The messy and beautiful truth of Motherhood with poet Jessica Urlichs
About this episode
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Motherkind podcast. Thank you for being here and pressing play. This week’s episode is something a bit different. It is with Jessica Urlichs. Jessica is an author and poet who lives in New Zealand with her husband and two young children. I wonder if some of you might have read her words because they often go viral on Instagram. Read one of her poems and you’ll see why. They go to the heart of being a mother. She is the author of 3 poetry books - From one mom to another, All I see is you and My after all. She is also a bestselling author of a the children’s picturebook called A rainbow in my heart. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How to find inspiration from your innate creativity How a shift in perspective can help you see your children’s challenges differently Boundaries and social media She reads 3 of her favourite poems for us and explains the inspiration behind each of them - I have never heard of her doing this live before This episode is beautiful. I loved speaking with her. And listening to Jessica read these poems felt like a balm to my soul. I really hope her words have the same impact on you. As always, we continue the conversation over on Instagram, so come and join us there. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website Books Instagram FREEBIE! Find out how you can take control of your life, reconnect to you and more! Download ‘10 Ways to Reconnect to You’ and our weekly and monthly check-in on Motherkind.co. Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough. Come follow Motherkind on Instagram for tips and announcements or just to reach out and say hi. ABOUT JESSICA URLICHS Jessica Urlichs is a writer and poet. She lives in New Zealand with her husband and two young children. She is the author of three poetry books, 'From One Mom to a Mother', 'All I See Is You' & 'My After All'. As well as a children's picture book on emotions called 'The Rainbow in my Heart'. Shop for these here. She loves blogging and writing down her thoughts and in turn has a beautiful community on Instagram and Facebook of other like-minded mothers who are here for the messy and beautiful truth of motherhood. SPONSOR - FRAUPOW PORTABLE BREAST PUMP We are grateful for this week’s sponsor - Fraupow. Portable breast pumps are brilliant. They are convenient, fuss-free and allow us to get on with whatever we need to do handsfree. The Fraupow pump tucks into your bra so you can pump and go with no wires. It has 12 comfort levels and a capacity for 180 ml of milk. At a competitive price point, it is about £150 cheaper than the other leading pumps. Fraupow also offers a totally free chat live every Friday for advice with a professional mid-wife. Listeners can get 10% off the Fraupow breast pump at www.fraupow.com with the code MOTHERKIND10. Ts & Cs - MOTHERKIND10 offer code valid until the end of March, 2022. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Code only valid at www.fraupow.com. Discount applies to products only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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