Welcome to Episode 84 of the Nurture Hub Pregnancy & Birth Podcast! In this enlightening episode, host Shari Lyon from Belly2Birth dives deep into the different transitions we face in life, especially during pregnancy and motherhood. Transitions can be both exciting and daunting, often bringing up fears and anxieties that we may not expect. Shari shares her wisdom on understanding that it's completely normal for fears to surface during these pivotal moments. More importantly, she...

In this episode Nicola & I open ourselves up to you all and what we have been up to this year and we have some big and vulnerable news we want to share with you all and where we are now taking the podcast moving forward.

We just love having some inspiring things to add to our podcast and we loved interviewing Jess from The Collectively Organised We talked about how to prepare the home for the arrival of Babies and beyond. Shari & I both shared how much we wished we had, had a Jess in our lives before birth.. what an amazing Baby Shower Gift Jess has recently released her new ebook and some new online products so head to her instagram and website for more info and tell her you listened to the...

Are you ready to embark on a beautiful journey towards motherhood? We invite you to join us for an inspiring half-day retreat at the enchanting Numala Rainforest Retreat in Bonogin on the Gold Coast, taking place on Sunday, November 19th, 2024, from 8 am to 12 pm. At the Nurture Hub - Half Day Pregnancy Retreat, you'll experience a magical blend of activities designed to nurture your body, mind, and soul during this special time of your life. Led by the talented Nicola Laye & Shari Lyon,...

In this episode we have a couple Kerri & Tom come onto the podcast to share their journey of pregnancy & birth. It was so beautiful to listen to them both and how they were very conscious of the decisions they made every step of the way from getting their mind and bodies ready to call in their daughter to the journey of pregnancy and how they supported each other. Doing Hypnobirthing with Shari and how that helped them feel confident in the decisions they made to have a home...

Dr Hazel Keedle, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of Midwifery at The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. Hazel has more than two decades of experience as a clinician in nursing and midwifery, educator and researcher. Hazel’s research interests are vaginal birth after caesarean, birth trauma and maternity experiences explored primarily using feminist mixed methodologies. Hazel's work is recognised nationally and internationally, with many invited conference and seminar...

This episode we interview new mama Monique. Monique is mama to beautiful baby boy who is 4 months old. Through chatting with Monique we talk about her experience about early miscarriage and we too share our own experiences off loss and how different each experience is. Monique shared that from the loss of her first baby which happened the week she was due to get married it then lead her to feel quite anxious about her second pregnancy and the potential to loose this baby so she felt...

Welcome our episode today, focusing on the power of decisions during pregnancy and birth. Today, we delve into the crucial role of conversations with your partners, family, OB/GYNs and midwives in shaping your birthing experience. As a Mother, the decisions you make during this journey can profoundly impact your childbirth process. From discussing prenatal care options to exploring birthing plans, the conversations you have with your healthcare providers hold immense significance. Join us...

Shari & I love hearing & sharing women's Birth Story's and over the remainder of this year we will be welcoming beautiful women all wanting to share their experiences along the journey of pregnancy into birth. Todays beautiful guest is Akasha, 28 years old Mum to Freya who arrived into water on 22 November 2022 on the Gold Coast. Akasha is a registered Nurse and we talked about the moments of pregnancy with a physically demanding profession. There are so many amazing parts...

We meet beautiful Kirryn in todays episode.  Kirryn is an Energy Coach, Matrescence Mentor, co-parent to two little gals and recovering people pleaser. Kirryn is on a mission to support other mothers to stop living to please others and start living for their magnificent selves. Matrescence throws us into a whirlwind of self doubt, grief, disconnect, loneliness and a whole bunch of other toughness no one tells us about! This transition is begging mothers to pay attention and Kirryn believes...

We recently held our first Nurture Hub Pregnancy Retreat and we wanted to share our reflections from this day.. We would love to bring this experience online... Its coming soon :) Please know we are sharing from our own knowledge not with medical advice, we hope this helps you to have confident conversations with your care givers, we are not medical professionals and we really support you to communicate with your medical care team. We would love it if you subscribed to our podcast and...

Nicole is a mama a midwife. Having worked in both the public and private hospital environments, Nicole recently made the move into private practice. She now works in a continuity model of care, across all aspects of pregnancy and postpartum care, including home birth and supporting women who choose to birth in hospital. Nicole believes in family centred holistic midwifery which places women as the leaders in their care and supports them to connect with their baby, their body and awaken their...

