The Motherkind Podcast

Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. This week we are joined by relationship coach and author Matthew Fray, to uncover the true meaning of the word 'intimacy'. He explores why true intimacy means you can be vulnerable around your partner, and how we should recognise the importance of emotional safety. For more powerful insights from Matt Fray listen to the full episode here: How good people mess up their marriagesClick Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindGet outside and record any of three vital signs of spring. Find out more and log your sightings now at woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitalsigns.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MOTHERKIND at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodContinue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Understanding our triggers can be an amazing step towards self-awareness. Our triggers - those situations that bother us - are everywhere in daily life. Coming to terms with them can tell us so much about ourselves and show us where change is needed. So in this episode Zoe guides us through how we can become more self-aware, through the lens of those things that bother us, so that we can become more confident, more empowered and feel happier. Sign up for Zoe's workshop: 'When Our Children Trigger Us: How to Handle what Bothers You Most'. Live at 1pm on Thursday 13th March - or catch up any time afterListen to the episodes Zoe recommended: Why the world is making our children mad and what to do about it with Louis WeinstockWhy parenting is generational with Philippa PerryClick Here to download Zoe’s free ‘Rediscovering You Journal’ for more support in your transition to motherhood (whichever stage you are in).Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeBioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and BarrettFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Decluttering expert Ingrid Jansen joins us to share her best practical tips to help you create a calmer home. She explains why breaking tasks into manageable chunks and implementing daily resets and non-negotiable tasks can help you maintain a sense of order and keep your stress levels low. For more powerful insights from Ingrid Jansen listen to the full episode here: Toys everywhere? They’re making you stressed - here’s how to finally tackle the kids’ clutter Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindGet outside and record any of three vital signs of spring. Find out more and log your sightings now at woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitalsigns.To find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's episode is a really important one because it's all about burnout. It can take 1-3 years to recover from burnout so it's vital that we take steps to avoid it. So joining us to tell us all about it is Dr. Claire Ashley, AKA The Burnout Doctor, a GP and mum of two who shares her experience of burnout and her recovery. Having written a book on burnout, Dr Claire is an expert - and she tells us what the warning signs are and what you can do before you get to a full blown crisis. Click Here to download Zoe’s free ‘Rediscovering You Journal’ for more support in your transition to motherhood (whichever stage you are in).Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeBioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and BarrettFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. This week we're in conversation have the incredible Rebecca Campbell, spiritual teacher, mum of two and author of 'Your Soul Had a Dream, Your Life Is It'. In this episode, Rebecca shares how we can find our path during parenthood and why when looking for our spiritual practice as mothers, we should consider that motherhood is a spiritual practice in itself. For more powerful insights from Rebecca Campbell listen to the full episode here: The Truth About Birth, Loss, and Finding Yourself AgainClick Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeBioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and BarrettFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you're feeling overwhelmed and frustrated and you don't quite know why, then this episode is for you. Today we're talking about something that has shaped so many of us and impacts our experience of life and motherhood: "good girl" conditioning. If you've been told all you life to be nice, to smile, to put others first then you're probably feeling resentful and exhausted. However in this episode, Zoe shows how "good girl" conditioning could be impacting you and how to break free from it so that you can feel happier, more authentic, and get your needs met. Sign up here to Zoe's workshop: 'Unleashing "Good Girl" Conditioning: A New Way to Thrive Workshop' - live on Thursday, 27th February at 1PM GMT or anytime on-demandClick Here to download Zoe’s free ‘Rediscovering You Journal’ for more support in your transition to motherhood (whichever stage you are in).Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeGet an exclusive 15% off Joma Jewellery with code MUM15. Head to Joma Jewellery to get your perfect gift in time for Mother’s Day. T&Cs apply.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MOTHERKIND at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. This week’s moment is with Philippa Perry who many of you know and love. She wrote that incredible book - The Book You Wish Your Parents Had ReadThis clip is so powerful. In it, she shares the truth about feelings, especially anger, and why it is vital for us parents to be able to feel our own feelings so then we can help our children do it.As we often talk about on the podcast, being able to connect to our feelings and help our children do that is the foundation for emotional health which we know is a massive indicator of how happy we are in our lives.For more powerful insights from Philippa Perry listen to the full episode here: Why parenting is generational with Philippa PerryClick Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeGet 15% off OneSkin with the code MOTHERKIND at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by the incredible Millie Mackintosh who tells us about her struggle with alcohol and sobriety journey. Millie is an entrepreneur, Made In Chelsea alumni and author of 'Bad Drunk: How I found my freedom from alcohol - and you can too'. This is a conversation that covers a lot of areas including: Motherhood and drinking, how Millie knew something had to change, and what her life is like now without alcohol. If you've ever thought that you'd like to change your relationship with alcohol, this is the episode for you. Click Here to download Zoe’s free ‘Rediscovering You Journal’ for more support in your transition to motherhood (whichever stage you are in).Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeBioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and BarrettFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Our guest this week is Harriet Shearsmith, family dynamic's coach and author of 'Unfollowing Mum: Break unhealthy patterns and become the parent you wish you'd had'. In this Moment, Harriet shares how you can manage your kids' relationship with your own toxic parent, and how to to find the courage to leave a challenging relationship - and make it stick.For more powerful insights from Harriet Shearsmith listen to the full episode here: Generational trauma expert: How to break unhealthy patterns and become the parent you wish you'd hadClick Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeBioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and BarrettFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode we're diving into a super important topic that we've not covered on the podcast before: clutter. We often think of clutter as just "stuff" but actually research shows that enough of it can trigger our stress response and contribute to our feelings of being overwhelmed. So we've brought in an expert - Ingrid Jansen, professional organiser and co-host of The Declutter Hub podcast. In this episode she shares her no-nonsense approach to decluttering with practical tips that'll help you create a calmer home and reduce your stress. Click Here to download Zoe’s free ‘Rediscovering You Journal’ for more support in your transition to motherhood (whichever stage you are in).Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’This show is proudly sponsored by StokkeBioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and BarrettFor a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ MotherkindTo find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today!Continue the Conversation:Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskeyJoin our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices