This gentle guided meditation is an invitation to shift from lack to enoughness—from feeling depleted and stretched thin to noticing the quiet abundance already around and within you. 

In just a few minutes, you’ll create space to breathe, soften, and reconnect with gratitude.

Designed especially for overwhelmed midlife mums (we're not overwhelmed all the time, but this will help when we are! :-) 

What You’ll Experience:

🌾 A mindful pause to slow down and reconnect

🌾 A gratitude-based practice to expand your awareness of abundance

🌾 Simple prompts to help you feel more grounded and content

🌾 A reset for your nervous system and perspective

Listen to This Episode If You Feel:

– Constantly behind or not doing enough

– Emotionally or mentally drained

– Trapped in comparison or scarcity thinking

– Ready to come back to a more peaceful, grounded place

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In this calming guided meditation, you’ll be gently supported to reconnect with your inner light—the part of you that’s strong, steady, and uniquely you. This short practice is perfect for midlife mums  - have you every felt like you've lost a sense of who you are or you've been dimming your light to keep everything going? Take these 10 minutes to yourself to bask in your own beautiful light.

You’ll be guided to pause, breathe, and remember your worth. Whether you’re navigating motherhood, midlife changes, a separation, or simply need a moment of encouragement, let this meditation remind you: you still shine lovely! xx

What You’ll Experience:

✨ A grounding breath to come home to yourself

✨ Gentle affirmations to rediscover your confidence

✨ A space to release self-doubt and reconnect with your inner strength

✨ A sense of presence, calm, and quiet empowerment

Listen to This Episode If You Feel:

– Disconnected from your sense of self

– Burnt out from carrying the mental load

– Like you’re going through the motions but missing you

– Ready to feel seen and supported—even if just for a moment

I mentioned signing up for my bi-weekly Mindful Monday Notes for more calming, real-life ways to stress less, and rise above the chaos of life.

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This is perfect for mindful walks, holidays, or grounding in green spaces 

Take a mindful pause from the chaos of daily life with this gentle, nature-inspired meditation. Whether you’re walking through a local park, sitting in your garden, or simply imagining the natural world, this short guided practice invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect—with the earth and with yourself.

This mindful meditation is especially for you if you’re feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you’re running on autopilot. Let this be your moment to reset and remember your place in something bigger.

What You Might Experience:

🌿 A grounding breath to centre you in the present moment

🌿 Gentle prompts to help you tune into the natural world around you

🌿 A quiet reconnection to your body, breath, and surroundings

🌿 A sense of calm, clarity, and rootedness—even in the middle of a busy day

Listen when you:

Feel overwhelmed or overstimulated

Want to get out of your head and into your senses

Need a moment of stillness and reconnection

Links and Resources

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If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I miss the old me,” this episode is for you.

In the thick of motherhood — especially in midlife — it’s so easy to lose touch with who you are beyond the needs, routines, and roles. You love your kids deeply… but maybe you look in the mirror and barely recognise the woman staring back.

In this episode, I’m talking about what identity loss after motherhood really looks like (no sugar-coating), why it’s so common, and — most importantly — how you can start to gently find your way back to you.

You’ll hear:

• Why disconnection is a normal part of being a Mum (and nothing to be ashamed of)
• 3 small, powerful ways to reconnect with yourself starting today
• A moment of mindfulness to help you feel more present, calm, and grounded — even just for a minute

I’m so glad you’re here. You haven’t disappeared — you’ve just been on hold. And it’s time to come back to yourself.

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Every second Monday, I’ll send you a simple, supportive email with tools to help you feel calmer, more present, and more like you.

You’ll also get instant access to my free Guided Walking Meditation — perfect for reconnecting with yourself in real life, not just in theory.

👉 Click here to get the Notes + the free meditation

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Coming Home to You – A Guided Meditation for Mums Who Feel a Little Lost

This short, gentle meditation is your invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your old self.

Perfect for midlife mums who feel overwhelmed, emotionally stretched, (or as I like to say - 'All tapped out'!) Or maybe you're just missing the girl you used to be. She is in there - waiting to say hello.

No pressure. No perfect stillness needed. Just you, your breath, and a few moments of calm - wherever or whenever you can find them.

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In this first full episode of The Balance Blueprint® Podcast, I’m sharing why this podcast has evolved, who it’s now for, and what you can expect in the weeks ahead.

If you’re a midlife mum who’s holding everything together but quietly wondering where you went in the process – this space is for you.

Together, we’ll explore ways to feel calmer, more present, and more connected to yourself – even in the chaos.

✨ Mentioned in this episode:

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Welcome to The Balance Blueprint® Podcast-a calming space for midlife Moms who are ready to feel more like themselves again. 

I'm Gwen, corporate HR turned mindfulness teacher - and every second week (because life is busy!), I'll bring you gentle, grounded support to help you reclaim your calm, restore your clarity, and reconnect with the woman underneath the overwhelm.

