Tales From The Fourth Trimester
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Tales From The Fourth Trimester
A podcast dedicated to the beauty and brutality of new parenthood - because giving birth is the beginning, but postpartum is forever. Created by postpartum doula Naomi Chrisoulakis, each week she chats to women about their postpartum experiences and asks experts to share their wisdom.
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05 | Perfectionism + people-pleasing in postpartum, with Madeline McKenzie
In this episode, Madeline and I chat about how intellectualising, people-pleasing and perfectionism showed up for her in postpartum, parenting and her...
04 | What you really need when you're having a baby, with Em Stone
You all know I'm all about support over stuff, but that doesn't mean that there isn't stuff out there that's incredibly useful! In this episode, I tal...
03 | What mothers need, with Amy Carmody
This is part two of my epic chat with Amy Carmody, a yoga teacher, personal trainer, strength coach and pre- and postnatal exercise specialist,
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02 | Amy Carmody: "Postpartum taught me I can do hard things"
For this episode, I'm joined by the amazing Amy Carmody, a yoga teacher, personal trainer, strength coach and pre- and postnatal exercise specialist,...
01 | Babywearing 101 - Brooke Maree's top tips
Welcome to a new season! Joining me for this fresh ep is Brooke Maree, a leading babywearing educator and Kangatraining instructor. I found Brooke whe...
13 | #summerseries: Anger, unmet needs and modern mothering, with Yara Heary
This episode is sponsored by Hydramama, a sugar-free hydration support drink that's designed for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Chock-a-block with...
12 | #summerseries: Top breastfeeding and sleep tips from Dr Eliza Hannam
This episode is sponsored by Addison, the chic and practical clothing label for the modern mum. Addison offers pregnancy and breastfeeding-friendly st...
11 | #summerseries: Keeping your relationship strong in postpartum, with Elly Taylor
This episode is brought to you by Babybee, Australian-owned and designed prams combining quality, safety and style. Not only does Babybee let you try...
10 | #summerseries: What my second first 40 days taught me
I'm six weeks postpartum in this episode (from back in 2020) and I'm chatting about what I've been eating, the amazing meal train organised by friends...
09 | #summerseries: Lily Nichols' unorthodox nutrition advice
This episode is sponsored by Hydramama, a sugar-free hydration support drink that's designed for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Chock-a-block with...
08 | #summerseries: How to prep financially for a baby, with Rebecca Pritchard
Babies cost money - but how much exactly, and whether it will stress you out or you'll sail through, depends on your choices and planning. In this ep,...
07 | #summerseries: Mum rage and going from one to two, with Lael Stone
I'm joined by Lael Stone (https://laelstone.com.au/) on this episode to talk all things Aware Parenting and how it can help us find a happy middle gro...
06 | #summerseries: Creativity and motherhood, with Jessica Chapnik Kahn
Jessica Chapnik Kahn is a singer-songwriter, author and poet. She's also a mum - and an example of how motherhood and creativity don't need to be mutu...
05 | #summerseries: Leigh Campbell on perinatal anxiety, relationship changes and heartbreak
Many of you will know Leigh Campbell through her popular podcasts (This Glorious Mess Little Kids and You Beauty), via her work for Mamamia and from I...
04 | #summerseries: Is bedsharing dangerous? The evidence that might surprise you
In years gone by, the message has been loud and clear: bedsharing kills babies. But what does the science say? And why are big organisations like Unic...
03 | #summerseries: NICU, newborn surgery and new beginnings - Sophie Gleitzman's story
It took four years for Sophie Gleitzman to fall pregnant. It took only moments at her 19 week scan to realise that her much-wanted baby's life might b...
02 | #summerseries: Core & Floor Restore's Bernadette on healing your pelvic floor
Bernadette Lack is a midwife, personal trainer, mum and pelvic floor expert--she has helped hundreds of women sort out their post-baby pelvic floors w...
