Motherkind

How to ease the pressure of modern parenthood with Dr Emma Svanberg

Do you feel the pressure of modern parenthood? You’re not alone. I always say, if you are finding it hard, it’s because it IS hard.  In this week’s episode I chat to Dr Emma Svanberg (known as The Mumologist), who is a clinical psychologist specialising in pregnancy, birth and parenting, about some of those pressures and what we can do to ease them.  Listen to this episode if you want to hear…. - Why we’re parenting in unprecedented times  - How to be a ‘good enough’ mother - Attachment theory and modern parenting - How to choose external childcare  - Feminism, parenting and choice  - How to handle relationship challenges  - The importance of community and vulnerability  I’ve bagged 5 copies of Emma’s new book ‘Why birth trauma matters’ - which is a guide to birth and birth related trauma, what causes it and how you can begin to recover. If you want a chance to win a copy - pop onto my Instagram(@motherkind_zoe) to enter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to find more ease, grace and space in motherhood with Rebekah Borucki

Do you want to find more ease, grace and space in motherhood? Who wouldn’t?! This week’s episode is with mum of 5, meditation teacher, doula and yoga guide Rebekah “Bex” Borucki. She is author of You Have 4 Minutes to Change Your Life: Simple 4-Minute Meditations for Inspiration, Transformation, and True Bliss and her new book - Managing the Motherload: A Guide to Creating More Ease, Space, and Grace in Motherhood. Listen to this episode if you want to hear…. - Why being vulnerable is the fastest way to find healing - How to surrender when our children make decisions we don’t agree with - The power of community - Listening to gut feelings and how to build up our intuition - How to combine self-care and taking care of children - How to recover from people-pleasing - How to let go of the opinions of others - Letting go of should’s and supposed to’s Head over to the motherkind instagram (@motherkind_zoe) to win one of 5 copies of Bex’s new book Managing the Motherload: A Guide to Creating More Ease, Space, and Grace in Motherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to find your joy - with Tamu Thomas

In this week’s episode I’m talking with Tamu Thomas, founder of Three Sixty, a wellness brand aimed at women in their late thirties and forties. Tamu delivers her work through holistic life coaching, group work, public speaking, podcasting and writing. Her passion is helping women find their joy.  What does joy mean to you? In her late 30s, Tamu’s life was turned upside down by an existential crisis. After years of confusing achievement with fulfilment, she began to think about life differently and journeyed back towards joy. Today, Tamu describes joy as a calm, peaceful, contented space where we notice small beautiful things that are so often hidden in plain sight when we’re too busy running around. We discuss: -       What joy is to her -       Her experience of anxiety and depression  -       Productivity addiction -       Self-kindness and compassion  -       What she’s teaching her daughter  -       The one gift she’d give all mums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to thrive with anxiety - with Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson is a multi-New York Times bestselling and #1 Amazon bestselling author, a philanthropist and founder of IQuitSugar.com, Australia’s largest digital wellness site. Ever experienced anxiety? Or love someone that does? Sarah Wilson has lived through high anxiety – including bipolar, OCD and several suicide attempts – her whole life. Perhaps like you, she grew tired of seeing anxiety as a disease that must be medicated into submission. So began a seven-year journey to find a more meaningful and helpful take on anxiety. Sarah travelled the world, meeting with The Dalai Lama, Oprah’s life coach, major mental health organizations and hundreds of others in a quest to unravel the knotted ball of wool that is the anxious condition. She emerged with the very best philosophy, science and hacks for thriving with the beast, which she shares in this episode. We chat about: - Why anxiety can be a superpower and serves an evolutionary purpose - Her tools for coping with anxiety day to day a - What she does in a full-blown attack - Anxiety and gut health - The gift she’d give all mothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Re Release: The most important inner work a parent can do with Mastin Kipp

