Head On View (midwife life)

We've packed alot into this 40 minutes: Kath shares her journey from massaging sweaty footy players to specializing in women's health physiotherapy, inspired by her own experiences of motherhood. We discuss the importance of proactive health measures, encouraging women to seek support and education before issues arise. Kath shares her own postpartum experiences, including symptoms of prolapse from overexertion and the importance of recognising one's limitations. We discuss the need for midwives to have training in pelvic floor health and the significance of early intervention and education during antenatal care. Address the stigma surrounding pelvic floor issues and the necessity for open conversations to destigmatize topics like incontinence. Kath explains how pelvic floor assessments are conducted and the benefits of techniques like perineal massage. The impact of epidurals on pelvic floor outcomes and the importance of informed decision-making during childbirth. **Connect with Kath** Find Kath on all the socials @fitnestmama for more information and resources on women's health. Kath also has a podcast, the Pregnancy, Birth & Recovery Podcast, where each week she dives into all things pregnancy care, childbirth and postnatal recovery, helping you to have a wonderful pregnancy and after birth experience. Link below for the preparing for birth checklist ⬇️ https://www.fitnestmama.com/free #headonviewpodcast #midwife #midwifery #podcast #nursingpodcast #midwifepodcast #nurselife #midwifelife #nurse #nursing #studentmidwife #studentnurse #lifeasamidwife #physiotherapy #womenshealthphysio #fitnestmama

Hello and welcome to 2024 and Season 4 of our little pod. Laura + Carly are catching up on life.  Laura's filling us in on her new job as a LC for a local council, thinking about her next contract and reflecting on her last one.  We discuss MGP contracts, the pay, being on call, life/work balance....it's alot!!!  Carly updates on her travel life, her current contract, internet dramas, agency dramas and where we're heading next. Enjoy and we've got lots of great guests lined up this year.

OK it's only taken 2 months to edit and upload this....but here it is!!!! Let's catch up.....life updates from Carly + Laura.....and today's "guests" are us!!!!! Laura has come to the dark side and is in on her first ever travel contract. So if you've ever thought about dipping your toes into the travel world, have a listen and get a little glimpse into contract life. We're giving all our best travel tips: agency tips, packing tips....make sure you pack a mirror!!!! 🤞 we will be back in your ears soon #headonviewpodcast #midwife #midwifery #podcast #nursingpodcast #midwifepodcast #nurselife #midwifelife #nurse #nursing #studentmidwife #studentnurse #lifeasamidwife #travelmidwife #agencymidwife #australia #travelnurse #mgp #contractmidwife

S3 Ep7: Today we chatted with Stephanie from The True You.   Steph talks about experiencing bullying growing up, bullying within the workplace and being with a narcissistic partner and how that changed her outlook on life and affected her self-esteem.  We delve into her journey with mental health and chronic pain. Steph has an offer for Head On View listeners:  The 1st listener to contact Steph via Instagram @_thetrueyou_ will receive an emotional health check for FREE.  Anyone else can book a session in with Steph for the discounted price of $97, normally $300 - use link below to book in  https://calendly.com/meetthetrueyou/60min?back=1&month=2023-08 #positiveaffirmations #luckygirlsyndrome #manifestations #toxicworkplace #loveyourself #creatrix #transformologist #headonview #midwifery #nursing #midwifepodcast #nursepodcast #studentmidwife #studentnurse #travelmidwife

S3 Ep6: Hindsight.....always a wonderful thing. I'm looking back at my last contract, but with a few months passing, I'm in a much more positive frame of mind. And...da da da....Laura is joining the ranks of travel midwifing. The ranting is at a minimum!!!! I've moved states from NSW to QLD, and now dealing with transitioning from working online to going back to full paper based. Are we turning into a travel midwife podcast???!!! Maybe but that's ok!!! side note: I'm behind on the uploads as we're still talking about Penny being pregnant!!!! 📸 a selection of travel midwife pics #headonviewpodcast #midwife #midwifery #podcast #nursingpodcast #midwifepodcast #nurselife #midwifelife #nurse #nursing #studentmidwife #studentnurse #lifeasamidwife #travelmidwife #agencymidwife #australia #travelnurse

S3 Ep5.  Hey besties....grab your wine, rant incoming (yes this was recorded a couple of months ago, and I'm very inconsistent with uploads...so thanks for sticking with us)  ....First...Penny has some news...twins due very soon. I was clearly having a bad day when we recorded this....you know those days when you just need to come home and vent....Well here I am....get me off my high horse 🐎  Listening back I sound a little demanding and maybe a bit crazy....but you know what they say....we're not crazy.....it's your behaviour that's made me crazy!!!!!  Enjoy the life updates #headonviewpodcast #midwife #midwifery #podcast #nursingpodcast #midwifepodcast #nurselife #midwifelife #nurse #nursing #studentmidwife #studentnurse #lifeasamidwife #travelmidwife #agencymidwife #australia #travelnurse #twins #pregnancy

