Private Education by Aisling Keenan is the smart sex and relationships podcast. It's for anyone having sex and/or relationships. It's sex ed for adults. It's the chats you want to have with your partner or your best mates, only with a little more expertise, advice and – we hope – laughs too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Meet everymum… discover Ireland's largest parenting community with over half a million followers across social and email channels. Hosted by Aisling Keenan, everymum the podcast promises to talk about the parts of motherhood we just don't hear enough about. Reassuring words, support on your motherhood journey, and authentic honest chat. everymum is here to let you know that you’ve got this, even when you feel like you don’t! Insane highs to anxious lows, we're here to remind you that every p ...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, women's health and conceiving with Louise O'Reilly (stylemecurvy)
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My guest this week was model and blogger, the lovely Louise O'Reilly, who is someone I've known for a really long time, since the very early days of my former career in magazines and since the early days of her career as a curve model. Louise has not only modelled in magazines like Cosmopolitan, but has had a plus size fashion blog called Style Me …
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Losing a child, and the grief process five years on with Eileen Loughlin
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Before I start this week's guest intro, I just want to flag that this episode is a very emotional one and might not be a comfortable listen for anyone in the early stages of grief, as it deals with the loss of a child. My amazing and brave guest for this episode is Eileen Loughlin. Eileen is a mother of four gorgeous children, from ages 20 all the …
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Can play therapy work for your child? With Debbie Cullinane
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This week, I spoke to child and adolescent psychotherapist and play therapy expert, Debbie Cullinane. Debbie helps children struggling at home with anything from anxiety, behavioural issues, anger, grief, and lots more. She talked me through what exactly play therapy is, who might benefit from it, the types of play that are involved, and how after …
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"This is life or death" – Eimear Hallahan on her two week old son's critical illness, and the miracles that surrounded him
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My guest this week is mother of two, Eimear Hallahan. If you don't know Eimear's story from social media already, it's worth noting that this episode deals with a critically ill baby and might be a tough listen for some. Eimear's youngest son, James, was just two weeks old when she brought him to hospital knowing something wasn't right with him. Sh…
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Stop, drop and read: The power of books for children from birth onwards, with Dr Christina McDonnell
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My guest this week is Dr Christina McDonnell, who is a practicing GP, a Garda on-call doctor and also the owner of Genius Juniors, the online bookshop for children of all ages. I was so excited to chat with Christina because honestly, nothing shaped me more throughout childhood than the books I read, and I know just how powerful reading can be for …
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"I'm a fraction of the person I used to be!" - early motherhood chats with Louise Cooney
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The lovely Louise Cooney joins me this week for a chat about all things motherhood. Louise, who I'm sure lots of you follow, is an influencer, content creator and mother to baby Jude, who is 8 and a half months old. From talking to Louise, it's so clear to see that motherhood suits her – she has a refreshingly positive take on being a new mam and h…
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Overcoming birth trauma with Dr Rebecca Moore
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This week, I spoke to the amazing Dr Rebecca Moore. Dr Moore is an incredibly empathetic perinatal consultant psychiatrist who works in the UK. She is renowned for her expertise in supporting mothers who are navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, anxiety, depression, and of course, our topic for today's episode: birth trauma. Around 30% of people …
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Freezing your eggs in your 30s with Ali Ryan
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This week's guest is media mogul Alexandra Ryan, owner and brains behind the incredible Irish media brand, Goss Media. Ali joins me this week to talk all things egg freezing. Having undergone the process twice in recent years, Ali knows the ins and outs. We discuss her motivation for embarking on the process, the financial implications, the side ef…
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Where mental illness and motherhood converge, with Sophie White
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TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide/suicidal ideation. My guest this week, and our first back for Season 14, is Sophie White. A prolific and massively successful author and podcaster, Sophie is also mother to three boys between 10 and 4 and has battled with mental illness since she was in her early 20s. As Sophie says herself in the episode, it's not often so…
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"I'm a cool mom" – Kelly Fitzsimons on being friends with her teenage daughter while also being her parent
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Can you believe we've reached the end of the season! My last guest for season 13 is the very lovely Kelly Fitzsimons – formerly known on Instagram at least as MissEllaMayandMommy. Kelly had her daughter Ella aged 19 and her following online grew as the two of them grew up together. Sharing outfit posts with matching dresses, their mother daughter r…
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"I'm still a mother, no matter what" - Dominique Nugent's heartbreaking story of late-stage miscarriage.
