*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. New episodes will be back on the regular by Oct 2024. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*

HOLY MOLY mamas! I actually just don’t even know what to say about this week’s episode with Cath Counihan.

 It’s just THAT good. Cath is a London based trauma-informed Integrative Psychotherapist, lecturer, and host of the podcast Grow Yourself Up. She is a mother of twin girls and started her practice; Psychotherapy Mum after feeling blindsighted by her own experience of motherhood.

 Cath’s work is focused on supporting those who are healing their own childhood trauma and specifically, her expertise is in the emotional journey of parents who did not have their needs met in childhood.

 In today’s episode Cath tells us about her own ongoing journey with releasing control and leaning into imperfection. Cath also talks about how she managed her breaking point at 10 months post-partum; childhood trauma and how it shapes us; the lifelong work of building self compassion through reparenting; and how vulnerability has become her greatest strength.

 This is a very open, raw, and generous conversation, and I am so grateful to Cath for gifting this to us.


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

 *** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more.  

@lifeafterbirthpsychology
www.lifeafterbirth.com.au
Free Inner Critic Workbook
Free Values Aligned Living Workbook

You can find out more about Cath and her offerings at these places:
Instagram: @psychotherapy_mum
Podcast: Grow Yourself Up
www.psychotherapymum.com 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. New episodes will be back on the regular by Oct 2024. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*

This week, I’m joined by Mike Dyson and Erin Spahr in a thought-provoking discussion on an issue that struck a chord with my instagram audience: when fathers define themselves as "family men" but their actions tell a different story. 

Mike is the founder of Good Blokes Co, which empowers men and boys to break down restrictive gender norms and to step up as leaders of a healthier culture of masculinity.

Erin is a licensed counsellor who approaches perinatal mental health from a social justice feminist lens. She is known as the Feminist Mom Therapist on Instagram and is also a cofounder of Therapists In Action, a collective of mental health professionals who advocate for social justice and liberation.

In this episode we discuss:

-  The qualities a man who is living in alignment with being a family man would possess, and the cost to women who aren’t receiving these from their partner. 

-  How men are socialised to act in ways that are at odds with the way they must act as fathers, and often lack a blueprint of how to show up in this role.

-  The evolution of what “providing” for your family means and what this truly entails, and the importance of presence, emotional connection and safety.

-  How to navigate conversations within relationships about this issue, and the importance of using “I” statements and noticing when your nervous system is flooded.

-  The power of therapy, the reasons why men may resist it and the importance of men having support and spaces they can go to be vulnerable and share their experiences.

This is such a rich conversation that I hope will leave you feeling less alone and empower men to redefine their roles as fathers and partners.

REFERENCED RESOURCES

-       ‘Fair Play’, by Eve Rodsky
-       How Other Dads Dad’ – Podcast by Hamish Blake


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

You can find out more about Mike here:

https://www.goodblokes.co/

https://www.instagram.com/goodblokesco/

 You can find out more about Erin here:

https://www.erinspahrtherapy.com/

https://www.instagram.com/feminist.mom.therapist/

https://www.therapis

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Jacqueline Kelly, a matrescence coach who supports mothers who feel like they’ve lost themselves in motherhood. Founding Our Brave Hearts, Jacqueline works to challenge the unrealistic standards of motherhood that we are encouraged to aspire to and to support mums in rediscovering and reclaiming their confidence.

In this beautiful conversation, Jacqueline reflects on her own journey of matrescence and her transition from the freedom, adventure and spontaneity of living overseas to having her sense of self imploded when she became a mother. We discuss the romanticism of her notions of motherhood prior to having children, the identity crisis she experienced within the reality of it, where she has experienced the most growth along the journey, and the duality of the joys and the losses of motherhood.

We also discuss:

• The experience of meeting yourself in motherhood by seeing parts of yourself in your children, the complexities of this and how the parts of our children that we struggle to hold are often the very things we never had held for us in our own childhoods. 

• Privilege and how the abundance of the times we live in allow us the space to have awareness and insight to be intentional on how we raise our families and create a different future for them. 

• The complexity and the emotional load of motherhood and the importance of having safe spaces to talk and work through these feelings, voicing our lived experiences in order to survive in, and surrender to, the process. 

• How deeply entranced idealised values and norms around mothering still are, and how the patriarchal structures of the societies we live in are so inextricably linked with our experience as mothers in this world.

And much more. I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation today as much as I loved having it. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Jacqueline:

@our_bravehearts

Our Brave Hearts website

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Penny Moodie, a writer, OCD advocate and mum of three. In 2023, she wrote the incredible book, ‘The Joy Thief’, sharing her personal journey and the stories of fellow OCD sufferers, exploring OCD stigmas and treatments with raw honesty and zero judgement.

In this conversation, we talk about Penny’s experience of becoming a mother, and in particular her experience of this while suffering with OCD. Undiagnosed at the time of her first child’s birth, she reflects on how the transition to parenthood prompted her to seek diagnosis and help, wanting to be fully present for her son.

We also discuss:

• Penny’s preparation for motherhood, and her reflections on how her OCD consumed so much of her energy and brain space that she spent comparatively little time thinking about and preparing for the shifts and changes that parenthood would bring.

• How OCD showed up for Penny in the early stages of her motherhood, and how perinatal OCD can affect both men and women. 

• The significance of finding the right therapist, with the right interest or specialism in what you are seeking help for, and the importance of attuning to your intuition and sense of knowing when it comes to what is working for you, and having the confidence to seek an alternative therapist if you don’t feel it’s a good fit. 

• The role of self-regulation in parenting and how, by nurturing this skill and the ability to repair when we don’t respond how we would like, we can see real change and growth. We also discuss this in the content OCD, and how self-regulation requires you to sit in uncomfortable emotions.

• Embracing failure as an integral part of growth, and therefore reframing hard and challenging experiences as ones that will ultimately help us evolve. 

And much more. I hope this beautiful conversation lands with you today. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Penny:

@penny_moodie

Buy ‘The Joy Thief: How OCD Steals Your Happiness - And How To Get It Back’

The So OCD website

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Rachael Shepard-Ohta, who is a certified sleep consultant, a parent educator, content creator, podcaster, mother of three and founder of Hey Sleep Baby. I had the pleasure of being on Rachael’s podcast, No One Told Us, last year and I was so happy to have the opportunity to have another wonderful conversation with her here. 

In this episode, we discuss Rachael’s expectations prior to becoming a mother and how her lived experience compared to this, and in particular, the relinquishing of control that comes with parenthood and how this can bring out a part of ourselves that we may not have had much contact with prior to becoming a parent. 

We also talk about Rachael’s journey to starting Hey Sleepy Baby, following her own negative experience with sleep training her first child as a response to outside pressure surrounding her baby’s sleep, and the passion this ignited in her to challenge the status quo of baby sleep advice.

We also discuss:

-       The versions of ourselves from before we had children, the transition parenthood brings and how, when we feel resistance or struggles in our mothering, it is often due to these parts of our former selves that are still there and are needing to be seen. 

-       The challenge of balancing the requirements of career and work alongside motherhood, and in particular both mine and Rachael’s experience of running our own businesses and the challenges this can present in terms of compartmentalising and being present with our children 

-       Rachael’s experience of postnatal anxiety following the birth of her first child, which was contributed to by the stress and external pressures surrounding her baby’s sleep. We reflect on the preoccupation with baby sleep in these early phases and how this stems from the lack of support within our culture. 

-       The power of trusting yourself, trusting your mothering, and knowing that nothing that you’re dealing with is forever. 

