Posts in self-care
6 Essential Blood Tests for Exhausted Mums {S4E12}

This is the last episode for this season of Raising Health Mothers and today I am taking the issues around exhaustion and fatigue a step further than what you can do on a day-to-day level. Because when I work with clients with symptoms of stress, exhaustion and fatigue, one of the first things I do is recommend some basic blood tests. So today I'm covering the 6 basic blood tests almost all of my clients start with when they start working with me.

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Lessons from Working Mum Burnout {S4E11}

Today on Raising Healthy Mothers I'm talking to the wonderful Nicky Lowe, founder of Wisdom for Working Mums, supporting women to combine their work and family life in a more successful and sustainable way, helping mums to truly thrive.

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4 Steps to Tackle Stress in Motherhood {S4E10}

This week's episode on Raising Healthy Mothers is a bit of a personal one, because I'm talking about the stress I've been experiencing in the last 7 months and the journey I've been on to cope with it and build my resilience which has clearly taken a knock in the past two years since becoming a mother.

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Proper Tea for Mums with Bethan Thomas of HotTea Mama {S4E7}

This week on Raising Healthy Mothers I'm talking about all things tea with the fab Bethan Thomas of HotTea Mama. After moving to China, Bethan fell in love with all things tea and started a lifelong obsession with it, culminating in founding a tea company making functional teas specifically for mums and womanhood.

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Building Stress Resilience with Bec Milligan, Nutritional Therapist and EFT Practitioner {S4E6}

This week on Raising Healthy Mothers, I'm speaking to Bec Milligan, a fellow nutritional therapist and EFT practitioner. We discuss building stress resilience as a mother and having a toolkit to come back to in the moment to cope with difficult situations.

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Postnatal Recovery with Sophie Messager {S4E4}

On this week's episode I'm talking to Sophie Messager, a doula and perinatal educator and healer, best known recently for her fantastic book 'Why Postnatal Recovery Matters'. In this episode we cover Sophie's 4 pillars of postnatal recovery and talk at great length about each one and why they're so important.

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8 Breastfeeding Myths (Busted) {S4E3}

Today on Raising Healthy Mothers I'm busting 8 common breastfeeding myths. These are the sort of things I hear so often and it breaks my heart how many mums are stopped in their track just because of old wives tales and outdated advise circulating from friends and family, and even sometimes from healthcare professionals!

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3 Ways to Boost Energy and Feel Less Exhausted as a Mum {S4E1}

Why do we feel so exhausted as mums? It's a bit of a cliche that mums are tired and while for the most part we are simply expected to do way too much in a way that we never would for most of our history, there are lifestyle and diet factors that further affect our overall feeling of exhaustion.

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Why You Should Write a Breastfeeding Plan (and What to Include in it) {S3E12}

Have you written a birth plan? What about a breastfeeding plan? So often new parents spend a lot of time planning the nursery, researching prams and buying a bigger car but very few consider the nuts and bolts of how they will make breastfeeding work.

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The 6 Micronutrients Every New Mum Needs to Know About {S3E10}

In this week's episode on Raising Healthy Mothers, I'm discussing six key micronutrients I think are often problematic for mums in growing, birthing and feeding their children. When clients come to me with symptoms of fatigue, low motivation, poor sleep, low energy and difficulty losing weight, these are the topmost nutrients I have in mind.

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Skin Health and Nutrition in Motherhood with Chloe Manlay, Nutritional Therapist {S3E9}

In today's episode I'm talking to Chloe Manlay, a fellow nutritional therapist who specialises in acne and skin health, helping women transform their skin from the inside out. I know skin is often a problematic area for mums after giving birth so I know this is going to be one of those really eye-opening episodes.

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Positive Wellbeing for Mums with Emma Cottam of Isabella and Us {S2E6}

Today I talk to Emma Cottam of Isabella and Us and founder of the Positive Wellbeing Magazine and Podcast. Emma wears many hats - she’s a speaker, writer, editor, designer and photographer. She started her business, Isabella and Us, when her daughter was just 4 weeks old and then founded the Positive Wellbeing Zine and Podcast for Mums nine months later.

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Mindful Breastfeeding with Anna Le Grange, the Mindful Breastfeeding Coach {S2E4}

This week I talk to Anna Le Grange, the Mindful Breastfeeding Coach, about breastfeeding. Although I talk about mindfulness a bit, I’d never really thought about connecting it directly to breastfeeding until I came across Anna, but it makes complete sense!

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Meditation for Modern Motherhood with Laura Coleman of Be.Modern Meditation {S2E2}

Today I welcome Laura Coleman of Be.Modern Meditation onto the podcast. Laura is a meditation expert who started meditating when her own two children were quite young and discovered the profound, life-changing effects meditation had on her and her family.

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How To Find Time for Yourself (aka Self-Care!)

What if we stopped seeing self-care as a special favour to ourselves, but something as necessary as food and sleeping? In this episode I introduce mini me-moments, and explain why I think they could be the game changer for you when it comes to motherhood.

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