Newborn Mothers Podcast

As a Newborn Mother, you are being invited to reinvent yourself because when a baby is born so is a mother, and the birth of a mother can be more intense than childbirth. You'll learn how to find peace and joy in the first 40 days after birth and how your postpartum experience can change your life. In this first episode of Newborn Mothers podcast, host Julia Jones shares her background, how she started her postpartum doula journey and Newborn Mothers Collective. She also talks about the goal of the Newborn Mothers training. Tune in to learn more about Julia and her business, Newborn Mothers. Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

This episode is part of a series of interviews to answer the question "what does a doula actually do!?" I am often asked by people who want to be doulas how it all works, so I've found some people working as doulas to tell us what a week in their life looks like. This episode features Jo Hogan, a doula and massage therapist in Auckland, New Zealand. Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

Kirrah Stewart has been a doula for 10+ years. She has a deep passion for helping families feel excited about birth and nourished in early parenthood. She lives and works in the Northern Rivers region of Northern NSW, Australia. Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

When women are nourished and nurtured after giving birth, they feel calm, connected and confident. Antonia’s passion is to provide this high level of postnatal support to women in Canberra. She guides expectant parents to create a vision for life with baby and gives them the practical tools to make their vision a reality.Antonia’s premium postnatal packages include nourishing meals, breastfeeding support, gentle massage, belly binding, and practical support of all kinds. She helps new parents make sense of the dizzying array of Canberra services & organisations and build a “village” of support that may last them a lifetime.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

Originally from Canada, Stacey completed a BSc in Human Movement at the University of Alberta and travelled to Perth, WA for her practical placement in 2007. She became an AEP in early 2008, working mainly in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and gaining experience with some of Perth’s best Orthopaedic surgeons and AEPs doing pre and post surgery exercise programs.In 2010, Stacey moved on to a Physiotherapy and Pilates practice to immerse herself in Pilates training and broaden her skills with a variety of clientele. She became a fully certified STOTT Pilates practitioner in 2012, and found her niche and passion in pregnancy and postnatal exercise. Working alongside experienced practitioners and undertaking any available workshops and courses allowed her to build skills and knowledge in the area of women’s health and rehabilitation.In 2014 Stacey started Progressive Motion, a mobile Pilates and Exercise Physiology business. This service allows her to see mums in their own environment, helping them keep active in pregnancy and return to exercise safely in the postnatal period.She teaches workshops around Perth for new mums, and has recently released an Online Program for postnatal women, “Restore Your Core and Pelvic Floor”.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

This episode is part of a series of interviews to answer the question "what does a doula actually do!?" I am often asked by people who want to be doulas how it all works, so I've found some people working as doulas to tell us what a week in their life looks like. This episode features Julie-Anne Mauno, Perinatal Support Worker, Doula, Holistic Postpartum Practitioner and mother of 7.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

When I announced my first pregnancy, I was hit with a barrage of advice (not all helpful), whilst my husband Dylan didn’t get any tips at all.So I asked Dylan to share what he has learned as a father of three children and what he wished someone had told him right back at the beginning of his journey to parenthood. I asked him the question we often discuss as women, like what has he learned about fatherhood and what does he wish he'd known before becoming a father himself?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. Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Dr. Kristy Goodwin, a Digital Well-being and Productivity Researcher, Speaker, Author and Consultant. Dr Kristy is on a mission to help parents, their children, and professionals tame their toxic tech habits to stop being a slave to the screen.Dr Goodwin provides her clients with research-based strategies to help them use technology in purposeful ways and counteract its negative consequences. Her advice is realistic to implement and doesn’t revert to phone bans or constant digital detoxes.Dr Goodwin discusses the benefits of technology for pregnant women and new mothers, the effects of “brexting”, and guidelines around children’s screen time.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

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.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Clelia Douglas, a mother of three who worked overseas for 12 years. Upon returning home to Australia, Clelia and her husband decided to build a house in a rural suburb on family land next to her parents and sisters. Being surrounded by family with similar aged children created a wonderful community to raise her family. Clelia shares some tips for people who have lost their village. She talks about things she has done abroad to create a community and the barriers she had to overcome to move back home.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

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. Rafferty also facilitates a workshop titled Language Fucking Matters. This is designed to support doulas to confidently use gender-inclusive language, create meaningful impact outside of social media and stand in integrity while resisting cancel culture and 'woke' ideology.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Ashley Winning, a Pregnancy and Birth Guide. Ashley is a wife and a mother of three girls. Motherhood has completely changed her life, and she completely loves it! She created The Motherhood Circle to provide mums with a nurturing, safe environment to talk about their fears and struggles. With over six years of experience as a qualified Postpartum Doula, Ashley supports pregnant and newborn mothers with her online programs and mentoring.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with educator, advocate and birth ambassador Dr Andrea Little Mason, also known as Dr Doula. Together we discuss the clarion call to connect with your ancestors, understand the wisdom in your culture and your part in caring for new mothers. At the core of this conversation is Dr Doula's personal journey to discovering her origins in birth and postpartum, then how she invites others to do the same.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Newborn Mothers graduate Layla O'Mara from NuaNua. Together we discuss the system of ‘wochenbett’ in Germany - where you are cared for by a midwife in your home for 40 days, the difference this care makes in your long-term health and the contrast of its absence. At the core of this conversation, we explore how publicly funded or insurance provided postpartum care is the way of the future.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

In this episode, I’m going to read you the first chapter of my best selling book Newborn Mothers - When a Baby is Born, So is a Mother. The chapter introduces postpartum, the way we use language and the statistics of women experiencing postpartum depression. It details stories from Newborn Mothers, the duration of postpartum and the transformation to motherhood. To get your copy of of the complete audiobook purchase the ebook or the printed book and you'll get instructions on how to download the entire audiobook FREELearn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Newborn Mothers graduate and German qualified midwife, Ruth Gray. Together we discuss the publicly funded postpartum care system in Germany that brings together medical and personal care. At the core of this conversation, we explore how Germany views this comprehensive continuity of care as essential for women's wellbeing and what we can learn from this system in countries without it.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

This is such a significant episode with Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg who is a huge influence in my work and understanding of oxytocin. I chat with physician, professor of physiology and oxytocin research pioneer Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg. Together we discuss Kerstin's significant discoveries about oxytocin, her experience as a woman in science and the use of synthetic oxytocin. At the core of this conversation is the scientific evidence supporting the idea that how a woman cares for postpartum will have a long-term impact on her health.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Ella Bourke, a gender equality advocate and prevention of violence against women practitioner. Together we discuss the cultural stereotypes of motherhood and how gender inequality plays out in parenting, partnership and domestic life. At the core of this conversation, we explore tools to begin talking about gender equality and how to take small steps to live it into being.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Maranda Bower, the CEO and Founder of Postpartum University® Together we discuss postpartum maternal health, how our life and identity change postpartum, as well as the significance of the four-year mark. At the core of this conversation, we explore the importance of not only preparing for birth but also preparing for a peaceful postpartum.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

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. Natalie is a mother of two living in Connecticut who experienced the dramatic downfall in education and care that mothers face after giving birth to her first son in 2013. She suffered postpartum depression and anxiety for over a year without knowing she had it.Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com