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In the episode Annabelle and Em chat about labels! This topic came about due to the many conversations Em has had recently with parents about their children. These conversations had a similar theme of parents being told their child has a hard time following instructions, listening, staying still and so on. So we are asking the question are labels helpful or limiting? And is the child just 3 or is there something else going on? We unpack this and delve into so much more, as we go off on other interesting tangents (as always!)

In this episode Annabelle and Em talk about play! They share their own experiences and how play has helped their relationship with their children, but also with their partners and themselves. They discuss how differently boys and girls play and how this is a factor in how much they choose to play with their own children. They want to be the fun Mum, but they also want to just lay on the couch, do you relate?

In this episode Emily shares a current theme that has been present in her community over the past few months- resilience.

She talks about the two examples of where resilience has been a topic of conversation. This involves the heat wave we have had in Perth and how this has impacted the We Are Nature Network programs and has meant diving into the philosophy of programs, and how the changes in weather influences resilience building.

This discussion also involves a topic that was brough up in the VIP SEED membership, where a question was asked about competitive children. Emily shares her own experience of dealing with competitive children and how she dealt with this while tying in the topic of resilience.

In this episode we chat with Amy, wife and stay at home mama to 2 children. The birth of her daughter was a Caesarian section with a private obstetrician and on feeling a sense of loss about her first birth experience Amy went on to have a VBAC home birth with a private midwife and doula for her son. We talk about her long birth, how she didn't feel strong enough in her first pregnancy to say no to doctors and that vaginal birth felt important enough to them to really get educated and make that happen for the second birth.

In this episode we chat with Aimee, a mama of two girls. She birthed both girls at home with a private midwife and her supportive husband. We chat all things homebirth and how education really is key! Aimee shares how she prepared herself for birth and actually crowned while she was dosing on the couch! This is a really wonderful episode that covers topics such as why women choose homebirth, the importance of informing yourself and why a private midwife can be worth the investment.

In this episode we chat with Ina Timms. a mum of 3 girls and a chiropractor. Ina has for a long time been passionate about natural alternatives to health. Two of her births naturally went ‘over’ and she gave birth to perfectly healthy babies at 43 weeks at home. This is a story about normalizing babies who decide to

arrive earth side after the estimated due date, and Ina shares her personal experience navigating a system and a world that aren't used to babies arriving so "late."

In this episode Radi shares how her recent Freebirth was one of simplicity & spirituality. Radi is passionate about harnessing the power of our presence 🔥 & understands the importance of trusting our intuition & the beauty of natural birth. Her story is so inspiring and is shared with so much inner knowing, and complete trust in the process!

In this episode we chat with second guest Jodie about the birth to her first baby which was a magical water birth at the family birthing centre. Her birth story isn’t the birth itself, but the lead up, the sitting in a phase of labor for 3 weeks, and the lessons and healing that created her birth. Jodie discusses her incredible self-awareness that led her to the magical lessons her birth brought to her. All these lessons where a perfect reflection of Motherhood, and therefore a beautiful initiation for her!

In this episode we chat with Ashley, a mother to two beautiful daughters. Ashley is a teacher, a birth educator and a postpartum doula who is deeply passionate about supporting women, their families and their children to thrive. Ashley had a hands-off hospital birth with a midwife and in the episode she shares this story along with the lessons she learnt from this birth and the joy it brought her!

In episode we chat with, Nicola, a mother of 2 beautiful little wildlings, an 8 year old daughter and a 5 year old son. Her first son was born early at 25 weeks gestation which thrust us into a journey she never expected to take. We discuss the challenges of having a baby in the NICU, the struggle of navigating the hospital system as a more naturally minded mama and the absolute miraculous strength of these early babies and how their will to survive shapes their future. Nicola also shares lots of other experiences and insights than many prem mamas will relate to, including the guilt that can be experienced, and adapting to life with a baby after a NICU experience where ultimately you had little control over what you could do for and with your baby. If any prem mamas want to reach out to Nicola she is always there for a chat, and you can find her at @nicola.gunner

In this episode we chat with, Lauren Dry, a certified holistic life coach specializing in parenting and relationships. She is a mother of 2 and found her passion in working with women to heal their nervous system and break generational cycles deep in the unconscious mind, after becoming a mother herself and going through the same steep dive most women go through when we realize that the tools, habits, behaviors and inherited nervous system we are given these days, is not only not set up to mother in a connected way in 2022, it disconnects us from deep and authentic connection with ourselves and with each other.  We dive into the importance of discovering safety in your body which explores emotional literacy of ourselves and our children, tools to access safety, how it impacts our parenting and so much more! You can find Lauren at @lauren.dry.official

In this episode we chat with Anna, the Spiritual Midwife, who specializes in helping women worldwide have a natural birth! She works with pregnant women who don't want to leave their birth up to chance and supports women to claim their rite of passage, body, mind and soul. This conversation delves into the 6 steps she has put together to support women to have a natural birth. We discuss rite of passage, facing your birth fears, the choices in your birth and so much more! You can find Anna at @the_spiritual_midwife or www.thenaturalbirthcourse.com where you can download Annas "6 Steps on How to have a Natural Birth." You can also find the blog post discussed in the episode at www.thenaturalbirthcourse.com/blog/routine-hospital-birth-procedures

In this episode Annabelle and Emily chat all things Santa! We discuss how we approach Santa in our homes, our own experiences with Santa, and Christmas, and the Santa photo! 

In this episode Annabelle and Emily discuss how you know when you are done having more babies? How do you know it's your last? Will you always crave more? And is there a grieving process involved in mourning your last pregnancy, birth and newborn. We also touch on gender disappointment, to take the shame out of it, but also to ponder if this influences the decision to have more babies!  

