Tales From The Fourth Trimester

By Naomi Chrisoulakis

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Episodes: 147

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A podcast dedicated to the beauty and brutality of new parenthood - because giving birth is the beginning, but postpartum is forever. Created by postpartum doula Naomi Chrisoulakis, each week she chats to women about their postpartum experiences and asks experts to share their wisdom. 


Episode Date
02 | Amy Carmody: "Postpartum taught me I can do hard things"
Apr 22, 2024
01 | Babywearing 101 - Brooke Maree's top tips
Apr 07, 2024
13 | #summerseries: Anger, unmet needs and modern mothering, with Yara Heary
Mar 24, 2024
12 | #summerseries: Top breastfeeding and sleep tips from Dr Eliza Hannam
Mar 21, 2024
11 | #summerseries: Keeping your relationship strong in postpartum, with Elly Taylor
Mar 12, 2024
10 | #summerseries: What my second first 40 days taught me
Feb 25, 2024
09 | #summerseries: Lily Nichols' unorthodox nutrition advice
Feb 18, 2024
08 | #summerseries: How to prep financially for a baby, with Rebecca Pritchard
Feb 11, 2024
07 | #summerseries: Mum rage and going from one to two, with Lael Stone
Feb 04, 2024
06 | #summerseries: Creativity and motherhood, with Jessica Chapnik Kahn
Jan 29, 2024
05 | #summerseries: Leigh Campbell on perinatal anxiety, relationship changes and heartbreak
Jan 21, 2024
04 | #summerseries: Is bedsharing dangerous? The evidence that might surprise you
Jan 14, 2024
03 | #summerseries: NICU, newborn surgery and new beginnings - Sophie Gleitzman's story
Jan 06, 2024
02 | #summerseries: Core & Floor Restore's Bernadette on healing your pelvic floor
Jan 01, 2024
01 | #summerseries My Story
Dec 27, 2023
20 | On becoming a mother when you're motherless, with Ali Heppell
Dec 18, 2023
19 | How a doctor found her own way during postpartum, with traditional Chinese & Western medicine, with Dr Kristal Lau
Dec 06, 2023
18 | Postpartum mental health, with PANDA's Julie Borninkhof
Nov 13, 2023
17 | Supporting loved ones through pregnancy and infant loss, with Rowie Davies
Oct 29, 2023
16 | Weaving pleasure into mothering, with Regan Figg
Oct 22, 2023
15 | Complicated & conflicting emotions, and holding them in postpartum, with Mazz Napier
Oct 09, 2023
14 | Babies and sleep: what is biologically normal? With Dr Amber Hart
Sep 26, 2023
13 | Postpartum curve balls + planning for a break when business is booming, with Anna Lahey
Sep 10, 2023
12 | What you need to know about your first week postpartum, with midwife Beth Ryan
Aug 20, 2023
11 | Parenthood and intimate relationships - how the eff do we make it work? With Leonie Akhidenor
Aug 07, 2023
10 | Business, babies and birthing a new identity, with Rachael Rose
Jul 23, 2023
09 | Hip dysplasia, tongue tie, triple feeding, intolerances and joy: Dani Potter's postpartums
Jul 09, 2023
08 | Returning to paid work after baby, with career coach Lily Eid
Jun 25, 2023
07 | Friendship breakups, food and relationships in postpartum, with Jessica Prescott
Jun 11, 2023
06 | Top tips for supporting baby and kid immune health, with naturopath Claire Luckman
May 21, 2023
05 | Building a business as a postpartum doula, with Sami Stewart
May 07, 2023
04 | Weaning my son, and how it went!
Apr 30, 2023
03 | How to help your hormones after having a baby, with Madeline Mackinnon
Apr 23, 2023
02 | The truth about baby brain with Dr Bridget Callaghan
Apr 16, 2023
1. Nathalie: gestational diabetes, postpartum pre-eclampsia, hospital birth & home birth, and going from one child to two
Apr 02, 2023
What I Wish I'd Known: Baby Sleep
Dec 09, 2022
What I Wish I'd Known: Friendships
Nov 04, 2022
What I Wish I'd Known: The Mental Load
Oct 28, 2022
What I Wish I'd Known: BREASTFEEDING
Oct 17, 2022
10 | Mum rage, meeting your own needs, triggers and more, with perinatal psychologist Yara Heary
Jun 19, 2022
09 | Going from one child to two, with Rose Ricketson
Jun 12, 2022
08 | Nat Rolland on FIFO parenting, exclusive pumping and calling the shots in motherhood
Jun 05, 2022
07 | Anna Cusack: building community, following your instinct and making motherhood work
May 29, 2022
06 | Pelvic floor 101: Katherine Baquie on how to protect yourself from pregnancy through to postpartum
May 23, 2022
05 | Alice Godfree, the lawyer whose postpartum inspired a career change
May 15, 2022
04 | Leah Williams: finding your own way in birth, postpartum and motherhood
May 08, 2022
03 | Top breastfeeding and baby sleep tips from IBCLC & GP Dr Eliza Hannam
Apr 25, 2022
02 | Jodi Wilson: on packing up a house during postpartum to live in a caravan, and living simply when life is full
Apr 17, 2022
01 | Keira Rumble: Birth after infertility, postpartum while launching a new business and everything in between
Apr 11, 2022
Life--and season 3--update!
Apr 06, 2022
10 | What is going ON with modern motherhood? With Dr Sophie Brock
Oct 10, 2021
09 | An intro to going low tox with a little one, with Alexx Stuart
Oct 04, 2021
08 | Body image, bounce-back culture and the sane way to get fit and healthy, with Lyndi Cohen
Sep 26, 2021
07 | Big feelings, boundaries, siblings and mother rage - the Aware Parenting approach, with Lael Stone
Sep 19, 2021
06 | How one woman found her voice while navigating NICU and special care, with Bec Mackey
Sep 11, 2021
05 | Breastfeeding, sleep, and why "lazy" parenting works, with Pinky McKay
Sep 05, 2021
04 | Multigenerational, blended households and postpartum nutrition without the pressure, with Megan van Genderen
Aug 29, 2021
03 | Birth as a rite of passage, parenting as a spiritual practice, with Julie Tenner
Aug 22, 2021
02 | How Chinese medicine influenced a first time mum's postpartum, with Kate Thomson
Aug 15, 2021
01 | How to keep your relationship strong and connected in postpartum, with Elly Taylor
Aug 07, 2021
Guess what's coming?
Aug 05, 2021
87 | Season 2 coming soon + a little life update from me
Apr 11, 2021
86 | "I wanted my baby born into an Aboriginal context" - Bridget Brennan on Indigenous maternal care, grief, and birth during COVID
Mar 28, 2021
85 | Siblings and babies and big feelings, oh my! With respectful parenting coach Alex Emms
Mar 14, 2021
84 | "The body keeps the score" - Jess, on sexual trauma, PNDA and conquering her past
Mar 07, 2021
83 | "My postpartum transformed me" - Mel Richardson
Feb 28, 2021
82 | Starting solids with Boob to Food's Luka McCabe
Feb 21, 2021
81 | "I felt like I'd failed as a mother" - Kate Hassett
Feb 07, 2021
80 | Sleep and reflux myth busting with Dr Howard Chilton
Jan 31, 2021
79 | "The second time, I allowed everyone to do everything for me" - Gabby Woodward
Jan 18, 2021
78 | "We kept things simple and supported" - Rosie Ricketson on her positive postpartum
Jan 03, 2021
77 | Postnatal depletion: the signs, symptoms and how to get it sorted, with naturopath Kate Harrison
