Whispers of Milk and Motherhood
By: Suzanne Nicklas
Language: en-us
Categories: Kids, Family, Parenting, Education, Health, Fitness, Alternative
Welcome to Whispers of Milk & Motherhood, a soul-led, gentle podcast where I, Suzanne Nicklas, Your Ayurvedic Doula, RN, and Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), share reflections, insights, and intimate conversations about feeding and early motherhood.This is a safe space for mothers to breathe, feel seen, and release shame or self-blame. Some episodes are quiet reflections, others are one-on-one conversations with mothers sharing their real, unfiltered stories. Together, we explore:• The challenges and joys of breastfeeding, pumping, and supplementing• Emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of early motherhood• Self-compassion, body trust, and the beauty of imperfection• The sacred work of night feeds, growth, and mater...
Episodes
My Top 5 Breastfeeding Tips
Jan 09, 2026Send us a text
Breastfeeding is often described as natural, but that doesn't mean it's always easy. In this solo episode of Whispers of Milk and Motherhood, I'm sharing my top five breastfeeding tips to help parents feel more prepared, supported and confident, starting before baby even arrives. We talk about the power of prenatal breastfeeding education, why early support matters, letting go of rigid feeding schedules, honoring your comfort and embracing flexibility in your feeding journey.
Whether you're pregnant, newly postpartum, or supporting someone who is, this episode offers gentle guidance, realistic expectations and co...
Duration: 00:15:59The Pressure to Do it Right: When Motherhood Becomes a Performance
Jan 08, 2026Send us a text
Motherhood comes with an unspoken pressure to do it right, and to look like you're handling it all with grace.
In this episode of Whispers of Milk and Motherhood, we explore what happens when motherhood quietly turns into a performance. From feeding choices and sleep schedules to postpartum bodies and emotional expectations, this conversation gently unpacks the weight of comparison, perfectionism and feeling watched... by others and by ourselves.
Together, we name how cultural expectations, social media and "shoulds" can pull us away from our intuition, and we offer a c...
Duration: 00:05:59When "You've Got This!" Hurts: Naming and Navigating Toxic Positivity in Postpartum
Jan 08, 2026Send us a text
In this heartfelt episode of Whispers of Milk and Motherhood, Suzanne sits down with Hannah Johnson to explore a rarely named but deeply felt part of the postpartum experience: toxic positivity.
Together, they gently unpack how well-intended phrases like "stay positive," "be grateful," and "you've got this" can unintentionally dismiss the very real exhaustion, anxiety, grief and identity shifts that many new mothers experience after birth.
Hannah shares her honest postpartum journey, including the emotional cost of hiding her true feelings, the pressure to perform gratitude and how postpartum...
Duration: 00:46:18Welcome to Whispers of Milk and Motherhood - Episode 1
Jan 07, 2026Send us a text
Welcome to Whispers of Milk and Motherhood.
In this first episode, Suzanne Nicklas, RN, Ayurvedic Doula, Lactation Consultant and mother, shares the heart behind this podcast and the space it hopes to hold.
This is a gentle introduction to a podcast created for the quieter parts of motherhood: the identity shifts, the emotional layers of feeding, postpartum healing, intuition, and the whispers we often don't say out loud.
Whispers of Milk and Motherhood is not about doing motherhood perfectly, its about doing it truthfully.
If...
Duration: 00:07:05