Welcome to this week’s episode of the Happy Mama Movement podcast.

This week’s guest is a writer who has been exploring the politics and culture of parenting and caregiving for more than fifteen years.

The marvelous Elissa Strauss.

We cover a lot of ground, including:

• Insights from her book,'The unexpected magic of caring for others'
• How we can inspire a new culture and conversations.
• The intersection of motherhood and cultural criticism.
• The effect of cultural programming on today’s society.
• Balancing professional life with family responsibilities.

I hope you find this conversation useful, and if you do, please share it widely so mothers everywhere can access the support and information they need to thrive.

ABOUT ELISSA: Elissa has been writing about the politics and culture of parenting and caregiving for more than fifteen years. Her work appears in publications like the Atlantic, the New York Times, Glamour, ELLE, TheWeek.com, and elsewhere. She was a former contributing writer at CNN.com and Slate, where her cultural criticism about motherhood appeared on DoubleX. Her book, When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others, is out now from Gallery Books.

She also works in curation and cultural programming. She is the associate director of LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture, a global artists incubator program that uses ancient Jewish texts to inspire the creation of new culture and conversation and the artistic director of the LABA hub in the Bay Area. Additionally, she is the senior curator of the 2024 California Jewish Open at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.

She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and their two sons.

RESOURCES:

WEBSITE: https://www.elissastrauss.com/

INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/elissaavery/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/elissa.strauss.7/

TWITTER/ X: https://x.com/elissaavery

PURCHASE ELISSA'S BOOK, 'When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others': https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1982169273?tag=simonsayscom

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Welcome to this week’s episode of the Happy Mama Movement podcast.

This week’s guest is Courtney Whittle, a motherhood support facilitator and the founder of The Georges River Motherhood Network.

We explore:

• Courtney’s journey in overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety.
• How to concept of Matrescence changed everything for her and what she sees is possible for others
• How Courtney founded The Georges River Motherhood Network and it's big mission
• The gaps in support services for new mothers and how to fill them
• The importance of community and support for maternal mental health
• Her vision for a new way and a new funding system for new parents

ABOUT COURTNEY:

Courtney Whittle is a motherhood support facilitator and the founder of The Georges River Motherhood Network. After overcoming her own experience with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety as a second-time mum, Courtney identified a gap in support and education services available to mothers. Eager to uncover a more profound understanding into why she had developed this common postpartum mood disorder, Courtney came across the term matrescence and she knew she’d found the answer. Now, through her work with The Georges River Motherhood Network, Courtney focuses on providing the type of service she wishes she had access to in her time of need by filling the gap in support services on offer to new mothers.

RESOURCES:

COURTNEY'S WEBSITE: The Georges River Motherhood Network

INSTAGRAM: @georgesriver_motherhoodnetwork

FACEBOOK: Georges River Motherhood Network

JOIN THE MOTHERS GROUP PROGRAM: https://thegrmnetwork.com.au/mothersgroup/

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Welcome to this week’s episode of the Happy Mama Movement podcast.

This week’s guest is Gabrielle, the mother of three beautiful children, an author, a doula, and the founder of Gather, a space and community for women in Melbourne, Australia.

We talk about:

• How we can support families through conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
• The importance of creating and nurturing community spaces for women.
• Insights from Gabrielle’s journey as an author and doula.
• The challenges and rewards of balancing motherhood and professional passions.
• How we can make a positive impact on women’s lives.

I hope you find this conversation useful, and if you do, please share it widely so mothers everywhere can access the support and information they need to thrive.

ABOUT GABRIELLE: Gabrielle is the mother of three beautiful children, an author, a doula, and the founder of Gather, a space and community for women in Melbourne, Australia. She is passionate about supporting families through the life-changing conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum chapters and holding space for women as they find their footing on this rocky and wonderful road we call motherhood. In 2018 she opened 'Gather' in Melbourne’s inner-west, and in 2020 her first book, "The Birth Space," was published, followed by her second book, "The Motherhood Space," in 2023.

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SEE THE FULL YOUTUBE VISUAL PRESENTATION HERE: https://youtu.be/b3TWKbI_TqQ

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RESOURCES:

GABRIELLE'S WEBSITE: www.gabriellenancarrow.com/

INSTAGRAM: @gatherwomenspace

BUY GABRIELLE'S BOOKS:

• The Birth Space
• The Motherhood Space

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