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I was so so grateful to this week's guest for joining me on the podcast. The lovely Dominique Nugent so bravely chatted to me about her experience, earlier this year, of late stage miscarriage. Dominique was a day short of 16 weeks when she delivered her baby, who had not survived in utero. She so generously decided now was the time to talk about i…
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Finding the balance as a single parent, with Liadán Hynes
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My guest this week is my lovely friend, author, and journalist Liadán Hynes, who is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to parenting, and life in general really. She's a single parent to one daughter who's 9 years old. She's self-employed and works flexibly to be as present as she can for her little girl and writes often about her experiences as a …
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Your Questions Answered - Carla Kelly chats pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood
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My guest this week is Carla Kelly, who is one of the founders of Ask The Midwife, a company that aims to support parents from pregnancy through to postpartum and beyond. A midwife herself, we asked you guys, our cherished listeners, to put questions to her that you might need advice on. We talked about an incredible grandparents refresher course th…
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Assessment anxiety: When to seek help, with Caroline Foran
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My wonderful friend Caroline Foran is my guest this week, and a returning guest to Everymum the podcast. This time, we talk about her most recent struggles with her son Caelan, and how she has recently undergone assessments with various clinical assessors to help better understand her son's unique needs. We talk about the anxiety over a potential f…
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Putting it out there: Shannen Joyce on single motherhood, illness and moving forward
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My guest this week is Shannen Bulman Joyce, who was previously known on social media as Big C and Me, because she used her platform to document her cancer journey. Over the course of her adult life, just the past ten years, she's been diagnosed with and survived cancer three times. She's now the healthiest she's ever been, and is thriving and livin…
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Double miracle: Rosanna Davison's rollercoaster parenting journey
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My guest today is model and mam of three, Rosanna Davison. Over the past few years, life has changed dramatically for Rosanna. From going through a tragic 14 miscarriages and believing she wouldn't be able to carry a pregnancy to term, she and her husband sought the help of a surrogate from Ukraine to make their dream of having a family come true. …
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When motherhood just doesn't go as planned, with Kelly Donegan
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Kelly Donegan is my guest this week – you might know Kelly, if you're a millennial like me, from Tallafornia, a reality show she starred in 12 years ago now. If you've been following her online, you'll have seen her go from reality TV star to fitness expert to now, a mammy of one. Since her daughter Cherry arrived, Kelly's plans for motherhood have…
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Revisiting life with triplet boys, four years on with Ali Deasy
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My guest this week is Ali Deasy, who is famous where she lives as the mother who is shadowed everywhere she goes by her gorgeous triplets, Bruce Ted and Lenny. Ali has been a guest on Everymum in the past, but I saw recently she spoke online about her mental health struggle when the boys were between the ages of 2 and 3 years old. I caught up with …
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Why is miscarriage still such a taboo subject? With the Fertility Detective - Jessica Bourke
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Warning: This episode discusses baby loss. My guest for this episode is Jessica Bourke, otherwise known as The Fertility Detective. She's known among her followers and patients for her honest, straightforward and compassionate approach to all things fertility, and as she says online, she has nearly two decades of experience helping people to get an…
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Superyachts and time zone hops : Sleep trainer to the stars Kelly Geoghegan
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My incredible guest this week is the OG sleep coach in Ireland, the person with thousands of hours of pacing hallways and bedrooms with babies in her arms – Kelly Geoghegan. Kelly's business, Sleepy Stars, is all about helping babies with sleep. But her fascinating career has featured superyachts, helicopters and changing time zones twice in a week…
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Why gentle parenting doesn't actually involve letting your children do whatever they want - Sarah Ockwell Smith.
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This week I spoke to Sarah Ockwell Smith, a parenting expert who has written 15 books on parenting over the course of her career. While we could've covered a number of topics, what I really wanted to speak to her about was the idea of gentle parenting and what it really is. Like you, I've seen Instagram memes and Tiktokers talk about gentle parenti…
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Did you know one in six people experience infertility? - Karen Ferguson
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Today's guest is Karen Ferguson, head of nursing and clinical services with SIMS IVF. I'll be completely honest, my knowledge of all things fertility and infertility was minimal, that is – before I spoke to Karen. We went back to basics, and discussed things like the stigma around talking about fertility struggles, what exactly is involved in an eg…
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The fourth trimester and advocating for yourself, with Kathy Milliken
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I was joined for today's episode by Kathy Milliken. Kathy is a baby, birth and post-partum expert in so many ways: She's trained as a doula, she's trained in breastfeeding counselling, she's a qualified pre- and post-natal yoga instructor, among other things. And yet, with all her experience, she told me she didn't really KNOW what motherhood would…
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Having a home birth on your first baby: Aisling Kearns shares her brave story.
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This episode had me wide-eyed with my jaw on the floor, as returning guest Aisling Kearns shares the story of her home birth. Aisling's son Tommy was just four weeks old when we recorded, and slept like an angel throughout. Having spoken to a doula and read a book about childbirth as a rite of passage, Aisling decided a home birth was for her, even…
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Payal Desai chats about her viral "Dusty Sons" videos and modern parenting approach.
