Baby Brain Podcast

The day has come for our final episode! Waaaahh! This is goodbye for now, but not forever. It’s been an amazing four years of Baby Brain and we’ve loved every minute of it! 

In this episode we chat about the past four years of podcasting, our biggest learnings as Mums, and what the future holds for Hannah & Emma! 

We wanted to say the BIGGEST thank you from the bottom of our heart to our amazing community of listeners who have joined us over the past four years. It’s been such a beautiful journey...

This week we’re joined by the incredible Porscia Lam, who shares her story of going through an autism diagnosis with her son during covid lockdowns, and how this sparked her journey into years of research and learnings on therapies that would help him gain independence. 

Not only is this a wonderful chat about Porscia’s personal experience, but it’s also an insightful conversation around what it’s like to parent a neurodiverse child, and different therapies that are available to explore. 

Porscia is a Melbourne lawyer who has spent the last 18 years working in corpora...

This week we’re chatting all about speech and language development for little ones with Speech Pathologist, and Founder of Back Chat Speech Pathology - Olwen Forker. 

Olwen talks us through the difference between speech and language, milestones for little ones, what level your child should be at before starting school, and signs to look out for that your little one might need a bit of extra support. Olwen also shares some easy exercises we can do at home with our kids to help develop their speech and language skills! 

Olwen Forker is a paediatric Spee...

We have such a beautiful episode for you this week all about spirit babies! We’re joined by the gorgeous Jen from Seasons of Mama, to chat about what spirit babies are, and her experience connecting with her spirit baby after a miscarriage. 

Content warning - during this episode we speak about baby loss and miscarriage. 

Jen is the Mama, Midwife and Maker behind her heart-led business, Seasons of Mama where she offers Conscious Birth Classes and empowered products for your Highest birth and motherhood. She lives on the beautiful South Coast of NSW with her...

This week we’re chatting to Lynn Schulte, birth healing specialist and pelvic health physical therapist about the effect of birth and pregnancy on the pelvis. We discuss so many topics around the pelvic bone, pelvic floor strength, leaking post birth and pain during sex. Lynn has some amazing tips and plenty of youtube videos with easy exercises to do at home!

Lynn Schulte has been a Birth Healing Specialist and Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years. She founded the Institute for Birth Healing, an educational platform for practitioners, and Center for Birth Healing, her clinical pr...

Have you felt overwhelmed with the juggling act of returning to work as a parent? Wondering how to navigate part time hours, negotiations with your boss, daycare drop offs, meal planning, and finding work that you’re actually passionate about? This week we’re chatting with the incredible Lucinda and Lauren (Lu and Loz) from Ready or Not Podcast, on how to make work, work! 

In this episode we cover so much on the return to work transition, how to best manage the challenges that can come along with it, and how employers can make their workplaces more...

We’re back from break!! We have some news to share, but we won’t give any spoilers here, tune in to this week’s episode for all the details! 

In this ep we also discuss how our breaks were, what happened over the crazy festive season, moving houses, moving kids into different rooms and so much more! 

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How is it the end of the year already!? Welcome to our wrap up of 2024! What a BIG year it’s been! Join us in our final ep of the year as we discuss peaks and pits, wrap up a fabulous year of podcasting and Hannah also shares some big news! (Don’t worry it’s not a pregnancy announcement 🤣).

As always we need to say a HUGE thank you to all of you, our listeners, our community, who are now our friends! We wouldn’t be here without you, and your support by following the podcast and tuning...

Ever wondered what kind of money content creators make? What talent agencies look for in mum influencers, and the best ways to grow your audience online? This week we have an amazing bonus episode with our friend Chip from Blue Chip Talent, where he spills the tea on all the behind the scenes info on social media influencers and content creators!

We discuss social media as a platform, how to create content that resonates with mum audiences, knowing your value, pitching to brands and so much more! This episode is full of useful information for anyone considering...

Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the events and presents and neverending to do list for the holiday period? Chances are your kids are too! This week we’re chatting to Lily, a paediatric OT and Founder of Regulated and Ready, to give us tips on how to regulate ourselves and our children over the christmas period.

We discuss tactics for managing expectations and emotions when we’re out of the usual routine, tips for taking kids to big events and also advice on gift giving in a way that won’t be overwhelming for our little ones...

