Matters of Maternity Podcast

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Welcome to the matters of maternity podcast. Since becoming a mother over three years ago, I have become fascinated with all things, motherhood and the amazing journey that we as moms go on as we navigate the early newborn days to toddler territory and everything that follows In this podcast, I sit down with fellow mothers to find out their memorable motherhood moments and hopefully pick up and share some words of wisdom along the way

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Episode #17 Interview with Michelle Flynn

Feb 20 2024 44 mins

My guest this week is Michelle Flynn from An Croi Beag (Instagram @ancroibeag). Michelle is a psychotherapist with a particular interest in working with perinatal mental health, postnatal depression, traumatic births and anxiety. Michelle has extensive experience working with parents on all aspects of parenthood and relationships and supports clients in moving through the internal

Episode #16 Interview with Karen Prunty

Jan 30 2024 64 mins

My guest this week is Karen Prunty. Karen is a neonatal nurse and the founder of ‘Little Roo’ (Instagram @little_roo_village). Little Roo is a parent and baby hub that connects, supports and empowers parents and babies. They run a large range of classes all from the one location in Blackrock in Dublin, classes like baby sensory, baby massage, breastfeeding clinics, and pregnanc

Episode 15: Interview with Julie Ledwidge

Jan 09 2024 38 mins

My guest this week is Julie Ledwidge (Instagram @julie_ledwidge). Julie is a mother to max, and at the time of recording this episode was only a matter of weeks away from her due date with baby number 2. Since then, Julie has gone on to welcome her daughter Georgina. I have loved following Julie on Instagram but especially over Christmas seeing her and her gorgeous family enjoying

Episode #14 Interview with Eimear Hallahan

Dec 12 2023 56 mins

My guest this week is Eimear Hallahan (Instagram @misshallahan). Oh wow, where to start with this episode. Eimear has been through so much in the last year or so. As you will already know if you follow Eimear online, she is a mother to two gorgeous boys, JJ and James. We chatted about all the best parts of motherhood, but also, how Eimear coped when her son James was faced with an

Episode #13 Interview with Laura O'Mahony

Nov 28 2023 63 mins

Welcome back to the Matters of Maternity podcast after an extended break! It’s is so great to be back, and I couldn’t be happier that my guest for the first episode of this season is Laura O’Mahony. If you don’t already follow Laura on Instagram, do yourselves a favour and do so immediately! (@lauralolslots) She is a breath of fresh air, with a wonderful outlook on motherho

Episode #12 Interview with Michelle Pluck

May 02 2023 34 mins

My guest this week on the Matters of Maternity Podcast is Michelle Pluck. Many of you may already follow Michelle's Instagram page, 'My Good Hair Day Blog' (Instagram @mygoodhairdayblog). Michelle is a hairstylist, and mother of 2 with baby number 3 on the way. We chatted about how it is often the small things that make the biggest memories for our children, how we all nee

Episode #11 interview with Ann Costigan 'Poo and the Loo'

Apr 18 2023 31 mins

My guest this week on the Matters of Maternity Podcast is Ann Costigan from the brilliant Instagram page 'Poo and the Loo' (Instagram @pooandtheloo). As any parent knows, those are two things that go hand in hand with parenthood! Ann is a paediatric nurse and constipation and toilet training expert, and works exclusively with children with bowel issues. Ann is also a mother o

Episode #10 Interview with Celine Charles

Apr 04 2023 28 mins

My guest this week on the Matters of Maternity Podcast is Celine Charles (Instagram @celineacharles). Celine is a mom to three gorgeous girls, and if you follow Celine on Instagram I'm sure you already know what a warm & bubbly person she is. I have been following Celine for a while now and couldn't wait to sit down and chat with her about motherhood, we chatted about the innate

Episode #9 Interview with Dominique McMullan

Mar 21 2023 40 mins

My guest this week on the Matters of Maternity Podcast is Dominique McMullan (Instagram @bobbleheadmo). Dominique is the Editorial Director at Image Media, a writer, presenter and mom to two beautiful boys. In our chat today we discussed birth trauma, how mothers are invaluable employees, and the process of grief and explaining grief to a toddler. I have left names below to s

Episode #8 Interview with Zara Hackett

Aug 30 2022 45 mins

My guest this week on the Matters of Maternity Podcast is Zara Haskett. Zara is a certified Style Consultant & Career Coach, mom to two boys, and one of the most 'can-do', high-energy people I have ever met! We met through work about 5 years ago and I always love being in Zara's company. She sees the fun & positive side in every situation, as you will hear from our conversation, ev