Motherness
Motherness is a podcast dedicated to sharing mindful and empowering interviews with modern mothers and professional experts, brought to you by Skye Ross. Together, we’re shining a light on the realness of raising babies and life postpartum, from the first newborn moments to the months following and the years beyond. Motherness is an honest and empowering resource to help educate and inform parents through these diverse stories of motherhood.
Episodes
48 episodes
Māmā & Milk: Clinical Nutritionist, Gina Urlich / formula vs. breastmilk, gut health, introducing solids
This mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. In this episode, I speak with clinical nutritionist and mother of four, Gina Urlich about her...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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37:03
Māmā & Milk: Haley Hall / cleft lip & palate baby, exclusive pumping, formula feeding, surgery
This mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. Content Warning: This episode discusses anxiety. If this theme is triggering for you, plea...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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52:06
Māmā & Milk: Lee-Anne Murray / breast cancer diagnosis, first year of being a mum, fed is best
This mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. Content Warning: This episode discusses pregnancy loss. If this theme is triggering for you...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:30
Māmā & Milk: Erena Te Paa / breastfeeding challenges, mum guilt, formula feeding
This Māmā & Milk mini-series is proudly brought to you in partnership with Haven A2 Protein Toddler Milk Drink. Content Warning: This episode discusses pregnancy loss and stillbirth. If t...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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52:00
Expert: Peaceful Parenting Coach, Annaliese Erin on childhood trauma and reparenting
Content warning: This episode discusses childhood trauma and mentions sexual abuse. If any of these themes are triggering for you, please take care while you're listening.This is the final episode of season two and I’m so proud t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:01:10
Expert: Vedic Meditation teacher Georgia Vavasour / meditation for mums
In today's episode I'm joined by my Vedic Meditation teacher, Georgia Vavasour. We discuss how the practice works, the science behind this technique, and exactly why it’s so restorative, healing and calming for mums especially. Adaptation energ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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54:50
Jess Urlichs / postnatal anxiety, transition from one to two (one year apart), Highly Sensitive Child, identity in motherhood
Welcome back to another episode of Motherness. I'm sorry it's been a while between episodes but I'm so excited to bring you this interview with writer and mum of two, Jess Urlichs.In this episode, we discuss the transition from one to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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46:41
Julia Matthews / working mum, breastfeeding, pumping, formula feeding, daycare transition
This episode is brought to you by our first Motherness community event, a screening of the documentary Birth Time. This exclusive screening is on April 29 2021 at 8pm at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, Auckland. Buy your tickets
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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55:32
Bree Hutchieson / spiritual home birth, breastfeeding through pregnancy, tandem feeding, healing
Today's guest is Bree Hutchieson, a māmā of two girls who takes us through her deeply spiritual home birth experience of her second daughter Saffie, after the cascade of interventions in hospital for her first birth of daughter Beau. We&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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43:13
Rachel Hawke / 8 years of TTC, 4 rounds of IVF, mosaic embryo, miracle baby
This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Little Bambinos, a lovingly curated online store for minis and their mamas. Little Bambi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:50:47
Emma Collins / breastfeeding through pregnancy, tandem & extended feeding, panic disorder
This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Just’nCase nursing pads. Just’nCase pads are super-absorbent and leakproof, so they won’t let you down when you let down. Just’nCase is of...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:30:08
Gemma Sanders / unexplained secondary infertility, miscarriages, IVF
This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Little Bambinos, a lovingly curated online store for minis and their mamas. Little Bambino...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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48:59
Georgie Sanders / 3 under 3.3, perinatal stroke, PTSD, return to work at 16 weeks postpartum
This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Edwards & Co. Edwards & Co is a Kiwi owned and operated family business producing a range of strollers and other incredible baby products.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:31:21
Lucy Ross / lockdown birth, husband with postnatal depression, maternal anxiety, reflux baby
Content warning: today’s episode discusses depression, anxiety, and suicide so if any of these topics are triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. If you’re worried about your own mental health or that of someone you love, v...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:14:03
Expert: Mindful Parenting Coach and Counsellor, Shirley Pastiroff of Renew Your Mind
Today’s guest is counsellor, mindfulness trainer and parent coach, Shirley Pastiroff. I went into this interview with Shirley thinking that mindful parenting was about everything that I’m not as a mother, and I left realising that i...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:18:37
Kate Holland / fertility journey, IVF, international adoption, post-adoption depression
In this episode, I speak with mum-of-one, Kate Holland about her journey to becoming a mother to her daughter, Rylee. She and her husband, Jon had a fertility journey through IVF that spanned over eight years before they pursued adoption, first...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:16:58
Tash Porter / severe reflux (GORD), sleep deprivation, midwife to mum, responsive parenting
Welcome to this bonus episode of Motherness. If you’re part of my private Facebook group for the podcast then you’ll know that season two is coming in January but given it’s been sl...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:09:59
Hannah Hardy-Jones of The Kite Program / postpartum bipolar disorder, recovery, second child, healing birth
This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Mildred&Co. Mildred&Co is a lovingly curated baby and wedding gift registry and everyday gift store.Trigger warning: this episode details b...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:01:00
Michaela a'Court / exclusive pumping, return to work at three months, emergency c-section, birth trauma, baby blues
This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Your Birth Project. Your Birth Project is a New Zealand based online birthing class that encompasses Hypnobirthing and Calmbirthing practices, cr...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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48:19
Ariana Bell / positive journey, easy baby, marriage changes + challenges, maternal load
This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Noopii, a New Zealand and women-owned Social Enterprise company making premium eco-luxe nappies and pants that are non-toxic, chemical-free and made wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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52:41
Expert: Lactation Consultant, Cathy McCormick of HolisticBaby / biting, breast strikes, weaning, returning to work, donor milk
This special bonus episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by New Edition NZ. Their PUMPD silicone breast pump is the only designed and manufactured breast pump in New Zealand. Made from 100% food-grade silicone, PUMPD is durable, comfortabl...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:10:23
Expert: Chiropractor, Katie Pritchard of Advanced Health Chiropractic
This episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Advanced Health Chiropractic.Today’s guest, Katie Pritchard is a practicing chiropractor and owner of
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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53:55
Amy Fraser / single mum, traumatic birth, working with a newborn, finding love again
This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Noopii, a New Zealand and women-owned Social Enterprise company making premium eco-luxe nappies and pants that are non-toxic, chemical-free and made wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:06:44
Britt McNabb / miscarriage, lockdown birth & NICU stay, anxiety, milk protein intolerance, mindfulness & meditation
In this episode, I speak with Britt McNabb, a beautiful new mum to her son Aston and a baby who she miscarried in her first pregnancy. Today, we start at the very beginning when she first became a mama to the little one who she miscarried. She ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:17:42
Tehani Buchanan / decolonising māmāhood, home birth after cesarean, wet nursing
This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Edwards & Co. Edwards & Co is a Kiwi owned and operated family business. They've recently expanded their nursery range with the launch of th...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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52:47