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  • NTM 520: Whole Woman, Whole Life: Living in Alignment with Your Body, Home and Heart

    If your life feels chaotic, cluttered, or constantly exhausting…it’s not just “life”; its information. In this episode, we unpack how your body, home, and calendar are mirrors of your nervous system (and what they’re trying to tell you).

    We talk about what it means to stop performing, start listening, and live from truth - not just obligation.

    You’ll hear why saying no is an act of power, how to tell the difference between burnout and misalignment, and why choosing ease isn’t lazy; it’s leadership. This is your permission to stop tolerating what drains you and start building a life that actually feeds you.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    • What your cluttered home or overflowing calendar is really telling you about your inner world
    • How your nervous system shows up in your schedule, and how to stop trading your life for things that don’t feel meaningful
    • The difference between living a life that looks good, and one that actually feels good
    • Why saying no can be the most self-honouring thing you do (even if it’s uncomfortable)
    • How to tell the difference between being in alignment and being in people-pleasing
    • What happens when you stop tolerating what drains you, and start choosing what nourishes you
    • Why you’re not a victim of your life, you’re the author of it (and how to take the pen back)
    • How to stop gaslighting yourself when things feel off, and let yourself feel what’s real instead of managing it away
    • Why burnout isn’t your default, it’s your body calling you home to your desire


    Honey Club
    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    28 min
  • NTM 519: Present, Not Perfect: The Art of Mindful Mothering (Even on the Hard Days)

    What if your presence was enough? In this episode, we unpack the beauty and bravery of showing up; not perfectly, but mindfully, especially on the days that stretch you thin. You’ll hear why your nervous system is your parenting compass, how tiny moments of attunement matter more than constant doing, and why choosing softness is not weakness but a radical act of love. This is for every mother who’s felt touched out, emotionally tapped, or caught in the spiral of doing more to feel like enough. Let this be your exhale...a return to yourself and your child.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    • Why being present (even when messy or tired) is more powerful than doing it all perfectly
    • How to stay connected when you’re touched out, triggered, or stretched too thin
    • The tiny, doable moments of connection that shift everything (without needing to overhaul your day)
    • What your nervous system is really communicating to your kids - and how to anchor it
    • Why your calm isn’t in your words, it’s in your body
    • The emotional imprint we carry from our own mothers, and how it shows up in our parenting
    • How to let go of the guilt around rest and reclaim it as necessary, not indulgent
    • What changes when you stop performing motherhood and start trusting yourself
    • How to meet competing priorities without feeling like you’re failing at all of them
    • Letting ease be your quiet rebellion, and why that’s the most healing thing you can do for you and your children


    Honey Club
    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    29 min
  • NTM 518: Walking through grief with our kids and ourselves

    In this tender and deeply personal episode, we share the story of saying goodbye to Julie’s beloved family dog, Ruby, after nearly 16 years. This isn’t just a conversation about losing a pet — it’s a raw and honest look at the wildness of grief, the silence it leaves behind, and what it means to walk through that pain as a parent, while still holding space for your children.

    We explore the complexity of grieving while still showing up for life, and how loss doesn’t arrive in isolation - it often opens the door to every other goodbye we’ve ever tucked away.

    This episode is for anyone navigating the quiet heartbreaks, the unexpected waves, and the tender task of parenting through it all.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    • What it’s like to lose a pet who’s been with you through every chapter
    • The layered experience of grief - and why it’s never just about this one loss
    • How to let yourself feel the pain and still show up for your kids’ needs
    • Supporting children through grief in honest, age-appropriate, heart-centred ways
    • How grief cracks you open - and why that’s not something to fear
    • The sacredness of rituals, memory, and letting yourself be witnessed in sorrow
    • Why grief isn’t punishment - it’s proof that love mattered


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    47 min
  • NTM 517: What it really means to come home to your feminine, and why you should

    You’ve been strong.
    Capable.
    Getting it done.
    But somewhere between the doing and the holding-it-all-together… you lost touch with you.
    You’re tired of performing.
    You miss feeling.
    You crave softness — but you don’t know how to stop bracing.
    Maybe you’ve heard about “the feminine” and thought, what even is that?
    Is it sexy? Soft? Passive? Woo-woo?

    Here’s what we want you to know:
    Coming home to your feminine has nothing to do with how you look — and everything to do with how deeply you feel.
    It’s not about losing your power. It’s about finding a version of it that doesn’t cost you your body, your joy, or your peace.
    This episode is for the woman who’s curious… and ready to come home to herself.

