One in five children in the UK have eczema, and for plenty of them a bubble bath has never been an option. Amy Lister built a brand to fix that. Jess and Emma sit down with Amy, founder of children’s bath and skincare brand Good Bubble, for an honest chat about building a business, three kids, and a bath time problem more families live with than you would think.Amy took Good Bubble on to Dragons’ Den barely a year after launching and won Deborah Meaden over, then had to close the company and start again after a deal she says gave away far too much of it. She talks about rebuilding with her sister Sally, the maternity leave that never happened, a buyer meeting six weeks after a traumatic birth, and mum guilt that arrives whichever choice you make. There is the moisturiser she finally tried on her own daughter’s sandpaper skin, the day she realised her five year old needed glasses, and the range now sitting in 268 Sainsbury’s stores.Hot Topics:🛁 The bath some kids never get: why bubbles are off the table for so many families🧪 Tear free the hard way: the testing Amy volunteered her own eyes for🐉 Dragons’ Den, twelve months in: winning Deborah Meaden and losing too much of the company👭 Sisters in business: total trust, and the days they both need to take five🤱 The maternity leave that never happened: a buyer meeting six weeks after a traumatic birth👓 A five year old in glasses: how Hugo’s prescription became a whole new product🛒 On the shelf: 268 Sainsbury’s stores with the Gruffalo, Peppa Pig and PaddingtonGuest:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbubbleuk/Website: https://goodbubble.co.uk🎧 PREFER TO LISTEN?Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Du1TkVHCFhihVvj5jmkV4Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cup-of-cozy/id1892346654✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with mums who get it? Come hang out with us:👩‍👩‍👧 Facebook VIP Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofcozypodcast/📢 Instagram Broadcast Channelhttps://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbpbmaF2-ccfaFv/💛 Follow Jess and Emmahttps://www.instagram.com/jessica_and_emma_cupofcozy/🧸 Cozy Crew Club, our sustainable baby and kids essentialsShop with 20% off using code POD20: https://cozycrewclub.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/cozycrewclubTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@cozycrewclubEverything in one place: https://linktr.ee/cozycrewclubReal talk, real mums, zero judgment. 💛👉 Like, comment, and subscribe for more honest motherhood confessions!

Emmerdale’s Isabel Hodgins joins us for one of our most honest motherhood chats yet, opening up about pregnancy, a birth that went nothing like she expected and the overwhelming moment her baby girl finally arrived. From her partner fainting during the delivery to feeling like those precious first moments with her daughter were taken away, nothing is off limits.

Isabel shares the reality of finding herself again after birth, breastfeeding, visitors in those vulnerable newborn weeks and why motherhood has completely changed the way she sees other mums. We also chat about travelling with a baby, preparing to return to Emmerdale, keeping her daughter’s face private online and the unsolicited parenting advice that comes with social media. And, of course, her Cozy Confession gives us the postpartum warning nobody apparently thought to mention!

Hot Topics:👶 Birth plans vs reality: When the water birth dream became forceps, an epidural and a very long labour😳 Dad down: Why Isabel’s partner fainted during the birth💛 The stolen moment: Having her newborn taken away immediately after delivery🏠 Newborn boundaries: Why she would handle visitors completely differently next time🪞 Losing yourself: Not recognising your postpartum body or knowing what to wear anymore📱 Baby privacy: Why Isabel chooses not to show her daughter’s face online💩 The postpartum warning: The first toilet trip nobody prepared her for✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with

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The school holidays are here… and so is the chaos. Jess and Emma are back for a proper one-on-one catch-up, talking childcare costs, working around the kids, summer mum guilt and the pressure to somehow create six weeks of magical memories without completely losing your mind.From £60-a-day holiday clubs and overpriced summer breaks to the genius spreadsheet helping Emma survive the holidays, nothing is off limits. Then the conversation turns to the judgment women face around the “right” age to become a mum, why over-35s still get labelled, and whether mums can ever actually win. It’s funny, relatable and a little bit controversial, with plenty of those “thank goodness it’s not just me” moments.Hot Topics:☀️ School holiday survival: How do working mums actually cover weeks of childcare?💸 The cost of summer: Holiday clubs, days out and peak-season prices adding up fast😩 Summer mum guilt: Do we really need to entertain our kids every single day?📊 The mum spreadsheet: Emma’s surprisingly genius way of organising the chaos👶 Too young or too old?: Why women are judged no matter when they become mums🩺 The “geriatric mum” label: Is it finally time we stopped using it?⚖️ The motherhood double standard: Why there never seems to be a “right” choice✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with mums who get it? Come hang out with us:👩‍👩‍👧 Facebook VIP Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofcozypodcast/📢 Instagram Broadcast Channelhttps://www.instagram.com/jessica_and_emma_cupofcozy/Real talk, real mums, zero judgment. 💛👉 Like, comment, and subscribe for more honest motherhood confessions!

