Mum's The Word

MUM 073: Inbal Sigler : The Power of The Mind over The Body in Birth

Inbal shares so much knowledge this episode and drops bombs of gold on us throughout. She brings so much to the Amsterdam Birth community with her impressive experience and credentials list. It was a pleasure to have her on the show sharing her thoughts on how the mind plays a huge role on how we birth.
Enjoy the Episode.
x Kaz
Inbal Sigler’s Bio:
Inbal Sigler is a certified Hypnobirthing trainer, Doula, Chinese Medicine practitioner and a Yoga & Pilates teacher. Specializing in Pre & Post natal guidance and care, she has been supporting parents on their amazing journey of becoming a family, providing them with the knowledge and practicality needed for a smooth pregnancy and a powerful, transformative, healthy and intimate birth. Inbal the creator of the Isis Hypnobirhting method, which combines multiple teachings and practices and the founder of Isis Hypnobirthing and Yoga – The pregnancy and birth care centre in Amsterdam.
Inbal’s Resources:
Book: Childbirth Without Fear, Dr. Grantly Dick-Read
Book : The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton, Ph.D
Inbal’s Contact Deets:www.isishypnobirthing.nl/inbal@isishypnobirthing.nlwww.facebook.com/IsisHypnobirthing/
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MUM 072: Gillian Kolkman – Post-Natal Nutrition

Hi All,
Another fab interview is coming your way here on an essential topic that all mothers need to be educated in. I certainly trust that this episode is going to gets loads of downloads and listeners are in for a treat. Gillian brings so much more insight than nitrition on this episode – actually it should really be called Self- Care in the Post-Partum period but I wont give too much away. Post Natal Nutriton is certainly discussed but oh so so much more.
Enjoy,
Kaz x
Gillian’s Bio
Gillian is a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist, who studied at The Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London. She is also a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). She has a Nutritional Therapy practice in the Oud Zuid of Amsterdam, close to Wellbeing Chiropractor and is a mum of two boys.
As a mother, and currently pregnant with her third, she is keen to share what she has learnt about postnatal nutrition and motherhood over the last 9 years.
Gillian also has a special interest in fertility, women’s health issues and autoimmune conditions. She is passionate about helping people to be the healthiest they can be using foods and nutrients for natural health care and wellbeing. She loves educating and empowering her clients to take control of their own health to see the true benefits of eating the right foods. She really believes all women can have an amazing experience during pregnancy, labour and the first years of motherhood.
Gillian was a recent speaker at the Amsterdam Motherhood Project event and is here today to talk to us about the extremely important and often forgotten subject of postnatal nutrition for the mother.
Gillian’s Quote:“value progress over perfection”
Gillian’s Top Resources”
Book : Ina May Gaskin – Guide to Childbirth
Book :Kaz Cooke – Rough Guide to Pregnancy
Website – Kellymom
Book :Patrick Holford : Optimum Nutrition for Your Child
Gillian’s Contact Deets:Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GKNutrition/Mobile: +31 (0) 620 727 440Website: https://www.gilliankolkman.comEmail: gilliannutrition@gmail.com / info@gilliankolkman.com
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MUM 071: Nurturing Us Midwives Karen & Agnele – Epigenetics and Pregnancy

It was super exciting to talk about a topic I am passionate about and also to bring a first to Mum’s The Word, me interviewing 2 people at once!
Enjoy the wisdom from Karen and Agnele.
x Kaz
Agnele and Karen Bio
We are two midwives and two mothers and jointly co-founded Nurturing Us.
Together we want to empower women to approach their pregnancy with openness, clarity and knowledge about the connection with their baby before birth. We want to increase women’s awareness that their baby is a conscious, aware and expressive being and that a woman in pregnancy plays an active role in the development and wellbeing of their baby in utero.
We want to inspire women to believe they can make a real difference to the health and emotional wellbeing of their child’s future. The emerging research of epigenetics and peri-natal psychology clearly demonstrates that gratitude, love and connection to yourself as a pregnant woman and with your baby can make a real difference
Together we have gathered the evidence to date and developed a holistic, integrative, collaborative and complimentary approach to empowering confidence in pre-conception and pregnancy.
As women, as mothers and as midwives we hope we can leave a legacy that benefits the mother, her family and her baby as we in turn have journeyed the path with our families.
We aim to make a difference one woman at a time.
NURTURING US Contact Deets:
Pre-conception & Pregnancy Wellness One Day Urban Retreat
www.nurturingus.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/nurturingus/
Instagram: @Nurturingus
Nurturing Us YouTube channel
Resources from the podcast interview
In Utero – Documentary
Bruce Lipton
Anna VerWaal
From Womb to World – the journey that shapes our life – TEDX
The Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
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MUM 070: Shay Klomp-Beuters – A Natural Fertility Success Story

