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Podcasts produced by or featuring Lara
What's self-love got to do birth preparation
Published: 29/11/2017
Is radical self-love the missing key in birth preparation? Our guest Virginia Bobro, has been working with pregnant families and new parents for over 22 years and is a mother of three university aged children. This episode we dig deeper into wholehearted birth preparation. While being informed and knowledgeable on what to expect during labour and birth is important, it isn't all there is when it comes to preparing for your birthing time. Self-love is a path of self inquiry, one that takes the seeker to a whole new level of understanding and personal growth, no matter how a birth unfolds.
This episode of Pregnancy Birth and beyond was aired live on 99.9 Bay Fm on 27th of November 2017.
Guest: Virginia Bobro
Host: Lara Martin
Dad time: Maintaining your health & fitness when you become a parent
Published: 26/10/2017
From the throes of sleep deprivation to driving our children from one activity to the next, parenthood can wreak havoc on our usual schedule. As such, parenting and exercise are not usually words you see in the same sentence. Our needs will often come second to those of your children and fitness and health can become a much more difficult task. Understandably, this cost can be detrimental to our overall health, but also to our our capacity to parent effectively.
In this episode we talk with Horst Tomsan; father, husband and health professional about parenting, exercise, food and well-being.
Horst speaks from the heart in exploring the importance of setting up a family culture that recognises the importance of healthy lifestyles in parenting.
This episodes guests: Horst Tomsan, owner of Knox & Aya Vegan Ice Creams www.knoxandaya.com
Producer and show hosts: Lara Martin and Sean Tonnet
broadcast on the 23rd of Octoer, 2017 from the studio's of 99.9 Bay Fm, from the heart of Byron Bay, Australia.
Breastfeeding 101
Published: 11/10/2017
Breastfeeding, a biological norm, while natural is a learnt skill for both mother and baby. Breastfeeding is for many an intrinsic part of the parenting journey, yet it can be full of tears and also full of joy. With all the conflicting advice and messages new parents receive not to mention the newness of parenting a baby, getting off to a good start can be challenging. However, when it comes to breastfeeding there are a few essentials to know. This episode we discuss ins and outs of breastfeeding 101.
Also featured in this episode:
- Breastfeeding in public
- Breastfeeding into early childhood
- WHO recommendations on breastfeeding
- The marketing of artificial milk substitutes (formula)
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
Our guest is Samaya Askill mother of 3, who had breastfeed for 12 years and was a breastfeeding counsellor for 8 years.
Hosts: Lara Martin and Kimberly Lipschus.
aired live on 9th of Oct 17.
Resources for this episode:
www.breastfeeding.asn.au
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/2010-australian-national-infant-feeding-survey/contents/table-of-contents
http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/infantfeeding_recommendation/en/
"No one told me what it would be like" preparing for postpartum
Published: 12/09/2017
When a baby is born, a new family unit is also birthed. There is a lot to learn, and to adjust to. While life goes on around you, for a new parent or parents, their world with a newborn shrinks. It becomes their entire universe.
This episode we talk with Natasha Marchand and Bianca Sprague, founders of Bebo Mia on what to expect and how to prepare, antenatally, for the postpartum journey ahead.
If you would like support for yourself or your partner during this time, visit us at PBBmedia.org for the blog post that will go with this episode with links to support services.
Bianca and Natasha have created a postpartum plan work book to allow parents to be to go through all the things we have talked in this episode and more. This is a freebie gift so parents to be can feel as prepared as you can be for the incredible amazing roller coaster ride of the baby moon time, Download at beboMia.com/postpartumplan
This episodes guests: Natasha Marchand and Bianca Sprague founders of bebomia www.bebomia.com
Producer and show hosts: Lara Martin and Kimberly Lipschus
broadcast on the 11th of September, 2017 from the studio's of 99.9 Bay Fm, from the heart of Byron Bay, Australia.
raising kids who care about the earth
Published: 21/08/2017
This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond we are talking about raising kids who care for the earth, sustainability and farm life. Our guest is Annie Bryant, storyteller and musician. Annie lives on a hubby scale farm on the far south coast of Australia with her family. Annie's stories and music for children are inspired by nature and the rhythms of life.
Annie's son Jonahki also join to accompany Annie for a live song.
We also have some great ways you can incorporate environmental sustainability into your family life.
Environmental Sustainability and sustainable growth is development that meets current demands without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs and enjoy the earth. This definition of sustainability comes from the Brundtland Report in 1987, setting the standard for sustainable development.
Produced and hosted by
Lara Martin and Gaby Tudor
Guest: Annie Bryant www.talesandsongs.com
visit us at www.PBBmedia.org
Violence & scary themes in children's stories
Published: 26/07/2017
This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond we delve into the world of children's stories and more specifically about violence and scary themes in books. Is there any value to violence in stories for children, is scare fest for the sake of entertainment potentially harming children?