Mastin is a number one best-selling author, speaker and Creator of Functional Life Coaching™ for people who are seeking rapid transformation in their lives. He has been recognised as a “thought leader for the next generation” by Oprah Winfrey. I've followed Mastin for years, and seen him talk a number of times, so it was a real honour to chat with him. Mastin and I chat about:  - What trauma is and how you know if you have it - Mastin's own trauma  - How you can heal from trauma  - Emotional trauma and parenting  - The one gift he'd give to all mothers mastinkipp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Re-Release: Are you burnt out? With Amelia & Emily Nagoski

What is burnout? How do you know if you are burnt out? And how you recover from it? Emily and Amelia Nagoski are highly accomplished in their fields as individuals, with Emily working as a well-known sex educator and Amelia working as a conductor in the competitive world of classical music. Despite these accomplishments, the two struggled with stress, feelings of inadequacy, and veering towards burnout in their careers, and have since dedicated themselves to educating women across all careers on the factors that lead to burnout and the best way to avoid it. For full show notes go to www.motherkind.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Easy nutrition for busy mums - with Nicola Moore

This week's episode is with the lovely Nicola Moore who is a nutritionist and well-being expert she's also been a part of the senior academic team at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition which is probably one of the best schools of its kind in the UK if not in Europe. As you know if you've listened to the podcast, I am fascinated by how what we eat makes us feel. In this episode Nicola and I chat about: What we as busy, tired, often overwhelmed mum's can do to help ourselves in terms of what we’re putting into our bodies. We discuss tips and tools to make it really practical and really easy to take care of ourselves, Nichola also debunks for us many of the diet myths and trends at the moment. This episode is kindly supported by Peppy - www.peppy.health/ Use code Peppy20 for 20% off your first service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The power of being kind to ourselves with Shahroo Izadi

Shahroo Izadi is a behavioural change specialist and the author of the book The Kindness Method in this episode we talk all about changing our habits and behaviour. It's often said in self development our habits underpin our whole lives and if we can change our habits we can change our lives. Shahroo says that the way to change these habits Shahroo is to be kinder to ourselves which for some of us is quite radical. I’m a huge fan of self-compassion and self kindness so I loved this conversation with Shahroo and I hope you will too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to become parents AND stay happy in your relationship with Carolyn Cowan

Carolyn is a psychosexual therapist and kundalini yoga teacher specialising in couples, prenatal and postnatal addiction, therapy and trauma. We discussed so much during this episode including: - Modern motherhood - The ideas of attachment and the theory behind this. - Relationships, this was a big one! We zoned in on how our relationships develop after having children - Contracting - What can come up during pregnancy for women. This episode is kindly sponsored by Peppy Health for 20% off enter PEPPY20 at checkout https://peppy.health/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Is it wellness or illness?" with Emma Cannon

Emma is a fertility and women’s health expert, registered acupuncturist, founder of Emma Cannon clinic and author of five books and a TedX speaker. Emma is celebrating 25 years of practice this year and we chat about: - What has changed in wellbeing and women's health in the past 25 years - Is it wellness or illness - why we need to be more discerning - Her path to women's health from working in the oil industry - How she parents her daughters - Her recovery from people pleasing and not feeling good enough - The one gift she would give all mothers https://www.emmacannon.co.uk/ Enter MOTHERKIND20 to receive 20% off Emma's Fertile Woman 4 Week plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marina Fogle on marriage, grief and self care

Marina is the producer of The Parent Hood podcast, Co-Founder of the Bump Class, a mother of two and wife to explorer Ben Fogle. In this wide-ranging episode we chat about: - Marina's relationship with herself - Her marriage and marriage counseling - Grief and loss - Self-care - The one gift she would give all mothers https://www.thebumpclass.com/ This episode is kindly supported by Peppy - www.peppy.health/ Use code Peppy20 for 20% off your first service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How our childhood shapes every aspect of our lives | Dr. Gabor Maté

The most important conversation I have ever had on the podcast. A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development. We discuss: - the primary task of parenting - addiction - trauma - the danger of modern parenting practices - society and the pressures on mothers - the importance of self-love https://drgabormate.com/about/ This episode is kindly supported by Peppy - https://www.peppy.health/ Use code Peppy20 for 20% off your first service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The opportunities and dangers of technology with Louise Chunn

