Pollination Mama's Podcast

One of my dearest friends and herbal sister, Aspen, joins me to chat about our love for herbal medicine, her journey with herbs, herbalism in the home, family and personally. We discuss what we have been up to seasonally with herbs here in Spring in Australia. We touch on comfrey, herbal oils, herbal juices & why local herbs are sometimes the best. I hope this chat inspires you to delve into the empowering and fulfilling world of plant medicine and find a herbal sister/s. We discuss herbalism in the community and our very affordable and accessible herbal medicine making workshop coming up on the 12th November in Wingham at the Womenkind Collective bookings via the link there or here You can find Aspen's beautiful herbal products at her Website and on Instagram Aspen and Pete's family business Medijelly and amazing medicinal manuka honey products on the Website and Instagram HEART HEARTH EARTH links: ⁠Saturee supplements link⁠ liver and oyster capsules as well as collagen. Use code: HEARTH ⁠Greener Pa

Amy from Amy Armstrong Health shares with us an extremely information dense and important aspect of achieving holistic thriving health. Bringing both personal lived experience and a wealth of knowledge and research, Amy explains the importance of mineral balance in our body and diet. Why we may actually not need more iron but a better balance of nutrients. This is important information for anyone at any life stage but especially if you've received test results from the GP or Obstetrician saying you have low ferritin (one form of iron). Again it ties back into traditional wisdom and nutrient dense foods and whole food supplements.  You can find Amy's services and links at her: Website Instagram Facebook The podcast episode we mention where Amy shares her journey about her daughter's and family health The research study showing links between maternal haemoglobin and infant birth weight Morley Robbins Podcast episode about this study HEART HEARTH EARTH links: Saturee supplements link liver and oyster cap

Join me for my first solo herb podcast! This episode is about St John's Wort, my experience and story foraging it late last year. Then processing and using it for myself and clients.  I also briefly: - introduce the herb - how to ID it - process it to make oil - the medicinal uses - my recent client experience with it - The fresh, small batch seasonal herbal products I offer Nothing said or written here is medical advice. See the Heart Heart Earth links below as well as links to some of my other favourite podcast episodes about St John's Wort (SJW) HEART HEARTH EARTH links: Saturee supplements link Use code: HEARTH Greener Pastures Cod Liver Oil link Social Media Links: Instagram Facebook Other favourite SJW podcast episodes: Amber Magnolia Hill and Kami McBride Mythic Medicine episode Herbs with Rosalee podcast SJW episode

Anna Axisa from Homegrown Healthy Living shares with us her huge journey, alongside her family of moving to and setting up a 10 acre homestead, farm, business and now a wonderful book. After a diagnosis of MS in 2016 Anna took hers and her family's health and wellness journey to a whole new level, the book documents and shares all of the above. Including the story, challenges, successes, learning, resilience, skills, gardening, homesteading tips, nourishing recipes, mindfulness and much more. You can find Anna, her content and book at: Website Facebook Instagram The family Worm Farming Biz here HEART HEARTH EARTH links: Saturee supplements link Use code: HEARTH Greener Pastures Cod Liver Oil link Social Media Links: Instagram Facebook

Scott Hall joins me to share and discuss the exciting and important role Syntropic and Regenerative Agriculture plays in providing a pathway to long term resilient food producing systems and therefore thriving ecological health and human communities.  You can find Scott at his: Website https://www.syntropia.com.au/ Instagram Facebook Welcome to the Heart Hearth Earth podcast where we gather around the metaphorical hearth to share ideas and conversations on matters of the Heart, Hearth and Earth. Cross pollinating as we span our wings connecting the threads of ancestral wisdom. I believe ancestral wisdom provides a road map to a regenerative culture, contributing to thriving communities, healing and health. Supplement Affiliate Links for discounts: Saturee supplements link Use code: HEARTH Greener Pastures Cod Liver Oil link Heart Hearth Earth Social Media Links: Instagram Facebook I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land where I stand, the Biripi people and all other First Natio

