Be You Mum Podcast Annie Breen

A year late but sounding great!
A massive apology to Aine who was kind enough to give me her time and expertise, over a year ago, to record Episode 21 of the Be You Mum podcast. This episode also marks the end of an era with this podcast with it being the last episode. However, there are (loose) plans for a new podcast – The Energised Mother Podcast. Watch this space.
In this final episode, I chat to Aine Homer, A.K.A. The Baby Reflux Lady, whose mission is to bring clarity to the confusion around baby reflux. 
She is the voice of unsettled babies, an advocate for parents and caregivers, an activist for changing how baby reflux is treated across the world, and an educator to all professionals who want to learn how babies can be better supported.
Her greatest gift to the world is in translating a baby's symptoms and behaviours into understanding and action. Showing you where to take action, how to free them from reflux and colic, and manage any allergies or intolerances.
Through her work (including The Baby Reflux Lady’s Survival Guide), Aine teaches parents how to read their baby’s symptoms, figure out what is causing their baby’s reflux (because reflux is a symptom and has multiple different causes), and then take that one action that is going to change their lives, because it addresses the underlying cause of their baby’s reflux.
This episode really is pack full of things you need to know including debunking some of the common myths. What you can do to help resolve reflux in your baby by understanding the potential underlying cause(s). And finally, which is soooo important, reassuring you that you DO know your baby better than anyone else.

In this episode, we delve into Human Nature. Chris speaks to the Wallace Stevens quote – “Human nature is like water, it takes the shape of its container.” Chris is a Nutritionist who works for Biocare, one of the UK’s leading food supplement companies. Chris is the head of nutrition strategy and organises education and training as well as driving Biocare’s product innovation strategy. He lectures widely on nutrition and related topics, mostly to students and practitioners all over the UK and beyond. We talk about how we have evolved over time and adapted to our environment – specifically relating to our 21st-century living and environment – and the impact of these on our stress response. Chris’s approach to health is creative and holistic with a focus on our human needs. I loved our discussion and could have spoken with Chris for much longer. We covered some really interesting topics including how we can restore balance or become more flexible in times of change. Chris shared some interventions we can adopt as part of our own ‘health tool kit’ to help us come back into sync with our body and environment and restore balance between mother nature and our human nature.

Vivien Allred is a UK based Naturopathic Nutritional therapist. She studied for 3 years at the College of naturopathic medicine, after struggling with her own health issues for many years during early adulthood, including hair loss, cystic acne, amenorrhea, PCOS & gut infections. She now works primarily with women struggling with hormonal imbalances and digestive issues, educating them about the healing properties of food, nutritional supplements, lifestyle and other natural remedies. 
In this episode, we delve deep into polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Vivien shares a comprehensive overview of the varying symptoms associated with PCOS along with the different types. She clarifies the facts and dispels some of the myths and we discuss the different treatment approaches, both conventional and naturopathic. Vivien shares some powerful nutrition and lifestyle interventions that can help restore hormonal harmony from the roots as well as to prevent the progression of these symptoms. 
Vivien is passionate about helping as many women as possible overcome their health issues and she is dedicated to sharing regular content, including weekly blog posts, newsletters and episodes on her podcast ‘Hormones in Harmony’ plus daily education, inspiration and Q&A’s on her Instagram page.
Vivien offers both online and in-person consultations (Manchester, England) and aims to identify and address the root causes of her clients’ symptoms, supporting them with personalised health protocols.
 Contact:
www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk
www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth 
www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth 
 
Links:
The 4 PCOS types and how to identify yours
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/The-4-PCOS-Types-How-to-Identify-Yours
 
Natural solutions for your PCOS type
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/Natural-Solutions-for-your-PCOS-Type
 
PCOS: How to Reverse Insulin Resistance
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/PCOS-How-to-Reverse-Insulin-Resistance
 
PCOS tests to request
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/pcos-lab-tests-download
 
blood sugar tracking guide
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/blood-glucose-guide

Brian Costello is an NLP Practitioner and Coach and Founder of Headstrong Minds, home of one of Scotland’s leading and most inspiring teams of mental health and change professionals
"We are experts in changing the way people think. It is a simple fact that if you can change the way you think then you WILL change the way you feel and if you change the way you feel you will act and behave differently in everything you do." 
In this episode, we cover so much! It was such an informative and motivating conversation and I have to say it feels like the perfect time to tapping into Brian's wisdom around mental health, coping with and creating healthy change and taking back control of you thoughts, feelings and happiness.A few things we covered:
Mental health and how the approach to this has changed over the years
Using painful and challenging situations to fuel change.
Modeling the message to our children, being open, honest, courageous and communicative and dumping the 'perfect, self-sacrificing parent' hat in the bin!
Something that really resonated with me was Brian's 'perfect family pyramid' in relation to priorities. Brian explains beautifully why filling up our own cup and fulfilling our own needs and desires is imperative for the future happiness of our children - modelling the message. Really powerful.
To find out more about Brian and the work he does:
Instagram:  @headstrong_minds
Website: https://headstrongnlp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadStrongMinds/
I hope you enjoy the episode, please let me know what you think :)

Norma is founder of New Norm a plant-based meal delivery company based in Edinburgh.
Norma's mission is to make it easier for people to enjoy eating a whole food plant-based diet without having to be chained to the kitchen meal prepping every weekend
 In this episode, we talk about the Principles and benefits of plant-based eating and Norma shares some easy meal prep hacks to help us introduce more plant-based foods into our life.
You can contact Norma here:
Website https://newnorm.co.uk/ Instagram: newnorm_plantbased
Facebook: newnorm.plantbasedmealplans
 

Dawn Whitten is a Naturopath and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is passionate about protecting and nurturing the microbiome of the next generation and has a broad-base of clinical experience with a focus on women’s health through pregnancy and beyond, and infant and toddler health. She has been in clinical practice for 17 years.
Dawn has a particular passion for improving practitioner knowledge in the area of lactation, maternal and infant health. She regularly presents at both National and International Conferences and Online Events. Many of her online lectures can be accessed from The Probiotic Advisor (see link below) where she covers topics like Introducing Complementary Foods to Infants, The Breastmilk Microbiome and Glycobiome and Infantile “Colic” and “Reflux” Unpacked.
Dawn regularly publishes papers in the peer-reviewed literature and has contributed to clinical textbooks. She coordinates two units within the Evidence-based Complementary Medicine Program in the College of Health & Medicine at the University of Tasmania (Hobart, Australia). She also coordinates her clinic’s internship program and regularly mentors in her areas of expertise. She is part of the Probiotic Advisor Team - an online platform providing evidence-based information about probiotics and microbiome-related topics.
Dawn has three daughters spanning 7yrs to 26yrs who continue to contribute to her learning.
To find out more or get in contact with Dawn:
Many of Dawn's online lectures can be accessed from https://probiotic-advisor.teachable.com/
Dawn has kindly given listeners to this podcast 15% off her latest course on the Infant Microbiome. See link below. This offer is available until the 16th of March 2020 - to access this discount use the coupon code: HMO https://probiotic-advisor.teachable.com/p/the-infant-microbiome
Dawn practices at Goulds Natural Medicine in Hobart Tasmania a 130+ year old apothecary with associated clinic and herb farm. https://www.gouldsnaturalmedicine.com.au/philosophies