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The Motherwhelm33 Yara | Motherhood | psychologist, reparenting, legacy, the perfect mother myth, self-compassion, breath work, internal family systemsIn the 33rd episode of The Motherwhelm, I am joined by Yara, psychologist and host of the podcast Life After Birth with Yara Heary. We discuss the nexus between her work and her mothering, covering topics like reparenting, overcoming the perfect mother myth, the importance of self-compassion, and practical tools like breath-work to help support your mental health and nervous system. Get ready for an inspiring conversation about healing, motherhood, and finding your confidence along the way. You can find Yara here:@lifeafterbirthpsychologyhttps://www.lifeafterbirth.com.au/
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Life After Birth with Yara HearyAmanda Ruggeri on Loss and Lessons in MotherhoodHi Mamas!This week is a double episode as I wind up the poddy for 2024 and beyond. It has been nothing less than an absolute privilege to share space with all my wonderful guests as they share some of their most intimate truths about what mothering has been like for them.I have been creating this podcast for 2 years now and for the time being it going to be on pause while I shift focus to some other projects happening at Life After Birth Psychology. I do plan to bring the podcast...
2024-12-1058 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyRuth Whippman on Mothering, Identity, and Reimagining Boyhood in a Complex WorldHi Mamas.This week is a double episode as I wind up the poddy for 2024 and beyond. It has been nothing less than an absolute privilege to share space with all my wonderful guests as they share some of their most intimate truths about what mothering has been like for them.I have been creating this podcast for 2 years now and for the time being it going to be on pause while I shift focus to some other projects happening at Life After Birth Psychology. I do plan to bring the podcast back but I'm...
2024-12-1054 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyJayde Couldwell on Embracing Imperfection and Cultivating Resilience and Self Love in MotherhoodHi Mamas.Today, I have an incredibly special guest, Jayde Couldwell. You may know her as the co-host of Beyond the Bump and Beyond the Balls, two popular podcasts for mums and dads navigating the ups and downs of parenting. In this powerful conversation, Jayde opens up about her journey through motherhood and the unexpected lessons that have shaped her along the way. From her experience with postnatal depression after her third child, the challenges as a mama of three, and the deep sense of self-discovery she found along the w...
2024-11-261h 23Life After Birth with Yara HearyWhen The Going Gets Tough: Being With Our GriefHi Mamas.This week I’m talking about grief. The grief that’s in me and I’m guessing may also be in you. We have the grief that comes from our personal lives/mothering, and then there is the grief that comes from knowing about the harm and loss that is occurring in the world around us – and from feeling unable to change that. It’s been a big year of loss and atrocities, and as we approach the holiday season in a post US election moment – I’m REALLY feeling it. So I’...
2024-11-1930 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyBernadette Lack on Healing Through Connection in MotherhoodHi Mamas. Today, I have the pleasure of talking with Bernadette Lack, the founder of Core and Floor Restore and co-creator of Motheration. In this powerful conversation, Bernadette opens up about her journey through parenting, sharing her heartwarming stories of fostering children and the raw realities of her own motherhood experience. We also discuss the challenges and growth she experienced during her postpartum journey, highlighting how community and connection became her anchor.In this episode, you’ll hear about: Bernadette’s days of fostering children and how it inf...
2024-11-121h 27Life After Birth with Yara HearyKendra Blake on Trusting Yourself, and Letting Go of Perfectionism in MotherhoodHi mamas. Today, I have the pleasure of talking to Kendra Blake, an occupational therapist who has been supporting women throughout all stages of life for nearly a decade. In this powerful episode, Kendra shares her personal journey through motherhood, especially now as a mother of two young children, with her newest little one being just two weeks old!We discuss her transition into motherhood, the unravelling of her perfectionism, and how she has come to deeply trust herself in this new role. Kendra talks about how the birth of h...
2024-10-2949 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyWhat You Need To Know About: Mothering During the Transition into PerimenopauseWhat You Need To Know About: Perimenopause and Motherhood Hi mama.Today, I'm diving into a topic that doesn't get enough attention: mothering during perimenopause. This is something I've been exploring lately, both through my own experiences and those of the incredible women I work with, so I wanted to shed some light on this often overlooked phase that so many of us may be navigating without even realising it. In this episode, I discuss:The hormonal changes that oc...
2024-10-2238 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAlex Field on Becoming Your Own Best Friend and Nurturing Self-Compassion in MotherhoodHi Mamas.Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Alex Field, a holistic psychotherapist and naturopath who brings so much wisdom and heart to the conversation about discovering yourself during motherhood. Alex opens up about her incredible life journey, from her adventurous days as an underwater filmmaker in Egypt to her transformational experience as a mother to two teenagers in Australia.Alex and I discuss:How her time in Egypt encouraged self-discovery, and how moving to Australia marked a new chapter in her life....
2024-10-151h 07Life After Birth with Yara HearyWhat You Need To Know About: How Parts Work Can Support You as You MotherHi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m diving into a therapeutic approach that has been a complete game changer for so many of the mothers I work with—Internal Family Systems (IFS). This modality helps us understand the different “parts” within ourselves, heal intergenerational wounds, and cultivate self-leadership. I know many of you are on this path of exploring your inner world, and IFS offers such a profound way to do that.In this episode, I’ll guide you through:Understanding our mind as an internal family system made up of differe...
2024-10-0829 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyJane McFadden on Mothering with Neurodivergence, and the Challenge of Slowing DownHi mamas. Join me as I speak with Jane McFadden, mum of three and the woman behind the ADHD Mums podcast.In this episode, Jane reflects on her childhood growing up with now-diagnosed ADHD and autism, how this impacted her school years, her approach to work and her experience of becoming a mother. We discuss the struggle that so many of us experience with regards to perfectionism and high-performance, and how this can often be heightened when we become mothers, due to the many societal expectations that exacerbate this. We also discuss Jane’s jo...
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The SpaceYou're rocking this parenting thing!Hey parents, you’re absolutely smashing it! We get it—parenthood is a mix of joy, reward, and exhaustion. Take a breather today and focus on you. We’re sharing some amazing self-love strategies from Psychologist and Motherhood Coach, Yara Heary. LINKS See more from Yara Heary here Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Anna HenvestEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-09-1802 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyREPLAY - Cath Counihan on leaning into imperfection and being the parent she needed in her childhood*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. New episodes will be back on the regular by Oct 2024. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*HOLY MOLY mamas! I actually just don’t even know what to say about this week’s episode with Cath Counihan. It’s just THAT good. Cath is a London based trauma-informed Integrative Psychotherapist, lecturer, and host of the podcast Grow Yourself Up. She is...