And much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook

Find out more about Rachael:

@heysleepybaby

@noonetoldusthepodcast

Listen to my episode on No One Told Us

www.heysleepybaby.com

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Chrissy Powers, a licensed marriage and family therapist, mum, wife, writer and embodiment coach. I’ve been following Chrissy on social media for quite some time and I just love her beautiful, authentic, warm presence, which shines through in this conversation. 

In this episode, we discuss Chrissy’s background and some of her early internalised ideas of being the ‘good girl’, how this showed up in her adulthood and her mothering, and her departure from this archetype over time, allowing her to redefine herself according to her own ideals in her thirties and into her forties. 

We also discuss purity culture and Chrissy’s experience of growing up in a small evangelical Christian church, the ideals that she was raised with, and the shame, guilt and isolation this culture can create. We discuss this in relation to Chrissy’s experience of parenting her children, and where the line is between what is and what isn’t our job as parents. 

We also discuss:

• How our children shouldn’t and can’t be the complete source of our fulfilment, and our experiences of needing work and other pursuits to feel fully whole, which ultimately then allows us to give more to our families and connect with our children in a more present way

•  Chrissy’s traumatic birth experience and the start of her mothering journey, and the disparity between what so many of us expect motherhood to be, and our lived experiences of it, and the significance and importance of having support in those early stages

• Consciously choosing to parent in a different way to how you were parented, and the immense work involved in having to heal the parts of ourselves that may still be hurting from our childhood experiences, to then allow us to parent in a different way for our own children, to imprint a new legacy into our family.

•  Getting rid of the ‘good child’ archetype, which is fed into by the ‘good girl’ archetype and the thinking that our child’s behaviour reflects on us, which is not a responsibility for our children to hold

And much more.  This was a beautiful conversation and I hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

 Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Chrissy:

@chrissyjpowers

https://chrissypowers.com/

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. In this episode of Life After Birth, I am joined by Ali Heppell, a postpartum doula, matrescence educator and guide, and women’s circle facilitator. She is also a wife and mum to two boys.

In this conversion, we discuss Ali’s experience of becoming a mother after losing her own mother to cancer just a few years prior. We discuss Ali’s experience of the grief of losing her mother, her honouring of this grief and how it shaped her own mothering journey. Ali shares her immense loss and longing for her mother, and her journey of going inwards and seeking solace and comfort in parenting herself. 

We also discuss:

• Grief, how it changes and evolves over time, and the power of self-compassion, mindfulness and sharing, to connect to the shared common humanity of the experience. 

• The ‘unravelling’ and the ‘becoming’ of matrescence, and how motherhood can so often catalyse a huge journey of growth, a shifting of priorities and a change of identities, and the parallels of this with grief. 

• The seasons of matraescence, and the power of knowing in the darker and more challenging times, that things are everchanging and it won’t always feel this hard.  

• The power of self-compassion in motherhood; mothering yourself, being kind to yourself, and gently nudging your inner voice in a kinder and more compassionate direction.

This is a beautiful, vulnerable and raw conversation, and I hope it brings comfort and strength to you mamas.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Alison and access her resources in these places:

https://aliheppell.com/

Ali on Instagram

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Join me as I speak with Renee Cachia, experienced psychologist and founder of Inner Bloom Psychology Practice. Renee is committed to improving the lives of families by empowering parents with psychoeducation and creating environments for young people to thrive from the inside out. She is a mum to her 2-year-old daughter and, at the time of recording this episode, was pregnant with her second child. 

In this conversation, we hear about Renee’s journey as a mother; her experience of reinventing herself, and the importance of identifying, and then advocating, for your needs. This is something so many of us find difficult due social and cultural expectations which often position mothers as “needless women” who exist only to care and nurture those around them.

We also discuss:

-       Renee’s experience of having a pandemic baby and the challenges that she navigated during a period of the unknown. 

-       The importance of self-compassion in mothering, and reframing ‘self-care’ as mothering the mother within us. 

-       Leaning into the tenderness of the matrescence process

-       And the why understanding your own values is key to mothering on your terms. 

We also share some mantras and mindset shifts that have helped us change our perspective and help regulate our nervous system in times of dysregulation. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Renee and access her resources in these places:

https://www.innerpractice.com.au/

 Renee on Instagram

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. This week I talk to Dr. Elyse McNeil, Mental Load Expert and Founder of Share to Thrive, who is passionate about helping couples thrive in their relationships by providing them with strategies to help them navigate the mental load of parenthood.  

In this beautiful conversation, we discuss Elyse’s preparation for her own transition into mothering, and the kinds of conversations she and her husband had to facilitate sharing the load.  We discuss the importance of open and intentional communication early on to avoid unconscious agreements that often lead the default roles that are socially prescribed to us. 

We also discuss:

-       The importance of both parents being involved in the day to day load of parenting, enabling them both to build skills and confidence together.

-       How exploring patriarchal motherhood ideologies can help us distinguish between imposed expectations and our personal standards, leading to self-growth and the release of unrealistic ideals.

-       Whether its really possible to split a load 50/50.

-       The importance of creating permission to relinquish the need to be productive and to embrace rest in motherhood, and how this needs to be made a priority, rather than an afterthought.  

Elyse has such beautiful insights and I hope you enjoy this rich conversation. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Elyse here:

Elyse on Instagram

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. In this episode of Life After Birth, I am joined by Kelly Wright who has recently joined me at Life After Birth in a therapist capacity. Kelly is a mother and therapist trained in social work, attachment theory, nutrition, internal family systems, polyvagal work, and I’m so happy to have her on the team. 

In this raw and vulnerable conversation, Kelly shares some of the challenges she has experienced in her mothering journey, and the disparity between what she expected to come with motherhood and the reality of her lived experience.  We talk about the dark and messy places she has traversed to find her strength and inner knowing as a mother, and the anger and grief that comes with raising a child who experiences the world in more challenging ways. We also touch on the often-complex decision of whether or not to expand your family.

Other parts of our conversation include: 

• Kelly’s experience of anxiety, OCD and eating disorders during in her twenties, and how this affected her perception of her resilience and capacity to be a mother.

• Kelly’s initial fear about being a mother and how this shifted over time.  

• The power in shifting your perspective to view what you might have seen as your weaknesses and vulnerabilities, to viewing them as signs of your resilience and strength.

• The need for mothers to be held, and the importance of seeking help when things are hard; that things don’t need to be extreme to seek help, and that this support can come in many forms, such as therapy and women’s circles. 

And sooooooo much more. I hope you get as much comfort from this conversation as I did from having it. 

*If you are an Australian resident and are looking for some support as you mother, Kelly has availability to support you now. You can find out more about her and book in a session here: https://www.lifeafterbirth.com.au/kelly

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Join me for this beautiful conversation with Zoe Blaskey, mum of two and the woman behind the Motherkind Podcast. Zoe invited me to be a guest on her podcast a few months ago, and so I was excited to return the invite and have her come on Life After Birth to share more of her story and insights with you all. 

In this conversation, Zoe shares with me about her own upbringing, and reflects on the ‘credits’ and ‘debits’ of her childhood and the role they played in her life and the forming of her core patterns. We discuss her transition into mothering, and explore what Zoe calls her perfectionist tendencies and her inner critic during her early years of mothering.  Zoe talks about the importance and power of self-compassion, re-parenting yourself, and nurturing a kinder inner voice, for your own wellbeing but also to pass this on as a ‘credit’ to our own children.

We also discuss:

-       The story behind Zoe starting the Motherkind Podcast and platform.

-       The shift that can come from parts work and in finding compassion for the parts within.

-       The importance of decision-making, implementing boundaries and living a life of alignment and authenticity. 

You can listen to the Motherkind podcast episode I was on at the link below:

Listen to the podcast 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Zoe and access her resources in these places:

https://www.motherkind.co/

Zoe on Instagram

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Welcome back mamas! This is the final episode for 2023, and it's all about inviting more ease and joy into the holiday season.

In this episode I talk you through 5 things you might want to consider, including prioritising your well being, simplifying your plans, setting boundaries, creating low stress traditions, and embracing imperfection.

 While listening to this week’s episode, I want you to remember that your experiences this holiday season matter just as much as the experiences of your children and family. I hope the thoughts I share here allow you to live in greater alignment with this truth.

 The podcast will be back in February 2024. In the meantime, go back through and catch up on episodes you’ve missed.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas!  

Today I am joined by the wonderful Tracy Gillett, an adventure-loving mum, writer, and advocate for natural parenting. You might know her as the founder of Raised Good, an inspiring platform that empowers parents to trust the voice of their intuition. Tracy is also the author of "The Lost Art of Natural Parenting" and the host of the annual Raised Good Online Parenting Summit.

In this powerful conversation, Tracy and I explore her journey into motherhood, her passion for what she calls natural parenting, and how she’s navigated the ups and downs along the way. We dive deep into her personal experiences, from the joys and challenges of motherhood to the profound growth she’s experienced along the way. 

We also discuss: 

• Tracy shares her journey to motherhood, her struggles with endometriosis, and the emotional rollercoaster that came with trying to conceive. She opens up about the decisions she had to make, including the moment she decided to listen to her body.
• The importance of tuning into our own instincts as mothers and how learning to trust herself has been key to Tracy’s parenting approach. 
• Reflecting on the emotional aspects of parenting and how stepping into discomfort has led to her greatest growth as a mother.
• We discuss the concept of surrender in motherhood—letting go of control and embracing the unknown. Tracy shares how this mindset has allowed her to navigate the unpredictable nature of parenting with grace and courage.

Tracy is such a beacon of wisdom, and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with her.

Don’t miss the upcoming Raised Good Online Summit starting on September 12th 2024—it’s free to join and packed with incredible expert speakers - including me! You can register for free HERE

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

My Website

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more.

@lifeafterbirthpsychology

Check out more from Tracy:

@raisedgood

www.raisedgood.com

Raised Good Blog

You can find Tracy’s eBook ‘The Lost Art of Natural Parenting’ HERE

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. This week I talk to Jessie McGarry, Doula and Founder of The Bright Birth Company. Jessie is a mother of four (she was pregnant with her fourth child at the time of recording) and walks with women on their pregnancy, birth and postpartum journeys as a doula, providing soulful guidance and reminding women they have all the power they need within them. She also mentors other birth workers to create thriving, nourishing businesses supporting over 40 births and working with over 100 women on their pregnancy and postpartum journeys. 

In today's episode, we delve into Jessie's mothering journey with a particular focus on her experiences as a young mother, having welcomed her first child at 23. Jessie share what she found challenging about this, as well as the benefits that her youth provided — like open-mindedness and adaptability — and the impact this had on her parenting experience. 

We also cover:

-       The challenge motherhood brings with regard to the inner work required in the journey, and the work of reparenting yourself as you parent your children. 

-       The role of play, fun and silliness in motherhood, and some practical methods you can use to connect with your inner child and find out what it is that they are needing more of in your life. 

-       Trusting in your ability to figure things out and learn as you go, and the gift that it is to your child when you can show them you doing this, so that they have permission to also be human and make mistakes.

-       Jessie’s journey to becoming a doula and her love of her work.

Jessie has a refreshing approach to motherhood, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Jessie and access her resources in these places:

https://www.thebrightbirthco.com.au/about/ 

Jessie on Instagram

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. This week I talk to Mike Dyson, Founder of the Good Blokes Co. In his work, Mike empowers men and boys to breakdown restrictive gender norms and to step up as leaders of a healthier culture of masculinity. Mike facilitates Men's leadership retreats, father/son, mother/son and rites of passage camps all over Australia. He also works in schools training teachers to make conversations about masculinity fun, engaging and meaningful for teenage boys and giving parents the tools to get their boys talking.

In this episode, Mike and I chat about his own experience of becoming a father and the nuances of masculinity and fatherhood. We also cover:

·      Breaking Down Gender Norms: Mike's passion for empowering men and boys to challenge and redefine traditional gender norms.

·      Leadership and Growth: Insights into Mike's own journey into fatherhood at 25, facing negativity, and how he grew through the challenges.

·      Men's Socialisation: We explore the tough expectations placed on men and the impact of these on their role in the family.

·      Corporate Fatherhood: A look at the corporate world's rigid view of paternal roles and the push for true gender equality.

·      Redefining Masculinity: How men can adjust to fatherhood by shifting lifestyles and embracing nurturing roles.

·      Solidarity Among Men: The critical need for support networks for men to discuss and share their experiences openly.

I hope you enjoy this episode, and I encourage you to share it with the men and fathers in your life too.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Mike in these places:

https://www.goodblokes.co/

Good Blokes Co on Instagram

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In this solo episode I explore the concept of maternal instinct which fell back onto my radar in recent weeks following a viral video featuring Maggie Dent and Kate Richie. I discuss my own thoughts on this topic, recent research on the neurobiology of the mother and father brain, patriarchal implications; and emphasise the importance of understanding parenting to be a skill that transcends one’s sex or gender and is not dictated by biology alone.

**Additional Reading at the bottom of these show notes

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

If you’d like to read up on some of the literature I used to inform this episode, please see the titles below and there are many more available on google scholar:

Abraham, E., Hendler, T., Shapira-Lichter, I., Kanat-Maymon, Y., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Feldman, R. (2014). Father's brain is sensitive to childcare experiences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(27), 9792-9797.

Ruth Feldman feldman@mail.biu.ac.il (2012) Bio-behavioral Synchrony: A Model for Integrating Biological and Microsocial Behavioral Processes in the Study of Parenting, Parenting, 12:2-3, 154-164, DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2012.683342

 
 Conaboy, Chelsea. "Maternal Instinct Is a Myth That Men Created." International New York Times (2022): NA-NA.

Cabrera, N. J., Volling, B. L., & Barr, R. (2018). Fathers are parents, too! Widening the lens on parenting for children's development. Child Development Perspectives, 12(3), 152-157.

 
Feldman, R. (2017). The neurobiology of human attachments. Trends in cognitive sciences, 21(2), 80-99.

Feldman, R. (2015). The adaptive human parental brain: implications for children's social development. Trends in neurosciences, 38(6), 387-399.

Scatliffe, N., Casavant, S., Vittner, D., & Cong, X. (2019). Oxytocin and early parent-infant interactions: A systematic review. International journal of nursing sciences, 6(4), 445-453.

Bakermans‐Kranenburg, M. J., Lotz, A., Alyousefi‐van Dijk, K., & van IJzendoorn, M. (2019). Birth of a father: Fathering in the first 1,000 days. Child Development Perspectives, 13(4), 247-253.

Feldman, R., Braun, K., & Champagne, F. A. (2019). The neural mechanisms and consequences of paternal caregiving. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 20(4), 205-224.

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Hi mamas. Join me this week as I talk to Elly Taylor, parenthood preparation and relationship specialist and author of the multi-award-winning book Becoming Us, the Couple's Guide to Parenthood, which aims to help couples bridge the gap between the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of parenthood. 

