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Facing FWD:#37 Building a Multimillion-Dollar Clean Beauty Brand After Brain Cancer w/ Laura Thompson of Three Ships BeautyIn this episode of Facing FWD, I sit down with Laura Thompson, co-founder and CEO of Three Ships Beauty, to unpack how a brain cancer diagnosis became the catalyst for both deep healing and building a multimillion-dollar clean beauty brand.Laura shares the origin story of Three Ships, what it really takes to build trust in an unregulated industry, and how she’s redefined leadership and success through transparency, integrity, and resilience. We talk about fundraising as a female founder, navigating co-founder dynamics, and the daily rituals that keep her grounded as she scales consciously.Th...2025-04-181h 02
Neural NewscastOracle Cybersecurity: Unpacking Recent Incidents with Expert Insights from Chad Thompson📝 Episode Description / Show NotesTitle: Oracle Cybersecurity: Unpacking Recent Incidents with Expert Insights Format: Host + Expert Interview | Bonus Episode Hosts: Kara Swift (Host), Chad Thompson (Cybersecurity Analyst)Join us for a deep dive into the recent cybersecurity headlines surrounding Oracle. In this episode:🛡️ Oracle Cloud breach claims and denials🏥 Oracle Health breach impacting patient data🔍 Validation of stolen data and transparency concerns🧩 The pattern of security mismanagement and public response📉 Reputational damage and regulatory implications🔒 What these incidents mean for cloud users, enterprises, and the future of digital trustFeaturing commentary on coverage from Bleepi...2025-04-0107 min
The MorninglineThe Morningline: Kara Thompson 02/17/2025WFXR Meteorologist, Kara Thompson, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about what the forecast for the week looks like, including some winter weather.2025-02-1702 minThe MorninglineThe Morningline: Kara Thompson 02/12/2025WFXR Meteorologist, Kara Thompson, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the weather that the area will see today in the winter storm and the mixture of freezing rain and rain in the forecast.2025-02-1202 minThe MorninglineThe Morningline: Kara Thompson 01/10/2025WFXR Meteorologist, Kara Thompson, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the winter weather and snow in the area this weekend.
2025-01-1001 minThe MorninglineThe Morningline: Kara Thompson 01/06/2025WFXR Meteorologist Kara Thompson joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the wintry weather in the area and what the forecast for the rest of the day and into tomorrow looks like.2025-01-0602 minThe MorninglineThe Morningline: Kara Thompson 01/03/2025WFXR Meteorologist, Kara Thompson, joins Mari and Anthony on The Morningline to talk about the wintry weather that we'll be seeing this weekend, when the system should be expected to leave the area, and more.2025-01-0304 min
Pregnancy UncutS6. Ep10. Disrupting the status quo - When your birth plan provokes public debateIn our final episode for season 6, Kara talks to Dr. Imogen Hines about Induction of labour, specifically planned induction and the surprising reaction it can prompt.As an orthopedic doctor, Imogen was no stranger to research and so when she found out she was pregnant she didn't hesitate to put that to the test researching the birth that was going to be best for her and her baby. Based on her findings and on her personal situation she decided to book for a planned induction at 39 weeks.As a public figure, Imogen was expecting to...2024-10-161h 08Pregnancy UncutS6. Ep9. Informed consent. The cornerstone of maternity and obstetric care.In this episode we are thrilled to welcome back to the podcast, Amy Dawes - co-founder and CEO of the Australasian Birth Trauma Association to talk with Kara about informed consent. This was the theme of this year's birth trauma awareness week and Kara and Amy do a deep dive on just why it is so important.When Amy was last on the podcast she spoke openly about her personal journey of birth trauma and living with levator avulsion. Now, some years on we welcome her candor as she talks about her own life and the directions...2024-09-271h 12Pregnancy UncutS6. Ep8. Outside of my own body. When birth triggers long-buried traumaHayley is a qualified trauma counsellor and mum of two. With her education and expertise she felt well equipped to manage her own trauma from sexual assault, particularly when her first birth was straightforward.Going into her second Hayley felt prepared and excited. However, in the midst of her labour and birth she found herself disassociating and unable to reach anyone who would be able to help her. Bravely sharing her raw yet insightful story, Hayley teaches us how past trauma can impact pregnancy, labour and birth. Alex and Hayley discuss her personal experience of b...2024-09-0543 minPregnancy UncutS6. Ep7. The memory of a sound - how vividly our birth experiences stay with usFamily is everything to Renee. At 95, she is a living legend, and our oldest guest on Pregnancy Uncut. Renee' s memory is impressively sharp and despite her age, her experiences of her five births remain vivid and profound. Renee now has three grown up children, but she also has two children no longer earthside: she is a survivor of her time, to say the least.Renee is one of ten (10!!) and grew up in a time where resilience reigned and preventable deaths were part of life. She's lived through a world war, and lost siblings t...2024-08-2345 minPregnancy UncutS6. Ep6. 'Love from Dad': A bereaved father's journey through birth trauma, grief and advocacyWhen his partner Maddy went into labour with their second child, Matt was excited to meet the new addition to their family, but a cord prolapse leading to emergency surgery, saw him instead, alone in a waiting room looking at the seemingly motionless hands of a clock. When Baby Wren was born, she required intensive breathing support, and soon afterwards Matt and Maddy had to make the impossible decision to palliate or transfer her to Melbourne to see if specialist help could save her.Wren spent 8 days in the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne and underwent co...2024-07-1859 minPregnancy UncutS6. Ep5. When a nagging feeling becomes a confirmed diagnosis - Breast Cancer in Pregnancy.After a complex fertility journey and a birth and post-partum overshadowed by Covid, Isla was hopeful that she was through the complexity and her journey to her next baby would be more straightforward. At first, this seemed to be the case - as Isla naturally fell pregnant with second baby Freddie. Everything seemed to be going well when Isla discovered a lump on her breast.Thinking it was likely nothing, possibly mastitis or something connected