Louise Chunn is the founder Welldoing.org and the editor of Planet Mindful. Louise founded the therapy platform Welldoing.org which matches people with therapists best-suited to their needs when she was 57. Having previously spent 25 years editing some of the UK’s top women’s magazines including Psychologies, Louise is now pioneering a new wave of mindfulness magazines. Planet Mindful is a bi-monthly print magazine which supports positive mental health. We chat about: - Becoming a tech entrepreneur at 57 - Her reflections on modern parenting and her own early experiences of motherhood - The dangers of modern technology - Thinking for the long run - The gift she'd give to all mothers https://welldoing.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to use your mind to feel happier and calmer with Gail Marra

Gail Marra is an experienced Clinical Hypnotherapist practicing a highly effective and 'solution focused' approach to hypnotherapy. She is a mum of 2 and a grandmother. We chat about: - How hypnotherapy helped her take control of her life - Her divorce and early experiences of motherhood - How stress manifested for her - The power of the mind - Hypnotherapy techniques to help you feel calmer https://www.gailmarrahypnotherapy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The importance of 'healthy selfish' with Mandy Saligari - live episode at ICAAD

This episode was recorded live at ICAAD Conference in London. Mandy Saligari is a parenting, relationship and addiction expert, and the founder and clinical director of Charter, Harley Street. Mandy is a regular contributor to press and television, including regular appearances on Channel 5. She is the author of Proactive Parenting and has a popular TedX Talk 'Feelings: Handle Them before they handle you'. We discuss: - The importance of parental esteem - Healthy selfish - Nature's cruelest trick - Tech addiction http://www.mandysaligari.com/ https://www.icaad.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlocking our children's potential with Elaine Halligan

Elaine Halligan is a director at The Parent Practice and has been a parenting specialist since 2006, helping parents raise competent and confident children. Her mission is to help parents find the holy grail of parenting: keeping calm and bringing out the best in their children. We discuss: - Her son Sam's story from being expelled from 3 schools by the time he was 7, to finishing his schooling as Head Boy - What positive parenting is (and what it isn't) - How parents can unlock children's potential - The gift she'd give to all mothers https://www.theparentpractice.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grief expert Zoe Clark Coates on living after loss

[trigger warning - baby loss] Zoe Clark Coates is the co-founder of The Mariposa Trust, a charity she founded with her husband after they tragically lost 5 babies. The charity now supports over 50,000 grieving parents each week. She is a regular TV and radio commentator, as well as host of her own TV talk show ‘Soul Tears’. She is also a best-selling author of 2 books. In addition to this, in March 2018 Zoe was appointed by the Secretary of State for Health to co-chair the most important baby loss review in recent years. https://www.sayinggoodbye.org/about/people/zoes-story/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-Loss-Guide-day-day/dp/1409185435 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why we're stronger together with Mel Bound

Mel Bound is a mum of 2 and founder of This Mum Runs - which is a fast-growing women's running community that is open to all regardless of age, size, shape, ability or experience. Mel and I chat about - A life-changing post on facebook - The power of community and how we are stronger together - Getting back into exercise after becoming a mum - Her challenges being an entrepreneurial mum - The one gift she'd give to all mums in the world http://www.thismumruns.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finding strength in adversity with Izzy Judd

This week is with the lovely Izzy Judd. I'm sure many of you already know and love Izzy - she's a mum of two and author of her honest and heartfelt memoir Dare to Dream: My Struggle to Become a Mum - A Story of Heartache and Hope - which was a Sunday Times bestseller. Izzy and I chat about: - Her recent heartbreaking loss - Her fertility struggles - How she has grown as a person through her struggles - Mindfulness and how she uses to manage her busy life - The one gift she would give all mums in the world Please rate, review and share. https://www.instagram.com/mrs_izzyjudd/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to find calm in our busy lives with Jillian Lavender

