Solo motherhood by choice with Hayley Williamson

Have you ever wondered how to bring yourself back from a stressful event? Maybe you’ve tried to shift the emotional response to a trauma experience from your past, and felt defeated due to the lack of change. 

Today I’m speaking with Havening Practitioner Elle Louise McBride and she’s going to help us understand exactly what is happening in our brains when we replay traumatic events in our mind and how we can unbind from their power. 

Meet Elle Louise McBride, a force to be reckoned with in the world of NeuroSelf Care. With a holistic approach that blends various modalities, Elle empowers women and young adults to live their best lives and reach their full potential.

As a Havening Techniques Practitioner, Elle is sought after for her expertise and is dedicated to bringing awareness to the impact of trauma and providing tools for release. She co-founded The Enlighten Co. in 2019, offering 1:1 sessions, retreats, workshops, and more to help individuals overcome their obstacles and reach their goals.

Elle is also a gifted writer and speaker, sharing her wisdom and inspiration with the world. Her mission is to help people understand that the root of unhappiness lies in the belief of not being enough, and to provide the tools and support needed to overcome this belief.

At the end of this episode at 50:30 Elle takes us through a Havening process. I share my experience in real time and how it shifts for me through the experience. Be sure to come back to this if you are unable to move through the process in real time, and please let Elle and I know how it unfolded for you via social media. 

Find Elle online… 

Website
Instagram

This week on the podcast I’m speaking with Leila of Village for Mama about all things, pregnancy, postpartum, birth and nourishment.

Leila Armour is a Postpartum Doula, Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Mother and Author of Village for Mama - Nourishment for the Fourth Trimester. This postpartum recipe book is designed to help new mothers experience a well-nourished and supported postpartum experience. Leila is dedicated to helping new mothers feel held and supported through nourishing food and a village. You can find out more about Leila and her book by following @villageformama on Instagram or visiting www.villageformama.com.

In this episode Leila shares the differences between her first and second pregnancies, what inspired her work, how she was preparing for birth and postpartum and so much more. 

I loved having Leila on the show and it’s an honour to have her share her motherhood story with us. 

NOTE - I can now also share that Leila has since given birth to her twin boys! 
Click the links below to follow her journey and support her work. 

Buy Leila’s cookbook with the AWAKEN code for 10% off at Little Love of Mine. 

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Enter to win a prize pack including Leila’s Village for Mama Cookbook. 

When I see people with big communities begin to talk about the challenges that conception can carry, I feel a kinship. When Lisa began speaking about her fertility challenges, approximately 8 years in, I knew immediately I wanted to speak to her.

Not for any other reason than that, I had to know how someone navigates what she has, runs a company, maintains relationships and seems to be relatively well. 

Having navigated my own experiences with conception and through supporting thousands through the podcast and hundreds through my coaching, I have a pretty fair idea of what it feels like to go through IVF and infertility at it’s worst. 

In our conversation today Lisa shares that sparkly spirit that we all know and see through her social channels, but she also allows us to see the rawness of what she has navigated. From the lowest moments, big financial choices, pregnancy loss and everything in between.

Somehow she manages to share the realities of HER story, while also bring lightness, hope and an unwavering resilience that I know we can all learn from. 

Lisa launched The Messenger Group in 2001, which has custom published more than 400 books for companies and individuals and now releases 40 – 60 products per year globally. Lisa has authored and co-authored more than 36 books and become an authority in the start-up scene.

Her passion is to challenge individuals and corporations to change the way they think, take them out of their comfort zone and prove that there is more than one way to do anything. She encourages entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and innovation and lives life to the absolute max. With fans including Sir Richard Branson, New York Times Best-selling author Bradley Trevor Grieve, and a social media following of well over 800,000 across the Collective Hub platforms, Lisa’s vision is to build a community of likeminded people who want to challenge the status quo and change the world.

I absolutely loved this conversation and I truly cannot wait to hear how Lisa’s story, helps support you in yours.

I know you’re going to love this one.

To take up the offer for 15% off Lisa's children's mindfulness collection use the code LISA over at Little Love of Mine by 30th April 2023.

Connect with Lisa 

Instagram
Mummy At Last (where Lisa shares her pregnancy journey)
Website

If you’ve ever felt completely overwhelmed by the world of astrology, you’re not alone. 

In this episode I bring it back to basics with my incredibly knowledgeable and very cool friend Kristy Gray. 

Kristy is an Astrologer and Life Strategist from the Gold Coast. Her career started in Learning and Development in the beauty industry, working for the likes of Clinique and global beauty giant Sephora. A passion for developing people and brands blossomed into a 10-year career, but Kristy was perpetually curious about astrology - she was ‘that girl’ in the office who was always asking everyone for their star signs. 

