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Worthy with Chani Thompson24 | Healing Birth Trauma Through Timeline Therapy with Shari LyonWhat if the birth trauma you've been carrying isn't just from this lifetime?This is the first time I'm publicly sharing my birth story. After holding onto the emotions from my birth with Rui for 3.5 years,what was meant to be a planned home birth that turned into an emergency category 1 caesarean (a situation that was life threatening to both Rui and myself), the universe kept putting Shari Lyon in my path... and when I finally surrendered to doing the work with her, what we uncovered changed everything.I’ve never been able to openly ta...
2025-12-0750 min
Dream Out Loud349. Natural Birth Expert: 95% Of Women Don't Know This About Childbirth (Even Doctors Won't Tell You)"Natural birth is not just a choice: it’s your body’s intelligent design." – Shari LyonIn this eye‑opening conversation, I speak with Shari Lyon, founder of Belly2Birth. With over 13 years of experience as a childbirth educator, Shari reveals why natural, physiological birth is often overridden by unnecessary medical interventions, how fear and hospital protocols shift control away from mothers, and the importance of preparing for all birth outcomes.From decoding the impact of synthetic oxytocin to creating a birth map that empowers parents, this episode offers grounded, practical strategies for reclaiming your birth experience.Episode Highlights0:00 – Trailer2:10 – When synthet...
2025-08-121h 23
Pass Around the Smile®Judgement and Jealousy with a Manifestation ChallengeToday’s episode is in response to the below question which was asked in my Facebook community which you can join here. Any advice / tips / journal prompts / podcasts to stop judging people?I want to be kinder and more compassionate but I feel like I’m always going back to judging people and complaining about them. It’s making me feel bad and lots of guilt.In today’s episode, not only do we do a deep dive into the topics of judgement and jealousy, I also share a ‘manifestation challenge’ which I’ll be doing fo...
2024-06-2841 minPass Around the Smile®Part 2 ~ My Birth Story ~ The Ups and Downs!STEP INTO YOUR POWER EPISODE: On Spotify On Apple This is part 2 of my birth story! In this episode I continue to share this magical, hard, amazing, transformative journey as honestly as possible!I have been feeling all of the emotions as I ride this hormonal wave in the fourth trimester. (And I didn’t realise how intense the fourth trimester is! I have since learned it’s actually labelled as the biggest part of pregnancy emotionally, and I believe that!) I have felt extreme amounts of love and happiness, while also feeling completely fearful. Howev...
2024-06-0232 minPass Around the Smile®My Birth Story ~ A Magical & Positive ExperienceI’m back! With a very special episode. While this episode is the story of my pregnancy and birth, I have tried to make it relatable to everyone. I share what I learned and practised through manifestation, visualisation, meditation, hypnobirthing and breathwork to make my dream birth my reality! Birth was both the most challenging, yet magical experience of my life. I have never been so spiritually heightened in my life and I have been so excited to share this with my Pass Around the Smile community. This is a positive birth story and it has felt em...
2024-05-1854 min
Lesson LearnedAm I ready for birth? With emerging Doula, Sara of Within Two Worlds on all things birth and support as Ellie hits 9 months pregnantRecorded just one week before Ellie gave birth to her little bub! We welcome special guest Sara of Within Two Worlds (@within.two.worlds) to talk us through the emotional and spiritual preparation for the journey of birth. Sara is an emerging birth and postpartum Doula, as well as a yoga teacher and massage therapist combining all of these specialties in the services she offers. We discuss fear release, hypnobirthing, postpartum care, and closing the bones ceremony. This episode is not just for mamas to be, but covers valuable advice to anyone supporting a new mother or j...
2024-05-0948 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 79 Dr. Hazel Keedle // Journey to a Better BirthDr Hazel Keedle, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of Midwifery at The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. Hazel has more than two decades of experience as a clinician in nursing and midwifery, educator and researcher. Hazel’s research interests are vaginal birth after caesarean, birth trauma and maternity experiences explored primarily using feminist mixed methodologies. Hazel's work is recognised nationally and internationally, with many invited conference and seminar presentations including academic publications and a book for women based on her PhD findings ‘Birth after Caesarean: Your Journey to a Better Birth’. Hazel is the lead researcher on the...
2023-09-041h 07Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP: 78 A Prepared Mind, Prepared Body - Meet MoniqueThis episode we interview new mama Monique. Monique is mama to beautiful baby boy who is 4 months old.
Through chatting with Monique we talk about her experience about early miscarriage and we too share our own experiences off loss and how different each experience is.
Monique shared that from the loss of her first baby which happened the week she was due to get married it then lead her to feel quite anxious about her second pregnancy and the potential to loose this baby so she felt that she...
2023-08-041h 09
Parenting Community PodcastTalking Belly2Birth and Hypro Birthing with Shari!Talking Belly2Birth and Hypro Birthing with Shari!https://www.belly2birth.com.au/Wow what a great conversation and positive way to look at birthing!We talk about how women should feel empowered going into birth and the many ways a women and her birthing support system and achieve this!Shari is a Hypnobirthing Australian Practitioners and loves sharing positive way of birthing! She offers any different supporting courses and learnings, something to suit everyones needs! Sissi AustraliaChildren's Sleepwear BoutiqueWe feature unique sleep wear and swaddle o...
2023-07-3059 min
The Maiden to Mother JourneyShari Lyon - Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™️ Practitioner, Hypnobirthing & preparing for pregnancy and birth
Shari Lyon - Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™️ Practitioner and mum of 2.
Today I talk to Shari, one of Australia's lead hypnobirthing instructor. Shari shares her journey from Maiden to Mother and details the experience that ignited the fire within her to improve awareness of women’s birth rights and to help educate them on the options available to them during their pregnancy and birth.
We discuss what hypnobirthing is and how you and your partner can educate and empower yourself to prepare for the life changing event that is birth.
Shari generously shares her wisdom with us and passes on some of her top...
2023-06-1252 min
The Guide To WellnessHow to have an empowered birth with Hypnobirthing instructor Shari Lyons Shari Lyon is an award winning, certified hypnobirthing practitioner & mother of 2. Shari works to spread the word of positive birthing and has been teaching hypnobirthing classes for over 10 years now to couples all over the world. In this episode we discuss the implications of birth interventions and pain medication on the mother as well as the newborn, the reasons behind Australia's high caesarean rates, fears surrounding birth in western culture and the array of modalities that can be utilised for a positive birthing experience.You can find out more about Shari's work here: https://www.belly2birth...
2023-03-1339 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP:68 Understanding how we protect ourselves through birth in the Flight, Flight, Freeze or FAWN response.This is one episode that we hope all women who are pregnant listen to... because this is such an ear-opening discussion about how we as women & birthing people protect ourselves through pregnancy, labour, and birth.
In this episode, we invited Dr. Erin Bowe back onto the podcast. Dr. Erin Bowe is a Clinical & Perinatal Psychologist, Course Creator, Business Mentor, and Author. Host of the Mum as You Are podcast. She teaches over 2700 students from 42 countries. As seen in the Sydney Morning Herald, Kidspot & more. To work with Dr. Erin CLICK HERE
2023-03-0154 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP:67 Conscious Conception & Womb Healing with Katie KempsterWe are so pleased to welcome Katie to the podcast, sit back and soak up this amazing conversation.. (its mind opening)
Katie is an experienced doula and hypnobirthing educator, she consciously conceived and hypnobirthed her two boys into the world with tremendous love, focus and strength and it was their transformational births that inspired her to follow the call to become a Birthkeeper. Katie is also a trained Natural Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Birth Doula, Energetic Healer, Flower Essence specialist, Angelic Reiki Master Teacher, Conscious conception facilitator, Sacred Wombkeeper and Earthkeeper.
Katie’s why as an holistic bir...
2023-02-1453 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP:66 We are back, 2023 here we go!!!We are really back, ready to make some amazing podcasts for you this year Welcome 2023!!!
We have missed you and we are ready to open great conversations around the clients we are coaching and connecting with in real time and by opening these conversations we hope it brings empowerment, reassurance, questions and actions you can take so you’re not feeling alone.
Please know we are sharing from our own knowledge not with medical advice, we hope this helps you to have confident conversations with your care givers, we are not medical professionals and we re...
2023-02-0819 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP: 65 Thank you 2022We are closing up this year 2022 with a huge thank you for listening and apart of this journey In your planning, birthing and entering motherhood.
We will be back in 2023 with some amazing guests and wisdom to share.
We are grateful everyday for your support.