to the changes of her body in pregnancy, Isla couldn't get rid of the nagging feeling that something wasn't quite right. She...2024-07-0245 minPregnancy UncutS6. Ep4: Into the unknown: Navigating a congenital CMV diagnosis.When Candice took her baby boy Emmett home from hospital he had twice failed the standard hearing tests. However, no one seemed too concerned, her pregnancy had been uncomplicated and everything seemed well. However an outpatient audiology consult that should have taken a couple of hours, lasted nearly a full day and maternal instinct started tingling. At the end of that day she was told that Emmett had permanent hearing loss on one side and they were referred for further testing and consultation. Congenital CMV was listed as one possible cause and there followed a whirlwind of app...2024-06-131h 09Pregnancy UncutS6. Ep3. Birth of a Feminist – An interview with RANZCOG Vice President Dr. Nisha KhotIn this episode we side-step from our usual content to hear the considered insights of Dr. Nisha Khot.Nisha grew up, studied and practiced to become a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in India - where 'a feminist was born'. After further training and working in the UK she landed on Australian shores, practising and training the next generation of O&G specialists, many (including our co-host Kara) are all the better for it. Working as a consultant, Nisha realised that the injustices she was seeing were not going to be fixed by a magical ‘someone’ and so took...2024-05-2455 minPregnancy UncutS6. Ep2. When a picture hides the true story – An inspiring journey of IVF, miscarriage and hope.Pip had always seen herself having a family and as a driven and organised obstetrician she had clear expectations about how, and when, that might happen. But rarely do fertility journeys unfold as we expect. After an initial miscarriage that instantly her interactions and understanding of the women in her care, she found herself on an IVF journey that would bring heartbreak, complications, twists and turns that she could never have predicted. Now a mum of four, the family picture belies the journey that Pip and her husband went on to get there. She talks to...2024-05-121h 09
The PodCASTEmpowering others and removing obstacles with Brigadier General Jackie Thompson, Jr. MSC, CJSOn this episode of the PodCAST, we sit down with Brigadier General, Jackie Thompson. Jackie tells us his stories of paving his way through college, into law school, and beyond into the military. Jackie has incredible stories about the time he spent serving the nation and timeless advice on how to navigate life.2024-04-0324 minPregnancy UncutS6. Ep1. Uterine Transplant. The medicine behind a miraculous second chance.Following the birth of her first child, Violet, Kirsty experienced a large post partumhaemorrhage, which required a hysterectomy to save her life. This would seem to spell an end to her fertility journey and Kirsty, who had always imagined more children, began conversations around surrogacy. However, she couldn't get rid of the nagging feeling that she desperately wanted to carry another child herself.Still deep in postpartum, Kirsty began a journey of discovery about uterine transplant - a surgery not yet performed in Australia but gaining momentum elsewhere in the world. Stumbling across a website for a...2024-04-0151 min
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The Kara Goldin Show397 Jean Thompson: CEO of Seattle Chocolate CompanyToday we are joined by Jean Thompson who is the CEO and Owner of the very exceptional Seattle Chocolate Company and jcoco. A longtime fan and investor in the company during her previous life as an executive at Microsoft, Jean acquired Seattle Chocolate after the Nisqually Earthquake destroyed the company’s factory in 2001, and with no prior C-suite experience, boldly stepped in as CEO to rebuild the business from the ground up. You will love this interview including hearing more about Jean and her team’s responsible sourcing initiative. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you...2023-06-0537 minPregnancy UncutS5. Ep5. Inconceivable. Solo motherhood and donor conceptionAlexandra had always imagined being a mum, but the onset of baby hunger in her late 30s, while a long term relationship with a man who didn’t share her dream, led to a change in direction. After moving back in with her parents, a series of bad dates, time began to outrun her reproductive age, so Alexandra made the pragmatic decision to go it alone using donor sperm.What followed was a journey of discovery; leading her family through their unease and grief of an expected path, encountering strangers and health professionals quick to share opinions and...2023-05-0941 minPregnancy UncutS5. Ep4. Yelling into a void. Why are we still not talking about severe perineal trauma?Nine years on from a traumatic birth that led to a fourth degree tear, Verity still finds herself wondering if there is more she could have done; asked a different person, articulated herself differently, said the magic words that would have got her the help she so desperately needed.The reality however, is that she pushed and pushed and pushed. Went down every avenue, was articulate in her concerns, her needs and her emotional vulnerability. Had it not been for her mother and a GP who finally listened, Verity believes her story could have had a disastrous...2023-03-2850 minPregnancy UncutS5. Ep3. Far from home. A farming mum's journey with fetal heart block and long distance care.Married to a busy farmer and working as a midwife at their nearest hospital, Marnie’s dream was always to have her family born and bred close to home. She was just 19 weeks pregnant with her second baby, when her rural GP obstetrician found that baby's heartbeat was around half what it should have been, and diagnosed fetal heart block - a rare condition that would shape the pregnancy, birth, and first months of baby Amelia's life.What followed was the opposite of what Marnie had envisaged, with hours and hours of driving to multiple app...2023-02-2848 minPregnancy UncutS5. Ep2. Reborn from Tragedy. How stillbirth both breaks and shapes a mother.Heidi is mother to three children but her firstborn, Harry, was stillborn at 38 weeks after a seemingly straightforward pregnancy. The delivery of that news, that no expectant parent should ever hear, was done in a way that lacked the care and compassion it warranted and that memory continues to loom large. Returning home, Heidi and her family were lucky to be surrounded by love and support but there were still moments where she felt isolated and alone.That unique and difficult insight is one that guides her as she supports other families and educates health workers in h...2023-02-0638 minPregnancy UncutS5. Ep1. 