Meet the founder of Fitnest Mama, Katherine Baquie, a proud mama of 3, perinatal physiotherapist and podcast host. She has over 16 years of professional experience guiding mamas through their pregnancy fitness journeys and postnatal rehab, and she specialises in pelvic floor rehabilitation. With these credentials, it’s not hard to see why mamas are flocking to Kath for pre and postnatal fitness help! We wanted to really nut out some deep conversations about pelvic floor during pregnancy,...

Home Birthing Wonder women 

We have been really wanting to talk to the journey of IVF and Conception and we feel this topic gets hidden away and not enough exposure and so many women who listen here will have been on the IVF journey or experienced difficulties with fertility in some way… So we wanted to bring in a light, someone who has tried a different way.. We are excited to introduce Jen a Pilates Instructor & Yoga Teacher, specialising in women’s health. The work Jen does is the product of years of...

Pregnancy is an exciting and overwhelming time, putting in the practice before birth will help ensure that you are well-prepared and ready to welcome your little one into the world. We meet many women who come to us looking for support through their 2nd pregnancies and are wanting to change how they approach the birth through more education and learning how to relax and feel more empowered. In Practicing different breathing techniques, positions, and relaxation methods can help you to stay...

This is one episode that we hope all women who are pregnant listen to... because this is such an ear-opening discussion about how we as women & birthing people protect ourselves through pregnancy, labour, and birth. In this episode, we invited Dr. Erin Bowe back onto the podcast. Dr. Erin Bowe is a Clinical & Perinatal Psychologist, Course Creator, Business Mentor, and Author. Host of the Mum as You Are podcast. She teaches over 2700 students from 42 countries. As seen in the...

We are so pleased to welcome Katie to the podcast, sit back and soak up this amazing conversation.. (its mind opening)  Katie is an experienced doula and hypnobirthing educator, she consciously conceived and hypnobirthed her two boys into the world with tremendous love, focus and strength and it was their transformational births that inspired her to follow the call to become a Birthkeeper. Katie is also a trained Natural Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Birth Doula, Energetic Healer, Flower...

We are really back, ready to make some amazing podcasts for you this year Welcome 2023!!! We have missed you and we are ready to open great conversations around the clients we are coaching and connecting with in real time and by opening these conversations we hope it brings empowerment, reassurance, questions and actions you can take so you’re not feeling alone. Please know we are sharing from our own knowledge not with medical advice, we hope this helps you to have confident conversations...

We are closing up this year 2022 with a huge thank you for listening and apart of this journey In your planning, birthing and entering motherhood. We will be back in 2023 with some amazing guests and wisdom to share.  We are grateful everyday for your support. Have a beautiful Christmas and New Year Love  Nicola & Shari  If you are looking to work with Nicola and gain more support, understand how to move and breathe in pregnancy / birth and beyond,  please visit her...

This journey into motherhood is a transformational experience and the people who we choose to support us on this journey should make us feel amazing and support and uplift us each step of the way. Choosing a medical caregiver is one of the most important decisions you will make when preparing for your birth we have even shared a whole podcast interview on 'How to choose a medical caregiver' and so when you leave each antenatal appointment you should leave feeling excited and empowered not...

In our western culture, we grow constantly hearing how 'Painful' birth is and so many women even before they are pregnant have a huge fear of birth. If we only were taught from a young age just how powerful we are as women and that contractions are a purposeful and powerful sensation then our whole perception of birth could change. In this solo episode, Nicola & Shari talk about how you can change your perception of birth through the thoughts and language you use. We hope you enjoy...

We have been thinking about this episode for a while now, from our last episode “The First Shower” we have realised that many women focus on the birth but are not given education on how to prepare for the immediate postpartum care, what to pack in your bag, and how to look after your body straight after birth. Some of the topics can sometimes be a shock for women and birth partners so we feel so excited to introduce our next guest into the studio.. Meet Lydia owner and creator of Partum...

This is a solo episode today, this year is flying fast..  We really wanted to sink into this first moment of being alone in the shower after birth What that can feel like and how you navigate your emotional, physical and spiritualness.   Its a sacred moment, however it can feel very big.. so we wanted to give you that feeling of okay this moment, how can I prepare, what could I say to myself..  We loved this episode, it flooded us with memories and love for ourselves, we hope it does the...

We are excited to introduce Steph, a Midwife in the UK before moving to the sunny Gold Coast in 2003. With a passion for education and improving birth outcomes, Steph is on a mission to help all women achieve the empowering positive birth experience that they deserve. She supports women to know that they have an innate ability to birth, and that good preparation can help them to realise this. Steph believes that with the right knowledge and support, parents are able to feel fully equipped...