The Mum Academy

Rebecca Parker
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A podcast created for first time parents to support, inform and share some laughs in a time of great transition.

Episodes

  1. 08/06/2023

    Episode 12: Real Mum Stories - Simone's Journey

    Today we sit down with an amazing woman and mother Simone as she shares her personal story of transitioning into parenthood. Join us as we delve into her unique journey as she not only navigates her personal transition from woman to mother but also works through the challenges that come with being a single parent. From pre-baby to postpartum and everything in between, Simone opens up about the feelings behind the loss of independence, balancing work and baby, co-parenting, and her post-partum physical challenges. Listen as we open up about some tough topics and share some beautiful moments over this incredible journey. Tune in to this empowering series where we share real stories to support, uplift and validate mothers throughout their transformative journeys.

    51 min

  2. 06/08/2023

    Episode 11: Real Mum Stories - Ellie's Journey

    Today, we sit down with the incredible Ellie as she shares her personal journey into motherhood. Join us as we delve into the challenges she encountered along the way, including navigating postpartum friendships, coping with hormonal changes, and overcoming mental struggles. From pre-baby to the postpartum period, Ellie opens up about how her life has transformed and the emotional and mental challenges she experienced. Get ready for a raw and authentic conversation as we strive to normalise the rollercoaster ride of emotions and challenges faced by all mothers. Tune in to this empowering series where real stories are shared to support and uplift mothers throughout their transformative journeys.

    38 min

  3. 03/31/2023

    Episode 10: A Social Evolution - Navigating Changes in Your Social Circle Postpartum with Dr Jess

    In this podcast, we welcome psychologist Dr Jess to chat with us about the changes in friendships that come with parenthood. Dr Jess talks candidly about her recent transition to parenthood and the challenges she has faced since becoming a Mum. Some of the topics that are covered in today's episode include: changes that occur in the social circle and the differences that may arise in different stages of life. how changes in our priorities and responsibilities shift the way we interact with others in our social circle. challenges that arise and how to have difficult conversations with loved ones. how to navigate the changes in our relationships with loved ones. the importance of friends and family in our support network. creating healthy boundaries with friends and family. Overall, this episode provides practical advice for navigating friendship changes through parenthood and highlights the importance of prioritising our needs, mental health and well-being. If you loved the episode don't forget to like or subscribe to the poddy for updates on our future eps. We would also love you to come and join our Instagram community @themumacademy.podcast where we share lots of great info on self-love, self-care and self-growth while navigating your role as a parent.

    42 min

  4. 03/17/2023

    Episode 9: Clear as Crystal - 4 Steps to Getting Clear, Focused, and Taking Action

    As Mums, your plate constantly feels full and it's a full-time job to juggle everything. It can be very easy to let our time and energy be taken up by the things that we "feel" are important but quite often this is to the detriment of our own goals and priorities. If you are feeling like you don't have enough time to prioritise yourself since becoming a Mum or are having a hard time trying to uncover what you want to achieve this episode has some great information to get you started. In this episode, we explore the 4 crucial steps to gaining clarity on your priorities and goals, focusing your energy on them, and creating an easy action plan to make sure you achieve them. We discuss uncovering your values, triggers and patterns, identifying your top priorities, and then we go through an effective way to implement action steps towards your goals.  By the end of this episode, you'll have some really great tools to help you to understand yourself better, achieve your goals and live a more purposeful life. If you enjoyed it and want to join our community come and connect with us @themumacademy.podcast on Instagram. Until next time look after yourself and look after each other.

    23 min

  5. 02/28/2023

    Episode 8: Who am I Now? - Finding the Fire with Demi-Rose Allaway

    In today's episode, we welcome our very special guest Demi-Rose Allaway to join us and chat about finding our fire again postpartum. Demi is a Creative Life Coach and Actress who is inspiring women every day to live their "fk yes" life. In this episode we discuss: - Demi's journey and her experience with coaching Mummas to find their fire postpartum and beyond - How we can gain clarity around our values, goals and dreams - The "Mum Story" and its link to mindset - Limiting and conditioned beliefs that may prevent you from creating your dream life - Tools to help you find your passion and connect back to your truest self Just as a heads up this is a double episode as we wanted to pack in the value for you so if you need to break it up do what feels good for you, I do promise it is absolutely worth it. If you loved this episode and want to continue following Demi on her journey you can connect with her @demiroseallaway on Instagram. She also has some courses she runs which you can find in the link in her bio but if you have any questions feel free to reach out she is more than happy to help. We would absolutely love your feedback so if you loved the episode or something really spoke to you come let us know on the latest post @themumacademy.podcast on Instagram or send me a message. Before you go if you want more information about improving your self-love, prioritising yourself care and continuing your journey of self-growth while navigating your transition into parenthood hit the subscribe button so you can be notified when we drop another episode and come join our community @themumacademy.podcast on Instagram. Have an amazing week and look after yourself and look after each other.

    58 min

  6. 02/19/2023

    Episode 7: Overstimulation Part 2 - Preventing the Outburst

    Today's episode is part 2 of a two-part series where we talk about overstimulation or sensory overload in Mums.  In this episode, we go through three areas you can improve to give you a head start on preventing overstimulation from happening regularly and break each area down into some practical suggestions to help you implement easily into your busy lifestyle.  If you want to know more about overstimulation and how to manage it, in the moment, make sure you check out Part 1 of the series in Episode 6. If you enjoy the episodes please come join our community at themumacademy.podcast on Instagram and drop me a message to say hello.

