MotherRucker
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Carrying is magic. The MotherRucker podcast is for parents who are rebelling against the system and following their instincts to hold their children close. Professional Carrying Consultant Lysanne Skinner discusses carrying with an industry expert every other week, and offers her own tips and tricks for the weeks in between. Expect knowledge, laughs, science and compassion as Lysanne and her guests delve into all things sling. No judgment, just empowerment.
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Episodes
Episode 12 - Delivering The Birth You Want
February 08, 2021 10:34 - 49 minutes - 89.9 MBFor the last episode of the MotherRucker podcast, I had the absolute delight of interviewing Georgia Allen and Sheridan Thomas the founders of MyMidwivesUK. They are blazing a trail through the birthing world as they campaign for equality for BAME birthing parents, fight systemic racism within our healthcare system and they absolutely advocate sling use too. Have a listen to these inspiring women and if you're in the Greater Manchester area you can book them to be your Midwives. https://w...
Episode 11 - You Know Your Baby Best
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 1 hour - 112 MBAmy Wraps Babies joins Lysanne this week for an in depth chat about her stunning wrapping series on Instagram, her tutorials, her family, carrying culture in the USA and her new passion - stretchy wraps! This was recorded in Oct 2020. https://www.amywrapsbabies.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/motherrucker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 10 - The Science of Carrying
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBMy good friend Zoë Woodman joins me this week as she shares her amazing research into the Science of Carrying. With a degree in Psychology and her Carrying training, she is uniquely positioned to be able to draw links between the academic world (as more and more research is done on infant development) and the impact carrying has upon our young. We discuss brain plasticity, how to build happier brains, the anthropological evidence of how carrying is cemented in our ancestry, the impact carr...
Episode 9 - It's Like Learning to Plait Your Hair
November 04, 2020 13:51 - 57 minutes - 105 MBChatting with me this week is the awesome Sophie Burrows IBCLC aka The Boob Lady. Join us as we discuss all things feeding and all things slings. We discuss Sophie's own breastfeeding struggles, her drive to become the Boob Lady, "normal" infant feeding patterns, milk composition, the politics of breastfeeding, and especially how the system fails women and feeding parents. We go in depth into important safety considerations when feeding your child in a sling or carrier, and how your key s...
Episode 8 - It Depends
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBAll round amazing human and founder of Slingababy Lorette joins Lysanne this week for a chat about how she came to found the UK's leading babywearing training courses, how lockdown has affected her business, her philosophy around carrying, her take on the "Rules" of babywearing and the "Sling Police". We also delve into the meaning of her signature phrase "It depends...". Lorette literally transformed my life with her consultancy course, I strongly urge everyone to take one of Lorette's co...
Episode 7 - Expected to Nurture
October 07, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 108 MBThe inspirational Bisi Osundeko joins Lysanne for this episode. Bisi is the founder of Joy and Joe Baby, an award winning business owner and coach, a motivational speaker, the author of "Befriending Adversity" and she is an elected Labour Party Councillor. In this episode we discuss the impact carrying had upon her childhood in Nigeria and how the carrying culture there differs from the UK. We also discuss how her experiences of NICU when her baby Joe was born lead to the creation of the ...
Episode 6 - Calm, Fed and Happy
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 71.4 MBDynamic business owner Kayleigh Medeiros joins Lysanne this week, all the way from Ontario Canada! A fellow plus size Mum, Kayleigh founded Heritage Baby Designs shortly after her first child was born. Her handmade ring slings are stunning and named after significant places around the world that mean something to her such as Ontario, Tuscany and London. We chat about her own carrying heritage, and how money from every sling she sells goes to charity. Her baby was also tinkering around in the...
Episode 5 - Our Babies Expect to be Carried
September 09, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBThis week Lysanne is joined by the brilliant Dr Rosie Knowles. A practising GP, Rosie has authored the book "Why Babywearing Matters" from the Pinter & Martin series as well as founding the website https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk with a treasure trove of informative articles all about carrying. In this episode we discuss the fourth trimester, the first three months of a baby's life, and why carrying is so vital for their (and our!) survival. Carrying is our biological norm as a species and...
Episode 4 - Babywearing Dads
August 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBJoining Lysanne for this episode is Darren Sadler, aka Darren Integra, giving us his insights as to how babywearing helped him become the hands on dad he is. We discuss how dads can support mothers after birth, how carrying develops and strengthens his bond with his three daughters - especially now that his eldest is 17 and he can see the benefit from all those years ago. We chat about the different types of carriers that he has used, as well as a bit of the history behind the Integra Baby b...
Episode 3 - Find Your Own Style
August 12, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 66.6 MBThis week Lysanne is joined by the legendary Hedwych aka Wrap You In Love. Together, they discuss her extensive woven wrap collection, her favourite carries, her experiences travelling the world with her children and how wraps have helped her as a single parent to four children. We also dive into sibling wearing, carrying in pregnancy, tandem carrying and wrapping terminology! Hedwych can be found at https://www.wrapyouinlove.com and she is @wrapyouinlove on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouT...
Episode 2 - Carrying in the Heat
July 29, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MBJoining Lysanne for this episode is the wonderful Cristyn Jenkins, a babywearing consultant based in Ibiza and she also runs the Ibiza Sling Libary. Originally from Leeds, we chat about how Cristyn ended up raising her family on the island, and establishing Ibiza Sling Library from scratch. We also discuss her favourite carriers for babywearing in the heat and her top tips for carrying in warm weather. She has also given us an exclusive look at her new free online babywearing course for begi...
Episode 1 - To Carry is to be Human
July 22, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 39.7 MBWelcome to episode 1 of the MotherRucker Podcast! Join Lysanne as she chats about her life pre-kids, how she became a Carrying Consultant, and her favourite type of carrier! She also chats through the 5 main types of slings and carriers we use here in the UK as well as briefly discussing some other carriers from around the globe. She also touches on our carrying heritage and how human beings are a carrying species. You can read more at https://www.motherrucker.co.uk/podcast. Support t...
Trailer
July 01, 2020 08:39 - 2 minutes - 4.2 MBCarrying is magic. The MotherRucker Podcast is for parents who are rebelling against the system and following their instincts to hold their children close. Professional Carrying Consultant Lysanne Skinner discusses carrying with an industry expert every other week, and offers her own tips and tricks for the weeks in between. Expect knowledge, laughs, science and compassion as Lysanne and her guests delve into all things sling. No judgment, just empowerment. Support this show http://supporte...