The Mother Podcast

Suzanne Maier

Information and discussion on holistic health for mothers.  There are so many ways we can take charge of our and our families' health and wellbeing - especially when medical options are limited.  Join us for conversations on fertility and pregnancy, birth and postpartum, uterine and breast health, hormones and mental health and all aspects of the lifelong experience of motherhood. Includes interviews with experts and practitioners, as well as information from podcast host Suzanne Maier, midwife and mother of 4 interesting children.

  1. Scar Therapy with Jo Anderson

    01/29/2025

    Scar Therapy with Jo Anderson

    Our birthing scars stay with us forever. Abdominal scars from caesarean sections run deep. Layers of various tissues need to heal and lay down scar tissue, and this scar tissue has an effect on overall health. With the caesarean section rate so high, there will be many mothers living with abdominal scars. This episode is for you, and for your care givers. Understanding your scar and how it can affect your health is an important part of recovery. Learning to care for our scars will help us return to vitality. Listen to this episode to find out: how scar tissue formswhat adhesions arehow to care for your scar in the first 6 weeks after birthhow massage helpshow scars impact health Jo can be found at https://www.joanna-anderson.co.uk/ Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    36 min
  2. Wild Mothering with Tami Lynn Kent

    11/11/2024

    Wild Mothering with Tami Lynn Kent

    In this episode Suzanne speaks with Tami Lynn Kent.  Tami is a holistic women’s health care provider with a master’s degree in physiotherapy, advanced training in multiple bodywork techniques, and the ability to read energetic patterns of the body. She is the creator and founder of Holistic Pelvic Care™, and she runs a training program in this from Portland Oregon (where she lives) and also travelling internationally to train practitioners around the world. Tami’s work helps women to understand the wisdom that is in their pelvic bowl, and to work with the healing – or the medicine – that this understanding brings. She is also the author of 3 books - Wild Feminine, Wild Creative, and Wild Mothering. Listen to this episode to find out about how Tami developed Holistic Pelvic Care™recognising patterns of blockage and flow in the body in the pelvis for healthincluding ovaries and womb as part of pelvic medicinethe power of the medicine in the pelvic bowlhow Tami began to use energy work alongside physical workbirth field energeticshealing the birth field when the birth is interrupted or traumatichow to mother without becoming depletedmothering in a patriarchal culturemothering as a creative actconnection between the heart and the wombreconnecting the love and creativity for motheringhow tuning in to the support of the Great Mother energy (Earth) can help with modern motheringreasons why accepting imperfection in mothering is importanttapping into ancestral wounding and strengthseffective ways of using worry in motherhoodusing blessings in motherhoodTami's work, courses and books can all be found at www.wildfeminine.com Her Ted talk The Vagina Whisperer: Moving from Shame to Honour in the Female Body can be found on YouTube If you are interesting in training in-person with Tami in Scotland, please contact Suzanne at MotherHeal Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    41 min
  3. Home Birth in Scotland

    10/13/2024

    Home Birth in Scotland

    Have you considered having a home birth? A few generations ago, birth was moved from primarily the home into the hospital. We are now facing record high numbers of medical interventions in birth including caesarean sections and instrumental deliveries. The research is clear that for "low risk" pregnancies home birth is just as - if not more - safe than hospital birth. Home birth is on the rise in Scotland, but still only makes up just over 1% of all births. Why? In this episode Suzanne speaks with women who have recently given birth at home, midwives who work in a dedicated home birth team, and the Chief Midwifery Officer for Scotland to explore the reality of home birth in Scotland. We discuss reasons for choosing a home birthhaving your first baby at homehome birth to avoid the cascade of interventionusing hypnobirthing, and how that works well with home birthgovernment strategy supporting choice of place of birthhow midwives work in a dedicated home birth teamwhat the midwifery care is like for a home birthhow choosing a home birth results in less fragmented carepracticalities of preparing for a home birthpain relief at homehaving other children, or pets, at your birththe postpartum care at homebirth as a mainstream choicethe safety of home birth from the midwifery perspectiverecommendations for choosing home birth The mothers on this podcast were Laura Somers and Simone Bowie. The midwives were Diane Cunningham, Jenni Conway and Rachel Heron and they work in the Ayrshire and Arran Home Birth team. The Chief Midwifery Officer for Scotland is Justine Craig. Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    56 min
  4. Giving Birth with Midwifery Care in Ontario, Canada

    04/24/2024

    Giving Birth with Midwifery Care in Ontario, Canada

    In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Isabelle Milot, a midwife working in the Chatham-Kent region of Ontario. Isabelle is originally from Quebec, and has been practising midwifery in southwestern Ontario since 2006. She has chaired an Association of Ontario Midwives’ committee for five years and is currently an elected council member of the Ontario College of Midwives. Isabelle shares with us how the model of midwifery care works in Ontario. Listen to this episode to find out: how women can choose midwifery care in Ontariothe difference between midwifery care and obstetric carethe wide scope of care midwives have in Ontariohow better postnatal care has led to better results for familiesthe postnatal program started by the Chatham midwiveshow the Covid pandemic has affected midwifery retention in Ontarioreasons why midwives in Ontario have been leaving the professionhow the landscape of working conditions in midwifery is changing in Ontario what happens if a woman’s pregnancy becomes high risk during midwifery carewhat is a woman’s choice in homebirthhow midwives individual scope of practice may differ, based on their experience Isabelle is with the midwives at https://midwivesofchathamkent.ca/ The Association of Ontario Midwives is at https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/ Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    44 min
  5. Advocacy in Birth with Cáitlin Heavey