In this episode we interview three guests, psychologist & author Robin Grille, children story teller and singer song writer Annie Bryant and luminous youth founder Erica Nettle Chick.
Connect with this episodes guests go to:
Robin Grille - www.hearttoheartparenting.org
Annie Bryant - www.talesandsongs.com
Erica Nettle Chick - www.luminousyouth.com
Produced by Lara Martin for Pregnancy birth and Beyond Media
To check out our suggested children's reading list go to pbbmedia.org
The emotional side of fertility issues
Published: 04/07/2017
When you want something, that for many is fundamental to their human existence, a biological drive, to carry a baby and nurture a baby... to raise a family, it can be emotionally devastating for a couple or individual when despite all the attempts, falling pregnant or keeping a pregnancy just isn't happening.
One in six couples in Australia and NZ experience infertility. The infertility lies equally with both men and women 40% each, 10% in both partners and the other 10% is unknown. Age does play a role in fertility issues, couples in their 20's have a 25% chance of falling pregnant whereas one in three women over the age of 35 experience infertility issues and once she reaches 40, women have only a 5% chance of falling pregnant with regular sexual activity.
This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond we shine a light on the often silent yet emmotionally painful topic of infertility, from the personal account of my guest to her professional insights working with women and families experiencing the grief of not falling pregnant when wanting a baby.
My guest for this episode is Kimberly Lipschus who is a women's wellbeing and fertility psychotherapist.
Producer Lara Martin
Guest Kimberly Lipschus www.kimberleylipschus.com
The good enough parent; rapture & repair
Published: 26/06/2017
Are you a good enough parent? With all the demands and expectations of raising babies and children in the modern world, from programs offering promises for creating 'super babies' as early as starting in the womb, the pressure to be the perfect parent and have the perfect child is all too prevalent. When a parent inevitably fails in this perfection have they doomed their child for life? If the child's birth wasn't the most peaceful entrance into the world or early separation occurred has the mother, or parent already failed their baby setting a imprint of irreversible damage of a broken bond OR is it that the good enough parent actually is all you need to be to raise adaptive and resilient adults.
This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond we explore how early experiences during the pre and perinatal period impact on how a person develops.
Our guest for this episode is Dr Holly Goldberg. Holly is a specialist in pre and peri Natal psychology and has been working with childbearing families for the past 20 years. Holly resides in California in the USA with her family.
Host: Lara Martin
Guest: Dr. Holly Goldberg www.floweressenceapothecary.com
The sharing of positive birth stories with Pam England
Published: 31/05/2017
Does sharing birth stories actually benefit those preparing for their birthing time? I ask Pam England, "isn't it a good thing to share positive birth stories?" You maybe surprised to hear what Pam says.
This episode features sharing our birth stories, and in-particular listening to positive birth stories as a form of birth preparation. My guest for this episode is Pam England, Pam lives in Albuquerque New Mexico USA, author of Birthing From Within, Labyrinth of Birth and her latest released book Ancient Maps for Modern Birth. Pam also is the founder of Birth Story Medicine a unique approach to emotional healing after or witnessing a difficult child birth experience. Pam was a certified nurse midwife for 18 years, practicing both within hospital and home settings, she also has a masters in counselling.
Pam England - www.sevengatesmedia.com & www.birthingfromwithin.com
Produced and presented by Lara Martin
Copyright 2018 PBB Media and Lara Martin
www.pbbmedia.org
When a baby dies; being with death and grief
Published: 03/05/2017
When you are pregnant, for most parents to be it is a time of great joy, anticipation, hopes and dreams of having a baby, and raising a family. However, in Australia about 1 in a 120 babies will be born still or die within the first month of life. It is a heartbreaking and tragic to have birthed a baby, become a parent yet be empty handed, no baby arms. This episode we feature When a baby dies; being with death and grief.
We will be hearing about ways you can support friends and family members who are experiencing the loss of their baby, the healing journey or becoming whole again, how to be with the grief and loss of other's or your own. We also feature the the stories of three different parents sharing their experience of neonatal loss.
My guest for this episode features Denise Love, founder of Life Options and women’s health Cambodia, where Denise spends much of the year working with birthing mothers and Traditional Birth attendants to bring about safer healthier mothers and babies. Denise also provides doula, death doula and other birth related trainings across Australia. We also have three short stories from parents who have walked the long hard unyielding road of neonatal death.
Aired live April 2017, from the heart of Byron Bay 99.9 Fm community radio.
Host: Lara Martin
Special thanks to
Denise Love - www.deniselove.net
Stephanie.
Susanne and
David Monteith - Grace in Action, I pause spoken word. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFD7mqqkPRE&t=21s
If you are experiencing distress from the loss of a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death Sands has a 24/ 7 bereavement support line.
www.sands.org.au/local-group-support
music - Timshel by Mumford and Sons, Angel by Sarah Mclachlan.
