The Body Resilient Mum

The Body Resilient Mum

Hosted by: Louise Hurley

Join me in unpacking the why, when, how and what if of body image. "Why do I feel this way about my body?When did this start? How has society shaped the way think about my body? What if things were different?" With...

Episodes

When Body Image Affects Connection: Rebuilding Intimacy After Motherhood

Season #2

Postpartum can make your body feel purely functional and intimacy complicated. Counsellor Ashleigh Chapman (mum of two, 3 months postpartum) shares how body image, safety and the mental load shape desire, what...
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Body Image in Pregnany: The Expectations, The Language, The Truth.

Season #2

Just a heads up, there is the occasional F-bomb is dropped in this episode, so if you have little ears around make sure you have your ear-buds in. In this episode, I sit down with Alice Worthy, aka The Modern...
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Body Image Lessons from an Ironman Mum

Season #2

In this inspiring episode of The Body Resilient Mum, I chat with Sierra Ryland, a dedicated triathlete, 5x Ironman finisher and mother (wow), to explore the challenges and triumphs of balancing motherhood with...
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Strong Not Small, with Kate Hickey

Season #2

Warning: This episode contains a few f-bombs, so if you have little ears around you might want to pop in your earbuds! This week I sat down with Kate Hickey and honestly, it’s one of those chats that just hits you...
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Tummy tucks, Abdominal Separation and Body Image After Baby

Season #2

In this episode of The Body Resilient Mum Project Podcast, I sit down with Rhiannon Walton, Exercise Physiologist at Conveniently Active to have an open and honest conversation about abdominoplasty, a surgery more...
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Ditching diet culture during pregnancy and beyond

Season #2

Welcome to season two of the Body Resilient Mum! We’re kicking off the season with the Gina Stear, dietician extraordinaire. Gina is the founder of Simple Steps Nutrition here on the NSW Central Coast. She’s helped...
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How to build body image resilience in your children

Can you remember what it was like to be a teenager? Feeling insecure in your body, trying to look like yourself but at the same time fit in with everybody else? Always comparing your body and your face to those around...
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The Cost of A Snatched Waist

Have you ever sucked in your tummy or worn suck-it-pants to make your waist look smaller? Yep, me too… all of the time, until I became a pre and post natal fitness professional.  Has it ever crossed your mind what...
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The effects of birth trauma on body image and body acceptance

Trigger warning. In this episode we talk about birth trauma. We don’t go into detail about a specific experience but the conversation about the birth trauma may be triggering for some people. Listen with self...
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How to critique the images we see in the media so that we can bulletproof not only our body image, but our children's too

In this episode I take you through one of my favourite lessons in the Body Resilient Mum Project- How to critique what you see, read and hear in the media, especially social media! We have 24/7 access to unrealistic...
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Training for performance over aesthetics

This week I chatted to Chelsea Clifford, owner of Marquise Mums and co-creator of the Peach Project. Chels is a fellow MumSafe trainer and a certified CrossFit coach so I wanted to pick her brains on what it really...
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Your Body Image Questions Answered

In this episode I answer some of your hot topic questions on body image: "I still think that I looked better being a smaller size. How can I change my mindset around this?" "My daughter sees me putting on make up and...
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