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Finding Your Way Home; The Secrets to True AlignmentEMDR & Trauma-Specialist Sophie Brigstocke: Healing from Codependency, one boundary at a time...Gorgeous Listeners, welcome to this week’s episode of Finding Your Way Home,A special treat - the opportunity to sit down with someone whose entire career has centred on "holding space" and healing trauma through a deeply somatic lens. Sophie Brigstocke is a phenomenally-gifted EMDR Therapist, Coach and Trauma-informed Breathwork Practitioner. Long before this, she was a birth-worker - not only supporting a generation of healthy births, but training a school of practitioners beneath her. And today, we dive into one of our utter passion topics - how to truly heal...2025-04-2852 min
The Birth and Baby Business ShowLessons from a Birth & Baby Business Owner with Sophie Brigstoke
Sophie Brigstoke has spent twenty years in the perinatal world as a Baby Massage Instructor, Doula and Breastfeeding Counsellor.
She became the Owner of Nurturing Birth in 2014 providing doula training and mentoring to hundreds of doulas before hanging up her hat at the end of 2023 and moving into Transformstional Coaching, Breathwork and EMDR.
Sophie’s passion is supporting people to heal from trauma, fear and codependency and to reclaim themselves and the life they deserve. She worked in the film and theatre in her twenties and still flirts around the edges of that world.
In this podcast we talk ab...2024-06-1748 min
Chicane Presents Sun:SetsChicane Presents Sun:Sets Vol 472Listen to never before heard demos and tracks from Nevertheless at the first Sun:sets Live episode filmed at Lusty Glaze Beach, Newquay.There will be a brand new Sun:sets live from all over the country with all the usual cock-ups available every month exclusively on Sun:sets Plus.On top of this my brand new podcast After Sun:sets will be available three times a month with some amazing guests lined up including Marcus Brigstocke, Billy Billingham, James Haskell and many more in store. Sun:sets Plus will also include behind the scenes, live...2024-02-021h 00
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat we wish people knew about surrogacy, with Helen and RenaSophie is joined by new Mum Helen Trenchard and her surrogate, Rena Miras-Pye, who gave birth to baby Robin just 20 weeks ago. Together, in this special episode, they discuss surrogacy, how Helen and Dan had to let go of the notion of "shitty option B" after 9 years of a challenging fertility journey, and the process the team went through to get to know one another and make that all-important decision to move forwards and try to conceive. They share openly the entire journey from meeting through to the birth of Robin and a continuing, deep and very special friendship...2023-07-311h 08
Paper CutsFarage Against the Cash Machine – plus Gregg Wallace’s Man MeatWe read the papers so you don’t have to… Today: Farage’s banking debacle continues to distract from the world burning. Meanwhile Rishi’s on the rampage as he wages war on eco pledges to make himself look tough. Plus, Gregg Wallace’s man-meat mockumentary puts the nation off its mid-morning steak bakes.Miranda Sawyer is joined by comedian and actor Marcus Brigstocke and Jonn Elledge, author and New Statesman columnist to gaze in bewilderment at the Great British Press.Follow Paper Cuts:Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshowInstagram: https://www.instag...2023-07-2636 min
The Tiny Habits PodcastEpisode 012 - BreatheBreathing we do it throughout our entire lifetime without really thinking about it but do you know the benefits outside the basic keeping us alive? I'm thrilled to welcome Sophie Brigstocke to introduce us to some truly incredible facts and practices we can easily integrate into our lives.
You can connect with Sophie on Instagram @sophie_brigstocke via her website www.sophiebrigstocke.com or by email info@sophiebrigstocke.com
The book Sophie recommends is Breath by James Nestor.2023-07-2516 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about parenting after child loss with Dr Sarah MadiganSophie chats with Dr Sarah Madigan, Clinical Psychologist and Transformational Coach, about the grief of child loss and her subsequent pregnancy, birth and parenting experience. Together they explore the fear people have about grief, how to support families who experience loss and what is possible beyond grief. Sarah shares how much she wishes she had had a doula with her during and after her births. To find out more about Sarah visit https://www.instagram.com/drsarahmadigan/ or https://www.drsarahmadigan.com2023-07-2445 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish teenagers knew about birth and parenting with Emily BrigstockeSophie chats with her own daughter, 18 year old Emily, about being the child of a doula and what growing up around the birth world has been like. Emily discusses her attitude to pregnancy, birth and parenting, how she would prepare for birth and the stories she hears from her peers. They discuss the media perception of birth, how much fear there is, the parallels with mental health and how poor sex education is in the UK. Emily is a young playwright and actress taking her first play to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2023 - to follow her progress...2023-07-1036 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about grandparents with Booney SmithSophie chats with Booney Smith, a doula of almost twenty years and Nurturing Birth mentor, who became a grandmother for the first time during the pandemic. She shares her thoughts on supporting grandparents when working as a doula. Together they explore some of the challenges facing new parents around extended family. To find out more about Booney visit the Nurturing Birth Mentors page www.nurturingbirth.co.uk/mentors2023-06-2641 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about infant feeding with Dee BellSophie chats with Midwife and Lactation Consultant Dee Bell, who runs the Infant Feeding Academy. They discuss supporting families before, during and after birth when it comes to infant feeding. They talk about biological norms and optimising the breastfeeding process if that is what new parents choose to do. They discuss problem solving and how to best support new parents. Dee dispels some of the myths surrounding infant feeding support. To find out more about Dee and the Infant Feeding Academy follow her on Instagram at @infantfeedingacademy2023-06-1938 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about becoming a doula with Sarah SayerSophie chats with Nurturing Birth Facilitator, Mentor and Doula Sarah Sayer about her journey as a doula, especially in an area that had no doulas when she started. They chat about Nurturing Birth doula courses and the stories that so frequently come up around what people think they should have done/experienced or know before they step into doula shoes. To follow Sarah on Instagram go to @sarahsayerbirthgeek or follow us on Nurturing Birth to see more of her in action on the courses - @nurturing_birth2023-06-1240 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about Hypnobirthing with Liz StanfordSophie chats with Calm Birth School owner Liz Stanford, who has recently co-written the revised version of The Calm Birth Method with Suzy Ashworth. They discuss what Hypnobirthing is and explore a number of the myths around the technique. To follow Liz go to @thecalmbirthschool on Instagram, or www.thecalmbirthschool.com2023-06-0534 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about flourishing as a midwife with Kate GreenstockSophie talks to former doula, now midwife Kate Greenstock, author of a new book, Flourish. Kate shares her journey to midwifery from doulaing and discusses the challenges midwives face in the current maternity system. Using her coaching skills Kate talks about how she has identified "Mega Mountains" that midwives can overcome with practical and emotional support. To find out more about Flourish visit www.flourishformidwives.com or email kate@flourishformidwives.com2023-05-2956 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat we wish people knew about neurodivergent birth with Sam Sheppard and Victoria WhiteSophie chats with Nurturing Birth Lead Course Facilitator, Sam Sheppard, and Nurturing Birth Mentor, Victoria White, about Neurodivergent Birth, what prompted them to set up their new business and what those working in the perinatal world need to consider when supporting people who are neurodivergent, considering many different aspects of neurodiversity e.g ASD, ADHD or anxiety. They explore what it means to be doula course providers and mentors to those who are neurodivergent, what we integrate into our courses and how we aim to be as supportive as possible to all those wanting to take a doula training...2023-05-2243 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWhat I wish people knew about antenatal education with Erin FungIn this first episode of the second season Sophie chats with Erin Fung of Better Birth UK, an Antenatal and Hypnobirthing educator based in SE England, with a popular Instagram account @betterbirthuk and podcast, The Better Birth Podcast.
They talk about Erin's reason for stepping into this all-important work, her first experience of birth and the long-term emotional, physical and mental side effects.