Sleep training is one of those motherhood topics that can split the room in seconds, and this episode goes straight there. Jess and Emma sit down with Amanda Marx, a sleep, feeding and child development expert, for a really honest conversation about cry it out, why so many mums feel torn between instinct and advice, and what babies actually need in those early months. It feels comforting, validating, and a little bit confronting in the best way.

They get into the fourth trimester, co-sleeping, contact naps, milk and dummy associations, and the pressure mums feel to get sleep right before they have even caught their breath. But it does not stop there. The conversation opens up into breastfeeding guilt, formula, food before one, eczema, allergies, and why sleep and feeding might be far more connected than parents are told. Warm, opinionated, and genuinely useful, this is a big one.

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😬 Cry it out debate: why Amanda takes such a firm stance

🤍 Fourth trimester truth: what babies really need early on

🛏️ Co-sleeping confusion: what it actually means and why mums hide it

🍼 Bottles, dummies and milk associations: the habits affecting sleep

🥣 Food before one: the myth Amanda says needs to go

🥜 Allergies and eczema: the feeding link parents are not always told about

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Sleep is the thing that quietly breaks so many mums, and in this episode we’re finally talking about it properly. Jess sits down with Alex from Lights Out, the sleep expert local mums keep calling life-changing, for a straight-talking conversation about why so many parents feel lost, guilty, and completely unravelled when their baby just will not sleep. It’s honest, validating, and full of those thoughts mums usually only admit in the dark at 3am.From the pressure of cry it out stereotypes to the myths around wake windows, overtired babies, and drowsy but awake, Alex shares the advice she wishes more mums heard sooner. They get into the impact sleep deprivation can have on your mental health, the second-guessing around breastfeeding and co-sleeping, and the dangerous reality of trying to survive on no sleep. There are laughs, hard truths, and a lot of reassurance for any mum who’s ever wondered whether she’s doing it all wrong.Hot Topics:😵 Sleep deprivation and mental health: why broken nights can push mums to breaking point🚫 Wake windows myth: why Alex says the apps can make things worse😴 Drowsy but awake: the advice she says parents should run from🍼 Breastfeeding guilt: are feeds really the problem?🛏️ Co-sleeping honesty: when it works, and when it stops working🚗 Car naps and danger: the risky reality of driving exhausted🔥 Sleep training debate: why getting help is not bad parentingChapters0:00 Welcome and why this topic matters2:43 How Alex became a sleep expert5:16 Sleep deprivation and mental health7:10 Jess on the brutal first year8:56 The biggest sleep issues parents bring9:35 Why drowsy but awake can backfire10:35 The overtired baby myth12:41 Wake windows and sleep apps16:15 The hamster wheel of doom17:46 When sleep deprivation gets dark18:20 Co-sleeping, breastfeeding and guilt34:48 Car naps and driving exhausted36:14 The wild west of sleep advice43:50 Is sleep training cruel?✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with mums who get it? Come hang out with us:👩‍👩‍👧 Facebook VIP Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofcozypodcast/📢 Instagram Broadcast Channelhttps://www.instagram.com/jessica_and_emma_cupofcozy/Real talk, real mums, zero judgment. 💛👉 Like, comment, and subscribe for more honest motherhood confessions!

Chrissy Whittingham from Yoga Social Club joins us for one of those conversations that starts with yoga and ends up somewhere much deeper. We talk fertility struggles, miscarriage, identity loss, and the shock of realising that even after having the babies you longed for, there can still be a gap you never expected. It is raw, warm, and incredibly honest.From running on adrenaline and teaching through heartbreak to building a business rooted in community, Chrissy opens up about stress, overstimulation, mum guilt, body image, and learning how to slow down. We also get into friendship breakups in motherhood, raising confident girls, the pressure of social media, and why being “fine” on the outside does not always mean you are coping on the inside. This chat is for any mum who has ever felt stretched too thin, lost herself a little, or wondered who she is now.Hot Topics:💔 Fertility struggles: the pressure, guilt, and waiting nobody prepares you for🧘 Yoga and healing: how slowing down changed Chrissy’s life😵‍💫 Overstimulated mums: the mental load, noise, touch, and burnout👭 Mum friendships: when parenting differences break a relationship📱 Social media pressure: comparing yourself to “perfect” motherhood online👩‍🏫 Teacher trauma: showing up for others while falling apart yourself💛 Raising girls: body image, self-talk, and building confidence early✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with mums who get it? Come hang out with us:👩‍👩‍👧 Facebook VIP Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofcozypodcast/📢 Instagram Broadcast Channelhttps://www.instagram.com/jessica_and_emma_cupofcozy/Real talk, real mums, zero judgment. 💛👉 Like, comment, and subscribe for more honest motherhood confessions!

