Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin

Are you feeling flat, unmotivated, or disconnected from your routine lately? You’re not alone — this episode explores how seasonal changes, especially during winter, can impact our energy, emotions, and habits as mothers.

I’ll guide you through what’s really happening in your brain and body during winter (hello, Seasonal Affective Disorder), why it’s totally normal to feel “off,” and how to stop forcing yourself to hustle like it’s summer when your body is asking you to slow down.

We’ll also unpack how to find the balance between showing up for yourself and honouring your seasonal energy shifts — with 5 practical tools to reset your routine, support your mindset, and regulate your nervous system during the colder months.

Whether you’ve been skipping workouts, doom-scrolling to cope, or just feeling flat and frustrated with yourself… this episode will remind you: you’re not broken, you’re just out of alignment — and there’s a gentler way to come back home to yourself.

Recommendations: Sunrise Alarm Clock

Ambient Jazz videos on YouTube

If you’ve ever had a scary thought and instantly questioned, “What is wrong with me?”, this episode is for you. In today’s deep dive, we’re talking about intrusive thoughts, mum anxiety, and the overwhelm that comes with the mental load — especially when you're juggling toddlers, stress, and not enough sleep.

We explore why these thoughts happen (especially postpartum), how our brains shift into fight-or-flight mode as mums, and what these patterns have to do with survival instincts, overstimulation, and the stories we tell ourselves.

You’ll learn simple mindset tools from CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to help you detangle from anxious thoughts, name the inner critic, and create more self-compassion in motherhood. This is your permission slip to stop judging yourself for the way you feel — because you're not broken, you're just overwhelmed.

Whether you’re feeling snappy, overstimulated, or scared by your own thoughts, you are not alone. Let this be your reminder that healing starts with awareness — and that it’s safe to take up space for your feelings.

If you have been comparing you and your habits or goals when you’re in a hard chapter of life to you and your habits and goals when you are totally thriving and motivated then this episode is for you.

This is your Monday pep talk to help you stop the comparison and beating yourself up.

Learn how you can still be achieving your goals and healthy habits, even if they don’t look or feel like they normally do

This episode will run you through tips and mindset changes to bring in over the Holiday Season (or any time you’re feeling overly busy) to help you to feel less overwhelmed and more present.

Recommendation: Man On The Inside on Netflix

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, this episode is for you! Here are the 5 easiest mindset tools that I use literally every week.

These 5 tools are going to help you to feel like it’s possible to start your self development journey in a way that feels easily achievable.

This week’s recommendation: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

What if I told you that it’s actually not someone else’s fault when you feel triggered?

This episode will help you to go deeper to realise WHY you feel triggered sometimes and what you can actually do about it.

Recommendation: Sabbi The Label

Mamas if you've been feeling overwhelmed, stressed and burnt out this one is for you.

Use a mindset tool live with me and think about 6 different ways you can reduce your Mental Load, stress and overwhelm so you're on your way to feeling like being a 'chill mum' is actually possible!

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Recommendation: Witness: William Tyrrel podcast

MamaMia podcast episode: Little Treats

MamaMia podcast: The Mental Load

My podcast episodes on finding yourself again and idendity:

Ep 122

Ep 84

Ep 85