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WHAT THE ACTUAL ...
by WHAT THE ACTUAL
A bit all over the show, but that’s how I roll. It’s real life mummas!A real pod for the mum who just needs a bit of extra support.I’m a counsellor and mum of four, join me for a bit of everything mental health, motherhood and margaritas!Follow the pod @ittakesavillagecounsellingFollow me @tribeoflittlepeople
Episodes
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Worlds Shortest Ep
Our (possible) final ep of the year! Thanks team for being so supportive!
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Finding your Joy when you’re over it!
I think we’re all feeling that end of year fatigue and when I say end of year, I kinda mean end of 3 year! It’s a crazy stupid love kinda time of year. Don’t forget to find your joy … I’ll tell you how!
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Intimacy My Darlings
Vibing the amazing Ms Esther Perel today. We’re chatting touched out, full cups and getting it on … but only if you wanna. Enjoy!
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Mothers Instinct & Parenting a Pre-Teen
I’m back from my 2 weeks of ghosting you team. We’ve had 4 cases of gastro, 2 ambulances called and an emergency appendectomy in this last 2 weeks, hence the radio silence. But I’m here to tell you all about and the current state of affairs parenting my pre-teen. Thanks for showing up! Love you!
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The Real Mental Health Journey of Rennae from The Restful Mumma
Another brave mumma sharing her story today. I was lucky enough to be joined on the pod by Rennae from an amazing local business @therestfulmumma a sleep consultant! Check her out at www.therestfulmumma.com Thank you for listening team, be sure to give us 5 stars if you enjoy! Follow me...
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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - More common than you’d think
PMS & PMDD are two very different things. I'm deep diving into PMDD today because I believe it's something we should all be across. The article I refer to in the pod is linked here: www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/it-s-not-pms-shining-a-light-on-premenstural-dysph Also, here's the link to The...
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You’ve had a baby ... NOW WHAT?
One for the new mummas & mummas to be! Getting into what you can actually expect mentally after you have a baby. But also interesting for the rest 😉 I hope! For my online video counselling series for new mums called “What the actual” pop on over to my website. www.itavcounselling.com.au Follow…
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Sharing our first listner story
Today I’m sharing the mental health journey of one brave listener. It’s such an important thing to talk about and this is our platform team. Miss Pippin is also fundraising for Ovarian Cancer Research this “FROCKTOBER”. If you’d like to donate here the link -...
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Mental HealthCheck In
Hey team, today is a quickie. I want you all to check in with your mental health and reflect on the last few weeks.
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Imposter Syndrome in Motherhood
Feeling like a fraud? Faking it till you make it? You my friend are not alone!
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Anxiety ... in parenting, and the rest!
Deep diving into the magical world of anxiety on this weeks ep. Anxiety in general, Anxiety in parenting, Anxiety in our children, And how to practically get through it all.
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Matrescence & Adolesence ... more in common than you might think!
It’s the buzz term of parenting this week. I chat about matrescence, I delve into adolescence … to be honest it’s a bit loose. Great to be back team!
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Be BRAVE ... be like Em
Its a bit of a fan girl ep this week as I talk about Em Rusciano and her National Press Club Address. Have a listen to the Emsolation Podcast and see what I'm on about. Its all about Neuro Diversity and being brave. Enjoy!
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We’re all working mums!
Today I talk about a great podcast ep I listened to about working mums and it had me flip flopping all over the place. I just want the mummas to know that no matter what decision you make around working in the home or out of it. You’ve done the right thing for you!...
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Ambient Stress ... what the?
Its time to meet "Languishing" big brother "Ambient Stress". You're most likely feeling it, but may not have been able to put a name to it. Link to the article I reference is here; https://time.com/6201005/ambient-stress-pandemic-mental-health/ Follow me @ittakesavillagecounselling or...
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Making friends in motherhood ... its easier than it looks!
Its one of my most requested topics! Making friends as a mum. Its time to put your pride aside team and get yourself out there. Lots of easy tips and ideas in the pod today on how to do exactly that. Chat to a mum at the park today! Follow the counselling @ittakesavillagecounselling Follow the…
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Lets just be kind to ourselves
Hey team, this week, its a lesson we all need to be reminded of. We need to prioritise making choices to make ourselves happy. We need to be kind to ourselves. I hope you need this one as much as I do. Head on over to @ittakesavillagecounselling on Insta for all the magnetty goodness.
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Learning to LOVE your post baby bod
Not just for the freshly post partum mummas, in the ep I'm coving how to create a better mindset around the way we see our bodies after babies. Here are the mantras I talk about in the ep; This body literally created this human. My baby relies on this body to keep it fed (if you are feeding). I...
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Toxic positivity, toxic self care culture , toxic everything ... lets just keep it real!
Toxic positivity ... YUCK! Toxic self-care culture ... EW! Toxicity in general ... I'M JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU! I've set us a challenge, to keep it real. Are you in?
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My personal journey parenting a tween who is not living his best life.
In todays ep I'm touching on a personal story from my own life this week. I'm putting it out there so it may resonate with someone dealing with a similar issue. I just want you to know you're not alone and that even when you feel all the guilt, you have to remember you are still human and there's...
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How to deal with a partner who just doesn’t get it!
Being the mum is so bloody frustrating at times and it doesn't help when the hubs just wants to "try" and fix it all. What we really want is validation and I'm going to tell you how to get just that. Interested in mumma mental health groups? Drop me a DM @ittakesavillagecounselling Follow the fam...