Is it possible to find that calm, still place with the busy, fast pace of modern motherhood? Jillian Lavender says absolutely. Jillian has been teaching people to meditate since 2003. She co-directs London Meditation Centre and New York Meditation Center with her partner, Michael Miller, from their base in London. Through teaching Vedic Meditation, the world’s most ancient form of meditation, Jillian has helped thousands of people across the globe to transform their lives. We chat about: - What vedic meditation is - Why it helps and how it works - Meditation and lack of sleep - Her experience with motherhood and meditation For full show notes see www.motherkind.co https://www.londonmeditationcentre.com/jillian-lavender/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Motherhood and mental health with Bryony Gordon

The one you have all been waiting for! Bryony Gordon needs no introduction - she is an amazing force of honesty, positivity and humour. She is a journalist at The Telegraph, best selling author, mental health campaigner and mum of one. She is also the founder of Mental Health Mates, a peer to peer support group. We chat about: - Her journey with mental health and her recovery - Motherhood - Her new book - You Got This - What she would tell her younger self - The one gift she would give to all mothers in the world https://www.instagram.com/bryonygordon/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to stay healthy with immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi

This week I am joined by Immunologist Dr. Jenna Macciochi specialises in understanding how nutrition & lifestyle interact with the immune system in health & disease. She is a Mum of twins and understands the added challenges of parenting when we ourselves are unwell - so it was a pleasure to learn more about what we can do to stay healthy more of the time. Jenna gives detailed insight into the four pillars of immune system health; movement, rest, stress and nutrition. We chat about- - Her path to developing a fascination and career in the field of immunology, and what drives her passion today. - Movement for a healthy immune system, and why it is so important. - Rest and sleep, and why it is so crucial for fighting viruses due to its healing and restorative effects. We discuss the pivotal role of Circadian Rhythms, and how eighty percent of our immune system is under Circadian Rhythm control. - Stress and how it impacts on our immune system, and what we can do to counter stress hormones which make us ill. - Nutrition and the three elements we should focus on for our immune system. Jenna describes why fibre, phytonutrients, and fats are essential to immune health. This episode is supported by MORI - https://babymori.com/ Use code 15OFF50 for £15 off £50. Jenna can be found at: https://www.drjennamacciochi.com/ IG: dr_jenna_macciochi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My motherhood journey with Motherkind founder Zoe Blaskey

It's the 50th episode! I'm excited and nervous to share this one, as it's with me, Zoe Blaskey. I asked my beautiful friend, Nicky Clinch to interview me to celebrate the 50th episode. We chat about: - My path to motherhood and what's it taught me - My past challenges - What I'm working on right now - My mission and passion for Motherkind - My most challenging interview to date - The one gift I would give all mums Please leave a review on i tunes and pop onto Instagram where we continue the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Losing (and finding again) our identity in motherhood with Lou Kirby founder of Woman Ready

This week I am chatting to the amazing Lou Kirby, founder of Woman Read - a global platform to help inspire, support and empower us to be the women we want to be but to also talk about the issues we face as women today. Lou and I chatted about: - Her background and journey - Her expectations going into motherhood and why they didn't help - Losing her sense of self and how she found it again - Her top tools and tips for empowerment https://womanready.com/about/ Insta: @womanready Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new way to think about confidence with Amy Rushworth

Amy Rushworth is a leading confidence and wellness coach - this episode is all about confidence. - Where Amy’s passion for confidence from. Amy shares her personal journey to reviving her own confidence, from childhood to today. - The first things to do when looking to improve your confidence. - Why women can lose their confidence as they transition through life, and how to regain it. - Amy discusses the importance of having a foundation of understanding that you’re enough whilst pursuing external goals. - How to start feeling enough. Amy discusses just how important a role self-kindness and self-awareness play, and practical tools for these. She shares her insight on why it’s necessary to take action with self-kindness. - Fear around parenting and being the perfect Mum. Amy shares advice on perfectionism, which she finds is often magnified in Mums. - Instilling confidence in children. Amy describes the importance of love, releasing the need to control and letting go of the need for children to be continually happy. We chat about why it’s so important to allow children to have their own feelings and their own space. Amy can be found at- https://www.wellnesswithamy.com/ Instagram: @wellnesswithamy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finding balance within the busy with Kelly Pietrangeli