In this conversation, Elly talks to me about the disparity between her expectations of motherhood and her lived experience, and how for Elly, her journey to ‘Becoming’ began with an initial period of an ‘undoing’ in the initial years following her having her first child. We discuss Elly’s experience of the changes that occurred in her marriage during her pregnancy and in their early years of navigating parenthood together, and the huge journey she underwent with regard to this through self-development, and seeking true understanding and connection with her partner. 

We also discuss:

• Elly’s experience of growth and finding her voice in motherhood, and how this can initially feel vulnerable and isolating but ultimately leads to deeper, more aligned and more authentic connections.

• The power of embracing change, rather than resisting it, as it is in fact this resistance that is the real root of pain, and the power of reframing ‘identity loss’ as a form of evolution instead.

• The need to be gentle with yourself, prioritise self-care, and the need for constant recalibration when it comes to finding a balance between work, mothering and all other facets of life.  

• The social narrative and expectation that motherhood completes a woman, how this perpetuates a belief that motherhood can help to fill a void, and how the reality for so many women is far from this. 

I hope the message that comes through in this conversation is one that gives hope to anyone who is currently going through the intensity of some of the relationship issues we discuss here, to know that the foundations being laid now may be what allows you to have more ease in future seasons of your parenthood, like it did for Elly. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Elly in these places:

https://becomingusfamily.com/

Elly on Instagram


Elly on Facebook

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Hey there mamas and welcome back to another episode of Life After Birth.

In this episode, I’m speaking to Minna Dubin, the Author of ‘Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.’ I absolutely loved this book and was so excited to invite Minna to speak with me for this episode. Minna’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Times, Salon, Parents, Romper, Oprah Daily, MUTHA Magazine and many other publications. As a leading feminist voice on mom rage, Minna has also appeared on MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, NBC10 Boston and NPR. Minna is from California and lives with her husband and two children. 

In this conversation, we talked about Minna’s experience of becoming a mother and what her difficulties were during this time. We talk about rage in motherhood, exploring the social elements that play a role in this and the power of treating your anger with compassion. 

We also discussed: 

·      The intensity that can come with difficult seasons of motherhood and the importance in having faith and self-belief that you can and will make it through these challenging times. We also discuss the power of drawing on previous experiences of when you have overcome challenging times to help foster this belief. 

·      The need for time, space and separateness in mothering and how this is often perceived negatively in our society due to patriarchal internalised modelling that has led to the belief that a ‘good’ mother wants to be around her children and husband all the time and who doesn’t have needs of her own.

·      Minna’s identity as being a bisexual Queer woman married to a cis-man, how becoming a mother intensified this experience and how she used writing to help process her second ‘coming out’ experience once she was a mother, and the part this played in her returning to herself.  

-       The internalised belief of the “good mother - good child” association that is held in many facets of our society, and how this can manifest in relation to neurodiversity and behavioural differences in children.

And much more. I hope you feel seen and heard by listening to this conversation, and enjoy it as much as I did. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Minna in these places:

www.minnadubin.com

Minna on Instagram 

Minna on Twitter

You can purchase Minna’s book “Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis Of Modern Motherhood” here – it’s an incredible, comprehensive and detailed exploration on the rage felt my mothers, and I hugely recommend giving it a read! 

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Hi mama. In this episode, I’m joined by Anna Cusack, a Doula, Speaker, Author and Podcaster who supports women by providing emotional support, advice, resources and organisational assistance through pregnancy decision-making, birth mapping, postpartum planning, birth debriefing and guidance throughout the early stages of parenting. 

In this  conversation, we discuss Anna’s experience of becoming a mother, both in the initial fourth trimester period, and in the months that followed this. We reflect on how the postpartum period is in many ways a lifelong stage, and Anna speaks to her own experience of feeling relatively prepared for the initial fourth trimester period, compared to the later months where she found herself unprepared for the intensity of the period that followed. This was further heightened for Anna by this period of time coinciding with the pandemic.

We also discussed:

·      The power of letting go and surrender, how this relates to so many facets of mothering, & Anna’s own experience of this in relation to both her fertility journey prior to conceiving, and her experience of going into labour with her first child. 

·      The need to slow down in motherhood and how Anna’s awareness of her own tendencies to pull against this meant that she resolutely committed to taking rest seriously in her early stages of motherhood, setting boundaries around her activity. 

·      Reframing the value of motherhood in society and how mothering is activism in itself in the sense that how we consciously choose to raise our children affects not only their lives & how they navigate the world but also shapes the world in which we all live – & also the balance of holding this whilst also honouring the stage of life you are in and what you have the capacity for.

·      Gender differences in children with regard to privilege, and Anna’s feelings around the implications of this in terms of how to raise her children to be responsible adults.

·      Our shared experience of how motherhood can bring with it an increased sense of confidence with regard to living life authentically, in alignment and with integrity.

… and much much more. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved having it. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Anna in these places:

www.annacusack.com.au

Anna on Instagram

Read Anna’s Substack – Its a place where she muses on all things mothering and motherhood - incredible!

You can purchase Anna’s book “Mama, You’re Not Broken: Unmasking the Unspoken Emotions of Modern Motherhood”

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Hi mama. In this episode of Life After Birth, I’m joined by Veronica Eyo, a maternal mental health therapist who helps mothers as they navigate their motherhood journey, as well as managing symptoms of perinatal mental health. 

In this conversation, we discuss Veronica’s experience of becoming a mother, and how her reality differed from her pre-motherhood expectation of what it would be like, particularly in the wake of experiencing a difficult birth, which resulted in her entering motherhood carrying feelings of failure. We explore the problematic belief that women are intrinsically natural mothers, and the importance of instead seeing it as a skill to be learned and honed as you go, developing through observation, practice, and trial and error.

We also discussed:

·      The importance of learning to embrace rest in motherhood and the challenges so many of us face in this, especially those with a background of marginalisation where rest simply isn’t in the makeup of our ancestors and was not always available for them.  

·      The importance of embracing the current season of motherhood you are in, and the challenge of having to stay flexible with your values when it comes to motherhood.

·      Honouring past versions of yourself as well as truly valuing the new behaviours, activities and beliefs that come with the act of mothering, in this new season of your life. 

·      The challenges of parenting in a way that honours the spirit of your children and how effortful this can be, especially for those who haven’t had experience of this themselves, as there is no blueprint to follow. 

I absolutely loved speaking to Veronica and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation too. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Veronica in these places:

https://www.drveronicalcsw.com/

Veronica on Instagram

Veronica on TikTok

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi mamas. Join me this week as I talk to Andrea Bombino, a Career and Business Coach who helps mothers navigate matrescence and step into new mindsets that accommodate their new roles as mothers AND their career aspirations. Andrea’s ethos that motherhood can be done differently shines through our conversation, and I’m so excited to be sharing it with you. 

In this conversation, Andrea reflects on her experience of having a baby in the pandemic, and touches on her experience of miscarriage. We discuss Andrea’s background and the various cultural influences that played a role in her upbringing, and her choices to do motherhood differently and break away from some of the ideals and norms she grew up with, especially as they relate to mothering and outdated gender roles. We also discuss the concepts of martyrdom, perfectionism, strength, and the “superwoman”. 

Andrea also shares her refreshing approach to taking the path of least resistance in parenting, the many merits of this, and the importance of giving yourself permission to choose yourself and to choose joy. We also discuss the importance of valuing and honouring whichever season of motherhood and of life you may be currently in, and acceptance the everchanging cyclical nature of motherhood. 

