Ever wonder why friends or family talk about having a "natural" birth? What does that even mean, exactly? Isn't all birth considered natural? This is a culturally important topic to discuss, which Mums & Tums Canada founder and birth doula, Heather Dolimont, talks all about in this podcast episode! The first one of the new year, join us for this discussion and call in to leave YOUR messages for us, sharing your own thoughts on this topic. Your recording could be featured in an upcoming episode! Happy New Year, everyone.

In this episode we get a chance to sit down with postpartum doula, blogger and author, Genevieve Desrochers. She's originally from Quebec, but she now lives here in the west end of Toronto with her husband and two children. She intimately shares with us her experiences as a mom who felt very unprepared for what postpartum held in store for her after having her first child. And from those experiences, she felt moved to help positively shift and change other parents' lives who are touched by something similar. Postpartum Mood Disorders (PPD) affect 1 in 7 women, and it's unclear how many men it affects. It's a serious topic that needs to be discussed much more openly and honestly. Genevieve is such a beacon of hope and light in this regard! You can find her online at either her blog or her website. http://www.post-partum-bipolaire.me/ (all in french) https://www.transitionpostpartum.com/

We are joined today by doula extraordinaire, and CAPPA Canada Doula Trainer, Kimberley Healey, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Don't miss out on listening to her unique and fantastic experiences regarding being a doula herself, and we also talk about how someone wanting to find the right doula for them, can do so! To get in touch with Kim herself, you can reach out to her through torontodoulagroup.com or if you're interested in her trainings across Canada, you can find those at ontariodoulaeducation.com Don't forget to Subscribe and Favorite this podcast so you never miss out on a new episode being published!

We have some fun podcasts coming up, learn about why, and we also tackle a tough subject when a doula from Saskatchewan makes headlines this week because of practicing outside of her scope of practice. Have an experience you'd like to share with us? Call in or email us at [email protected]! Don't forget to hit that 'Subscribe' button!!

Tonight we talk about why Mums & Tums was started and open a discussion about birth experiences. Have an experience you'd like to share? Call us!

This relaunch of our podcast has been a long time coming and we're so excited it's finally HERE! So please favorite us so you make sure you don't miss out on our upcoming episodes and expert info for yourself! WELCOME, and thank you for listening!