Mum Knows Best

Hello beautiful mamas,

On today’s episode we have Nikki Steele Osborne, founder of The Scottish Soul Sister, which supports parents to gain the confidence and clarity to cut through the noise and overwhelm to raise their family on their own terms. 

Living in four countries outside of her home of Scotland shaped Nikki both personally and professionally to bring you an honest, humorous approach with no sugarcoating and no scaremongering.Her own experience of Post Partum Depression and Anxiety when her son was born in 2017 was the catalyst to becoming a coach, speaker, author of Homebird and creator of the award winning digital resource Stepping Into Parenthood.

Nikki’s work encourages you to meet your own Six Human Needs with simple, sustainable selfcare. Her mantra is soulful support for the messy, beautiful reality of parenthood.

We loved chatting with Nikki, she is a true open book. 

Much love, 

MKB

xx

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TW: grief, pregnancy loss.

Hello lovely mamas,

On today’s episode we are joined by the wonderful Avarni Bilan.

Arvani is a former fashion university lecturer who spent 10 years working in the dance music industry. She now balances life as a full-time mum while building two new businesses. Alongside motherhood and work, Avarni has spent the past several years training as a shamanic healer. Shamanism and energy healing have become a significant part of her motherhood journey, shaping the way she approaches both parenting and personal growth.

We loved chatting with Avarni, her openness and honesty was truly incredible and we are so lucky that she chose to share her story with us. 

Much love, 

MKB

xx

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TW: grief, pregnancy loss.

Hello mamas,

On today’s episode we are joined by the inspiring Lucy Wolfe. 

Lucy is a leading Irish Sleep Consultant, Relationship Mentor, Author of the best-selling books: The Baby Sleep Solution and All About the Baby Sleep Solution and Mum of four children. Lucy is a graduate of University College Cork in Parent and Relationship Mentoring and holds a first-class honors master’s degree in The Psychotherapy of Relationship Mentoring and is a post-graduate (PhD) researcher. Her work has been widely featured in media outlets, and she regularly appears on national television and radio as a sleep expert. Lucy is the originator of the stay-and-support method, an approach designed to help children and their parents achieve deeper, more rested sleep without the distress of leaving children to cry alone. 

We talked sleeping tips, how she started out in the world of sleep and her stay-and-support method. Lucy was brilliant and we learned so much !!!

Much love, 

MKB

xx

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You can find Lucy Wolfe on IG: @lucywolfesleep

Hey mummies!

We're back with the lovely Lucy Cousins. Lucy is a mother to Birdie, who's nearly two, a freelance hair stylist specialising in fashion colours and owns her own thriving business No.15 hairdressing.

We had such an open and honest conversation with Lucy, where she really opened up about her post-partum experience and navigating her own mental health difficulties. Thank you so much for sharing, Lucy! We loved speaking with you. 

Much love, 

MKB

xx

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Hey girlies!

We're back with another guest, Kate Elizabeth is a mother, makeup artist, and multiple plate spinner - juggling all the roles life throws her way. 

Currently navigating the journey of single parenthood with a spirited three-year-old by her side. Resilient, determined, and rising stronger with every challenge - because every setback fuels an even greater comeback. 

We had such a fabulous conversation with Kate, where she really opened up about a cancer scare during pregnancy and navigating single motherhood and all that comes with that. We so appreciate Kate's honesty and authenticity and we loved chatting with her!

Much love, 

MKB

xx

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You can find Kate over on IG @kate_elizabeth_mua_uk

Kate is also currently training to do a sponsored walk to raise money for Sarcoma UK as her youngest brother (who is only 21) has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. The link for donations is here if you would like to make one: https://www.justgiving.com/page/sarcoma-hike-for-joe?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=021

Wishing Kate and her brother all the best xxxx

Hello mummies!

Tallulah and Sophie are back with another fabulous guest, Eleanor Pereira. 

Eleanor is based in Nottingham, where she runs her own jewellery business specialising in repairing and repurposing inherited pieces so they can be worn, treasured and loved again by the next generation. She is mum to three children – Theo (13) and twins Marcie and Daph (4). Her journey into motherhood began as a young single mum with Theo, an experience that quickly taught her independence and resilience. When Theo was five, she took him on a six-week road trip around France, just the two of them – an adventure that cemented her belief d children can be part of life’s adventures rather than a barrier to them. Years later, Eleanor met her partner Louis, and seven months into their relationship they discovered they were expecting twins – a joyful surprise that brought a new chapter of family life. For Eleanor, motherhood has unfolded across very different seasons of life: first as a young single mum, and later navigating life with three children, including twins. 

We loved chatting with Eleanor, hope you enjoy!

Love MKB team

xx

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You can find Eleanor over on IG @eleanorpereira 

Hey gorgeous mamas,

Tallulah is back from maternity leave so just the two of us today, catching up on her birth and being a mum of two!

We talk about what's new, what's different and everything in between.

Love MKB team

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Hey mamas,

Just me this week (Sophie) as Tallulah has just given birth!! Woop woop!

I had the pleasure of catching up with Rosie Kelly Smith. 

Rosie lives with her fiancé and baby girl, Billie. She works in journalism and production and co-hosts a top ten podcast 'What if?' with her mummy, Lorraine Kelly. Rosie is launching her new book 'Mother to Mother' on the 26th February, so we sat down to discuss this beautiful book and navigating motherhood through the generations. The book talks to the advice that gets passed down, whether it should or not!

Becoming a new parent is daunting enough without having to contend with comments and advice from seemingly every corner. 'They didn't do it like that in my day', 'You'll make a rod for your own back', 'Don't spoil the baby'. It's so easy to become overwhelmed, and too easy to feel like you're failing. How do you sift through all the advice and know what to trust? From her mum's birth in 1959, to her own in 1994, and to little Billie's in 2024, Rosie shares the universal truths that still make sense today, alongside the pieces of advice you can definitely ignore. From pregnancy to birth, the early days and beyond, Mother to Mother explores what we can learn about parenting from our own mums, as well as what we will find for ourselves.

Welcome to the podcast Rosie!!

Love MKB team

As always, feel free to reach out to us, we'd love to know what you want to hear about on the podcast and our DMs are always open!

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You can also find Rosie on socials - @rosiekellysmith

Hey there Mamas!

Our beloved Tallulah is off on maternity so this week Sophie will be solo chatting to the amazing Mubeena Hoosain. 

Mubeena is a Pilates teacher and mother, who teaches across London studios such as Movement Collective, Blok and privately working with women through Yonder Pilates. Her work focuses on supporting women - particularly through pre and post natal pilates - helping them rebuild strength, confidence and connection to their bodies.

As a mother herself, Mubeena speaks honestly about balancing work and family life. Her approach to Pilates is practical, nurturing and grounded in the belief that movement isn’t just exercise, it’s essential self-care.

We loved speaking to Mubeena and we hope you enjoy!

Love

Sophie and Tallulah! (aka MKB)

As always, feel free to reach out to us, we'd love to know what you want to hear about on the podcast and our DMs are always open!

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You can also find Mubeena on socials @yonder_mubeena

Welcome back mamas!

This week we'll be chatting to our first ever first time pregnant mummy, Midge (aka MAMI JUANA).

Midge is South London born & raised and now lives in the jungle in the Dominican Republic. Midge has taken on pregnancy her own way, keeping it fun, sexy and colourful. Pregnancy has not defined or slowed her down as she builds her tropical empire, hosting “The Pink Jungle” a podcast where she talks candidly about womanhood, faith, love and life in the Caribbean, developing an upscale erotic jungle getaway with her besty aimed to create a sex-positive space for couples to enjoy and her most recent endeavour, DJing and curating a sound that incorporates all of her previous lives. 

Midge spent years backpacking through Asia and South America where she fell in love with the idea of taking it back to basics and living as closely to nature as possible, after learning Spanish (and how to dance salsa!) the tropical Island of DR has been the place where she’s decided to make that dream come to life. 

Now living 5 minutes from the ocean in her big pink house that she built with her 6 rescue dogs, cat, her partner and soon to be born baby girl, her iconic story is far from over. 

We loved speaking to Midge and we hope you enjoy!

Love

Sophie and Tallulah! (aka MKB)

As always, feel free to reach out to us, we'd love to know what you want to hear about on the podcast and our DMs are always open!

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You can also find Midge on socials @__mamijuana