I so enjoyed this refreshing and nourishing conversation with Andrea and I hope you enjoy it too.  

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Andrea in these places:

https://andreabombino.com/

Andrea on Instagram

Andrea’s Mini Masterclass – Five steps to help you reimagine work-life balance

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Hi mamas! 

This is a more personal episode than usual as I delve into my current season of parenting – spoiler alert! This season is bloody TOUGH. In this episode, I speak to some of my current challenges and vulnerabilities, reflect on the emotional journey of raising two energetic children, and how I’m navigating my own mental health. 

 I was inspired to record this chat as I was listening to a voice message from a friend who was thanking me for providing a space for her to be heard and seen in her mothering challenges. We jointly reflected on how relieved we both felt after our conversation and it left me wondering about other mothers in my community that might also be doing it tough in some way. I wondered if hearing that I’m currently in a messy parenting space (and that these phases come and go) might normalise their experience, help them feel less alone and offer them some relief too.  I really hope it does just that.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Hi mamas. In this episode, I’m joined by Amy Molloy, an award-winning journalist, editor, author and podcast writer, who produces content for some of the biggest names in global publishing. She is the writer behind the hit podcast, The Space, and as well as writing her own content, she coaches writers through her program -The Book Writing Remedy. In addition to her journalistic work, she is also a qualified counsellor, with advanced studies in grief and loss counselling, child development and effective parenting, and mindfulness-based therapies. She uses this knowledge to write trauma-informed content, with the focus of her work being on storytelling for healing. 

In this conversation, we discuss Amy’s evolving perception of her own success since becoming a mother, how this has been challenged along the way, and how it’s led to a redefining of what success means to her in this new phase of her life. We discuss the way parenthood inevitably changes you, and how it’s through embracing this change, rather than resisting it, that you can then harness the many strengths that are nurtured through this role. We also discuss the importance of being recognised as your whole self, including your identity as a ‘mother’ within the workplace and professional life, and owning this boldly rather than downplaying this.

Amy also shares her lived experience of how being a mother has, in many ways, shaped her career for the better and to more fulfilling ends, and how being a mother has created a softening in her, which has been an asset to the work that she does. We also touch on grief, the fragility of life, and how this relates to parenthood.   

I so enjoyed speaking to Amy and I hope you get the same value from her perspectives as I did. Enjoy mamas.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Amy in these places:

https://www.amymolloy.com.au/

Amy on Instagram

Amy’s Book Writing Remedy Course

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*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*

In this episode, I’m speaking to Minna Dubin, the Author of ‘Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.’ I absolutely loved this book and was so excited to invite Minna to speak with me for this episode. Minna’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Times, Salon, and many other publications. As a leading feminist voice on mom rage, Minna has also appeared on MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, NBC10 Boston and NPR. Minna is from California and lives with her husband and two children. 

In this conversation, we talked about Minna’s experience of becoming a mother and what her difficulties were during this time. We talk about rage in motherhood, exploring the social elements that play a role in this and the power of treating your anger with compassion. 

We also discussed: 

·      The intensity that can come with difficult seasons of motherhood and the importance in having faith and self-belief that you can and will make it through these challenging times. We also discuss the power of drawing on previous experiences of when you have overcome challenging times to help foster this belief. 

·      The need for time, space and separateness in mothering and how this is often perceived negatively in our society due to patriarchal internalised modelling that has led to the belief that a ‘good’ mother wants to be around her children and husband all the time and who doesn’t have needs of her own.

·      Minna’s identity as being a bisexual Queer woman married to a cis-man, how becoming a mother intensified this experience and how she used writing to help process her second ‘coming out’ experience once she was a mother, and the part this played in her returning to herself.  

-       The internalised belief of the “good mother - good child” association that is held in many facets of our society, and how this can manifest in relation to neurodiversity and behavioural differences in children.

And much more. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas *** This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Minna in these places:

www.minnadubin.com

Minna on Instagram 

Minna on Twitter

You can purchase Minna’s book “Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis Of Modern Motherhood” here – it’s an incredible, comprehensive and detailed exploration on the rage felt my mothers, and I hugely recommend giving it a read! 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

In today’s episode I offer my thoughts to a listener question. This mother asks how to move beyond resentment when her partner (the father) refuses to step up as a parent despite many conversations where she expresses her feelings and needs. This is a really big question and of course there is always more nuance to these situations that I can possibly account for, but I give it my best shot. Many mothers find themselves in this situation, so if this sounds like your life – then please know you are not alone. In discussing my thoughts on this, I explore how patriarchy is implicated, some of the possible benefits for fathers behaving this way, some ideas on where to go next, and finally, I suggest the often avoided reality that sometimes we simply outgrow relationships.

I also want to let you know that I have an earlier episode on this similar topic that I recorded as a round table conversation with Mike Dyson and Erin Spahr. If you want to dive deeper, please head there after listening to this one as it is slightly different.  

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi everyone, this week I chat to Naomi Chrisoulakis, certified post-natal Doula, podcast host and founder of Cocoon by Naomi, a beautiful resource through which Naomi offers mothers the nourishment they need and the nurturing they deserve. 

In this discussion, we delve into Naomi’s upbringing and her reflections of it, discussing how various elements of her childhood and early adulthood has affected her on her mothering journey. We discuss Naomi’s optimistic expectations of motherhood prior to becoming a parent, and the jarring contrast between this and her lived reality of the experience, resulting in feelings of failure and shame that so many of us can relate to. We discuss how Naomi came through this, the power of having the harder sides of motherhood validated and the importance of self-compassion, remembering that we are all learning and figuring it out as we go. 

We discuss one of Naomi’s biggest shifts in motherhood in learning to tune into herself and what felt right of her family, and the importance of granting yourself permission to allow space for trial and error when it comes to mothering. We also touch of people-pleasing tendencies, how these can manifest in mothering, and the beauty that can be found in pushing against these tendencies and standing in your power, even (and especially when) this can feel wobbly. 

Finally, we also discuss the magic that can be found in women’s circles and in sharing with people who may be a few steps ahead on a similar journey. 

The overriding message from this conversation and one I hope you will receive too is that you are enough – just being, persevering and trying.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Naomi in these places:

Cook & Cocoon Course – Naomi’s practical online course that will teach you exactly how to fill your freezer (recipes, shopping lists and all) and give you the guidance you need to prep for a calm, nourished postpartum.

https://www.cocoonbynaomi.com

Naomi on Instagram 

Naomi’s Podcast, ‘Tales From The Fourth Trimester’

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hi everyone, this week I chat to Alita Blanchard, who is a Parent Coach and Founder of Theawaremama.com.au We first connected through Instagram, where I relate to so much of her content and energy, and I’m excited to be bringing this conversation with her to you today. 

Through her work, Alita holds space for mothers and helps them soften their high expectations of themselves and gently learn new skills to help them feel more safe, seen, soothed and secure, so that they can offer the same connection and co-regulation to their children.

During our discussion, Alita opens up about her experience of motherhood and the profound awakening it brought with it, describing it as “the ultimate breakdown” and the catalyst behind deep personal growth. She shares with me the insights that motherhood provided her with, surrounding her attachment style, emotional suppression, and the elements of herself and her life that weren’t aligned with her true authenticity. We also discuss Alita’s contrasting experiences of parenting her different children, as well as the heartbreaking grief she endured following the loss of her fourth child, which was yet another portal of change and introspection.  