2024-09-171h 00Life After Birth with Yara HearyREPLAY - Round Table Chat on Realigning Fatherhood: Bridging the gap between words and actions*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. New episodes will be back on the regular by Oct 2024. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*This week, I’m joined by Mike Dyson and Erin Spahr in a thought-provoking discussion on an issue that struck a chord with my instagram audience: when fathers define themselves as "family men" but their actions tell a different story. Mike is...
2024-09-101h 15Life After Birth with Yara HearyTracy Gillett on the Power of Self-Trust in MotherhoodHi mamas! Today I am joined by the wonderful Tracy Gillett, an adventure-loving mum, writer, and advocate for natural parenting. You might know her as the founder of Raised Good, an inspiring platform that empowers parents to trust the voice of their intuition. Tracy is also the author of "The Lost Art of Natural Parenting" and the host of the annual Raised Good Online Parenting Summit.In this powerful conversation, Tracy and I explore her journey into motherhood, her passion for what she calls natural parenting, and how she’s n...
2024-09-031h 09Life After Birth with Yara HearyREPLAY - Minna Dubin on Rage, Compassion, and Challenging 'Good Mother' Assumptions*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*In this episode, I’m speaking to Minna Dubin, the Author of ‘Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.’ I absolutely loved this book and was so excited to invite Minna to speak with me for this episode. Minna’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Times, S...
2024-08-2753 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyREPLAY - Lael Stone on Finding Herself in Motherhood*This is a replay series of previously released episodes, as I prepare all new episodes with new guests. This replay series are the top 4 most listener to episodes and although we can't have favourite - they are very loved by me too!*In this episode of Life After Birth I chat to Lael about her experience of becoming a mother and travelling this path for the past 20 odd years. We talk about her experience with a challenging birth, the far reaching impacts of that, surviving her first year as a mother, identity shifts, finding herself...
2024-08-201h 02Life After Birth with Yara HearyDanielle Facey on Loss, Birth Trauma and Finding Her Way Back To Herself In MotherhoodHi mamas. Today on the podcast I am joined by Danielle Facey, also known as the breastfeeding mentor. Danielle is an author, speaker and a fierce advocate of breastfeeding empowerment. In this beautiful and courageous conversation, Danielle shares her story of becoming a mother; one that includes her experience of miscarriage, birth trauma and her journey back to herself. We discuss how Danielle's experiences of loss and trauma influenced her need for control and resulted in a heightened sense of vigilance when it came to her baby, exacerbated by cultural pressure in the western world. Da...
2024-08-1353 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySarah Ashton on Navigating Hyper-Focus Around Sleep and Finding Your Authenticity Through MatrescenceHi mamas. Today I’m so excited to be joined by the wonderful Sarah Ashton, a mental health occupational therapist whose work beautifully blends motherhood studies with occupational therapy, providing support for women as they transition, adapt and transform through matrescence. In this conversation, Sarah shares her experience of becoming a mother, and in particular we discuss what Sarah calls her hyper-focus around her and her baby’s sleep, and how this impacted her experience of mothering in those early days. We also discuss what eventually allowed Sarah to shift out of this, when this level...
2024-07-3048 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyHaylee Collins on Working Through Maternal Rage and Being Robbed By The PandemicHi mamas. Today on the podcast I’m joined by Haylee Collins, who is a book publisher and creator of the magazine, Howl, which is how I came to know her. Howl is an incredible magazine that explores the intersection of motherhood and creativity, and was born out of her own observations of watching and speaking to other artists, writers, designers and photographers who are also mothers about how they occupy both of those identities at the same time. In this episode we discuss Haylee’s experience of becoming a mother and, in particular, her experi...
2024-07-161h 06Life After Birth with Yara HearyLucina McKimm on the Challenges of Sharing The Load in Parenthood, and the Emotional Intensity of MotherhoodHi mamas. Today on the podcast I’m so happy to be joined by my lovely friend and podcast host, mother, writer and producer, Lucinda McKimm. She is the host of the podcast Ready Or Not, and the co-host of Witching Hour, and a mother of two. In this conversation, we discuss Lucinda’s experience of becoming a mother and how, despite her expectations that the day-to-day of the role would be challenging, she was not prepared her for the emotional intensity of motherhood, in terms of the rawness of the experience, the increased sense of vu...
2024-07-021h 05Life After Birth with Yara HearyJoy Netanya Thompson on Finding Completeness with One Child and Befriending Her Parts WithinHi mamas. Today, I’m excited to have Joy Netanya Thompson on the podcast. Joy is a writer who covers the intersection of motherhood, culture and identity and whose writing has appeared on sites like Parents, Motherwell, Romper, Coffee & Crumbs, and she’s also the author of the substack newsletter, Midweek Joy. She lives in LA with her husband and 8-year-old daughter. This is a rich and raw episode where Joy shares with me her experience of becoming a mother, the traumatic birth of her daughter and how this, amongst other factors including postpartum depression, shaped...
2024-06-1857 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyJacqueline Kelly on Losing and Meeting yourself in MotherhoodHi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Jacqueline Kelly, a matrescence coach who supports mothers who feel like they’ve lost themselves in motherhood. Founding Our Brave Hearts, Jacqueline works to challenge the unrealistic standards of motherhood that we are encouraged to aspire to and to support mums in rediscovering and reclaiming their confidence. In this beautiful conversation, Jacqueline reflects on her own journey of matrescence and her transition from the freedom, adventure and spontaneity of living overseas to having her sense of self imploded when she became a mother. We discuss the r...
2024-06-0451 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyPenny Moodie on Parenting With OCD, Self-Regulation and Reframing Failure As EvolutionHi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Penny Moodie, a writer, OCD advocate and mum of three. In 2023, she wrote the incredible book, ‘The Joy Thief’, sharing her personal journey and the stories of fellow OCD sufferers, exploring OCD stigmas and treatments with raw honesty and zero judgement. In this conversation, we talk about Penny’s experience of becoming a mother, and in particular her experience of this while suffering with OCD. Undiagnosed at the time of her first child’s birth, she reflects on how the transition to parenthood prompted her to seek dia...
2024-05-2142 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyRachael Shepard-Ohta on Taking The Pressure off Baby Sleep and The Relinquishing of Control in MotherhoodHi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Rachael Shepard-Ohta, who is a certified sleep consultant, a parent educator, content creator, podcaster, mother of three and founder of Hey Sleep Baby. I had the pleasure of being on Rachael’s podcast, No One Told Us, last year and I was so happy to have the opportunity to have another wonderful conversation with her here. In this episode, we discuss Rachael’s expectations prior to becoming a mother and how her lived experience compared to this, and in particular, the relinquishing of control that comes wi...
2024-05-0745 min
Postpartum like a boss60 | Matricentric feminism - with Yara Heary @lifeafterbirthpsychologyIn this episode we are joined by Yara Heary, principal psychologist and owner of @lifeafterbirthpsychology. Yara and I spoke about her poignant journey to this work through motherhood, the concept of matricentric feminism and how it applies to our lived experiences as women and mothers. There are so many beautiful reflections in this episode, particularly around the sacredness of connections between women. I'm certain you'll enjoy this one. Resources: 1:1 Counselling support - Book a 1:1 counselling session with Gemma at Three Little Birds today Connect with Yara @lifeafterbirthpsychology on Instagram Or via...
2024-05-0747 min
Can We Talk About This?Ep.54 We Have So Many Reasons To Be Angry: Unpacking Anger & Rage in MotherhoodIn this enlightening episode, host Amber-lee, delves into the complex web of anger and rage in motherhood with guest Yara Heary, a dedicated psychologist from Life After Birth Psychology. They explore the nuances of anger as both a valid and misunderstood emotion, distinct yet connected to the journey of mothering. The conversation traverses the landscape of societal expectations, cultural contexts, and the barriers that mothers face, illuminating the intricate ways in which support systems, or the lack thereof, shape our experiences, while sharing their own mothering experiences with rage. Aimed at breaking down stigmas and navigating the turbulent waters...
2024-05-021h 09Can We Talk About This?Ep.54 We Have So Many Reasons To Be Angry: Unpacking Anger & Rage in MotherhoodIn this enlightening episode, host Amber-lee, delves into the complex web of anger and rage in motherhood with guest Yara Heary, a dedicated psychologist from Life After Birth Psychology. They explore the nuances of anger as both a valid and misunderstood emotion, distinct yet connected to the journey of mothering. The conversation traverses the landscape of societal expectations, cultural contexts, and the barriers that mothers face, illuminating the intricate ways in which support systems, or the lack thereof, shape our experiences, while sharing their own mothering experiences with rage. Aimed at breaking down stigmas and navigating the turbulent waters...
2024-05-021h 09Life After Birth with Yara HearyChrissy Powers on moving away from the purist ‘good girl’ archetype, and reparenting ourselves while parentingHi mamas. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Chrissy Powers, a licensed marriage and family therapist, mum, wife, writer and embodiment coach. I’ve been following Chrissy on social media for quite some time and I just love her beautiful, authentic, warm presence, which shines through in this conversation. In this episode, we discuss Chrissy’s background and some of her early internalised ideas of being the ‘good girl’, how this showed up in her adulthood and her mothering, and her departure from this archetype over time, allowing her to redefine herself according to her own i...
2024-04-2347 min
The Motherkind PodcastMOMENT | What exactly is postpartum depression with Yara HearyWelcome back to Moment. Moment is your place for calm and connection and maybe even a shift in perspective before the week ahead. In this week's MOMENT, therapist and speaker Yara Heary talks about how the reality of dealing with postpartum depression, expectations of mothers and the importance of needing support. This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeContinue the ConversationWe are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/Motherkind for £100 sponsored credit.Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us t...
2024-04-2214 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAli Heppell on Being a Motherless Mother and Navigating GriefHi mamas. In this episode of Life After Birth, I am joined by Ali Heppell, a postpartum doula, matrescence educator and guide, and women’s circle facilitator. She is also a wife and mum to two boys. In this conversion, we discuss Ali’s experience of becoming a mother after losing her own mother to cancer just a few years prior. We discuss Ali’s experience of the grief of losing her mother, her honouring of this grief and how it shaped her own mothering journey. Ali shares her immense loss and longing for her mother...
2024-04-0952 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyRenee Cachia On Dropping The “Needless Woman” ArchetypeHi mamas. Join me as I speak with Renee Cachia, experienced psychologist and founder of Inner Bloom Psychology Practice. Renee is committed to improving the lives of families by empowering parents with psychoeducation and creating environments for young people to thrive from the inside out. She is a mum to her 2-year-old daughter and, at the time of recording this episode, was pregnant with her second child. In this conversation, we hear about Renee’s journey as a mother; her experience of reinventing herself, and the importance of identifying, and then advocating, for your needs. This...
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Tales From The Fourth Trimester13 | #summerseries: Anger, unmet needs and modern mothering, with Yara HearyThis episode is sponsored by Hydramama, a sugar-free hydration support drink that's designed for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Chock-a-block with electrolytes, magnesium, methylated folate and vitamins B6 and C, Hydramama helps when you're growing a baby--particularly if you're struggling with nausea or morning sickness--and while breastfeeding, when you need at least an extra fluid a day. Get 20% off your order with the code COCOONBYNAOMI at www.miniandme.coIn this episode - one of my all time faves - I talk to perinatal psychologist Yara Heary of Life After Birth Psychology...
2024-03-241h 06Life After Birth with Yara HearyElyse McNeil on Navigating the Mental Load and Embracing Rest as a MotherHi mamas. This week I talk to Dr. Elyse McNeil, Mental Load Expert and Founder of Share to Thrive, who is passionate about helping couples thrive in their relationships by providing them with strategies to help them navigate the mental load of parenthood. In this beautiful conversation, we discuss Elyse’s preparation for her own transition into mothering, and the kinds of conversations she and her husband had to facilitate sharing the load. We discuss the importance of open and intentional communication early on to avoid unconscious agreements that often lead the default roles that are s...
2024-03-1257 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyKelly Wright on Grieving the Motherhood Journey We Didn’t HaveHi mamas. In this episode of Life After Birth, I am joined by Kelly Wright who has recently joined me at Life After Birth in a therapist capacity. Kelly is a mother and therapist trained in social work, attachment theory, nutrition, internal family systems, polyvagal work, and I’m so happy to have her on the team. In this raw and vulnerable conversation, Kelly shares some of the challenges she has experienced in her mothering journey, and the disparity between what she expected to come with motherhood and the reality of her lived experience. We talk...
2024-02-2759 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyZoe Blaskey on Self-Compassion and Backing Yourself in MotherhoodHi mamas. Join me for this beautiful conversation with Zoe Blaskey, mum of two and the woman behind the Motherkind Podcast. Zoe invited me to be a guest on her podcast a few months ago, and so I was excited to return the invite and have her come on Life After Birth to share more of her story and insights with you all. In this conversation, Zoe shares with me about her own upbringing, and reflects on the ‘credits’ and ‘debits’ of her childhood and the role they played in her life and the forming of her cor...
