Beyond The Cusp - Breaking Down Taboo

In this episode I speak with Angela Lockwood on how we can create a more inclusive classroom for our girls when they get their first period. Going back to school after her first period is a common concern, that can lead to real worry and anxiety, particularly for our younger girls, 12 and under. Angela Lockwood is an occupational therapist, who for the last 20 years has been working in classrooms alongside teachers providing school based OccupationalTherapy services focusing on inclusion of children with additional needs. Angela's work developing and implementing organisational and school based programs to streamline services between the health and education sectors have been used in Australia andCanada. Find Angela Lockwood at Web: www.angelalockwood.com.au Instagram: Angela Lockwood As part of this episode, I created a resource to help change the culture in schools and create a positive environment for your daughters transition to school with her period. It is is the form of a letter, but can be used as a template for any form of communication with your school or teacher. Download my letter template to schools to ensure your daughter has the most positive, inclusive and supportive environment for her when she is away from home. Together we can create a more supportive culture at schools when it comes to periods. DOWNLOAD LETTER HERE

Delving deeper into why we need to prepare for Perimenopause in our 40's. If you're feeling alone, lost, insecure, or just want to go through the phase prepared and supported, Awakening With Perimenopause starts on 2nd March. Come and join me. https://beyondthecusp.com.au/awakening-through-peri-menopause/

Jen Dugard is the CEO of Body Beyond Baby PTY LTD, creator of Fitness Professional certification Safe Return to Exercise and author of the book How to Love your Body as much as your Baby. With 15yrs industry experience Jen's ultimate mission is to ensure all mums are looked after safely & effectively within the fitness industry. Having sold her group fitness business in 2018 Jen is educates, presents & mentors across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Taiwan. As a fitness-entrepreneur Jen's most recent creation MumSafe™️ serves both mums and fitness professionals alike; ensuring fitness professionals are properly educated and up-skilled in working with their pre & postnatal clients whilst simultaneously educating mums themselves and connecting them with these trainers via the website www.mumsafe.com.au In this episode we talk about what to look out for regarding Pelvic Health for our teens and young women. We discuss UTI's, hypertonic pelvic floor, crossfit and more. Find Jen Dugard at Web: Mumsafe.com.au Instagram: MumSafe Instagram: Jen Dugard Facebook: MumSafe

In this episode I'm talking with Christie Edwards, unschooling mother of four. We talk about the how's and why's of unschooling for those looking at stepping outside the conventional school system and into a new paradigm of unschooling. Find Christie at: Instagram: Christie Edwards Instagram: Becoming Mother Resources: Sandra Dodd's Big book of unschooling

In this episode we talk about the importance of looking after how pelvic health through perimenopause, what to look out for and strategies to help. I talk to Jacqui Toohey from Mums Safe

Dr Ali Young is a Chiropractor on a mission to help mums. Her aim is to help guide mums to choose themselves, choose a journey that works for their health, their brain, and their family's health, which will ultimately help them UnFcK their motherhood journey. She was having conversations with her practice members daily about the loss of what they expected with mothering, the loss of joy, the struggle, and the lack of sisterhood. She figures if she is having these conversations every day one on one, then there must be plenty of mums who need this support too. In this episode we talk about the Patriarchal Motherhood and the Perfect Mother Myth, and how we can take steps to redefine what it means to be a mother in a way that makes our heart sing, without making it look a certain way. Find Dr Ali Young at: Web: Dr Ali Young Instagram: Dr Ali Young Podcast: Motherhood Unfcked with Dr Ali Young

Through running workshops for tweens and their mothers/carers preparing girls to be ready for their first period, I have had so many mothers say to me that they wish they knew this information before they had their first period. So did I! I've heard the same thing said regarding motherhood - "Why didn't anybody tell me this?". As we go through the mystery that is Peri-menopause, I vow to make this different! I want to be prepared and armed to not only go through this stage empowered, but also to embrace this next phase. I want the same for you too. So this episode on Peri-menopause is to help you be better prepared for the shift we are about to go through on a physical, mental and spiritual manner. Spoiler: It's about going inward and paying attention to all the messages your body is giving you. Enjoy this episode, and I hope it helps you go through the 40's a little better prepared.

In this episode I talk with Rowena from Amazing Me. We talk about when to start having the conversations with our children about sex and what do we say. Dealing with our own shame when having those conversations and bringing in pleasure. For more see the show notes at: https://beyondthecusp.com.au/11-2/

On this weeks episode I'm talking about how we can speak more openly with our children about periods. Spoiler, it comes down to how we want our daughters to think about their period, why we want them to think that way, and healing our own trauma and shame around periods. In notes: Additional inner child meditation: Reaching For The Moon by Lucy Pearce Books to teach your daughter about her menstrual cycle

In this weeks Episode I talk with Rachael Condon about the long term implications of the birth control pill. We discuss ways in which we can support our girls through the first few years of period irregularities without resorting to medicating with the birth control pill. Rachael is a Period Consultant, Trained Teacher in Natural Fertility Education and a Qualified Nutritionist. If you have fertility issues, PCOS or no period at all, then Rach can help you take a natural approach to healing your body by addressing the root cause of your health problems and she promises to not give you any band-aid approaches! Her goal is to empower women so they you'll feel confident to make the best decisions for their body and she'll hold your hand as much or as little as you need along the journey. Connect with Rachael here: Website: www.rachcondon.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachael.condon/ Books mentioned in this podcast: 50 Things You Need To Know About Your Period - Claire Baker Bright Girl Health

In this episode I talk with Nat Kringoudis about ways in which we can support our girls through their first few years of their period. We talk about what we can do as mothers when our girls experience things like heavy or painful periods, and how we shouldn't accept this as something that we should just put up with. Nat Kringoudis is a two times best selling Author, two times podcast host, and all-round women's health and natural fertility practitioner. She founded Melbourne's home of natural health - her clinic, The Pagoda Tree where she has helped over 20,000 women rescue their hormones and reclaim their best life. Nat has also created a range of products including Yo'Nuts and loves to come up with unique ways of helping you live happier and healthier. You may even know her from her old online TV series – Healthtalks…. But what does she really do? Nat makes women's hormones happier than a Pharrell Williams song. If you feel like there HAS to be another way – there is. She's here to provide you with another option. Nat believes there isn't just one way to health. Nat's mission is to educate and empower women just like you, so you can get clued up on your body and take control of your hormone health. She's here to help you ditch the stress, the confusion and the endless disappointment, and give your body the love and attention it deserves. *Nat holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences – Traditional Chinese Medicine (Herbal) and an Advanced Diploma in Acupuncture combined with 16 years clinical experience… just in case you were wondering. Connect with Nat: Website: natkringoudis.com.au Twitter: Nat Kringoudis Facebook: Nat Kringoudis Instagram: NatKringoudis Podcast: The Wellness Collective Buy Nat's book, Beautiful You Here

In this Episode I talk to Jessica Connolly from Moon Daughters. We discuss what it means to have Wise Woman Circles for our daughters and how we can establish this in our own modern day culture. Jessica is the mother of four daughters and the leading visionary of Moon Daughters. Jessica believes that we can empower our daughters beginning at any age, and it starts with reclaiming our own story. At Moon Daughters we weave, menstrual cycle wisdom, sexuality, embodiment practices and inner awareness in with ancient wisdom and modern science to create a pathway for mamas to do their own healing work and offer a deep feminine wisdom to their daughters. I love spontaneous adventures, hot yoga, a good book and we currently live together with two other families in intentional community with 5 chickens, a dog and a gecko:) To find out more about Moon Daughters see the following: https://moondaughters.com/ https://www.instagram.com/moon.daughters/ The book both of us mentioned can be found at the following link: Reaching For The Moon by Lucy H Pearce

There are many reasons why we find it hard to bring up the conversation around periods. We find resistance within ourselves and how we feel about our own periods, we find resistance from our daughters, and even resistance from our husbands or the fathers of our daughters. Regardless of this resistance, I know that we want our daughters to feel more open towards their periods and menstrual cycle, and to know they can come to us for these conversations. So, how do we move through this resistance. On this episode I talk about the ways in which we can move through this resistance to give our girls the best introduction to periods we can. The book I mention is Reaching for the Moon by Lucy H Pearce www.beyondthecusp.com.au https://www.instagram.com/beyondthecusp/ https://www.facebook.com/beyondthecuspau

In this episode I chat with Lael Stone about how we can navigate our children through an online world, while still aligning with our values. As a champion of connection and creating harmony in families, Lael Stone is an educator, tedx speaker, author, mother and parenting counselor who has been working with families for over 17 years. As an Aware Parenting Instructor, she facilitates workshops and support groups that empower parents to create connections and stronger relationships with their children. She is also the co-creator of Woodline Primary School, an innovative new school based on emotional wellbeing and connection. Lael is the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast and a sought-after public speaker who talks candidly about her experiences and her great passion; creating wellness in families through connection and communication. She is excited to be teaming up with The Resilience Project to deliver presentations around raising resilient children. In the last 6 years, Lael has been teaching Pleasure based Sex Education to high school students and working with teenagers on all aspects of sexuality and wellbeing. She runs workshops for parents on how to talk to your kids about sex, where the focus is on normalizing these conversations and giving parents skills and tools to have open, honest dialogue around sexuality. She is the mother of three big kids - who are all teenagers and she is currently putting all her research into practice with them! You can find out more about her work at: http://www.laelstone.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/laelstone/ https://www.instagram.com/laelstone/ https://www.woodlineprimary.com.au/ The Aware Parenting Podcast Recommendations in this podcast include: https://sexedrescue.com/ https://amaze.org/ For Foxes Sake by Row Murray Does This happen To Everyone by Jan Von Holleben

Amanda Stokes is an Educator, Presenter, Author and mother to 3 and the Founder of Raising Strong Daughters. Her new book ‘The Tween Mother's Tool Book: Raising Strong Daughters', is a practical, easy to use activity-based guide that covers moods, friendship, self-acceptance and so much more. For more information you can head to her website www.raisingstrongdaughters.com.au or follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/raisingstrongdaughters_ for daily parenting advice. www.raisingstrongdaughters.com.au Also mentioned in the podcast: Louise Hay - You Can Heal Your Life

In this episode I talk about my story, how I came to create the Beyond The Cusp workshops and my purpose behind having these conversations.

For our young girls, puberty can sound scary and gross. They know their bodies are about to change, but they don't know how or when exactly. The scariest part is WHEN will they start their period? Some girls can get their periods as young as 8 and as late as 16, and in our culture the average age is 12. So, how do you know when your daughter will get her period? Well, we can never be sure exactly, and there is no way of speeding it up or slowing it down. However, we can get a good idea that it's not far away by other signs. Note, there is no right or wrong order to this, each girl is different. In this episode we talk about seven signs to look out for which might indicate that your daughter will start her period soon.

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Beyond The Cusp Podcast. In this episode I talk about the reason behind this podcast, that is to start talking about things that have been taboo and breaking it all down.