In this conversation we also discuss the importance of self-compassion in mothering, embracing imperfection, the inherent flaws in so many schools of thought with regards to parenting that perpetuate the myth of “the perfect mother” and how this can create shame, the role attachment theory can play in how we parent, and we define what “village” means to us when it comes to child-rearing, the different ways this can look and why it is so important when it comes to support. 

This is a rich conversation and I hope you get as much value from Alita’s perspective and wisdom that I did. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Alita in these places:

Alita has some upcoming workshops on holding space for big feelings, meltdowns, and aggression; aswell as a program “loving your ‘angry’ child” coming soon. To find out when they become available, please join her mailing list below.

Aware Mama Mailing List

https://www.theawaremama.com.au/

Alita on Instagram

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

In this solo episode, I delve into the challenging journey of mothering without a clear blueprint. Many women find themselves in this position, either due to the absence of a maternal role model or their desire to parent differently than their own upbringing. We discuss the importance of inner work before and during motherhood, the struggles of healing while parenting, and finding hope and support in this unique path of mothering.

 Some of the key points in this episode include:

·      Doing inner work before becoming a parent & how motherhood can bring new insights and challenges to the healing process.

 ·      The Reality of Mothering Without a Clear Blueprint

 ·      The burden and challenge of reparenting oneself while parenting a child & the hope amidst the challenge.

 ·      The Importance of Taking Breaks from Healing Work

 ·      Where to seek support

Suggested Reading:

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read 

Discovering The Inner Mother

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 

The Power Of Showing Up 

Hold Onto Your Kids 

The Whole Brain Child 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Livi

Hi Mamas. This week, my guest is Tamica Wilder, Australia’s leading Sexologist for Mums, author, and Founder of The Orgasmic Mama. Through her work and the many resources, courses, and retreats she offers through The Orgasmic Mama, Tamica teaches women the tools and frameworks to create sex-positive households for them and their families, and facilitates women to re-attune to the wisdom of their bodies and to shamelessly seek better sex and pleasure.

A while back, Tamica chatted to the mothers in my Rebirth program, and her session was incredibly valuable to the women involved, so I’m excited to have her here again to share her experiences and wisdom with you all. 

In this conversation, Tamica talks about her personal transition into motherhood and the importance of normalising and making space for the changes we experience in our identities when we become mothers. We talk about how Tamica works with women and mothers, and discuss the power of embracing the new version of yourself, reacquainting yourself with who you are now sexually, challenging patriarchal ideals of what a mother ‘should’ be as it pertains to sexuality, and how these shifts can ultimately lead to more pleasure, radical self-love and acceptance.  

Tamica is doing such important work and I’m excited to share this conversation with you. 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Tamica in these places:

www.theorganismic.mama

Tamica on Instagram 

Purchase Tamica’s book, ‘Wild Honey’

Join Tamica's Sex Positive Parenting Training (starts Wed 2nd August). Tamica is gifting this training as a pay as you can offering.

$100 OFF The Orgasmic Mama Online Program - 6 modules, fortnightly live calls, 24/7 access to a private online community and forever access to the course materials.

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In this week’s episode of Seeds For Your Garden, I discuss why, as mothers, we often find it so hard to ask for help, and what we can do about it. 

In my recent conversation with Laura Danger (you can listen to the episode here), we talked about the experience of pandemic parenting, and it got me thinking about how we access support, and why we sometime struggle to. Much as the pandemic amplified these issues, and meant that we were out of practice in asking for help, this is an issue which predates the pandemic and runs a lot deeper, and it’s something I see come up time and time again with my clients. 

In this episode, I unpack the reasons why we don’t ask for help, including social and family expectations, guilt, fear of judgement or of being a burden, and patriarchal motherhood ideology. I also discuss what we can do to take steps in this area, in the hope that it might help to move you closer to asking for support where it exists when you need it. I also touch on my own experience of becoming a mother and my journey of peeling back the layers of independence, and accepting that my need for community, connection and support isn’t a weakness. 

The books I reference in this episode are:

- The Gift of Imperfection – Brene Brown
- How To Do The Work – Dr. Nicole LePera
- Adults of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay Gibson
- No Bad Parts – Richard Schwartz

 Value Clarification Workbook - https://subscribepage.io/valuealignedliving

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Join me this week as I talk to Dr, Kyla Smith, a Paediatric Dietitian and Feeding Specialist,  a  mum of two and founder of the Baby, Toddler and Family Mealtimes online memberships. She supports parents to feed their children with confidence, so they grow up loving food and mealtimes. 

In our conversation, Kyla opens up about her journey from living a fast-paced, achievement-orientated life, to embracing the transformative role of being a mother. What I especially loved about our conversation was when Kyla talk about how her identity of being a “good girl” has shaped her parenting experience and been challenged along the way. 

Some other themes we touched on include: 

·      whether a “right way” to parent exists & letting go of unrealistic expectations

·      the process of learning to tune into what feels good for you and your family. 

·      finding a sense of safety within the surrender that comes with being a mother

·      reframing our ever-changing identity as a mother in terms of evolution rather than loss. 

·      And, the importance of recognising the social and cultural context of our experiences as mothers.

This was a juicy conversation and and I hope you get as much value from listening to this conversation as I did having it.


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Dr Kyla in these places:

https://mealtimes.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/dr_kyla/ 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hey everyone! My guest this week is Laura Danger. 

Laura is a Licensed Educator, Certified Fair Play Facilitator, coach and creator who uses her platform to advocate for quality connections and equal partnerships.  If you already follow her on Instagram or tiktok, you’ll know that Laura pulls no punches when it comes to dissecting the cultural norms that keep women oppressed in relationships – so of course I was so curious to talk to her and hear how motherhood has evolved for her and how it may have influenced the work she does now. 

We had such a beautiful conversation about her struggle with addiction in her teens, her experience of becoming a mother, navigating the pandemic, the work of letting go of the perfect mother ideologies, and how this led her to the fair play method.

This was a gorgeous conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Laura in these places:

thatdarnchat.com

Laura on Tiktok

Laura on Instagram

Time To Lean the Podcast

Laura is also writing a book called No More Mediocre. You can get updates on that by following her on social media.

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

I’ve got something a little bit different for you on this episode of seeds for your garden! There have been big things moving within me in the last little while, and the theme has been grief. Grief is one of the many things that we often don’t know how to process because we weren’t given a good blueprint of how to do so by our parents and our community. In our modern world, grief is an emotion that is often avoided or suppressed – but the truth is that we need to feel it to heal it. 

Grief is also an emotion that many mothers know well. At many points along our journey, grief is with us whether that be a pregnancy or birth that didn’t go to plan, the end of a breastfeeding journey, or a breastfeeding journey that never eventuated, a relationship that buckles under the weight of parenting, or when our babies finally begin their schooling life. Grief is a constant in all of our lives. So this week, I am sharing with you a guided practice to help you be with and process the grief that may be moving within you.

Guided practices like these make up a significant part of my work and are a core component of my group coaching program: The Rebirth. If you are curious about this work, you can head to the link below to find out more and register for the waitlist for my next intake which will be very soon later in June.

I hope this episode provides just what you are needing at this time. Go gently with yourself.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

I am so happy to be bringing you this conversation with my dear friend Fiona Weaver.

Fiona Weaver is social worker with expertise in perinatal mental health and a passion for providing education about biologically normal infant sleep. She is a mother of two, very soon to be three, and is the woman behind Mama Matters, and the Mama Chatters podcast. Through her work, she is shaking up the mainstream sleep industry with compassion and integrity, providing parents with the confidence, validation and honest sleep support they deserve.