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This week, I was so pleased to be able to speak to online parenting sensation Payal Desai, who joined me all the way from New Jersey (albeit on a slightly glitchy Zoom call for which I blame my own dodgy broadband) where she lives with her husband and two little boys. Payal is a middle school teacher and content creator who went insanely viral with…
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A new dad's perspective on pregnancy, delivery and those newborn months - Robert Burke
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My guest this week is Rob Burke – Rob is a friend of mine, and one of the most articulate people I know, and so I knew that he'd be the perfect person to speak to about the experiences of a new dad. From pregnancy, where he says he felt his duty was to take care of his wife, to the delivery suite and cutting the umbilical cord and being a human sti…
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Model mum Kelly Horrigan: How Kelly's recovery from birth is still ongoing over a year later
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This week I speak to Irish model and mother of one Kelly Horrigan. Although Kelly delivered her beautiful little boy almost 14 months ago now, she is still feeling the long-term effects of her delivery. After her son's birth, Kelly found she had something called pudendal neuralgia, which sees her in constant nerve pain from her episiotomy scar all …
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Changing your mind is okay: From childfree by choice to becoming a mam with Siobhan O'Hagan
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Today's guest is influencer and first time mam, Siobhan O'Hagan. In her previous life as a fitness influencer, Siobhan's goals and values were always crystal clear: She enjoyed the freedom that came with her life moving from Bali to Thailand to London and back to Ireland. She was vocal about her choice not to have children, and for a long time that…
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"It's nothing like you think it's going to be" - Lorna Weightman's birth story and breastfeeding struggle
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For our first episode back for Season 12, I'm joined by fashion influencer and stylist Lorna Weightman and possibly our youngest ever guest, 9 week old Arthur was also on the Zoom being an absolute angel. Lorna and I discovered that we both approached parenthood with a "will I or won't I?" mentality – we weren't 100% convinced it was for us, until …
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Giovanna Fletcher wants to let you know you're not alone.
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We're already on our last episode of Season 11, and I can't wait to bring you more episodes as we head into season 12 really soon. But we wanted to round out this season on a high and I think we may have achieved it... What a total and utter joy it was to interview this week's guest. A dream podcast interviewee, I spoke to Giovanna Fletcher, author…
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Why no one else understands the mental load of motherhood, with Dr Doireann O'Leary
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This week, Dr Doireann O'Leary joins me to talk about her experience of motherhood so far. Her son is nine months old, and while she doesn't share his name or face online, she is very open about how she's finding the transition into parenthood. We chat about taking time for yourself and letting go of the guilt around that. She says quite rightly th…
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Why a postpartum retreat should be mandatory - Talya Benjamin
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This week's episode I'm joined by Talya Benjamin. She's a new mother, living in New York, and when she was discharged from hospital after having her first baby, she checked in to a postpartum retreat called Boram. Research shows that dedicated postnatal care improves the health and well-being of mothers and their babies – and that's exactly what th…
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Breastfeeding, bedsharing, and the reality of parent shaming, with Melanie Murphy
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Joining me this week on the podcast is Youtuber, author and mother of two Melanie Murphy. Melanie's approach to parenthood really resonates with me, and we talk a lot about both feeling very strongly that whatever way you want to parent is your choice, and no one else's. She discusses her choice to bedshare with her babies, her choice to talk about…
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Navigating kids, body image, and food - Clare McKenna
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Clare McKenna joins me to talk childhood nutrition. Clare is the OG wellness guru, having spent years trialling and testing the latest in wellness trends, diets, and fitness fads, only to discover a few years back that balance was key. As a parent, she wanted to be sure to foster a healthy relationship with body and with food in her two children. A…
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What it's like to fear your own child, with Audrey Dore-Geraghty
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My guest this week is Audrey Dore-Geraghty. I first saw her story in the Irish Independent, where she spoke with incredible honesty about the heart-breaking struggle she and her family are facing with their son Harrison. Diagnosed with autism at two years old, he's now 9 and his behaviours have become increasingly physical and aggressive, to the po…
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Monotonous or magical? Rosemary Mac Cabe on the reality of parenting
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All the way from Fort Wayne Indiana, this week's guest is author, journalist and podcaster Rosemary Mac Cabe. We cover a LOT, but one of the most fascinating topics was the difference between maternity leave here in Ireland versus the states – when I say the US system is crazy, I'm not joking. We also talk about how motherhood has come naturally to…
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The solution to the parenting/work struggle - Michelle O'Keeffe, Co-founder of Platform 55
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Michelle O'Keeffe, co-founder of Platform 55, helps employees and companies balance the demands of family life with their careers. They guide companies around maternity and paternity leave practices, flexible working, and various family needs, by appealing to their bottom line – it costs so much more to rehire and retrain a talented employee than t…