In 2018, she found herself sitting in front of an award- winning Astrologer who became her mentor, and instantly fell in love with the stars and how they can help you understand more about yourself to make conscious decisions. Five years on, Kristy has become one of Australia’s leading Astrologers. Through her signature formula, Astrostrategy®, Kristy combines mystical insights with practical tools to dismantle the uncertainty that’s been holding you back. When she’s not stargazing, you’ll find her at the beach, fantasy novel and green juice in hand. 

In this episode Kristy walks us through the foundation of our own charts when it comes to living full expressed and aligned as individuals. With her empowering approach Kristy shows us how to navigate the world of astrology with our internal filter switched on. 

We explore …

+ Sun, moon and ascendent and how understanding them will give us an even deeper insight into who we are and what to celebrate within ourselves
+ A brief look at the planets and houses
+ Whether you have a daytime or nighttime chart and how that can inform the best way that you operate in the world (this is super easy to grasp!) 
+ Your North and South Nodes and how to use these to help you live more aligned and fulfilled 

Plus so much more!


At the top of the conversation Kristy guides us to pull up our own natal charts, follow the link below to do that for free, and if possible have on hand while you’re listening. 

Astro.com

Connect with Kristy Gray
Instagram
The Cosmic Hotline
Website 

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It’s been 8 months since I’ve released or recorded an episode for The Awakened Pregnancy Podcast and it feels so good to be back, and coming to you from my brand new space in Byron Bay. After a whirlwind 5 or 6 months of change for my little family and I, we have landed so beautifully in our new home and are so grateful for the series of events that have unfolded to get us here. 

In this episode I share with you… 
+ The story of selling what we thought was our forever home
+ Our experience of trying to find a rental on the Gold Coast
+ How we found and landed our home in Byron Bay
+ What the transition has been like
+ The months that lead up to the move and how we were preparing for it, without even realizing it
+ My decision to stop coaching, and what I’ll be doing instead HINT: I bought a business!
+ The future of the podcast and what you can expect going forward

I tried to keep this episode as succinct as possible, but I’m so happy to elaborate more on anything you’d love to ask. Come over to Instagram and feel free to ask me any questions there.

Thank you for coming along for the ride and always supporting my adventurous and entrepreneurial heart, it really is a blessing to have you here, I am so grateful for this community.

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This week I’ve invited Jacq and Britt of Day One Fertility onto the podcast to help us unpack pre-conception health - with some added info on pregnancy and postpartum too. 

With 5 children and 20+ years experience in the health industry between them, Jacq and Brit know a thing or two about nutrition, optimising fertility and parenting! But when they first started out, they too felt the overwhelm and lack of credible resources to truly feel empowered by nutrition for fertility. They value evidence based nutrition, and have combined the science with their practical experience as mothers to deliver you a series of in depth courses in nutrition for fertility at Day One.


My intention in bringing the ladies onto the show was to help simplify nutrition, which I find can be overly complex when you’re trying to get pregnant.


In this episode we cover…


+ What research tells us about how we can improve our chances of conception 
+ Why we need to start planning for conception at least 6 months prior (and so do our partners)
+ The 7 things you can implement today to improve your fertility by almost 70%
+ Conception supplementation, what’s actually needed
+ Why our diets are lacking now more than ever, and it’s not just about bad food choices
+ MTHFR and folic acid
+ Simplified nutrition for pre-conception and most supportive food lifestyle for fertility (backed by research) 
+ The different calorie requirements for each trimester including postpartum
+ Delicious food ideas to support you to make eating for conception simple 


I know that this is going to be a well loved episode for its information and clarity, as well as the easy to implement tools. 


Once you finish listening don’t forget to take a moment to leave a five star review on your favorite platform. I deeply appreciate you closing the energetic cycle of giving and gratitude. 

As mentioned on the episode you can find the Clean 15 here, and it looks like you will have to subscribe to download the dirty dozen


Natalie Douglas Episode where we speak to thyroid health. 

Find Day One Fertility Online
Instagram
Website
Brittanys Instagram
Jacqelines Instagram 

I recently shared on Instagram that 70% of my 2021 conception clients fell pregnant within 12 months of working with me, and the number has since gone up.

In this week's episode of the podcast, I’m sharing exactly why I think this happens and how you can borrow from their experience to get the results you’re looking for.

It’s often the most simple or subtle shifts that create the biggest impact which I believe to be true here as well.

If you’re someone who really loves to dig into the how, I want to invite you along to my next
Masterclass :
Conception Unearthed: The Biggest Changes My Clients Make That Lead to 70%+ Conceiving Within 12 Months

I’ll be sharing easy to apply tips to work on your conception mindset right away, so that you can call in your baby sooner.

Register for the free Masterclass
And join live or watch the recording back.

If you’re ready to use your mindset and inner world as a tool to help move you closer to pregnancy, then this is not to be missed.

Join us live:
11:30am AEST
Thursday 28th July

Or watch the recording soon after.