01 | #summerseries My Story
This episode is brought to you by Babybee, Australian-owned and designed prams combining quality, safety and style. Not only does Babybee let you try...
20 | On becoming a mother when you're motherless, with Ali Heppell
What is it like to have you beloved mother pass away before you have children, and ache for her when you do? How do you learn to mother yourself? Tune...
19 | How a doctor found her own way during postpartum, with traditional Chinese & Western medicine, with Dr Kristal Lau
In this ep, we talk about Kristal's postpartums, including D-MER, postpartum depression and anxiety and military wife life, and how she navigated earl...
18 | Postpartum mental health, with PANDA's Julie Borninkhof
It's Perinatal Mental Health Week! In this conversation with Julie Borninkhof, clinical psychologist and CEO of Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Austral...
17 | Supporting loved ones through pregnancy and infant loss, with Rowie Davies
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and I hope that the stories shared on this podcast about postpartum after loss help with raising...
16 | Weaving pleasure into mothering, with Regan Figg
Regan Figg sees motherhood not as a place where you lose yourself, but a place of opportunity. As a former exercise physiologist, yoga and meditation...
15 | Complicated & conflicting emotions, and holding them in postpartum, with Mazz Napier
In this episode, postpartum doula and infant massage instructor Mazz Napier joins to me to share her story. We talk about lots, with a focus on learn...
14 | Babies and sleep: what is biologically normal? With Dr Amber Hart
It's not what the books say. It's not what the sleep training industry says, or your cousin or the person in your mothers group. Today we're talking a...
13 | Postpartum curve balls + planning for a break when business is booming, with Anna Lahey
Anna Lahey, mother of four and founder of Vida Glow, joins me to talk about her fourth postpartum - the one that she planned and prepared for meticulo...
12 | What you need to know about your first week postpartum, with midwife Beth Ryan
The baby's out - what next?! A LOT. The first few days after you give birth is a potent cocktail of postpartum hormones, establishing feeding, afterpa...
11 | Parenthood and intimate relationships - how the eff do we make it work? With Leonie Akhidenor
In this episode, I'm chatting with Leonie Akhidenor about everyone's favourite juicy topic: sex and relationships. Specifically, what happens when you...
10 | Business, babies and birthing a new identity, with Rachael Rose
I have so much respect for Rachael Rose - mother, women's circle facilitator and educator - and I loved hearing her reflections on what postpartum cha...
09 | Hip dysplasia, tongue tie, triple feeding, intolerances and joy: Dani Potter's postpartums
Join me and Dani Potter for a chat about her two different postpartum periods, filled with unexpected challenges.
Dani works with famili...
08 | Returning to paid work after baby, with career coach Lily Eid
Returning to paid work after having a baby is a big moment of transition. And it's not just about the work: it's about daycare, the mental load, the i...
07 | Friendship breakups, food and relationships in postpartum, with Jessica Prescott
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06 | Top tips for supporting baby and kid immune health, with naturopath Claire Luckman
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 w...
05 | Building a business as a postpartum doula, with Sami Stewart
Becoming a postpartum doula is exciting, daunting, wonderful and overwhelming, and in this conversation with preconception, pregnancy and postpartum d...
04 | Weaning my son, and how it went!
In this episode, it's just me! I had a lot of questions from people about how I weaned my two year old, and this episode hopefully answers those. I al...
03 | How to help your hormones after having a baby, with Madeline Mackinnon
Madeline MacKinnon is a passionate nutritionist with ten years of experience helping women to recover from debilitating hormone imbalances. She is kn...
02 | The truth about baby brain with Dr Bridget Callaghan
Have you found it hard to finish sentences since falling pregnant? Left keys in the door? Phone on the car roof? I know I have! There's so much negati...
1. Nathalie: gestational diabetes, postpartum pre-eclampsia, hospital birth & home birth, and going from one child to two
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 postpartu...
What I Wish I'd Known: Baby Sleep
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 differenc...
What I Wish I'd Known: Friendships
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