Episodes 15
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Jun 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

Pregnant or navigating life with a newborn? By Your Side is the podcast that gets it. Hosted by Katie Barron — educator, parent support advocate and big believer in honest conversations — each episode brings real talk, expert insight and emotional backup for the messy magic of early parenthood. From baby sleep to identity shifts, crying to co-regulation, this is the place to feel calmer, more connected, and a little more like yourself. Because no one should have to figure this out alone — and now, you don’t have to.

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When Relationships Feel Unsafe: Recognising Domestic Abuse in Pregnancy and Early Parenthood

Mar 19, 2026 32m Transcript

In this episode, Katie speaks with Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO of For Baby’s Sake, about something that can quietly emerge or escalate during pregnancy and early parenthood: domestic abuse, particularly…

Is Kids’ TV Addictive? How Screens Hook Little Brains

Feb 18, 2026 34m Transcript

In this episode, I’m joined by Will Mauer, founder of the Children's Media Research and Reform Lab and a TEDx speaker. We talk about something almost every parent wrestles with: screens. Will…

If This Feels Hard, You’re Not Doing It Wrong: Busting Baby Myths with Emily Little, PhD

Feb 07, 2026 36m Transcript

New parenthood is full of shoulds. You should find breastfeeding natural. You shouldn’t hold your baby too much. You should feel back to normal by six weeks. But what if those stories were never…

Dad Matters: The Untold Story of Fatherhood — with Kieran Anders

Nov 14, 2025 35m Transcript

Why do dads often feel like the “plus one” in pregnancy and early parenting? In this powerful conversation, Katie talks with Kieran Anders, National Lead for Dad Matters, powered by Home-Start,…

It Starts With You: Parenting Beyond Fear and Shame — with Suzanne Scott

Oct 15, 2025 30m Transcript

How our childhood experiences shape the way we parent isn’t always obvious — but it’s always powerful. In this week’s episode, Katie talks with Suzanne Scott, founder of Trauma-Informed Parenting,…

Rupture & Repair: Therapeutic Parenting for Children with Trauma

Oct 06, 2025 25m Transcript

Becoming a new parent changes EVERYTHING.  Gareth, a single foster dad to three children, shares his unfiltered journey into parenting kids with early-life trauma and how it reshaped his life. He…

When the Expert Wonders: A Midwife’s Honest Confessions

Sep 26, 2025 31m Transcript

In this episode, I sit down with Lucy Nicholson, a midwife with over 15 years’ experience, to talk about the very real pressures parents feel to be “perfect” — and why even the experts carry their…

From Orphanage to PhD: Mothering on My Own

Sep 08, 2025 31m Transcript

Becoming a parent is challenging - but imagine becoming a parent without a partner, in a country you didn't grow up in and feeling that you couldn't tell the people who raised you that you were…

When Joy Turns to Fear: One Mum’s Postnatal Psychosis Story

Aug 20, 2025 46m Transcript

Most people have never heard of postnatal psychosis — until it happens to them. In this incredibly brave and honest conversation, Abbi shares her personal experience of postnatal psychosis after the…

Reading to Babies, Even Without Books — with Stephanie Montgomery

Aug 01, 2025 32m Transcript

You don’t need a stack of books or a perfectly curated nursery to start your baby’s reading journey. In this heartening and practical conversation, Katie is joined by Dr. Stephanie Montgomery —…

Daycare, Early Learning & the Awe of Babyhood — with Dan Wuori

Jul 30, 2025 27m Transcript

What if babies are some of the best teachers we’ll ever have? In this uplifting episode, Katie is joined by Dan Wuori — senior advisor at the Hunt Institute, early learning expert, and one of the…

Five Simple Things: Building Connection and Brainpower with Dr Cornelia

Jul 25, 2025 24m Transcript

The conversation doesn't have to end here. 👉 Head on over to the podcast lounge the space where you can ask your questions, share your thoughts and connect with other parents that get it. Because you…

Finding Connection: The Lifeline of Parent-Toddler Groups with Jo Gordon

Jul 21, 2025 20m Transcript

The conversation doesn't have to end here. 👉 Head on over to the podcast lounge the space where you can ask your questions, share your thoughts and connect with other parents that get it. Because you…

How Babies Really Sleep — with Professor Helen Ball

Jul 11, 2025 33m Transcript

The conversation doesn't have to end here. 👉 Join us in the podcast lounge the calm, comforting corner of the internet that gets the challenges of…

More Than a Massage: Building Bond Through Baby Touch

Jun 30, 2025 32m Transcript

What if one of the simplest things you can do with your baby — gentle touch — is also one of the most powerful for their brain, body, and your bond? In this first episode of By Your Side, Katie is…

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How many episodes does By Your Side have?

By Your Side has published 15 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.

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By Your Side is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 31m.

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