Welcome to the Heart Hearth Earth podcast where we gather around the metaphorical hearth to share ideas and conversations on matters of the Heart, Hearth and Earth. Cross pollinating as we span our wings connecting the threads of ancestral wisdom. I believe ancestral wisdom provides a road map to a regenerative culture, contributing to thriving communities, healing and health. This Episode is with Lydia from Internal Instinct on balanced nutrition, breaking down macros, getting calorie and energy rich food from nutrient dense foods. You can find Lydia at her website, Facebook and Instagram Affiliate Links and blurb for show notes: Saturee supplements link Use code: HEARTH Greener Pastures Cod Liver Oil link Social Media Links: IG: https://www.instagram.com/heart.hearth.earth/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartHearthEarthShelleyMcClure/ I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land where I stand, the Biripi people and all other First Nations People across this land.

Welcome to the Heart Hearth Earth podcast where we gather around the metaphorical hearth to share ideas and conversations on matters of the Heart, Hearth and Earth. Cross pollinating as we span our wings connecting the threads of ancestral wisdom. I believe ancestral wisdom provides a road map to a regenerative culture, contributing to thriving communities, healing and health. The supplements my family and I use and recommend: Saturee supplements link for quality liver & oyster capsules, collagen and much more. Use code: HEARTH Greener Pastures Cod Liver Oil link  Social Media Links: IG: https://www.instagram.com/heart.hearth.earth/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartHearthEarthShelleyMcClure/ I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land where I stand, the Biripi people and all other First Nations People across this land.

Episode 41. Sophie Jeffreys from Bearing Wonder Pilates Instructor, Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, Shiatsu Therapist & Postpartum Doula. Supporting women through the childbearing years with movement, nurture and wonderment.  With a huge love and passion for working with new mothers, Sophie shares her knowledge, experience and thoughts on the importance of healthy movement, pilates, bodywork, love and awareness of our bodies, preparation, prevention and healing throughout motherhood. Join us for an informative chat as Sophie as we explore the amazing life giving  body of a mother. Common issues such as diastasis recti, prolapse, birth recovery. Also the power of preparation and prevention in pregnancy, birth and beyond. Importantly how movement can be a vehicle to love our bodies.  Sophie Jeffreys, Bearing Wonder Website - Facebook - Instagram To find out more about me and Pollination Mamas Website - Instagram - Facebook Podcast Sponsor - Olive Gap Farm ’The Littlest Birds' The

Nadine O'Mara from Conscious Life Yoga, Conscious Birth on doulas and yoga for fertility, prenatal, birth and beyond. Nadine, a mother, senior yoga teacher and doula, shares her strong passion for supporting women and their families from conception to birth and beyond. Nadine is also the co-director at Bliss Baby Yoga.  Join us for a chat about many things yoga from:  - Prenatal, birth, postpartum and beyond - Yoga for healing, Nadine shares her personal experience of discovering a body positive life after living with an eating disorder  - The power of doulas for providing continuity of care and assisting to create empowered birth experiences  - The current and future vision of Bliss Baby Yoga  Conscious Life Yoga, Conscious Birth Website - Instagram - Facebook  Bliss Baby Yoga Website - Instagram - Facebook  To find out more about me and Pollination Mamas Website - Instagram - Facebook Podcast Sponsor - Olive Gap Farm ’The Littlest Birds' The gorgeous song features on th

Episode 39. The Valley Below, collective voices, sharing experiences of postnatal anxiety & depression through song with Oneewa McDowell from Blackbird Songwriting For national PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia) week, this episode is a little bit different. Oneewa McDowell joins me to share how her sister Shara Hala'api'api and herself came together with 12 other women to create a song, a collective voice for others who may be experiencing or have experienced postpartum mental health challenges.  The raw and real, yet inspiring song is woven throughout Oneewa sharing. The song goes deep and touches on the very real aspects of postpartum mental health experiences. Please reach out for support if you are feeling sad, depressed, anxious and alone, as the voices within the song did and slowly found healing and connection. See links to hotlines to call below. For the project, Oneewa and Shara spoke with 12 women about their experiences of postnatal depression & anxiety. The aim was to