2024-02-1354 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySFYG - 5 things to consider to invite more ease and joy into this holiday seasonWelcome back mamas! This is the final episode for 2023, and it's all about inviting more ease and joy into the holiday season.In this episode I talk you through 5 things you might want to consider, including prioritising your well being, simplifying your plans, setting boundaries, creating low stress traditions, and embracing imperfection. While listening to this week’s episode, I want you to remember that your experiences this holiday season matter just as much as the experiences of your children and family. I hope the thoughts I share here allow you to live in greater ali...
2023-12-1232 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyJessie McGarry on Young Motherhood, Self-Reparenting, and Embracing 'Figureoutable'Hi mamas. This week I talk to Jessie McGarry, Doula and Founder of The Bright Birth Company. Jessie is a mother of four (she was pregnant with her fourth child at the time of recording) and walks with women on their pregnancy, birth and postpartum journeys as a doula, providing soulful guidance and reminding women they have all the power they need within them. She also mentors other birth workers to create thriving, nourishing businesses supporting over 40 births and working with over 100 women on their pregnancy and postpartum journeys. In today's episode, we delve into Je...
2023-12-0552 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyMike Dyson on Redefining Fatherhood and MasculinityHi mamas. This week I talk to Mike Dyson, Founder of the Good Blokes Co. In his work, Mike empowers men and boys to breakdown restrictive gender norms and to step up as leaders of a healthier culture of masculinity. Mike facilitates Men's leadership retreats, father/son, mother/son and rites of passage camps all over Australia. He also works in schools training teachers to make conversations about masculinity fun, engaging and meaningful for teenage boys and giving parents the tools to get their boys talking. In this episode, Mike and I chat about his o...
2023-11-2142 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - Maternal Instinct: Fact or Fiction?In this solo episode I explore the concept of maternal instinct which fell back onto my radar in recent weeks following a viral video featuring Maggie Dent and Kate Richie. I discuss my own thoughts on this topic, recent research on the neurobiology of the mother and father brain, patriarchal implications; and emphasise the importance of understanding parenting to be a skill that transcends one’s sex or gender and is not dictated by biology alone. **Additional Reading at the bottom of these show notesHere is where you can find...
2023-11-1434 min
My New LifeManaging expectations as a motherFor the most part, limits provide a framework that helps everyone move through the day more fluidly, and with less friction. But on this episode of My New Life, we discuss limiting beliefs — beliefs that interfere with our own wellbeing and that of our family. A big one is the notion that we can “have it all”. For parents who work outside the home, this can compound the pressure we already feel to be in more than one place at a time. And for parents who work inside the home, the line between family and professional needs gets ea...
2023-11-1323 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyElly Taylor on her Journey from Undoing to 'Becoming': Relationships, Identity & moreHi mamas. Join me this week as I talk to Elly Taylor, parenthood preparation and relationship specialist and author of the multi-award-winning book Becoming Us, the Couple's Guide to Parenthood, which aims to help couples bridge the gap between the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of parenthood. In this conversation, Elly talks to me about the disparity between her expectations of motherhood and her lived experience, and how for Elly, her journey to ‘Becoming’ began with an initial period of an ‘undoing’ in the initial years following her having her first child. We discuss Elly’s experience of the changes that...
2023-11-0757 min
Momma Has GoalsThe Psychology of Motherhood with Yara HearyToday, we're diving deep into our ever-evolving identities, especially in the context of motherhood. Becoming a mom can accelerate our self-discovery journey, and we'll explore the psychological aspects of this transformation. Joining me is Yara Heary, a psychologist specializing in supporting women through conception, pregnancy, and motherhood. Her own journey led her to create Life After Birth Psychology, where she helps women navigate family dynamics, societal expectations, and relationship shifts as mothers.In this episode, we'll discuss effective communication with your partner, identifying priorities, and managing emotions. Plus, we've got some fantastic conversation starters for you to...
2023-10-3141 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyMinna Dubin on Rage, Compassion, and Challenging 'Good Mother' AssumptionsHey there mamas and welcome back to another episode of Life After Birth.In this episode, I’m speaking to Minna Dubin, the Author of ‘Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.’ I absolutely loved this book and was so excited to invite Minna to speak with me for this episode. Minna’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Times, Salon, Parents, Romper, Oprah Daily, MUTHA Magazine and many other publications. As a leading feminist voice on mom rage, Minna has also appeared on MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, NBC10 Bo...
2023-10-2453 min
The Feminist Mom PodcastMatriscentric Feminism with Yara HearyOn this episode I talk to Yara Heary about matriscentric feminism and her experience and observations of the relationship transitions that occur after becoming a mother.Yara is a Perth psychologist who works exclusively with women throughout conception, pregnancy, and motherhood. Yara started Life After Birth Psychology following the birth of her first son which started her on yet another journey of self-rediscovery. Her experiences throughout early motherhood drew her to support other women as they navigate their own family of origin dynamics, the social programming of the “good mother”, relationship changes with those around them, identity shifts, and role c...
2023-10-1755 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAnna Cusack on Reframing The Postpartum Period, The Power of Letting Go and Mothering as ActivismHi mama. In this episode, I’m joined by Anna Cusack, a Doula, Speaker, Author and Podcaster who supports women by providing emotional support, advice, resources and organisational assistance through pregnancy decision-making, birth mapping, postpartum planning, birth debriefing and guidance throughout the early stages of parenting. In this conversation, we discuss Anna’s experience of becoming a mother, both in the initial fourth trimester period, and in the months that followed this. We reflect on how the postpartum period is in many ways a lifelong stage, and Anna speaks to her own experience of feeling relatively prepared for th...
2023-10-1050 min
The Motherkind PodcastThe BIG lie mothers need to know | Yara Heary (AKA Life After Birth)Welcome to this week’s episode, where we will completely reframe post-natal depression and anxiety.I was never diagnosed, but I felt very low and anxious in those early days and in the first few years. Today's guest is psychologist Yara Heary who is going to give us a new frame of reference for how we think about that experience. You will learn how to see your experiences as part of a bigger picture. Please send this episode to any new mums you know or anyone going through a tri...
2023-10-0529 min
No One Told UsEpisode 6: We Have Good Reason to be Angry with Yara HearyEpisode 6: We Have Good Reason to be Angry with Yara HearyDid you feel totally unprepared for how ANGRY you'd sometimes feel after having a baby? Maybe you did all the baby prep classes or prepared yourself for labor as much as you could or read all the “how-to” books on parenting and have a great partner. But once you got home, you realized nobody prepared you for just how much everything in your life was going to change. Perhaps you are struggling with your identity shifting or your relationship has totally changed, or you're being triggered by t...
2023-09-2842 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyDr Veronica Eyo on Embracing Change & Developing the Skill of Mothering with CompassionHi mama. In this episode of Life After Birth, I’m joined by Veronica Eyo, a maternal mental health therapist who helps mothers as they navigate their motherhood journey, as well as managing symptoms of perinatal mental health. In this conversation, we discuss Veronica’s experience of becoming a mother, and how her reality differed from her pre-motherhood expectation of what it would be like, particularly in the wake of experiencing a difficult birth, which resulted in her entering motherhood carrying feelings of failure. We explore the problematic belief that women are intrinsically natural mothers, and the impor...
2023-09-261h 03Life After Birth with Yara HearyAndrea Bombino on Reimagining Strength & Success, Cultural Influences, and Choosing Joy in MotherhoodHi mamas. Join me this week as I talk to Andrea Bombino, a Career and Business Coach who helps mothers navigate matrescence and step into new mindsets that accommodate their new roles as mothers AND their career aspirations. Andrea’s ethos that motherhood can be done differently shines through our conversation, and I’m so excited to be sharing it with you. In this conversation, Andrea reflects on her experience of having a baby in the pandemic, and touches on her experience of miscarriage. We discuss Andrea’s background and the various cultural influences that played a role in...
2023-09-121h 11Life After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - The Magic of Being Heard in Hard Seasons of ParentingHi mamas! This is a more personal episode than usual as I delve into my current season of parenting – spoiler alert! This season is bloody TOUGH. In this episode, I speak to some of my current challenges and vulnerabilities, reflect on the emotional journey of raising two energetic children, and how I’m navigating my own mental health. I was inspired to record this chat as I was listening to a voice message from a friend who was thanking me for providing a space for her to be heard and seen in her mothering challenges. We join...
2023-09-0518 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAmy Molloy on Redefining Success, Welcoming Change and Embracing the SofteningHi mamas. In this episode, I’m joined by Amy Molloy, an award-winning journalist, editor, author and podcast writer, who produces content for some of the biggest names in global publishing. She is the writer behind the hit podcast, The Space, and as well as writing her own content, she coaches writers through her program -The Book Writing Remedy. In addition to her journalistic work, she is also a qualified counsellor, with advanced studies in grief and loss counselling, child development and effective parenting, and mindfulness-based therapies. She uses this knowledge to write trauma-informed content, with the focus of he...
2023-08-291h 05Life After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden – My partner won’t step up: What do I do with my resentment?In today’s episode I offer my thoughts to a listener question. This mother asks how to move beyond resentment when her partner (the father) refuses to step up as a parent despite many conversations where she expresses her feelings and needs. This is a really big question and of course there is always more nuance to these situations that I can possibly account for, but I give it my best shot. Many mothers find themselves in this situation, so if this sounds like your life – then please know you are not alone. In discussing my thoughts on this, I ex...
2023-08-2229 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyNaomi Chrisoulakis: Expectations vs. Reality in Motherhood, Embracing Self-Compassion, and the Journey of Trial, Error & AttunementHi everyone, this week I chat to Naomi Chrisoulakis, certified post-natal Doula, podcast host and founder of Cocoon by Naomi, a beautiful resource through which Naomi offers mothers the nourishment they need and the nurturing they deserve. In this discussion, we delve into Naomi’s upbringing and her reflections of it, discussing how various elements of her childhood and early adulthood has affected her on her mothering journey. We discuss Naomi’s optimistic expectations of motherhood prior to becoming a parent, and the jarring contrast between this and her lived reality of the experience, resulting in feelings of fa...
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Seasons of Matrescence - The PodcastHealing through Mothering With Yara HearyToday I'm speaking with Yara Heary from Life after Birth Psychology. Yara is a Perth Psychologist who works exclusively with women throughout conception, pregnancy & motherhood. Yara started Life After Birth Psychology following the birth of her first son, which started her on yet another journey of self-discovery. Her experiences throughout early motherhood sparked her passion to support other women as they navigate their own family-of-origin dynamics - the social programming of the good mother, relationship changes with those around them, identity shifts and role changes to find their place of balance and authenticity as mothers. Yara offers 1:1...
2023-08-1355 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAlita Blanchard on Embracing Imperfection, Navigating Infant Loss, and Her Awakening as a Woman and MotherHi everyone, this week I chat to Alita Blanchard, who is a Parent Coach and Founder of Theawaremama.com.au We first connected through Instagram, where I relate to so much of her content and energy, and I’m excited to be bringing this conversation with her to you today. Through her work, Alita holds space for mothers and helps them soften their high expectations of themselves and gently learn new skills to help them feel more safe, seen, soothed and secure, so that they can offer the same connection and co-regulation to their children.
2023-08-0159 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - Mothering Without A BlueprintIn this solo episode, I delve into the challenging journey of mothering without a clear blueprint. Many women find themselves in this position, either due to the absence of a maternal role model or their desire to parent differently than their own upbringing. We discuss the importance of inner work before and during motherhood, the struggles of healing while parenting, and finding hope and support in this unique path of mothering. Some of the key points in this episode include:· Doing inner work before becoming a parent & how motherhood can bring new insights and challenges to th...
2023-07-2519 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyTamica Wilder on Radical Self-Love & Embracing Her Erotic Self as a MotherHi Mamas. This week, my guest is Tamica Wilder, Australia’s leading Sexologist for Mums, author, and Founder of The Orgasmic Mama. Through her work and the many resources, courses, and retreats she offers through The Orgasmic Mama, Tamica teaches women the tools and frameworks to create sex-positive households for them and their families, and facilitates women to re-attune to the wisdom of their bodies and to shamelessly seek better sex and pleasure.A while back, Tamica chatted to the mothers in my Rebirth program, and her session was incredibly valuable to the women involved, so I’m ex...
2023-07-1840 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden – Asking for HelpIn this week’s episode of Seeds For Your Garden, I discuss why, as mothers, we often find it so hard to ask for help, and what we can do about it. In my recent conversation with Laura Danger (you can listen to the episode here), we talked about the experience of pandemic parenting, and it got me thinking about how we access support, and why we sometime struggle to. Much as the pandemic amplified these issues, and meant that we were out of practice in asking for help, this is an issue which predates the...
2023-07-1114 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyDr Kyla Smith on Softening, Surrender and Breaking Away from the “Good Girl” ArchetypeJoin me this week as I talk to Dr, Kyla Smith, a Paediatric Dietitian and Feeding Specialist, a mum of two and founder of the Baby, Toddler and Family Mealtimes online memberships. She supports parents to feed their children with confidence, so they grow up loving food and mealtimes. In our conversation, Kyla opens up about her journey from living a fast-paced, achievement-orientated life, to embracing the transformative role of being a mother. What I especially loved about our conversation was when Kyla talk about how her identity of being a “good girl” has shaped...