I love a feel good story. I’m so thrilled to bring you this empoeering inspiring story from a wonderful big-hearted super mama. She’s got so much love to share and I’m honoured to bring you her story.  Enjoy
x Kaz
Shay Klomp Beuter’s Bio:
Shay Klomp Bueters is passionate about helping people ”break–up with sugar” allowing them to learn the foods that truly nourish the body providing lifelong knowledge to live their healthiest, happiest life!
Shay graduated from the University of Montana with Bachelors of Science in Health and Human performance. After over 10 years in a 9-5 as the Director of an International Trade Organization, she decided it was time to go back to her roots in health and wellness, graduating from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Having experienced firsthand the life changing power nourishing foods have on the body in dealing with infertility and burnout; she is now on a crusade to help others do the same!
Shay works primarily online, offering 1:1 consultations with her Happier, Healthier YOU program as well as a 5 week Re-Vitalize YOU group cleanse – where she works with clients from the Netherlands, and also globally.
Shay invites you to download her Hormone Disruptor eBook, providing some simple steps to keep your hormones balanced and at their healthiest!
Shays’ Quote:
“if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you”
Shay’s Tips:
Book: Dr Jennifer Barham -Floreani  WELL ADJUSTED BABIES
Video : Dr Robert Lustig THE BITTER TRUTH
Shay’s Deets:
Website:  www.contagiously-healthy.com
Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/ContagiouslyHealthy/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ShayHealthy
Pinterest https://nl.pinterest.com/shayklomp/
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MUM 069: Susi Hately : Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for C-section & Vaginal Deliveries

Susi Hately’s Bio:
B.Sc Kinesiology, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist
Since 1993, Susi Hately has grown from teaching one or two musicians how to stay pain free while playing their instruments, to becoming a highly credible and reliable source for understanding and successfully using therapeutic yoga to enable people to get out of pain and back to the life they want to live – at home, work and play.
Her Signature Style of Yoga Therapy combines principles of anatomy and physiology with the ancient art of yoga asanas, breathing, pranayama, stillness and meditation. All of her sessions are customized to suit individual needs.
She started teaching this way back in 2001 because not every person with back pain or shoulder pain needed the same yoga program. Instead she focused on the person, their anatomy, their movement abilities and their day-to-day lifestyle. . . with a goal to cultivate better body balance.
Today she teaches people who have back pain, shoulder pain, frozen shoulders, repetitive strain injury, and osteoarthritis; people going through chemotherapy, and people who are recovering from cancer treatment; people with neck pain, knee pain, and people rehabilitating from surgery; people with MS; Lou Gehrig’s, as well as people with anxiety, and depression. Clients come from all walks of life – executives, parents, retirees, elite athletes, Olympians, school teachers, dentists, doctors, massage therapists, chiropractors, yoga teachers and more – but the common thing that brings them is always the same, initially – their pain, fatigue or tension is getting in the way of the life they want to live.
In 2001, she started to teach teachers the anatomy principles she uses in her classes each day. They had ah-ha moments in their own bodies as well as ah-ha moments with their students – there was less pain, more ease, and a greater feeling of lightness and strength.
In 2004, she began to train teachers more specifically in therapeutic yoga, and in 2007 she launched what is now called the Therapeutic Yoga Intensive. Over these 5 mind blowing days she teaches the theory and techniques she uses daily with her clients to help them reduce pain, manage long term physiological and systemic issues, recover from surgery and navigate treatment protocols.
In 2007, she began Certifying Yoga Teachers to become Yoga Therapists. Her Yoga Therapy Program is now one of a few IAYT Accredited Programs based in Canada, and is catered to yoga teachers who want to blending the modern with the ancient, who have tried what she has taught and sees the positive impact in their own practice, as well as in the practices of their students and who want to take their knowledge deeper; who want to flourish as therapeutic yoga teachers, and become really good at what they do. Susi has much experience in this world of improving movement and reducing pain and she wants to share it with people who are serious about their development and growth.
Read Susi’s Blog Post on a Taste of Her Own Medicine – a tale of her own recovery from wiping out down her stairs.
Susi’s Contact Deets :
Website: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/functionalsynergy/
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MUM 068: Emily Kiberd :C-Section Scar Tissue