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Forget the online version of motherhood...with Dearbhla Toal aka Belle Azzure
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Dearbhla Toal, or Belle Azzure, joins me to talk about all the challenges of motherhood, and how she's passionate about keeping things real when it comes to her own experience of being a parent. Expecting her second baby, Dearbhla is a parent to a toddler. She’s also a personal trainer, a Google marketer and an online influencer – you can imagine m…
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Your dream came true, It's twin girls - Jenny Dixon
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Joining me this episode is actress Jenny Dixon, mum to twin baby girls, Bella and Capri. Herself and her husband Tom Neville went through a three-year-long fertility process, suffering losses along the way, but have found their happy ending with their girls. Jenny chats to me – in her infectiously positive way – about trying to stay positive and st…
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"I Might Just Go 'Give Me The F*cking Epidural!'" with Aisling Kearns
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Joining Aisling Keenan for the season 10 finale is the sparkling and hilarious Aisling Kearns, who you might be more familiar with as the 'Irish mammy' TikTok star. She's made us all laugh with her sketches about Irish mammies, and is now pregnant with her first child. We talk about how her relaxed approach to delivery, her choice to practice hypno…
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Your Time Is Not Your Own” - Niamh De Brún-Reid On First Time Motherhood
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Niamh De Brún-Reid chats to host Aisling Keenan about her experience as a first time mum to daughter Harper. Niamh talks about looking after her psychical and mental health during pregnancy and the fourth trimester, and how an undiagnosed tongue complicated her breastfeeding experience. Niamh chats about the decision to share your child's face on s…
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Sleep Training… What You Really Need To Know - Anneka Muir
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Ever heard the phrase ‘sleeps like a baby’ and laugh? As parents, sleeping like a baby can mean little to no sleep at all, but it might not have to be that way…There are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation around the concept of sleep training which prompted host Aisling Keenan to chat to sleep coach Anneka Muir. They talk about the science a…
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Would You Hire A Night Nurse For Your Newborn? - Antoinette Connolly
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Antoinette Connolly is a neonatal nurse who cares for infants and seriously ill babies day in, day out. But at night time? She helps new mums and dads get through those intense, sleepless early months by coming into the home to do "night duty”. Antoinette talks to host Aisling Keenan about her job and the trust parents need to feel comfortable hand…
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Baby Loss, Mum Guilt, and Parenting Three Boys - Anna Daly
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TV presenter and entrepreneur Anna Daly chats to host Aisling Keenan about the trauma of baby loss, how she and her husband parent their three boys, and taking time out from the daily grind. Anna talks about wanting to be more present when with her children, how she suffered devastating pregnancy losses before having her first child, and how no one…
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'The One And Done' Dilemma - Caroline Foran
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How do you decide to have more than one child?! Caroline Foran opens up about the societal pressure involved with 'one and done'. The author and podcaster also talks about being a parent to a highly sensitive toddler, the reality of coming home from the hospital with a new-born, and how there is far too much judgement when it comes to parenting. Ho…
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Have I Raised My Child Right? - Jennifer Rock
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Jennifer Rock is a CEO, brand founder, and entrepreneur, but says the best thing she’s ever made is her son Matthew. Coming out the other side of the challenging teenage years, Jennifer shares 4 key nuggets of parenting advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Silence on the Outside, Sirens on the Inside - Claire Moore
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Imagine parenting throughout chronic illness and a brain tumour… Claire Moore shares her story with our host Aisling Keenan. Claire lives in Hong Kong, and talks how different it is to Ireland, starting with the fact children start school at 2! Now pregnant with her second child, Claire’s story is one of incredible strength and resilience. Hosted o…
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It's okay to hate being pregnant - Sabrina Hill
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Sabrina Hill speaks honestly about the pressure linked to ‘enjoying’ pregnancy. The business owner and social media influencer chats to host Aisling Keenan about her hyperemesis journey, and her fight to get Cariban on the drugs payment scheme. Baby Robin is now safely earth side and his mum has a lot to be proud of! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…
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"It's just me and P" with Aoife Walsh
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Former Miss Ireland, social media star and mum to Penelope, Aoife Walsh speaks candidly on navigating solo parenting, the challenges it brings, and her journey from heartbreak to happiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Baby is Here: Birth & Beau - Audrey Hamilton Part 2
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We opened this season with Audrey Hamilton days before she gave birth to her first baby and we are closing this season as she shares her birth story, breastfeeding and postpartum journey following the arrival of baby Beau. Here she talks to Sinead about how labour began, pain relief and Beau’s arrival, cracked nipples and forgetting breast pads at …
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