Emma’s 40th birthday was supposed to be a dream family getaway, but instead it turned into hospital visits, cancelled plans, and one very poorly little girl with chickenpox. In this episode, the girls catch up on the kind of week only mums really understand, where the big moments fall apart overnight and you are left trying to hold it all together while running on stress, guilt, and no sleep.They also get honest about the viral potty training debate and why calling parents lazy completely misses the point. From delays and additional needs to school pressure, mum judgement, and kids doing everything in their own time, this chat is full of real motherhood. There’s also a conversation around baby car seat safety in taxis, holiday travel worries, and a very exciting tease about a guest that their younger selves would have been screaming over.Hot Topics:🎂 Birthday gone wrong: Emma’s big 40th ends up being spent in a children’s hospital😩 Chickenpox chaos: A simple childhood illness turns into cancelled plans and real complications🚽 Potty training pressure: Why some kids do it early and others absolutely do not💬 Parent shaming: The viral debate that left a lot of mums feeling judged🧠 Delays and different timelines: Why child development is never one size fits all🚕 Car seat confusion: The reality of taxis, holidays, and trying to keep little ones safe👀 Secret guest tease: A tiny clue about a huge upcoming interview✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with mums who get it? Come hang out with us:👩‍👩‍👧 Facebook VIP Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofcozypodcast/📢 Instagram Broadcast Channelhttps://www.instagram.com/jessica_and_emma_cupofcozy/Real talk, real mums, zero judgment. 💛👉 Like, comment, and subscribe for more honest motherhood confessions!

In this episode, it’s just us girls having a very real catch-up about the parts of motherhood that still feel weirdly loaded. From celebrity mum headlines to our own feeding journeys, we get honest about breastfeeding, formula, the pressure to “do it right” and why mums are still expected to look fine, cope well and somehow bounce back like nothing happened.We talk about the emotional reality behind feeding choices, the guilt that can creep in either way, and how different every baby and every mum really is. There’s a mix of light chat, laughter and proper honest moments here, from beach days and trampolines to body image, weight loss jab conversations and the exhausting pressure placed on women after birth. This one feels like a mum-to-mum voice note you really needed.

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🍼 Breastfeeding pressure: Why feeding guilt still follows mums whatever they choose

😩 Formula feeding struggles: The side nobody talks about enough

👀 Bounce back culture: Why mums are still judged on their bodies after birth

💉 Weight loss jab debate: Honest thoughts on Ozempic, Mounjaro and public scrutiny

🤍 Celebrity motherhood stories: Louise Thompson, Scarlett Moffatt and Paloma Faith open up

🌙 The comfort feeding dilemma: When breastfeeding becomes love, comfort and total exhaustion

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Lauren joins us for one of the most honest chats we’ve had on Cup of Cozy yet. From her TikTok beginnings and the chaos of falling pregnant so quickly, to the heartbreak of miscarriage and the fear that followed her into pregnancy after loss, this episode goes straight to the stuff mums usually keep to themselves. It’s emotional, funny in places, and full of the kind of honesty that makes you feel instantly less alone.We talk about the scans that helped her cope, the induction she wishes she’d pushed back on, the birth that turned traumatic in a matter of minutes, and the panic of being back in hospital just days after Winnie arrived. But there’s light in this one too: the newborn bubble, the love that hits you out of nowhere, and a powerful reminder that motherhood is not all bad or all good. You can adore your baby and still feel anxious, exhausted, changed, and under pressure to “snap back” at the same time.

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💔 Miscarriage heartbreak: Lauren shares the shock of hearing there was no heartbeat.

🤰 Pregnancy after loss: why the fear stayed with her until Winnie was in her arms.

🩺 Reassurance scans: the small things that helped her cope through anxiety.

😵 Induction regret: the part of birth she wishes she’d questioned more.

🚨 Back in hospital on day five: the terrifying newborn scare no one expects.

📱 The snap-back pressure: why mums need more honesty online.

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From fashion content and Real Housewives of Cheshire to newborn nights, grief, and figuring out motherhood in real time, Ellie opens up in a way that feels painfully honest and deeply relatable. This episode is full of the kind of conversation mums actually need. The parts that look glossy on Instagram, and the parts that absolutely are not.We talk about her surprise pregnancy, an intense birth story, colic, feeding struggles, identity after becoming a mum, and what it means to navigate early motherhood while losing your own mum. It is emotional, funny, raw and full of those little truths that hit hard when you are in the thick of it. From routines and relationships to Paris travel chaos and postpartum overwhelm, this one is a real mum-to-mum chat.Hot Topics:🤍 Motherhood and grief: Ellie shares what it is like becoming a mum without her own mum there🎥 Reality TV behind the scenes: How she ended up on Real Housewives of Cheshire🍼 Colic and feeding guilt: The emotional toll of trying to work out what your baby needs🏥 Birth not going to plan: A long labour, emergency C-section and the shock after💄 Holding onto your identity: Fashion, confidence and feeling like yourself again😵‍💫 The humbling reality of travelling with kids: Paris was not the dreamy break it looked like💕 Relationships after baby: How parenthood changed the dynamic with Chris✨ Got something to say? Want to share your story or chat with mums who get it? Come hang out with us:

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