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Happy Christmas! We hope you've enjoyed the bonus festive episodes and our recent Autumn/Winter series. We'll be taking a break now so in the meantime head back to our past interviews with amazing guests and interesting conversations.  ------ Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Today’s episode is a Bonus Festive Special Meditation with Jess Wilkinson, founder of The Sea Within. Jess is a beautiful sunshine soul that has run workshops at the nursery and remained a friend of ours, she’s been a guest on the show in the Autumn/Winter series so check out her interview. She hosts wonderful sessions for children of all ages. Her offerings include yoga and mindfulness workshops for children and young people, school sessions, mindful art workshops and mindful nature walks. Today she guides us through a magical meditation to help bring a sense of calm in the busy, often stressful festive season. This episode is for children and adults. Create a cosy nest and enjoy. Do not listen to this episode whilst driving. Links: Website - Offerings, Services and Events: https://www.the-sea-within.com ——— Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Todays guest is James McGoff. James played a critical role on the Board Of Directors in the development and success of the McGoff Group. The group was founded by his parents and he was the first of his brothers to join. He forged unbreakable relationships and is a much loved character that will be missed by the group. He’s a charming, comical personality. He dedicated 32 years to the family business with a broad portfolio which includes our nursery Back To The Garden Childcare. We’ll be hearing about his journey all the way back to his early years, his time at the McGoff Group, the wisdom he’s gained, his thoughts around intergenerational care, his tips for success, his hopes for this next chapter in his retirement and his message for future generations. Links and Resources: McGoff Group: https://www.mcgoffgroup.com/ NewCare: https://www.newcarehomes.com/ Kidsunlimited Lymm - Intergenerational Care Facility: https://www.businessupnorth.co.uk/back-to-the-garden-childcare-breaks-ground-in-lymm/ Twitter handle - https://twitter.com/mcgoffjim La Traviata Conway - @la_traviata_conwy Hulk Hogan Tyson Fury - Behind The Mask ——- Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Today’s guest is… The incredible lady that’s a trailblazer in the wellness world, Madeleine Shaw, inspiring us all with her delicious healthy recipes and lifestyle tips for self-care. She is an author, podcaster and mama of a gorgeous little boy called Seamus. We discuss pregnancy, mum life, her choices around her sons early years education, how her passion for wellness has influenced her choices as a mum. Just a trigger warning - Our conversation does go quite deep and we both share about our experiences with miscarriage. It’s a lovely heart-heart conversation and I’m sure you’ll get a lot from it. Curl up on, get cosy and enjoy listening to this episode with Madeleine Shaw. Links and Resources: The magic sleep fairy - https://www.alisonscott-wright.com/ Books: The Danish Way Of Parenting by Jessica Joelle Alexander http://thedanishway.com The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by Philippa Perry https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Wish-Your-Parents-Children/dp/0241250994 No Bad Kids by Janet Lansbury https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Bad-Kids-Toddler-Discipline/dp/1499351119 Madeleine's Links: Workshop: Lead a more Purposeful Life with Madeleine Shaw and Pia Stanchina https://purposewithmadeleineandpia.mykajabi.com IG @madeleine_shaw_ https://madeleineshaw.com/ https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/ ------- Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Today’s guest is Jenny Carmichael, our very own wonderful award winning nursery chef! We’ve wanted to have her on the show for a while now but nursery life is very busy so I’m really excited to share this conversation. She talks about her early years life, her background and journey into becoming our nursery chef, her passion for sustainability and managing waste, and the ways the nursery does this, her autumn/winter menu, plant-based focused meals, working with the veg boxes, the kids kitchen takeover and of course the recognition she’s gained through being awarded Apprentice Of The Year by Trafford college. Links and Resources: Altrincham Nursery champions National Apprentice Week https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/97415-2/ Trafford College Apprenticeship Awards https://trafford.ac.uk/events/apprenticeship-awards/ Altrincham Nursery celebrated ‘Kids Takeover the Kitchen Day’ https://news4trafford.co.uk/2021/09/15/altrincham-nursery-celebrated-kids-take-over-the-kitchen-day/ Groobarb https://groobox.co.uk/ Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day https://youngchefsacademy.com/ktokday ——— Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Today’s guest is … The successful actress and conscious entrepreneur, Claire Cooper. Claire has featured on our screens as regular character Jacqui McQueen in Hollyoaks (where she met her husband Emmett Scanlan), Knightfall and the TV series 12 Monkeys along with many other credits. She is the founder of the ethical clothing and lifestyle brand Om & Ah London and her new recent addition to her business ventures - the Doughnut Whisperer! She is an activist, highly passionate about animal welfare. And she is the mama to a beautiful little boy called Ocean.  