Inside Mummas Circle is a podcast for honest conversations about motherhood, identity, connection, and everything in between.
Hosted by Mummas Circle (https://www.mummascircle.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com) founder Rashelle Leahy, this podcast brings together real stories, expert insights, and the conversations mothers are craving but don’t always get to have.
From postpartum and mental load to relationships, confidence, career, nervous system support, and the emotional reality of raising children — nothing here needs to be perfect or polished.
Whether you’re deep in the newborn stage, navigating motherhood for the first time, or trying to rediscover yourself alongside it all, this is a space where you can feel seen, supported, and a little less alone.
Because motherhood was never meant to be done alone.
Touched Out, Rejected & Running on Empty: Intimacy After Baby, with Amanda Jade from The Parents Room
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Amanda, a relationship and intimacy coach, a mum of older kids, and someone who knows first-hand how hard it is to stay connected to your partner in the thick of parenting. Amanda came to this work through her own struggles with body image and the identity shift of becoming a mum, and she brings honesty, humour and real practical tools to a topic many of us find hard to talk about. In this conversation, Rashelle and Amanda get real about what happens to a r...
17 Sept 2026
Babywearing, IVF and Trusting Your Mum Intuition with Michaela from Nurture and Bloom.
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is a nurse, babywearing educator, the founder of Nurture and Bloom, and one of Mummas Circle's own facilitators. If you've ever seen her advice on babywearing pop up online, you'll know she brings warmth and real substance in equal measure, and this conversation is no different. Michaela takes us back to her long and bumpy road into motherhood, years of infertility with endometriosis and PCOS, multiple rounds of IVF, and a first pregnancy spent largely on bed ...
5 Sept 2026
Tinkering with Two: Alice on ADHD, Perinatal Anxiety and The Nappy Collective
Send us Fan Mail Alice is a mum of two, a content creator behind Tinkering with Two, and someone who's been beautifully open about her journey through perinatal anxiety and, more recently, an adult ADHD diagnosis. In this episode, Alice takes us back to the start, falling pregnant in a small Central Queensland town with severe hyperemesis, being diagnosed with perinatal anxiety after bursting into tears at an obstetrician appointment, moving to the Hunter Valley five months pregnant just as C...
27 Aug 2026
"You Haven't Ruined Your Life": Mel on Teen Motherhood, Stigma & Building A Brave Life
Send us Fan Mail At 16, Mel was told her life was over. Today, she's a former midwife of 19 years and the founder of A Brave Life — a Brisbane-based charity that has gifted hundreds of baby bundles a month to vulnerable mothers across Queensland and the Northern Territory, and built EMALO (Empowering Mothers and Little Ones), a judgement-free mothers' group designed specifically for young mums who don't feel they belong anywhere else. In this episode, Mel shares her own journey into motherhoo...
21 Aug 2026
Screen Time & Little Minds: What the Research Actually Says with Mariska Kerkhoff
Send us Fan Mail Screen time is one of the most loaded topics in modern motherhood, and today's guest brings both the science and the lived experience to the conversation. Mariska Kerkhoff is a veterinary surgeon, children's book author and illustrator, and the founder of Tiny Tots Adventures. After her daughter was born three months premature and spent nearly four months in hospital, Mariska threw herself into research on child development, and screen time became a personal focus long before...
13 Aug 2026
Daisy's Story: Grief, ADHD, and the Year Everything Happened at Once.
Send us Fan Mail This week we're joined by Daisy, one of our first mums from our North Lakes group — for a raw and honest conversation about her journey through motherhood. Daisy takes us through her birth story with her son Sonny, an unexpected cascade of interventions, and the brutal reality of newborn sleep deprivation. But this episode goes so much deeper than birth. Daisy opens up about the hardest year of her life, navigating Sonny's transition to daycare, her ADHD diagnosis and what it...
5 Aug 2026
From Colic to Confidence: How Baby Massage Transformed a Mum's Journey with Naomi from Baby Love Massage
Send us Fan Mail This week we're joined by Naomi from Baby Love Massage and Spa, a mum, baby massage instructor, and colic specialist who turned her own struggle with a colicky newborn into a mission to support other families. Naomi opens up about the early, exhausting weeks with her son Theo — unsettled, in pain, and dismissed by health professionals who simply told her "it's colic, off you go." Determined to find answers, she turned to baby massage, and everything changed. In this episode w...
29 Jul 2026
Midwifery-Led Care: The Choices No One Tells You About | Alita Pashley, My Midwives.
Many mums assume there's only one path through pregnancy and birth, but few realise just how much choice they actually have. In this episode of Inside Mummas Circle, Rashelle sits down with Alita Pashley, director and practicing midwife at My Midwives, to unpack what midwifery-led continuity of care really looks like, from pregnancy through birth and into those first vulnerable weeks at home. From VBAC support and delayed cord clamping to daily home visits and why so much of birth trauma come...
24 Jul 2026
What Your C-Section Scar Is Really Doing to Your Body | Mikaela, Naturopath
Naturopath Mikaela explains why C-section scars (and any abdominal scarring) are far more than skin-deep — describing scars as "an iceberg," with a web of collagen underneath strong enough to pull on the pelvis, hips, and even your breathing. She walks through how abdominal massage works to release this tension, improve circulation and hormone regulation, and why the belly holds so much unspoken emotional story. Final part of our 3-part mini-series with Mikaela. Connect with Mikaela Duf...
23 Jul 2026
The 3-Minute Herbal Trick for Headaches & Tension | Mikaela, Naturopath
A quick but powerful one, naturopath Mikaela shares her go-to herbal remedy for tension, headaches, and eye strain: a strong pot of chamomile tea, a soaked flannel, and 10 minutes to yourself. Simple, cheap, and genuinely effective. Part 2 of our 3-part mini-series. Connect with Mikaela https://mikaeladuffy.com.au/ Connect with Mummas Circle: 🌸 Website: www.mummascircle.com 📘 Facebook Community: Mummas Circle Instagram: @mummascircle_ 📺 YouTube: @MummasCircle
23 Jul 2026
Why Your Postpartum Recovery Shapes the Next 40 Years | Mikaela, Naturopath
Naturopath and doula Mikaela joins us to unpack something most new mums never hear: your postpartum recovery isn't a 6-week window, it's a foundation that shapes your health for decades. She shares a confronting story about a woman who never fully recovered after an unsupported postpartum, explains why thyroid and iron issues so easily get missed after birth, and reminds us that our fertile years are our healthiest years, so what gets depleted now needs addressing now, not later. This i...
15 Jul 2026
Chiropractic Care for Babies: What Every New Mum Should Know | Dr Jolene Cooney
Many parents have questions about chiropractic care for babies, but few understand what it actually involves. In this episode of Inside Mummas Circle, Rashelle sits down with Dr Jolene Cooney from Ohana Chiropractic & Wellbeing to unpack the science behind chiropractic care for mums and babies, common misconceptions, and why nervous system regulation plays such an important role in a child's development. From colic and feeding difficulties to flat head syndrome, sleep and developmental mi...
9 Jul 2026
Motherhood Changed Everything: Identity, Business & Finding Your Village | Katie Boulter
Motherhood has a way of changing everything, including the way we see ourselves. In this episode, Rashelle sits down with entrepreneur, mum and co-founder of Hot Mum Walk Club, Katie Boulter, for an honest conversation about identity, business, motherhood and the importance of community. Katie shares her unexpected journey into motherhood, how becoming a mum completely changed the direction of her business, and why she believes every mother deserves a village. Together they explore the challe...
1 Jul 2026
Birth, Pregnancy & Becoming a Mother | Sasha who is a private midwife.
In this episode of Inside Mummas Circle, Rashelle sits down with private midwife Sasha for an open and empowering conversation about pregnancy, birth and postpartum care. Together they explore what it really means to make informed decisions during pregnancy, the differences between hospital and home birth, and why continuity of care can have such a profound impact on a mother's experience. Sasha also shares her work as a breech birth educator, explains the importance of birth advocacy, and di...
24 Jun 2026
Newborn Baby Sleep: What Every New Mum Needs to Know | Nicole (Perfect Timing Sleep Consulting)
If you've ever found yourself Googling wake windows at 2am, wondering why your baby won't stop crying, or feeling like you're doing everything wrong — this episode is for you. Rashelle sits down with Nicole, founder of Perfect Timing Sleep Consulting and infant and child sleep expert, for one of the most honest, reassuring conversations about baby sleep you'll hear. In this episode you'll learn: ✦ The biggest myth about newborn sleep (and why it sets so many mums up to struggle) ✦ What nor...
16 Jun 2026
What No One Tells You About Postpartum Nutrition & Starting Solids | Courtney Garfoot, Juni Pediatrics.
In this episode, Rashelle sits down with Courtney Garfoot, clinical nutritionist and feeding therapist from Juni Pediatrics, for an honest and informative conversation about nourishing yourself and your baby through the postpartum period and beyond. Courtney breaks down postpartum depletion — what it is, why it affects up to 50% of mothers, and how to spot the signs. She shares practical advice on blood tests to request, key nutrients to watch, and realistic food and supplement strategies for...
9 Jun 2026
Maternal Mental Health: What Every New Mum Needs to Know | Courtney Wilton from Nourished Psychology.
Motherhood is often described as one of life's most beautiful experiences, but what happens when the reality doesn't match the expectation? In this honest and compassionate conversation, Rashelle sits down with psychologist Courtney Wilton from Nourish Psychology to unpack the emotional, psychological and identity shifts that come with becoming a mother. Together, they explore everything from the baby blues and postpartum anxiety to matrescence, intrusive thoughts, relationship dynamics, and ...
2 Jun 2026
Breastfeeding: Expectations, Support & Finding Your Village | Kylie (Australian Breastfeeding Association)
Breastfeeding, Expectations & Finding Your Village with Kylie from the Australian Breastfeeding Association. @ozbreastfeeding Breastfeeding is often described as natural, but that doesn't always mean it's easy. In this episode of Inside Mum's Circle, Rochelle sits down with Kylie from the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) to explore the realities of breastfeeding, the challenges many mothers face, and the importance of finding support when things don't go to plan. Drawing on m...
22 May 2026
Why I Created Mummas Circle: My Motherhood Story.
In Episode One of Inside Mummas Circle, Rashelle shares the deeply personal story behind why she created Mummas Circle and the podcast itself. From becoming a young mum and moving overseas with a baby, to experiencing loneliness, identity shifts, and the overwhelming realities of early motherhood, this episode explores the power of finding your village. Rashelle opens up about the importance of connection, postpartum support, motherhood expectations vs reality, and why every mum deserves to f...
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