A Mothers Narrative: Recent Episodes
Illoura the Label
A podcast to share inspiring women in the form of honest, unscripted conversations to bring you their unique and raw stories of motherhood.
A podcast for mums, bought to you by Illoura the Label. Stories to support, inspire and uplift one another.
In today's episode, I have an open and honest discussion about Hyperemesis Gravidarum with HG Australia owner, Caitlin and biglittlethings owner, Yanika.
All three of us have experienced varied degrees of HG during pregnancy and share our personal experiences navigating pregnancy with HG.
We talk about ways to know you have HG, when to go to hospital/ see a doctor, support and coping strategies, fear surrounding future pregnancies and so much more!
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum Australia
Hyperemesis Gravidarum Australia is a charitable organisation focussed on supporting women with hyperemesis gravidarum, their families and care providers.
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In today's episode Steph Smith talks us through her two pregnancies and births, with a focus on the surprise home birth of her son Ziggy.
Steph shares all the details of how she ended up having a surprise home birth with her husband, mum and paramedic's present.
Steph shares an honest insight into recovery after childbirth and the transition from one to two children and so much more.
In this episode Astrologer, Brooke Macqueen from Various Friends talks all things Astrology, to help you understand your zodiac as a mother, as well as helping you understand children's zodiacs to use this to help you parent.
We also discuss the relation between Manifesting and Astrology and what this means to Brooke.
In today's podcast episode Krystle from Krystle Knight jewellery shares her journey into motherhood and what this looked like for her while running her own company.
it's a very honest episode that tells how challenging juggling a business and children can be and both Krystle and Illoura's founder Ashleigh share what they have found works for them to achieve a better balance as they have gone through their journeys and share some tips for other mothers navigating business and motherhood or wishing to start their business journey while having young children.
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Today's episode is with the beautiful Elysia and Nat from Whole Beings.
Today we explore the meaning of holistic education, the behind the scenes and foundations of Whole Beings, the importance of the first 7 years and we also discuss homeschooling and some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding homeschooling.
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In today's episode I chat with Jess who her journey through motherhood including her two births.
Jess talks us through her first birth which was quite traumatic, with a manual removel of her plancenta.
Jess shares her honest take on becoming a mother and the difficulty she had forming that early connection with her daughter and the emotional impact a hard breastfeeding journey had on her.
Jess also shares with us falling pregnant with her second child, which we very sadly lost due to a miscarriage and the grief around this time.
Lastly Jess shares with us how she was able to achieve the birth she wanted with her son using hypo birthing techniques.
Book mentioned in todays episode: The Calm Birth Method.
In today's episode I chat with Jinti Fell. Jinti is a mum of two and travels Australia with her partner and children in a bus converted into their tiny home on wheels.
Jinti shares with us her journey into motherhood, all things van life and travelling with young children and how she navigates raising two small children on the road.
Jinti also shares with us her beliefs in Law of Attraction and the positive and strong impact manifesting and positive affirmations has on her life.
In today's episode I talk with Tara from the Name Nest. Tara shares with us her journey into motherhood and the beginning of the Name Nest. We chat naming your baby, name regret and answer some questions from her followers.
In today's episode Kayla shares her two birth stories including her second son's birth which turned out to be an accidental home birth with just her and her partner present.
In today's episode both Maddy and Ashleigh share their experiences with breastfeeding because while breastfeeding can be a beautiful thing, it can also be extremely difficult and challenging as well. Maddy takes us through her breastfeeding journey and the challenges she overcame and her feelings during this time.
In today's episode Jessamy shares her experience moving to Bali with her 6 week old son and 2 year old daughter. Jessamy takes us through her last 3 years living in Bali and the incredible benefits and the ways it has enriched her families lives as well as her favourites and tips for families travelling to Bali. Jess also shares details of how she navigates the more difficult components of living in a third world country.
Leah Williams shares her experience with Endometriosis resulting in difficulty conceiving and years of infertility. Leah takes us through her feelings at this time and her and her husband's decision to begin the IVF process to start their family. Leah goes into depth about the IVF process and her feelings and experiences which resulted in two healthy pregnancies and births.
In today's episode I talk with one of my good friends Laura Thoms, to talk about becoming a mum as a teenager as well as the highs and lows of motherhood.
Luka Mccabe, owner of business boob to Food tells her experience with postpartum depletion and ways to overcome this if it is something your experiencing, as well as telling her story of living overseas in Bali and travelling Australia both with young children.