If you ever thought, "I love my kids, but where did I go?" - this is for you.

You'll find real-life calming tools, honest conversations, and guided meditations to gently support you in this season. 

Hit Follow now, grab your cuppa, and let's begin.

Want a regular dose of calm straight into your inbox? 

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This is a guided mindful meditation called a Moment to Forgive. 

It offers mindful guidance if you’re coming through conflict and feel you've been harmed or hard done by, and it feels like ALOT. 

Take this moment to pause, quieten the body and mind and give yourself this momentary sanctuary of peace- which is what Forgiveness will also offer you. 

But forgiveness is hard and typically, we’re not able to forgive because we’re holding on to a lot of pain.  This forgiveness practice shines a spotlight of awareness on how it feels right now, and invites compassion to the pain you're holding onto. 

It's not easy to forgive but you can start by opening up and creating a little more space.

Allowing anger, bitterness or resentment to be here, but loosening the grip they have on you. Forgiveness is really the release of the emotional charge that comes with the bitterness and even vengeance towards the person that may have harmed you. Regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.

This brave and gentle practice of forgiveness can help you turn toward the future instead of resenting the past. To realise you don't need to keep torturing yourself, with sleepless nights, being physically sick, exhausted, panic attacks. This is already enough - let go of the pain and consider the possibility of freeing your heart and untangling the knot it's managed to wrangle itself into.

Forgiveness is not condoning what's happened, or agreeing with it.  You don’t even have to like it. It’s the realisation that holding onto what happened is in itself painful.

‘'Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future’', Paul Boese

Forgiveness can be a practice, and one worth practicing because it can be so liberating and freeing. Letting go of resentment and grudges and bringing more compassion, more love and more care to the world. 

[credit to Dr Diana Winston for her inspiration for this guided meditation and thoughts]

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This conversation is a treat.

It will inspire you and hopefully, give you much food for thought as you navigate the big decisions in your life.

Gerry (originally from Ireland) completed a four-year Masters in Mindfulness-Based Teaching (with me!) at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University in Wales, one of the most renowned institutions for mindfulness research and practice in the world.

Before this he was a Vice President in a large American entertainment company based in Amsterdam, and has worked in marketing for almost thirty years. He and his wife, Christina (from the Netherlands ), are now living in Vilanculos in Mozambique, where they run  MindWise (www.mindwise.me) offering mindfulness and yoga-based retreats in Mozambique, South Africa and in Europe, teaching mindfulness to local schoolchildren, running face-to-face themed workshops and teaching mindfulness to corporate companies. Together they also offer mindful holiday retreats to their little home in Mozambique overlooking the Indian Ocean, which I hope one day to experience!

We hear how Gerry faced burnout in his executive career and after much reflection and struggle made some very big changes in his life.  He shares his experience and weaves in some beautiful poetry and images to highlight the beauty and strength of mindfulness in navigating this one precious life we all have.

There is so much to unpack here and here are the top three takeaways of the discussion:

1. Life is Change and the essence of our experience is change. It makes us who we are. The more you navigate, the stronger you become, each decision and opportunity preparing you for the next

2. Flow like a river. Be open to what's here, without judgement, blame or pushing it away. Realising that it's already here.  Instead, unfold like a river, bending and twisting around it's undiscovered bends. Be carried away by the  surprise of your own unfolding path

3.  Embrace the groundlessness. Like the birds who have to leave the nest to learn how to fly, take that chance and jump into the unknown. You never know, it might just be the best thing you ever did!

You can find Gerry on Instagram HERE

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Join us online ~ 11 June at 8pm BST.  We can't wait to see you there.

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Today's episode explores how it feels to be juggling it all, and gives you 5 game changing mindfulness-based approaches that will help you stop looking outside of yourself for balance and meaning, and instead guide you in taking control of your own life. 

This means designing the life you actually want to live, instead of it being designed for you. 

This is powerful, and it gets right to the core of how mindful living can finally transform your life into the one you know you can have and truly desire.  

Delve deeper into my 5 top tips for (work)-life harmony:

Find out how to...

1. Set Intentions

2. Prioritise (and not in the usual way)

3. Practice Self Care

4. Unplug

5. Embrace Flexibility

Today, I'm talking about flow, about progressing, about blending all parts of your life – physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and allowing ‘life’ to flow through you, in all its intricate beauty.
 

Join THE DECISION MAKING MASTERCLASS - part 1 of 3 workshops in the Managing Overwhelming Emotions Masterclass Series

• Do you have a big decision to make?
• Are you struggling with fear and anxiety and have no idea what is the best path to take?
• Is imposter syndrome holding you back?
• Not sure which way to turn or how you can make the best decision for everyone involved?

Come join Mindful Mari B and I for a live workshop on how to finally make the decision you've been grappling with for weeks.

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Join us live on Zoom Tuesday 11 June 2024 at 8PM BST

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