Newborn Mothers Podcast Julia Jones

This episode is part of a series of interviews to answer the question "what does a doula actually do!?" I am often asked by people who want to be doulas how it all works, so I've found some people working as doulas to tell us what a week in their life looks like. This episode features Jo Hogan, a doula and massage therapist in Auckland, New Zealand. You can find out more about Jo at www.bellamama.co.nz

Kirrah Stewart has been a doula for 10+ years. She has a deep passion for helping families feel excited about birth and nourished in early parenthood. She lives and works in the Northern Rivers region of Northern NSW, Australia. You can connect with her online at www.doulawisdom.com or via Instagram at www.instagram.com/doulawisdom/

When women are nourished and nurtured after giving birth, they feel calm, connected and confident. Antonia’s passion is to provide this high level of postnatal support to women in Canberra. She guides expectant parents to create a vision for life with baby and gives them the practical tools to make their vision a reality.

Antonia’s premium postnatal packages include nourishing meals, breastfeeding support, gentle massage, belly binding, and practical support of all kinds. She helps new parents make sense of the dizzying array of Canberra services & organisations and build a “village” of support that may last them a lifetime.

Originally from Canada, Stacey completed a BSc in Human Movement at the University of Alberta and travelled to Perth, WA for her practical placement in 2007. She became an AEP in early 2008, working mainly in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and gaining experience with some of Perth’s best Orthopaedic surgeons and AEPs doing pre and post surgery exercise programs.

In 2010, Stacey moved on to a Physiotherapy and Pilates practice to immerse herself in Pilates training and broaden her skills with a variety of clientele. She became a fully certified STOTT Pilates practitioner in 2012, and found her niche and passion in pregnancy and postnatal exercise. Working alongside experienced practitioners and undertaking any available workshops and courses allowed her to build skills and knowledge in the area of women’s health and rehabilitation.

In 2014 Stacey started Progressive Motion, a mobile Pilates and Exercise Physiology business. This service allows her to see mums in their own environment, helping them keep active in pregnancy and return to exercise safely in the postnatal period.
She teaches workshops around Perth for new mums, and has recently released an Online Program for postnatal women, “Restore Your Core and Pelvic Floor”.

For more information about Stacey please her website www.progressivemotion.com.au or connect via Facebook for regular movement inspiration www.facebook.com./progressivemotion

This episode is part of a series of interviews to answer the question "what does a doula actually do!?" I am often asked by people who want to be doulas how it all works, so I've found some people working as doulas to tell us what a week in their life looks like. This episode features Julie-Anne Mauno, Perinatal Support Worker, Doula, Holistic Postpartum Practitioner and mother of 7! You can find out more about Julie-Anne at www.positivepostpartum.ca

On the podcast, I'm chatting to my husband Dylan, about the fact that as a pregnant woman I got a barrage of advice, and as a man he got NONE! So I asked him the question we often discuss as women, what has he learned about fatherhood and what does he wish he'd known before becoming a father himself? He shares his top three tips for smoothing the transition from couple to a family.