'Childless: A story of freedom and longing'. In conversation with Sian PriorAn accomplished writer, musician, journalist, broadcaster and climate activist, Sian Prior has led a fulfilling life. However, she has always felt a chasm where her child should have been and it is only recently that she has given herself the space and compassion to acknowledge the grief that has been with her throughout much of her adult life as a resultThe grief connected to Sian's journey of infertility and recurrent miscarriage carries its own weight, but has been further exacerbated by having to navigate her way in a society that places judgment and labels on those i...2023-01-1646 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.Claudine had been having a normal second pregnancy but when her 20 week scan showed abnormalities and she received the heartbreaking news that her baby, Sophie had severe Spina Bifida, her and her husband had two weeks to make the hardest decision of any parent.Soon after, Claudine fell pregnant for a third time and took every recommended precaution but again, this time at 18 weeks, she received the same devastating news of Spina Bifida with baby Willow already showing signs of multiple complications. Claudine and her family once again had to say goodbye.Feeling strongly that...2022-11-3058 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep 10. Birth on the spectrum. One women's experience of Autism, ADHD, and pregnancy.Following years of masking and unanswered questions, Annie was finally diagnosed Autistic and ADHD when she was in her late 20s, a delayed trajectory that is not uncommon in women on the spectrum. Annie has also faced several challenges including a history of sexual assault, PTSD, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, and complex mental health (including an eating disorder) . In this episode of Pregnancy Uncut, Annie shares her experience of navigating pregnancy and birth as a neurodivergent woman. She shares how important it is for maternity care providers to understand and embrace the unique care considerations for Autistic individuals, from in...2022-11-0554 min
EmsolationFree Time Tuesday - In Conversation with Dr Kara ThompsonAfter quite the enlightening discourse on Instagram, Em decided it was time to take us all for a group session with a Gynaecologist. Joining Em is the incredible Dr Kara Thompson, who takes us on a learning journey; breaking down myths and shining a spotlight on the wonderful world of the vulva. Buckle up gang, it's learning time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-09-2635 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep 9. Transitioning to fatherhood. One man’s journey of pregnancy and birth.Kim and July met at an all-girls school. But when deciding to embark on a relationship, Kim had one important consideration; he identified as male, and wished to take the necessary steps for him to affirm his gender identity as a transgender man. Several years later, Kim’s wife July faced a heart-breaking IVF journey and was unable to conceive. Faced with the possibility of never having the family they longed for, Kim made the difficult decision to pause his hormone therapy, and carry the pregnancy himself. Kim shares the challenges of accessing fertility and pregnancy care as a m...2022-09-0654 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep 8. Health At Every Size. How weight bias in fertility treatment can harm.Portia has, in her own words, always lived in a larger body. Even when she adopted excessive and almost disordered eating and exercise habits, her body mass index (BMI) remained in the ‘‘overweight’ category. As a doctor working in general practice, Portia understood the significant shortfalls of the BMI as a measurement, and the poor correlation of weight as an independent marker of overall health. Portia is one of a growing group of medical professions in Australia practising HAES-aligned care (Health at Every Size). However when Portia discovered that she has endometriosis and would require medical assistance to concei...2022-08-2849 minPregnancy UncutS4 Ep 7. Finding yourself on the other side of the probe. A sonographer’s unexpected journey.As a ultrasound sonographer herself, Naomi was used to diagnosing every kind of pregnancy complication. But nothing could prepare her for the moment when, at 23 weeks of pregnancy, after noticing a slowing in her baby's movements, Naomi placed the probe on her own baby one morning at work. Straight away, Naomi identified that her baby was, in her own words, the sickest baby she had ever scanned. In this episode, Naomi shares her story of baby Emersyn who was diagnosed with severe fetal anaemia secondary to a parvo-virus infection in pregnancy. Naomi describes how her experience of losing...2022-08-1058 minPregnancy UncutS4 Ep 6. Midwifery, motherhood and pregnancy related trauma.Helen is a midwife, academic, lecturer and mum. When a scan at 21 weeks in her first pregnancy showed that her baby girl was on the 3rd centile for weight with high pressure flow in some crucial blood vessels, Helen knew exactly what that meant. Letting go of her hopes for an uncomplicated pregnancy, Helen kept working and looking after other people’s healthy babies, a box of tissues in her car for the inevitable tears that came each day. At 24 weeks she was advised her baby girl may survive, but the stress of her pregnancy was far from ov...2022-08-0752 minPregnancy UncutS4 Ep5. Stuck: A story of invasive placenta accreta and caesarean-hysterectomyLeonie’s son Max was growing small and was in a breech presentation throughout her entire first pregnancy. When his heart rate dropped during monitoring at the 35 week mark, Leonie was whisked into an emergency caesarean birth. Leonie hoped for a vaginal birth after caesarean for her second son, but it wasn’t to be. After two caesarean births and an operation to treat a uterine septum and secondary infertility, Leonie was thrilled to be pregnant with her third son. But at the 20 week mark, her placenta was found to be low-lying, and was beginning to invade into the...2022-07-2132 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep4. From Home to Hospital. A story of birth hypoxia.Haylee was a young, fit, first time mum, and her pregnancy with her first son Fred was progressing beautifully. Haylee was well educated about her health and pregnancy choices, and elected to birth at home with the support of her partner and a private midwife. When her labour at home began to slow, Haylee transferred her care to the local hospital, a short drive away. Unexpectedly, baby Fred was not found to not be coping