Today we discuss being a new mum and her parenting journey and how it was such a gift after experiencing a miscarriage during her first pregnancy, having her baby during lockdown, conscious parenting, her passion for the planet and her views around child development, how she balances her career and home life, her self-care rituals and so much more! Trigger warning: we do discuss miscarriage and baby loss in this episode. Links and resources: Lucy Turner - Still Parents - https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/events/stillparents/ Other things mentioned in the show: Acupuncture Reflexology CoQ10 Royal Jelly Doula April and Chris Wild’s Episode: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/episode/3039e25d/creating-a-conscious-family-business-with-the-wilds-part-1 Om baby https://www.omandahlondon.com/collections/om-next-generation https://www.omandahlondon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/claire_e_cooper/ https://thedoughnutwhisperer.co.uk/ Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Todays guest on the Back To The Garden Podcast is Jess Wilkinson, founder of The Sea Within Mindfulness. Jess has run workshops at the nursery and has remained a friend of ours. She’s had an interesting career from working in the fashion and creative industries and as a textile teacher to creating a wonderful workshops for children of all ages. Her offerings include yoga and mindfulness workshops for children and young people, school sessions, mindful art workshops and mindful nature walks. She often collaborates with The Whitworth Art Gallery. Today she shares her journey, what mindfulness is to her, mindfulness and art, how mindfulness has helped her personally, and so much more. This episode is part of our Autumn/Winter series, in the previous episode we interviewed our nature expert Mark Wallis! If you haven’t listened yet definitely check that one out too. Still to come - interviews with Madeleine Shaw, Claire Cooper, Jenny our Chef and James McGoff! Listen on your favourite podcast app or find the link in our bio and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode! --------- Links and Resources: The link for the 4th December session isn’t up on Eventbrite yet, but if you're interested in coming to an event at The Whitworth with The Sea Within you can contact Francine the cultural park keeper to be added to the Natural Cultural Health Service newsletter - [email protected] 'INNSÆI – THE POWER OF INTUITION' - The film is available to buy online, there is a trailer on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/leFCIThHaOs Website - Offerings, Services and Events: https://www.the-sea-within.com ——— Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Welcome to the Autumn/Winter series which includes conversations with amazing guests today’s guest is Mark Wallis, the Maintenance and Nursery Support member of the team at Back To The Garden Childcare. He began as the contract gardener and in his role his role has developed into so much more than that - he is now working with the children, encouraging them to help him grow veggies, plants, flowers and willow, he collaborates with Jenny our chef in the kitchen in using our own produce for meals and has turned the tipi into a forest school space and helps run the tool shed. The founders have funded his forest school training and he’s hugely influential in developing the outdoor space at our nursery ‘coming soon’ in Lymm. Today we discuss his journey and how and why he joined our nursery team, his forest school training, the seasonal offerings from the garden, his plans for the nursery, current activities with the children, forest school activities for Autumn/Winter and the exciting developments for Back To The Garden as we branch out into a new area and so much more. Links and Resources: Mary Mclachlan episode: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/episode/23040de4/learning-outdoors-a-school-in-the-woods-part-1-with-mary-machlachlan-and-anne-statham Anne Statham episode: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/episode/1ae413c5/child-development-in-the-early-years-with-anne-statham Cath Larkin episode: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/episode/34e35511/life-in-the-early-years-with-cath-larkin-and-anne-statham Archimedes Forest School Training Centre in Delamere Forest, Cheshire - http://archimedes-earth.com/course-list/forest-schools/ Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day - https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/kids-take-over-the-kitchen-at-altrincham-nursery/ Young Chefs Academy https://youngchefsacademy.com/ktokday ——— Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

“The reason why I made them is because I really believe that kids need to feel safe to be themselves. A lot of people when they grew up they hear a lot of ‘no, you can’t do this’ or ‘no, this is dangerous’ or ‘behave’ and that’s at least how my youth was and it would’ve helped me if I’d had a childhood in a different age. My parents weren’t very aware of what we, people who are on a spiritual path are now so they never said ‘you’re enough’ or ‘you’re perfect the way you are’ so that’s why that’s a big message in the kids deck.” Today's guest is a spiritual motivator, intuitive and entrepreneur, Neel Van Lierop. Neel’s own personal journey in self-development led to the creation of her successful card deck - Inner Compass cards, coined by Goop as ‘A toolbox for finding direction in life.’ She has since launched her second deck, the ‘Inner Compass - Love cards’ and during quarantine last year the Inner Compass - Kids Cards, birthed from her deep inner child work to provide children with something she feels she would’ve benefited from having as a child. The Kids deck offers valuable life lessons, which guide children to understanding the importance of taking good care of themselves, each other and our beautiful planet. They remind children that they are perfect just the way they are. Each of Neels creations has come into form for a reason and from a place of service in supporting and helping others, these cards have helped over 25,000 people in their personal journey, so that speaks for itself. Neel had a mission to share her secrets of personal growth and we love that her reach has expanded to help support children. Our conversation today covers… Neels early years The creation of the inner compass cards, where the vision came from and how she brought it to life The birthing of the kids deck Her message to children today Mental health and our emotions And so much more “I’ve always been very independent and freedom is a big theme in my life.”

‘If you look at kids and babies, watch their bellies rise. They belly breathe like troopers. Whatever happens to us when we grow up, suddenly we stop breathing properly.’ Intro: Nicola Charnock is the resident Nutritionist at BTTGC and mother of 2. She qualified at the renowned CNM London (College of Natural Medicine). Her business CF Wellness Organics combines all her holistic skills and training under one roof. With 15 years of sports rehab experience, her clients include high profile athletes and musicians. Her understanding of the rate at which the body heals and athletic performance led her to train as a yoga teacher in India and introduce nutrition into her work. Through becoming a mother herself she is educating and supporting families through workshops in fertility, pregnancy, and post birth for both mother and baby. She runs food workshops including ‘Nutrition for the Whole Family Made simple’. Her love and passion for what she does makes her an incredible guest. This is her second time on the show - to check out her first episode head back to Episode 6 in 2020 to hear about her personal experiences with children and eating well at home, optimum foods to feed children, supplements, sleep, brain and gut health, mental health and young children, why post-natal mothers need lots of support and so much more (head to Episode 6 to listen to that first) - link in show notes. In today’s episode we are concentrating on seasonal nutrition in the Spring, seasonal recipes, the new nursery menu, children and mental health following 2020 and what we can do nutritionally to support them, we discuss gut health in more detail and the vagus nerve, soil and immune health…. And so much more! It’s a joy to have Nicola back on the show for an insightful and educational conversation. ‘Routine is key’ Links and Resources: Previous conversation with Nicola: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/episode/1d689cd2/childrens-nutrition-with-nicola-charnock https://www.blublox.com/collections/kids-glasses Lumie Alarm Clock - Sunrise / Sunset settings. https://www.cforganicwellness.com/ https://www.cforganicwellness.com/blog IG: @cf_organicwellness Raw cakes: IG: @naturallyrawcakes [email protected] ——— Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Mr and Mrs Wild are the conscious power couple behind their eco friendly, plant-based coffee-house and cafe Wild and Wild. They are parents to 3 beautiful children. In this conversation we delve into their story, how and why they started their business, their philosophy around parenting, challenges they’ve faced, their partnership and their secret to running a successful business and maintaining a healthy dynamic in their relationship, their dreams and visions for the future and so much more… Part 2: 00:19 Children and emotions 4:46 Experiencing miscarriage as a family 11:05 Are children becoming more sensitive and more aware of things? 12:38 Books that have helped them. 13:15 Conscious parenting, home-schooling and a child-led approach 15:44 Wild and Wild - the challenge of 2020, what they’ve learnt and new offerings! 20:08 Tips to someone setting up something 23:58 The importance of having a business plan 25:05 What’s on their current vision board for the future 27:18 Mushrooms and their benefits 29:31 Kids and good nutrition (and veganism) 36:20 Personal rituals, things they’re working on 39:28 Rapid fire questions Links and Resources: Aprils Doula / Yoga / Baby Yoga: http://aprildawnyoga.com/ Wild and Wild: https://www.wildandwild.co.uk/ IG: @wildandwildcafe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildandwildcafe Aprils IG: https://www.instagram.com/aprildawnwild Chris’s IG: @wildaboutfamily John Holt https://www.johnholtgws.com/the-foundations-of-unschooling Ellen Fisher https://www.ellenfisher.com/about The Happy Pear https://thehappypear.ie/ Prof Paul Thomas https://plantationsystems.com/news/ Super Nova https://supernovaliving.com/  Earthlings http://www.nationearth.com/ Doughnut Whisperer https://thedoughnutwhisperer.co.uk/ (now in stock at Wild & Wild)

April and Chris Wild are the conscious power couple behind their eco friendly, plant-based coffee-house and cafe Wild and Wild. They are parents to 3 beautiful children. In this episode we delve into their story, how and why they started their business, their philosophy around parenting, challenges they’ve faced, their partnership and their secret to running a successful business and maintaining a healthy dynamic in their relationship, their dreams and visions for the future and so much more… ----- Links and Resources: Aprils Doula / Yoga / Baby Yoga: http://aprildawnyoga.com/ Wild and Wild: https://www.wildandwild.co.uk/ IG: @wildandwildcafe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildandwildcafe Aprils IG: https://www.instagram.com/aprildawnwild Chris’s IG: @wildaboutfamily Episode with Lucy Turner https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/episode-05 Still Parents https://www.manchester-sands.org.uk/still-parents-art-workshops Seaspiracy https://www.seaspiracy.org/ Cowspiracy https://www.cowspiracy.com/ Vegware https://www.vegware.com/uk-en/ Episode with Mary, the Wood School https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/episode/23040de4/learning-outdoors-a-school-in-the-woods-part-1-with-mary-machlachlan-and-anne-statham ------ Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website with detailed show notes: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/