They discuss how important educating yourself for birth is - that knowledge is power, and knowing what and how to ask makes such a difference.
They discuss communication with children an...2023-05-1543 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDoulas are just for births aren't they? Part two with Amy SimpsonIn this episode Sophie chats with Amy Simpson aka The Baby Activator.
Amy shares how the birth of her daughter activated her to start working with families around fertility and conception with a particular interest in how the mind and body work together.
Together they talk about the stories that people carry from childhood about pregnancy, the fear or shame many people carry, especially if they have had to made difficult decisions earlier in their lives.
Amy talks about the relationship we have with our bodies and how fertility treatment is not just ab...2022-05-3038 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDoulas are just for births, aren't they? With Charlotte BaileySophie chats to Nurturing Birth Facilitator, Mentor and Doula, Charlotte Bailey about her work as a doula and how she landed in the role having worked in the third sector and as a student midwife.
Charlotte talks about her passion for supporting the postnatal period, sharing her own experience of depression after the birth of her first baby, and how she had a completely different experience with her second. She shares the research and work she did to prepare for such a radically different experience and how she supports doula clients to have a positive fourth trimester.2022-05-1641 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDo doulas deliver babies? With Melanie DunneSophie chats with Nurturing Birth doula, Melanie Dunne, about the past two years, becoming a doula, setting up a doula business and having a new baby all at the same time!
Melanie talks about experiences of supporting clients where the baby was born before arrival of midwives or health professionals (BBA).
They discuss the boundaries of a doula's role when it comes to births where midwives are not present.
Melanie shares what it has been like supporting other families as the mother of a new baby, her fifth, herself.
To find...2022-05-0939 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDo you have to be a hippy to be a doula? With Sam SheppardSophie chats with fellow Nurturing Birth Doula Course Facilitator Sam Sheppard about her journey into doulaing, how she went from knowing nothing about doulas to completing a doula course in less than two weeks!
Sam shares about how she juggled home life, young children with birth and postnatal doula jobs, and why she is known as the Unapologetic Doula.
Together they discuss the myth that doulas have to look a particular way and the expectations people have about doulas, especially that they are hippies.
Finally, Sam and Sophie touch on some core themes ar...2022-05-0424 min
The Better Birth podcast with Erin FungS5 Ep 10 - the role of the doula with Sophie BrigstockeWhat is a doula and why should you get one for your birth and postpartum period? That's the answer I endeavour to answer as I chat to doula and doula course facilitator Sophie Brigstocke. There are many misconceptions around what a doula is and does, and we discuss the role they play, the benefits they bring, and why now more than ever they are even more important. You can find Sophie and her doula training courses online at https://nurturingbirth.co.uk or on social media @nurturing_birth
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The information and...2022-05-0246 min
The Positive Induction Podcast#7 How Birth Partners can Help During Induction - With Sophie BrigstockeIn this episode I'm joined by Sophie Brigstocke, owner of Nurturing Birth, Birth and Post Natal Doula, Doula trainer and breastfeeding counsellor.Sophie has a wealth of birth related knowledge, and in this episode she shares all about birth partners and how they can support you during induction.Read the show notes here: https://positiveinduction.com/episode7 where you'll find a transcript and additional links and resources.2022-04-1935 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDoulas have to do it all, with Simone DyerIn this episode Sophie Brigstocke talks to doula and mentor, Simone Dyer about her journey into doulaing, her work with Dr Gowri Motha and her love of facilitating circles and communions for women and mothers.
They talk about self-care, boundaries and the growing and learning that we do as doulas.
Simone talks about how doulaing is not about rescuing and fixing, but empowering. She talks about how we are so keen for validation that "we often rob people of their lessons".
