Oh Mother Where Art Thou: A Podcast for Parents

Joanna O'Meally is an English mum of two kids and very pregnant with her third child. Jo is a Yoga Teacher, specialising in teaching Pregnancy, Post Natal Yoga and Mama and Baby Yoga, currently teaching yoga at at Shanti Vida in Barcelona. Jo is also a Social Media Specialist and Co-Founder of the digital agency Naked and Social. In this episode Jo talks to us about her third pregnancy, she tells us her Barcelona story and her challenges juggling work and motherhood. We chat about respectful birth and caring for yourself during the the fourth trimester. Jo talks about how to find time for yoga and how breathing can to bring calm to your kids too. Jo and I then discuss the term Matrescence similar to adolescence but describing the transition to motherhood. For more information go to ohmotherbarcelona.com

Lucy Hackney is an English mum of two kids with a welsh boyfriend, they moved to Barcelona 7 years ago. Lucy is a physiotherapist helping all ages relieve their aches and pains and specialises in working with pregnant and postpartum women. In this episode we talk about Lucy's job as a Physiotherapist, why she started and what she loves about it. We talk about her family life and birth experiences. We then chat about the early motherhood stages, preventing issues and fixing problems - pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, what is your pelvic floor, what are kegals and how to do them, what is your core, and finally the postpartum. Lucy tells us about stretches necessary for all mothers of young children! We chat about Diastasis rectus, hypopressive exercises and Mamifit. Lucy tells us about examples of self neglect and then she answers your Real Mum questions. Lucy tells us to look after ourselves! For more information go to ohmotherbarcelona.com

Kat Lovell is a mum of two beautiful boys and married to a Catalan man. Kat is a Relocation and Lifestyle Consultant, as well as being able to help with anything people need to live in Barcelona,  she also specialises in school applications and the local school system. In this episode we talk about Kat's job, what she does and why she started, her family and friends, Kat's Bicing accident and then her IVF experience in Barcelona and Kat tells us her two birth stories. Kat then explains the Catalan school application process, or preinscripción, step by step. For more information go to ohmotherbarcelona.com

Maria Menéndez, also known as motherhood blogger Con M de Madre, is 33 years old and is a mother of 5 children under 8. She is from Madrid, married to a Catalan and lives here in Sant Cugat near Barcelona. In this episode we talk about the practicalities of a large family and what a normal day looks like with 5 children. Being a mum, the emotions and fears and the social part of motherhood. Christmas and Kings Day traditions. Her pregnancies and births and natural contraception.   Maria's experience blogging and using our phones too much. Questions from real local mums about being a mum of 5. Maria's advice to future parents. For more information go to ohmotherbarcelona.com

Ana Alvarez-Errecalde is an Artist from Argentina and living in Barcelona with her family. Ana's photography celebrates motherhood and parenting. She presents a fascinating alternative to the images available in modern media and explores the diversity of mothers. Ana chooses alternative education, also called Unschooling, for her children. In this episode we talk about Ana and her family, Ana's eldest son's birth and diagnosis, Home births, Ana's art, Unschooling and why she chose it, the practicalities, her children's socialisation, how she sees the results. For more information go to ohmotherbarcelona.com

Vicky Gonzalez is a Doula from Barcelona. She is married and they have 3 beautiful children. Vicky has helped over 400 women and has attended 60 births. She speaks Catalan, Spanish, English and French and is also trained as a breasfeeding consultant, hypopressive exercise instructor and she's studying to be a psychologist. In this episode we talk about why she became a Doula, her births and experiences, what a Doula's role is and she gives us amazing tips for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and postpartum. For more information go to ohmotherbarcelona.com

Vanessa and Monica are the founders of Kiddish, a new Barcelona based healthy food delivery service especially for children. After staying friends since school they have come together as mums to design meals that are nutritious, delicious and look yummy for children and can be delivered straight to your home. They launched at the start of 2018. What we talk about: Vanessa and Monica, their backgrounds and how they know each other Monica's pregnancy now and previous births Vanessa's birth and choice to use public healthcare in Barcelona Monica's comparison from 0 to 1 baby and going from 1 to 2 babies. What is Kiddish Why they started the business Their roles in the business and their team What are balanced meals and what is healthy food Common problems getting kids to eat good food and solutions What is in a Kiddish weekly meal plan How people could use Kiddish meals What if children are too fussy for Kiddish How Kiddish works, ordering and delivery Real mum questions about fussiness and food inspiration What is next for Kiddish How they juggle work and family, we can do anything but not everything For more information and all the links discussed in the show go to: ohmotherbarcelona.com/

Amelia Hunter from Baby Sleep Solutions is an Australian living in Barcelona, she is married to a Catalan and they have two gorgeous daughters. Amelia is a certified sleep consultant, in the last 3 years she has helped over over 400 families internationally.  What we talk about: Amelia and how she became a sleep consultant Amelia's children and where they live How to teach our babies and children to sleep Your real questions about your children's sleep problems Being a mum, her work-life balance and her pregnancies and her births For more information and all the links discussed in the show go to: https://ohmotherbarcelona.com/