2023-07-041h 01Life After Birth with Yara HearyLaura Danger on Finding Her Identity, Pandemic Parenting, & Letting Go Of Control In The HomeHey everyone! My guest this week is Laura Danger. Laura is a Licensed Educator, Certified Fair Play Facilitator, coach and creator who uses her platform to advocate for quality connections and equal partnerships. If you already follow her on Instagram or tiktok, you’ll know that Laura pulls no punches when it comes to dissecting the cultural norms that keep women oppressed in relationships – so of course I was so curious to talk to her and hear how motherhood has evolved for her and how it may have influenced the work she does now. We had suc...
2023-06-2056 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - Being With & Processing GriefI’ve got something a little bit different for you on this episode of seeds for your garden! There have been big things moving within me in the last little while, and the theme has been grief. Grief is one of the many things that we often don’t know how to process because we weren’t given a good blueprint of how to do so by our parents and our community. In our modern world, grief is an emotion that is often avoided or suppressed – but the truth is that we need to feel it to heal it. Grie...
2023-06-1321 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyFiona Weaver on Quieting the noise and tuning into the needs of her babyI am so happy to be bringing you this conversation with my dear friend Fiona Weaver. Fiona Weaver is social worker with expertise in perinatal mental health and a passion for providing education about biologically normal infant sleep. She is a mother of two, very soon to be three, and is the woman behind Mama Matters, and the Mama Chatters podcast. Through her work, she is shaking up the mainstream sleep industry with compassion and integrity, providing parents with the confidence, validation and honest sleep support they deserve. In this beautiful chat, Fiona opens up...
2023-06-0655 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - The Power of ReparentingThis week on the podcast I explore the transformative power of re-parenting for mothers (and all parents!). Some of the key points I discuss include:· Defining Reparenting: What does reparenting look like? And who is the inner child? · How reparenting can transform our lived experience of mothering by healing attachment wounds and breaking the cycle of unhealthy relating. · Cultivating Self-Compassion. · Reconnecting with Desires and Needs as a vital step in your reparenting journey. · How reparenting reduces how often we feel triggered and get stuck in anger. · My three key steps to begin your...
2023-05-3021 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyA Round Table Chat on Realigning Fatherhood: Bridging the gap between words and actionsThis week, I’m bringing you a different kind of episode, where I’m joined by Mike Dyson and Erin Spahr in a thought-provoking discussion on an issue that struck a chord with my instagram audience: when fathers define themselves as "family men" but their actions tell a different story. Mike and Erin bring their unique perspectives to shed light on why this might be happening, the consequences of this misalignment, and how fathers can find support to change.Mike is the founder of Good Blokes Co, which empowers men and boys to break down restrictive gender norm...
2023-05-231h 15Life After Birth with Yara HearyBree Holling on Her Journey Through Matrescence and Self DiscoveryThis week I chat to Bree Holling from The Matrescence Podcast. Bree and I met via instagram and during the time I have known her, I have chatted with her and Kelly over on their podcast, Bree also journeyed through my signature group coaching program for mothers: The Rebirth, and we have developed a beautiful friendship. In this episode Bree and I explore:· her experience of motherhood as what she describes as an unprepared 22 year old.· how attempting to live in line with the perfect mother myth left her feeling Depressed, angry, and...
2023-05-0948 min
Australian Birth Stories388 | Yara, two babies, homebirth, doula, birth preparation, relationship challenges in postpartum, breastfeeding, perinatal psychologyPerinatal psychologist Yara Heary shares her two birth stories and interweaves her professional insights to form a rich (and extra long) episode. In her first pregnancy she attended an education class about birth options and, after choosing community midwives for her care, she birthed at home. She talks at length about her challenging breastfeeding experience, relationship challenges in new parenthood and the importance of a safe space to talk through her thoughts and feelings in postpartum. Her second pregnancy was unplanned, hence she had to do a lot of therapy to come to a place of acceptance and excitement. This...
2023-05-081h 36Life After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - Redefining Motherhood with the Power of "And"In this episode of seeds for your garden, I discuss the power of the word "AND", and how it can help us access greater self-compassion and reduce guilt and shame in our mothering journey. "And" refers to the idea that two seemingly opposite things can both be true at the same time. For example, I can love my children deeply and still need time away from them to recharge and take care of myself.In this episode I explore how patriarchal motherhood ideals can lead to black and white, all-or-nothing thinking causing internal conflict, guilt, shame, and...
2023-05-0317 min
Run Your Business Like A BossThe self care routine I do to stay focused and productiveAs business owners and as human beings, we really need to be taking care of ourselves. But it can be hard! And if you’re struggling to do that (as I think we all do a lot of the time) you’re really going to like this episode. This is a relaxed and casual conversation sharing what I’m doing to take care of myself and what keeps me feeling good so I can show up for myself, my loved ones and my business.I have become really good at implementing a range of different strategies across my lif...
2023-05-0118 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyCassidy Freitas on her journey with perfectionism, fertility struggles, and birth trauma.I am so happy to be finally bringing you this deeply treasured chat with my friend Cassidy Freitas. In this conversation, Cassidy tells us about some of her childhood experiences, the pressure she felt to be perfect and the high expectations for herself during pregnancy, birth, and mothering. Cassidy also very vulnerably shares with us the shame she experienced when things didn’t go as planned during her labour and how she managed to overcome this with EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) .Dr Cassidy Freitas, is a mother of three and a licensed Marriage and Family Th...
2023-04-251h 10Life After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden Moving Away From Fear Based ParentingOn this episode of Seeds for your garden, I talk about what can happen when we parent from a place of fear. Specifically fear of causing trauma for our children, or of disappointing them. This is something that I am seeing often with the mothers I work with and though it is natural and healthy to act in ways that will not result in trauma for our kids, when our parenting becomes fear based there are a number of ways that this can lead to less than ideal outcomes. I also discuss some reframes that can help shift us...
2023-04-1812 min
Australian Birth Stories382 | Postpartum Uncovered Mini Series - Yara HearyIf you feel like you need practical mindset tools to navigate the challenges of motherhood, you’ll love this episode with psychologist Yara Heary. She emphasises the fact that we can always repair the ruptures we’ve created - whether that’s in our relationships or our mothering - and reiterates that there’s a profound power, for us and our children, when we say sorry. She also highlights the importance of recognising and fulfilling your hierarchy of needs, creating boundaries for yourself and embracing a beginner mindset. I gained so many insights from Yara and felt so confident moving forward...