Have a beautiful Christmas and New Year
Love
Nicola & Shari
If you are looking to work with Nicola and gain more support, understand how to move and breathe in pregnancy / birth and beyond, please visit her on
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2022-12-2310 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP:64 - How your medical caregivers should make you feelThis journey into motherhood is a transformational experience and the people who we choose to support us on this journey should make us feel amazing and support and uplift us each step of the way.
Choosing a medical caregiver is one of the most important decisions you will make when preparing for your birth we have even shared a whole podcast interview on 'How to choose a medical caregiver' and so when you leave each antenatal appointment you should leave feeling excited and empowered not scared and threatened.
In this episode Shari & Nicola want to...
2022-12-1821 min
Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery: Kath Baquie from FitNest MamaHelping you through labour and birth with hormones and TENS.Send us a textThis episode with Shari Lyon and we discuss ways to help you through labour and birth, and how hormones and the TENS machine can help labour and birth.Shari is one of Australia’s leading Hypnobirthing Practitioners and Childbirth Educators.She is a mum of 2 and self confessed birth nerd and is passionate about supporting women and birth partners through pregnancy to help them prepare for a positive birth and empowered birth no matter how that happens.In this episode we discuss:The ro...
2022-12-0641 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP:58 Holistic Chiropractic Care during Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth & BeyondWelcome back beautiful mama to another episode of the Nurture Hub Podcast.
In this episode, we invite Dr.Elise Flipo, A Holistic Chiropractor who is the founder of Wellness Within Studio.
Elise supports your family from fertility into birth & beyond.
The Wellness Within Studio believe that chiropractic care is for everyone from babies to boomers.
They understand each person is unique and their goal is to allow your nervous system to thrive!
They see babies, children and pregnant women at Wellness Within Studio, combining chiropractic experience with specific gentle...
2022-09-0543 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 57 - Sleep support for mums who want holistic and evidence-based care with Melissa HaysWelcome back beautiful mama to another episode of the Nurture Hub Podcast.
In this episode, we invite Melissa Hays from Cocoon & Cradle to share with us some insight into a holistic approach to Sleep.
Melissa is a Gold Coast-based Midwife, Lactation Consultant and Sleep Specialist who provides services for mums & mums-to-be who want holistic and evidence-based breastfeeding, sleep and early parenting support. As you may have guessed, Cocoon & Cradle is not your average early parenting support service.
Most consultants have training in only one area; lactation or sle...
2022-08-2439 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 56 - A Wholistic Approach to Breastfeeding with Melissa Hays IBCLC, Midwife & Mama of 2Welcome back beautiful mama to another episode of the Nurture Hub Podcast.
In this episode, we invite Melissa Hays from Cocoon & Cradle to share with us some insight into a holistic approach to breastfeeding.
Melissa is a Gold Coast-based Midwife, Lactation Consultant and Sleep Specialist who provides services for mums & mums-to-be who want holistic and evidence-based breastfeeding, sleep and early parenting support.
As you may have guessed, Cocoon & Cradle is not your average early parenting support service. Most consultants have training in only one area; lactation or sleep. Whereas Melissa is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and holistic...
2022-08-1659 min
The Well Woman Podcast143 - Hypnobirthing & Birth Options with Shari LyonYour first introduction to birthing, labour and everything in between is here with our our guest Shari Lyon (https://www.instagram.com/belly2birth/), Australia’s Leading Hypnobirthing Practitioner. A fantastic episode for pre birth visioning.
In this episode:
- 101 Birthing Introduction
- What is Hypnobirthing?
- Birthing mindset
- Birth options
- Fears around birthing and pregnancy
- Mammal births
- Supporting the birth process
- Partners in birth
Get the full complete show notes, here: https://www.wellsome.com/podcast/
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2021-11-2352 min
The Kind Parenting CompanyFear Of Birth & Knowing Your Rights! With Kylie & ShariEpisode 13 is a conversation between Kylie Camps and Shari Lyon, focusing on the importance of being informed during pregnancy and labour. The episode covers: +The Fear Of Birth + Subconscious Beliefs About Delivery + Choosing A Caregiver + Questions To Ask Caregivers + How To Prepare + Being Your Own Advocate + Understanding Risk + The Mind Body Connection + The Transition Into Motherhood + The Public System, Birth Centres, The Private System and more + Inductions, C sections, Birth Plans, Pain Relief, Medical Intervention & Knowing Your Rights Shari Lyon is one of Australia’s leading and most sought after Hypnobirthing Practitioners and Childbirth Educators. Shari’s passion is to s...
