Mums F**king Matter

I have known that I am sensitive for many years and I know that other people would relate to what I share in this episode.

In this episode I speak about:

• when I learned about HSP's and how it helped me
• Susan Cain's work about the 'bittersweet' temperament and her TED Talk
• Elena Herdieckerhoff's brilliant video: 'The gentle power of highly sensitive people'
• why feeling our emotions fully can be beautiful, powerful and so healing
• tools and tips for managing being an HSP

Themes: highly sensitive people, mental health, emotional wellbeing

At the end, I share a poem written by Danielle Doby.

To see more about Susan Cain, see her website here. I also mention the book 'Come As You Are' by Emily Nagoski.

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In this episode I talk to Naomi Galliano. Naomi is a trauma informed coach who specialises in helping mothers heal the intergenerational & childhood trauma stored in the nervous system.

This conversation, Naomi's wisdom and experience is absolute gold and so, so powerful for helping us to regulate our emotions better, as women and Mothers.

In this episode we speak about:

• Naomi's journey with motherhood
• Naomi's work with healing the nervous system, past trauma, intergenerational trauma, and changing your self-talk from negative to positive
• an explanation of the vagus nerve, the nervous system states and how we can look after ourselves when empowered with this knowledge
• women's LEARNED inability to know our own needs, and/or to ask for help with our needs being met — and what that means for our emotional states
• parenting and neurodivergence
• my experience working with Naomi and the positive impact it had
• how invaluable self awareness is
• the importance of learning about the nervous system, at any age, and how our children can benefit

Themes: Motherhood, Matrescence, The Nervous System, Mental Health

To learn more about Naomi's work see here on Facebook. Or here on Instagram.

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I recorded this episode in March 2024 and it's taken me a few months to ponder sharing it.

For a long time I held shame over what I share in this episode, but I know I am not alone in this experience, and wish/hope to help others in exposing my truth.

Trigger Warnings: I speak on domestic abuse (emotional, financial, physical, sexual), infidelity, birth trauma.

In this episode I speak about:

• the disbelief at my reality and the break down of my relationship
• how common abuse is and we are not taught to look out for abusive behaviour
• matrescence, patrescence and how couples can be affected
• the awful state my self-worth was in that led to me being groomed and assaulted
• our human need to be seen, heard and appreciated

The song I couldn't remember the name of was Take Care by Beach House.

Themes: domestic abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), infidelity, birth trauma

At the end, I share a poem written by me.

One of the podcasts I said I'd share is no longer available. The other is this from 'Behind The Mother Mask' with Annie Breen. Click here for Apple Podcasts and here for Spotify.

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Elena Skoreyko Wagner is a Canadian illustrator and paper collage artist based in York, UK.

This is such a beautiful, REAL and honest conversation. Elena shares her experience of motherhood and her work and how she came to illustrate story books with paper collage.

I first saw an example of her work with the book 'My Mom Has Feelings Too' by K.D. Stoddard.

In this episode we speak about:

• Elena's experience of birth in 3 different countries
• the self-judgement, self-alienation and disconnection from other mothers we can so often have
• Elena's Dad playing his part in helping with her support network
• how 'beautiful spaces' are not everything and letting go of commercialised ideas (I f**king LOVE this point!)
• my experience with my emotions as a new Mama and why I was drawn to the book of K.D. Stoddard
• the precious 'WHY' behind Elena's work and her training/background
• my awful experience with a publishing company and the gatekeeping/censoring that can happen
• the stories held in the paper!
• another book Elena's worked on called 'Wild Trails To The Sea' by Penelope Jackson

Themes: Motherhood, Story Telling, Art, Mental Health

To learn more about Elena's work see here on her Instagram, or on Elena's website.

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I wanted to share my experience of doing a Burlesque for Beginners course in London, with 'The Cheek Of It!'.

Why? Because I know many of my followers and listeners are intrigued to know more!

Also to (hopefully) inspire you to do something truly for YOU! Because it's so important to find something that we LOVE — and that lights us up — as well as being a Mama, partner, friend, etc.

In this episode I speak about:

• body confidence
• learning to be adored
• the sisterhood and community!
• using creativity to convey a message
• seeing REAL bodies moving in the flesh (compared to the fake and airbrushed)
• the art form of Burlesque; it's elegance and celebration
• an incident with(out) a nipple tassel
• performing in Soho in the midst of Pride month

Big thanks to my teachers Petis Pois and Ava Ventura! And Zoe at 'The Cheek Of It!'.

Themes: Burlesque, Female Empowerment, Postnatal Mental Health

At the end, I share a poem written by me.

