Natural Mother Podcast

Lorine Dolby Hoffer shares poignant and respectful tips for communicating with tweens and teens, in her words, "Before shit gets real."  The information she shares can be applied to communicating with anyone, and most importantly, deepening our connection to ourselves. You can find Lori at LorineHoffer.com, sign up for her Connected Communication course on her website, join her Facebook Group LIFE CONNECTED, or email her at [email protected] Her book recommendation was The Joy of Genius by Gay Hendricks

Betty and Candace discuss traumatic births, and bonding with babies even without the golden hour.  They discuss finding your mom village and how important hearing each other's stories can be.  They discuss healing and moving forward from a less than ideal start to motherhood.

Jessika and Candace give you practical tips and natural remedies for alleviating seasonal allergy symptoms.

https://www.naturalmothernetwork.com/2019/11/15/say-goodbye-to-seasonal-allergies/

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/6-homeopathic-remedies-for-seasonal-allergies/

https://www.aaaai.org

https://pollen.com

https://xlear.com/

https://www.injoynow.com/

https://daveshealth.com/immunity-herbal-formulas/daves-sneezonal-defense-formula/

Join your host Jessika as she sits down with Lyn Christian of SoulSalt.com to offer our listeners ways to define your core values as moms and for your family.  This is an invaluable episode full of soul-food that we could all use, especially NOW. Grab your cup of tea and listen in.  Lyn is offering our listeners 75% off her BE TRUE course found at https://courses.soulsalt.com/p/be-true-discover-your-core-values with code NATURAL-MOTHER at check out. 

Dr. Shoshana Bennett is a PhD Psychologist and world renowned expert on perinatal mood disorders.  She and Candace discuss the six types of perinatal and postpartum mood disorders, and their signs and symptoms.  They each open up about their own personal struggles with postpartum mood disorders and hope for recovery.  Dr. Shosh talks about comprehensive assessments and postpartum wellness strategies for prevention and treatment of PMAD's.

https://drshosh.com/

https://www.postpartum.net/

Trigger Warning : Addiction, suicidal thoughts

In this incredible episode you will hear the heart wrenching story of Elisabeth's first birth, addiction to opioids, her journey through chronic pain, a Fibromyalgia diagnosis, weaning her new baby, relactating, healing, and her second birth.  There simply are no words to sum up her story. But I will warn you, tissues may be necessary.

Join host Candace and guest Sara Hutchinson, a yoga, mindfulness, and childbirth educator and doula as they discuss the benefits of mindfulness for mothers.  They discuss tips and tricks for a practical mindfulness practice that can carry us from pregnancy, through childbirth and into all the parenting years.  Sara talks about her journey with mindfulness and how it has literally transformed her motherhood journey.  Sara teaches us about the importance of leaning into fear, and maintaining your sense of humor in motherhood. 

Join Candace as she talks with Jill Lancaster RN IBCLC about tongue and lip ties.  They discuss the common signs and symptoms as well as the lesser known problems with tethered oral tissues.  Jill explains why function is the most important assessment tool. They talk about why a comprehensive approach with a team of practitioners is best to achieve optimum function when a tie release is needed.

https://www.drghaheri.com

https://tonguetieprofessionals.org

http://www.lactivistactivist.com

Join host Candace as she talks to Breana about her harrowing and healing birth stories.  Breana experienced severe pre-eclampsia and a classical cesarean as young mom and had a micro preemie.  She went on to have a very powerful redemptive home birth vbac.  

Join Candace as she talks with mom of two, Ellie, about her children's births.  They discuss gestational diabetes, shoulder dystocia, breastfeeding and bonding difficulties, and the importance of education and doula support.  They talk about how to have a healing birth experience amidst changes to your birth plan, and how to give yourself grace as a woman and mom and be at peace in bringing your babies here, however that ends up looking.