Practitioner in the early stages of her second pregnancy and went on to use the tools she learnt to have an incredible healing and powerful birth.

Christina openly talks about how she suffered from PTSD after her first birth, which on paper looked like the ideal birth. She talks about her experience and how she got the help she needed to process it. Other topics we discussed in this episode include Intrusive thoughts, birth debriefing and matrescence so it's definitely worth a listen!

Christina services Melbourne, the Yarra Valley and couples via online sessions and can be found on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/golden.bump/

follow us on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

or get in touch via email:

hello@growbirthnurture.com.au

In Episode 10 we chat with Phoebe Cole, a mother of two, a Pilates educator, Yoga teacher, muscular therapist and founder of Pilates Mini.

Phoebe openly discusses her journey into parenthood and how she continually utilised the power of a positive mindset to help her navigate some difficulties she faced including miscarriage.

Phoebe found inspiration after her third miscarriage and during lockdown to venture into the world of entrepreneurship. Initially hesitant about e-commerce, her confidence soared as she witnessed the impact of her Pilates product on herself, colleagues, and clients. Now, fully immersed, working from home on her business part time and fuelled by her passion, Phoebe is taking her innovative product global, driven by a vision of helping people strengthen through Pilates worldwide.

This is a very inspiring story from a very wise and wonderful woman.

To contact Phoebe or to purchase Pilates Mini~

Website:

https://www.pilatesmini.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/pilatesmini/

To contact Grow Birth Nurture~

Email:

hello@growbirthnurture.com.au

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

In episode 9 with chat with Maria is a mum of two small kids. Originally from Ireland, Maria and her husband immigrated to Melbourne in 2011 and now call Australia home. Maria, is a parent coach and founder of Reaching for Calm.

After experiencing burnout when her first child was just one, she realised the importance of prioritizing her own wellbeing to create more harmony in her family life. Maria's experiences as a parent led her to grow and evolve in the wellbeing space.

Motivated by her own experiences as a mum, Maria pursued certification as a parent coach. Her passion lies in supporting fellow parents who may be facing similar challenges, helping them discover a healthier balance and deeper connections within their families. She lives by the words “its about connection not perfection", hence the name of this episode.

Maria values evidence-based support. Her background in women's health nursing and postgrad in positive psychology enhances her role, guiding parents with reliable and informed strategies.

you can find Maria below:

Website: https://www.reachingforcalm.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reachingforcalm/

or find us:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

E-mail: hello@growbirthnurture.com.au

In this episode we speak with Georgia from birth easy with georgia and discuss the raw uncut realities of motherhood. We touch on the identify crisis many of us face and the mixed emotions of joy and grief as we mums navigate through rediscovering the new norm and letting go of what once was.

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Georgia shares some valuable tips from her hypnobirth program which she implements daily as a parent.

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If you are feeling weighed down by the struggles and exhaustion of motherhood and want to feel seen, heard and not so alone on this journey, this episode is like a warm hug from one mum to another

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Find Georgia

@birtheasywithgeorgia

Jessamy is a midwife, nutrition consultant and mama.
She is the creator of Mindful midwife mama, where she supports women from preconception through to postpartum to feel informed, supported, nourished, energized & thrive in their own motherhood experience.

In this episode Jessamy talks about how her own struggles with burnout lead her down the path to helping prevent others from their own post partum depletion, and simple ways you can nourish yourself before during and after pregnancy.

jessamy@mindfulmidwifemama.com.au

@mindfulmidwifemama

In Episode 6 we chat with Danni who is a Parent Educator, Aware Parenting Instructor, Early Childhood Educator, Primary school teacher, holder of sacred space for Mother and women circles and a Mumma to two beautiful souls.

We discuss the challenges she faced in early parenthood and what brought her to Aware Parenting. We also discuss how she navigated losing her mum to cancer with 2 young kids.

You can contact Danni for support via her instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/danni.willow/

or website:

https://www.thewayofthewoman.com.au/

Please follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growbirthnurture/

You can DM or email us at hello@growbirthnurture.com.au

if you would like to be featured in a future episode.

In episode 5, Melissa interviews Tanner about her journey into parenthood and the ups and downs she faced during her four pregnancies including two which ended in miscarriage. Tanner delves into her pregnancy and birth stories and how they were affected by her neglect to grieve her miscarriages.

Trigger Warning- Topics discussed in this episode include:

Missed miscarriages, post natal depression, antenatal depression, mental health issues and suicidal thoughts, premature birth and special care nursery experience, the importance of talking about your feelings and seeking mental health support.

If this episode brings up anything for you and you need help please call:

PANDA National Helpline (Monday to Saturday) 1300 726 306

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In this episode, Tanner interviews Melissa on her personal journey and how her pains, struggles and perceived set backs have been her portal to growth, clarity and a life worth living.

For more information on Coaching offerings and workshops with Melissa DM her on instagram: @mumsandbubs.osteo.com.au