Beyond the Bump

Are you suffering from parental burnout? – with psychologist and family coach, Hélène

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 91st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with award-winning international psychologist, family coach, child educator and nanny, Hélène all about parental burnout. We felt this chat was very timely given the state of Australia and many parents feeling just completely over the whole gig.
Just a quick trigger warning that we touch very briefly on suicidal thoughts and child abuse in this episode!
 
We ask Hélène all your questions about burnout:
What is the difference between parental burnout and depression?
Is it common for parental burnout to come and go?
What are the risks involved?
Is mum rage a sign of parental burnout?
Are stay at home parents more at risk of parental burnout?
Tips for parental burnout in lockdown! How can we communicate parental burnout with our partner and to the older generation?
Advice to parents who are in parental burnout. When does it end?
And SO MUCH MORE!
We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode!
 
Goodies mentioned:
Schedule a Burnout Test with Helene - https://www.helenegatland.com.au/
To take the Burnout Test - https://en.burnoutparental.com/suis-je-en-burnout
Join Hélène’s FaceBook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/925895748143972
 
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Will I ever feel like having sex again? Talking post partum sex - with sexologist, Juliet Allen

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 90th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with sexologist, Juliet Allen. We ask her all of your sex questions with a specific focus on past partum sex: 
What are some tips to keep the spark alive when you are trying for a baby?
How can we enjoy sex while pregnant? Will having sex for the first time post partum hurt no matter what?
Is it “normal” to have no sex drive post partum and is this greater if the mum is breastfeeding?
What is vaginismus?
Is it normal for your orgasms to change after having a baby?
Should you fake it if you’re not feeling it, but your partner is?
Is it bad if you’re needing a vibrator to orgasm? Tips for getting an orgasm through penetrative sex.
And so much MORE!
We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode!
 
Goodies mentioned:
What’s Your Love Language™? Quiz
Juliet’s Pleasure School
 
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How do I get my toddler to sleep? - with The Sleep Teacher, Kristy

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 89th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Kristy, The Sleep Teacher and ask her all of your toddler sleep questions:
How to transition from 2 to 1 naps? How to deal with an early-riser toddler? Do rewards charts work? When do you know it’s the right time to transition from a cot to a big bed? When should you start using blankets at pillows? How to overcome bedtime stalling? Is snoring normal? And MORE!
We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode!
 
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Was there a reason you decided to have a planned c-section & opted to bottle feed? Making choices that work for YOU - with Montarna Pitt

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 88th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Montarna Pitt - we chat all about her decision to choose to have a caesarian section and to formula feed her babies as well as everything in between. 
Montarna is a businesswoman powerhouse, so we also talk a bit about that mum-work juggle.
We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode!
 
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What is the process of adopting or fostering a child!? - with Jonica

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our e87th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Jonica, the beautiful lady behind @the.wandertwins. Jonica talks about her journey with having biological children, adopted children and foster children -- is the love any different between children? What is the adoption process in Vanuatu vs. Australia? Adoption vs. fostering and more!
Jonica is such an inspiration and we hope you absolutely love this episode!
  
Follow Jonica on Instagram @the.wandertwins
 
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Any tips for getting your family ready for another little member? - Alex Emms of Kids Flourish

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 86th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with parent coach, Alex Emms from Kids Flourish all about getting your family ready for a new little member!  
We talk all about what can we do to get a toddler or child ready before a newborn arrives? Expectations about how our toddlers ‘should’ react when meeting a newborn for the first time. What is a somewhat manageable age gap between kids? How to deal with jealousy? Tips on your child having parent preferences and SO MUCH MORE!
We hope you absolutely love this episode!
 
Follow Alex on Instagram @kidsflourish
 
Goodies mentioned:
To learn more about Alex’s workshops head to kidsflourish.net/workshops 
Alex’s Freebie – Managing Behaviours Respectfully Script
Baby on the Way 
 
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BONUS EP - Are we really gonna post this? Unfiltered Q&A with Jayde and Sophie

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our BONUS, 85th episode of Beyond the Bump, we are coming to you with an unfiltered Q + A that we have been promising for such a long time. You guys sent in your questions and we answered them - some were a bit more get to know us and others were a bit juicier! 
We even play a round of Never Have I Ever (Mum Edition!) So, pour yourself some bubbles or a cup of tea and ENJOY! 
 
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How does she do it!? Conceiving, parenting and caring for three daughters (including a set of twins) when your partner has a spinal cord injury - with Teigan McKinnon

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 84th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Teigan McKinnon. She is the wife of Alex McKinnon and the mama of toddler, Harriet, and fresh newborn twins. 
We talk all about what it's like to have a partner who has a spinal cord injury and the challenges that arise because of that. We also chat about the realities of having twins, which is a whole other topic in itself.
We absolutely loved chatting with Tiegan and we hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did.
 
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Can I have a VBAC? - with Midwife Mandz

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 83rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we have midwife Mandz back on the poddy. We are talking all about VBACs -- there's a little bit of evidence, a little bit of anecdote, a little bit of birth story, a little bit of questioning and we hope you enjoy it!
 
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Why does this keep happening? Recurrent miscarriages with Laksmi

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. 
In our 82nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with a friend of Jayde's, Lakshmi. She takes us on her journey behind motherhood which involved several miscarriages. She also touches on her separation with one of her partners. 
We genuinely feel like this is one of our biggest, most powerful episodes we've had so far, and we really hope everyone enjoy!
We do want to say that we speak about miscarriage and infant loss in this episode; we also semi touch on themes of self-harm. So, trigger warning if you would like to continue listening or not.
 
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