2021-11-141h 03
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 44 - The Revolution will be Bloody 🩸 with Stasha Washburn 'The Period Coach'Let's talk about our menstrual cycles and periods!!
Stasha is The Period Coach, the bloody kind not the grammar kind. Founder of the Period Coaching School, certifying coaches to incorporate menstrual cycles in their work, and author of The Revolution Will Be Bloody, Stasha is also a dancer, cook, sword fighter, tai chi practicing, speaker, skateboarder, INTJ, foul-mouthed, football-loving, digital nomad. Basically pinning her down is nearly impossible. She’ll go anywhere as long as there’s a tea kettle and WiFi.
A Certified Holistic Health Coach and 20+ years of research have fueled her passion to r...
2021-10-2948 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:43 The Dreaded Due DateToday we are discussing the Dreaded due date!!
Shari and Nicola take a moment to share what we hear, see and understand with the clients that we support around the pressure of a date. The effects of that pressure on women, the feeling of the deadline and how that effects out mindset approaching birth.
Please understand we are not medically trained and we are not giving medical advise, if you have questions please ask your chosen care givers, we hope this episode offers the opportunity to a discussion or conversation about the fears around this pres...
2021-10-1933 min
Positive Birth AustraliaS2 EP58 - Shari Lyon - Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner - Birth Centre + HomebirthFeaturing on today’s episode is award-winning Hypnobirthing Practitioner and mother of two, Shari, from Belly2Birth.
Initially fearful of birth, she found herself being pulled to hypnobirthing and decided that despite the financial pressure at the time, completing a course was a non-negotiable. She describes the birth of her son as a huge awakening, transforming her in every way, and the experience that guided her to her calling - educating and supporting mothers on their own journey using hypnobirth. Shari shares how the techniques she learned through her craft facilitated her to have two powerful births and why she is...
2021-10-061h 04
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:42 "Birth is the greatest teacher and guide" a conversation with Binnie A DansbyShari & Nicola are honoured to be able to interview an inspiring world leader in the Breath Work, Binnie A Dansby
Binnie is a pioneering and inspired international teacher/facilitator of human transformation. She is also a gifted therapist, philosopher and author. In essence Binnie is dedicated to transforming the quality of life through the acknowledgement of the effects of birth on human consciousness and culture.
Binnie began her career in Breathwork in 1975 in NYC. Pre- and peri-natal psychology is the foundation for the theory, principles and practice she has developed. Binnie created, and has been...
2021-09-2752 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 41 - Lets talk about Sex in pregnancy & PostpartumWe love this topic, its definitely not one that many pregnant women discuss and yet its so important as this was how we created our babies in the first place.. plus the discussion about after birth..
Let's meet Karlyn, The Erotic alchemist
'Karlyn specialises in guiding women through transformational processes, drawing upon her training in Yoni Mapping Therapy, Tantric Bodywork & Sacred Sexuality, Conscious Birth, Breathwork Mastery, Life Coaching and Yoga.
Her work is trauma-sensitive and the focus is on soothing the nervous system, integration of unresolved past events and empowering people to tap i...
2021-09-1446 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:40 - Women’s Mysteries & Rites Of Passage with Jane Hardwicke CollingsWe are so grateful to be able to share this special interview with Jane Hardwicke Collings - A Women’s Mysteries Teacher, Women-crafter, a Mother, Grandmother, Former Midwife, A Writer, Teacher, Workshop Facilitator.
Jane is a former Registered Nurse, and worked in that capacity in Paediatric Intensive Care Units and Women’s Operating Theatres.
Jane became a midwife at 26 and left the hospital system so as not to be complicit with institutionalised acts of abuse and violence on women and babies masquerading as safety.
Jane ‘grew up’ in the home-birth world and was a home-b...
2021-08-2957 minNurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:39 - It's time to dump the 'Birth Plan' and create a 'Birth Map' insteadCan we be honest with you??? We hate the term 'BIRTH PLAN'!! you are probably thinking What? Why??
