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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 48
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
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 own f…
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, please take c…
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, please…
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 these themes …
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…
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 …
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…
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, Auc…
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 fo…
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 Bambinos is offering all Motherness listeners 10% off sto…
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 offering all…
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 Bambinos is offering all Motherness listeners 10% off sto…
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.
At …
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…
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 mo…
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 ei…
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 slightly longer betw…
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 bipolar di…
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, creat…
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 a…