This is an episode I was busting to record, because I do not want a repeat of winter 2022 when we all got sick constantly - I was very keen to learn what I could do to help support my kids' immune systems. Listen in as Claire and I discuss the importance of gut health to immunity, key nutrients to use for immune boosting and ones you can use when kids get sick; tips for ear aches, bronchitis, etc, herbs for kids and how to get supps into kiddos! Find Claire: claireluckman.com.au/ Insta – claireluckman_naturopath FB – Claire Luckman Naturopath Kid’s Health Consults – online via video call or f ..read more

Becoming a postpartum doula is exciting, daunting, wonderful and overwhelming, and in this conversation with preconception, pregnancy and postpartum doula Sami Stewart (https://www.theholddoulaco.com/) we talk about the highs, lows and lessons.  Tune in to hear us talking about finding a new calling, the ins and outs of getting a business up and running, imposter syndrome and finding confidence, building relationships with other doulas (and being mentored by me), finding clients and the parallels between birthing a baby and birthing a business.  This episode is sponsored by Newborn ..read more

Madeline MacKinnon is a passionate nutritionist with ten years of experience helping women to recover from debilitating hormone imbalances.  She is known for her popular hormone-balancing cooking classes she teaches live across Canada and has a new cookbook out: The Hormone Type Cookbook- Nourishing Recipes To Balance The7 Different Hormone Types In this episode, we talk about how your hormones shift in postpartum, key nutrients to include in the diet postpartum that most women do not get enough of, how to look out for postpartum thyroiditis, and how to eat to support postpartum hormone ..read more

Welcome back! I'm kicking off season five of the podcast with a conversation with Nathalie, who shares the details of her two very different postpartum experiences. NOTES: Lily Nichols episode ..read more

I've never met Ashe in person, but I'm quite convinced she's the funniest woman I know. Because I am sure I know her, in a weird way - the way she writes about mothering, and her kids and her partner and her mother and her life is just so uncomfortably familiar that I'm quite sure we're destined to be best friends, if only she'd realise Sydney is better than Melbourne. Please enjoy this rambling, fan girling (on my part) chat about babies and postpartum and leaky orifices and feeling lonely.  Follow Ashe on Instagram @ashedavenport and buy her very funny, painful and delightful book Sad M ..read more

HOOO boy, there is too much about baby sleep I wish I'd known, but in this episode I share two key principles that would have made a massive difference to the failure, angst and frustration I felt around by first baby's sleep. My Cocoon Cookie Mix is available to pre-order for a limited time - grab your bag here ..read more

Join Cook + Cocoon - my new postpartum prep and fourth trimester cooking course - and get $50 off  if you sign on by Sunday Nov 6 with the code EARLYBIRD! I feel a bit vulnerable putting this episode out there but here goes! The highs and the lows, the nasty and pleasant surprises... and a few things I wish I'd done differently.  ..read more

Just a few things I really wish I'd known about the mental load before having a baby, and how I got through it. I mention this book, which is great ..read more

Welcome to a new, special season of the podcast! I'll be serving up mini solo episodes about all the things I wish I'd known more about before I had my first baby. This one is about breastfeeding - I mean, there was SO much I didn't know and if I had my postpartum would have been easier. Of course, I can't cover everything, but I hope that by sharing some of the things I've learned about vital postpartum areas will be useful. And if you're pregnant and want to be really well prepared for postpartum (and I really hope you do!) I have an online course coming out on November 2. Stay tuned ..read more

This is the final episode in season three! Thanks so much for listening. If you've gotten something out of these eps, please consider sharing with a friend or leaving a review, or both! In this episode, I talk to perinatal psychologist Yara Heary of Life After Birth Psychology (https://www.lifeafterbirth.com.au/) I don't even know how to describe this episode: just listen. Find Yara on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterbirthpsychology ..read more