Jade Tolhurst lives in Melbourne with her husband Jordan and 2 year old son, Oscar. Jade’s life has been greatly impacted by mental illness. Growing up with family members who have experienced conditions such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Then, as a new mother she developed postnatal depression and anxiety. 2 years postpartum, Jade is well into her recovery journey and runs a very supportive Instagram group @jade.postpartum. The post A Mother’s Pathway through Perinatal Mental...

Leonie Dawson is a multi-millionaire Mum who’s built a business from scratch in only ten hours a week – because that’s all the time she had around a high needs baby! Check out this sage advice from a Mum who knows how to combat the whirlwind expectations of perfection that plague mothers. And if she forgets and buys into the myth, then out comes ‘Sharon’ – Leonie’s anti-christ persona armed with the emotional ‘blowtorch’ demanding a spotless, organised house, wearing lycra active wear...

Here to share her T**s Up story is Emily Writes, from New Zealand, Emily is a wife, a mum of two beautiful boys, a writer and author of two great books, ‘Rants in the Dark’ and ‘Is it Bedtime yet? Emily is a no BS woman, she tells it like it is and calls out the BS as she sees it, and when she’s not being serious, she is bloody hilarious! Most of all Emily is a passionate advocate for her two little boys, especially her son Eddie who has serious medical issues, including type one...

With Dr Susie Obrien, journalist and columnist, Herald Sun and Sunrise, Author, ‘The Secret of Half-Arsed Parenting: Raising Kids with Half the Guilt and Twice the Joy’. Enjoy this racy and fun rant with Susie as she defines ‘half-arsed parenting’. Hint: it’s not negligence or opting out. The post Half Arsed Mothering – is good enough, enough? appeared first on Pinky McKay Official Website.

Today’s guest Laura Rafferty is a New York based author of a brand-new book about to be released, ‘Rebel Mama’. I have had the pleasure of writing Laura’s Foreword – it’s a great read and a reflection of so many corporate career focussed women I have worked with who love structure, rules, spread-sheets and protocol – and then they have a baby! The post From Rule-aholic Corporate Bitch-in-Charge to Rebel Mama, Rule-Breaker. appeared first on Pinky McKay Official Website.

Jess Urlichs is a writer living in New Zealand with her husband and two under two human babies and two fur babies. She is an author of two poetry books, 'From One Mom to a Mother' and 'All I See Is You' and a children's picture book on emotions called 'The Rainbow in my Heart', inspired by her little man. Jess loves blogging and writing down her thoughts and in turn she has a beautiful community on Instagram and Facebook of other like-minded mothers who are here for the messy and beautiful...

Join our fascinating interview with Hilary Jacobson, Swiss-certified Holistic Lactation Consultant, Hypnotherapist, and author. Her books include Mother Food: A Breastfeeding Diet Guide with Lactogenic Food and Herbs; Healing Breastfeeding Grief: How mothers feel and heal when breastfeeding does not go as hoped, and A Mother's Garden of Galactagogues: Growing and using milk-boosting herbs and foods from around the world. The post Making Breast Milk. Can Foods help when it isn’t enough?...

Join guests, Erin Basile and Hayden Sears, daughters of the renowned William Sears – Dr Bill, US Paediatrician and his wife Martha Sears. Dr Bill is famous for his incredible number of books about babies, families, health and wellness – many co-authored by Martha. Dr Bill is perhaps most famous for creating the term ‘attachment parenting’. The post Being Brought Up by Experts, Influences, Changes and Nurturing Your Babies your way. appeared first on Pinky McKay Official Website.

Welcome to ‘T**s Up’. When things go ‘t**s up’, they are broken. ‘Tit’s up’ can also mean, ‘brave up and get on with it.’ The post T**s Up Podcast Trailer appeared first on Pinky McKay Official Website.