Pregnancy, Birth And Beyond

Sally's interview with Gaby Tudor and Ineka Morrosini about being student midwives, what brought them to study midwifery, their understanding of birth, and the Southern Cross University's Midwifery Students' Society Conference on 5 May International Day of the Midwife.https://www.facebook.com/events/1539679542992347/Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright 2017 PBB Media and Sally Cusackwww.pbbmedia.org

Caroline Cowley speaks with Ana Davis from Bliss Baby Yoga about her new book "Moving with the Moon: Nurturing Yoga, Movement and Meditation for every phase of your Menstrual Cycle"; about why women need their own more feminine approach to yoga to and about the science and spirituality of being in touch with the cycles of the moon.

Sequoia Krop from Within Woman talks about travel, birth, sisterhood, and her life's calling towards Shamanic Womancraft, as well as the Red Tent Ceremony and other sacred offerings to the women of the Byron Shire. For more info www.withinwoman.com.au

Sally's interview with local mum Ynte Kylstra on her major influences in womanhood, birth and into motherhood, including "Spiritual Midwifery" by Ina May Gaskin, Attachment Parenting by Dr William Sears, how she makes major decisions for her family, how The Flight of the Conchords helped her birth, influences of feminism on her ideas about motherhood :) and soooo much more!!Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 28 March 2016.Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright 2016 PBB Media and Sally Cusackwww.pbbmedia.org

Lara's interview with Hope Medford; mother, midwife, solo artist, percussionist for Medicine for the People. Hope shares with us her her wisdom on birthing, the sacred feminine, her art, her music and how women can reconnect with the feminine through the drum.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2016 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Linda Bates is a fourth-generation Master Herbalist and Medicine Woman. "plants that heal and how to use them, medicine from the garden and from the wild, plant alchemy, body alchemy, magic, love and wisdom from the earth" - are all her domain.From a long line of women healers and of Romani Gypsy origins via England, now calling calling Australia home, she embodies the traditional wisdom of natural home-keeping and natural health-care for the family. The vital knowledge of medicine from the earth is being kept by the very few and Linda is certainly one of these.As well as lecturing at Nature Care and the Australasian College of Natural Therapies, Linda is regularly invited to speak at Findhorn in Scotland and many other locations around the world. Linda has been teaching Herbal Medicine at its purest form. Fraging for wild herb in your environment; making tinctures and lineaments from fresh organic, wild herbs; Potency and correct dosage; and above all honouring the amazing power of herbs to support the body

Annalee and Sally speaking about the fundraiser evening for our radio show and for BayFM, why we are wanting to raise funds for the show and how our radio show project is structured.Arabian Nights Fundraiser: Honouring Birthworkers, Honouring the FeminineSaturday 5 March 2016Drill Hall, Mullumbimby6:30-9pmMin rec. age: 14 years$20 tickets at door, or at Santoswww.facebook.com/events/766385813466293/Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay 29 February 2016Produced and Presented by Annalee Atia for PBB MediaCopyright Annalee Atia, PBB Media

Sally's interview with midwife Angela Fitzgerald about the issues women face in birth.Aired on 99.9 BayFM in Byron Bay on 29 February 2016.//angelafitzgerald.wordpress.com/Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright 2016 PBB Media and Sally Cusackwww.pbbmedia.org

Sally's interview with mother, grandmother and doula Denise Love about preparing to be in the birth space as a support person.Recorded in November 2014, aired on 99.9 BayFM on 28 December 2015http://mummadoula.wix.com/lifeoptions-4#!__contactProduced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015

Sally's interview with Csilla Tottzer, mother of 6, who homeschooled 5 of her children and wrote "Love Learn Live" about her family's experiences of home based learning. www.lovelearnlive.com.auRecorded at the Conscious Parenting and Natural Learning Conference in Byron Bay in February 2014.Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 25 January 2016.Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016

Sally's interview with Sandy Baxter about her experience of raising her son, now 21 yrs, on her own.Sandy says in spite of the enormous challenges of solo parenting, she has gained a great trust in her intuition, an unfailing ability to manifest whatever she wants in life, and a strong sense of independence.She didn't get to say this on air, but Sandy also believes that looking back, finding herself alone as a parent was part of a Master Plan to transform her into a fully independent woman. And after all her years of hard work, patience and discipline, that is exactly what she has become.She also talks about her son's Montessori education she managed to pay for and its benefits.An overall positive view of the experience of single parenting and the power of self-belief.Thank you for sharing your experiences with our listeners Sandy!Aire on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 18 January 2016.Podcast edited on 21/7/2018Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016www.pbbmedia.org

Listen to Prem Williams, from Australian Music Duo Sacred Earth, talking about motherhood, the sisterhood, relationships, music and her connection to the divine, in this interview by Caroline Cowley. Also containing inspiration for women who feel they are "too busy" to be creative, in how to combine motherhood, creativity and divinity into the one truly fulfilled life.

