links and resources
Recommended fourth trimester listening - podcasts on motherhood and postpartum.
Nourishing the Mother
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/nourishing-the-mother/id1013746031
The Motherkind Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-motherkind-podcast/id1295306961
Newborn Mothers Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/newborn-mothers-podcast/id1348539348
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pregnancy-birth-and-beyond/id1067153980
The Aware Parenting Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-aware-parenting-podcast/id1455772681
Tales From The Fourth Trimester
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tales-from-the-fourth-trimester/id1460569533
Postpartum Stories With Steph
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/postpartum-stories-with-steph/id1511307920
Mother / other
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mother-other/id1476331572
SheBirths
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-she-births-show-podcast/id1445098838
My interview on
Tales from the Fourth Trimester
Websites, Podcasts and Videos compiled by Birth Aims
Recommended Practitioners
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Lesa Rusher: Naturopath and Bodyworker, Braidwood NSW & ACT
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Georgie Wieffering: Holistic Wellbeing, coaching
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Mirabai Vines: Holistic Counsellor and Breathwork Practitioner, ACT
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Hollie Baker Boljivac: Holistic Counselling, movement and community care, Braidwood NSW
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Debra Namara: Womb massage and postpartum care, ACT
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Kellie Hermes: Ayurvedic postpartum foods and care ACT
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Dr Orla Teahan: Holistic Naturopathic Doctor ACT
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LiveWell Clinic Canberra: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, herbalism and naturopathy ACT
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Suzanne Zankin: Myofascial release, bodywork, breathwork, craniosacral practitioner – ACT
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Mel and the BodyBright Clinic: Arvigo, holistic pelvic care, Sydney NSW
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InnerWillow – sexological bodywork Canberra
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Padmini Yoni – Yoni Mapping, Devotional Bodywork, Pregnancy ZenThai Massage, Mother-Centred Bodywork Rituals. Byron Bay NSW
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Oni Blecher Biodynamic Craniosacral – Byron Bay NSW
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The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality by Kimberly Ann Johnson
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The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Qu
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Innate Traditions Postpartum Care with Rachelle Garcia Seliga
Some of my personal recommendations:
Books:
Ten Moons
The Inner Journey of Pregnancy, Preparation for Natural Birth
https://www.booktopia.com.au/ten-moons-jane-hardwicke-collings/book/9781483437057.html
Real Food for Pregnancy
https://realfoodforpregnancy.com
Labyrinth of Birth
Creating a Map, Meditations and Rituals for Your Childbearing Year:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/labyrinth-of-birth-pam-england/prod9781616230371.html
Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity
by Sunni Karll
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913205.Sacred_Birthing
Spiritual Midwifery
by Ina May Gaskin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32129.Spiritual_Midwifery
Birthing from within
An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
https://www.booktopia.com.au/birthing-from-within-pam-england/book/9780965987301.html
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage
Weaving ancient wisdom with modern knowledge
https://rachel-reed.website/reclaiming-childbirth-as-a-rite-of-passage/
Beyond the Birth Plan: Getting real about pain and power
https://www.birthingwisdom.com.au/book/
Herstory Book – Audiobook & eBook
https://janehardwickecollings.com/product/herstory-book-audiobook-ebook/
Homebirth on Your Own Terms:
https://www.michellepalasia.com/product/home-birth-on-your-own-terms/
Films:
Orgasmic Birth:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oben
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives
https://tubitv.com/movies/319697/birth-story-ina-may-gaskin-and-the-farm-midwives
YouTube Homebirth Compilation:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKhJElygF22jsbdHzSTUYBW1yLdoK-1E-
BirthTime
Podcasts episodes:
Mahasoma Podcast - Sacred Birth
Maternal mammalian ecstasy: the ancient hormonal blueprint for optimal birth and bonding - Sarah Buckley
https://mythicmedicine.love/podcast/sarah-buckley
Matriarchy in action & ancestor assisted birth - emilee saldaya
https://mythicmedicine.love/podcast/emilee-saldaya
Revillaging: maternal, cultural, and planetary wellness are one - Rachelle Garcia Seliga
https://mythicmedicine.love/podcast/rachelle-garcia-seliga
The motherline: embodied ancestry & feminine magic - Lara Veleda Vesta
https://mythicmedicine.love/podcast/lara-veleda-vesta
Podcasts:
She SheBirths Show:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-she-births-show-podcast/id1445098838
Australian Birth Stories
https://www.australianbirthstories.com/podcast
Homebirth parents sharing their stories of pregnancy, birth and postpartum:
https://www.keepbirthwild.com.au
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pregnancy-birth-and-beyond/id1067153980
MagaMama:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sex-birth-trauma-with-kimberly-ann-johnson/id1286485146
Freebirth Society:
https://www.freebirthsociety.com/blogs/the-free-birth-podcast
Parenting:
Aware Parenting:
https://marionrose.net/aware-parenting-courses/
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
https://sarahbuckley.com/gentle-birth-gentle-mothering/introduction/
Beyond Sleep Training Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1844822782469496
Breastfeeding education and support:
The Milk Meg
ABA:
https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au
The Australian Breastfeeding Project: Breastfeeding information and support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/423162614547456
Amberley Harris:
https://www.maternal-instincts.com.au/?v=6cc98ba2045f
Childbirth Education Resources:
SheBirths: (they also have free weekly prenatal yoga and yoga videos within their packages for home).
Holistic & evidence-based antenatal classes allow you to understand and enjoy your pregnancy and birth:
Pregnancy: The Inner Journey
Pregnancy is an Inner Journey of Self-Discovery and Trust. Be guided by Jane Hardwicke Collings toward a fully conscious birth, with the use of Goddesses, journal prompts, music, craft practices and rituals, in the comfort of your own home.
https://janehardwickecollings.thinkific.com/courses/pregnancy-ecourse
Freebirth Society: (this one is more about undisturbed birth but still interesting)
https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/cgtf
The Birth Class:
https://australianbirthstories.mykajabi.com/thebirthclass
Other:
BellyDance for Pregnancy
Postpartum:
First Forty Days:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-first-forty-days-heng-ou/book/9781617691836.html
Fourth Trimester:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-fourth-trimester-kimberly-ann-johnson/book/9781611804003.html
Healing Recipes for postpartum
Community as Immunity:
https://www.innatetraditions.com/free-class-community-as-immunity
Herbal Support for Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum:
https://www.blissfulherbs.com.au
Susun Weed:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Childbearing-Year-Susun-S-Weed/dp/0961462019