We all go into parenting as beginners. But imagine the learning curve when things don’t go to plan. Dr Golly delves into the hard-earned wisdom of parents who have faced tough times and come out the other side as… the Experts. 

* Launches 26th April, new episode every week! 

Social media star and model Rachael Finch knows how cutting online criticism can get. She’s copped her fair share of comments over the years, but she says that when trolls target her children, it cuts even deeper. Rachael talks to Dr Golly about how she and her husband Michael manage trolls, why she continues to post on social media and why she’s super vigilant with her own children when they go online. 

LINKS: 

https://www.instagram.com/rachael_finch/

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/are-they-old-enough

Navigating the pitfalls of social media, with Rachael Finch

Popular podcasters from Beyond the Bump Sophie Pearce and Jayde Couldwell might look like they have it all together but both had to overcome significant challenges in their pregnancies. Anxiety, depression and the overwhelming impact of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) made pregnancy and juggling childcare extremely difficult. Sophie and Jayde open up to Dr Golly about their experiences and how their friendship helped them survive it all. 

LINKS: 

https://panda.org.au/

https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/severe-vomiting-during-pregnancy-hyperemesis-gravidarum

Surviving peri and post-natal depression, with Sophie Pearce and Jayde Couldwell

There aren’t many couples who can say they both know what it’s like to give birth. Former AFLW player, Survivor contestant and author Moana Hope and her wife model Isabella Carlstrom have each been through pregnancy and birth, though they were very different experiences. Moana and Isabella talk to Dr Golly about the impact of childhood trauma on their lives as parents, and how their unique understanding of birth helped them overcome it. 

LINKS:  

https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Bronchiolitis/
https://birthtrauma.org.au/

How childhood trauma can impact birth, with Moana Hope and Isabella Carlstrom

At just six months old McLachlan’s daughter Milla started having seizures. What McLachlan and his wife referred to as “twitches” turned out to be West Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. McLachlan was told that Milla had a 10% chance of dying in the hospital, 80% chance of having brain damage for life, and just 10% chance of being unscathed. 

LINKS: 

https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/west-syndrome/

https://drgolly.com/

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