well with labour and contractions, and Fred was born via emergency caesarean section. Following birth, Fred's birth weight smaller than expected, and he...2022-07-1947 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep3. Perfect in our Imperfections. Pregnancy and Parenting with a Chronic Illness.When radio presenter Jacinta Parsons was in her early twenties, she began to feel unwell. The symptoms were insidious at first, and easy to dismiss. When she was eventually diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a severe and chronic inflammatory bowel condition, Jacinta was so unwell that she required multiple hospital stays, invasive procedures, and ultimately, an ileostomy bag. Incredibly it was during this period, when she felt her body was failing her, that Jacinta discovered, with joy, that she was pregnant. Jacinta shares with us her journey to motherhood through her high risk pregnancy and birth. She describes how...2022-06-2951 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep2. Against all Odds. Surviving and thriving after a rare diagnosis in pregnancy.When school teacher Laura began experiencing unusual symptoms during her third trimester, it was initially thought they might be related to pregnancy. But at 34 weeks, Laura’s symptoms dramatically worsened. At a visit to the hospital, Laura suddenly stopped breathing, and required intubation. Unexpectedly, brain scans revealed a large tumour, putting huge pressure on her brain as it grew during pregnancy. After watching Laura being wheeled away, her husband Torben was later informed that Laura would need urgent neurosurgery and that her condition was critical. At the same time he was told that an emergency caesarean had been re...2022-05-2038 minPregnancy UncutS4. Ep 1. ‘Just get pregnant, that will fix you’. Chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis and pregnancy.When Kat was 15 years old, her previously pain-free life changed forever. Crippled with severe pelvic and abdominal pain, Kat was suddenly unable to walk down the corridor, let alone attend school. But when her GP dismissed her debilitating symptoms as a ‘normal part of life’, a cycle of uninterested medical care, inadequate treatment and chronic pain began. It would take another 17 long years before Kat heard the word endometriosis from a doctor, and she was finally able to get a diagnosis for her severe gynaecological condition. In this episode of Pregnancy Uncut Kat shares her experience of infertility rela...2022-05-2047 min
Studio ChatGuest: Studio Chat with Kara CullenTune in to this episode as I chat to Kara Cullen from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.How a mum of 5, business owner of Lavish Beauty Mobile Spray Tanning, F45 Ambassador, Hawkes Bay Business Ambassador does it all.We talk about mindset, overcoming challenges, mental health, growth, moving away from home, feeling lonely, spray tans, starting a business, how to handle change and so much more.To connect with Kara check out her Facebook and Instagram Page at Lavish Beauty Mobile Spray Tanning.Support the show2022-04-1235 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 10. Changing the Goalposts: Becoming a solo mum by choice.Katrina Gorry is a woman accustomed to breaking boundaries. A professional football player and Olympian, she is one of Australia’s most loved sports stars. So when Katrina felt that she wanted to become a mother, she wasn’t prepared to let career timing, professional pressure, or the fact that she was single, stand in her way. Katrina is one of a growing number of women who are choosing to take their fertility into their own hands, to become parents on their own terms. Katrina talks us through her decision to commence IVF as a solo mum, the birt...2022-04-0441 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 9. Altruistic Surrogacy. When it takes a village to create a child.After the birth of her second child, Anna knew that her family was complete. But just as strongly, she knew that she wanted to be pregnant again. Since she was a teenager, Anna had been drawn to the idea of surrogacy, and the chance to give the ultimate gift to another family. With the support of her family, Anna embarked on a long, complicated, emotional, and ultimately life-changing experience. After meeting couple Matt and Brendan who desperately wished to have a child of their own, Anna underwent IVF, and carried her ‘surro-bub’ , a baby genetically unrelated to her, for...2022-03-2151 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 8. Bleeding, Vaginas, Grief and Loss: Changing the way we approach miscarriage.Isabelle, a journalist and writer, has a son, a daughter, and seven angel babies. For women wishing to conceive, miscarriage is sadly a common experience. Around 40% of women with children experience a miscarriage at some point along their pregnancy journey. But for Isabelle, the pain of loss occurred not once, but seven times, with five of these miscarriages occuring back-to-back. In this episode, Isabelle shares her story of recurrent hope followed by heartache. She explains how the lack of attention and research into early pregnancy loss, combined with the current systemic failure of the medical system to recognise...2022-02-2552 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 7. Holding Space for her Sister. Twin-to-Twin; A story of loss and survival.Anna and her partner were thrilled with the news that they would be expecting not one, but two identical twin girls. Anna was carrying monochorionic or MCDA twins, meaning her two girls were sharing one placenta. When the doctor explained the plan for her pregnancy, a long list of potential complications were briefly mentioned. But everything looked like it was progressing beautifully, and Anna allowed herself to imagine her life as a mum of two. But at 19 weeks, everything suddenly changed. Diagnosed with Stage 3 Twin-to-Twin Syndrome, Anna was rushed for surgery on the placenta of her unborn...2022-02-1556 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 6: If these walls could talk. Postpartum psychosisWhen Jacqueline took her first born son home she appeared to be the embodiment of the idealized new mother. The house was clean, baby Arthur was sleeping and feeding well, and Jac was showered and neatly dressed. However beneath the flawless veneer, Jac’s family began to notice some cracks. Jac’s behaviour began to seem increasingly bizarre, and some of her comments seemed strange. But Jac had no history of mental health conditions, and she didn’t seem depressed. Her odd behaviour could be easily explained away. But underneath the smile and endless energy, Jac was living a nigh...2022-02-0356 min
Bernie babe hot takesEpisode 18: We are back, and covid free!Kara & Zach discuss the two month hiatus after they were both affected by covid 19 & the lasting effects, plus the plans going forward with Bernie babe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2022-02-0310 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 5. A Mother's Intuition. A story of Love and Loss.When Dominique was pregnant with her first child, she had an intuition that something wasn’t quite right. Despite being categorized as low risk, and all her ultrasounds and tests being normal, Dom couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong with her baby. Following the birth of Zoey, Dom’s worst fears were realized. Instead of enjoying quiet skin to skin with her newborn daughter, there were suddenly emergency buzzers and doctors streaming into the room. Zoey wasn’t breathing, and was rushed with her dad Greg to the Royal Children’s Hospital. Dom was left alone in the bir...2022-01-1641 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 4. A Broken Heart. Surviving Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.When Bec, a first time mum, began feeling tired, short of breath and a little dizzy, her symptoms could easily be put down to the normal physiological changes of late pregnancy and birth. By the end of pregnancy, a healthy woman's blood volume has expanded by 50%, the heart is working harder and faster, and oxygen requirements are significantly higher. But every so often, these seemingly innocuous symptoms of late pregnancy can hide a much more sinister condition. A short time after the birth of her daughter Poppy, Bec found herself back in the hospital, surrounded by doctors, unable...2022-01-1637 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 3. The many faces of birth trauma: Severe pelvic floor birth injury and vaginal prolapse.On paper, the birth of Amy’s first daughter was a traumatic experience. Amy experienced a forceps birth in theatre, a third degree tear, and a postpartum haemorrahge requiring a blood transfusion. Following this, she was in a wheelchair for five days, and couldn’t walk properly for weeks. But as Amy knows better than almost anyone else, it is not possible to identify a traumatic birth on paper. As the co-founder and CEO of the Australian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA), Amy understands that birth trauma has many different faces. The events and circumstances that can make a birt...2021-12-1249 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 2: A story of massive post partum haemorrhage. Waking to the loss of your uterus.Living on a remote farm in rural NSW, Laura’s options for place of birth were limited by geography. Her local hospital provided care to the entire region, and offered personalized care led by a team of dedicated GP-Obstetricians and skilled local midwives. But with only a small number of births per year, there were no facilities for epidural during birth or specialist obstetrics services in the region. In this episode of Pregnancy Uncut, Laura walks us through the pregnancies and births of her four children. Following a caesarean birth for placenta praevia, Laura birthed vaginally after caesarean (VB...2021-12-1235 minPregnancy UncutS3 Episode 1: A Mother’s Instinct. Protecting Willow’s memory.Amie Rohan is mum to three girls. Bella and Sadie are Earth side, and Amie’s second born daughter Willow, is her angel daughter. Following Willow’s short life in 2018, Amie has chosen to reach out to as many families as she can, to share her experience of carrying, birthing, and loving Willow, who was born with anencephaly, a severe and rare congenital abnormality. Amie’s story is made incredibly unique by the fact that Bella and Willow were identical twins. They shared everything; the same mother and father, the same placenta and even the same DNA. But in a t...2021-12-1155 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 17: No big house for Rittenhouse.Kara & Zach catch up following the unjust verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial & JFK Jr. as a "potential running mate" for Trump 2024. 2021-11-1927 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 16: Don't bring a skateboard to a gun fight.Kara & Matt discuss their first thoughts before the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict drops, as well as Tesla & California's corrupt state government.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-11-1829 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 10: Behind closed doors. A young mother’s experience of domestic abuseYoung and head over heels in love, Sarah was thrilled to welcome her first baby into the world with her loving husband by her side. To the outside world, they looked like the perfect young family. Inside their home it was a very different story. Challenges arose after difficulties around breastfeeding with inverted nipples. Determined, Sarah persevered. However as the emotional and practical help from her partner began to ebb away, the challenges became greater and greater. When her second child arrived in quick succession, Sarah found herself trapped in a controlling and disrespectful relationship. This story explores the...2021-10-3054 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 9: The Birth of a Doula. Holding Space for Women.Being young, fit and healthy, Gabrielle naturally thought her first pregnancy would progress smoothly. Having never known anyone who had experienced or spoken about miscarriage, Gabrielle’s world was rocked by the loss of her first pregnancy. Despite being surrounded by people in New York City, she felt completely alone. Where were the people who understood, the women who had been through something similar, to be with her and to hold her? This was to be the first moment that led Gabrielle to start Gather - a Collective Space for Women, on her return home to Melbourne. Gabrielle al...2021-10-0452 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 15: Scary Elder, an American horror story.Kara & Matt discuss the California election, MET gala, American horror story crossovers, fracking & the #GRUSK breakup.