When trying for a baby, and supporting yourself through pregnancy and post partum, it can be so effective to draw wisdom and support from multiple modalities and practises. Today we are diving into the world of traditional Chinese Medicine. This is not an area of expertise for me, but I have certainly felt the benefits personally and in shared clients with TCM practitioners, for supporting a journey into and throughout motherhood. I have with me today my very first international guest, Los Angel...
Dec 19, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 101
Every so often you come across a special soul who manages to captivate a room, with her elegance, knowledge, kindness and beauty. Kim Morrison is a 5 times best-selling author, creative director of Twenty8 Essentials, an aromatherapist since 1991, health and lifestyle educator, business coach and mentor, master NLP Practitioner, hypnotherapist, Gottman couples therapist, advanced temperament practitioner and a multi-tasking mum and wife. Kim is someone who shares her passion for health, using es...
Dec 12, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 100
What if I told you there was a healing modality that is safe for everyone and is the second largest system of medicine in the world? Introducing you to Homeopathy. Intrigued or perhaps a little skeptical? Let's sit down with homeopath Melissa Kupsch to learn more about how thuis modality can support detox, fertilty, pregnancy and baby health! WHAT WE COVER: What lead Melissa to studying homeopathy and starting RMDY Collective. How homeopathy works . Common misconceptions around using homeopathy....
Dec 05, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 99
Breastfeeding experiences for one Mumma can be completely different from another. It can also be an emotional roller coaster, especially when mixed with broken Mumma sleep. There can be frustration, pain, exhaustion, overwhelm, heartbreak, but also an abundance of love & oxytoxin experienced throughout a mothers breastfeeding journey . Geez, some days you may experience all of the above! When it comes to nursing, like all areas of motherhood there are different techniques, challenges... and ...
Nov 07, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 98
Have you noticed that some days you feel on top of the world, ready to take on and win your day, where others you feel overwhelmed, irritable and perhaps even take it out on your loved ones? To live life as your happiest self, it takes practise to show up and nurture you. To honour your body, value your health and be wildly you. Today I open up this conversation with a casual chat with the energetic and inspiring Steph Bartlett. Steph is a qualified Health Coach, Personal Trainer and Yoga Teache...
Oct 03, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 97
I often find myself wondering about what the future world looks like for our little loves. I'm sure I'm not alone. If we took a night's worth of mainstream media, the wondering soon turns to worry with words like Climate Change and extreme weather events being thrown around. But as always, by limiting the mainstream media as your #1 source of information, you're missing some important truths. Instinctively, I've know for years that there was more to the climate agenda than what we're being lead ...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 96
Ever had moments of parenting that leave you feeling overwhelmed? What about frustrated, irritated, angry or just scratching your head with confusion? Yep, I'm right there with you! Parenting is full of moments that pull on my heart strings and fill me with so much love. Watching my little ones learn, grow and develop is so precious. BUT I'd be lying if I said it was all smooth sailing. There are certainly challenging times, that test my patience levels and other times that leave me feeling help...
Sep 05, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 95
Did you know the way you breathe impacts the way you look, think and feel... for years to come. So when we're talking about setting up your little ones for a thriving start to life, the way they breathe is a topic we need to lean into, learn and allow them to master. To talk us through this important topic, I have with me Tash Duffin- an Occupational Therapist trained in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, paediatric feeding, infant and early childhood sleep quality and infant reflux. She is a moth...
Aug 22, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 94
Are you wanting to explore a side-effect free method of contraception? Or are you needing help to determine your fertile window, as you're trying to conceive? Let's explore cycle charting through the symptothermal method (for conception and contraception) with Jessie Brebner of 'Fertility Charting'. PODCAST SHOWNOTES: http s://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode93 EMF PROTECTION: https://radiasmart.com.au/?aff=3 (use code BABY for a special discount price) GLOWING MUMMA THRIVING BUBBA INSTAGRAM: h...
Aug 08, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 93
When it comes to taking health into my own hands, preventative health is what I strive for. Nourishing my body & mind with foods, & natures medicine, but also feed my soul with activities I love (even if my girls are right there with me). Sure there’s times when we go down with acute symptoms, but I feel confident knowing we have a natural medicine wellness toolkit on hand to support us through it. Of course, if needed, medications & emergency health care are there for us. I think it...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 92
I was ironically pressing send on this post , explaining about how we'd lead a healthy lifestyle while on our most recent trip to far North Queensland. That's when it started to creep over me. The headache started pulsing behind my left eye, my body began to ache and my bed was calling me louder and louder. Despite the warmth under the blankets, my teeth were also chattering loudly. I was down and out. It took me a couple of days of being bed bound before I mustered up the strength to clear my m...
Jun 27, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 91
Are you striving for a better version of yourself? Whether you're feeling pulled to overhaul your diet, bring more joy into your day, chase your dreams, improve your parenting style, or just do something for YOU, todays conversation with Pete Evans is one to tune into. Pete Evans is an internationally renowned chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, key note speaker, author, television presenter and documentary producer. He also has a podcast called Evolve with Pete Evans, exploring nutritional and em...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 90
Do you struggle when it comes to finding love? Or if you’re in a romantic relationship, are you often feeling cranky with your partner? In amongst friendship groups, I’ve certainly heard my fair share of complaining when it comes to the men in our lives. Yes, I’m guilty of this too. A couple of years ago my dear friend Lisa started talking about books & programs she was learning from and how they had impacted the way she viewed men, relationships and the way she therefore began to date. Long...
May 29, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 89
So you know that folate is important for your pregnancy and baby health, but when it comes to looking at foods and supplements for your preconception and pregnancy, it might cause you some confusion. There is more to it than grabbing a folic acid containing prenatal off the chemist shelf to cover your needs. As new research emergences, the way we prescribe folate is also evolving. If you’re wondering what the difference is between the folate in your foods, the folic acid in supplements and the n...
May 22, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 88
Are you pooing properly? I know, personal question. But as a Naturopath, toilet talk is a regular topic of discussion. Issues with pooing can range from irregular frequency, straining on the loo, to incomplete bowel movements with the feeling that there's something inside shortly after your toilet stop. This can lad to a cycle of abdominal bloating, discomfort, foul smelling gas and contributes to toxin build up and hormone imbalance, such as oestrogen dominance. Time to get out the Bristol stoo...
May 08, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 87
Are you curious about education options for your children? Or perhaps you're looking for gut health inspiration for you and your loved ones? This is an episode just for you. As my daughters 5 year old birthday approaches, I can feel the pressure of our schooling decisions for her getting building up. We've always had a Steiner school as our preference for our daughter, however our move to the country wasn't quite close enough to pursue this choice. I'm now leaning towards homeschooling, but unde...
Apr 25, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 86
As Dr Natasha Cambell Mcbride states "In healthy gut flora, a digestive disorder cannot develop." So have I got your attention? If you're going around in circles with your health, feel like you've tried all the things for either small niggly symptoms or major signs of disturbed health and just stuck with where to from here, coming back to your gut health is likely where you need to turn. Yes, your gut microbiome and gut integrity is at the core of your overall health and wellbeing. When it comes...
Apr 10, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 85
I don't drink milk, but I'm thinking of getting a milking cow for our little farm. Crazy right? But when I say I don't drink milk, that's the pasteurised version of cows milk. The raw, enzyme rich, fresh milk from our own cow will be something else. Oh and I'll be lining up for the cream too- delicious homemade butter on tap! I also think it will be so wholesome for my girls to grow up taking care of, helping to milk and of course, benefiting nutritionally from having our own family milking cow....
Mar 27, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 84
If you're like most patients who come to me with their 'hormone health' blood work up they had with their GP, you have been told that your thyroid health was normal and often unfortunately dismissed. Something is often missing however- a test for thyroid antibody levels to check for autoimmunity activity. If you have had your levels checked and they are 'in range', heightened above the 'normal', or your health care provider hasn't checked this off yet, you'll want to pull up a seat and listen in...
Mar 13, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 83
When it comes to baby making, the events of conception that occur within the body never cease to amaze me. There are many hormones at play to do their intricate dance, follicles to ripen and mature, sperm to show up fighting fit and ready to meet the healthy egg, follicular tubes to be clear, the presence of nurturing cervical mucus and a plump nutrient rich endometrium, ready for the implanted fertilised egg to flourish. It truely is magical. Because of the intricacies involved, natural concept...