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I'm so f**king honoured and excited to share this conversation with one of my most influential teachers — Amy Taylor-Kabbaz.

Amy is a Mama of 3 and one of leading voices on Matrescence in the world today. She leads a training programme (that changed my life!) called 'Mama Rising' and is the author of a book by the same name.

In this episode we speak about:

• Amy's landing into motherhood 16 years ago
• Her discovery of — and reaction to learning — the word matrescence 10 years into motherhood
• the injustice of not knowing this word sooner
• acknowledging our own mothers' matrescence
• how Amy changed her coaching and support method to be better for mothers (this made me cry as it's SO important!) — and the coaching model that some use is so toxic and adds to the problems
• my awakening/cracking open upon learning about matrescence
• experiencing matrescence mixed with domestic abuse; gaslighting, control and coercion
• post-traumatic GROWTH and what that can do to/for us
• what matrescence teaches us and how positive that is for this generation and the ones yet to come
• towards the end I share a poem I wrote for Amy

Themes: Matrescence, Motherhood, Parenting, Mental Health, Birth

To learn more about Amy's work see here on Amy's website.

We speak of Dr Aurelie Athan and Dr Oscar Serralach.

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MATRESCENCE! One of my favourite topics.

I'm not sure why it's taken me 30 episodes to get to this incredibly important topic, but anyhoo…

In this episode I speak about:

• when the word was coined (and it took 49 f**king years to be added to the dictionary!) and by whom
• the TED Talk that changed my life
• my teacher, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz and her course, 'Mama Rising'
• Dr Aurelie Athan and her work at The Motherhood Centre in New York
• postnatal depletion (not depression) and the work of Dr Oscar Serralach
• how matrescence affects EVERY layer of our being
• Lucy Jones' book, 'Matrescence'
• why your matrescence will be different depending on many factors

Themes: Matrescence, Mental Health, Motherhood, Patrescence, Postnatal Depletion

At the end, I share a poem written by me.

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Today's guest is Beth Berry. Beth is the founder of 'Revolution From Home', a Coach for Mothers and author of 'Motherwhelmed'.

Beth lives in Asheville, North Carolina in the US. She is an amazing woman, a mother to four girls, and such a powerful voice in the motherhood space.

I loved this conversation so much. Thank you Beth! — And thanks so much to all my guests, past and future!

TRIGGER WARNING: At 34.25—38.22 we speak about birth. Not birth trauma but in case birth talk upsets you I wanted to let you know.

In this episode we speak about:

• Beth's work coaching Mothers and couples
• Beth's experience living in Mexico and writing her book
• the intensive parenting paradigms we have to contend with
• how we're not as flawed as we are led to believe — the 'norms' and the structures do NOT support parents
• the ripple effect (on our kids) of truly looking after ourselves
• giving, receiving and learning to take too...
• the profound importance of instincts
• Beth's experience of birth and becoming a Mum at 17
• what a 'soul fire steward' is and tending to your flame...

Themes: Motherhood, Parenting, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Birth, Matrescence

At the end, I share an excerpt from Beth's book, Motherwhelmed.

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This is a very honest account of my early months of motherhood.

TRIGGER WARNING: I talk of my birth experience, birth trauma, and how fragile I was as a new Mum.

I wanted to speak about all of the things that I felt as I know so many Mamas who do not feel seen in their experience of Motherhood. This is due to the (often toxic, and certainly detrimental) emphasis on being the 'perfect Mum' that we see all over the place.

In this episode I speak about:

• my expectations of birth and early motherhood
• my birth experience
• c-section scar massage and healing
• moving gently after birth and why
• not being in love with my baby right away
• therapies I benefitted from
• research I've done to help me heal

Themes: Mental Health, Mothering, Birth Trauma

At the end, I share a poem written by me.

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Today's guest is Alex Higham of Exhale Healthy Coffee; a brilliant coffee brand that I excitedly discovered and tried in 2020 and have not looked back since!

As well as the founder of 'Exhale', Alex is a Dad to two girls, husband to Kirsty (co-founder of Exhale) and keen runner.

In this episode we speak about:

• Alex's health journey and the story of how 'Exhale' came about
• where their delicious coffee comes from and how it is made to be so healthy
• the many health benefits of good quality coffee and the decaffeination method used by Exhale
• some of the research on consuming caffeine in pregnancy and as a nursing Mum

To try a free bag of Exhale Healthy Coffee click HERE.

You can find more about Exhale Coffee at exhalecoffee.com, as well as here on Instagram.

Themes: Health, Coffee, Motherhood, Parenting, Mental Health,

At the end, I share a poem written by me.

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