Nutritionista is an online nutrition clinic and postpartum care provider, established by Megyn Hayes. Megyn is a mother to 4 children, living in regional Victoria, Australia, and is a university qualified Nutritional Biochemist, Clinical Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, Postpartum Doula & Public Health Educator. After an extensive university education complete with a dual Master’s degree in Women’s Health Medicine and Reproductive Medicine, Megyn is a passionate advocate for women’s health, nutrition, postpartum care & repletion with ongoing support.

Kate Harrison is a Naturopath and Postpartum Doula with a passion for supporting new mothers with herbal medicine and nutrition. Originally from Melbourne, Kate now lives with her husband and two sons in Northern NSW and enjoys supporting women during pregnancy and postpartum in both her online and in clinic sessions.

I chat with Newborn Mothers educator Amanda Stinton from Our Fourth Trimester, who teaches the module on mental health in our Postpartum Education and Care Professional training. Together we discuss the importance of normalising conversations about maternal suicide, how to talk to someone having suicidal thoughts and where to find support. At the core of this conversation, we explore how we can be a helper, ready and willing to assist people who might find themselves in that place.

In this episode, we are joined by Natalie Telyatnikov, the creator and founder of Better Postpartum. Natalie’s calling is to create better postpartum education for all mothers using her professional background in childbirth education and journalism.

In this episode, we are joined by Rafferty Hollows, a postpartum doula and professional organiser who is dedicated to helping young Melbourne families find their flow. Rafferty co-hosts the Facebook group Mental Mamas United which they created to help parents with mental illnesses. 

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.

Dylan talks about the three things families can do to smooth the transition from couple to family;  buying services instead of things, focusing on the birth AND the time afterwards, and sharing the physical and emotional load.