Kelly is the founder Project Me, which aims to help busy Mums lead more balanced lives. She has also written ‘Project Me for Busy Mothers: A Practical Guide to Finding a Happier Balance’. She provides a wealth of practical advice to identify where the stresses in your life are coming from, and ways to improve this to achieve the happy balance you deserve. We cover- - Why she started Project Me. Kelly explains what the light bulb moment in her starting her current work was, and why her house renovation inspired her to make a change. - The path to where she is now. She explains how embarking on her Project Me journey had a transformative effect on herself and her experience as a mother. We discuss the ‘Why’ that drives her mission. - Why time management and productivity is crucial for Mums (and how to improve it). - We chat about the importance of designing your day and being feelings led in your day-to-day life. Kelly shares the power of having a game plan. - Personal growth and how everything in your life flows out from it. Kelly explains her definition of personal growth, and the benefits of thinking beyond your physical body. - Health and fitness and the importance of deciding what it means for you. Project Me can be found at: https://myprojectme.com/ IG: kellyprojectme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How was your matrescence? With Dr Alexandra Sacks

This episode is with Dr Alexandra Sacks, a reproductive psychiatrist and global expert on matrescence. Her TED talk 'a new way to think about the transition to motherhood' has now been viewed over 1.5 million times. We chat about: - Her background and how she found a passion for matrescence - What matrescence is and why it's important - Self care post birth - The importance of looking after ourselves - The one gift she would give to all mothers For full show notes see www.motherkind.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From stressed to serene: finding your way back to health with Suzy Glaskie

This week I am joined by Suzy Glaskie, Suzie is a Functional Medicine Health Coach and a Mum of three. We have a really open, honest and at times emotional chat where Suzy explains her journey and what she’s learnt along the way. We discuss; - Suzy’s journey from a stressed PR professional to finding true health and happiness today - Suzy’s realisation that the body can heal itself, informed what she’s done and learnt since this. - Suzy’s best advice if you have a health issue or problem with your child. She shares the transformative effect taking your child off gluten can have on many problems. Suzy also stresses the importance of persistence in finding someone who will listen, and who understands the pivotal role of the gut. - Self-care and why it’s a necessity and not a luxury, and how it’s vitally important for our children to see we make our own health a top priority. Suzy shares her top three tips for self-care; finding some support, knowing your ‘why’ and taking baby steps. Suzy’s company provides Health Coaching and can be found at: http://peppermintwellness.co.uk/ Twitter: @SuzyGlaskie Facebook: @PeppermintWellness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The power of vulnerability with Anna Mathur

This is the last episode of the year! It's a very special one. Anna is a mum of two boys (and is currently pregnant) an experienced Psychotherapist, and a passionate communicator. After starting Instagram 18 months ago for interiors inspiration, she slowly started sharing more of her life and thoughts. She found that she could take therapy out of the practice room and began to share her personal and professional mental health insights in this public sphere. Anna runs regular ‘Mental Health’ lives, coaches over SKYPE, and writes and blogs about mental health and motherhood. We chat about: - Her story and background - Her recovery from postnatal depression - Critical inner voice and how she found a more compassionate inner voice - The tools she's used in her recovery - Anna's self-care practice - What's next for Anna Website: Mamasscrapbook.com Instagram: @mamas_scrapbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to help our children be healthy and happy with Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller brings a fascinating perspective on childhood nutrition. She is a Naturopath, Herbalist and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over twenty years expertise. Lucinda specialises in children, particularly in helping those with learning, behavioural or mental health challenges. She also has a wealth of experience in helping fussy eaters, children with immunity issues or those with digestive problems. We discuss: - Her background and why she wrote her book. - ADHD in children, and her approach to treating it. Lucinda shares the moving story of her own son, who had developmental problems as a child. - What you should do if you are concerned about a health issue with your child. - Her food philosophy for children. Lucinda reveals exactly why she believes over-processed foods are the root cause of most modern health conditions. Lucinda’s book “The Good Stuff: Delicious recipes and tips for happier and healthier children” is now available on Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices