Vaccinations in the Netherlands: Everything International Parents Need to Know
Confused about vaccinations in the Netherlands? You're not alone — it's one of the most asked questions in every expat parenting group. This week I'm joined by Youth Healthcare physician Dr. Marenne v...
10 Jun 33min
‘We’re Housemates Who Share a Bed’ — How Can Emotionally Focused Therapy Help You?
‘We used to be so passionate. Now we’re housemates who just happen to share a bed. I’m scared we’ve lost something we can’t get back.’IIn this episode, sex and intimacy counsellor Debby Poort answers ...
3 Jun 19min
The Word They Used to Silence Women — And How We're Taking It Back
Gossip. Gossib. Godsib. The same word — and the meaning was changed on purpose. Before gossip became something shameful, it meant godsib: God's sibling. Your circle. The women who gathered around you ...
31 Mai 21min
You don't have to do this alone: MamaSocial, mum friendship and maternal mental health in the Netherlands
We close Maternal Mental Health Month with something the research says matters just as much as therapy: community. Rachael Forester — therapist and new lead of MamaSocial — joins Dam Parenting to talk...
30 Mai 14min
Delft Mama - The Thing That Actually Helps Expat Isolation
Maternal mental health doesn't always look like crisis. Sometimes it looks like not having a single person to call when your baby spikes a temperature at midnight. This week, as part of our Maternal M...
30 Mai 6min
Music, Dance & Mental Health: The Amsterdam Events Where Parents and Kids Can Let Go
When was the last time you danced? Not in the kitchen with a toddler on your hip — actually danced, to music you love, in a space that felt like yours?On this special episode on Dam Parenting closing ...
30 Mai 11min
Finding Your People Abroad: How Expat Kids Eindhoven Is Fighting Expat Loneliness One Hangout at a Time
For those in the Eindhoven region, we have reached out to a community down there, ready and waiting to welcome you.On this episode I'm joined by Sylvia, founder of Expat Kids Eindhoven — a community s...
30 Mai 9min
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 Mai 18min
