What if we were taught..

What is HypnoBirthing? What does it teach? Will it prepare me for birth? Will it prepare my partner for birth? Am I “ under hypnosis”? Can I do Hypnobirthing if I am planning intervention or a hospital birth (yes you absolutely can is the answer btw!)?  When we first become pregnant it can be confusing and over whelming knowing where to even start with birth preparation education. So for this episode we are going to chat all about what HypnoBirthing is and what it offers as well as debunk some of the many myths surrounding this comprehensive childbirth preparation class. And who better to chat HypnoBirthing with then the Vice President of the HypnoBirthing® International Institute- Anthea Thomas!  Anthea Thomas In addition to being the Vice President Internationally for HypnoBirthing, Anthea is also the director and Faculty Trainer of HypnoBirthing International in Australia. Anthea is a passionate health professional, an experienced Antenatal Educator with over 17 years experience, a public speaker and a Clinical Hypnotherapist supporting families in conception, pregnancy, birthing and parenting as well as a Global Presence Ambassador for Parenting 2.0 and Former Vice President of CAPEA QLD (Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia).  Anthea is working with therapy based on the philosophy that our unconscious minds can heal our bodies, and control the delicate process of conception and birthing. She is focused on helping people find their unlimited potential in all areas of life, and on helping women to rediscover their natural birthing instincts and works  to provide couples with information about their bodies, the birth process, how their mind affects conception and birth helping to empower them to take control of their own journey.  In this episode we chat about: Anthea’s own incredibly heartfelt inspirational story of how she first learnt about HypnoBirthing Anthea’s own personal experience with having a VBAC and how HypnoBirthing completely removed her partners and her own fears for that birth. We take a deep dive into what this course involves and what makes it such a comprehensive childbirth class We discuss the Autonomic Nervous System and the impact it has on birth We discuss labour and birth physiology We discuss how HypnoBirthing prepares our partners for birth and the postpartum We debunk the many myths surrounding hypnobirthing And so so much more… I guarantee it will inspire and inform you.   For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to: www.thepregnancycollective.com.au Follow me on Instagram; the_pregnancy_collective Check out Hypnobirthing International over at; In Australia https://hypnobirthing.com.au Internationally https://hypnobirthing.com Follow HypnoBirthing International on Instagram at; https://www.instagram.com/hypnobirthinginternational/ Please note all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice

The postnatal time should be one of replenishing, restoring and bonding right? Yet in Western Cultures it seems this time is rarely treated as such. We live busy lives, are surrounded by the “social media super mums”, receive little education surrounding the postpartum and culturally don’t view it as a right of passage or even a time of “rest and restoring”. But at what cost is this to the health of the Mother? What is the Postpartum? What is Postnatal depletion? How can we best prepare for this time? To answer these questions and so much more I am honoured to be joined with Dr Oscar Serrallach for today’s episode.  Dr Oscar Serrallach Dr Oscar Serrallach is a functional medicine Doctor who is well known in the Postnatal field.  His journey into this area was inspired following his partner Carolines home births and her postpartum experience. Through his own personal and professional experience Dr Serrallach realised the huge impact that nutrition, lifestyle and environment have on the postnatal period. He is the author of the Postnatal Depletion Cure” an incredible book where he shares his knowledge surrounding the postpartum and his unique protocols developed to avoid and/or treat postnatal depletion. In this episode we chat about: Dr Oscar's own personal experience with the home births of his children and how his partner Caroline's postpartum experience was the catalyst of his journey into learning about the postpartum. How he identified the lack of information and studies surrounding the postpartum His research into traditional cultures with postpartum care Neuroinflammation- what is it and what are its affects? How he developed the term Postnatal Depletion  What Matresecence is and how we need to honour this as a right of passage What is happening hormonally and neurologically during pregnancy What is happening hormonally with the birth of the placenta How to prepare for the postpartum and avoid depletion The myth of the “super mum” Why we need a village and how to create it in 2023! His tips for Dads and their role in the postpartum period How to set us up for a supportive postpartum How nutrition through pregnancy needs to be prioritised and how important that is for the postpartum And so so much more… This episode is a must listen and share!! I guarantee it will inspire and inform you.   For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to: www.thepregnancycollective.com.au Follow me on Instagram; the_pregnancy_collective Check out Dr Oscar Serrallach over at; https://www.themothercareproject.com Follow Dr Serrallach on Instagram at; https://www.instagram.com/droscarserrallach/ Please note all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice

This episode needs to be listened and shared with every pregnant Mumma and Birth worker! I am beyond excited to bring Dr Sarah Buckley onto this show where she takes a deep dive into the hormones and physiology of pregnancy, labour, birth and bonding. If you want to be informed, inspired and understand how our bodies and babies work together during the lead up to birth, labour and bonding then this is the episode for you.   Dr Sarah Buckley Dr Sarah Buckley is a trained GP (family physician) with qualifications in GP obstetrics. She has been writing and lecturing to childbirth professionals and parents since 1997 and is the author of the internationally best-selling book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering.  Sarah has a special interest in the hormones of physiological labour and birth and the impacts of interventions. In 2015 she completed an extensive report on this topic called the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing. This report is extensive with over 1000 references and has been described as and i quote “…one of the most revolutionary and influential publications on maternity and newborn care ever issued.” She has contributed to many professional texts and parenting books and is is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, researching oxytocin in labour and birth and the impacts of maternity-care interventions. She has co-authored numerous peer reviewed papers on oxytocin in labour, birth and breastfeeding and has presented at over 120 workshops and conferences in Australia and worldwide. “Dr Buckley’s work critiques current practices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting from the widest possible perspectives, including scientific, anthropological, cross-cultural, psychological, and personal. She encourages us to be fully informed in our decision-making; to listen to our hearts and our intuition; and to claim our rightful role as the real experts in our bodies and our children.” This episode we chat about; How her own birth experience influenced and inspired her to study the hormones of labour We explore the hormonal physiology of pregnancy, labour, birth and bonding. How our hormonal systems build and prepare during pregnancy for birth The incredible role of the placenta during pregnancy and labour How the actual onset of labour is a complex and misunderstood process The biological and hormonal processes that our bodies and babies have before labour even starts How our hormones during labour promote bonding after birth Oxytocin- the complexity and role of this incredible hormone The impact our environment can have on our labour and birth How to support our limbic systems during hospital births What disrupts our hormonal process The difference between synthetic and natural oxytocin Epidurals-what they are and their affects on labour and birth The importance of skin to skin and baby led attachment How to restore hormonal gaps when interventions/ inductions/ caesareans occur And so so much more… This episode is a must listen and share!! I guarantee it will inspire and inform you.   For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to: www.thepregnancycollective.com.au Follow me on Instagram; the_pregnancy_collective Check out Dr Sarah Buckley over at; https://sarahbuckley.com/ Follow Dr Buckley on Facebook at; https://www.facebook.com/drsarahbuckley Please note all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

How does it make you feel when your toddler or child has  “tears and tantrums”? How do you respond to this? How would you like to respond? If you answered with love or compassion, are unhappy with perhaps how you have responded in the past or are just curious if there is a different way to approach our children's behaviour. Then this is the episode for you. I am beyond excited for you to hear today's episode with the incredible Marion Rose PhD. Marion Rose PhD, holds a degree in Psychology, has trained and worked as a Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist and holds a PhD in postnatal depression and the mother baby relationship. She is an Aware Parenting instructor and has also developed her own work - the Marion method for psychospiritual parenting and reculturing. She is also the host of the Aware Parenting Podcast an incredible podcast with over 2 million downloads worldwide. Marion’s first book, co authored with Lael Stone, ‘Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children' has recently been released and quickly rose to a best seller on amazon and is a must read!  In this episode we talk about ; Marion Rose's own birth and upbringing how that influenced and led her down the path of "Aware Parenting”. Her 10 year professional and self development work that she did to prepare for becoming a Mum! What is Aware Parenting and what differentiates it from attachment parenting? We discuss rewards and punishments and the deeper implications that these may have Her work and passion in prenatal psychology How babies have feelings right from when they are in Utero How it is SO essential that we ALWAYS look for the feelings behind the behaviour. The importance of self work for parents. And so much more.... This work is truly life changing. Whether you are pregnant, a parent, a grandparent, a friend, a teacher…this episode will be relevant to you and is a must listen! For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to: www.thepregnancycollective.com.au Follow me on Instagram; the_pregnancy_collective Check out Marion Rose PhD over at; https://marionrose.net/ Follow Marion on Instagram at; _marion_rose_ Please note all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

How do we want to raise our kids?  For many the answer is obvious- compassionately, loving and resilient right? Yet how do we do this in today’s world and how do we do it without using punishments and rewards? Can we even do that? How do we provide our kids with emotional intelligence so that our children can move through lifes challenges in healthy ways? How do we respond to tantrums, sibling rivalry, hitting and shouting? How do we prepare our older children for the arrival of a new baby? Often the only way we know how to parent is how we ourselves were parented. But how do we move beyond historical paradigms of parenting that consisted of shaming, power over, rewards and punishment? I am beyond excited for you to hear todays episode with the incredible Lael Stone as she answers these questions and so much more. Lael Stone is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, and parenting counsellor who has been working with families for over 20 years. Her work as a birth educator, post-natal trauma counsellor, and parenting educator has seen her work with thousands of families consulting about newborns all the way to the teen years. She spent over 5 yrs in secondary schools working with teens around sexuality, well-being, and relationships and her great aim is to empower parents to create connections and stronger relationships with their children.  Lael’s first book, co authored with Marion Rose PhD, ‘Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children' has recently been released and quickly rose to a best seller on amazon and is a must read!  Lael is the the co-creator of Woodline Primary School, an innovative new school based on emotional well-being and connection. She was also the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast - an incredible podcast with over 1.5 million downloads and is an absolute must to add to your podcast list. She is a sought-after public speaker who talks candidly about her experiences and her great passion; creating wellness in families through connection and communication. As well as sitting on a few advisory boards and consulting with organisations around emotional awareness and trauma-informed practices, she has teamed up with The Resilience Project to deliver presentations about raising resilient children all over Australia in 2022/2023. She is the mother of three big kids - who are teenagers and young adults and she is currently putting all her research into practice with them! In this episode we talk about ; What is Aware Parenting and what differentiates it from attachment parenting? We discuss rewards and punishments and the deeper implications that these may have We talk about the feelings behind behaviour and how to address these so that we foster communication, trust, love and promote healing in our babies and children. We discuss the importance of setting clear boundaries, saying no and "loving limits". We discuss permissive parenting (which I am completely guilty of)  and how that often leads to exhaustion and no resolution with behaviours.  How play fosters attachment and helps move feelings, heal from trauma and so much more.  We discuss how to prepare our children and toddlers for the arrival of a baby and navigating sibling rivalry.  The importance of meeting our own needs as parents so that have capacity to meet the needs of our children. We explore self work, intergenerational trauma, self enquiry, self dialogue and invite you to look into what is behind the triggers in parenting. And so much more.... This work is truly life changing. Whether you are pregnant, a parent, a grandparent, a friend, a teacher…this episode will be relevant to you and is a must listen! For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to: www.thepregnancycollective.com.au Follow me on Instagram; the_pregnancy_collective Check out Lael Stone over at; http://www.laelstone.com.au/ Follow Lael on Instagram at; laelstone Please note all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

In this episode with Dan Hanson we explore breathing and feeding dysfunction, Myofunctional therapy and the controversial topic of tongue ties. We take a deep dive into the root causes of dysfunction and what we can do to decrease occurrence, how to identify symptoms that may indicate a underlining dysfunction and so much more. Dan Hanson was an extremely well known Myofunctional Dentist up until 2021 when he temporarily retired due to the covid response restrictions. Up until 2021, Dan was helping to prevent children from needing orthodontic treatment using Myofunctional Orthodontics, as well as helping infants to feed, performing oral surgery for congenital mouth defects. Dan remains active in this space- lecturing on such subjects, speaking at conferences and educational events worldwide. But it doesn’t stop there- Dans expansive knowledge and wisdom extends so much further than dentistry.  In more recent years he has founded “The Community Solution” and is author of the book ‘The Community Solution – A Vision for Connecting Humanity’. Dan’s mission with ‘The Community Solution’ is to inspire and guide others to set up and facilitate sustainable, decentralised communities like his own. His intention is to birth a time when people sit face to face regularly, have fun, and support each other through challenges while forming unshakable bonds.  Dan is also a ‘men’s guide’ and group personal development facilitator with a passion for self-inquiry. He creates and facilitates ‘self-inquiry’ events for both men and women who have the desire to better know themselves and to understand and transform their relationships to self and other . To this end he founded Breathe Health Retreats, which provides transformational self-awareness and leadership events as well as  Rites Of Passage programs encouraging emotional growth and self-awareness in young men during their transition to manhood.  To sum up I feel deeply privileged to have the opportunity to talk and to have worked with Dan. His knowledge base is extensive and he truly walks the talk of a holistic health professional that deeply wants to positively impact those around him. He is one of the most humble and inspiring life teachers I have ever had the privilege of knowing and I am sure you will learn a lot from this episode and future episodes to come. In this episode we discuss ; Dan and what lead him down the path from traditional dentistry into holistic dentistry and the field of myofunctional therapy.  How his own health crisis lead him to explore the Buteyko method of breathing. What myofunctional therapy is. What are the root causes of dysfunction and what can we do to prevent them? Do dummies/pacifiers and bottles affect function and can they suppress feelings?  If we have used bottles of dummies and we identify our child has dysfunction what can we do to correct this?  How to Identifying symptoms that may indicate dysfunction.  We delve into the controversial subject of tongue ties. The importance of initiating early breastfeeding and skin to skin.  He talks about symptoms that may indicate a underlining tongue tie Why are we seeing a higher prevalence in tongue ties? And so much more… For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to www.thepregnancycollective.com.au/podcast Follow me on Instagram: the_pregnancy_collective Follow me on Facebook: The Pregnancy Collective   Check out Dan Hanson ; Self Enquiry and Rites of Passage work  Breathe Health Retreats Check out his Community Solution work here The Community Solution Check out his work with Myofunctional therapy here; Myofocus Education Follow Dan Hanson on Facebook   Dan Hanson Facebook Breath Health Retreats Facebook: The Community Solution Follow Dan on Instagram:  Breath Health Retreats Please note; all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

Are you planning to breastfeed your baby? Did you know that your lactation journey starts as early on as the first trimester and that your labour, birth and the first week postpartum sets the foundation and determines the longevity of your breastfeeding success? In this episode, I’m joined with International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Tamika Newman. Tamika currently works as a private practicing IBCLC on the Gold Coast, Australia. She has practiced as a Registered Nurse and Midwife since 2005 and has worked in a large tertiary hospital setting for over 10 years. In recent years she has completed training in Orofacial Myology to expand her knowledge and clinical skill base. She has a special interest in oral restrictions, re- lactation, gut health/human microbiome, epigenetic’s as well as biologically normal infant sleep and feeding practices.  This is a fun conversation where we explore; What colostrum is and why is it so important. The physiological changes that occur immediately following birth that impacts our milk production and the changes that occur in the first few days and months Postpartum. The importance of demand feeding and how you feed in those first few days postpartum lays the path for the longevity of your breastfeeding journey! How our culture normalises dysfunction  What are biologically normal feedings patterns Interventions during labour and birth and how they affect milk production and breastfeeding The hormonal orchestra of labour and birth that is perfectly designed for breastfeeding. What we can do to enhance our breastfeeding hormones Why immediate skin to skin after birth is so important When intervention occurs and there is separation at birth of Mum and Baby what we can do to facilitate bonding and breastfeeding And so much more...   For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to www.thepregnancycollective.com.au/podcast Follow me on Instagram: the_pregnancy_collective Check out Tamika Newman’s work over at :www.tamikanewmanibclc.com Follow Tamika on Instagram: tamikaibclc   Please note; all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

Melinda Olliver is a Dietitian, the founder of She Oak Nutrition and is absolutely obsessed when it comes to gut health, hormonal health, womens health and all areas of fertility!! She has a passion for helping women through the preconception into pregnancy journey; supporting them in pregnancy and nourishing them in the Postpartum. So I felt it was absolutely fitting to have her extensive knowledge feature on this show. So if your pregnant or wanting to become pregnant and wondering how best to nourish yourself and your baby or where to even start on the nutrition side of things- then this is the show for you. In this episode we chat about; How Mel began her journey in nutrition and dietetics and what led her to where she is now in the fertility space. The gap she saw in "standard dietitian training" when it came to fertility, epigenetic’s and the work she had to do to further expand her knowledge. Her approach to fertility and how she helps support the conception journey for the women as well as the importance of looking into sperm health for the man. The importance of pathology testing and specifically what we should be looking for. What nutrients we what to ensure we are getting enough of during our pregnancy journey. Busting the myth of eating for 2 Why quality good fat is so important to consume during pregnancy and what are the good fats we are looking for. What are prebiotic’s and why are they important and how can we get these through our food. How to prepare for subsequent pregnancies and ensure we are replenished and restored Preparing for our postpartum- Mel's tips to prepare for this time and how it's so essential we focus on restoring and replenishing the Mother Supplementation - how sometimes it's not just the well known ones with good marketing that are the best. How supplementation ideally needs to be individualised and what to look for in marketing labelling For full show notes and links mentioned on this episode head over to www.thepregnancycollective.com.au/podcast Follow me on Instagram: the_pregnancy_collective Check out Melinda Olliver over at : https://www.sheoaknutrition.com.au Follow Melinda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheoaknutrition_womenshealth/ Please know that all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

Welcome, to the first episode of the "What if We Were Taught.." Podcast.  In this first episode I give a little bit of a background into my journey as a Midwife and Mother and how my own experience highlighted that there is so much more we could be taught pre conception to prepare us for pregnancy. As well as during pregnancy to prepare us for our labour, birth, postpartum and parenting journey. I'll share my vision and dreams for this podcast and give a sneak peak at some of the amazing lineup that is to come. Head to www.thepregnancycollective.com.au/podcast for the show notes. Follow me on Instagram: the_pregnancy_collective Follow me on Facebook: The Pregnancy Collective

Welcome to the "what if we were taught.." podcast with your host Kate Martyn. A Midwife and Mum who knows first hand that there is just sooo much more we could offer our future parents to be.. A podcast developed to bring a collective amount of resources, wisdom and knowledge to couples surrounding Pregnancy, Birth, the Postpartum and Parenting.  Here is just a sneak peak and what is to come. Enjoy You can follow me on Instagram at: the_pregnancy_collective Or visit my website : www.thepregnancycollective.com.au for a range of resources, Podcast show notes and offerings.   Thank-you and it would mean the world to me if you could share this trailer with a friend so together we can get this information out to the world.