Our Village Needs

Our Village Needs...

Our Village Needs... is a podcast dedicated to helping mothers build their village! Join us as we explore our local and surrounding area to find what every woman needs for her village, no matter where she is in her motherhood journey. From women's health & wellness, to self-care, birth stories & so much more! Let's dive in and discover what Our Village Needs...! x

  1. 03/07/2024

    Our Village Needs... Emma's Story (... and an important message)

    This week we are welcoming Emma back to the podcast! You will remember Emma from our Nurture Homeschool Community. This time, Emma shares her journey to welcoming her son into the world. Emma also talks about her passion for women feeling empowered to give birth, and how she first became curious as to why women have such a hard and traumatic time birthing their children.

    33 min

  2. 26/06/2024

    Our Village Needs... Sarah's Story (Part Two)

    This week is part 2 of our chat with Sarah! This time, we focus on Sarah’s journey going back to work- the emotional struggle and learning how to juggle work and motherhood. Sarah also takes us through all the work she did to find the best childcare centre for her daughter, an experience that Sarah found a bit trickier because of her anxieties. Sarah also describes the first day of her daughter’s day care journey- and Sarah’s first time leaving her daughter in the care of someone else. We also touch on the dreaded daycare illnesses- are they really as bad as everyone says?

    32 min

  3. 19/06/2024

    Our Village Needs... Sarah's Story

    From her career as a Speechie to her experience with postnatal anxiety - This week we sit down with Sarah! Sarah takes us into her work and what made her choose this career (spoiler, it's a beautiful story!). We also touch on what to look out for if you suspect there may be a language delay with your child, and what goes into Sarah's work as a paediatric speechie. Sarah also shares her experience with postnatal anxiety after the birth of her first child, including when she first started to think something was going on, as well as overthinking, self-doubt and outside opinions. I also asked Sarah a couple of tougher questions; to describe what a typical day looked like at the height of her postnatal anxiety experience and could she pinpoint a time/moment when the anxiety was at its worst.

    30 min

  4. 12/06/2024

    Our Village Needs... Sarah-Beth Story

    *trigger warning- in this episode there are mentions and discussions around suicidal ideation and mental health struggles. * *this episode contains some colourful language* This week we are welcoming Sarah-Beth back to the podcast! We keep it real and honest in this episode! This time around, Sarah-Beth details how her mental health took a nose dive after the birth of her daughter, the intrusive thoughts she battled with, her difficult breastfeeding journey, and her experience reaching out for help. We also bonded over our dry sense of humour when it comes to motherhood- saying the things we are all thinking! This is such a real and raw episode- every Mother needs to hear this!

    33 min

  5. 05/06/2024

    Our Village Needs... A Mental Health OT

    This week we are sitting down with Sarah-Beth, a mental health Occupational Therapist (OT)! Before meeting Sarah-Beth, I had only heard of an OT in relation to paediatrics- I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a mental health OT! Sarah-Beth talks to us about what a mental health OT does and how she supports clients and caters to their individual needs. She also touches on sensory modulation, sensory profiles and their 4 quadrants, neurological thresholds, and how she can support clients through times where our sensory buckets have overflowed. This was such an interesting episode, and how great to have discovered a new avenue of support for Mum’s mental health!

    20 min

  6. 29/05/2024

    Our Village Needs... The Wild Feminine

    This week we are speaking to Kaley- the creator of The Wild Feminine. Kaley shares what The Wild Feminine is all about, where her passion comes from, and the different ways she holds space for women. We also dive into the Doula work Kaley does- from postpartum doula to end-of-life doula. Kaley also tells us about the most common thing women come to her for and how she helps them break down these dilemmas and heal themselves. We also touch on the importance of somatic exercises for healing and the important role our fascia plays. This is a really empowering episode, and will leave you feeling seen, heard and acknowledged.

    32 min

  7. 22/05/2024

    Our Village Needs... Caylen Birth Story

    This week we are welcoming Caylen back to the podcast (you will remember Caylen from The HerKind Project and Her Escape). This time, Caylen takes us through her experience trying to conceive her first daughter- which was a completely different journey to what she thought it would be (based on what she had learnt in sex ed during school!). Caylen also touches on the miscarriage that her and her husband went through, and how people around her reacted to this news. Caylen talks about her experience going into labour for the first time, from choosing not to make a birth plan, to advice she received about epidurals, but also having the desire for a water birth if she was able (plus so much more!) Caylen is a great storyteller, and this was such a great episode to record!

    37 min

  8. 15/05/2024

    Our Village Needs... Nurture Homeschool Community

    This week we are talking to Emma, the founder of Nurture Homeschool Community. Nurture is a beautiful place right here in our local area. Emma takes us through where the idea originally came from, and how she built this community, as well as what she loves the most about what she’s created, and her approach to education and learning. We talk about how the children benefit from having this additional safe space to come together each week, and how some children are thriving now that they aren’t attending a mainstream school.

    32 min
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Our Village Needs... is a podcast dedicated to helping mothers build their village! Join us as we explore our local and surrounding area to find what every woman needs for her village, no matter where she is in her motherhood journey. From women's health & wellness, to self-care, birth stories & so much more! Let's dive in and discover what Our Village Needs...! x

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  • Creator
    Our Village Needs...
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    47
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Our Village Needs...
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