I chat with Newborn Mothers graduate Charlotte Pickering from Kin by Charlotte. Together we discuss Charlotte's transition from a job into postpartum work, how her offerings have evolved and the impact of working locally. At the core of this conversation is the need to value ourselves and our work, so that we can build financial sustainability in a way that honours our home and family life.

I chat with two graduates Renee and Micka who are the co-founders of Fill Your Cup. Together they now provide work and support for themselves another 5 doulas, plus sell a range of physical products. They share their story of rapid growth, failing fast and how they pivoted during the pandemic to grow a thriving and unexpected business model.

Kathryn graduated from the Newborn Mothers Collective way back in 2016, and after working as a postpartum doula for a few years started an agency, One Moon Doula. Kathryn shares the pros and cons for both families and doulas using agencies and different agency models and how they work.

Julia Jones talks with Katherine Baquie about the physical side of matrescence and what really happens in a woman’s body after birth. Katherine shares her experience as a women’s health physio and mum of three, supporting women through recovery, pelvic floor health, and returning to movement. Together, they explore simple, practical ways to help women feel strong, supported, and confident after birth.

Irena from Slovenia used to be an Attorney but gave it all up to become a nurturer and facilitator. Along with Newborn Mothers Collective, Irena has studied Hypnobirthing, Bowen therapy, childbirth education and baby massage, and now combines it all into caring for mothers and babies not only in pregnancy and childbirth but also during the weeks, months and even years afterwards.

Ria Keller is a postpartum doula, chef, early years’ teacher and passionate cold-water swimmer. She is originally from Germany and now lives in Northern Ireland with her partner and her two sons. Ria works with mothers during the last stretch of their pregnancy, throughout postpartum and later stages of motherhood. She has a special interest in “Zwischen”, which is a German word for “in-between” and describes the time of a woman`s life where she is becoming a new self while simultaneously is being asked to let go of the old. Ria is offering mothers a deep holding, she is walking alongside them while they refine their sense of self and reconnect to their intuition and roots.

I chat with exercise physiologist, author and Newborn Mothers graduate, Anna Cusack. Together we discuss the importance of supporting your physical health after the significant impact of pregnancy and birth. At the core of this conversation is an insight into how we can bring together our unique experience and combine that with postpartum care to create new offerings for parents.

Corina Fitch is a Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, and Registered NICU Nurse with 20 years of experience in the field of maternity and newborn care. She is also a Certified Feminine Power Facilitator and mother of 3 daughters. Each one has brought deeper meaning to her work. After her first daughter was born, she became intensely focused on helping her clients bond with their babies in utero and cultivate self-care practices that would serve them well into their mothering.

Jo Davidson has worked for Beyond Empathy (BE) as an artist on the Mubali / Sea of Bellies Maternal and Early Childhood Strategy since it began in 2004 in Moree NSW. During this time Jo has developed and seeded this strategy in other places including Narrabri, Illawarra, Derby WA, Mid North Coast - Nambucca, Bowraville, Coffs, Forster, Logan, Capalaba, Strathpine, Deception Bay and Sydney’s Rozelle and Redfern.

Natalie Stokell lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. She has a successful placenta encapsulation business and has encapsulated over 800 placentas. A few years ago she started a passion project that has turned into a profitable heart-centred side hustle - a local print magazine about all things baby on the Sunshine Coast. The magazine encourages a sense of community and collaboration amongst Sunny Coast locals - for businesses and readers alike.

Way back in 2004, feminist members of the Navajo Nation (or Dine as they call themselves) wrote to the editors of the Canadian Women’s Health Network. They requested that the term 'Blessingway' no longer be used to describe non-Navajo prenatal ceremonies.

In this episode, I am joined by Entrepreneur and mother Layla B. Identifying as a soulful changemaker, Layla works as a traditional Moroccan postpartum trainer, business mentor, writer and philanthropist. Layla is dedicated to reviving, reclaiming and restoring sacred and ancient traditional Moroccan postpartum medicine. She supports heart-centred birth workers and women's wellness professionals to create impact, influence and income in a soulful business and life they love.