    35 min

  7. 02/14/2023

    Episode 6: Overstimulation Part 1 - Managing the Moment

    Today's episode is Part 1 of a two-part series where we talk about overstimulation and sensory overload. In this episode, we break down what overstimulation is, what it looks like and how we can build awareness to be able to recognise overstimulation before we reach breaking point. We go through some ways we can manage overstimulation energy in moments of overwhelm and set ourselves up for a more manageable day. Part 2 will be released in a few days and in the second episode, we touch on some things we can do to prevent ourselves from getting overstimulated regularly. If you enjoy the episodes please come join our community at themumacademy.podcast on Instagram and please make sure you drop me a message to say hello :).

    33 min

  8. 12/22/2022

    Episode 5: Merry Self-Love and Happy Self-Care

    Christmas is upon us and it is a time of giving but sometimes we forget to give ourselves the love and self-care that we deserve. In the last episode for 2022, we are chatting about our self-love and self-care. We challenge the conditioned beliefs around our bodies, TMA host Rebecca shares some of her own journey around self-love and acceptance through pregnancy and post-partum and we challenge ourselves to change our inner dialogue and create healthy self-care habits. Self-love is a beautiful relationship that you get to have with your soul and self-care is how you show yourself that love. Tune in to get some tips for increasing your love through the festive season and if you want to join our insta community you can find us at themumacademy.podcast.

    25 min

  9. 12/01/2022

    Episode 4: Real Dads of Instagram - A Secondary Carers POV with Sam Wasley

    My fiance Sam joins us today to chat about his POV being the secondary carer.  We chat about some of the changes he’s experienced since becoming a Dad and how he is coping, we go through some of the challenges that he has come across and some of the impacts on our relationship.  Love it or hate it, I want to hear your thoughts so make sure to drop a comment on the episode post at The Mum Academy on Instagram. If you connected with Sam and want to follow his journey please go check out his Instagram. For any Dads that are interested in the group that Sam talks about it is called Blokes Advice and you can request to join at this link on Facebook.

    27 min

  10. 11/16/2022

    Episode 3: Support Networks - Creating Your Solid Support Eco-System

    This episode delves into one of the most important factors in your positive transition into parenthood.  We chat about the hierarchy of human needs, how they link in with the 5 types of support, and how each type of support can help to build a solid support network for new parents.  Links to some support services resources on the links below: Australian Support Resources COPE  & Australian Support Resources RAISING CHILDREN Remember if you are struggling and need help now Lifeline is here for you: Lifeline Get Help Details are below for all of the information used in today's episode: Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Self-Transcendence and Opportunities for Theory, Research, and Unification - Mark E. Koltko-Rivera Social support and stress in the transition to parenthood - Carolyn E. Cutrona Controllability of stressful events and satisfaction with spouse support behaviours - Carolyn E. Cutrona and Julie A. Suhr Mothers’ group participation: associations with social capital, social support and mental well-being  - Cecily Strange, Alexandra Bremner, Colleen Fisher, Peter Howat, and Lisa Wood. The importance of first-time parent groups for new parents - Barbara A Hanna, Gay Edgecombe, Carol A Jackson, and Susan Newman New Parents’ Facebook Use at the Transition to Parenthood - Mitchell K. Bartholomew, corresponding author Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan, Michael Glassman, Claire M. Kamp Dush, and Jason M. Sullivan Self-care and Well-being in Mental Health Professionals: The Mediating Effects of Self-awareness and Mindfulness - Kelly Richards, C. Campenni, Janet Muse-Burke Raising Children - Where to get support

    23 min

  11. 10/30/2022

    Episode 2: Matrescence - Your New Normal with Megan Stormer

    The lovely Megan Stormer joins us today from The Sacred Women's Society. We chat all things Matrescence, what Matrescence is, what changes you can expect going into motherhood and some tips to navigate your transition. Megan also delves into her own journey and shares her passion for normalising the conversation around Matrescence. If you connect with Megan and want to follow her journey please go check out her Instagram and article.  Megan's Instagram Megans article in Mamamia on Matrescence If you want to connect with us please head to our Instagram and blog we share all the info and links from today's poddy :) The Mum Academy Instagram The Mum Academy Blog

    30 min

  12. 10/29/2022

    Episode 1: The Arrival of Octavia-Rose

    Welcome to the very first episode of the Mum Academy Podcast.  In this episode, TMA's host Rebecca introduces herself and shares the birth story of her daughter Octavia-Rose. She goes through the things that went right and some of the challenges she faced bringing little Octavia into the world.  The aim of The Mum Academy Podcast is to unite new parents facing the same joys and challenges no matter they are located. If you want to share our journey and join our community please head to our Instagram.  You can find all the information including links to the things such as books, people and products we mention in our episodes on our website www.themumacademy.com.

    29 min
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About

A podcast created for first time parents to support, inform and share some laughs in a time of great transition.

Information

  • Creator
    Rebecca Parker
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rebecca Parker
  • Show Website
    The Mum Academy