In this beautiful chat, Fiona opens up about her pre-parenthood expectations, the unexpected revelations she encountered as a mother, and her transformative journey of surrender and acceptance. She candidly describes the constant balancing act between following her own instincts and responding to her baby's needs, while also navigating the influx of advice often given to first-time moms. Together, we explore the trials of motherhood, the influence of ego in parenting, and the innate desire to conform and be accepted by peers. Fiona graciously imparts her wisdom on embracing imperfection, relying on intuition, the pitfalls of martyrdom, and her most significant areas of personal growth since embarking on motherhood.

 I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

You can find out more about Fiona at the below places: 

www.mamamatters.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/mamamatters.au

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*

In this episode of Life After Birth I chat to Lael about her experience of becoming a mother and travelling this path for the past 20 odd years. We talk about her experience with a challenging birth, the far reaching impacts of that, surviving her first year as a mother, identity shifts, finding herself again, and raising teens.

Lael Stone is a mother of three big kids - teenagers and young adults, and a  champion of connection and creating harmony in families. Lael is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, and parenting counselor with over 18 years of experience. Lael is also the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast and now an author with her first book Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children due for release in October 2022.

If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook



You can find out more about Lael here:

www.laelstone.com.au

Facebook Lael Stone

Instagram Lael Stone

Woodline Primary

The Aware Parenting Podcast

Tedx Talk - How to Raise emotionally Intelligent Children

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

This week on the podcast I explore the transformative power of re-parenting for mothers (and all parents!). Some of the key points I discuss include:

·      Defining Reparenting: What does reparenting look like? And who is the inner child?

 ·      How reparenting can transform our lived experience of mothering by healing attachment wounds and breaking the cycle of unhealthy relating.

 ·      Cultivating Self-Compassion.

 ·      Reconnecting with Desires and Needs as a vital step in your reparenting journey. 

 ·      How reparenting reduces how often we feel triggered and get stuck in anger. 

·      My three key steps to begin your reparenting journey.

 I hope this episode has given you a better understanding of why reparenting is such a powerful tool for us as parents. You deserve a mothering experience where your needs are held up side by side with those of the rest of your family.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

This week, I’m bringing you a different kind of episode, where I’m joined by Mike Dyson and Erin Spahr in a thought-provoking discussion on an issue that struck a chord with my instagram audience: when fathers define themselves as "family men" but their actions tell a different story. Mike and Erin bring their unique perspectives to shed light on why this might be happening, the consequences of this misalignment, and how fathers can find support to change.

Mike is the founder of Good Blokes Co, which empowers men and boys to break down restrictive gender norms and to step up as leaders of a healthier culture of masculinity.

Erin is a licensed counsellor who approaches perinatal mental health from a social justice feminist lens. She is known as the Feminist Mom Therapist on Instagram and is also a cofounder of Therapists In Action, a collective of mental health professionals who advocate for social justice and liberation.

In this episode we discuss:

-  The qualities a man who is living in alignment with being a family man would possess, and the cost to women who aren’t receiving these from their partner. 

-  How men are socialised to act in ways that are at odds with the way they must act as fathers, and often lack a blueprint of how to show up in this role.

-  The evolution of what “providing” for your family means and what this truly entails, and the importance of presence, emotional connection and safety.

-  How to navigate conversations within relationships about this issue, and the importance of using “I” statements and noticing when your nervous system is flooded.

-  The power of therapy, the reasons why men may resist it and the importance of men having support and spaces they can go to be vulnerable and share their experiences.

This is such a rich conversation that I hope will leave you feeling less alone and empower men to redefine their roles as fathers and partners.

REFERENCED RESOURCES

-       ‘Fair Play’, by Eve Rodsky
-       How Other Dads Dad’ – Podcast by Hamish Blake


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

You can find out more about Mike here:

https://www.goodblokes.co/

https://www.instagram.com/goodblokesco/

 You can find out more about Erin here:

https://www.erinspahrtherapy.com/

https://www.instagram.com/feminist.mom.therapist/

https://www.therapistsinaction.com/

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

This week I chat to Bree Holling from The Matrescence Podcast. 

Bree and I met via instagram and during the time I have known her, I have chatted with her and Kelly over on their podcast, Bree also journeyed through my signature group coaching program for mothers: The Rebirth, and we have developed a beautiful friendship. 

In this episode Bree and I explore:

·      her experience of motherhood as what she describes as an unprepared 22 year old.

·      how attempting to live in line with the perfect mother myth left her feeling Depressed, angry, and resentful.

·      Her new vision for mothering

and

·      her reflections on what she took away from my coaching program.

This was a beautiful conversation that keeps on giving. Enjoy the chat and I hope you feel seen within her story.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

 You can find out more about Bree at these places:

 https://www.instagram.com/matrescence.podcast/

 https://linktr.ee/birthofamother

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

In this episode of seeds for your garden, I discuss the power of the word "AND", and how it can help us access greater self-compassion and reduce guilt and shame in our mothering journey. "And" refers to the idea that two seemingly opposite things can both be true at the same time. For example, I can love my children deeply and still need time away from them to recharge and take care of myself.

In this episode I explore how patriarchal motherhood ideals can lead to black and white, all-or-nothing thinking causing internal conflict, guilt, shame, and burnout, and how embracing to begin embracing the power of "and" to help us move away from these ideals and create a more empowering and liberating experience of motherhood.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

I am so happy to be finally bringing you this deeply treasured chat with my friend Cassidy Freitas. In this conversation, Cassidy tells us about some of her childhood experiences, the pressure she felt to be perfect and the high expectations for herself during pregnancy, birth, and mothering. Cassidy also very vulnerably shares with us the shame she experienced when things didn’t go as planned during her labour and how she managed to overcome this with EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) .

Dr Cassidy Freitas, is a mother of three and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in San Diego. She runs a thriving virtual private practice where she helps parents navigate the challenges of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. Dr. Freitas is also the host of the critically acclaimed Holding Space podcast where she explores the intersection of wellness and parenting, and shares expert advice and practical strategies for millennial parents.

I know you will love all the gold in this episode.

 

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Cassidy at these places:

https://www.drcassidymft.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drcassidy/

Holding Space Podcast

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

On this episode of Seeds for your garden, I talk about what can happen when we parent from a place of fear. Specifically fear of causing trauma for our children, or of disappointing them. This is something that I am seeing often with the mothers I work with and though it is natural and healthy to act in ways that will not result in trauma for our kids, when our parenting becomes fear based there are a number of ways that this can lead to less than ideal outcomes. I also discuss some reframes that can help shift us from fear based parenting toward parenting in a way that instead centers the experiences we do want our children to have with us.
 
 If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.
 
 
Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Beth Berry is the author of the acclaimed book Motherwhelmed. She is a life coach, mother of four daughters, and a revolutionary at heart who spends much of her time supporting and encouraging women in moving toward their fullest potential. 

In this beautiful and at times confronting conversation with Beth, she takes us through her experience of becoming a mother at the tender age of 17. We talked 
about the cost to her wellbeing as a result of having her identity and purpose firmly grounded in motherhood, and the burden on modern mothers that results from the lack of community support or village. Beth also shares her thoughts on how we can begin to take back our power as mothers.  

If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

 You can find out more about Beth at these places:

Website - https://revolutionfromhome.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/revolutionfromhome/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/revolutionfromhome/

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

 HOLY MOLY mamas! I actually just don’t even know what to say about this week’s episode with Cath Counihan.