Dr Emily’s Bio: 
Dr Emily Kiberd has been a chiropractor in midtown Manhattan for 10 years and the founder of Urban Wellness Clinic, a multi-disciplinary clinic with chiropractors, massage therapy, personal training, nutrition, yoga therapy, and acupuncture. She is obsessed with movement and is fascinated with how the body compensates for injuries.
She integrates a corporate wellness program called Urban Wellness Corporate Solutions into fortune 500 companies and financial institutions in NYC which includes: yoga, ergonomic assessments, nutrition, and massage therapy.
She works with athletes, corporate warriors, and has a specific specialty doing post-surgical scar tissue work, specifically postpartum c-section scars. She helps women get ready for pregnancy through strength training, breathing techniques, nutrition, and chiropractic adjustments and knows education is essential to a healthy birth.
Mama to 1 year old Baby Elvis, wife to DJ, she loves getting her patients moving better, smarter and pain free.  In her world work/life balance is a myth because she believes if you love what you do, they are seamless.
Dr Emily’ Resources: 
Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful: Experience the Natural Power of Pregnancy and Birth with Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
The Wonder Weeks: How to Stimulate Your Baby’s Mental Development and Help Him Turn His 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases into Magical Leaps Forward
Emily’s Contact Deets:
Website :   urbanwellnessclinic.com
Insta : urbanwellnessclinic
Facebook : urbanwellnessclinic
Practice :
57 West 57th street #1406
New York, New York 10019
United States (US)
Phone: (212) 355-0445
Email: info@urbanwellnessclinic.com
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MUM 067: Jessica Donovan- Raising Natural Super Kids

Jessica Donovan Bio:
Jessica Donovan is a mama of 2, naturopath and holistic health expert who helps families thrive. She is passionate about educating parents on nourishing their children with real food, helping to boost their health and heal naturally. Jessica combines her extensive naturopathic knowledge with a realistic, empathetic, inspiring and down to earth approach to empower women to look after themselves and take charge of the wellbeing of their families.
Jessica has created an ebook –  ‘5 food secrets of kids that rarely get sick’ to help parents boost their kids immune system with real food. You can download your free copy here
Jessica’s Quote/Affirmation
“the only thing that exists is now”
Jessica’s Resources
Movie : Overfed and Undernourished
Book : Buddhism for Mothers
Book : The Big Leap
Podcast : A Quirky Journey
The Good life Project
Jessica’s Deets and links:
8 Essential Wholefoods for kids ebook  http://www.naturalsuperkids.com/wfk-ebook/
Website www.energeticmama.com
Natural Super Kids Program www.naturalsuperkids.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/energeticmama
Instagram www.instagram.com/energeticmama
Pinterest www.pinterest.com/energeticmama
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MUM 066: “Best of” #10- Julie Tenner- Finding Your Desire

Definitely one of my fave episodes to date. Julie is so eloquent, she shares so deeply, she is so so wise and I feel blessed to be able to bring you this episode. Its a goodie! You will have tingles.
Enjoy!!
X Kaz
Julie Tenner’s Bio
Julie Tenner, The Pleasure Nutritionist and co-founder of Nourishing the Mother and mother of three is a Naturopath, specialising in women’s health, Birth Coach and Mothering Mentor on a mission to reconnect women to their pleasure and nourish so much more than just their bodies.
Frustrated with the paradigm of health and nutrition which sees women berate themselves for breaking their ‘food rules’, Julie’s approach looks beyond the nutrient impact of food to look at our beliefs, conditioning and uncover what it is that truly moves us as women, giving us to permission to receive, nourish and inspire – creating a ripple effect in our families and out into our communities.
When women say “yes” to themselves, they pave the way for those around them. When women awaken their sensuality, when they feel deliciously connected to who they are, when pleasure becomes part of them, not separate to them – they become a beacon for desire and magnificence.
For over a decade Julie has helped women reconnect to their magnificence – because relationships, health, birth and motherhood can be a luscious love affair.
 Julie’s Resources/Tips:
The Queen’s Code by Alison Armstrong
Vagina Naomi Wolfe
The Dark Side of The Light Chasers by Debbie Ford
Aletha Solter Books
Julie’s Contact Deets:
www.nourishingthemother.com.au
Facebook – Nourishing the Mother
IG – nourishinghemother
www.thepleasurenutritionist.com
Facebook – The Pleasing Nutritionist (Facebook banned the word “Pleasure”)
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MUM 065: “Best of” #9: Shalome Stone : Rockstar Birth