This week we have an amazing listener on the podcast who shares her experience navigating pregnancy and early parenthood as a paramedic. We discuss the balancing act of conception, pregnancy and the early days of parenting while working long shifts over days and nights. This lovely listener shares some insights on what it’s like to work as a paramedic, and how she separates work life from parenting life as a front line worker. 

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This week we have the amazing Claire Andrews from Safe Hands Parenting back on the podcast with us to chat about what baggage we’ve brought into parenting. In this episode we break down ideas around childhood trauma and how this can unconsciously impact how we parent our children. Claire takes us through the questions we can ask ourselves, and discussions we can have with our partners or support team to make sure we’re raising our children in the way we want to, without being influenced by things we’d like to leave behind in our own past. 

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This week we’re chatting to the incredible Alita Blanchard on tips for raising boys. Through testosterone surges, hormonal shifts, processing anger and emotions, raising boys can hold it’s challenges, but Alita gives us some wonderful tips on how to work through these situations and leave our children feeling loved and supported. 

We discuss different hormonal and emotional stages boys might go through, how anger and aggression might present itself in boys, how to support our boys in working through their emotions rather than suppressing them, and what the “boy code” is, and how we might steer our...

Bonus ep!! Last night we attended the Australian Podcast Awards for our nomination for Baby Brain in the parenting category! Sadly we didn't take it home this year, but we had the best time getting all glammed up and hanging with some other amazing podcasters. 

Tune in to listen to all the goss in our quick 10 minute rundown, recorded at the crack of dawn this morning while we were still a little dusty from last night 🤣

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This week is Perinatal Mental Health Week, and we're joined by one of our lovely listeners who tells us her story of experiencing mental health challenges in the perinatal period. This mum thought she was suffering the 'baby blues' - but soon realised it was much more. She tells us about the strain this placed on her marriage, and how she found her way back to hope. 

If you have a story you'd like to tell anonymously, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a message on instagram @babybrain.podcast or via email babybrainpodcast@gmail.com W...

This week is perinatal mental health week, and we’re sharing an incredible chat with Julie Borninkhof, CEO of PANDA. 

Julie talks us through some of the challenges parents face during pregnancy and postpartum, how we can support our friends and family who might be in this situation, and what support services we could access through PANDA.

Julie Borninkhof is PANDA CEO and a recognised leader in the primary health sector. Julie is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked across primary and tertiary settings, namely with people from vulnerable and diverse communities. She is passionate abo...

This week we’re joined by the beautiful Lisa Messenger and Sarah Megginson who share their story of friendship, connection and surrogacy. Lisa speaks about her infertility journey, how Sarah had offered to be a surrogate, what that process involved and how they navigated it all together as best friends! We hear all about the pregnancy and birth of the beautiful baby Hugo, and what life looks like now as a modern family. 

Lisa Messenger is the vibrant, game-changing founder and CEO of The Messenger Group, and founder and editor-in-chief of Collective Hub™. Lisa has authored over forty...

We all know how important naps are, and it can seem like rocket science at times trying to figure out ideal wake windows, perfect nap environments and helping our bubs to self settle. This week we’re chatting with the amazing Kristy Griffiths, better known as the Sleep Teacher!

Kristy talks us through why naps are so important, how to plan for the perfect nap schedule, tips for non-contact naps and settling in the cot, signs our little ones need to drop a nap and so much more!

Kristy Griffiths is a certified child and in...

WTAF!? Controversial topics in bite sized portions. When you only have time for a quick fix, but you’re wanting something spicy!

This week we’re talking about an IG post Hannah saw recently, about people reflecting on their wins. We discuss whether it’s good to be showcasing all the positives in your life, or if it can be a little bit insensitive in the current economic environment. Should we have to hide our achievements incase they make other people upset, or should we be able to post what we like? 

This one was a bit o...

This week we’re chatting to the amazing, fun and hilarious Kayla Brannan! We asked Kayla’s followers what burning questions they have for her, and put them into a quick fire ep! This was loose and hilarious, (just the way we like it) with many lols in between!

Here are the questions we asked Kayla in this episode: 

This week we’re chatting with the amazing Gen Muir on how to set boundaries with our children! We discuss what a boundary is, what age it might be appropriate to set these, the best way to communicate boundaries and enforce them, as well as how to work through situations where our kids push against boundaries. 

Gen Muir is an Obstetric Social Worker, Parent Educator, author, LEGO DUPLO ambassador and mum to four boys. With a deep passion for early childhood development, she is dedicated to supporting families, caregivers, and educators during the crucial early years.

