Ep 7: Jessica Ireland on Home Birth, Homemaking & Home Sickness

Trigger warning: This episode includes conversations around birth trauma and birth experiences that some listeners may find difficult. Please take care while listening.Jessica Ireland joins Alannah to talk about home birth, homemaking, motherhood, and building a career online through TikTok.Jessica has built a successful career online, growing from her viral drawing account on TikTok to sharing her life, home, family, and love of food across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.In this episode, Alannah and Jessica talk about everything from heading off to America to study at just 18, meeting her “short king” Trent, and getting married at 20, to creating content, building an online community, and sharing family life in a way that feels authentic.They also share their personal birth stories, including their experiences of hypnobirthing, birth trauma, home birth, and the power of feeling informed, supported and confident during pregnancy and labour.The conversation also moves into the beautiful and emotional realities of motherhood, from breastfeeding and weaning to the bittersweet feeling of watching your last baby reach new milestones.Enjoyed this episode? Please subscribe or follow the podcast and leave a review to help others discover the Mad About Herself Podcast.Alannah’s outfit for this episode was kindly gifted by Stable Lane:www.stablelaneboutique.comMad About Herself jingle composed by Chipzel:www.chipzel.co.ukTitle Animation by Korie CampbellRecorded and Edited by Simon Dobbins: www.filmbysimon.com