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This is the second part of our home-schooling episode where we chat with Sam. Sam is a Mother to three beautiful, earth loving, nature kids, two of which she homeschools. She is passionate about following her children's interests when it comes to education and especially loves learning new things as a whole family. She also encourages curiosity, wonder and awe in her children's home education journey. We follow on from our conversation with Chelsea but find out what home schooling looks like for Sam. We discuss how you start home schooling, what the processes is, using a moderator and how to provide evidence of learning, how Sam taught her children to read and more! You can find Sam at @little.beach.farm and more about her program on www.wearenaturenetwork.com or at @wearenaturenetwork

In this episode we are chatting with Chelsea, an early childhood primary teacher, and a homeschooling mumma to two boys. She is passionate about conscious/ gentle parenting, homeschooling and all things outdoors. We begin this two-part episode on homeschooling by finding out about Chelseas home schooling journey. This dives into her reasons behind homeschooling, her philosophy, what a typical day looks like and so much more! If you are curious about home schooling or education in general, this is a fantastic episode for you!

In the episode we are chatting with Virginie, a French born, mama of two who lives in Perth. Virginie is passionate about using craniosacral therapy to help others. She discovered it after the birth of her second child, which was a difficult entrance into the world and both herself and her son were in need of a safe and calm space for their nervous systems to balance. This episode involves discussions on birth trauma and how it is unfortunately so common, and how it can affect Mothers.  Virginie openly and vulnerably shares her story and the journey she went on after this trauma to heal herself and her son. Find Virginie @vi.craniosacraltherapy and at www.vicraniosacraltherapy.com.au

In this episode we chat with, Tara Swann, an Emotional Empowerment Coach and a mum of two beautiful boys. Her main passion in life is to help others do what she did - transform anxiety, low confidence and self-doubt into lasting unconditional happiness and self-love. After transforming her own life through holistic health, mindset & mindfulness practices and emotional empowerment work, Tara couldn't help but feel called to inspire others to do the same. We discuss how our inner child shows up in parenting, how we can lose ourselves to Motherhood, especially when we put everyone else first, and emotional regulations for ourselves, not just our children! Find Tara at @itstaraswann

In this episode we chat with Odile, a women's circle facilitator, women's photographer and soon to be feminine embodiment coach. She is a mama of 2, and is familiar with the juggle of motherhood and the desire to create and be of service through business. Our focus today is on bringing the feminine back into balance in business. If you are a woman in business then this episode is for you! All we have known in business is the masculine way that has been modelled to us, and in this episode we talk about how we can shift to a more feminine way! We discuss embodied entrepreneurship, collaborative business, the sister wound, working with our menstrual cycle and so much more!!! Find Odile at @odile.chaperon

In this episode we are chatting with Chantal Parsons, a Clinical Naturopath who has a passion for women's health or more specifically ‘mothers’ health. During her degree she fell pregnant and became a Mother in the last year of study. Her own struggles with her postpartum experience then lead her to studying Dr Oscar Serrallach’s practitioner course ‘Postpartum Depletion Cure’. Today therefore dives into what post natal depletion is, what causes it/why it happens and what the signs and symptoms are so you know if your body needs extra love and support. You can find Chantal here @chantalparsons_naturopath and if you want to book in an appointment with her you can do so here: https://linktr.ee/ChantalParsonsNaturopath

Todays episode we are chatting with Rochelle. the founder of Mother Me, a postpartum meal delivery service in Perth. Rochelle started Mother Me after she had her daughter in the middle of a pandemic with no family around her. She could see so many mothers struggling and needing extra support. Our conversation dives into our own post partum experiences, our societal conditioning on bouncing back after birth and lack of value put on a slow, nourishing and nurturing period. This chat was really fun and a must listen for pregnant mamas (whether it is your 1st or 5th) or those wishing to have a nourishing postpartum in the future.

Find Rochelle and her wonder service @_motherme and at her website www.mother-me.com.au

In this episode we are continuing our discussion on talking to children about death with our guest Joanna Tedeschi. Joanna is a Perth psychologist and co author of a new audio book "The Child's Guide to Death." We talk all about how we can have these, sometimes difficult, conversations with our children, the importance of the language we use and Joanna shares some really great tips on navigating a conversation about death with your child. 

You can find Joanna at @how2talk2_kids_about_death and at her private practice www.inneruniversepschology.com

You can purchase "The Child's Guide to Death" here: https:///www.hercreativehaus.com.au

In this episode we chat with Sophie Mills, a Grief Coach with a background in holistic Occupational Therapy. Sophie has a passion for working with spiritually open or spiritually curious women who are grieving the loss from the death of a loved one. Today we chat about grief and how we can support our children if and when they experience this. We delve into things that we learn from Western/happiness obsessed culture which create unhelpful belief systems for grief. Sophie is a pleasure to talk to and this conversation had so many wonderful aspects to it which will be helpful to mama's who are actively try to foster emotional literacy in their children. 

In this episode we chat with Eugenie Kruger, who is a registered Homeopath, based in Perth. She is passionate about empowering families with the knowledge of using Homeopathy to treat themselves and their children for a wide variety of first aid and acute situations. We discuss what homeopathy is who, why and when you would use it. Eugenie also shares some fascinating wisdom in regards to homeopathic and even gives you some examples of remedies you can start using now in certain situations for you and your family. Check out her free online Homeopathy@Home course, which she has presented since 2013. She can be contacted via her website www.eugeniekruger.com or tune in to her podcast – Homeopathy Hangout.