For my last episode of this series I was delighted to be joined by Cliona O'Connor (formerly LeanMeanMomma) and I couldn’t have asked for a more delightful guest on which to end with. For those who don’t know Cliona, she is a multi award winning blogger, content creator and mom from Cork. To the already initiated she is an essential voice in the social media space, from her excellent family recipes to her exemplary sense of style. In person she did not disappoint. She is exactly like she is in her stories, humble, witty and we could have talked for hours mum to mum.

As a mother of four, time management is key in Cliona’s household. Exercise is essential to her for both body and mind, in fact she fully admits that she would not be able to function without it. So trying fit that in between work commitments and the day to day carnage of family life is a daily challenge.

Food plays a huge part in Cliona’s domestic and work life. From the outside looking in, it looks as if she has cracked the code as to how to get kids to eat healthily. But she is quick to point out that her own children are just as fussy as the rest of us and she is always trying to invent new ways to sneak vegetables into their diet.

We also reminisce about Cliona’s early days as a mother and her strict adherence to the text books & methods that nearly sent her potty. She had to learn the hard way just like the rest of us to let go, relax and as long as you are doing everything for your children from a place of love then you are doing the right thing. And if you see another mother in trouble don’t be afraid to lend a helping hand.

I cannot thank Cliona enough for her time and for agreeing to record her first ever podcast with me. We could have probably filled a whole episode about our shared passion for Lululemon leggings alone! To follow Cliona’s daily stories please head over to her to her instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/clionaoconnor_/

Or check out her brilliant recipes on her blog:

https://clionaoconnor.ie

This is the last episode of Series 2 of the For All Mum Kind Podcast and I would like to thank all the mums who took the time to chat with me over the past twelve weeks. I have learnt so much from each one of them and I hope you have enjoyed listening to the podcasts as much as I have enjoyed recording them. I plan to take a short break now until early 2020 and in the meantime I would really appreciate if you could continue to share the pod amongst your mum groups and beyond. And if you have the time please rate and review me on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods as it really helps with the discoverability of the pod for any new mums out there.

Finally if you wish to get in touch with me please DM me on my Instagram channel:

https://www.instagram.com/forallmumkind/

Thanks and see you in the new year!

Pamela x

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