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What if we were taught..

Welcome to the "what if we were taught.." podcast with your host Kate Martyn. A Midwife and Mum who knows first hand that there is just sooo much more we could offer our future parents to be.. A podcast developed to bring a collective amount of resources, wisdom and knowledge to couples surrounding Pregnancy, Birth, the Postpartum and Parenting.

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01:09:11

Early Pregnancy Loss with Dr Drew Moffrey

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2025/10/18

Today’s episode explores a deeply important topic — early pregnancy loss. Early pregnancy loss (often referred to as “miscarriage”) is defined as a pregnancy loss before 20 weeks’ gestation. It affects 1 in 4 pregnancies and is an area that needs more information, education, support, and follow-up care. I’m joined by Dr Drew Moffrey, a Private Obstetrician and Gynaecologist based at Pindara Hospital on the Gold Coast. Drew also hosts the annual Circle of Support event, raising vital funds for

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01:14:45

Understanding the Menstrual Cycle with Paige Waters –...

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2025/09/14

In this empowering episode, I’m joined by Acupuncturist and Fertility Specialist Paige Waters—affectionately known as The Fertility Detective—to dive deep into the menstrual cycle. Together, we explore the four distinct phases of the cycle through both a physiological and emotional lens, helping you understand what’s really going on in your body, mind, and spirit each month. With over a decade of experience in fertility and women’s health, Paige shares her wisdom on how tuning into the rhythms of

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01:33:40

Exploring Birth Trauma with Athena Hammond

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2025/09/01

In today’s episode, we dive deep into the topic of birth trauma — its impact, prevalence, and the many ways it can shape a woman’s and couple’s journey into postpartum, future births, and beyond. We explore: What birth trauma is and how common it really is Why trauma isn’t always physical — it can also be emotional or psychological The challenges of living with trauma in the postpartum period How birth trauma can influence future pregnancies and births The increased vulnerability of women with a

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53:49

What is a “Doula” and how can they support you with Mel

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2025/07/31

In this episode, I’m joined by Mel — a Doula, Mum of 2 and passionate advocate for supported, empowered birth and postpartum — to dive deep into the world of doulas. In this episode we chat about; What is a Doula? The role of a Doula in pregnancy, birth & postpartum The training involved in becoming a Doula The different types of Doulas you can have How a Doula supports birth, postpartum, partners and the entire family How to choose the right doula for your family About Mel Mel is the heart

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01:00:33

Exploring the "Breath" with Sal Howe

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2025/06/30

In this episode, we’re joined by Sal Howe, a breath training expert who breaks down the science and strategy behind functional breathing. Sal explains how dysfunctional breathing patterns—like chronic mouth or chest breathing—can impact stress, energy, sleep, and even labor. She also discusses how breath training is about retraining the respiratory system for optimal everyday function. We explore the four pillars of functional breathing—biomechanics, biochemistry, psychophysiology, and

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51:33

Little People Big Feelings with Gen Muir

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2025/05/31

Are you curious about what’s really going on behind your child’s big feelings and challenging behaviours? Do you want to better understand your little one—and yourself—during those tough parenting moments? Wondering how we can connect more deeply with our children, help them build emotional resilience, and parent differently from the way we were raised? In this episode, I’m so excited to be joined by the incredible Gen Muir. We explore: • The emotional layers beneath our children’s behaviours • How

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37:23

My top 3 tips on what to do as soon as you find out...

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2024/12/21

One of the main things I hear women say when they first find out they are pregnant is ;“ I have no idea where to start”! In this short solo episode I give my top 3 tips on what to do as soon as you find out you are pregnant. So if you are pregnant and wondering where to start with this minefield then this is the episode for you. This also marks the final episode for 2024. Wishing each and everyone of you a very Merry Xmas. We will return Feb 2025 and boy do we have an exciting lineup install for

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01:00:13

Natalie's Birth Story

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2024/09/01

Today’s episode is with new Mum Natalie. Natalie is currently 5 weeks into her Motherhood journey so I felt extremely honoured to hear this story (for the first time with you) during such a sacred and special stage. Often we hear this generalisation that “your first birth may be longer”, well Natalie is a beautiful example of how birth cannot be generalised but is individual and how we cannot predict the length of anyones labour! After just 4.5 hrs of labour, Natalie and Scott welcomed baby Nelly to

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01:42:53

My Births of Tallow and Jax- Hospital and Homebirth

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2024/08/08

This episode was inspired by Lauren, a fellow Mum who joined us on Episode 21 where she shared her own beautiful and inspiring birth stories. Following that episode she asked if she could turn the table, so to speak, and interview me about my births. I loved so much connecting with Lauren and the dynamic of our heart felt conversations that I felt privileged to say yes. So today, I share with you my own birth stories of both Tallow- born in the hospital and Jax born at home. In this episode we chat

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01:10:58

Persistent Pelvic Pain with Women’s Health Physio’s...

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2024/06/30

In today’s episode we are joined with 2 incredible women’s health physio’s; Zara and Renee.In it we explore in detail “Persistent pelvic pain”, which affects a significant number of women. So what is “persistent pelvic pain”? And if we suffer from it what can we do about it?Today’s episode covers these questions and so much more. Zara Howard Zara has a strong interest in pelvic and sexual pain conditions. In 2018, Zara completed her Masters of Clinical Physiotherapy (Major in Continence and Women’s

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01:14:04

A couples story of their planned VBAC - with Danielle...

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2024/05/19

In today’s episode we are joined by Danielle and Daniel Lamb where they share their incredible VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) story. This is a beautiful heartfelt episode where both Daniel and Danielle authentically share the challenges of their first birth with baby Noah which resulted in a Caesarean, through to the transformative VBAC birth of baby Zara. It is so special to be joined by both parents to hear their own experiences of two very different births. In this episode; They share the

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06:40

We are taking our boys around Oz!

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2024/05/18

Today’s episode is a very very short one just to let you know that I'll be hitting pause for 3 months while we take our boys around oz!!! What does this mean for the podcast? It simply means you will be hearing monthly episodes during this time rather than fortnightly! Trust me they will still be awesome! In this episode I share why we are doing this trip and what book inspired us and that we are basically basing this trip on!!! And if you would like to follow the trip check out: Instagram

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01:07:00

Born at Home with Amanda Banks and Eleanor Currie

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2024/04/30

If you have only ever seen birth on TV shows and movies you’ll notice it tends to go for drama and often portrays birth as a medical, painful and dramatic event right? But is this really what birth is like? Most people have never seen what a physiological birth can actually look like- let alone a home birth. If this is so, they have not seen the POWER, the MAGIC and the HEALING ability that birth truly can be. Finally, we have a film that shows us what birth can truly look like. Born at Home is a

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01:12:19

Village for Mama- Leila Armour

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2024/03/31

In this episode we take a deep dive into the Postpartum and why it is so important we plan and prepare for it. We know we need a village to support a Mother, so how do we create a modern “village” in 2024? So who better to chat about this with than Leila Armour. Leila Armour Leila Armour is a Postpartum Doula, Holistic Nutrition Consultant and Mother of three living in south-east Queensland. She is the author of the postpartum recipe book, Village for Mama - Nourishment for the Fourth Trimester. Her

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01:36:30

Real Food For Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson- Jack

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2024/03/13

If you are thinking about having a baby then this is the episode for you! In this episode I am joined with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack to talk all about her new book Real Food for Fertility which she co authored with Lilly Nichols. When I first heard about this collaboration I was beyond excited because I understood the immense collective knowledge that these two power house women would bring to this much needed space. In Real Food for Fertility, they show how preconception nutrition and lifestyle choices

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01:08:06

A Mother’s story of Birth and her Postpartum with Lauren

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2024/02/29

Today’s episode is a special one. Lauren is a Mum of 2 who I connected with through this podcast during her second pregnancy. After many back and forth messages, where we completely hit it off, I asked if Lauren would be willing to come on the show and tell her story. I feel deeply privileged to have shared this honest, raw and real conversation with Lauren and hear about her amazing 2 (very different) pregnancy and birth stories. What I love about Lauren is her deeply authentic nature with how she

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01:41:31

Real Food for Pregnancy with Lily Nichols RDN, CDE

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2024/02/13

When it comes to book recommendations for pregnancy there is 1 book that makes my TOP recommendation to read and that is real food for pregnancy by Lily Nichols. When it comes to nutrition in pregnancy we are often told what NOT to eat, but rarely what we SHOULD and NEED to actually nourish our bodies and our babies as well as minimise a range of pregnancy and neonatal complications. Lily Nichols books - Real Food for Gestational Diabetes and Real Food for Pregnancy are by far the most evidence

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01:08:03

A Dad's perspective on Birth and the Postpartum

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2024/01/31

Welcome and happy new year 2024!! We kick off 2024 with a Dad's perspective of Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum!!! Joining us for this special episode is Josh, who recently became a new Dad in Dec2023!! I had the deep honour and privilege of meeting Josh and his partner Dani during their pregnancy and teaching them the HypnoBirthing International course. Right from the start meeting this couple was beautiful. They were both fully committed to the program, both incredibly open and both dived head

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15:19

A little end of the year thank you to all the...

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2023/12/24

Bonus end of year episode! The end of the 2023 is around the corner and I wanted to do a quick solo episode to say thank you to you for all the listens and dowloads and shares! I have been blown away by all the messages and feedback (I read every single one). I’d also like to thank and acknowledge all the guests we had on the show for its first year (I go through the incredible lineup in today's show). Every single guest agreed to come on before this podcast even commenced and that is a testament

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01:11:04

Let’s talk about Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)...

What if we were taught.. ·

2023/12/13

Almost all birth workers have at some point heard the phrase “once a caesar always a caesar”. So let’s examine the research surrounding vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). And who better to discuss this with than Author and Researcher Dr Hazel Keedle. Dr. Hazel Keedle Dr Keedle a Senior Lecturer of Midwifery at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has over two decades of experience as a clinician in nursing and midwifery, educator, and researcher. Her research

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