Dec 05 2021 62 mins
Welcome to episode to episode 12 of Women’s Circle. I cannot believe how much this little project has grown over the past 3 months! It is such an honour to have made Apple Podcasts Top 100 list for parenting podcasts in Australia this month. Thank you for your support. I will continue to hold space for you to tell your important stories.
Today on the podcast I am speaking to Shannon Saines. Shannon lives in Brisbane with her husband and two young children. Shannon works in online travel and shares her story today about a relatively smooth life until the birth of her second child. Lucas was born healthy and well until a routine check-up at three days old revealed some life-changing news.
**There are themes of infant distress in this episode, if this brings up anything for you, please find, please find some useful information:
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia
Peachtree Perinatal Wellness
Lifeline
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We will be discussing:
- Fear of loss, body image and being a ‘good mum’ concerns pre-parenthood
- The smooth journey from suburban life to mother of one
- Practicing compassion and non-judgement as a new parent
- Transferring a positive mindset from running training to parenting a newborn
- Positive self-talk and reflection as skills to support yourself on hard days
- Hearing our words reflected to us through our children
- Bouncing back to exercise after a baby
- Journey of second pregnancy and healthy birth
- No femoral pulses at day 3 and discovery of a heart-condition
- Healing post-surgery as a woman and family
Welcoming you to the space.
Love, Carlie
Founder, Mumma Got Skills
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Resources and Links:
Coarctation of the Aorta
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects/about-congenital-heart-defects/coarctation-of-the-aorta-coa