The Motherkind Podcast

Lauretta is the founder of theambitionplan.com, a digital platform for women wanting to change career, a coach and has successfully changed careers five times. Lauretta openly shares practical advice and insight which can be applied to anyone seeking a career change, and specific advice to mums looking to make a change. In this episode we cover: Lauretta’s amazing career journey Find out the importance of asking ‘why’ in finding the right career for you and letting go of the ‘how’. The exact six steps a mum should take when considering a career change. Specific issues mums may face when wanting to change career, such as childcare costs. Learn one way of changing career which can successfully overcome these issues. The three most important things Lauretta has learnt from her career changes, including not having to start from scratch and how to get a mentor. For more information please see: https://www.theambitionplan.com/ The Ambition Plan is hosting its Breaking into Media Event in London, on 3rd October 2018 @theambitionplan.com on Instagram @theambitionplan.com on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr Oscar Serrallach is a qualified family Doctor and G.P, author and an advocate for mother’s health. He is best known for his work on Postnatal Depletion, which resonated with women so deeply and widely when it was posted on goop.com (Gwyneth Paltrow’s site) it crashed the site. We chat about: - What Postnatal Depletion is, and how it encompasses physical, emotional and mental well-being. - Dr. Oscar’s journey to becoming aware of and then writing about Postnatal Depletion, and the vital role noticing patterns in mothers around him played. - How to know when to seek help post-pregnancy if noticing Postnatal Depletion symptoms. - How to effectively recover if your time post-pregnancy isn’t ideal. - The concept of ‘Matresence’ or the transition from womanhood to motherhood. Dr Oscar Serrallach’s website: http://oscarserrallach.com/ Dr Oscar Serrallach’s book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Postnatal-Depletion-Cure-Rebuilding-Reclaiming/dp/0751573388 Ashwagandha (recommended by Dr. Serrallach in the Podcast) is available through wildnutrition.com https://www.wildnutrition.com/products/food-grown-ksm-66-ashwagandha-plus?utm_source=Google_Brand&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKCAjwzqPcBRAnEiwAzKRgS_ybKDladfeuuNdBfR9IDWHL4e_LxSZ2hqMnVVU7i1uvg4J_uxE6PxoCF9kQAvD_BwE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freddie Harrel is force of postive energy, I came away from our chat feeling high on life and like I could achieve anything I put my mind to. Freddie is a style blogger and influencer (she's Cosmos Influencer of the Year 2018), confidence coach, entrepreneur and mum to a young son. In this episode we chat about: - Her journey from corporate finance to fashion blogging, and how this mirrored her personal growth from self-hatred to self-acceptance. - The vital role therapy played in allowing her to understand the different aspects of herself - The spiritual practices she uses today, including gratitude, journaling and law of attraction - Motherhood and guilt, particularly the guilt associated through working through pregnancy and early motherhood. http://freddieharrel.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pandora Paloma is a Holistic Nutritionist and Life Coach, new mum, and founder of Rooted London. She specialises in women’s health, intuitive eating, and self-love. In our chat we cover; - Her experiences of being a new mum, and how she integrated her pre-mum routine into her life as a new mum. - Her biggest challenges and what she has learned about herself since becoming a mum - How to live intuitively, the importance of giving yourself space to do this and the key element of trust in living an intuitive life. - What intuitive eating is and how to practice it. We cover how Pandora eats today, why what we need is constantly changing and how to intuitively know what your body needs. - How she put agreements and plans in place before she had her child to ensure that she could maintain self-care and self-love. - The self-care and self-love practices she’s using now to stay connected to her true self. http://www.rootedlondon.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle is mum to a four-year-old son and co-founder of Peanut, the ‘tinder for mums’. Michelle was incredibly honest, open and humble - I still can't believe her answer when I asked 'do you feel successful?'..... What we discuss: - The parallels between motherhood and start-up businesses - Perfectionism and Michelle’s mind-shift to ‘done is better than perfect’ - The ‘why’ behind Michelle’s vision with Peanut. - Her superstitions and how she’s using visualisation to overcome them. Full show notes at www.motherkind.co Download Peanut from the App Store and Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suzy Ashworth is a business and mindset coach to female entrepreneurs, Founder of the Calm Birth School, a Hay House Author, mum to four children, as well as being a speaker with Tedx. We chat about how she balances such a busy life with three children ranging from two to seven years old and a step son of 14. We cover: Her journey of personal development which started twenty years ago, and how she started moving away from a disconnected life. Her work with a parenting coach and the profound take-away lessons from this. How her step-son moving back in with her family taught her lessons on unconditional love. The vital importance of her morning routine, and what she’s like without it! Why she recommends that everyone should have a daily routine of self-care. http://suzyashworth.com/ Suzy's signature programme http://suzyashworth.com/limitless/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clemmie Telford is a mum of 3, a writer and a creative strategist. She started her incredibly popular blog 'Mother of all lists' during her second maternity leave, as an honest account of her experience of motherhood. Clemmie and I chat about the transition from 2 to 3 children, anxiety, therapy and how she manages to stay present. For full show notes go to www.motherkind.co https://motherofalllists.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Madeline Shaw is one of the UK's best-known wellbeing influencers, she is a yoga teacher, health coach, and qualified nutritionist. She's written 3 best selling cookbooks (all of which I have and recommend). She's also mum to a gorgeous 10-month-old boy. So yes, I ask her how she fits it all in! Chatting with Madeline was a joy, she knowledgeable, fun, wise and kind - we cover so much in our chat....highlights include: - Her experience of motherhood, the newborn phase, breastfeeding and learning to listen to her intuition - Being a working mum and guilt - Routines and rituals - including how she manages her phone use - Easy to implement, quick and effective healthy eating tips: meal prep and healthy snacking - Madeleine’s greatest challenges as a mum so far - Madeleine’s own experiences of childhood, and what she will pass on to her son http://madeleineshaw.com/ Full show notes including links and timestamps https://www.motherkind.co/listen-1/ Hope you enjoy the episode - please comment over on Instagram @motherkind_zoe and leave a review on i tunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You might not have heard of Katherine Woodward Thomas, but you've probably heard of the 'conscious uncoupling' process she created after Gwenyth Paltrow made it famous during her divorce from Chris Martin. This is a tricky subject to tackle, but the sad fact is 50% of marriages (I don't know the stats on co-habitation) will end. Having seen my own parents divorce, I'm passionate about sharing how we can learn to end relationships in such a way that minimises damage to our children. Who doesn't want to do that? Katherine and I chat about: - What really impacts our children (hint: it isn't divorce or break up) - How to create a 'happily even after' family - Katherine's own divorce and the impact on her daughter - What conscious uncoupling is and the 5 step process through it Hope you enjoy the episode, let me know on instagram @motherkind_zoe http://katherinewoodwardthomas.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week I am joined by Dr. Kristin Neff PHD to explore self-compassion, and how we can use this practice to radically improve our parenting and relationships with our children, as well as our relationship with ourselves. Kristin is a world renowned psychologist, and the world’s leading expert on self-compassion. She has a hugely popular TED talk and multiple books on self-compassion. What we cover: - How Kristin became interested in self-compassion - What self-compassion really is, why it isn’t self-indulgent or self-pitying - 'Mirror neurons’ and why they're really important for every parent to understand - Kristin addresses the main blocks to self-compassionate practice that many people have FInd full show notes at www.motherkind.co/podcast For more on Dr Kristin Neff, please see; self-compassion.org/ Kristin’s Tedx Talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices