No Place Like Homb exists to support the vision of Homb Postpartum, Australia’s first of its kind postpartum Hotel - A place where mothers are mothered.
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In this episode of No Place Like Homb, host Larissa introduces us to Kath Taylor, Homb’s Director of Operations and a Registered Nurse.Kath shares her personal journey through pregnancy and childbirth, reflecting on her contrasting postpartum and recovery experiences. She also discusses her wealth of experience in various aspects of healthcare and what drives her passion for advocating for women and families in the postpartum care space.
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Perinatal OCD ft. Claire Eden
Research shows that up to 94% of the general population experience unwanted and intrusive thoughts. For new mothers, these thoughts often feature fears related to causing harm to the baby or inadequacies in parenting abilities. Importantly, in most cases these thoughts are recognised as unwanted and distressing - But what happens in cases when these thoughts escalate into more severe anxiety or obsessive compulsive symptoms?In this episode of No Place Like Homb, Larissa welcomes back special guest, Claire Eden to share their personal experience with Perinatal OCD.If you or someone you know needs support, speak to a trusted healthcare professional. You can also find a directory for national helplines via; pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/pregnancy-helpline-numbers
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Claire's Story
In this episode of No Place Homb, Larissa speaks with Doula and Naturopath, Claire Eden. Claire (they/them) is a mum of 2 and has a wealth of experience working in the postpartum space. Reflecting on their own experiences with maternal healthcare, Claire shares their story of family planning, conception, managing Hyperemesis Gravidarum though pregnancy; as well as their experience with home birth and supporting postpartum.You can find out more about Claire and their work via claireeden.com.au/about/
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Mini Series Part 3 - Coming up for air
This mini series was created by Ready or Not in partnership with Homb, the postpartum hotel where mothers are mothered. Across three episodes, Ready or Not host, Lucinda McKimm and Homb founder Larissa Leone, interrogate what it means to navigate motherhood and matrescence in modern Australia.
Lu shows so much strength and vulnerability sharing her own experience as a second time mum, talking about all the things mothers may go through that are hard to talk about; moments of sadness, rage, depletion and frustration like you’ve never known before and what seeking support at Homb looked like.
While this series sets to open up the conversation of what the everyday mother goes through, if you think that you might be struggling more than that, there’s help available at https://www.cope.org.au/
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Mini Series Part 2 - In the deep
This mini series was created by Ready or Not in partnership with Homb, the postpartum hotel where mothers are mothered. Across three episodes, Ready or Not host, Lucinda McKimm and Homb founder Larissa Leone, interrogate what it means to navigate motherhood and matrescence in modern Australia.
Lu shows so much strength and vulnerability sharing her own experience as a second time mum, talking about all the things mothers may go through that are hard to talk about; moments of sadness, rage, depletion and frustration like you’ve never known before and what seeking support at Homb looked like.
While this series sets to open up the conversation of what the everyday mother goes through, if you think that you might be struggling more than that, there’s help available at https://www.cope.org.au/
No Place Like Homb exists to support the vision of Homb Postpartum, Australia’s first of its kind postpartum Hotel - A place where mothers are mothered.
Chatting weekly to expert guests and taking a deep dive into all things motherhood, our purpose is to start a conversation, educate, and inform; connecting in shared experience to break down stigma and encourage new parents to seek help when and where they need it, without fear of judgment.
Join us on our mission to revolutionise the way we care for mothers and families through postpartum.
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