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This week we have the amazing Rachel Weinstock on the podcast to discuss all things bullying. We talk about what signs to look out for in our children, some strategies to use if your child is being bullied, how to approach this with their educators, what to do if your child is the bully, and so much more! This was one of our favourite episodes, and even if your child isn’t school age yet, Rachel shares some wonderful insights and tips that can be used to encourage respectful play and interactions at all ages. 

Rachel Weinstock is...

Mandy Richardson is back!! We’re so excited to chat with Mandy again on the podcast (for the third time!) to talk all about dealing with ‘defiance’ or counterwill in our kids. 

Mandy gives us some great tips and insights on what to do in these situations, and also talks us through why this behaviour is normal and age appropriate. 

Mandy is a toddler development specialist and the Director of Raise Toddlers. She loves decoding toddler behaviours for parents and helping shed light on practical ways to support their toddlers, while staying sane themselves! 

To lear...

On this week's episode of Motherhood Confessions, we’re chatting with one of our amazing listeners who shares her experience with her son’s diagnosis of clubfoot. 

During pregnancy she was made aware that her son would have a clubfoot, and since birth she and her partner have navigated medical appointments, casts, surgeries and more to help their little bub develop and grow in order to walk.

About 1 in every 1,000 babies is diagnosed with this lifelong condition, and this Mum wanted to share her experience to make the journey easier for others. 

If you ha...

This week we’re chatting with the beautiful Elisha B who shares her experience being bullied online about the size of her pregnancy bump. We also chat about Elisha’s recent trip to Turkey for a breast lift, implants and liposuction, as well as the juggle of working multiple jobs, having three kids and being an online influencer! 

We loved this chat, it was like catching up with friends! Elisha is a mum to 2 boys and a princess, ages 3,5,7. Elisha works full time and has her side hustle of working with brands across IG and Tiktok. She’s on a...

This week we’re chatting all things career development and finding your passion in work after kids! We’re interviewing the amazing Sarah Cremona, a Somatic Mentor & Life Coach for Mum's, and The Founder of ‘The Mumma Nest’. 

In this episode we discuss our own personal journeys in losing passion with work after kids, and techniques on how to decide what it is your passionate about, and how to build a career around it. 

Sarah is a mum of 3, Amazon Best Selling Author, facilitator & global award winner. Following the traumatic birth of her third child she hit ro...

This week we’re chatting with the amazing Dr Shereen Lim about oral and airway health in children! We discuss what it means if you have a ‘mouth breather’, the impact of dummies and thumb sucking on airway health, snoring in children and what this means, oral and tongue development in kids and so much more!

Dr Shereen Lim is a Perth based dentist with a post graduate diploma in dental sleep medicine from the University of Western Australia. She has been involved in the team management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea since 2011. 

Dr Lim is...

This week we’re chatting all things toilet training, focussing on overnights and bed wetting! We’re talking to the lovely Bel and Alex, founders of The Independence Hub, who answer our questions on what age you should toilet train overnight, what some of the readiness signs are, and what you can do if your child is bed wetting. 

This episode has some great insights and resources on toilet training overnight, as well as toilet training tips in general! 

Belinda and Alex are two paediatric Occupational Therapists and co founders of The Independence Hub; an online...

WTAF!? Controversial topics in bite sized portions. When you only have time for a quick fix, but you’re wanting something spicy!

This week we’re sharing an IG reel that sparked a discussion on body image. The reel shows a woman’s funeral where she’s being remembered only for how she looks. We discuss whether this kind of content is shaming women for taking care of themselves and valuing their appearance, or whether it’s a healthy reminder that body image isn’t everything. 

Hannah and Emma both had differing opinions on the reel which ma...

Have you ever heard of Vaginal Gymnastics or Pompoir? It’s a little known skill of being able to control the muscles of your vaginal wall to increase sexual pleasure, do some pretty amazing tricks in the bedroom, increase libido and strengthen your pelvic floor! 

This week we’re joined by the amazing Bel Dilorenzo who has written a book on Vaginal Gymnastics and has online courses, teaching you how to hone in the skill. This is such a fun and informative episode and we can’t wait to get started on our gymnastics training! 

Bel Di L...