Midwife - with woman
Published: 19/04/2017
This episode features 'Midwife; being with woman'.
In Australia a baby is born every 2 minutes.
Midwives, are in ways the unsung hero's of maternity healthcare. They often work long hours, caring for women and babies during a critical and vulnerable time in a woman’s and families life.
Featured is are extracts from:
Professor Iain Graham, Dean and head of health at Southern Cross University.
Suzanne Weir, who is a midwife of over 20 years in various models of care shares 'reflections of a midwife in home birth practice'.
Bronwyn Moir independent home birth midwife
and Amana who works in a busy hospital on shift as a midwife.
Aired live on 99.9 Bay Fm and broadcasts across Australia on the Community Radio Network.
Your hosts for this episode: Lara Martin and co presenter Sunae Reilly.
Song credit:
Maryen Cairns - Home Birth
Fran Colin - Hospital Song
article referenced: http://thespinoff.co.nz/parenting/03-04-2017/midwives-in-their-own-words-we-are-only-human/
Show producer: Lara Martin and Sunae Ri
Pam England on Birth as a Hero's Journey
Published: 10/04/2017
This episode features an interview with Pam England, author, midwife, artist and founder of Birthing From Within. Her first book Birthing From Within An Extra Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation released in 1998 has sold over a 1 million copies. Pam's newly released book is called Ancient Maps for Modern Birth. One of the themes in this new book explores the Hero's Journey as a map for childbirth preparation. In this interview we ask Pam 'What is Birth as a Hero's Journey?'
Aired live on 99.9 BayFm April 2017.
Host: Lara Martin
Guest: Pam England www.sevengatesmedia.com www.birthingfromwithin.com
The funny and scary world of raising teen daughters
Published: 21/02/2017
Raising teen girls can be a little hairy at times, and a little bit scary too... but not to fear, this episode we'll be giving you the low down on parenting teen girls.
From body image and self esteem, to dating and 'the sex talk' to teen girls finding their own scene of self and more right here on Pregnancy Birth and Beyond Radio.
Make sure you catch the last 10minutes of the show in which Tamar Ben-Hur performs her piece from the Vagina Conversations titled 'In Relationship' not to be missed with the opening line "my vagina had a near death experience"
Special thank you to our guests for this episode
Gabrielle Goldklang www.girlwisdom.net
Tamar Ben-Hur www.tamarbenhur.com
Produced and presented by Lara Martin
Copyright 2017 PBB Media and Lara Martin
www.pbbmedia.org
Breastfeeding after breast cancer
Published: 14/02/2017
Breasts we all have them. But what if your breast(s) were trying to kill you and then you went on to nourish your baby.
This episode – Healing through breastfeeding:
Two mother's from across the globe share their unique story's from overwhelming circumstances to reclaiming back their body and breasts.
From Breast Cancer to Breastfeeding.
This episode also features the highly acclaimed author, lactation consultant and mother of 3 Meg Nagle known more famously as the Milk Meg who shares with us the in's and out's of breastfeeding that all mothers, fathers can benefit from knowing.
Special thank you to this episodes guests:
Meg Nagle www.themilkmeg.com
Dr Holly Goldberg. www.floweressenceapothecary.com
and mother Karlee.
Reference:
www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-in-young-women/
www.bayfm.org
photo credit: Kate Murray Photography.
Produced and presented by Lara Martin
Copyright 2017 PBB Media and Lara Martin
www.pbbmedia.org
Embodied Feminine Leadership Experience P1
Published: 06/02/2017
Lisa Fitzpatrick on the Embodied Feminine Leadership Experience series part one.
- What is feminine leadership and how do we embody this.
Written by Lisa Fitzpatrick www.lisafitzpatrick.com.au
Produced by Lara Martin for Pregnancy Birth & Beyond Radio
"Will I be able to have a VBAC"
Published: 25/01/2017
"I think I had the sense, at the time, that my body didn't work and I wanted to feel like it did work. At the time, I didn't realise all the ways my body was working for me" Nikki Shaheed reflecting back on her birth experiences.
This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond is an interview with parents Nikki and Tariq Shaheed on the births of their three children, in particular their VBAC, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean.
For the birth of their first baby, Nikki and Tariq had planned and prepared for a natural birth at their local hospital. Things didn't go as they had hoped for. Take a listen to hear their story and insights from unplanned caesarean birth to VBAC and home birth VBAC #2.
Nikki Shaheed is a doula, Birthing From Within mentor and provides Birthing From Within Birth Story Healing and a mother of three.
Key words:
VBAC
Birth story healing
Episode references:
bfwsa.com, Nikki Shaheed's website.
BirthingFromWithin.com
Midwifethinking.com
Raisingchildren.net.au
Sarahbuckley.com
Dr Michel Oden't 'The Caesarean'
Produced and presented by Lara Martin
Copyright 2017 PBB Media and Lara Martin
www.pbbmedia.org