The Therapy Edit

Sometimes as a mother, you'll find yourself at a loss as to what the next step can be and how you can move your family out of a moment in time into a calmer, happier environment where you all feel in control. Sometimes there is just no control to be had.

And in this episode I share my tips for managing those moments and how to handle the feeling that you don't have the answers or the strength to navigate through.

In this episode of One Thing, