We dive straight into a short and sweet Bumpie Group Chat today as surprisingly, both of us had great weeks! As we crawl out of some mild parenting trenches, we remind ourselves of the importance of help, making time for ourselves and remembering that we are doing a damn good job! We yap about…

• Does anything replace the help you get from a supportive family?
• Parenting away from a village
• Don’t compare yourself to others parenting journeys
• Sophie’s 3 year old is sleeping better and life is looking up
• The sleep advice Sophie is implementing
• Jayde’s made new progress in helping Yumi with emotional regulation
• The importance of parent’s nightly decompression session
• Our rebrand launches next week!
• School holidays are incoming are we are crawling to the finish line

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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For this episode of Bumpies on Board, Hanna, an American Bumpie, shares with us her raw and vulnerable battle with addiction. A disease that is not often spoken about, addiction was part of her life from childhood. Hanna gives us an honest insight into the good, the bad and the ugly that she has experienced in both her addiction battle and her decade of sobriety, now as a mum of two. She shares…

• How watching her parents own addiction and mental health struggles formed the blueprint for Hanna’s substance issues
• When throwing out drugs switched to trying them
• The indescribably strong pull of addiction
• A pregnancy scare and abusive relationship became the first realisation that her life was passing her by
• Why did she push her loved ones away?
• The dream of her own family became the catalyst to seek help
• Finding the 12 step program that provided the support she needed to get sober
• The stigma around addiction
• Recovery as a continual process
• What steps helped Hanna begin to recover from addiction?
• The physical effects of withdrawal
• Meeting her partner and the love they felt becoming parents
• The top advice Hanna would give others in the midst of addiction

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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Even after spending a big few days in Sydney together, we still find plenty to discuss. Jayde took an early flight home to drive straight to couples therapy and gives us an update…

• Firstly, we clear up the Nick/Harry confusion
• After a vulnerable breakdown a few weeks ago, therapy has given Jayde and Harry more tools to forge a better path forwards
• Sophie would people-please a therapist into getting an A+ if she could
• Jayde’s itchy legs spiraled into scabies, bed bugs and perimenopause and Sophie is sending her straight to the GP
• Should we push harder when it comes to our health symptoms?
• Jayde’s symptoms that tick the box for perimenopause
• Mia is 13. Jayde shares how she feels on now being a mum to a teenager
• Sophie needs advice on her toddler’s sleep…

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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