Yeah the Mums Podcast

BEATING THE PAST TO WIN HER FUTURE

Erena Mikaere is young Mama and New Zealand Netballer. With her baby now full sized, grown to almost match her over 6ft height. She has been in this Mum Athlete arena longer than many.

Overcoming the odds of an abusive relationship and someone telling her that "this is it for you" after she had her baby. Erena came back - in time - to be better than ever. Reaching milestones like a debut with the Silver Ferns and much more left in her tank to achieve.

Get to know Motherhood from Erena's perspective and the unreal support of her family that help her to achieve this. She's a figher, she's honest in who she is and she lives to that everyday. When I grow up, I want to make sure that I know who I am just like she does... 

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Advice from our resident Pelvic Floor Physio - Kat Rogers.

Learn more about your body, whether you have had kids recently, long ago or not at all! This important muscle plays a lot of roles in our daily life and is connected to many other muscles.

This chat ranges from topics of posture, menopause, teenage years and bowel movements. All of the things that help us function as people, not just Mums! Giving you understanding of the machine that is your body so that you can make small changes within your day.

If you have any further questions from this episode Kat has kindly made her email available to answer them. Please be respectful in the use of her professional email and if you have more than a couple of questions it may be your sign to book an appointment!

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FUELLING YOUR BODY WITH NUTRITIONAL BUILDING BLOCKS 

The main mission of Megs Wellness is Empower women through nutrition, mindset and movement! She is an Accredited Nutritionist with an extra interest in the Women's Health Industry.

In this episode she chats about the building blocks of nutrition, being Protein, Fats and Carbohydrates. Going into why we need these and how we can get more of these into our diets day to day. While also helping us to understand our cycles and how nutrition can assist or be affected by this.

This episode is relevant to EVERYONE not just Mamas so check it out for a greater understanding of the inner workings of your body and the fuel that you provide it.

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PS: This is the LAST podcast episode for 2025 so we will see you in 2026 with 20 more episodes with some UNREAL guests lined up. See you then!

MINDSET - MENTAL HEALTH - MAMA

Brooke Hayde, formerly Brooke Neal, picked up a hockey stick at the age of 3 and followed her brother through the ranks. Eventually finding herself as a defender in the Blacksticks. She wouldn't describe herself as the most athletic or talented player but she worked her butt off for the National position she found herself in. However, it wasn't as glamorous as it would appear to be from the outside.

The microscopic scrutiny and pressures, affecting her mental and physical health as early as 8 months into her International career. A turning point for her to delve into the inner workings of mindset and wellbeing that would eventually find her speaking to young females going through what she had, to now owning a wellness studio.

Brooke chose carefully to not advance into Motherhood until she had retired. However, her high performance experiences did have an affect on the experiences that she has encountered along her journey.

Jump in to hear the very REAL chat, from a very REAL Mum as she navigates the world as a former high performance athlete.

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REST - RECOVERY - RUGBY LEAGUE

Mya Hill-Moana is 23 year old MACHINE. Showing at a young age that she is capable of putting her body on the line and making big hits in whatever team she plays for .

Whether that is for the NRLW Roosters, with a Championship win in 2021 or with the KiwiFerns or Maori Allstars and SOON to be Warriors Wahine. This impactful Mama is setting her sights on the ultimate comeback, into a team in which she has been sharing her experience in throughout her pregnancy and postpartum journey. 

Hear her story of being a young Mum, the commitment she has to her sport and her journey so far as a Mum Athlete.

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