*Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide and grief*

In this deeply moving episode of Do Your Thing, I’m joined by Esther Marshall, founder of Sophie Says - a children’s wellbeing brand helping children build confidence, resilience, and emotional understanding from an early age.

Inspired by the tragic loss of her sister Rebecca, who died by suicide after working as a junior doctor during COVID, Esther left her corporate role to bring their shared dream to life.

What began during night feeds on maternity leave - writing children’s books about emotions and mental health - has grown into a movement that has now reached over 200,000 children across the UK.

In this episode, we explore what it means to find light after loss, and how grief has profoundly reshaped Esther's sense of purpose and relentless drive to 'Do Her Thing' - especially in motherhood.

In this moving episode, we talked about:

• Finding purpose and meaning after loss
• Carrying grief alongside raising kids
• Why emotional literacy matters for children and adults
• Creating emotional safety at home
• Letting go of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the pressure to be liked
• Turning pain into impact and legacy

Esther shares honestly about grief, resilience, and how Sophie Says has become both a source of healing and a way to equip the next generation with the tools so many of us never received.

A tender, hopeful conversation about loss, love, and raising emotionally resilient children AND parents.

MORE ABOUT ESTHER & SOPHIE SAYS:

• Visit the Sophie Says website and buy Esther's books HERE (Use code WELCOME10 for a 10% discount at checkout)
• Follow Esther on Instagram HERE (Sophie Says) and HERE (The Grieving Founder)

MORE ABOUT TAMSIN, YOUR PODCAST HOST:

•Find out about The Springboard Sessions HERE and book your session HERE (Book in by the end of January to get a bonus personalised guided visualisation audio to keep you connected to your 2026 vision)

•Follow me on Instagram HERE

•Visit my website and find out about how to work with me HERE

•Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE

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In this beautiful, grounding conversation, I’m joined by Charlotte Mindel, a somatic therapist who helps mothers heal their relationship with themselves so they can live and parent from a place of authenticity, self-trust, and wholeness.

Charlotte’s work blends somatic therapy, re-parenting, and nervous system education to help women reconnect with their true essence, that lives beneath all the conditioning, expectations, and “shoulds” of motherhood.

During this conversation Charlotte shares her own deeply personal story, from her journey through disordered eating to finding healing and self-connection through motherhood.

Plus together we explore:

✨ What it really means to listen to your body 

✨ How to find the courage to face discomfort and hear what your body is trying to tell you

✨ The myth of the “calm” mother, and what it really means to be a human one

✨ Why safety in the body is the foundation for authentic living and parenting

Plus Charlotte guides us through a short, simple somatic practice to help you begin tuning into your own inner wisdom.

This conversation is a gentle, powerful reminder that your body already knows what you need, all you have to do is listen.

MORE ABOUT CHARLOTTE:

• Follow Charlotte on Instagram HERE
• Visit Charlotte's website and find out about her work HERE
• Get her 'Recentre & Reconnect' Listening Practice HERE

MORE ABOUT TAMSIN, YOUR PODCAST HOST:

• Find out about The Springboard Sessions HERE and make a booking HERE
• Follow me on Instagram HERE
• Visit my website and find out about how to work with me HERE
• Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE
• Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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What if the key to healing, balance, and joy in motherhood wasn’t about doing more - but about coming back home to your body?

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Emma Deery - a Movement Medicine and Empowerment Coach for Mothers whose work helps women reconnect with their bodies, release what’s been held, and rediscover their true, authentic selves.

Before stepping into this work, Emma spent over a decade as a professional actress, singer, and dancer. But it was her initiation into motherhood, marked by birth trauma and postnatal depression, that cracked her open and led her to explore movement as a form of deep healing and transformation.

During our conversation, we explore:

• Why movement is medicine - and how it can help mothers process emotions, regulate the nervous system, and find freedom again
• How motherhood is a sacred portal of transformation one that invites us to shed old stories and re-learn who we really are
• What it means to listen to your body and use it as a guide, not just a vessel
• How movement and embodiment can help you release guilt, shame, and perfectionism - and come back to self-love

Emma’s story and wisdom are a beautiful reminder that the body holds the map - and when we make space to listen, move, and feel, we can find our way home to ourselves again.

MORE ABOUT EMMA:

• Follow Emma on Instagram HERE
• Visit Emma's website and find out about her work HERE
• Get her MOTHER LOVE course HERE - 7 Days of Self-Love & Joy through Movement Medicine
• Join her BECOMING WILD programme HERE - open for enrolment NOW (starts on 14th November)

MORE ABOUT TAMSIN, YOUR PODCAST HOST:

• Follow me on Instagram HERE
• Visit my website and find out about how to work with me HERE
• Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE
• Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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During this episode I’m joined by the brilliant Victoria Smith-Murphy - an executive coach, tarot educator, and leadership mentor who weaves together the corporate and the sacred.

At the heart of Victoria’s work lies helping people reconnect with their intuition - that deep inner knowing so many of us override, second-guess, or forget how to hear.

During this conversation we explore what intuition really is, why it matters & how learning to trust it can expand your life in the most unexpected ways.

Victoria shares her deeply personal journey - from navigating early menopause to becoming a mum through her sister’s egg donation - and how each step has taught her to surrender, trust, and listen inward.

We also dive into the world of Tarot - exploring how it can be used as a tool for reflection, perspective-shifting, and guidance.

Victoria even does a live Tarot reading with me, which offered some pretty powerful insights!

This conversation is full of wisdom, grounded spirituality, and gentle reminders that you already have the answers you’re seeking inside you - if only you create the space to listen.

Podcast References:

Tarot cards used during live demo were drawn from The Light Seer's Tarot deck

Visuals linked below to the specific cards discussed:

• The King of Cups
• The Five of Cups

More About Victoria:

Victoria has three separate businesses:

• VSM Executive Coaching (or HERE on Instagram)
• A Tarot education business called Tarot & Transformation (or HERE on Instagram)
• A leadership development collective called Leading Deeply

Sign up to Victoria's newsletter HERE

About Your Podcast Host, Tamsin Williamson:

• Find out how to work with me HERE
• Book a FREE 30-min discovery call with me HERE
• Follow me on Instagram HERE
• Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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Let's celebrate 50 episodes of the pod! 🎉

In this milestone solo episode, I reflect on what it really takes to create something that matters...and keep going, even when it feels messy, imperfect or unclear.

When I pressed record on episode 1 of this podcast back in December 2023, I had no idea where this journey would take me.

What I did know was that I wanted to create a space for honest, inspiring conversations with women who are living life on their terms - and in turn, empower YOU to believe that your dreams, ideas and voice matter deeply, even alongside raising kids.

So now I'm using this solo milestone episode to reflect on what these 50 episodes have taught me, and how they have shaped me as a whole person including:

>> The courage it takes to begin (and why fear isn’t a stop sign)

>> Why alignment + integrity matter more than perfection

>> How small, imperfect steps build momentum and confidence

If you’ve been sitting on an idea, dream or spark, this is your reminder: you don’t need the full plan, you just need the courage to begin and grant yourself the permission to believe it’s possible for you.

And if you’re ready to start doing your thing with clarity, courage and conviction, I’d love to support you inside The Gateway - my signature 1:1 coaching and mentorship programme for mums ready to step into their next chapter while raising their kids. Enrolment is now open - details below!

Here’s to the first 50 - and the next 50 still to come!

Find out about my signature coaching and mentorship programme, The Gateway >> HERE

Book a FREE 30-min discovery call with me >> HERE

Follow me on Instagram >> HERE

Download my FREE guide HERE >> CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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What does it really mean to feel free in motherhood?

In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by the brilliant Annie Breen - Speaker, Transformational Life Coach, Holistic Therapist, and co-founder of The Galloping Gut Hut.

Annie is passionate about helping people break free from mediocrity and the “shoulds” of society so they can live a liberated life aligned with who they truly are.

Motherhood was the catalyst for Annie’s own breaking free. After navigating overwhelm, an ADHD diagnosis, and the pressures of doing life in a way that didn’t fit her, Annie and her family chose a different path - one rooted in freedom, authenticity, and alignment with their values.

In this episode, Annie shares her journey and wisdom around:

• The courage it takes to break the rules and choose your own values instead
• Building a life web that’s interconnected, evolving, and rooted in what matters most
• Creating anchor points in daily life to stay grounded amidst the juggle
• Why authenticity and energy are at the heart of true liberation
• Cycle breaking, legacy, and modelling new possibilities for our children
• How freedom in motherhood doesn’t mean detaching from family - but finding safe harbours that allow you to thrive

We also explore the messy, human parts of this process: learning to trust the unknown, finding the right people to support you, and redefining what it means to be a mother beyond society’s narrow mould.

If you’ve ever felt like motherhood has shrunk your world, Annie’s story is a reminder that it can also be the gateway to expansion, freedom, and living life on your own terms.

PODCAST REFERENCES:

• Dr Naomi Fisher - https://naomifisher.co.uk/
• Exhale Coffee - https://exhalecoffee.com/

MORE ABOUT ANNIE:

• Follow Annie on Instagram HERE and The Galloping Gut Hut HERE
• Visit Annie's website and find out about her work HERE

MORE ABOUT TAMSIN, YOUR PODCAST HOST:

• More info about The Gateway HERE: my 1:1 coaching & mentorship programme for Mums (DOORS NOW OPEN!)
• Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE
• Follow me on Instagram HERE
• Visit my website HERE
• Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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What if raising your kids didn’t mean following the rules - but rewriting them altogether?

In this episode of Do Your Thing, I’m joined by the brilliantly honest and refreshingly down-to-earth Fiona Sim: a home-educating mum, Certified Business Strategist and freedom-seeker who’s created a life and career shaped by values and instincts, not expectations.

Fiona lives in the Scottish Borders with her husband and two daughters. After spending 15 years trying on different jobs and directions, it wasn’t until motherhood that she truly found her path - which included the decision to Home Educate her kids.

Fiona shares her inspiring story of consciously stepping away from the conventional path, from years of trying to “figure it all out” to building a lifestyle that blends parenting, learning, travel and self-trust.

During this conversation we explore:

• Why Fiona chose to home educate her children - and what that actually looks like in real life
• How home education has become a natural, blended part of their everyday life
• The role of freedom in her parenting journey - and how her perspective shifted after becoming a mum
• The balance between supporting her children’s autonomy and making space for herself
• The reality of trial and error, learning to get it wrong, and offering yourself compassion in the process

Fiona also shares some invaluable widsom around what to consider if you’re curious about home education, and how to start exploring what might work for your family.

This is a grounded, thoughtful conversation about living life and raising kids outside the lines and what it really takes to carve out a life that feels good for you and your family.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FIONA HERE:

>> Follow Fiona on Instagram HERE

>> Visit Fiona's website HERE to find out about her business supporting other stay-at-home mums to move through the “where do I even start?!” phase of business so they can create lives filled with more choice, alignment, and freedom.

ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:

>> Find out how to work with me HERE

>> Book a FREE 30-min discovery call with me HERE

>> Follow me on Instagram HERE

>> Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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The end of term can feel like a full-body sprint to the finish line - school events, packed calendars, exhausted kids (and parents!) and your own mental load bubbling away in the background.

It’s no wonder so many of us arrive at summer already feeling wrung out, craving rest but unsure how to actually get it with kids at home.

But you don’t have to start the summer exhausted, burnt out, and desperate for a break you may not fully get.

And in this short and supportive solo episode, I’m here to offer you a different way into the Summer stretch.

An approach rooted in gentleness, nervous system care, and permission to tend to your own needs as well as your family’s.

In this episode we'll explore:

- Why the end-of-term intensity can feel like such a spiral

- How to soften the transition into summer without collapsing into it

- Tiny but powerful ways to honour your energy, needs and capacity

- How to make this summer feel less like survival and more like spaciousness

- Why looking beyond the summer might bring surprising relief

If you’re feeling the frazzle, this episode is your exhale.