I totally loved this interview! Maybe I should say that again? I totally loved this interview! Shalome Stone and I both speak the same language which is so evident throughout this episode. It was never not on my mind when I thought to do a “best of” series.
Its quite a long one and well truth be known it could have been waaaaaaaaaay longer as we were both getting high speaking about our favourite topic!! BIRTH!
You are going to truly love this interview from Shalome and its no wonder she’s got her own podcast too…. she has a lot to share and certainly has more passion than you could possible fit into one podcast interview!! Her links are below of course!
Enjoy!
Kaz xx
Shalome Stone’s Bio
Shalome Stone wants to live in a world where women approach their birth with excitement and awe. A highly medicalised hospital birth and 2 sensational homebirths taught her that a little preparation can make ALL the difference, and that you can feel like a Rockstar when you birth, regardless of how you birth.
As the Founder and Editor of the Rockstar Birth Magazine and Rockstar Birth Radio, Shalome is dedicated to empowering pregnant mamas to replace their fear of pain with the insights and self-belief to roar their baby out by creating their own informed, empowered and amazing birth experience.
Shalome is the former Editor of the Homebirth Queensland print magazine Down To Birth, and passionate about providing birthing choices for all women in terms of optimal location, support team, and collaborative informed care, on an individual birth-by-birth basis.
She is the mother of 3 high spirited Rockstars, and bonus mother of 2 amazing teenage girls, and wants you to know that you are born to birth. Everything you need is already inside of you.
Shalome’s Quotes
“you don’t know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have” Bob Marley
“you are born to birth. Everything you need is already within you” Shalome Stone
Shalome’s Tips
Birth Without Fear blog
Call The Midwife
Shalome’s Links
Website: rockstarbirthmagazine.com
Facebook: facebook.com/RockstarBirth
Instagram: @rockstarbirthmag
Email: shalome@rockstarbirth.com
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MUM 064 : “Best of” # 8: Kirstin Bouse- The Conscious Mother

You will love this interview from a “parenting expert”.
It was eye opening, touching, inspiring , informative and engaging.
Thank-you Kirstin!!
Kirstin’s  Bio
Kirstin Bouse is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with 20-years’ experience in her profession. She is the owner of Life Resolutions Psychology Practices in Morley and Wembley in WA and the creator of The Conscious Mother. Kirstin’s areas of interest include perinatal mental health, parenting, trauma, family breakdown and relationships. Kirstin has authored The Conscious Mother: A simple guide to mothering with self-awareness, authenticity, confidence and connectedness. Her program #motherhoodonline will be launched in September 2016 and she is already preparing her first mothers retreat. Both programs will help mothers prepare for, and navigate the journey of motherhood with self-awareness and confidence. Kirstin is a mother of 4 children.
Kirstin’s Links
Book : Hughes, Daniel, Baylin, Jonathan, Siegel, Daniel J Brain Based Parenting
Book : Jacinta Tynan Mother Zen
Kirstin’s Contact Details
Website: www.theconsciousmother.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconsciousmother/
Twitter: @Ask_TCM
Instagram: The Conscious Mother
Skype: Kirstin Bouse
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MUM 063 : “Best of” # 7 Tanya Strusberg – Lamaze. Not your Mum’s Huffing and Puffing Class

From memory this is still absolutely the highest energy interview to date.   Tanya gives it her all and you can tell from about 10 seconds in that this woman is passionate about Birth, her work, Lamaze and spreading her message acrosss the globe. I am thrilled to re-release this episode
Tanya’s Bio
Tanya Strusberg is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) and founder of BirthWell BirthRight an independent childbirth education practice based in Melbourne. In 2015, Tanya was inducted as an FACCE (Fellow of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators) in recognition of her significant contribution to childbirth education. Through her internationally accredited Lamaze Educator Training program, she is very excited to be training a new generation of Australian Lamaze educators.
Last, but absolutely not least, she is also the mum of two beautiful children, her son Liev and daughter Amalia.
Tanya’s Tips / Links
Lamaze.org (for parents)
Evidence Based Birth
Childbirth Connection
Sarah Buckley
Tanya’s Contact Details
Website : BirthWell BirthRight
Email : info@birthwellbirthright.com
Facebook : birthwellbirthright
Instagram: birthwellbirthright
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MUM 062: “Best Of” #6 Rhea Dempsey – Reframing Pain

This has got to be THE episode that I always get first time mums to listen to. No matter what type of birth they are planning, they need to understand the principles that Rhea teaches in this episode.  This episode without doubt belongs in our Best Of series!!  And every woman should know these principles on pain before going into their first labour.
This is light bulb going off “aha moment” kind of stuff and I am thrilled to bring this information to you.
Rhea was a joy to have on the show. So informative. So wise and such a  joy to listen to.
A blessing to the birth world and a woman of such wisdom.
I am so happy to share this important message from Rhea and I love her chosen quote..
“you don’t have to like it to do it brilliantly”  from a fellow birth worker.
Rhea’s Bio:
Rhea Dempsey is a highly respected childbirth educator, author, speaker, counselor and birth attendant with experience at over 1000 births. With adult daughters and grandchildren of her own, Rhea’s understanding of birth has been gained over four decades of working with pregnant women, their partners, support people, midwives and medical practitioners, in home and hospital settings.
Enjoy!
X Kaz
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