In this powerful episode, Jen chats with Tracy Minnoch-Nuku, founder of Sexy Ageing, a movement and fitness platform redefining how women experience midlife, menopause and strength. Tracy opens up about her journey from international fitness trainer to menopause educator, sharing the very real moments of burnout, hormone chaos, anxiety, and identity loss that brought her to the work she does today. She unpacks the early signs of perimenopause, what she wishes she’d done differently (hello, more ...
Jul 06, 2025•56 min
In this heartfelt episode, Jen chats with Brooke Crisp, founder of Babio by Brooke, a fitness business built on authenticity, resilience and deep care for mums. Brooke shares the real story behind launching her business after losing her long-term job during lockdown while postpartum with her second child. She opens up about the mental load, the shift in identity, and how postnatal anxiety became a catalyst for personal growth and purpose. From rethinking core training and rejecting generic plank...
Jun 29, 2025•55 min
In this deeply honest and vulnerable episode of the MumSafe Podcast, Jen Dugard sits down with Gen D’Rozario, a MumSafe Trainer, nutrition coach, and mum of three, to talk about the physical and emotional realities of living with a prolapse and navigating early postpartum recovery. From launching a podcast while pregnant to dealing with the grief, ego, and slow healing that comes with prolapse, Gen shares her raw journey, including how she’s using a pessary, managing energy levels, and adjusting...
Jun 22, 2025•42 min
In this episode of the MumSafe Podcast, Jen Dugard is joined by Nikki Knieriem, a MumSafe Trainer who’s gone from financial stress and uncertainty to operating a sold-out fitness business that aligns with both her values and her family life. Together, they unpack the real, practical steps Nikki took to get out of tax debt, build financial systems that allowed her to pay herself over the school holidays, and shift from overworking in face-to-face sessions to building scalable online offerings. Wh...
Jun 15, 2025•51 min
Welcome to Season 3 of the MumSafe Podcast, formerly known as the MumSafe Movement Podcast. In this episode, Jen Dugard kicks off the year with a renewed focus on empowering fitness professionals to grow sustainable, values-led businesses that support mums at every stage of motherhood. Drawing from her own experience as a mum, business owner, and educator, Jen shares the six foundational steps to build a fitness business that not only serves your community but also supports your family and lifes...
Jun 08, 2025•33 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast you get to hear the live MumSafe discussion from Women's Health Week where Jen is joined by four health professionals each working in the women's health space on the topic of Your Voice, Your Choice. In this episode you will hear from: Anna-Louise Moule - Oncology & Womens Health AEP & Director - Balanced Bodies Lifestyle Clinic . Paula Hindle - Physiotherapist, Womens Health & Wellness Coach & Yoga Instructor - Vera Wellness Filipa...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen talks to Jana Pittman . Jana is a two times world champion and four times Commonwealth champion in the sport of athletics, When continual injuries hampered her athletic career which were likely related to her first birth experience she swapped the track for the ice, joining the Australian women's bobsled team and becoming the first woman to represent Australia in both a Summer (2000, 2004) and Winter (2014) Olympic Games. Off the track, Jana co...
Sep 01, 2024•56 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen talks to Anuschka, MumSafe Trainer and owner of Feel Vibrant Fitness in Cleveland on the Redlands Coast in QLD. Anuschka specialises in educating and empowering women through Movement and Mindset to ‘Feel Vibrant!’. Specifically working with women who want help to positively cope with the challenges and demands of daily life at every stage of life. Since 2012 Anuschka has been helping individuals and groups through health and fitness coaching t...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In this episode, Jen discusses the reasons why fitness businesses for mums may not be working. She covers five main points: not understanding your values, being afraid to own your niche, having a brand that doesn't stand out, not knowing your numbers, and trying to do it alone. Jen emphasises the importance of knowing your values and aligning them with your business, owning your niche and standing out in the marketplace, creating a memorable brand, understanding your financial numbers, and seeki...
Aug 18, 2024•43 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen talks to Filipa Bellette. Filly is Co-Founder of multi award-winning health practice Chris & Filly Functional Medicine - and author of Ending Body Burnout. She is an accredited Clinical Nutritionist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Coach & Trauma Therapist. She is also a PhD Scholar & regularly featured in the media, such as the Today Show, nine.com.au , Forbes and Body+Soul. Together with her husband Chris Bellette, Filipa has wo...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr 23 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen talks to Meli, MumSafe Trainer and owner of Phoenix for Women in Hornsby, NSW. Meli’s journey into the fitness industry started with a career in dance, after this she became a master trainer for a fitness company in Argentina teaching around the world before moving to Australia and becoming a mum. Meli and I came into contact many years ago when she was very pregnant with her first baby and wanted to work with mums in the fitness industry; over...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen talks to Jacqui Somerville of Mum and Mini Fitness in Byford, Western Australia. Jac is an exercise professional of over 15 years, FIFO wife and Mum of 2. She is a pre and postnatal personal trainer and MumSafe™️ coach and it's throughout her own journey of recovery from an eating disorder and now navigating the rollercoaster of Motherhood that she's realised her passion and purpose in life - offering the level of care, support and guidance tha...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, Jen talks to Samantha Gash, Samantha is known for her outstanding accomplishments, including running across India, completing the 4 Deserts Grand Slam, and undertaking a self-supported 50-day traverse of Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail, raising much-needed funds for World Vision to support women and girls in Nepal. Sam is also the owner and creator of Her Trails ; a vibrant global community that celebrates and empowers women in their pursuit of adventure and self-discovery. It is a...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 30 min
In this episode Jen talks to Kate Turtiainen, MumSafe Trainer and owner of Bay Active Personal Training in Batemans Bay. Kate's goal is to guide and educate women both Pre and Postnatally through these key elements in collaboration with other allied health professionals. To ensure that each mother has a safe return to exercise and is left feeling strong, empowered and supported. Kate welcomed her Daughter, Astrid, into the world in October 2020 and let’s say it did not go to plan. Jen invited Ka...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 24 min
In this episode Jen talks to Kate Hickey, a professional dancer turned exercise coach professional and MumSafe Trainer , about her journey and the work she does with mums and teenagers. Kate is committed to empowering women and teens to feel strong, confident, and beautiful, drawing from her background in dance and fitness to address unhealthy body image perceptions. Her creation of the Empower360 Teen Fitness Challenge stemmed from observing these issues among young dancers. Recognising the inf...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In this episode Jen talks to Sucheta Pal , Sucheta is a celebrity coach known for making Zumba® a household name in India and for breaking fitness myths in both pregnancy and postpartum After a global career in dance & fitness for 15 years and across 15+ countries, Sucheta Pal who is also a mum and a certified pre-postnatal specialist, today is passionate about helping women stay fit in all stages of motherhood. She is the creator of India's first-of-its-kind science backed Fitness program c...
Jun 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min
In this episode Jen talks to Dr Cam McDonald , Cam is a leader, educator, scientist, motivator and father. He is the CEO of the Precision Health Alliance - a world leading organisation focusing on the education of health professionals in the use of precision health. The organisation’s mission is to eliminate chronic disease and pain by 2050, and having ‘healthy’ and ‘resilient’ as the norm. Cam is an exercise physiologist, accredited practising dietitian, PhD Scholar, a Fellow of the Australasia...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Instagram here In this episode Jen talks to Taryn Watson - Physiotherapist with a Masters in Continence and Women's Health and co-founder of FitRight Women's Health. She has worked in private practice in Perth and London for 15 years, niching down into the area of pre and postnatal exercise, and 'pelvic floor friendly' exercise for women of all ages. 10 years ago she created the business 'FitRight' and created a Pregnancy Exercise DVD. This quickly morphed into FitRight branded pregnancy and pos...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Jen discusses the origins and purpose of MumSafe, a movement dedicated to providing postpartum education and support for mothers facilitated by an army of exercise professionals that represent the gold standard in pre and postnatal exercise. She shares her personal journey and the frustrations that led her to create MumSafe. Jen emphasises the importance of proper certification and education for trainers working with mums, especially those running services specifically for mums ...
May 26, 2024•17 min
In this episode Jen talks to Libby Babet founder of The Upbeat in Sydney's Bondi, co-founder of Chief Nutrition and high end and sustainable active wear brand Earthletica along with being mum to her two beautiful children. Libby shares the importance of creating a supportive environment and being a great trainer to attract and retain clients. Libby also discusses her struggle with infertility due to medication and the challenges she faced in trying to conceive. She discusses the impact of high b...
May 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min
In this episode Jen talks to Melissa Neilsen, a rural woman living on a cattle station in Northwest Queensland, shares her journey of postpartum recovery and the lack of support for rural women. Mel is the founder of Rural Women's Exercise, an online exercise service for women in rural areas. She offers live workouts and quick 30-minute sessions to accommodate busy schedules. Melissa emphasises the importance of pelvic floor health and provides education on peri-menopause and menopause, topics t...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In this episode, Jen Dugard discusses the importance of education and empowerment for mums in the fitness industry. She emphasises the need for fitness businesses to understand and cater to the unique needs of mums. Jen also highlights the lack of education and support for women during pregnancy and postpartum, leading to feelings of disconnection and frustration with their bodies. She calls for a shift in the system to provide better education and resources for women to understand and care for ...
May 05, 2024•15 min
In this episode, host Jen Dugard discusses the importance of reflection and goal setting. She emphasises the need for a break between reflection and goal setting to allow for new ideas and thoughts to emerge. You can download your reflection workbook here to reflect on your values, trigger feelings, achievements, current offerings, mission, ideal client, one-line pitch, and the alignment of your offerings with values. She also prompts you to consider the growth of your business and whether it al...
Dec 11, 2023•33 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen is talking to Dani Petrik of Newy Fitness as the fourth in our 'FOCUS ON YOU' mini series. Dani is a qualified pre and postnatal coach and a proud mum of two boys. She understands first-hand the physical and emotional highs and lows that come with giving birth. Dani's own postnatal journey taught her how resilient a woman's body can be with the right support and guidance. That's why she founded Newy Fitness - a safe space where women can build ...
Nov 12, 2023•57 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen is talking to Lisa of Body Resent Fitness as the third in our 'FOCUS ON YOU' mini series. We will be dropping some extra podcasts during this time because we know that hearing the stories of others really helps you to understand you are not alone in your business. Lisa's mission is to give ladies and mums a supportive environment alongside education about their bodies to reset and rebuild from the inside out. Lisa is a mum of two active teen bo...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen is talking to Louise of Strong Mums Gosford as the second in our 'FOCUS ON YOU' mini series. We will be dropping some extra podcasts during this time because we know that hearing the stories of others really helps you to understand you are not alone in your business. Louise began what would be an eleven year career in clinical and research psychology in the UK. She moved to Australia and became a mum for the first time in 2015. With a growing f...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen is talking to Nikki Knieriem of Body 4 Mind Connections as the first episode in our 'FOCUS ON YOU' mini series on The MumSafe Movement Podcast. We will be dropping some extra podcasts during this time because we know that hearing the stories of others really helps you to understand that you are absolutely not alone in business. Nikki specialises in Women's health & fitness, with a focus on improving body and mind health. She is helps women ...
Oct 29, 2023•56 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen shares with you just why the world needs your unique voice. Jen share's: Honouring the podcast commitment Big things happening in the world and how to deal with it Sharing Jen's diary entry Your own little world The wellbeing of mothers is essential How your unique voice is essential to the well-being of all mothers Why Jen created MumSafe instead of licensing or franchising Finding your confidence and your voice Jen referenced two episodes in ...
Oct 22, 2023•19 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen is talking to Emma Bunting of Motivate Mums . Emma has two boys Oliver and Nathan and has always been active growing up and sport has always been a big part of Emma’s life. Emma has always dreamt about being a personal trainer and after she had her two boys Emma knew she wanted to help other mums. Emma’s mission is to help mums feel the happiest and healthiest they’ve ever been, to feel amazing about themselves, and to be a good role model to t...
Oct 15, 2023•51 min
In this episode of The MumSafe Movement Podcast Jen covers the things you need to know in order to become THE go-to trainer or exercise professional for mums in your local area on online niche. Jen shares: The importance of specialised education like Safe Return to Exercise - use the special code PODCAST at the checkout Her history of running the biggest group for mums in Sydney's eastern suburbs - Body Beyond Baby The value of becoming known for what you do Laying the foundations for longevity ...
Oct 08, 2023•54 min