It's been a minute....Laura's back.......it's tea time.... ☕️ We are taking a deep dive into Laura's life....so for all those ladies (or men) out there who have relationships that haven't turned out as you thought...you are not alone. We're talking red flags ~ they are flying high with this one 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 ⚠️ TOPIC WARNING ⚠️ we are discussing emotional abuse and domestic violence.  If you need help, please call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) available 24/7 Australia wide. #headonviewpodcast #midwife #midwifery #podcast #nursingpodcast #midwifepodcast #nurselife #midwifelife #nurse #nursing #studentmidwife #studentnurse #lifeasamidwife #travelmidwife #agencymidwife #australia #travelnurse #nonnegotiable #redflags

In today's ep I'm chatting with Catie Harris. Catie is a US based NursePreneur Mentor who has empowered thousands of nurses in business to monetise their knowledge and skills while inspiring them to change the way healthcare is perceived and delivered. I'm delving into Catie's history, her nursing experience, how she ended up where she is now. Catie strives to undo the perception that nursing care is limited to the hospital setting. Through her intensive nurse business coaching program, Catie shows nurses around the world how their hard-earned knowledge and skills can step outside the hospital system into a profitable business. You can find Catie here Website:  https://www.nursepreneurs.com/ Social Media: • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/nursebusiness • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nurse_preneur/ • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CatieHarris/videos • Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.ph/nursepreneurs/

In this week's ep I'm chatting with Midwife Tylah. We're diving deep into Tylah's life.....when did she know she wanted to be a midwife, filming One Born Every Minute, living and working in Alice Springs, social media, opportunities for direct entry midwives.... You can follow Tylah here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ insta + tiktok: @midwife_tylah youtube: https://youtube.com/@midwifetylah8442

We are BACK.....welcome to season 3, in 2023......when I say we I mean me (Carly)....grab your wine, have a chuckle - I break a chair - it's that intense!!!!!

Although technically it's a new year and now 2023.....here's our final pod from 2022.....although we didn't realise this was our final one!!!! so, it's not our normal wrap up....but more rando convos with Carly, Laura and Penny. We're chatting married life, MGP - tales of agency life, continuity of care and rambling off on random tangents. Enjoy 😉

It's that weird time between Christmas and New Year's when as midwives we're still living our best shiftworker life and everyone else around you are on holidays and spending their days drinking and eating cheese. So in case you're bored and/or need a family break...stick your headphones on, take a walk and listen to us talk shit.

And the saga continues..... more tales from Carly's travelling midwife life.....driving back across the Nullarbor, cancelled contracts, getting ghosted by my agency - not once but twice!!!!!! When your agency shows you all the red flags - but like my 18-year-old self in the dating world - I keep going back!!!

S2 Ep13: Surrogacy - Today Carly is chatting with Nadine about surrogacy. Nadine is a surrogate and currently pregnant. I'm asking all the questions you're wanting to know.....why are you a surrogate? what are the laws? do you get paid? how have health professionals responded to you? who will be at the birth? are you going to breastfeed? would you do it again? You can follow Nadine on insta here @the.nadine.manzella and her massage business here @envy_therapies Since recording this ep, Nadine has birthed a healthy baby girl - congrats to Nadine and the parents

S2 E12 - This week we're chatting about Carly's trials and tribulations with agency work....what happens when you go somewhere and it's not how you pictured it???  How does agency life really work - we're exploring all the annoying negative aspects of agency work - because although it's great - things aren't always sunshine and rainbows - so here's a realistic look at agency life.  And as usual there's a lot of random chat too!!!!

Something a little different for you this week. We're chatting to Maple, Maple is a sex worker and is telling us all about her job. How she got into the sex industry, what her partner thinks of her job, coming to Australia, the move from porn to being a sugar baby to working in a brothel. We had such a great chat with Maple - but we recorded this whilst Carly was in the NSW outback - and unfortunately the internet was pretty non-existent and this was all that could be salvaged......if you want to hear more from Maple - let us know and we'll get her back for another chat - and we promise to make sure we've got stable internet!!!!!! You can find Maple here tiktok @maple_w00d twitter @MissMapleBrook insta @missmaple_w00d

Such a great chat with Indie, travel nurse.....we cover it all: how Indie got into nursing, lockdown in Melbourne, how she discovered travel nursing, the difference between a rural hospital and a busy metro hospital, bullying within agency nursing, building her troopy. If you've ever been interested in travel nursing have a listen and give Indie a follow on insta @itsindiep you can also find all Indie's socials here https://linktr.ee/itsindiep

Today we're chatting with Alley. Alley is a nurse from NZ who combines working as a nurse with acting. We take a dive into how Alley manages working across two very different fields. You can follow Alley on insta + tiktok @alleyquirkynurse. 🎬IMBD search Alley Williams to check out Alley's acting work.

The stars have aligned and you have all 3 of us. Join us for an unorganised debrief.....catching up on all that we've been up to....holidays, work, what we've seen in the news (ie. Facebook!!!!). Until next time 😘

In today's ep we're chatting with Nikita fellow travelling midwife. Nikita trained in New Zealand and is now travel midwifing (i'm sure that is a word!!!) around Australia. After feeling burnt out she decided to give travel midwifery a go and here we are.  We're talking about the differences between working in NZ and Aus, having a better work/life balance and all the travel stories. If you've ever thought about doing travel midwifery, or if you just want to hear the stories, grab a vino, settle in and have a listen.