Dec 27, 2020
76 | "I didn't have that love bubble, and I wasn't myself" - Amber Giles
Dec 21, 2020
75 | "The best way to deal with trauma is to talk about it" - Kyra Lee
Dec 13, 2020
74 | "New motherhood was the loneliest time of my life" - Rhiann McGarry
Dec 06, 2020
73 | 10 top birth and beyond tips from nurse, midwife, Calmbirth educator and mother Jen Troy
Nov 29, 2020
72 | "Nurturing myself was the best thing I did for my postpartum" - Elle Blanks
Nov 08, 2020
71 | "Home birth transformed my postpartum experience" - Zoe Roxon-Hunter
Nov 02, 2020
70 | How to heal your pelvic floor, with Bernadette Lack
Oct 24, 2020
69 | Emmeline Tyler: "How having Asperger's helps me mother"
Oct 18, 2020
68 | Robin McLeavy: "Pregnancy, birth and motherhood is a profound spiritual journey"
Oct 07, 2020
67 | Anne-Marie Cheney: "Going from a full-on career to the slowness of motherhood was a hard transition"
Sep 27, 2020
66 | What my (second) first forty days taught me
Sep 14, 2020
65 | What food your body really needs during pregnancy and postpartum, with dietician Renee Jennings
Aug 30, 2020
64 | The birth of Cormac Chrisoulakis
Aug 24, 2020
63 | Tara Ali: navigating a relationship breakdown during pregnancy and postpartum
Aug 17, 2020
62 | How to navigate new motherhood like a boss: maternity leave planning with Arianna Taboada
Aug 09, 2020
61 | Emma Emmanuel: IVF, ovarian hyperstimulation, kidney defect and postnatal anxiety
Jul 25, 2020
60 | What does the ultimate postpartum care look like? A chat with postpartum doula and chef, Rachael Hollinger
Jul 19, 2020
59 | Nadine Richardson: the She Births founder on how to have an empowered birth and postpartum
Jul 12, 2020
58 | Arabella Hampshire: a surprise pregnancy, anxiety, disordered eating and learning how to look after the pelvic floor
Jul 05, 2020
57 | How I'm prepping for birth and beyond: a third trimester update
Jun 29, 2020
56 | "I felt out of control and sad and lonely" - Ashe Davenport on parenthood and writing about it in her new book, Sad Mum Lady
Jun 21, 2020
55 | Why pregnancy and postpartum nutrition advice needs an overhaul--and what to eat instead--with Lily Nichols
Jun 14, 2020
54 | "I didn't expect the challenges that having a second child brought" - Sarah Grant
Jun 07, 2020
53 | "I was so scared of birth and babies but my experience was beautiful" - Kate Byron
May 31, 2020
52 | "I exclusively pumped for 5 months--and then my baby began breastfeeding" - Alana Adye's amazing feeding journey
May 24, 2020
51 | "Motherhood shook me to my core" - Chanelle
May 16, 2020
50 | The money ep! How to prep for a baby with financial advisor Rebecca Pritchard
May 10, 2020
49 | Fiona MacDonald: "I became a CEO while I was pregnant and returned to work when my baby was 8 weeks old"
May 02, 2020
48 | How to have a beautiful postpartum during COVID-19: a conversation with Julia Jones
Apr 27, 2020
47 | "I went into labour the same day as my city locked down": Meg Frawley's birth and postpartum during Covid-19
Apr 19, 2020
46 | Pregnancy and maternity leave in the age of self-isolation
Mar 29, 2020
45 | Becoming more self-sufficient and sustainable with a baby
Mar 22, 2020
44 | Kelly Hume: "I'm still recovering from birth three years down the track"
Mar 15, 2020
43 | Your breastfeeding questions (part 2), answered by IBCLC Cathy Shortt
Mar 08, 2020
42 | Caitlin Kay-Smith: "I vomited 15 times a day until my baby was born"
Mar 01, 2020
41 | Returning to exercise - without ending up with postnatal depletion or a prolapse!
Feb 23, 2020
40 | Sheree: Parenting in a same-sex couple, prolapse, relationship challenges & co-sleeping
Feb 16, 2020
39 | Jen Dawson's pre-eclampsia, prematurity, separation at birth, reflux and doing it differently second time around: "I didn't feel that in-love feeling for six weeks"
Feb 09, 2020
38 | Top tips and troubleshooting from lactation consultant and midwife Cathy Shortt
Feb 02, 2020
37 | My pre-conception and first trimester experience
Jan 26, 2020
36 | "Parenting was a rebirth for me" - Courtney Fletcher on navigating relationship changes and mothering styles
Jan 19, 2020
35 | "It was exquisite, difficult bliss" - Jessica Chapnik Kahn on creativity and motherhood
Jan 12, 2020
34 | How to make parenting choices with confidence
Dec 17, 2019
33 | Sonia Shoukath: "I didn't leave my parents' house for four weeks"
Dec 08, 2019
32 | Leigh Campbell: "How can the best possible thing and the worst possible thing happen at once?"
Dec 01, 2019
31 | Postpartum sex + relationships, part 5
Nov 24, 2019
30 | Postpartum sex + relationships, part four
Nov 10, 2019
29 | Postpartum sex + relationships part 3
Nov 03, 2019
28 | Postpartum sex + relationships, part two
Oct 27, 2019
27 | Postpartum Sex and Relationships Part 1
Oct 20, 2019
26 | Jo Chan: "I had to rethink who I was"
Oct 13, 2019
25 | Christina Palmer "My husband got six months paid parental leave"
Oct 06, 2019
24 | Friendships after baby: when you feel let down and how to find a mama tribe
Sep 29, 2019
23 | Heidi Sze: "If you're supported you can fully embrace how much your baby needs you"
Sep 22, 2019
22 | "We have the village" - Nikki Kinstlinger on motherhood as an observant Jew
Sep 15, 2019
21 | Sophie Gleitzman: "Starting motherhood in the NICU changed everything"
Sep 08, 2019
20 | Rachael Rose: "I thought life would just continue as normal"
Sep 01, 2019
19 | Claire Obeid: "Motherhood floored me"
Aug 25, 2019
18 | Is bedsharing dangerous? What you need to know--whether you plan to co-sleep or not
Aug 18, 2019
17 | Dr Harvey Karp: the world-famous paediatrician shares his tricks for soothing and settling (so everyone can get more sleep)
Aug 11, 2019
16 | Dasha Clarke: "My four week old was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis"
Aug 04, 2019
15 | Naturopath Hannah Boyd's top tips on having a better postpartum period
Jul 28, 2019
14 | Alana Saphin Polchleb: "I had to build my village from scratch"
Jul 21, 2019
13 | Jocelyn Brewer: from screen time to sharenting, how this digital psychology expert makes devices work for her family
Jul 14, 2019
12 | Megan Gale: "I felt like I was failing"
Jul 07, 2019
11 | Sophie Lazarski's top tips on staying nourished as a new mother
Jun 30, 2019
10 | Laura Hoare: "I thought I was going crazy"
Jun 23, 2019
9: Yoga teacher Monique Blackwell chats unfiltered about three babies, therapy--and being my first client!
Jun 16, 2019
8 | Karlie Rutherford: "We need to talk about the identity shift motherhood brings"
Jun 09, 2019
7 | Caitlin Dyer: "I felt really out of my depth"
May 26, 2019
6 | Midwife Alicia Ferris shares her top tips for the first few days with a baby
May 19, 2019
4 | Chloe Tobin: postpartum after loss
May 05, 2019
3 | Shez Lee and her live-in confinement nanny from Malaysia
Apr 22, 2019
2 | Home visiting midwife Bronwyn Davies Fry's advice on how to find your way with a new baby
Apr 22, 2019
1 | My Story
Apr 22, 2019