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-09-2922 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 8: The Infertility Trifecta . Queer, single and infertile.When Holly decided that she wanted to have a baby, her journey to parenthood was anything but straightforward. Holly discovered that she had the ‘Infertility Trifecta’. Unable to conceive naturally due to an ovulation disorder, Holly was also considered ‘socially’ infertile as a Queer person and as a single woman. Undeterred, Holly embarked on the arduous journey of IVF and single parenthood by choice. Holly shares with us the joys and challenges of solo parenting, as well as the trials of navigating the infertility and hospital systems as a queer single person, in a system that is designed at every...2021-09-2040 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 7: Keep my body alive for them. An experience of Covid in Pregnancy.Kaillee was only 25 weeks pregnant with her much wanted IVF twin pregnancy when her partner Chris started to feel unwell after a trip to the supermarket. It was 2020, in the very early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia. Kailee was working from home and taking every precaution possible to avoid exposure to this new virus and keep her babies safe. By the time Chris’ results came back seven days later, Kaillee felt the first symptoms of infection emerging. As Chris got better, Kailee rapidly declined. Gasping for breath, and feeling like she was drowning, Kaillee found herself in...2021-09-2046 minBernie babe hot takesSeason 2 Premiere! Ye nah: the Texas law special.Kara & Alex discuss new Texas abortion laws in the season 2 premiere.2021-09-1053 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 6: In Tandem. Premature Twins.As a senior paediatric and Special Care Nursery (SCN) nurse for 16 years, Gemma knew all there is to know about looking after premature and unwell babies. But when she discovered she was pregnant with twins, she was suddenly faced with the possibility of having her own complicated pregnancy and preterm babies. Twins pregnancies are at a significantly higher risk of being born early, with around half of twins arriving less than 37 weeks. One in ten sets of twins are born very early, at less than 32 weeks gestation. In this episode, Gemma tells her story of her twin pregnancy...2021-09-0550 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 5: Not just a cough. A Dad's journey of vaccine preventable loss.When Greg's son Riley was born, Greg's life felt complete. Together with 3yo daughter Olivia, Greg and his wife Catherine enjoyed a blissful few weeks in their newborn bubble getting to know their beautiful boy. But on Day 27 of Riley' life, something changed. Riley was suddenly less interested in breastfeeding and had developed a slight cough. The next day, in an abundance of caution, his parents took him into hospital for a check up, feeling confident he would be home that same day. Only four days later Riley had died. Whooping cough, an insidious, but wholly vaccine preventable di...2021-09-0558 min
Bernie babe hot takesEpisode 14: Maybe we're too emotional.In todays delayed episode, Kara & Zach with returning guest Alex discuss voter laws, Supreme Court, Brock turner, tiger king, Iowa caucus, the olympics & Dolly Parton. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-08-141h 47Pregnancy UncutS2 Episode 4. A personal story of Placenta Praevia and an exploration of racial disparities in maternal health careIn Episode 4 we welcome Dr Carmen Brown, who shares her personal story of pregnancy complications. As an Obstetrician herself, Carmen has seen it all before. But when complications arose in her own pregnancy, and Carmen found herself on a tiny airplane being repatriated in an emergency air transfer to a larger hospital, and facing the preterm birth of her son, Carmen discovered how different the experience can be when you are suddenly on the other side of the doctor-patient divide. Carmen takes us through her experience of placenta praevia, bleeding in pregnancy, and the trials of an extended...2021-08-1255 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 3. When ginger doesn't cut it: Hyperemesis GravidarumIn Episode 3 of season 2, our guest Katy shares with us the unimaginably difficult journey of her three pregnancies afflicted with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). Like so many conditions affecting women throughout history, nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, has historically been dismissed as a personal weakness. At best it has been undertreated, at worst women have been blamed and ignored. Whilst these dark ages are hopefully behind us, there is no doubt there is a long way to go in understanding the debilitating impact that nausea and vomiting, and in it’s extreme form- hyperemesis gravidarum - can have on wo...2021-08-0849 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 2. Attached: A breast feeding journey through mastitis.Before having a baby of our own, we often picture feeding as simple, intuitive and easy. We have all seen photos on social media of models effortlessly breastfeeding their babies between shoots. How hard can it be? For some new parents, the challenges can be overwhelming. Our guest Jess shares her incredible story of breastfeeding her baby Noah. After a difficult and complex birth, Jess was left waiting days for her milk to come in. Noah lost a significant amount of weight, and Jess’s early breastfeeding days were defined by perservence, exhaustion and pain. When her milk eventually came in...2021-08-0835 minPregnancy UncutS2 Episode 2 - Bonus ep: Expert advice and wisdom from our Lacation Consultant.Following on from hearing our guest Jess discuss the challenges she faced feeding her baby Noah in Episode 2, we have included this special bonus episode chatting to an expert in all things breastfeeding, our Lactation Consultant Amber. Amber provides a beautiful and balanced approach to the challenges of feeding our babies. Amber shares with us her expert tips for breastfeeding, and ways to approach challenges such as cracked nipples, formula top up, and mastitis. Amber is a brilliant LC whose motto is, above all else, be kind. Be kind to other mothers, be kind to each other, and most o...2021-08-0832 minPregnancy UncutS2. Episode 1. 'A part of me left when she did': Silent cervical dilatation and second trimester baby loss.'In our first episode of Season 2, our guest Jade opens up about the heartbreak of losing her baby Kai to a condition known as cervical insufficiency or cervical incompetence. Jade’s pregnancy was progressingly beautifully, and her bond with her unborn child was already so strong, when Jade was given some unexpected news that no parent can ever imagine hearing. At almost half way through her pregnancy, Jade was told her cervix had silently opened, and that baby Kai’s life was suddenly at serious risk. Jade walks us through those first terrifying days after hearing this...2021-08-0745 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 14: We let out the juice & shook it all looseKara & Zach visit with friend of the show @dannyatomika for a discussion of the military complex, social issues and progress towards a better tomorrow on the unedited birthday special.