Register for the free Masterclass

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Alex first dropped into my orbit about 12 months ago when I worked with her in a one off session, as her coach, during her second pregnancy. Naturally I followed her journey through pregnancy and into motherhood with baby number two, and so beautifully we have landed side by side in the same coaching program with my beloved coach Ellie Swift.

I’ve wanted to have Alex on the show for months now but saw the space to honour her energy and that I knew she would have so much to share on this side of birth number two. And of course, what divine timing. 

Alex is a sensual wealth coach who guides women to connect to their sensuality and unlock limitless exponentiality. Originally from Chicago and an entrepreneur at heart, she left her 'on-paper perfect' corporate fashion merchandising career and moved to Australia in 2018.

Fast forward to 2022 – together with her husband & their two daughters on her hip – Alex has built a million dollar soulful product business in under 3 years. Alex has also coached hundreds of entrepreneurs across the globe to build ecommerce businesses, which led her to explore how the mind, body & spirit interact in business and the creation of wealth.

Unraveling the connection between her sensuality, motherhood, and wealth has by far been the biggest needle mover in her own business and most importantly, in the lives of her clients. Her mission is to guide women and mothers everywhere to tap into their sensuality & alchemise the abundant lives of their dreams.

In today’s episode we cover…
+ What each of Alex’s first trimester experiences were like, and how she prepared the second time around. Including how she lent fully into being held and supported as priority.
+ What each of Alex’s birth experiences looked like, and why she chose a new care provider at 40 weeks pregnant.
+ How she is feeling as she comes out of the fourth trimester, and where her focus and intention is and how this clarity is serving her to feel embodied at this time
+ What Alex learned about herself through the sacred container of birth and how that has more deeply informed her work in the world and her commitment to helping women remember their power
+ Why Alex believes we can have it all and how understanding our sacral chakra energy underpins our ability to do this
+ Why separating the ‘having’ from the ‘doing’ is essential for living an embodied and abundant life
Plus LOADS more.

This conversation was such a joy to experience, and I know that you will feel that through every moment. 

Alex and I mention a few different companies in this episode which you can find the links for below.

Mother Me - Postpartum Meal Delivery in Perth
The Golden Month - Postpartum Meal Delivery East Coast Australia
Meal Train

Connect with Alex
Website
Instagram
Unravel Waitlist

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In this week's episode I speak with Dani of @mydarlinghart. Dani is the kind of human that I watch in awe, knowing that what she has navigated must have broken her in ways most of us will never understand and yet, she manages to shine in the reality of her life and all that she has been through.

Dani is a 34-year-old wife and mama, who resides in Newcastle NSW. She has two beautiful daughters; Bonnie Hart in the stars and Inka James, who was born earthside this past Valentine’s Day.

Dani has poured her heart into a social media space, where she vulnerably shares her journey navigating infertility, baby loss, grief, and motherhood. She has recently found purpose in her pain, starting a volunteer role in Red Nose Australia’s new Footprints program.

She is passionate about sharing awareness and information (on safer pregnancy programs, safe sleep and bereavement care) and hopes that in the future, no parent will ever have to suffer the heartache of pregnancy or infant loss.

In this episode we talk about …
 
+ Dani's story of conception and pregnancy with each of her girls
+ Placental abruption and how that lead to the loss of her first daughter Bonnie Hart
+ How she navigated that time and when she knew she was ready to begin IVF again
+ What pregnancy after loss was like and how Dani was able to move into this next pregnancy at all
+ How history repeated itself in the way of another placental abruption, and how she feared the worst
+ What her birth was like with Inka James
+ How motherhood has been since welcoming her beautiful Inka James into her arms
+ What she is focusing on now and how we can support other parents navigating the unfathomable loss of an infant



Dani mentions her work with Red Nose Australia’s new Footprints Program and as mentioned on the episode, I want to make mention to this in case you are called to offer support in Bonnie’s honour.

Finally, you can make a difference and help fund world-leading research and support families impacted by death of a baby or child by making a donation to Red Nose.
You can read more about Dani’s work with Red Nose in the Shownotes for this episode.  

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This week on the podcast I’m giving you an inside look into what is challenging my clients the most, when it comes to their own experience of motherhood, pregnancy or conception. 

From struggling with how long it’s taking to conceive, to knowing how to make the best choices for your motherhood path, this episode will help you to move through the top challenges I see, with as much ease, flow and connection as possible. 

I offer practical tips, and truthful insight on how your daily choices are guiding your experience, and how to make subtle to guide the direction of your life towards more of what you desire. 

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This episode of the Awakened Pregnancy Podcast is sponsored by MooGoo. The Milk Wash products and all of its sizes and variations, as mentioned in this episode, can be found at the link below.  Be sure to enter the code KATE15 at checkout for 15% off storewide, excluding Gift Voucher, Value Packs and Bulk Sizes.
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