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.

Pinky McKay is one of Australia’s most recognised and respected breastfeeding experts. She’s an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and best-selling author of 4 titles including Parenting By Heart and Sleeping Like a Baby, (Penguin Random House). Pinky specializes in gentle parenting styles that honour mothers’ natural instincts to respond to their babies.

Sophie is a qualified postpartum doula, pilates instructor, shiatsu therapist, and mother of two young children. She is passionate about supporting women and their bodies throughout the birthing years and is especially keen on providing nurturing bodywork and restorative movement to help women befriend and restore their body with kindness and respect. Sophie teaches mother centred pilates in Melbourne and online and attends women in their home after the birth of their beautiful baby as a postpartum doula and shiatsu therapist.

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.

Leonie Dawson is an internationally best-selling author of her yearly goal planner workbooks, which have helped over 400,000 people worldwide set & achieve their life & business goals.

Leonie has generated over $10 million in revenue while only working 10 hours a week. She spends her time dreaming big dreams, painting everything in sight with her two daughters, perving on her husband, and reading 400 books a year.

I chat with Meg Berryman, who is passionate about seeding regenerative ways to live, lead, learn and do business. We discuss how our everyday life and parenting choices position us as leaders for social change. At the core of this conversation, we explore how we relate to ourselves, our children, and the earth to create a regenerative world.

Mike is passionate about healthy masculinity and sees a bright future for Australian men where strong mateships support us to live happy healthy lives. After more than a decade supporting individuals as a Chinese medicine practitioner, Mike moved into working with groups out of a desire to help men to connect. Mike wants blokes to truly know what it feels like when your mates really have your back - mates that can support you when you’re down and lift you up to be the best you can be.

Emmeline is a mother of one who lives in Canberra with her partner. She graduated from Newborn Mothers Collective in November 2019 and started her business, Project Village, with the intention of becoming a local doula service.

I chat with postpartum doula, chef and Newborn Mothers graduate, Rachael Hollinger. Together we discuss overcoming the fear of working as a postpartum professional and the gift of vulnerability. At the core of this conversation is the significance of this work and the impact it has on women, communities and generations.

Jaime has worked for over 20 years as a community development practitioner facilitating cultural change around social justice, environmental concerns and climate change.

Debra Pascali-Bonaro is a world-renowned inspirational speaker, filmmaker, doula trainer, childbirth educator, and author. Debra’s latest book The Ultimate Guide to Sex After Baby brings together her passion for pleasure in every aspect of life with her Jersey-Girl attitude of talking about what no one is talking about!  Debra is a mother, grandmother and featured expert in parenting journals and media around the world. 

Allison Davies is a multi-award-winning Registered Music Therapist using music to support brain function and reduce anxiety (for you AND your children) and teaching you how it’s done! She is the creator of Brains = Behaviours and The Brain Care Café. A Tassie girl and storyteller, she shares her lived experience of autism and sensory processing disorder.

Nisha Gill of Feminine Instincts is a Melbourne-based Somatic Experiencing (Trauma Resolution) Practitioner with a background in counselling, bodywork, birth education, doula support, feminine embodiment yoga and birth hypnosis. She is passionate about supporting families to thrive in their perinatal journeys so that emerging generations of babies can benefit from the imprints of safety and loving connection.

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.

I chat with Newborn Mothers educator Katie Cortes from Katie's Babies, who teaches the module on sleep in our Postpartum Education and Care Professional training. Together we discuss Katie's transition from supporting mothers as a midwife to helping them find peace as a sleep consultant. At the core of this conversation, we explore the importance of adjusting our expectations around newborn sleep and tailoring our approach to the needs of the mother and family.

Nadine Richardson, is a mother, yoga teacher, doula, speaker, Director of The Birthing Institute, Creator and Founder of the world’s only scientifically verified childbirth education program, She Births®️ and host of The She Births®️ Show (Podcast & YouTube). She is an expert in childbirth, pregnancy and prenatal yoga.

As director of the HelpMe Feed Foundation, Maddy envisions a world where every baby is happy, healthy and flourishing. HelpMe Feed's mission is to enable parents and their communities to support breastfeeding using smart, modern, scalable technologies. Leading the HelpMe Feed app design, Maddy is an integral part of the founding team. She has presented in the media, give workshops and has been at the forefront of healthcare innovation for the past 10 years, focusing on using technology to improve lives.

I chat with Newborn Mothers graduate Naomi Chrisoulakis from Cocoon by Naomi. Together we discuss self-doubt, rest and momentum in business. At the core of this conversation, we explore how we can sell people what they want and give them what they need. The way Naomi does this is by offering food and adding on postpartum education and care.

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.