Join me for a super informative and down-to-earth chat about breastfeeding and the important role of lactation consultants. Emma Maher from Empowered Lactation with Emma and I discuss: - What exactly an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC or LC) is, their scope and why you should know how to contact your local one - The magic of breastfeeding and some of the common challenges - Key elements for optimising your breastfeeding goals in those early weeks, months and even beyond - Why breastfeeding is a unique experience each time - Extended breastfeeding, if it's right for you and bub, why it is amazing Find out more about Emma, her services and workshops at Website - Instagram To find out more about me and Pollination Mamas Website - Instagram - Facebook Podcast Sponsor - Olive Gap Farm ’The Littlest Birds' The gorgeous song features on the intro and outro. Performed by: The O’Luca Family Band from Olive Gap Farm; Alex (Dad) - Drums/Vocals, Tara (Mum) - Vocals/Guitar, Olive (13) - Violin

A rich conversation exploring the the major rites of passage, peri-menopause & menopause from a wholistic perspective. A profound call to action to redefine the wild wise woman phase of life with power. We discuss personal infant loss throughout Brenda Rogers is The Menopause Naturopath & life coach specialising in health and wellbeing for women at midlife. Engaged to Paul; a devoted step-mum of a teenager, naturopath who loves science and the mysterious arts, nutrition educator specialising in real & traditional foods, transformational coach, public speaker, wellness blogger, Art of Feminine Presence teacher, aspiring author of a menopause book, lover of yoga and nature & on a serious mission to rewrite the narrative on menopause, bring nutrient-dense traditional wholefoods back into the kitchen, reignite the healing arts in every woman and to embolden women in their 50s to embrace who they are & make their mark on the world. Passionate spokesperson & advocate for several topics incl

Join me as I chat with Caitlin Dyer from Mother Down Under, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Through Caitlin’s own personal and professional experience, she has created an empowering and holistic package supporting mothers and families from pregnancy to birth and through to postpartum. A hypnobirth instructor, postpartum doula with a background in psychology and nursing. We discuss: - Caitlin’s own experience in pregnancy birth and beyond - Empowered birth, birth education and choices - Postpartum preparation - Adapting for birth during covid Caitlin mentions Dr Sarah Wickham who you can find more about at: https://www.sarawickham.com/ You can find out more about Caitlin at: Website - Instagram - Facebook To find out more about me and Pollination Mamas Website - Instagram - Facebook Podcast Sponsor - Olive Gap Farm ’The Littlest Birds' The gorgeous song features on the intro and outro. Performed by: The O’Luca Family Band from Olive Gap Farm; Alex (Dad) - Drums/Vocals, Tara (Mum) - Vocals/Guitar, Olive (13) - Violin/

Aurelie Athan PhD is a clinical psychologist and faculty member at The Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. Aurelie has dedicated much of the last 15 years of her career in Reproductive Identity, understanding and revival of the term Matrescence, originally coined by Anthropologist Dana Raphael in the 1970’s. In fact the popular TED Talk by Alexandra Sacks on Matrescence, was inspired by one of Aurelie’s conference talks. Aurelie’s working definition of the term Matrescence is: “The process of becoming a mother, coined by Dana Raphael, Ph.D. (1973), is a developmental passage where a woman transitions through pre-conception, pregnancy and birth, surrogacy or adoption, to the postnatal period and beyond. The exact length of matrescence is individual, recurs with each child, and may arguably last a lifetime! The scope of the changes encompass multiple domains --bio-psycho-social-political-spiritual-- and can be likened to the developmental push of adolescence. Increased attention to mothers has sp

Rahma Yelwa-Adedji, wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, teacher, doula, story teller, Nigerian woman living in Abudja. Gifted in her expression Rahma shares with us her heartfelt story of motherhood, having grown up with mothercare practises all around her and going on a learning journey to more deeply understand the whys behind the tradition to maintain them in our current world. We discuss: - Rahma’s observations as a teacher on how important it is to support parents to support children - The importance of giving meaning and understanding the why of traditional postpartum care practises - The importance of reclaiming and revitalising postpartum care culture - Connecting with traditional plant medicine - Similarities of Nigerian postpartum care and other world traditions and how understanding the core human needs of a Mother can guide your care practice - Empowered life and motherhood, her beliefs and a Muslim woman and her connection with Montessori philosophy and education - A brief history of Montesso

