Life really is a rollercoaster, and we can often forget to pump up our own tyres. Happiness is more than a mindset, and so we have happiness activator Steph Peliter joining us to share her happiness tools and what little steps we can take each day to protect our energy and achieve happiness.

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This week we are joined by international DJ Jayli and her partner Barney, also know as @iammrbanks on Tiktok. We discuss the changing priorities as a parent, as well as acceptance, breastfeeding, resentment, feeling like a failure, hypoglycaemia and the changes in relationships.

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Alex Light is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster and all round bringer of body positivity for all! In this episode we work to break down the dieting cycle for new generations, discussing what we are being exposed to and how we can respond to unsolicited comments and work to be true to yourself.

In an exclusive she also discusses her recent plans to future-proof her own fertility.

TW// Eating Disorder

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It's about the dads this week as Olly Huddlestone joins us to chat advice for dads in birth, being a father to daughters and tips for birth partners and the support they can give. We also have some amazing listener advice on C-Sections and how to prepare.

You can find Olly online as @dadlifewithriver

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You can love your kids without loving motherhood! We speak to blogger and author Cat Sims to chat realities of motherhood, prioritising your own health, her birth advice, the importance of communication, the importance of sharing your experiences and the maternal mental load.

All whilst Ashley is having contractions!

You can find Cat @notsosmugnow

And her book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Time-Smiled-Just-Wind/dp/0008526141

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Influencer, blogger and writer Victoria Bye joins us this week to discuss her current pregnancy after loss with 3 children, endometriosis, stepping from one child to two and the mental load.

TW/ We will be mentioning miscarriage in this episode.

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Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a sickness that causes excessive nausea and vomiting, so much that it often needs hospital treatment. Around 1-3 in every 100 women are said to have HG during pregnancy, Amy Neville from Amy Nev's fashion diaries joins us this week to tell us more about this sickness, her own experiences with it and her struggles with matrescence.

You can find Amy @amynevfashiondiaries

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The cost of childcare is at an all time high, but how can we rely less on the dysfunctional childcare system? Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed to chat childcare, judgement and discrimination towards mothers as well as the laws around this.

Need help? Call the Pregnant Then Screwed Helpline on 0161 2229879.

You can find Joeli at @pregnantthenscrewed

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Eimear Varian Barry discusses the judgement of mums, coparenting, getting out of the cycle of comparing yourself with other mums and the identity struggle this week.

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We tackle sustainability this week and how we can teach our children about the environment. Jeroo Doodhmal, founder of Pip & Henry tells us her story and journey becoming an entrepreneur as well as the juggle alongside this.

You can find Pip & Henry here: https://pipandhenry.com/

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