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Mum Shame, welcome to my rantings!
Just a quicky this week team. I'm mad about mum shaming mums. I highly recommend the "We don't have time for this" podcast. Get amongst it! https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-dont-have-time-for-this/id1544178687 Follow along at the following @ittakesavillagecounselling & @tribeoflittlepeople
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To Medicate or Not to Medicate ... In My Opinion.
Disclaimer, this ep is about medication for post natal depression and anxiety. I am not a doctor, nor do I have any medical training. Everything I speak about is my opinion or anecdotal relating to my own experiences. Please talk to a trusted doctor for valid information about your own situation....
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Birth Stories 1, 2 & 4
You've heard birth story 3, now its time to complete the set. Enjoy! Follow @ittakesavillagecounselling and @tribeoflittlepeople for all the fun content. Thanks team and Happy Weekend!
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How good is exercise for your mental health! With Claire from Leading Edge Wellbeing!
On this ep I'm joined by Claire from @leadingedgewellbing trainer extraordinaire! She's answering your questions about exercise, body image, being unmotivated, body image and how it all relates to mental health. Follow my counselling journey @ittakesavillagecounselling Follow the fam...
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Post Natal Depletion
Todays ep was inspired by the book I've linked below "The Post Natal Depletion Cure" by Dr Oscar Serrallach. I talk about what post natal depletion is and how important it is to get on top of. A must listen for any pregnant person or new mum or any mum for that matter! The Postnatal Depletion…
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RELAX MUMMA
This is not a normal ep this week sorry team, however ... Apparently my "phone voice" is quite soothing to the people. I've recorded a couple of breathing techniques and and a few minutes of "calm" if you need a tiny bit of time to bring yourself back to neutral. Enjoy if you wanna, skip if its…
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Navigating Mother’s Day
No matter your situation, mothers day can be complex, for any number of reasons. In this ep I've touched briefly on how we can support other mothers if this day is tough, and how we can best support ourselves. I do touch on infant and pregnancy loss, so if this is a trigger for you, then its ok…
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My Post Natal Depression experience, the signs, symptoms and how to get help.
This ep discusses post natal depression and anxiety. I talk about my personal experience and we go into the signs symptoms and how to get help. This is an ep for everyone, not just for pregnant and new mums. The more we ALL know, the better we can support those who need it. Book Recommendation…
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Here’s a quick Q & A co I’m on hols!
Hey team, you asked .. I answered. "My partner never understands that I need to escape sometimes. How can I make them understand how hard being a mum is?" "I had PND with my first child, now I want another one but I'm scared it will happen again." "My child is pre-teen and suffers with anxiety. I...
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Say hello to your monthly friend ... Periods & PMS!
Its all about FLOW today, enjoy!
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Parenting in a novel location ... Holidays!
Just in time for the school hols! How to actually have a holiday while you're on holiday with the fam bam. Not mum hacks, but actual mental health advice to make the most of the time away. So you can not only be present and fun for your family but you can get the down time you deserve, WAY more...
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Coping with Mum RAGE!
We've all been there, losing our shit because no one is listening ... then the guilt and shame come waltzing into it. What is anger, why do we go there and how can we cope better, listen on for it all. Follow Kate the counsellor @ittakesavillagecounselling Follow the Kate and the fam...
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Loss of Identity & Prioritising the Mum
Who even are we when we become a mum? How to get your identity back and what "self care" really is! A great article I reference www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/10/04/motherhood-gave-me-an-identity-crisis-solving-it-was-simple-but-it-wasnt-easy/ Follow the counselling...
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The reality of gender disappointment.
Imagine finding out your having a beautiful healthy baby boy and feeling disappointed because you'd hoped to have a daughter. Then feeling immense guilt because rationally, you know how lucky you are to be having a healthy baby at all. Well this is reality for thousands of mummas out there and…
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Offloading the Mental Load
Is your mental load so heavy you could collapse? Then you've come to the right place. I put the call out to to the mummas and they came through with the mother load of hacks to get through it all. Enjoy! Be sure to follow @ittakesavillagecounselling and @tribeoflittlepeople for all the fun and...
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That time I gave birth on International Womens Day
Happy International Womens Day. Who doesn't love a birth story? I could watch one born every minute on repeat! On this day 6 years ago I gave birth to my 3rd son and I thought of no better day to share my birth story (in not really much gory detail) with you. Its a quicky. There's a special…
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How the actual do we deal with this?
How are you dealing with the current state of affairs? And the absolute s**t fight of the last two years. I'm tired, no ... exhausted! How do we, as parents cope with it all? Here's a tiny little pod with a few suggestions.
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Birth in all its glory!
The first full ep. A bit all over the show, but that's how I roll. It's real life mummas! I put the call out to find out "what you wish you knew about birth" and lets just say, I didn't get the same answer twice. Follow the pod @ittakesavillagecounselling Follow me @tribeoflittlepeople
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Welcome! Here is the vibe.
That the vibe of this pod is real, its true life, its mental health, it’s the actual chaotic shit show we call life. It’s how we handle it as mums and how we can better learn to handle it as mums.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A bit all over the show, but that’s how I roll. It’s real life mummas!A real pod for the mum who just needs a bit of extra support.I’m a counsellor and mum of four, join me for a bit of everything mental health, motherhood and margaritas!Follow the pod @ittakesavillagecounsellingFollow me @tribeoflittlepeople
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