Simone concludes by talking about how essential mentoring has been and is in h...2022-04-1836 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDo doulas support induction? With Jade GordonSophie chats to Jade Gordon, a hypnotherapist in Scotland who runs Positive Induction. Jade shares her journey to doulaing via working in the oil and gas industry. They discuss the difference between being pro-induction and supporting people to have a positive induction experience. Jade talks about how doulas can support families to have positive induction experiences, including thinking about partners. They talk about the importance of informed decision making and the recognition that people still have choice during induction. Jade also highlights how important it is for doulas to process their own stories and personal experiences before working with fam...2022-04-1130 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastPreparing for anything with Marius GriffinSophie is joined by Marius Griffin, an American doula based in Ireland (Belfast and Cork).
Marius talks about her desire to become a doula from the 1990s and her experience birthing in California, where midwives were illegal at the time.
Fast forward to 2020 and Marius took the last in-person course with Nurturing Birth prior to the pandemic. She talks about how she has been doulaing her community since that time.
Finally, Marius talks about dispelling the myth that doulas need to have all the information, rather that they are experts in support. She talk...2022-04-0439 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDoulas don't support caesarean birth with Lorraine PryceSophie Brigstocke talks to Bradford-based doula, Lorraine Pryce about starting a doula business in the pandemic and how she leapt in with both feet.
Lorraine talks about the expectations people have for the postnatal period and why it is so important to be present for families. She explains what she means by holding space.
They explore the myth that doulas don't support caesarean birth, and why there is almost more preparation work needed if someone is planning to have a caesarean. They share stories of caesarean births they have supported and some of the small, but...2022-03-2329 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastDo doulas replace the partner? With Danielle FoxSophie Brigstocke and Danielle Fox, a doula based near Cardiff, Wales, explore the myth that doulas are there to replace the partners at a birth.
Danielle shares her journey into doulaing, having been a librarian for many years. She talks about her passion for supporting families in the postnatal period, especially having had such valuable support herself from her Jamaican family.
Danielle shares stories of how doula support has made such a difference to the partners at births, giving them the confidence and space to be the best they can be.
You can fin...2022-03-2130 min
Nurturing Birth Doula PodcastWelcome to the Nurturing Birth Doula Podcast!Sophie Brigstocke talks about the reasons for creating this podcast and rumbles why so many people still don't know about doulas.
Sophie shares about her discovery of doulas and how she stepped into doulaing. She talks about the imposter syndrome that almost held her back and the stories she told herself about what it meant to be a doula.
She shares her vision that doulas be available for every person that wants or needs support in their pregnancy, birth and postnatal experiences.
She sets out her desire to debunk the myths about doulas.
2022-03-0311 min
Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookHarry Enfield and Chums: The very best sketches from the BBC TV series Audiobook by Harry EnfieldListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 555104
Title: Harry Enfield and Chums: The very best sketches from the BBC TV series
Author: Harry Enfield
Narrator: Full Cast , Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:08:28
Language: English
Release date: 01-06-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Humor
Summary:
Highlights from the much-loved '90s comedy shows Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry Enfield and Chums
In 1990, one of BBC TV's most popular sketch shows, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, was born. Later retitled Harry Enfield and Chums, it featured Harry and co-stars...2022-01-064h 08
What Goes Around?S2E15 WGA GREATEST HITS VOL.1It's been a fantastic journey so far on What Goes Around but as Anne is being a megastar over on 6Music and Eamon is living in house move limbo-land we thought it might be a good week to take a look back on some of our favourite episodes from Series 1. If you are new to the podcast, you are in for a treat. If you are a loyal veteran of the pod wars then I hope you enjoy listening to some of these classic episodes again because it was loads of fun to edit them together. Big love to...2021-09-231h 07
