The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer

• Pandemonium, Playlists & Postpartum

  It’s a Tez & Sarah solo this week! We’re diving into the beautiful chaos of right now: what’s on our birth playlists, the kiddo schedules that make our heads spin, and the pandemonium in the Palmer house while Mark’s away. We chat about Ocean’s tongue tie, how parenting a newborn feels now vs. when we were first-time mamas (we do things very differently!!), nursing “schedules,” dreamy but hazy postpartum days, burping tricks, Tez’s current ice obsession, and her homebirth prep. And we need your help, Dazeys! We’re gathering natural pain relief ideas for labour to add to Tez’s smorgasbord of tools, so send us your best tried-and-true tips. Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Motherhood, Loss and the Healing Power of Community with Kelly Zajfen

  This week on the podcast, we sit down with the beautiful Kelly Zajfen, mama to twins George and Lily. Kelly takes us back to those raw early days of postpartum life with two newborns, sharing how she balanced a tight schedule with leaning on support, and how normal it is to feel lost in that early fog. She also opens up about navigating the unimaginable sudden loss of her son George in 2022, the “landmines” of everyday life, the burn book she keeps, and the grace she extends to well-meaning but sometimes off-the-mark comments. We talk about George’s way in the world, his beautiful outlook on life, his inherent kindness and light, and how she keeps his spirit alive within their family. We also explore the connection she still feels to him on the other side, the catharsis she has found in her incredible online community, her work with Alliance of Moms, and her conscious choice to seek moments of happiness and meaning every single day as she shows up for her daughter Lily Resource links: allianceofmoms.org atomicmoms.com Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe - by Laura Lynne Jackson The George Zajfen Tournament Follow Kelly on IG: @_heartmom_ This episode is proudly sponsored by Branch Basics! Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Postpartum Bodies, Homebirth Headspace & Newborn Yumminess

  Just the gal pals this week and it’s another yummy catch up. We’re deep in convo about 6 week old baby Ocean. Sarah shares about the slow days and soft transitions, gently introducing Ocean to the big wide world, with the help of her siblings and finding their own rhythm and language together. We chat postpartum bodies, the reality of shifting dress sizes, and trying to meet ourselves with grace through it all. Tez talks about getting closer to her homebirth, prepping the space (and her head) for the ride and how she somehow has enough hand-me-downs to clothe a small village of babies. We also reflect on the dance between being the earthy, hands-off, let-nature-lead kind of mama… and the scan-loving, overthinking, is-everything-okay deep diver. Aaaand spoiler alert: we are deffo both! Resource links: NAGNATA ROWIE The Label Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Shoulder Dystocia, Epidural & Integrated Birth Support with Sarah’s Birth Team, Dr Melissa Drake & Anastasia Stone

  This week on The Mother Daze, we’re joined by two powerhouse women redefining what birth support can look like, Anastasia Stone, mother of five and deeply intuitive doula, and Dr. Melissa Drake, soulful OB-GYN. Together they co-founded ‘The Collective’ in Santa Barbara, California. As a team, they’re flipping the traditional model of care on its head, blending house calls, continuity, and deep, respectful presence to rewrite the birth experience. We dive into the story of Sarah’s birth with baby Ocean, including the moment a shoulder dystocia changed the energy of the room and how this team navigated it with calm, trust, and connection. From home to hospital, they held Sarah through the intensity, honoring her choices and helping her stay rooted in her joy even amidst big unknowns. This episode is all about intuitive birth work, integrated care, how they came to be such a dynamic duo and what’s possible when women are surrounded by providers who trust the process as deeply as they trust the birthing person. Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• One’s Preggo, One’s Postpartum, and Both Are All the Feels! With Sarah and Teresa

  This week on The Mother Daze, we’re diving headfirst into the wild, sweaty, beautiful mess that is postpartum. We’re chatting about real-deal community care (bring it on!), baby sprinkles, what’s actually worth buying for your newborn, and the so-called “must-haves” that end up buried in the back of a drawer. We’re getting into the nitty gritty; hormone rollercoasters, night sweats, chafing, bodily odors and aaaaall the comments about our bodies, both pregnant and postpartum. We also talk about “the slow down” and how to honour the magic of the first 40 days. Those sacred weeks of rest, healing, and soft landings. Also we get cute baby Ocean noises at the start too swooooooon This episode is proudly sponsored by Acorns Early! Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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