The Mum Drum
The Mum Drum
A brand new series to help mums navigate the beautiful chaos of pregnancy and motherhood, created by clinical psychologist Amy Felman and the Founder and Executive Director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence: COPE, Dr Nicole Highet. The Mum Drum explores the range of challenges that many mothers (and fathers) experience on their journey to becoming a parent, and being a mum in the early years…Social links:
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 8 Relationships & Parenthood
Nami and Andy, parents of two, talk openly about the range of challenges that they have faced on their path to parenthood. In particular we focus on the impacts of parenthood on their relationship, and how they have battled through the difficult times to come through to the other side - together. T…
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 7 Transitioning to Working Parent
The show interviews Psychologists Dr Sarah Cotton and Justine Alter about how their program serves to support families and organisations in the transition from a working person to working parent.
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 6 The Work-Life Juggle Part 2
In this episode we talk to mum Rosemary about her experiences of coping with the work life-juggle.
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 5 The Work-Life Juggle Part 1
In this episode we talk to mum Evelyn, about her experiences of coping with the work life-juggle. In particular Evelyn describe the feeling that at times we are all just 'winging it' when it comes to managing home and work life.
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 4 Coping with Postnatal Depression
In a raw interview with Nia, mum of two, Nia reflects on the range of challenges that she faced on her journey to becoming a mother, and how these are likely to have contributed to her experience of postnatal depression. Nia talks candidly about the lack of awareness that something was wrong, as, l…
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 3 Living with Anxiety & Depression - One Coffee at a Time
In this episode we speak with Renee and Stevie about the range of emotional challenges that they both experienced on their journey to motherhood. They discuss the highs, the lows, and the importance of finding each other and working together to realise their dreams and create a village of support f…
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 2 Our Real Birth Experience
Rachel Watts, known for her role in Yummy Mummies, talks candidly for the first time about the traumatic birth experience with her first son, Harvey. Rachel and her husband Jayson describe the unplanned events that unfolded at birth, and the profound impact this has had on them. Drawing from their …
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The Mum Drum | Podcast | Episode 1 What's the Mum Drum All About?
The Mum Drum hosts Amy Felman and Nicole Highet unveil what the Mum Drum is all about. Amy interviews Nicole about the current context of motherhood and why COPE was established to address the range of challenges that modern parents face.
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