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Far from being ancient history, the threat of removal from home care is an ever-present and ongoing source of anxiety for Aboriginal families, with their children currently being removed from home at a rate that is...2021-07-0452 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 9. Unmasked: Pregnancy in the PandemicIn 2019 Alex and her husband were deliberating their plans for 2020. Would the newlyweds travel overseas or start a family? Deciding on the latter, they were thrilled to discover they were pregnant soon after. But accompanying them on their first trimester journey were news stories that grew more urgent by the day, warning them of a terrifying new virus that was spreading around the world. By the time she reached the half way point of her pregnancy, Alex, a midwife herself, faced a pregnancy experience that was nothing like she had ever hoped or imagined. Facing birth in Stage 4...2021-07-0251 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 8 - Bonus Ep: The pelvic floor. UnzippedIn Episode 8 of Pregnancy Uncut, Ellie bravely shared her open and honest story of her third degree tear and post-partum incontinence. After listening to this episode we knew there was so much in this topic to explore further. Birth injuries are truely one of the hidden aspects of pregnancy and birth. Women's bodies are incredible, and most people have a beautiful birth and recover well. However for a small minority of women, an unexpected birth injury may result in complications that are devastating and long lasting. Knowledge is power. If we continue to keep birth trauma, sphincter injuries, incontinence and pel...2021-06-2845 minBernie babe hot takesRamen noodles, facebook bans & mustachesKara & Zach discuss the sentence of Derek Chauvin.2021-06-2626 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 8: The hidden world of birth injuries. Perineal tears, urinary incontinence and faecal urgency.Despite being a health professional, severe perineal trauma was not something Ellie was prepared for, or even aware of, prior to the birth of her baby. Following the birth of first baby, Ellie was taken to the operating theatre to repair her perineal tear. Perhaps this was normal, Ellie recalls thinking. Unfortunately, Ellie subsequently learnt that she was one of the 1-in-20 first time mums who had suffered a severe birth injury known as a third degree tear, or injury of the anal sphincter. What followed was a battle to understand and process her e...2021-06-2542 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 7: The vessel: A journey of pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and premature birth.As she moved into the start of her third trimester, Lucy’s pregnancy was going beautifully. Feeling lucky to avoid severe pregnancy symptoms at the start of her pregnancy, Lucy was not expecting to feel increasingly unwell as she attended her 28 week appointment. When the midwife found an abnormally high blood pressure, Lucy suddenly found herself at the edge of a slippery slope that led down into a high risk and complicated pregnancy journey. Diagnosed with early onset pre-eclampsia, and with an ultrasound showing that her baby daughter was growing much smaller than expected, Lucy subsequently spent many we...2021-06-201h 06Bernie babe hot takesEpisode 12: Much Peru about nothing.Kara, Zach & friend of the show @matt.madx discuss Peru elections, state education, election fraud & communism in a special extended episode. Don't forget to rate, review & subscribe on apple & message us @berniebabehottakes on instagram & @BerniebabeHT on twitter to be featured on the show!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-06-171h 27Bernie babe hot takesEpisode 11: Not me, Us. The Medicare for all special.Kara & Zach discuss equal rights, the medicare crisis & the need for fair wages for teachers. Dm us @Berniebabehottakes with ideas for next weeks episode topics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-06-0731 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 6: Snakes and Ladders. Stillbirth; When a pregnancy turns to tragedy.In Episode 6, our guest Karina shares the story of her first child, baby Georgina, who was stillborn. Karina recounts the joy and excitement of the first half of her pregnancy, and the moment when her world came unexpectedly crashing down. Diagnosed with an extremely severe fetal brain abnormality, Karina and her husband James were forced to make decisions about their pregnancy that no family ever wishes to make. Karina bravely recounts her experience of navigating the devastating world of severe fetal abnormality and the heartbreaking path that follows in honest and beautiful detail. Thank you Karina for sharing this...2021-05-2857 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 10: Coming to you live, from a cemetery?Kara and Zach discuss his running for Missouri senate. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-05-2634 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 5: No-man’s Land. Navigating an ectopic early pregnancy loss.When you’re trying for a baby, the moment you find out you’re pregnant is one of pure joy. But for some, this early pregnancy joy turns to sadness and confusion. For many, the first weeks of pregnancy are consumed with the no-man’s land of ultrasounds, blood tests, and inconclusive results. Our guest Lucy walks us through the complex and confusing experience of her first pregnancy. Having always believed she would have many babies, enjoy pregnancy and labour naturally, Lucy was devastated to experience the loss of her first pregnancy. Compounding this sense of loss, she endured extens...2021-05-2348 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 9: When you hate masks but don't want people to think you're a republican.Kara and Zach discuss the new mask mandate, hard iced tea & the DNC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-05-1428 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 4: The Silent Sea: Postnatal Depression and Anxiety.For many, birth and pregnancy is a time for anticipation, celebration and joy. But for one in five parents, behind the tired smiles and exhausted faces lies a silent sea of anxiety and depression.Episode Four cuts through this silence. We speak with Jo about her unexpected descent into postnatal depression with the arrival of her second son, and her pathway to recovery. We chat with perinatal mental health expert, clinical psychologist Hannah Jensen, about one of the biggest developmental leaps in life, the transition into motherhood. We explore the difference between baby...2021-05-0357 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 8: Whine, but crime: the Omar Navarro special.Kara & Zach discuss Omar Navarro & his attacks on women.