    In this episode, we explore:

    • What “the feminine” actually is — in your body, your energy, and your everyday life
    • Why mindset work will only take you so far — and what your body’s been trying to tell you all along
    • How surrender isn’t weakness — but a wildly powerful (and scary) practice for the woman who’s always in control
    • Why living cyclically matters — and what shifts when you stop overriding your needs to keep up
    • The difference between performing and inhabiting your life — and how to reconnect with what feels like you again


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    27 min
  • NTM 516: Motherhood’s Secret Sauce? Other Mums

    Sure, motherhood is full of love - but let’s be honest, it’s also full of mess, doubt, and moments you didn’t see coming. One of the things that makes it all feel more manageable (and even joyful)? The other mums who show up beside you. The ones who nod without judgment, drop off dinner without asking, or hold space when you’re coming undone.

    But these friendships aren’t just about venting or sharing the chaos—they can also be portals for growth. In this episode, we talk about the magic of mother-to-mother connection and how to gather, build, and sustain these relationships in a way that actually nourishes you. Because you can’t maintain what you don’t show up for—and in the right company, you don’t just feel seen, you feel expanded.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Why mum friendships are emotional oxygen—and how they help us feel more human and more whole.
    • How to grow into sitting with other women—not just swapping stories, but holding space and deepening trust.
    • Finding your “coven”—the women who help you stretch beyond your current reality and remind you what’s possible.
    • How to gently build a village—especially if you’re starting from scratch or in a new season.
    • Ways to nurture and sustain meaningful mum friendships, even in the busyness of life.
    • What to do when friendship shifts hurt—and how to stay open to new connections.
    • Where to look for aligned connection (beyond awkward playdates and school gates).


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    26 min
  • NTM 515: Raising Kids Without Losing Yourself

    When we first began parenting, there was limited social media and no algorithm flooding us with answers — only books, workshops, blogs, and the occasional playgroup. In many ways, we were completely fringe — walking a path that asked us to discover ourselves through motherhood, not lose ourselves to it.

    In this episode, we honour the beauty of seeing your child as an extension of yourself — the profound joy and deep nourishment that brings — and we also hold the truth that it’s easy to get lost. That tending to your child’s needs can so easily eclipse your own. We’re offering three essential “bumper bars” — like rails on a bowling lane — to help you navigate the dance between mothering your children and mothering yourself.

    In this episode we discuss:
    •Why loving your child as an extension of you can be beautiful — and why it’s not the whole story
    •The hidden cost of always putting your child’s needs above your own
    •Bumper Bar #1: Don’t ignore your creative impulses — why your creative fire is life-giving and how to honour it, even when it feels inconvenient
    •Bumper Bar #2: Your child is not an extension of you — how over-identification leads to burnout, control battles, and loss of self
    •Learning to let go of constant “better-best” parenting and allowing your child’s autonomy to flourish
    •Noticing where your child’s choices reflect them — not your success or failure
    •Bumper Bar #3: Tending to your identity as a woman — why caring for your body, heart, sexuality, and self-expression is non-negotiable for a whole and fulfilled life
    •How neglecting the woman within leads to feeling unseen, undesirable, and disconnected — and how to gently find your way back


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    42 min
  • NTM 514: When Motherhood Strains Your Marriage - What Nobody Talks About

    Motherhood cracks open a whole new world — and with it, a thousand unseen fractures in our relationships. In this episode, we sit tenderly and truthfully with the discomfort of disconnection, resentment, and the quiet heartbreak so many couples experience as they build their families. This is the conversation that rarely gets spoken, but so desperately needs to be heard.

    In this episode we discuss:
    •The hidden grief and resentment of feeling disconnected from your partner in early motherhood
    •How chasing the “perfect mother” archetype can consume all your emotional energy — and leave your relationship starving
    •The way babies meet your oxytocin needs — and how this can unconsciously push your partner further away
    •The growing conflict as children’s needs, demands, and family dynamics evolve
    •The chasm created by inequity in the mental load and emotional labour of parenting
    •How different parenting styles can ignite deeper wounds and escalate conflict
    •The myth of “children are the ultimate gift” — and the struggle it hides underneath
    •Why parenting doesn’t trigger your attachment wounds in the same way partnership does — and why relationship becomes the real crucible for growth
    •Moving beyond the narrative of being “touched out” to understanding deeper emotional abandonment wounds
    •Why daily self-care is essential for sustaining connection and vitality (not a luxury or a reward)
    •How prioritising women’s bodies beyond function is crucial for better sex, intimacy, and relationship health
    •The cost of invisibilising women’s lived experiences of motherhood — and how we begin to heal


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    33 min
  • NTM 513: From Full-Time Mothering to Full-Time Work

    What happens when the parts of you that once felt so whole now feel split between boardrooms and bedtime stories?

