Episode 58: The Importance of Postpartum Support in Motherhood with Kirsty Fernandes
In this episode I invited fellow Aware Parenting Instructor, Kirsty Fernandes on the podcast to share her passion for postpartum support during motherhood. Over the course of the episode we share our own postpartum experiences. Kirsty shares her own journey into what led her to working with mothers, and that the postpartum period extends for our entire lives once we have children.
We also discuss:
the differences in Western Culture and Traditional Cultures in supporting the Mother
How to go into the postpartum period feelings empowered
The positive impact of intergenerationals communitieis and support
How the medicalisation of birth is detrimental to the Mother and Baby
How it's never too late to recover from the immediate postpartum period
Setting boundaries with healthcare providers and loved ones
Plus so much more
Where to Find Kirsty:
Website: Honouring Mama
Instagram: @kirstyfernandeshonouringmama
Facebook: Kirsty Fernandes - Honouring Mama
Resources Mentioned:
Nurtured Postpartum Workshops with Kirsty
Aware Parenting books by Dr Aletha Solter
The Willingness Practice by Marion Rose PhD
ABOUT KIRSTY:
Kirsty is wife to Duane and Mama to a beautiful 6 year old daughter and gorgeous 4 year old son, Aware Parenting Coach, postpartum care provider, and passionate advocate for Mama and families getting the support they need and deserve throughout their fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting journey.
Episode 32: Intergenerational Trauma & Conditioning with Alena Turley
In this week’s episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Alena Turley, creator of the Soul Mama Hub and the Unboxable podcast.
Alena shares her journey into how she came to supporting mothers to live holistically, and bring awareness to our day-to-day wellbeing.
We also discuss:
* Intergenerational trauma and generational conditioning
* Searching for meaning, purpose and connection
* Our place in our ancestral stories
* Re-aligning with our purpose alongside the mother identity
* Our need for authentic self-expression and creating villages of support
* Plus so much more
Where to Find Alena:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/soulmamahub
Website: www.alenaturley.com
Soul Mama Membership: www.alenaturley.com/join
Blog: www.soulmamahub.com
Podcast: www.alenaturley.com/podcasts/unboxable
Resources Mentioned:
* Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss
ABOUT ALENA
Hey 👋 I'm Alena (like, uh-lane-uh). My membership and mentor services help women finally heal from depletion and make moves towards becoming the changemakers they dream of becoming whilst showing up as the best mum possible. I am an award-winning educator, podcaster and parenting mentor with over 30 years of experience. My pioneering parenting and conscious living blog, the Soul Mama Hub, began in 2009. For the past several years I have been a member of the UK Ethical Influencers Network, and an expert panellist for the Australian Clean & Conscious Awards and in the past year my podcast, Unboxable, has grown to be highly rated on International charts. Having built communities of mothers online in the tens of thousands across Bath, England and the Northern Beaches of Sydney Australia, I now live with my three children, one husband, and one pooch.
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