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Where's the Village?

By: Tori Styles
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  • We’ve all heard someone say “It takes a village to raise a child” But with so many of us juggling huge responsibilities at home, and for the most part on our own, I can’t help but wonder... “Where’s the f***ing village at?” This podcast is dedicated to bridging the gap between our lived experiences as parents, no matter what that looks like, bringing you a very necessary look into just what it takes to be a stay at home parent. Each episode is an interview with brave, honest, everyday individuals who have offered to share their parenting stories with me; the struggles, the wins, the doubts and fears and, central to all of that, what support systems they have in place. Where is their village? My hope is that it weaves a thread of commonality through our experiences, offering new perspectives to equip us with the confidence to make mistakes and put ourselves first, as much as humanly possible. Together we’ll grow our own village of sorts, founded in oral tradition. Storytelling can take us back to a shared and supportive way of learning from one another, creating a space for the unsaid to be voiced, heard and healed. You can expect anything from... Doulas to Decolonisation Mindfulness to Maternal Health Pregnancy to Postpartum Sisterwounds to Survival Individualisation to Industrialisation Regrets to Rituals Triumphs to Taboos Grief to Growth Elders to Earth Care Single Parents to Step Parents Physiology to Psychology Counselling to Community Open Minds to Open Hearts ... and everything in between. It all feeds the mission: To educate, challenge, and inspire through storytelling. To honour oral tradition and the endangered art of Listening. To find our sense of deep belonging and connection. To revillage. This isn't just about how hard modern parenthood is - it's about how unsustainable it is. And we're about to change that.
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Episodes
  • E10: Rosie Carrick-Clark - Mother of Two, PCOS, Guilt, PPD, Postpartum REALNESS

    E10: Rosie Carrick-Clark - Mother of Two, PCOS, Guilt, PPD, Postpartum REALNESS
    Feb 1 2021

    In the first episode of 2021 and episode number TEN, I interviewed my best friend Rosie!

    We covered a lot... ooft! Most notably; Rosie's struggle to successfully fall pregnant and having PCOS, what her big family taught her about support vs. the support she has available to her now, guilt and giving ourselves permission to receive help and what that can look like, postpartum depression, and... POSTPARTUM CARE, POSTPARTUM CARE, POSTPARTUM CARE. And, of course, cultivating community and branching out.

    If you have a newly pregnant friend and/or know a first-time parent, this is the episode you should be sending their way!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • E9: Carla Muhling -Doula, Mother of Two, Postpartum Off Grid, Intentional Communities

    E9: Carla Muhling -Doula, Mother of Two, Postpartum Off Grid, Intentional Communities
    Dec 14 2020

    Last episode for 2020! This year's last episode is with Carla Muhling - a doula and mother of two! Carla has an interesting story, having lived in and out of intentional communities and off grid during her first pregnancy and postpartum period. She shares what that was like versus her current situation living in town.  Carla shares postpartum strategies that she uses with her clients, and how her work as a doula was informed by her two very different postpartum experiences. We talk about catharsis and the realisations born from that, healing and learning through loss, and whether or not we can achieve some sense of a 'village' in our modern, nuclear structures.

    I hope you enjoy - and will see you back here in the new year!

    - TORS

    CW: early pregnancy loss

    RESOURCE NOTES:

    Resources provided by Carla as follows... "For the pregnancy loss I loved reading the book 'Mothering From your Centre' by Tami Lynn Kent. For those in NNSW, seek out Julia Rossmanith @thenurturedwomb for pregnancy release and womb healing, or if living elsewhere to find a Holistic Pelvic Care therapist. I highly recommend the podcast by @wild.womb.witch So many healing and validating stories of early birth."

    Carla's website is https://traditionalhealingdoula.com/ 
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • E8: Kate Benton - Mother of 4, Counsellor, Group counselling for mothers

    E8: Kate Benton - Mother of 4, Counsellor, Group counselling for mothers
    Nov 30 2020

    In this week's episode of WTV I spoke with mothers counsellor, Kate Benton. As a counsellor, Kate has the unique insight of being able to share her experience with postnatal depression and anxiety, and what it's like to take that leap and seek professional help. We speak about her adventurous life pre-kids, her positive experiences with mothers group (four separate occasions!), the impact of going from one to two children, and speaks openly about taking medication to assist her own anxiety. We speak about her own support system, as well as the support system she provides to others, hosting group counselling sessions for mothers - um, GENIUS.

    This is the second-last episode for 2020 (one more coming before the end of the year!) so lap it up, and thank you for listening!

    - TORS xx

     
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    47 mins

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