Beyond the Bump

**This episode discusses child sexual abuse. Please listen with care and reach out to a support service if you need to speak to someone. Visit ChildSafety.gov.au/Get-Support for a list of services.**

We speak to Alison Geale, CEO of Bravehearts, who works to provide a holistic approach to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse. This is a big but important topic and we’ve gathered your top questions to help educate us on having personal safety conversations with our kids. We discuss…

What are age-appropriate discussions to have regarding personal safety?

Bringing up big topics if you’re feeling awkward

Moving beyond ‘stranger danger’ 

Identifying the red flags of grooming

The importance of asking our kids questions as conversation starters

What to do if children disclose a safety concern with you

“It might feel bad, it might feel good but it’s not right” - explaining physical responses to abuse

How can we give our kids a safe childhood with these worries in mind?

Sharing your child safety boundaries with other families

Peer-on-peer sexual abuse - what it is and what steps to take

What are developmentally expected sexual behaviors?

Nappy changes to doctor visits, how do we explain what a safe scenario looks like?

Knowing the power of these preventative and supportive conversations

Additional links:

Bravehearts ‘Protecting Children and Young People from Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Parents & Carers’ - Free Download

Child Safety online resources to teach body safety

This episode is brought to you by The Australian Government’s One Talk at a Time campaign, which is all about the little conversations that help keep our kids safe.

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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We dive straight into a short and sweet Bumpie Group Chat today as surprisingly, both of us had great weeks! As we crawl out of some mild parenting trenches, we remind ourselves of the importance of help, making time for ourselves and remembering that we are doing a damn good job! We yap about…

Does anything replace the help you get from a supportive family?

Parenting away from a village 

Don’t compare yourself to others parenting journeys

Sophie’s 3 year old is sleeping better and life is looking up

The sleep advice Sophie is implementing

Jayde’s made new progress in helping Yumi with emotional regulation

The importance of parent’s nightly decompression session 

Our rebrand launches next week!

School holidays are incoming are we are crawling to the finish line

 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

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For this episode of Bumpies on Board, Hanna, an American Bumpie, shares with us her raw and vulnerable battle with addiction. A disease that is not often spoken about, addiction was part of her life from childhood. Hanna gives us an honest insight into the good, the bad and the ugly that she has experienced in both her addiction battle and her decade of sobriety, now as a mum of two. She shares…

How watching her parents own addiction and mental health struggles formed the blueprint for Hanna’s substance issues 

When throwing out drugs switched to trying them

The indescribably strong pull of addiction

A pregnancy scare and abusive relationship became the first realisation that her life was passing her by

Why did she push her loved ones away?

The dream of her own family became the catalyst to seek help 

Finding the 12 step program that provided the support she needed to get sober 

The stigma around addiction 

Recovery as a continual process

What steps helped Hanna begin to recover from addiction? 

The physical effects of withdrawal 

Meeting her partner and the love they felt becoming parents

The top advice Hanna would give others in the midst of addiction   

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

Even after spending a big few days in Sydney together, we still find plenty to discuss. Jayde took an early flight home to drive straight to couples therapy and gives us an update… 

Firstly, we clear up the Nick/Harry confusion

After a vulnerable breakdown a few weeks ago, therapy has given Jayde and Harry more tools to forge a better path forwards

Sophie would people-please a therapist into getting an A+ if she could

Jayde’s itchy legs spiraled into scabies, bed bugs and perimenopause and Sophie is sending her straight to the GP

Should we push harder when it comes to our health symptoms?

Jayde’s symptoms that tick the box for perimenopause

Mia is 13. Jayde shares how she feels on now being a mum to a teenager

Sophie needs advice on her toddler’s sleep…

 

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

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If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

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We’ll admit it. We don’t love playing with the kids. So we asked Nicole, a paediatric physiotherapist from @nicole_kidsphysio to come and give us the insight on play and making it work for your family. We discuss…

When you don’t love playing with your kids

Guilt, screens and connection

Engagement vs imaginative play

Finding the ‘play’ style that works for you

Bossy play and how to navigate it 

Behind every behaviour is a communication

How long do you need to play for? 

Does independent play even exist!?

Tips for scaffolding independent play

Sensory play tips and tricks

Navigating risky play, safety and consequence

Building confidence in risk averse kids 

The importance of play for YOU

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.