Because when we put one 'Plan' on one experience then we put a lot of expectation on ourselves and when things don't 'go to plan' then we can come out of our birth feeling disappointed and even traumatised.
We both work with women through pregnancy to help them prepare for all kinds of births and so when we met Catherine Bell and did her 'Birth Cartography - Birth Mapping' workshop we felt this was the answer that...
2021-08-201h 00
Listen Up LadiesHypnobirthing: Preparing your mind for birth and labour with Shari LyonIn this episode of Listen Up Ladies, we chat to Shari Lyon from Belly 2 Birth who is a qualified Hypnobirthing Practitioner. Shari talks about the benefits of hypnobirthing to calm the mind and body and help prepare you for labour. Shari is located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, we have popped her details in the notes below:Website: www.belly2birth.com.auInstagram: @belly2birthFacebook: www.facebook.com/Belly2Birth.HypnobirthingThis episode of Listen Up Ladies is proudly brought to you by Sophie the Giraffe. A...
2021-04-251h 22
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps: 30 Acupressure Points for Labour & Birth with Dr Kate LevettIn this awesome episode, we interview Dr Kate Levett
BEd (HME, Hons I), MPH (Epi), PhD, Adv.Dip.App.Sci (Acup), Grad. Dip Jap. Acup (Manaka)
Kate Levett is a practitioner and researcher of Japanese and Chinese Acupuncture, with over 20 years’ experience as an acupuncturist, researcher, birth educator and teacher. Kate’s particular interests are in women’s health, including menstrual issues, fertility, pregnancy, labour and birth preparation and menopause. She has an interest in treating migraines, endometriosis, chronic pain conditions and sleeping issues. She believes that acupuncture is extremely effective for hormonal balancing within the body...
2021-03-1053 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps:28 The Language Used Around Pregnancy &BirthToday we are discussing the language used around pregnancy and birth.
Pregnant women are vulnerable and highly suggestive, they are listening to everyone around them, caregivers, family, friends, partners, random people on the street.
The Words we use around pregnancy can be uplifting, empowering, inspiring and can also be the polar opposite undermining, fear-inducing and we often don’t realise the impact that words can have on women, often leaving them feeling overwhelmed, fear of not being enough, feeling that she might fail within her birth.
We both feel strongly about this topic and w...
2020-12-0843 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps.27 Discovering Matrescence with Nikki McCahonToday we are interviewing Nikki McCahon, a most inspiring, beautiful woman, a Mumma and a wife.
This episode is Insightful and brilliant for all mums to be and all those in the thick of post partum stage.
Nikki is a Matrescence Educator and Women’s life cycle guide
Nikki is the founder of ‘The Dear Mama Project’ podcaster, a coach a facilitator of intimate women’s circles and workshops both in person and online.
Nikki believes ‘When a baby is born, so too is a mother. Both are vulnerable, unsteady and trying to...
2020-11-2438 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps:26 Nadine Muller shares her journey through Pregnancy & Birth TraumaIn today’s podcast Shari & Nicola interview a most inspiring women, Nadine Muller. Mumpreneur, Registered Nurse who was until recently in the Australian Defence Force (Air Force) a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, a wife to Dane, and Mother to two amazing awesome little boys, Madden & Beckham.
This episode comes with a WARNING to anyone suffering with child birth trauma. This is a vulnerable, open, raw and real conversation and might be hard for some to hear, so please know we are here to support you, I have included some resources to help you if you nee...
2020-11-1251 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 24 Kirby Hood - Supporting women in birth and documenting their experience through photographyKirby Hood from Olive Juice Lifestyle Photography is an award-winning birth Photographer and Doula.
In our chat with Kirby we talk about her role as a Doula and how she supports women and also we clear up some of the most common questions asked about Birth Photography... And no birth photography is not just about taking photos of your vagina.
Through the work Kirby does she is able to document the whole birth experience for families to look back on and reflect on the amazing moments.
If you live within the Brisbane, QLD...
2020-10-2641 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps:22 Recorded LIVE Pregnancy Circle with women all over the worldToday we are sharing a very special episode with you, in August this year we held two LIVE online Pregnancy Circles for over 1700 women from all over the world.
It this moment we realised how much women are needing connection and community from all over the world.
In this circle we cover breath safe for pregnancy and a fear release meditation, we hope you enjoy every moment of being in this circle.
To prepare for this circle, get into a relaxed space, undisturbed and ready to meditate and enjoy the feeling of being...
2020-09-251h 09
Almost FortyHypnobirthing, Knowing Your Rights, Vaginal & Caesarean Delivery with Shari Lyon 🤱🏾🤰🏼Episode 114 is a conversation with one of Australia’s leading Hypnobirthing Practitioners and Childbirth Educators, Shari Lyon. We speak about some common misconceptions surrounding Hypnobirthing and how this practice can transform your pregnancy, delivery and beyond. We talk about the importance of knowing your rights and being your own advocate. Shari supports women and birth partners through pregnancy to help them prepare for a positive birth. Hypnobirthing is an independent childbirth education program and aims to provide you with knowledge, support and tools and techniques to help you prepare for a positive birth.. no matter how your baby comes into th...
2020-09-2048 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP:21 Interview with Shari Lyon - Positive Birth with HypnobirthingThis episode is an interview with Shari about her journey and life mission to empower women to have a positive birth. Shari’s passion for women is truly heart felt and Shari’s mission is to spread the word of positive birthing and that she truly believes that we all deserve to have a positive experience no matter how your baby comes into the world.
Shari personally used the Hypnobirthing Australia™️ techniques during her own 2 births. Shari’s first and life-changing experience was with her son at a Birth Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia and her second in a...
2020-09-1339 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps:18 Lets discuss Home Birthing with Maet Pearson director of 'It Takes a Village Midwifery'In this episode, we interview Mae't Pearson about her midwifery practice and her incredible support that she has continues to deliver to all women and families in the community.
Mae't Pearson is a private practice midwife and Mum of three gorgeous children. She has a masters of midwifery and is a UK educated midwife. Maet has worked in tertiary hospitals, university lecturing, community midwifery and home and private practice. She is a director at It Takes a Village Midwifery and has trained as a spinning babies parent educator and Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner.
With over 16 years wo...
2020-08-1355 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:16 The Importance of the Breath, during your Pregnancy, Birth & BeyondThis episode is Nicola’s soul purpose in her life, a personal mission to breathe women in readiness for Pregnancy / Birth and beyond, together we delve into how breathing helps prepare couples to become parents and how to understand the power of breathing as you head towards birth and parenting. This is often a missing link in life, most women are not breathing well and that in itself can cause anxiety.
Nicola & Shari chat through how they have experienced personally and how they have assisted many couples to breathe more effectively during birth and during pregnancy. They also...
2020-07-2731 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 15 Birth Story - Healing Home Birth of a 10 pound 11 ounce baby - Part 2Part 2 of this beautiful birth story with Rianna, Darcy and baby Evelyn.
In this second half of our interview with Rianna, she shares her beautiful home birth story with us and how Hypnobirthing and committing to the practice helped her to easily slip into her zone while birthing her 10 pound 11 ounce baby girl.
Join one of Shari's upcoming Online Hypnobirthing courses at www.belly2birth.com.au
Join one of Nicola's upcoming 6-week breathing courses at www.nicolalaye.com
2020-07-131h 13
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:13 'Why Induction Matters' with Dr Rachel ReedIn this episode, we interview Dr Rachel Reed and talk to her about the research she has done on medical intervention and induction of labour and birth.
Rachel is a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery and Discipline Lead of Midwifery at the University of the Sunshine Coast. In all areas of her work Rachel is committed to the promotion of physiological birth, and of women’s rights (and rites) in maternity care.
Rachel's research focuses on women’s experiences of maternity care with the aim of foregrounding women’s needs and rights in the development of matern...
2020-06-231h 04
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp:11 How to get financially organised, and create the life you want.We are interviewing Ross Marais at More Time Financial, Ross is Nicola’s personal financial coach. Why have a financial coach?
It’s the smartest decision Nicola and her husband have ever made and Ross is here to give you some advice on how you can get smarter arriving into parenting.
At More Time Financial, they help you to make smarter decisions with your money. They work virtually with clients across the country to provide financial advice, coaching, money management programs and financial education for those who are looking to take control of their money and im...
2020-06-091h 00
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 10 Birth Story with mum of 3 Sherryn - Induction, Epidural to HypnobirthIn this weeks episode, Nicola and Shari speak to Nurture Hub community member Sherryn about her experience with Hypnobirthing, Breath and Pelvic floor issues and how the birth of her (not planned and very much a surprise pregnancy) baby girl after having 2 boys and 6 years later to be told she was having a little girl.
Sherryn worked with both Shari and Nicola during her pregnancy and she shares how empowered and supported she felt through her journey.
To join one of Shari's online Hypnobirthing Courses visit www.belly2birth.com.au
To work...
2020-05-2637 min
dancersFAQWhat is Hypnobirthing?Shari Lyon, 5 x award-winning Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner from Belly2birth is answering the question “What is Hypnobirthing?”
I have to say, Hypnobirthing is not only for pregnant women but for EVERYONE! It is a way of understanding women’s body and realizing that childbirth can be a fearless and positive experience (not the way it is usually shown in movies nowadays). I personally learned sooo much preparing this interview.
In this episode, you will discover (or learn more about) Hypnobirthing, a technique mixing self-hypnosis, meditation, deep relaxation, massage, acupressure, mental preparation and much more in order...
2020-05-2635 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp 09 - Optimal Maternal Positioning during Pregnancy & Birth Ginny Phang-DaveyWhat is Optimal Maternal Positioning? In this information-packed episode, we interviewed Student Midwife and Doula of 20 years and creator of ibirth Professionals Ginny Phang-Davey.
Ginny Phang-Davey has been supporting women through pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum for over 16 years and now Ginny is sharing her life's work with us.
After having learned from the best birth professionals, Ginny is now applying the art and science of Optimal Maternal Positioning to see incredible results women during pregnancy, labour and birth. We are so excited to have such an experienced birth worker offering and willing to share...
2020-05-2059 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEps 08 - Our Hormonal Blueprint for Birth & Mothering with Dr Sarah BuckleyShari & Nicola are incredibly excited to share this Podcast with you today where we get to chat to the amazing, Dr.Sarah Buckley.
Dr.Sarah Buckley is a New-Zealand-trained GP/family physician with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning. She is the mother of four home-born children, and currently combines motherhood with her work as a writer on pregnancy, birth, and parenting.
Sarah's work critiques current practices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting from the widest possible perspectives, She encourages us to be fully informed in our decision-making; to listen to our hearts and our intuition...
2020-05-1359 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 07 How to connect with your partner through pregnancy, birth and in parenting.This episode lights up a passion in Nicola, as we delve into a taster of how Nicola helps prepare couples to become parents and how to navigate open communication as you head towards birth and parenting.
This is often a missing link within a relationship whilst preparing for pregnancy, during, in birth and parenting.
Nicola & Shari chat through what they have experienced personally and how they have observed and assisted many parents to communicate more effectively during these life changes.
If you want to know and learn more after listening to this episode, t...
2020-04-3022 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp: 06 How to choose your supportive medical caregiverEpisode 6: We are discussing how to choose a supportive medical caregiver during your pregnancy and birth, and how this choice will often affect your birthing experience. Choosing a supportive caregiver is probably the most important decision that you will make at the beginning of your pregnancy and it is important to know that you do have options and you have a right to choose a caregiver that will support you in what YOU want not one who just wants to take over and make the decisions for you.
If you would like to read the study we re...
2020-04-2827 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEp 03: Shari's amazing birth story and her calling to become a Hypnobirthing PractitionerWelcome to Episode 3
In this episode Shari Lyon (Co-Founder of Nurture Hub) shares her inspiring birth and this awakening while holding her newly born son that she wanted to help women have a positive birth experience and that she knew she wanted to pursue this as a career.
Shari's second baby was a beautiful home birth, Shari and her partner filmed their birth for you to see, Shari uses the techniques that she teach's within her courses and you can see just how amazing birth can be. Watch their birth by clicking here.
Sh...
2020-03-3023 min
Australian Birth Stories153 | Mel, Same Sex Couple, Partner IVF, Emergency Caesarean On today’s show I interview Mel and she shares the birth of her little girl Navy. After being together for seven years and shortly after they got married, Mel and her wife Yasmin decided they wanted to have a baby and they been to explored some possible options for conceiving. As they were a same sex couple there were a few different paths they could explore. While Yasmin wanted to have children, she wasn’t particularly interested in actually carrying a baby, whilst Mel really wanted to carry a baby. So they decided to go down the path of pa...
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