 It’s just THAT good. Cath is a London based trauma-informed Integrative Psychotherapist, lecturer, and host of the podcast Grow Yourself Up. She is a mother of twin girls and started her practice; Psychotherapy Mum after feeling blindsighted by her own experience of motherhood.

 Cath’s work is focused on supporting those who are healing their own childhood trauma and specifically, her expertise is in the emotional journey of parents who did not have their needs met in childhood.

 In today’s episode Cath tells us about her own ongoing journey with releasing control and leaning into imperfection. Cath also talks about how she managed her breaking point at 10 months post-partum; childhood trauma and how it shapes us; the lifelong work of building self compassion through reparenting; and how vulnerability has become her greatest strength.

 This is a very open, raw, and generous conversation, and I am so grateful to Cath for gifting this to us.


Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

 You can find out more about Cath and her offerings at these places:
 
 Instagram: @psychotherapy_mum

Podcast: Grow Yourself Up

www.psychotherapymum.com 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Get ready to go deep with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz on being a work in progress. I mean, who can’t relate to that in this season of life! In today’s episode we chat about why Amy found it so damn hard to slow down in motherhood and how this might be related to the value we place the role of being a mother. We also explore the idea of the masculine and the feminine, and we talk feminism and motherhood. This was a truly heart felt chat with Amy, who so generously bared her soul. I am so humbled to have been able to share time with her and to now bring this magic to you.

Amy Taylor-Kabbaz is a Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Journalist, Matrescence Activist and Mama of three. She is the best-selling Hay House author of Mama Rising, the host of the ‘The Happy Mama Movement’ podcast (with more than 400,000 downloads), an internationally awarded Life Coach, runs numerous online programs for mothers all over the world, and the creator of the #1 itunes meditations for children ‘Bedtime Explorers’. In 2019, she launched her world first Matrescence Facilitator Training - Mama Rising - sharing her unique formula of coaching and support into mother’s transition through matrescence.

This is a beautiful conversation. I hope that you get out of it as much as I did.

If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

 


You can find out more about Amy at these places:

www.amytaylorkabbaz.com

Instagram - @amytaylorkabbaz 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amytaylorkabbaz/

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

 On this week's Seeds for Your Garden, I chat about some of the things to think about when considering whether the time is right to have more kids. Someone put this question to me on my instagram page, and while I don't offer individualised advice on the podcast (because its simply not possible), I do have some big thoughts about this. Spoiler... YOUR mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing is the most important factor. Tune in to hear the rest. 

Towards the end I also raise the suggestion that having multiple children close together could sustain the patriarchal structure of our culture. I wanted to add a further note to this; this is my musing for women who already find themselves diminished and silenced in some way by the demands placed on them by the structure of patriarchal motherhood and who are yet to find their own voice and power in the act of mothering. The social expectation for having more children close together in this case could be seen as tool to keep mothers diminished and voiceless for longer. It is my belief however that empowered mothers with strong voices, some of whom have multiple children will revolutionise the world. Mothers can only do this however is they center their own need and well-being alongside that of their children and families, rather than behind it. 
 
 ...   

If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Hi mamas. Today on the podcast I am joined by Danielle Facey, also known as the breastfeeding mentor. Danielle is an author, speaker and a fierce advocate of breastfeeding empowerment. 

In this beautiful and courageous conversation, Danielle shares her story of becoming a mother; one that includes her experience of miscarriage, birth trauma and her journey back to herself. We discuss how Danielle's experiences of loss and trauma influenced her need for control and resulted in a heightened sense of vigilance when it came to her baby, exacerbated by cultural pressure in the western world. Danielle shares with me her journey to self-acceptance and self-compassion, and “owning” her motherhood” rather than shying away from it.

We also discuss:

• Danielle’s miscarriage and the subsequent breakdown of her toxic marriage, which she now views as a turning point, with a sense of her loss being a catalyst to setting her free. We discuss the nuance of this, and how profoundly our children change us, both our children here on earth with us and the ones who didn’t make it as well.
   
   
• The traumatic birth of Danielle’s son, her initial feelings of failure and grief over her c-section, and the interplay between this and her determination to breastfeed, viewing it as a way to ‘compensate’ for her perceived failures at the start of her son’s life. 

• Danielle’s challenges and lack of support she experienced when it came to breastfeeding, and how this prompted her to support other women with this through her work.

Danielle is kindly offering you 50% off any of the guides on her site with the discount code PODCAST50. Check out the links below to explore her valuable resources.

This is the last episode before I take a short break. I’ll be returning in September with more incredible conversations for you to listen to. During this break, I’ll be re-sharing some of the most popular episodes from the podcast so far for you to enjoy.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about Danielle:

@thebreastfeedingmentor

https://www.thebreastfeedingmentor.com/blog

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

In this week’s episode I chat with Ashleigh Warner about about her experience of becoming a mother and how this has evolved over the years for her. We discuss finding meaning and purpose in motherhood, learning to sit with discomfort and to slow down.. and the biggie: surrender. 
 
 Ashleigh is a mother of two young children and is a family psychologist who works with families from all over the world. Ashleigh supports families on their respectful parenting path when things get tough. She has a passion for working with families with more sensitive and stuck children as these kids are often so misunderstood. Ashleigh runs the instagram page, raising humans kind, where she shares information and education that supports families to understand what is beneath their child's behaviour so that they can go from the heat of the moment to the heart of the matter. 
 
   

If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

Find out more about/work with Ashleigh here:

Waitlist for The Raising Collective (membership)

@raisinghumanskind

www.holisticfamilypsychologist.com 

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

On alternating weeks, I will release a segment called "Seeds For Your Garden". These are mini episodes that provide you with some food for thought. In this first Seeds for your garden segment, I talk about the concept of the beginner mindset and how this provides opportunity for growth, learning, and more self compassion in motherhood. 
 
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If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook 

In this very first episode of Life After Birth I chat to Lael about her experience of becoming a mother and travelling this path for the past 20 odd years. We talk about her experience with a challenging birth, the far reaching impacts of that, surviving her first year as a mother, identity shifts, finding herself again, and raising teens.
 
 Lael Stone is a mother of three big kids - teenagers and young adults, and a  champion of connection and creating harmony in families. Lael is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, and parenting counselor with over 18 years of experience. Lael is also the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast and now an author with her first book Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children due for release in October 2022.
 
   
 If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

 
Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook



You can find out more about Lael here:

www.laelstone.com.au

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Woodline Primary

The Aware Parenting Podcast

Tedx Talk - How to Raise emotionally Intelligent Children

Looking for support for anger while you mother? To access my Why Am I So Angry Workshop click HERE

Hey mama!

Welcome to the first episode of Life After Birth with Yara. I wanted to begin the show by introducing myself and giving you some context about why I created this show. In short, i wanted to create a space where the "experts" could share their lived experience of becoming and being a mother.

I want to bring you raw, vulnerable and compassionate conversations that leave you feeling less alone, seen, and validated. We're all in the same boat mama! Listen in to hear more..If you enjoyed this intro and the following episodes I would absolutely love for you to subscribe and leave me a review as this helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and part of this community.

Here is where you can find out more about me (Yara), how to work with me and some resources:

 Why Am I So Angry Workshop

*** Waitlist for The Rebirth, Group Coaching for Mamas ***This is my signature 3 months online group coaching container for mothers which covers family of origin, inner child work, nervous system basics, anger, boundaries and much more. 

@lifeafterbirthpsychology  

www.lifeafterbirth.com.au

Free Inner Critic Workbook

Free Values Aligned Living Workbook