    04/08/2024

    Advocacy in Birth with Cáitlin Heavey

    What is advocacy in birth? Why would anyone need an advocate for their birth and during their birth experience? This episode includes a discussion with Cáitlin Heavey, a birth doula and mentor, active birth and yoga teacher, birth educator and woman's health physio. Our discussion includes how you might figure out what you'd like and not like for your birth experiencewhy you might want a birth worker to support you during the birth of your babyhow informed consent is dependent on where you get the information fromworking out your negotiables and non-negotiables in your birth planspartners and working out their needs during birthhow advocacy changes between a home birth and a hospital birththinking birth as an event that includes more than just a baby coming out of a vaginawhat are considered outcomes of birth, and the longlasting effects that are not audited as outcomes  Cáitlin can be found at https://caitlinheavey.co.uk/ Cáitlin is on Instagram at caitlinheavey_yogabirth Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    1 hr
  6. Breastfeeding Challenges with Dr Justice Reilly

    03/18/2024

    Breastfeeding Challenges with Dr Justice Reilly

    In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Dr Justice Reilly, a specialist breast doctor and lactation consultant, about some of the challenges you may face while breastfeeding. Listen to this podcast to find out: the function of colostrumhow factors during the birth can affect birth weightthat the weight of a baby is only one factor of assessing healthvariables that can delay a baby's return to their birth weighthow type of delivery can affect a baby's ability to breastfeedabout the "breast crawl"why babies suck their hands, and how that helps them to learn to breastfeedhow to manage mastitis, some of the causeswhy mastitis incidences spike over the Christmas periodwhy causes nipple damage and how to help it to healworking with an oversupply of milkhow to manage a fast letdownusing human milk banks for babies in the NICUhow low breastfeeding rates are a systemic issueexpectations, and how they can affect breastfeeding issues Justice can be found at www.breastmed.co.uk Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    1 hr
  7. Preparing for Breastfeeding with Kat Prangle of Breastfeeding Lens

    03/06/2024

    Preparing for Breastfeeding with Kat Prangle of Breastfeeding Lens

    In this episode Suzanne and Kat Prangle of Breastfeedinglens offer practical tips and considerations when preparing to breastfeed. Pregnant women often say they want to breastfeed, but go into the experience with little or no preparation or education.  Many factors can influence the ease of the breastfeeding journey. What happens during labour and the birth, and in the first few days and weeks afterwards, makes a big difference to how successful breastfeeding is. Listen to this episode to find out: the importance of skin-to-skin - what it is, and how to use ithow labour and birth can affect a baby's ability to feedhow often newborns need to feedwhat are feeding cues - how to recognise themhow to tell your baby is getting enough milkwhy it's not a good idea for other people to handle your baby in the first daysantenatal hand expressing - should you do this? If you're in the East Lothian area of the UK, follow Kat's Facebook page here Breastfeedinglens info is here Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    48 min
  8. Healing after Abortion. A discussion with India Elyn, author of Honouring the Loss

    02/22/2024

    Healing after Abortion. A discussion with India Elyn, author of Honouring the Loss

    In this episode, Suzanne speaks with India Elyn – folk herbalist, birthkeeper, artist and a healer who helps people tend the threshold of pregnancy loss.  India is the author of the book Honouring the Loss: A Holistic Guide to Healing with Ritual and Herbal Medicine after an Abortion. As a society, do we care for women who have made the difficult decision to have an abortion? When women have medical assistance for an abortion -whether that is in hospital or clinic, or even these days completely within their own home – do they have the knowledge to care for themselves emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally? As women, do we care for each other after abortion? Do we know how to honour the loss? Do we feel deserving of that honouring and care? Should we honour our losses through abortion? How can we care for ourselves or other women after an abortion? These are the questions we explore. India can be found at www.indiaelyn.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/_india_elyn/ Send us a text You can support this podcast here: https://buymeacoffee.com/motherheal Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources: www.motherheal.com Suzanne is mother.heal on Instagram Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/ The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier

    33 min
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Information and discussion on holistic health for mothers.  There are so many ways we can take charge of our and our families' health and wellbeing - especially when medical options are limited.  Join us for conversations on fertility and pregnancy, birth and postpartum, uterine and breast health, hormones and mental health and all aspects of the lifelong experience of motherhood. Includes interviews with experts and practitioners, as well as information from podcast host Suzanne Maier, midwife and mother of 4 interesting children.

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  • Creator
    Suzanne Maier
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 The Mother Podcast
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