2023-04-1254 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyBeth Berry on finding her liberation as a mother amidst a lack of community and a culture of self-sacrificeBeth Berry is the author of the acclaimed book Motherwhelmed. She is a life coach, mother of four daughters, and a revolutionary at heart who spends much of her time supporting and encouraging women in moving toward their fullest potential. In this beautiful and at times confronting conversation with Beth, she takes us through her experience of becoming a mother at the tender age of 17. We talked about the cost to her wellbeing as a result of having her identity and purpose firmly grounded in motherhood, and the burden on modern mothers that results from the la...
2023-04-111h 09Run Your Business Like A BossWorking with challenging clientsThere are many difficult aspects of running a business, but none much harder than things going pear-shaped with a client. Managing a challenging client relationship is lonely and triggering, and can leave you feeling rattled at best. So if you've ever found yourself ruminating over a tough situation with a client, I know you're going to get a lot of support from today’s episode.The truth is, most business owners will experience a tricky interaction with a client at one time or another. But when you have a long history of client satisfaction, it ca...
2023-04-1014 minRun Your Business Like A BossThriving as a parent AND a business owner with Yara HearyA lot of my listeners are juggling parenthood and running businesses, with many others looking to start families in the next twelve months. I myself know the challenges this balancing act can present. So for today’s episode, I sat down with the lovely Yara Heary who shares her insight into thriving as both a parent and business owner in today’s busy world. Yara is a therapist and owner of Life After Birth Psychology, where she works with mothers both one-on-one and in a group program. Yara believes that we deserve joy and to th...
2023-04-0343 min
HERself175. People Pleasers and Overfunctioners - THIS One Is For You with Yara HearyDo you identify as a people pleaser or an overfunctioner? Then this episode is going to hit home for you. Today we sit down with Yara Heary of the @lifeafterbirthpsychology Instagram account. Yara is a therapist, a speaker, and a coach who really likes to help women thrive on their journeys both as women and as mothers.Yara chats with us on how over functioning can affect us both short and long term. She gives us prompts to replace more work with actually taking a break. We cover how it is i...
2023-04-0347 minThe SpaceHey parents, you're doing great!Parenting can be beautiful, rewarding and exhausting all at the same time. You don't need us to tell you that! Today, take the time to fill up your cup, and lean into these tips we love from Psychologist and Motherhood Coach, Yara Heary. LINKS See more from Yara Heary here Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Anna HenvestEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au See omnys...
2023-03-2902 min
Pregnancy with Physio Laura124. Authenticity, anger and rage in motherhood 💕 Perinatal Mental Health Series Ep 3 w/ Yara HearyEpisode 3 // Perinatal Mental Health Series To kick off this third episode in the Perinatal Mental Health podcast series I chat with the amazing Yara Heary about navigating anger, rage and other conflicting emotions in the motherhood journey.In this episode @lifeafterbirthpsychology and I chat about: Guilt and shame in pregnancy and the difference between guilt and shame Maternal ambivalence - normalising conflicting emotions in motherhood How we can still be great mothers even if we don’t enjoy parenting Authentic parenting and dropping the “shoulds” of motherhood When expectations of motherhood don’t match reality Ange...
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Ready or NotDropping the plastic balls and talking relationships, parenting & career with psychologist Yara HearyChatting to Yara Heary invokes the familiar comfort that one might feel talking to an older, wiser sibling. She’s a psychologist and a mother of two, but more importantly, she’s just a human doing her best. She doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, because she’s more interested in learning and growing than being right.Here, she candidly shares both her professional and personal reflections when it comes to relationships, motherhood and career, as we talk dropping the plastic balls, enlisting support in whichever way makes sense for you, and why parents need to take...
2022-12-181h 20Ready or NotDropping the plastic balls and talking relationships, parenting & career with psychologist Yara HearyChatting to Yara Heary invokes the familiar comfort that one might feel talking to an older, wiser sibling. She’s a psychologist and a mother of two, but more importantly, she’s just a human doing her best. She doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, because she’s more interested in learning and growing than being right.Here, she candidly shares both her professional and personal reflections when it comes to relationships, motherhood and career, as we talk dropping the plastic balls, enlisting support in whichever way makes sense for you, and why parents need to take...
2022-12-181h 20Life After Birth with Yara HearyCath Counihan on leaning into imperfection and being the parent she needed in her childhood HOLY MOLY mamas! I actually just don’t even know what to say about this week’s episode with Cath Counihan. It’s just THAT good. Cath is a London based trauma-informed Integrative Psychotherapist, lecturer, and host of the podcast Grow Yourself Up. She is a mother of twin girls and started her practice; Psychotherapy Mum after feeling blindsighted by her own experience of motherhood. Cath’s work is focused on supporting those who are healing their own childhood trauma and specifically, her expertise is in the emotional journey of parents who did not have their needs...
2022-12-1359 min
The Good Enough Mother85. Somatic Tools for Congruent Parenting with Yara HearyThis conversation is with psychologist and motherhood coach Yara Heary. Yara shares ways to come home to our bodies in those moments when mothering can bring up hard feelings, using somatic tools for nervous system regulation which can help to connect with ourselves and our children in a way that fosters intimacy and trust. We look at the process of repairing with our children after a rupture, what this feels like for children and for us as adults who may or may not have received repair as children ourselves.
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2022-12-1342 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAmy Taylor-Kabbaz on Being a Work In ProgressGet ready to go deep with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz on being a work in progress. I mean, who can’t relate to that in this season of life! In today’s episode we chat about why Amy found it so damn hard to slow down in motherhood and how this might be related to the value we place the role of being a mother. We also explore the idea of the masculine and the feminine, and we talk feminism and motherhood. This was a truly heart felt chat with Amy, who so generously bared her soul. I am so humbled to h...
2022-12-061h 15Life After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - The Right Time To Have More Kids On this week's Seeds for Your Garden, I chat about some of the things to think about when considering whether the time is right to have more kids. Someone put this question to me on my instagram page, and while I don't offer individualised advice on the podcast (because its simply not possible), I do have some big thoughts about this. Spoiler... YOUR mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing is the most important factor. Tune in to hear the rest. Towards the end I also raise the suggestion that having multiple children close together could sustain the pa...
2022-11-2913 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyAshleigh Warner on Slowing Down and Sitting with DiscomfortIn this week’s episode I chat with Ashleigh Warner about about her experience of becoming a mother and how this has evolved over the years for her. We discuss finding meaning and purpose in motherhood, learning to sit with discomfort and to slow down.. and the biggie: surrender. Ashleigh is a mother of two young children and is a family psychologist who works with families from all over the world. Ashleigh supports families on their respectful parenting path when things get tough. She has a passion for working with families with more sensitive and stuck children as th...