What Goes Around?Episode 20 What Goes Around? XMAS SPECIALHAPPY XMAS EVERYONE! We bring series one of What Goes Around to an end in fine style with a BUMPER Christmas cracker of a show featuring some familiar voices from our first year in the pod-o-sphere! What a show it is too, like many a Christmas we start off with a quick trip to A&E. Anne and Eamon reminisce about their experiences over the first 20 episodes and the amazing guests they have had on, then theres an exchange of gifts and warm glow of seasonal joy. From there we welcome a cavalcade of Christmas guests including M Z...2020-12-251h 40
The Phenomenal Living Podcast011: Sophie Brigstocke on Life Beyond AnxietyIt’s time for a transformation conversation! Today we are bringing you a conversation that I was fortunate enough to have with Sophie Brigstocke Sophie is a Birth and Postnatal Doula and Breastfeeding Supporter. She was awarded “Doula of the Year” at MaMa Conference, 2017. Since 2014 she has run Nurturing Birth, facilitating doula training courses across the UK, Europe and the United Arab Emirates and supporting doulas to go out and work with new families. She lives in London. Sophie shares the unexpected twists and turns from how she has gone from really needing to know the how, the answers, the strategie...2020-10-1651 min
The Phenomenal Living Podcast011: Sophie Brigstocke on Life Beyond AnxietyIt’s time for a transformation conversation! Today we are bringing you a conversation that I was fortunate enough to have with Sophie Brigstocke Sophie is a Birth and Postnatal Doula and Breastfeeding Supporter. She was awarded “Doula of the Year” at MaMa Conference, 2017. Since 2014 she has run Nurturing Birth, facilitating doula training courses across the UK, Europe and the United Arab Emirates and supporting doulas to go out and work with new families. She lives in London. Sophie shares the unexpected twists and turns from how she has gone from really needing to know the how, the answers, the strategie...2020-10-1651 min
Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookThink the Unthinkable: The Complete Series 1-4 Audiobook by James CaryListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 400689
Title: Think the Unthinkable: The Complete Series 1-4
Author: James Cary
Narrator: David Mitchell, Emma Kennedy, Full Cast , Marcus Brigstocke, Robin Ince
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:50:10
Language: English
Release date: 03-19-20
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Humor
Summary:
All four series of the Sony Award-winning radio sitcom
Meet the hapless management consultants of Unthinkable Solutions idealistic team leader Ryan, sociopathic Sophie and hippy-dippy Daisy. Enthusiastic and enterprising, theyre strong on jargon (and always ready to imaginate, reincentivise and skin the leopard), but short on practical ideas...2020-03-199h 50
The Trap DoorThe Trap Door - Marcus BrigstockeSophie talks to stand-up, writer and actor Marcus Brigstocke about projectile poo, the danger of the internet and what to do if your baby loses a finger.
Marcus has appeared on many TV and radio shows including Argumental, Have I Got News for You, I've Never Seen Star Wars, Giles Wemmbbley Hogg Goes Off and The Brig Society. He'll be doing his live show Devil May Care at the Pleasance, Edinburgh this summer (2019).2019-05-2959 min
Fear Free Childbirth Podcast with Alexia LeachmanPreparing for Motherhood, with Sophie BrigstockeIn today's podcast episode I'm honoured to be joined by Sophie Brigstocke. Sophie won Doula of the Year in 2017, so this is a real treat - my second Doula of the Year guest! As well as being a doula, Sophie also runs Nurturing Birth where she trains doulas alongside her co-founder Florence Etienne-Jackson. Together they have trained over 3000 doulas, so she knows a thing or two about birth and supporting women as they approach motherhood. It was really tricky to pick a title for today's podcast because we talked about so much. But it's all bi...2018-10-181h 01
Fear Free Childbirth Podcast with Alexia LeachmanPreparing for Motherhood, with Sophie BrigstockeIn today's podcast episode I'm honoured to be joined by Sophie Brigstocke. Sophie won Doula of the Year in 2017, so this is a real treat - my second Doula of the Year guest!
As well as being a doula, Sophie also runs Nurturing Birth where she trains doulas alongside her co-founder Florence Etienne-Jackson. Together they have trained over 3000 doulas, so she knows a thing or two about birth and supporting women as they approach motherhood.
It was really tricky to pick a title for today's podcast because we talked about so much. But it's all birthy and all very interesting!
So...2018-10-181h 01