Prairie Wolfe of Somatic Connections is dedicated to supporting mothers and families during the transition to parenthood by bringing together a unique and powerful skill set of therapies, modalities and care practices to assist in healing and preparation before during and after birth. With a beautifully grounded, wise way of sharing her knowledge and passion and we had such an in-depth, rich chat where Prairie shares: - Her own story of healing after birth and finding her calling to share this - The wide range of healing modalities available for healing  - The importance of Somatic Experiencing in healing and as a life skill for regulating the nervous system - How Sexological Bodywork can provide healing and increase personal pleasure, knowledge and awareness - Innate Postpartum Care and the importance of revitalising care during the fourth trimester - Birth injuries, trauma manifestations and impacts on physical, emotional and mental health - How attunement and play in Motherhood can provide family heal

Genna Shaw from Māmā Toa (Strong Mama) is a birth prep and postpartum doula, HypnoBirthing practitioner and photographer. The creator of the Not Another Childbirth Class where she puts together a line up of birth and postpartum professionals to discuss all the topics that aren't discussed in antenatal appointments. This is an in-person event as well as a web series. Also the creator of the Indigenous Birth Collective, a website and directory for Indigenous birth, embodiment and death workers. This will also be the home of the soon to be released podcast; Our Birth Stories: Birth Today for Indigenous People. Trigger warning: we discuss infant loss We have an inspiring chat and Genna shares: - How becoming a Mother led to Genna becoming so passionate about the work she does - Birth planning, postpartum support, Hypnobirthing  - The importance of revitalising & maintaining Indigenous cultural practices and support - How being Māori inspires a informs Genna's work in the world - The Indigenous Birth

Zelma is a mother of two, social worker, writer, author and founder of the award winning The Postnatal Project.  Zelma experienced her own postpartum mental health personal challenges in the transition to motherhood and is dedicated and passionate about empowering and supporting others at any stage of parenthood.  Zelma is the author of a number of books and resources spanning the practical to the emotional terrain, as well as creator of the Mama, Let's Be Wholesome program. We discuss: - Zelma's own experience - How the Postnatal Project started and evolved - The importance of being supported and heard within community - Cultural change and future visions for postpartum care - How postpartum care has a positive impact on the whole community - The Mama, Let's Be Wholesome program, an online program for parents who crave some self-love and practical tools for their emotional wellbeing Website - Instagram - Facebook  To find out more about me and Pollination Mamas Website - Instagram - Facebook

Pollination Mamas Website - Facebook - Instagram Lucy chats about the intention of the team behind the recent the inaugural #mumsmatter National Online Symposium themed A New Australian Narrative for Mums: Decolonising Motherhood. We get an insight into the range of speakers that will share their own experiences of parenting, working with mothers, and organising community based events that will ask: how we can redefine motherhood in Australia? The aim of #mumsmatter is to create a platform for different world views and experiences to be shared, and to image a new postpartum experience for future generations. With the Three Guiding Principles; Healthy mothers = Healthy Families = Healthy Communities = Healthy Planet. Mums Matter Australia Website and Sign Up – Facebook Group – Instagram Podcast Sponsor - Olive Gap Farm ’The Littlest Birds' The gorgeous song features on the intro and outro Performed by: The O’Luca Family Band from Olive Gap Farm; Alex (Dad) - Drums/Vocals, Tara (Mum) - Vocals/Guitar, Olive (13

My inaugural solo podcast! Recorded while we're all in lockdown, I was inspired to jump on and share an introduction to nourishing foods at this time. Partly as I had prepared for a talk local online support group and had my notes ready and partly because it has been harder for me to get free time to record with others. However I found a moment. I'm hoping to jump on and do more about this topic, home herbalism, the pillars of postpartum care etc. I discuss: - A short intro about me, my passion for traditional postpartum care and background studies - The pillars of traditional postpartum care  - Weston A Price and the Wise Traditions Philosophy - Key nutrient dense foods and some key vitamins - A basic run-down of how to make bone broth - A list of just some of the common postpartum foods found in various cultures This is really just scratching the surface. I hope you enjoy! Links of books, websites and podcasts I mentioned: Books Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols RDN Nourishing Traditions by Sal