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-04-2927 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 7: Guilty until proven innocent.Kara & Zach discuss the Derek Chauvin trial as we wait for a jury sentencing.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-04-2010 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 3. Baby Billie: A mother's story of lossEpisode 3 explores a mother’s tragic loss of her baby at just eleven days old. Candice bravely shares the story of her second daughter, Billie. She describes her short life, and death, due to a rare viral infection that caused inflammation of Billie's heart. This is a mother's honest, heartbreaking and unexpected journey into bereavement, her families new normal, subsequent rainbow twin pregnancy, and the establishment of the All for Billie fundraiser for enterovirus research.*Content warning: neonatal death, baby loss, meningitis, enterovirus myocarditis, grief, rainbow pregnancy.2021-04-161h 03Pregnancy UncutIntroduction to Pregnancy UncutOur introduction to Pregnancy Uncut. Meet your hosts doctors Alex Umbers and Kara Thompson working in women's health. Hear what motivated them to start the project, and what to expect from the first season where they explore what its like when pregnancies do not go to plan.Topics include infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, obstetric emergencies, birth trauma, perinatal mental health, baby loss. 2021-04-1620 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 1. A Story of Recurrent MiscarriageIn the first episode, host Doctor Alex Umbers bravely walks us through her own personal experience of recurrent pregnancy loss. Focusing in on one particular late miscarriage at seventeen weeks due to premature rupture of membranes, and what pregnancy loss felt like for her and her partner. She shares her own challenges as a doctor working in obstetrics, and the healing journey after and subsequent pregnancies . *Content warning: miscarriage, pregnancy loss2021-04-1645 minPregnancy UncutS1 Episode 2. Birth Trauma; Amniotic Fluid EmbolusEpisode 2 explores Stefanie's story of birth trauma. Her third birth was all going to plan, when Stefanie suddenly and unexpectedly had a cardiac arrest and life threatening bleed after her baby was born. Her story unpacks her experience of the rare obstetric emergency (amniotic fluid embolism), her time in intensive care, and surviving birth trauma in the aftermath. She explains how she and her family worked through PTSD and her journey to recover.*Content warning: Birth trauma, cardiac arrest, near death experience, post traumatic stress disorder2021-04-1658 minBernie babe hot takesSmitten over those mittens.Kara & Zach discuss the lasting impacts of Bernies inauguration outfit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-04-0806 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 6: It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the second amendment again.Kara & Zach discuss the recent influx of mass shootings in a weekly round up. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-04-0435 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 5: The Derek Chauvin trialKara & Zach discuss the ongoing Derek Chauvin trial, Hulus new Kamala Harris documentary & this weeks current events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-04-0337 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 4: Bernie babe town hallIn a special extra episode, Kara & Zach discuss the Bernie town hall tonight about tipped server wages & the Colorado shooting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-03-2547 minBernie babe hot takesEpisode 3: Now that's what I call late stage capitalism!Kara & Zach discuss the Atlanta shootings, Jerry Brown, the rights of our unhoused neighbors, the covid vaccine, Disneylands reopening, & the attempts the recall Gavin Newsom. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-03-241h 00Bernie babe hot takesEpisode 2: Major Biden says ACAB.Kara & Zach discuss Breonna Taylors murder on the anniversary, Major Biden’s joining the resistance, & shitty conservatives.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-03-1712 minBernie babe hot takesWelcome to Bernie babe hot takes!2021-03-1600 min
Le petit bonheurLPB #915 - Sinem Kara - C’est officiel: Claudia est une fourmieOn termine notre fabuleuse semaine en compagnie de Vanessa, Chuck, Claudia et de l’incroyable Sinem Kara! Pour terminer la semaine en beauté: Claudia nous parle d’une sorte de pantalon ultra confortable que l’on devrait tous porter, Sinem niaise pas avec le pock et saute dans toutes les modes qui passent, Vanessa nous parle d’un bel étalon (qui épuise!) et Chuck nous revient sur son 10 kilomètres (y’est secrètement ben’ fier). Un immense merci de nous écouter chaque jour, on a passé une fabuleuse semaine avec Sinem, prend soin de toi durant le weekend et on te revient dè...2020-03-2016 minLe petit bonheurLPB #914 - Sinem Kara - Sinem rêve à sa télésérie comique (comme nous tous)Yeah! On continue notre fabuleuse semaine en compagnie dans la grosse joie sale avec Sinem Kara! Au menu: on nous révèle comment elle a réussi à parfaire son côté dramatique, Chuck nous parle du succès de MattDuff, Vanessa trouve que Cédieu Léveillé est compétitif au UNO et Le fils de Claudia est tellement cute (mais comme tellement)!! On avait besoin d’un bel épisode de même. À demain!
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Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionalsEP. 52 - Kara Diane FestaKara Diane Festa, a civil engineer by training, worked as a consultant for 20 years. She now coaches women in Engineering and other traditionally male-dominated fields. I was especially interested in hearing her thoughts on female leadership, her motivation to become a coach, and her thoughts on public speaking, of course.
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