Singing for Mental Health: Why Mums Who Sing Together Feel Less Anxious, Less Alone
What if one of the most powerful things you could do for your mental health as a mother didn't involve a therapist, a screen, or a to-do list — but your own voice?This week on Dam Parenting, we're clo...
30 Touko 18min
Starting Solids Anxiety: What to Feed Your Baby with Petit Gourmet Academy
Starting solids is meant to be an exciting milestone—but for many parents, it brings anxiety, confusion, and a constant feeling of getting it wrong.When do you actually start? What should your baby ea...
27 Touko 35min
Postpartum Mental Health in the Netherlands: Veronika's Honest Story
In the Netherlands, if you are experiencing postpartum depression (PPD), your first point of contact should be your huisarts (general practitioner) or verloskundige (midwife). They can formally diagno...
23 Touko 25min
The Hidden Mental Load of Raising Multilingual Children (And Why It's Not the Languages)
We talk a lot about the beauty of raising multilingual children — the richness, the connection, the gift of language. But what about what it actually costs to hold it all together?In this episode for ...
20 Touko 27min
The Algorithm Isn't Your Friend Postpartum with Eva from the Joy Embassy
If you have ever lain awake in the dark, baby in arms, scrolling Instagram and feeling quietly worse with every post you see — this episode is for you.This week as part of our Maternal Mental Health M...
18 Touko 27min
ADHD in Motherhood: The Shame, the Chaos & Finding Your Way Back to Yourself
Do you ever feel like you're constantly dropping the ball, losing yourself in the chaos of motherhood, or just can't seem to keep up — no matter how hard you try? It might not just be motherhood. In t...
16 Touko 28min
Touched Out, Low Desire & Feeling Like a Feeding Machine: Let’s Talk About Sex After Baby
You’re exhausted. You’re touched-out. You haven’t wanted sex in months and you’re quietly wondering if something is broken. Nothing is broken.This Maternal Mental Health month we’re talking about what...
13 Touko 27min
What's actually normal after birth (and what isn't) — pelvic floor physiotherapy in the Netherlands
After birth, so many women are told their symptoms are normal — and then left to quietly wonder if they are. Leaking, pain, pressure, discomfort during sex. Normal? Or not?This week I'm joined by Sofí...
11 Touko 21min
