Such an important topic and when you hear the statistics that Joyce shares in this interview its truly so strange that we don’t talk about it more. The Blues, Depression….. We need to talk about it and we also need to know that there ARE solutions. Joyce shares so much wisdom and even better … she shares HOPE on this cast, I am truly feeling honoured to host such a show, and that we can get this message out to the masses that help is available and healing is possible and that it happens. Enjoy t...
Oct 19, 2017•53 min
Bianca Sprague Bio: Sprague is a birth doula and lactation educator and has supported hundreds of families through their pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods. She feels particularly passionate around maintaining the family’s relationships and mental wellness. As a queer woman she advocates for inclusive language in the birthing space. She lives in Toronto with her spouse, Alana, and their daughter, Gray. And a bio of bebo mia: bebo mia inc. is a training & mentorship organization for wome...
Oct 05, 2017•54 min
Dotan Dagan Bio: Dotan was born in Israel and grew up in the Netherlands. She has been a carer for a decade and has owned a catering company. After becming a mother in 2012 she felt inspired to work with new mothers. Dotan is now an independent postpartum care taker, (kraamverzorgende) which is a recognized profession in the Netherlands and part of its unique maternity care system. She is focusing on a nourishing, natural approach for the postpartum period. Dotan has experience in methods such a...
Sep 21, 2017•45 min
In the first few minutes that I met Kamini, I realised that we speak the same language. Although she is a pregnancy yoga teacher and myself a pregnancy chiropractor, we have the same beliefs and philosophies on birth, the pelvis, sitting, opening. She is so refreshing and I am thrilled to share her wisdom on the cast. Kamini Stam’s Bio Kamini has worked as a massage therapist since 1998 and started teaching Yoga in 2008. She has had the privilege to study with various renowned teachers around th...
Jul 13, 2017•41 min
Eva Visser Plaza Bio: Eva Visser Plaza is passionate about guiding women to create ease, purpose and connection in their lives to become authentic inspired creators of their lives. She was not born a coach, guide or mentor. She has done different studies and worked in different work environment. In 2009, while she was working as a project manager/consultant in a consulting firm, she became a mother for the first time. When she returned to her job after her maternity leave, she struggled for a ye...
Jun 29, 2017•48 min
I know that you have been waiting for me to an episode on Diastasis Recti and for thoset hat ahven’t I know that you will be grateful with this epsidoe too seeing as you will wnat to echck yourselves for it and it also might answer some unanswered questions about your post -partum body. Becky was a joy to interview, she has a relaxing voice to listen to, an amazing accent that I LOVE and also so much wisdom to share on the topic. Enjoy the Episode and see you back here next episode. X Kaz Becky ...
Jun 22, 2017•42 min
A super important topic and it was a joy to hear Joann’a passion for her work adn also her drive in what got her started on her journey to the work that she is doing now. A wealth of knowledge and it was an honour to have her on the show this week Please share far and wide! Enjoy! x Kaz Joanna’s Bio: Dr. Joanna Krzeslak-Hoogland is a certified nutritional coach, a registered paramedical natural medicine practitioner and a functional medicine practitioner in training. She has a Biology MSc from a...
Jun 15, 2017•58 min
An episode for all busy parents this week. You will love this mama’s jouney from corporate career to burnout to self taught chef to Dutch Masterchef finalist to cookbook creator. Such a great one. Get listening. I can’t wait for the book and yes I have already pre-ordered. X Kaz Bojana’s Bio Bojana is Serbian, living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She is a wife and a mom of two boys. Bojana has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from INSEAD. During her corporate career, she held posit...
Jun 08, 2017•47 min
So great to have Natalie on the show discussing this vital topi and sharing all about The Baby Sensory Program. We touch on so many aspects in this interview, those that affect new babies and their new parents and why these parents need to put attention to developing their child’s awareness and experience with the world around them. Pure and simple getting back to basics, no gimmicks. Such a great episode! Enjoy. Kaz xx Natalie Van Gelder Bio: As a mother of three young kids, Natalie decided to ...
May 25, 2017•50 min
Maartje Bruning : Having a Home Birth mindset in a Hospital Environment It was so fun having Maartje o the podcast sharing her wisdom and personal experience on the topic. She is certainly rocking the Birth World bringing her Doula-dom and Doula-ness to the Doula-hood in Amsterdam. Enjoy! x Kaz Maartje’s Bio: Maartje is an Amsterdam based Doula and has guided already over 100 births in both medical and home birth settings. Maartje was a fashion entrepreneur for many years in the shoes&bags i...
May 18, 2017•57 min
Its certainly time we had another Doula on the show. Its no secret I think Doulas Rock! I am so thrilled to introduce Mari Gordon this week while we get to hear why she has such a positive fresh approach to birth and life. Enjoy! Kaz x Mari’s Bio: Mari (Gordon) is a US native who has been living in the Netherlands for the past 19 years. Having done just about everything under the sun, she finally decided to answer a calling, and completed her doula training with JJ Doula Training in Amsterdam in...
May 11, 2017•1 hr
I have complete respect for Grace’s strength, positivity, resilience and her willingness to share her story and change the way our world looks at miscarriage. What a story she has and I am blessed she did it with the MTW tribe. You Rock Grace!! Kaz x Grace Miano Bio Founder of Goodness Gracious Health, Grace Miano is a degree-qualified Nutritional Medicine Practitioner, Certified Infant Massage Instructor, and Student Doula/Birth Attendant. Having experienced fertility issues and two miscarriage...
May 04, 2017•49 min
Inbal shares so much knowledge this episode and drops bombs of gold on us throughout. She brings so much to the Amsterdam Birth community with her impressive experience and credentials list. It was a pleasure to have her on the show sharing her thoughts on how the mind plays a huge role on how we birth. Enjoy the Episode. x Kaz Inbal Sigler’s Bio: Inbal Sigler is a certified Hypnobirthing trainer, Doula, Chinese Medicine practitioner and a Yoga & Pilates teacher. Specializing in Pre & Po...
Apr 27, 2017•44 min
Hi All, Another fab interview is coming your way here on an essential topic that all mothers need to be educated in. I certainly trust that this episode is going to gets loads of downloads and listeners are in for a treat. Gillian brings so much more insight than nitrition on this episode – actually it should really be called Self- Care in the Post-Partum period but I wont give too much away. Post Natal Nutriton is certainly discussed but oh so so much more. Enjoy, Kaz x Gillian’s Bio Gillian is...
Apr 20, 2017•1 hr 5 min
It was super exciting to talk about a topic I am passionate about and also to bring a first to Mum’s The Word, me interviewing 2 people at once! Enjoy the wisdom from Karen and Agnele. x Kaz Agnele and Karen Bio We are two midwives and two mothers and jointly co-founded Nurturing Us. Together we want to empower women to approach their pregnancy with openness, clarity and knowledge about the connection with their baby before birth. We want to increase women’s awareness that their baby is a consci...
Apr 13, 2017•51 min
I love a feel good story. I’m so thrilled to bring you this empoeering inspiring story from a wonderful big-hearted super mama. She’s got so much love to share and I’m honoured to bring you her story. Enjoy x Kaz Shay Klomp Beuter’s Bio: Shay Klomp Bueters is passionate about helping people ”break–up with sugar” allowing them to learn the foods that truly nourish the body providing lifelong knowledge to live their healthiest, happiest life! Shay graduated from the University of Montana with Bach...
Apr 06, 2017•47 min
Susi Hately’s Bio: B.Sc Kinesiology, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist Since 1993, Susi Hately has grown from teaching one or two musicians how to stay pain free while playing their instruments, to becoming a highly credible and reliable source for understanding and successfully using therapeutic yoga to enable people to get out of pain and back to the life they want to live – at home, work and play. Her Signature Style of Yoga Therapy combines principles of anatomy and physiology with the ancient ar...
Mar 30, 2017•40 min
Dr Emily’s Bio: Dr Emily Kiberd has been a chiropractor in midtown Manhattan for 10 years and the founder of Urban Wellness Clinic, a multi-disciplinary clinic with chiropractors, massage therapy, personal training, nutrition, yoga therapy, and acupuncture. She is obsessed with movement and is fascinated with how the body compensates for injuries. She integrates a corporate wellness program called Urban Wellness Corporate Solutions into fortune 500 companies and financial institutions in NYC whi...
Mar 24, 2017•49 min
Jessica Donovan Bio: Jessica Donovan is a mama of 2, naturopath and holistic health expert who helps families thrive. She is passionate about educating parents on nourishing their children with real food, helping to boost their health and heal naturally. Jessica combines her extensive naturopathic knowledge with a realistic, empathetic, inspiring and down to earth approach to empower women to look after themselves and take charge of the wellbeing of their families. Jessica has created an ebook –...
Mar 16, 2017•52 min
Definitely one of my fave episodes to date. Julie is so eloquent, she shares so deeply, she is so so wise and I feel blessed to be able to bring you this episode. Its a goodie! You will have tingles. Enjoy!! X Kaz Julie Tenner’s Bio Julie Tenner, The Pleasure Nutritionist and co-founder of Nourishing the Mother and mother of three is a Naturopath, specialising in women’s health, Birth Coach and Mothering Mentor on a mission to reconnect women to their pleasure and nourish so much more than just ...