And a reminder that it’s safe to unrush yourself and allow yourself to matter in the middle of it all.

>> And if you know you’re ready for something to shift come September - whether it’s more support, space, or a reimagining of how you want to do life, work or motherhood - my signature 1:1 coaching and mentorship programme for Mum, The Gateway - is now open for enrolment.

A grounding way to welcome in more ease, peace of mind and excitement into the summer knowing your September self will be taken care of on the other side.

Find out about The Gateway HERE

Book a FREE 30-min discovery call with me HERE

Follow me on Instagram HERE

Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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What if joy wasn’t something you had to earn?

And what if the reason it feels so far away isn’t because you’re doing it wrong - but because your body doesn’t feel safe enough to receive it?

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Danielle Brooker - Motherhood Joy Coach, speaker, and mentor - who helps Mums break free from exhaustion, ditch the pressure to ‘do it right,’ and expand their capacity for joy without self-sacrifice.

Danielle offers a radical reframe: that true, sustainable joy isn’t found in more bubble baths or 'perfect' to-do lists. It’s found in the body, when our nervous system feels safe enough to soften.

Together, we explore:

• Why so many mothers feel stuck in survival mode
• How nervous system regulation is the missing link in accessing lasting joy
• Why “just think positive” culture can leave women feeling unseen and unsupported
• Danielle’s personal story of burnout and what it really means to “do your thing” in alignment with joy
• Practical, embodied ways to begin reconnecting with joy - even amidst the chaos of Motherhood

We also talk about Danielle’s free online retreat happening from 20–23 May 2025 -  Mama Joy Ignite - a soulful, spacious event for big-hearted, ambitious mothers ready to reconnect with themselves, break free of the mess, and ignite their joy.

Along with 18+ other inspiring experts I’m honoured to be a speaker at this retreat too - leading a juicy, soul-deep conversation and visualisation to help you lighten the maternal mental load.

🎟️ Click here to grab your FREE ticket to Mama Joy Ignite

PODCAST REFERENCES:

• Freedom From Busy by Danielle Brooker
• The 6 Human Needs - Tony Robbins TED Talk
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

FIND OUT ABOUT DANIELLE BROOKER:

• Visit Danielle's website HERE
• Follow Danielle on Instagram HERE
• Email Danielle on [email protected] to discuss anything that resonated from this episode!

ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON (THE PARENTHOOD COACH):

• Find out how to work with me HERE
• Book a FREE 30-min discovery call with me HERE
• Follow me on Instagram HERE

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In this week’s powerful episode of Do Your Thing I’m joined by my friend, fellow coach, and Mama Rising™ Facilitator Katrina Court, for a deeply honest and validating conversation about the one word that helped her reclaim herself after becoming a mother: Matrescence.

Matrescence is the often-ignored, yet transformational shift that occurs as we journey from woman to mother. And yet, most of us have never even heard the word.

Released during Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, this episode shines a light on why Motherhood can feel so overwhelming and discombobulating, and why understanding matrescence could be the missing piece in making sense of it all.

During this conversation, Katrina and I explore:

• Her raw and relatable early Motherhood experience - and the identity crisis that followed
• The pressure to “bounce back” and how discovering matrescence freed her from that
• What matrescence actually is, how long it can last, and why it affects every mum
• Why recognising this transition is essential for self-compassion and mental wellbeing
• How it’s changed the way she "does her thing" in her personal and professional life
• The first steps she recommends for any Mums feeling lost in the thick of matrescence

This conversation is a must-listen for any mother who has ever thought “Why is this so hard?” - and is ready to feel seen, heard, and supported 💛

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT KATRINA:

>> Follow Katrina on Instagram HERE

>> Visit Katrina's website HERE

ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:

>> Find out about my new 90-minute coaching experience - The Springboard Sessions - for Mums looking to shift from 'freeze' to 'freedom'

>> Book a FREE 30-min discovery call with me HERE

>> Follow me on Instagram HERE

>> Download my FREE guide: CLAIM YOUR COMEBACK - 20 simple but powerful hacks to go from 'Meh!' to 'Mojo!' after kids

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