Raising Healthy Mothers

Oct 29 2024 145 ep. 30 mins 7
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Raising Healthy Mothers is a podcast for mothers, whether you're pregnant, just given birth, or are two years postpartum. If you’re looking for a natural, calm, healthy start to motherhood and you’re after some inspiration to help you get started, then you’re in the right place. I believe the first 1000 days of motherhood - from conception to 2 years postpartum - is vitally important to get right from a health point of view. But it's so easy to get overwhelmed! This podcast is about feeling supported and crafting your very own village so you can embrace motherhood with confidence and joy. Each week I focus on a topic that I think is important for a mothers’ health and wellbeing, and I’ll be bringing guest experts on to talk about how they support new mothers.

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{12.9} Using Instagram to Build Freedom in Motherhood with Kimberly Espinel of The Little Plantation

Oct 29 2024 40 mins  
This week on Raising Healthy Mothers, I talk to Kimberly Espinel, an award-winning food photographer, best selling author, Instagram influencer and podcaster. It's no exaggeration to say Kimberly is one of the most influential food content creators on Instagram in the UK. But when she started out over 10 years ago, she was a mum of a young boy, completely unenthusiastic about ret

{12.8} The Empowered Menopause: Talking HRT, Perimenopause and Nutrition with Keris Marsden, Nutritional Therapist

Oct 22 2024 61 mins  
This week I welcome Keris Marsden onto the show. Keris is a nutritional therapist, personal trainer and yoga teacher and she is probably the person that completely inspired my journey to becoming a nutritional therapist. I invited Keris on to talk about perimenopause after she experienced early menopause in her late 30s and went on a journey of discovery around her health and wel

{12.7} How to Feed a Fussy Toddler and a Hungry Baby

Oct 15 2024 20 mins  
Today I answer a question from a mum who feels guilty that her younger baby is not getting a good exposure and variety to food at mealtimes because of her toddler's fussy eating. I totally sympathise, because this is exactly the experience I'm having with my younger child. I offer some tips to help expand her toddler's exposure to food in a safe and fun way, as well as suggesting w

{12.6} How to Support Loved Ones Recover from an Eating Disorder with Deirdre Reddan of SupportED Families

Oct 08 2024 39 mins  
TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode of Raising Healthy Mothers we discuss eating disorders and disordered eating patterns. This may be upsetting or triggering for you if this is in your or your family's recent history. If you are not ready to listen to a discussion on eating disorders then please do not listen to this episode. What do you do as a parent when your child stops eating

{12.5} When Gentle Parenting Is Far From Gentle on Mums: My Honest Experience

Oct 01 2024 17 mins  
In today's episode, I bare my soul on my experience on gentle parenting after nearly six years of being a mum. I explore the wonderful aspects of this approach but also the immense pressure it can place on mums. I discuss... The core principles of gentle parenting that drew me in the first place The one mind-blowing fact about brain development that changed my whole perspecti

{12.4} How to Grow a Human and Build a Business with Amy Crumpton of Social Cactus Coaching

Sep 24 2024 35 mins  
When I was pregnant with my first baby I was determined to do business 'right'. I wanted to set things up so that I could take a year's maternity and have something to come back to. I had no idea what I was doing, and in the end didn't set things up the way I thought. So when Amy Crumpton of Social Cactus Coaching started posting about her later-in-life decision to start a family

{12.3} Gut Health 101: The Key to Immunity, Mood, and Wellbeing

Sep 17 2024 30 mins  
Gut health is at the heart of overall well-being, playing a crucial role in supporting our immune system, mental health, and resilience to stress. The gut is often called the “second brain” because of its powerful impact on mental health as well as immunity. But there's so much more to the gut than taking a probiotic supplement! In this episode I walk you through the key elem

{12.2} Stuck in a Cooking Rut? Here’s How to Get Out of It

Sep 10 2024 23 mins  
A couple of years ago I found myself sobbing into my husband's shoulder saying 'I'm so SICK of cooking dinner every day!' It was SUCH a wake up call. Because that wasn't me. Cooking is my language of love. Cooking is how I relax. Cooking is my creative outlet. And cooking good food for my family was always my greatest mission in life. But given a fussy eater, and a few years later

{12.1} How to (Finally) Get Healthy: 7 Steps to Transform Your Habits

Sep 03 2024 24 mins  
Is it ever possible to stick to a resolution and actually change for the better? If you're anythign like me, you're seeing the start of the new school year as a way to finally knuckle down and change some habits that aren't serving you. But we've been here before haven't we? Broken New Year resolutions and promises of change are no match for our lack of willpower! What if there was

{11.12} What to Eat to Recover from a C-Section

Jul 23 2024 21 mins  
It's the final episode in this season of Raising Healthy Mothers. I am looking forward to a much-needed break over summer ANDDDD I'm excited to meet a new baby nephew! My sister is having her third child, and for the first time I am able to support her as a mother myself! Although I did my best when her first two were born, I truly had NO IDEA exactly how much support she needed. B