Mar 09, 2017•56 min
I totally loved this interview! Maybe I should say that again? I totally loved this interview! Shalome Stone and I both speak the same language which is so evident throughout this episode. It was never not on my mind when I thought to do a “best of” series. Its quite a long one and well truth be known it could have been waaaaaaaaaay longer as we were both getting high speaking about our favourite topic!! BIRTH! You are going to truly love this interview from Shalome and its no wonder she’s got h...
Mar 02, 2017•56 min
You will love this interview from a “parenting expert”. It was eye opening, touching, inspiring , informative and engaging. Thank-you Kirstin!! Kirstin’s Bio Kirstin Bouse is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with 20-years’ experience in her profession. She is the owner of Life Resolutions Psychology Practices in Morley and Wembley in WA and the creator of The Conscious Mother. Kirstin’s areas of interest include perinatal mental health, parenting, trauma, family breakdown and relationships. ...
Feb 23, 2017•55 min
From memory this is still absolutely the highest energy interview to date. Tanya gives it her all and you can tell from about 10 seconds in that this woman is passionate about Birth, her work, Lamaze and spreading her message acrosss the globe. I am thrilled to re-release this episode Tanya’s Bio Tanya Strusberg is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) and founder of BirthWell BirthRight an independent childbirth education practice based in Melbourne. In 2015, Tanya was inducted as an FA...
Feb 16, 2017•57 min
This has got to be THE episode that I always get first time mums to listen to. No matter what type of birth they are planning, they need to understand the principles that Rhea teaches in this episode. This episode without doubt belongs in our Best Of series!! And every woman should know these principles on pain before going into their first labour. This is light bulb going off “aha moment” kind of stuff and I am thrilled to bring this information to you. Rhea was a joy to have on the show. So in...
Feb 09, 2017•57 min
Birth Plans, Hospital Preferences I was so thrilled to have Pip from Birth Savvy on the cast who is amazingly passionate about birth, outcomes, people knowing their options and asking for what they want. It has been a hugely successful episode in terms of downloads and also in the amount of feedback from mums that it was no doubt a certainty for the “best of ” series. So very often discussed but never is there really a “what to avoid” or a “where to look”…. here are some tips to consider for you...
Feb 02, 2017•39 min
We certainly couldn’t have a “best of” from the podcast series and not share this popular episode. Possibly a taboo topic for some, yet eye-opening, and enlightening for others I am really excited to hear what you all think of this topic and this option for post natal recovery. It s a must listen to episode. Get past the ick factor Natalie is definitely an expert in all things placenta but as you will hear on the episode, as a vegetarian, it’s not something she ever thought she’d do, let alone p...
Jan 26, 2017•43 min
Since this episode was released I’ve had so many mums tell me how helpful the information was. Seeing as Mandy is so passionate and is a wealth of knowledge on the topic of fussy foods, dysphagia and fussy eaters this episode just had to be included in the Best of Series. Mandy also shares her wisdom around oral development and how it relates to speech and sensory development which is something that I also share with my mum’s in practice. It’s a “must listen to” episode where we talk about…. whe...
Jan 19, 2017•49 min
This week we have one of the very highest downloaded episodes of Mum’s The Word for #2 of “The Best of” series. I have had so much positive feedback from couples about this episode that I absolutely without doubt have to share it again. Julie Sharon from Balance You shares with us her wisdom about a very important topic that affects almost everyone and is also so very rarely spoken of. How does the relationship change between a couple once their baby arrive? Listen in and you’ll learn that we al...
Jan 12, 2017•48 min
In this first of the “Best Of” Series which is a mix of my personal favorites and the top downloaded episodes of all time since Mum’s The Word launched back in Dec 2015, I’m lucky enough to interview Jacky Bloemraad de Boer, my midwife for both of my children’s births! She is a woman of wisdom and has immersed herself in all things Birth for decades. I am so thrilled that I was able to have her share with the Mum’s The Word listeners and be my inaugral guest. Its still a fave episode of mine. We...
Jan 05, 2017•54 min
After trying to get Dana on for a while, finally our diaries collided as we got to hear her insight on the sacredness of birth. We talk empowered women, placentas, crossing over tot hat mystical realm in birth and so much more. I am grateful for the work she does, the insight she has and that she was able to share with us. Enjoy. Kaz xx Dana Lindzon Bio: I am a Canadian Born Mother of 3 daughters. I originally moved to Holland in 1999 to continue my advanced studies at the Art Academy in Amsterd...
Dec 29, 2016•46 min