Sally's interview with Jannine Barron, founder of Nature's Child on cloth nappies.Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 7 Dec 2015.www.natureschild.com.auProduced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015.www.pbbmedia.org

Sally's interview with Annie Bryant about ways to bring meaning to the festive season beyond just consumerism. And she performs live her new song "Summertime Christmas Song" in the studio with a small children's choir.www.talesandsongs.comAired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 7 Dec 2015.Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015www.pbbmedia.org

In today's episode, my husband and life partner, Danny has graciously agreed to come on the show and talk about his experience with fatherhood. We chat about the process of becoming parents, starting from the seeding event ;-) and cover his unique journey into parenthood including:-Coming from the Medical more Managed way of thinking and transitioning into Birth Trust + Home Birth-Doing it together, what it takes to co-create family-Being Dad, in the 21st Century + self-care practices.Join us for a beautiful conversation on the parenthood journey, from a fathers perspective.AnnaleeProduced and Presented by Annalee Atia for PBB MediaCopyright Annalee Atia, PBB Media

Sally's interview with expectant father, Paul Crebar about his hopes and expectations and the mysteries of parenthood that await him. The two main mysteries for him at in the last 10 mins!Features a couple of mins of another interview with Robin Grille on the birth of his daughter. "It was like the ocean was looking at me."Paul also talks about the imprint of fatherhood that his dedicated father has given him, what he wants to do the same, what he would do differently.Paul also cites his most important educational resources for preparing for birth: Films: Birth as We Know it by Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova and Birth Day by Frank Ferrel and Diana PaulBook: Down to Earth Birth Book by Jenny BlythAlso cites Will Smith when wondering about one of the mysteries that awaits him.Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay, Australia on 16 November 2015.Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015

our wonderful guests today are Jennifer Lalor and Raine Sharpe.Jennifer Lalor is a somatic (body-based) educator and practitioner with over 17 years experience working with a diverse range of clients including executive teams, professionals, artists, and social entrepreneurs. Jennifer had the amazing privilege of studying directly under Anna and her daughter Daria Halprin intensively in the use of the expressive arts in therapy and education before being invited onto Tamalpa’s core faculty. She taught an international student body at the Institute in California for four years before coming to live in Australia. Raine Sharpe, a local woman, mother and grandmother. Apart from her roles as CalmBirth facilitator, midwife & doula, Raine is also a source of vital knowledge and an educator in our community. She carries with her the old knowings of birth. Produced and Presented by Annalee Atia for PBB MediaCopyright Annalee Atia, PBB MediaWe call women of her calibre – Birth keepers. And I say calibre because in

Today on the show we have a beautiful guest with us, Misa Alexander, a Canadian that calls our beloved Byron shire, home. Misa is a graphic designer and Artist who has worked around the world in various roles as a designer. She is also a mother of 3 beautiful boys one of whom is Autistic. We will be discussing the way we perceive disabilities. We will also be discussing her journey as a mother of a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disability. One of the aspects that most affect children with ASD is their ability to interact with their environment. When Misa first sent her son Hugo to pre-school she encountered first hand the effect of 'empowering his environment' – his teachers, the parents of children attending and the children themselves – to understand Hugo better and ultimately create a space where he belonged. Since then, Misa and her dear friend Erin Knutt have been working to create a visual expression of what it looks and feels like to both be; supported by your environment and be; the support ne

Monica Elliott, mother of Ros Elliott from Go Earthcare show on BayFM, shares her experiences with cravings during pregnancy over 60 years ago.Sincerest thanks to Ros for the recording, and to Monica for sharing her experiences.Aired on BayFM on 5 October 2015Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015.www.pbbmedia.org

Part 2 of Sally's interview with Patricia Edmonds, American homebirth midwife about midwifery, continuity of care and much more. Recorded at Byron Bay in November 2014, aired on BayFM on 5 Oct 2015.Part 1 here:http://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/patricia-edmonds-on-use-of-ultrasounds-iProduced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015www.pbbmedia.org