On this week's episode of Motherhood Confessions, we’re chatting with one of our lovely listeners who shares her experience navigating pregnancy and birth with medical PTSD. 

This listener talks us through how she had some traumatic experiences in the medical system when she was younger, and strategies she needed to implement in order to go back into the system during her pregnancy and birth, and sadly some miscarriages prior. 

This is such a great chat to raise awareness for other women who might not be comfortable in the medical system, and how to navigate this...

This week we’re chatting to none other than Emma’s amazing Naturopath Leah Hechtman (PhD), on what the gut microbiome is and how it can affect fertility and conception. 

In this amazingly informative episode, Leah talks us through how the gut microbiome can impact not only conception, but your children’s development during pregnancy. We talk about ways to optimise your gut microbiome and some signs to look out for that it might not be balanced. 

Dr Leah Hechtman (PhD) is a globally respected naturopathic clinician, a revered lecturer and a sought-after keynote speaker. Driven b...

With so many things on our mental plate it can feel so hard to be present with your kids! We know how beneficial it is to spend quality time with your little ones and engage with them, so this week we chat to the amazing Psychologist Johanna Badenhorst on tips for being more present with our children! 

Johanna talks about why connection is important, some signs your children might be feeling a bit disconnected, and how we can make time in our busy lives to be more present with our kids. 

Johanna Badenhorst is a De...

Time to spice up your life with our latest episode on sexual empowerment for parents! In this week’s ep we chat to the amazing Dr Jess Wade about all things sex and self pleasure, and how to get back into the swing of things if you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck in a rut. 

We know sex can often be the first thing to go if you’re feeling overwhelmed and touched out, but Jess shares some amazing tips on how to bring the spice back into your life if you’re feeling like it’s gone s...

Having babies and going on maternity leave can put women in a financially vulnerable position, especially if we need to become dependent on someone else’s income. This week we’re having an important discussion on what financial abuse is, how to identity if it’s happening in your relationship and how we can set ourselves up to avoid financially abusive situations. 

We’re chatting with Julie-Anne (Jewlz) Ellem, a Chartered Accountant and Business Coach. Jewlz gives us some great tips on setting ourselves up for financial independence, and how to work within a family unit without falling i...

This week we have the amazing Shelley back on the podcast to discuss how our little one’s diets can affect their sleep, and even their moods! We chat about what foods promote a good night’s rest, what foods to avoid, what to give your kids in the lead up to bed time and so much more!

Shelley Mckenzie has been in the health industry for over 15 years. She is a Mum of 3 and practices online as a clinical Nutritionist and Naturopath. Her journey began when she was 24 years old and was diagnosed with a condition call...

Sleep routines can be one of the hardest things to get down-pat, and every baby is so different! From timings, food, light, sound, temperature, environment, it can sometimes feel impossible!

This week we have the lovely and hilarious Georgie Beuth on to give us her top tips on nailing sleep routines with your little ones. This ep will leave you feeling informed and excited to implement some great routines and hopefully get some more sleep!

Georgie Beuth is a Registered Nurse & Midwife, Sensitive Paediatric Sleep Consultant & Mother of 2! Georgie advocates for educating and empowering women...

We’re together in person for Emma’s birthday weekend, we’ve thrown back a few margaritas and all filters are off while we answer your anonymous questions! It seems like some of our listeners have very filthy minds, so disclaimer, if you’re related to us maybe give this one a miss, lol!

If you’re in the mood for a bit of a laugh, strap yourselves in for 20 minutes of raw, tipsy confessions from your co-hosts Em & Hannah.

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We’re back baby!! And this episode is a BANGER! We’re chatting about how our relationships change after having kids, and how to get through the ups and downs, and keep things interesting and intimate with your partner throughout parenting. 

We’ve got the amazing Leonie Akhidenor on this week, who is the host of the Parenthood Podcast, exploring the challenges parents face during the early years of parenting. Leonie is also a property developer, relationship coach and mother of two boys based in Melbourne. Her goal in life is for people to feel less alone in thei...

With so many baby products out there it’s hard to navigate what you actually need, and what is actually useful during pregnancy and those early years! Most of us have seen the golden lists of products and tips that have been circulated through friend groups during pregnancy, and we wanted to create an episode that gives you the low-down on what products you will actually need when having a baby!

We’re chatting to the amazing Phoebe Simmonds, co-founder of the Memo. In this chat we discuss what our top tips are for baby products, what ever...