Women’s Health
BBC Sounds 28ish Days Later
Both Period Power & Perimenopause Power- Maisie Hill
Prenatal recommendations
Films/Shorts:
TEDxSacramento: Reducing fear of birth in U.S. culture: Author and midwife Ina May Gaskin
"We are the only species of mammal that can doubt its capacity to give birth." Ina May Gaskin
Bébés. A beautiful montage by French Filmmaker Thomas Balmès who criss-crosses the globe to observe and record the first two years in the lives of four infants and their families. Footage from Namibia, Mongolia, San Francisco and Tokyo.
Neuroscientist, author and researcher Dr Sarah Mckay, she sends out an excellent weekly newsletter where she demystifies and inspires on all things neuroscience and antenatal https://drsarahmckay.com/
Podcasts:
Is it Normal by Jessie Ware.
Midwive’s Cauldron.
The Belle Method Pilates + Pelvic Health. Find her on instagram to discover her advice on pre and post natal exercises for the core and listen to her speak with Dr. Sinéad Dufour here explaining Pelvic girdle pain informed by a more current understanding of pain. https://wegotherepodcast.com/episodes/pelvicgirdlepain
Books:
The Positive Birth Book: A New Approach to Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Weeks by Milli Hill
The hypnobirthing book by Katherine Graves preface by the wonderful Michel Odent
Birth And Beyond by Yehudi Gordon
Birth Skills by JuJu Sundin
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood - Lucy Jones
Music:
Music to play/dance together to
Apps:
Freya by the Positive Birth Company - Surge timer and hypnobirthing recordings.
Pregnancy + a very realistic 3D impression of week by week growth with useful info but alot of ads.
Pelvic Floor Physio
A friend’s local antenatal recommendations:
Renata for prenatal acupuncture.
Lovely local Doulas:
https://www.yolandediver.com/
https://www.imogen-love.com/
Parenting:
Singing has been a healing and important resource in my transition into a mother, I weave mantra into my classes and run workshops from time to time, please reach out if you want to be added to my mailing list and check out the wonderful Thula Mama leader Holly here - http://www.hollycullendavies.com/thula-mama/ and Singing Mamas here - https://www.singingmamas.org/
Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself – Lisa Marchiano - She draws from a deep well of Jungian analysis and symbolic research to present a collection of fairy tales, myths, and fables that evoke the spiritual arc of raising a child from infancy through adulthood.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/is-too-little-play-hurting-our-kids/
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) - Phillipa Perry