Feb 27, 2023•58 min•Season 5Ep. 82
If you're anything like me, you focus on nourishing yourself with whole foods, drink filtered water, take supplements to optimise your nutrition and the way you look and feel on a daily basis. You make an effort to move, follow mindfulness practises and you're working towards making your home a safe zone from EMF's. If you're not there yet, that's ok. One step at a time (my support here might help you along the way). But I have a question for you. Have you ever considered how light impacts your ...
Feb 13, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 81
You know what I miss about life before my pregnancies and breastfeeding days? Cleansing! Yes there's still ways to gently supply detoxification through foods like my fav ferments and gentle herbal teas, but I do practise caution when it comes to taking anything new and especially if it has powerful detoxing actions. If you're instead in the stage of life where you're ready to get prepping for bringing a baby into your world, or perhaps you've wrapped up your breastfeeding journey and feel it is ...
Jan 30, 2023•47 min•Season 5Ep. 80
Have you ever felt a loss of identity? Perhaps you lack confidence or like most women walking around, you feel overwhelmed with life? I know Baby Mum life can certainly trigger all three for me at times. I feel the pull between the inspiration and creative outlet of my work life mode, to living a life slow being present mumma, but also needing to show up and prepare nourishing meals and get things done to keep the household running. It's a lot! If you're in the midst of this juggling act, let me...
Jan 16, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 79
So much has unfolded since my last update. We have since made the move to the farm and it’s been a bit of a wild ride navigating the renovations with our girls at our feet and majority of our possessions still in boxes. To get an update of our renovations and the decisions we’ve made to make our new home a healthier one, tune into my last episode for 2023. What's Included: In this person life update I cover: >> What stage we're at with our renovations >> What paint and flooring optio...
Dec 19, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 78
Hear about our big life news and why I'll be taking a break from the mic, in this mini ep. PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode77 PATH TO CONSCIOUS CONCEPTION GUIDE: https://www.glowingmumma.com/PTCC PATH TO GLOWING MUMMA PROGRAM: https://www.glowingmumma.com/path-to-glowing-mumma-mummatobe-disc THRIVING BUBBA, A HOLISTIC HEALTH GUIDE TO SUPPORT & PROTECT YOUR BABY FROM NEWBORN & BEYOND: https://www.glowingmumma.com/thriving-bubba GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://...
Nov 07, 2022•7 min•Season 4Ep. 77
If you are wanting to consciously conceive, glow during your pregnancy, feel empowered in your birth, love your postpartum experience and thrive during motherhood Wholy Mama ™ is for you! Join now with my fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and baby health special bonuses, right here . When it comes to preparing my body and mind for bringing another soul into this world, embracing my pregnancy journey, creating a dream birthing experience and mothering consciously, I’ll admit, I could listen...
Oct 31, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 76
PODCAST SHOWNOTES: >> https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode75 WHOLY MAMA PROGRAM WITH MY BONUSES: >> https://members.melissaambrosini.com/a/2147520342/XjLSJ7ys Reflecting our personal baby making journey, the tears certainly flow. The highs of falling pregnant, the heartbreak of our miscarriage, the healing stage before trying again, the hope of a healthy conception, the waiting, the joy of pregnancy, the emotional roller coaster while bubs grows inside, the moving birthing exper...
Oct 19, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 75
Ever wondered why you feel, behave, look or perform differently throughout your cycle? Yep, the individual fluctuations of your humble hormones have a massive influence. Instead of dreading, pushing through or masking these changes that occur for you, what would happen if you embraced them? Cyclical living does just that. Allowing you to support your body and mind throughout the natural ebbs and flows of your menstrual cycle, cyclical living can even be tapped into in times of your life when you...
Oct 03, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 74
Did you know it is normal to lose 100 head hairs per day? Crazy to think. But if you are noticing greater amounts of hair falling out when shampooing, or thinning of your once luscious locks when looking in the mirror, I can understand you'd be concerned about why this is happening. Firstly, you’re not alone. Among the top symptom complaints women present to me with, hair loss is high on the list. No one wants to lose head hair. In this episode I will unravel the possible causes of your hair los...
Sep 26, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 74
Have you been told you have low iron? Or is this something you’ve been struggling with for months or years now? Even if it’s not you personally, my guess is you know a sister, friend, mother or daughter who has at some point been ‘iron deficient’. But there is more to the story. Like many areas when it comes to reading blood tests, it's worth digging a bit deeper to really understand your results. You may not actually be deficient in the first place. Even if you have a true iron deficiency, chan...
Aug 29, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 73