    In this episode, we walk alongside Bridget’s raw and revealing journey — from leaving corporate to raise her children, to now returning to full-time work… and all the identity unraveling that’s come with it. The ache of being enamoured with your child, while also craving the fulfilment of purposeful work. The disorientation of feeling siloed — one version of yourself at work, another at home — never fully authentic in either space. The grief of realising you’ve outgrown one version of yourself, without yet knowing how to fully step into the next.

    Together, we explore what it takes to reconcile the woman, the mother, the leader — and the longing to find a way of living where those identities merge, not compete.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    – The grief of identity shifts and the whiplash of watching others shift online
    – The slow, steady coming into consciousness around inner conflict and desire
    – The Care-Career Conundrum by Dr Sophie Brock
    – Can you scaffold your children without being fully immersed in them?
    – Creating capacity in your life by auditing time, delegating, and setting limits
    – How your lack of flexibility can push your partner into responsibility
    – Financial visioning for your family’s future
    – Quality time vs. quantity time and releasing the guilt of not being “always on”
    – Holding grace for when it all falls apart


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    39 min
  • NTM 512: The Growth You’re Stopping: Are You Your Own Roadblock?

    This one’s a little edgy. You might feel the sting at first. Maybe even a full-body ‘nope!’. But if you’re growth-oriented, it’ll plant a seed you can’t ignore.

    Because what if you are the biggest thing standing in the way of the life you say you want?

    We explore the uncomfortable signs that you’re outgrowing who you’ve been — like the rising gnarkiness at the things you used to love, the quiet burnout from living a life that no longer fits, and the mind-looping that keeps you from acting on your instincts.

    This is an episode about identity, exhaustion, authenticity, and the bravery it takes to move forward when everyone around you would prefer you stay the same.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    – The signs you’re outgrowing your current identity
    – The gnawing annoyance at what once lit you up
    – Why ignoring your needs might be a holdover from childhood conditioning
    – How staying “heady” can keep you from your truth
    – The link between inauthenticity and depletion
    – The emotional fallout of watching someone you admire change — and what it triggers in you
    – Why being authentic might mean disappointing others — and why it’s worth it
    – How getting clear on your future vision is the antidote to Groundhog Day living

    If you’re tired of your own stories and ready to reclaim your energy, this is the conversation you didn’t know you needed.


    Resentment Decoder
    A free guide and audios to help you understand where that frustration is really coming from, what it’s costing you, and how to start shifting the pattern—without blowing everything up.
    https://www.julietenner.love/resentment


    Honey Club

    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    28 min
  • NTM 511: Resentment Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Portal

    This one’s for the women who do it all... and are starting to feel the cost.

    In this episode, we’re unpacking the slow, quiet build of resentment—the kind that hides in the “I’ll just do this one thing” that becomes ten. The kind that spirals when you’ve picked up the towel, the shoes, the lunchbox (again), while giving your kids ten chances—and watching your partner silently fume that you keep doing it.

    We talk about:

    - How the mental load compounds as your children grow

    - Why your partner’s frustration might be pointing to your power leaks

    - The moment your people-pleasing starts looking like control

    - The deeply uncomfortable truth of emasculation and how we train him to defer

    - What it really means to let go of control (hint: it’s not about doing less—it’s about loving more of what you’re choosing)

    - And why resentment might be sacred—not shameful

    - You’ll hear how hiding your truth to avoid disappointment ends up costing more, and what reclaiming your purposeful power actually looks like.

    It’s raw, it’s real, and it might just give you the permission you didn’t know you needed.

    Want to go deeper? Download the Resentment Decoder (free!) and get instant access to:

    The 5 subtle signs you’re living in resentment

    Why this isn’t about blame—it’s about boundaries

    Plus: Two powerful audio tools to help you feel, move, and begin again.

    Grab it now at julietenner.love/resentment.


    Honey Club
    Get your irresistible game on. A place to explore YOUR sensuality, feminine energy, uplevel your couple-communication and all the blocks you have to deepening into surrender and connection.
    https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


    The Mama Reset
    Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you've lost yourself in motherhood? The Mama Reset is your invitation to pause, reclaim your sense of self, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and ease.https://bridget-wood.newzenler.com/courses/the-mama-reset

    35 min

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Mothering can be an inspired journey to our most glittering, authentic, passionate, creative and connected selves. Through the mirror offered to us by our children, we are taken to every hurt,…

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