2022-11-2256 minLife After Birth with Yara HearySeeds For Your Garden - The Beginner MindsetOn alternating weeks, I will release a segment called "Seeds For Your Garden". These are mini episodes that provide you with some food for thought. In this first Seeds for your garden segment, I talk about the concept of the beginner mindset and how this provides opportunity for growth, learning, and more self compassion in motherhood. .... If you enjoyed this episode I would absolutely love for you to support me by subscribing and leaving me a review. This helps more mothers be able to see and hear the podcast, and experience feeling seen, validated, and par...
2022-11-1511 minLife After Birth with Yara HearyLael Stone on Finding Herself in MotherhoodIn this very first episode of Life After Birth I chat to Lael about her experience of becoming a mother and travelling this path for the past 20 odd years. We talk about her experience with a challenging birth, the far reaching impacts of that, surviving her first year as a mother, identity shifts, finding herself again, and raising teens. Lael Stone is a mother of three big kids - teenagers and young adults, and a champion of connection and creating harmony in families. Lael is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, and parenting counselor with over 18 years of...
2022-11-081h 02Life After Birth with Yara HearyTrailerHey mama!Welcome to the first episode of Life After Birth with Yara. I wanted to begin the show by introducing myself and giving you some context about why I created this show. In short, i wanted to create a space where the "experts" could share their lived experience of becoming and being a mother. I want to bring you raw, vulnerable and compassionate conversations that leave you feeling less alone, seen, and validated. We're all in the same boat mama! Listen in to hear more..If you enjoyed this intro and the following...
2022-11-0407 min
RebirthedMothering in Alignment, Mum Rage and Self Compassion with Perinatal Psychologist Yara HearyIn today’s episode, we speak with Yara from Life After Birth Psychology. Yara is a registered psychologist, a wife, mum of two, and a singer! Yara specialises in the perinatal space, seeing women before, during and after pregnancy - helping women to tune in to their inner voice and create a vision of motherhood that is theirs. In this chat we speak about how Yara got into this space after the birth of her first son, who threw her into a journey of self discovery. We then delve deeply into the aspects of the moth...
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Talking In CommonPerinatal mental health and learning to thrive as a mother with psychologist Yara HearyIn todays episode we talk through pre and postnatal mental health, how common mental illness is and how important it is to talk about it. Soph shares her recent experience with antenatal depression and we have a wonderful, nourishing chat with psychologist and motherhood coach Yara Heary on what it looks like to go from surviving to thriving in motherhood. We hope you enjoy this one! Let us know if you’ve experienced any mental health struggles through parenting. We’re here to listen! Thanks to our episode sponsor. Swisse and their Ultivite Vegan Multivitamins, which...
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Health, Happiness & Human KindHHHK 387: Navigating Motherhood - Family of Origin, Rage & our Hierarchy of Needs with Yara HearyIn today’s episode we are joined by Yara Heary, mama, therapist, speaker and coach from Life After Birth Psychology. Yara and I discuss navigating motherhood and all its’ complexities, including family of origin, rage and our hierarchy of needs. I have been following Yara’s work for some time, and have learned so much from her personal journey and professional knowledge. And, family of origin applies to all of us, so please join us for this conversation that starts with mothers and goes beyond us, to our children and the world at large. Head to https...
2022-06-291h 00
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2022-06-2852 minTales From The Fourth Trimester10 | Mum rage, meeting your own needs, triggers and more, with perinatal psychologist Yara HearyThis is the final episode in season three! Thanks so much for listening. If you've gotten something out of these eps, please consider sharing with a friend or leaving a review, or both!In this episode, I talk to perinatal psychologist Yara Heary of Life After Birth Psychology (https://www.lifeafterbirth.com.au/)I don't even know how to describe this episode: just listen.Find Yara on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterbirthpsychology/
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The Kind Parenting CompanyUnpacking Your Family Of OriginHave you ever considered the impact your own childhood has on the way YOU parent? Perhaps you've identified things you'd like to do differently when raising your own children, compared to the way you were raised? This week's episode is a conversation about the impact our family of origin has on our mothering experience. Jacquie is joined by Perinatal Psychologist Yara Heary from Life After Birth Psychology. Together they discuss family, the inner child, self-compassion and how the experience of anger can be harnessed as a force for change. You...
2022-06-0746 min
Permission To with Sam DhuEp 33: Permission To Feel Anger with Yara HearyContrary to the popular myth that anger is a “bad” emotion, what I know to be true is that feeling and expressing anger is healthy. In fact anger can be an incredibly powerful tool to help us understand our needs and desires at a deeper level. In this week’s episode I’m chatting to Yara Heary, about her journey with anger as a Psychologist and mother. Yarra will also share her tips and tools about how to start feeling and moving through anger. About YaraYara is a Perth psychologist who works exclusivel...
2022-05-3035 min
Holding Space93: How Your Past Impacts Your Present in Motherhood With Yara HearyHow does your past impact your parenting? Today we're talking all about the ways that motherhood and parenthood can trigger our past pain or trauma.
I invited my friend Yara Heary on this week's episode to discuss her own story with healing in parenthood. We're sharing our own experiences and hope you leave this episode with actionable steps and a better understanding of how we can heal and re-wire our past wounds.
Yara is a Perth, Australia psychologist who works exclusively with women throughout conception, pregnancy, and motherhood. Yara started Life After Birth Psychology following...
2022-04-2051 min
What I Know About Motherhood & Business12. Matrescence, Business + Relationships: An Interview with Yara Heary.Yara is a Perth psychologist who works exclusively with women throughout conception, pregnancy, and motherhood. Yara started Life After Birth Psychology following the birth of her first son which started her on yet another journey of self-rediscovery.Her experiences throughout early motherhood sparked her passion to support other women as they navigate their own family of origin dynamics, the social programming of the “good mother”, relationship changes with those around them, identity shifts, and role changes to find their place of balance and authenticity as mothers.In this episode you’ll learn: Yara’s own expe...
2022-03-2853 min
The Matrescence Podcast#24 Matrescence - Navigating the Identity Shift with Yara HearyIn this episode, we sit down with Yara Heary, to talk about the identity shift that accompanies matrescence. Yara is a Perth Based psychologist who works exclusively with women throughout conception, pregnancy, and motherhood. Yara started Life After Birth Psychology following the birth of her first son which started her on yet another journey of self-rediscovery. Her experiences throughout early motherhood sparked her passion to support other women as they navigate their own family of o...
2021-08-2456 min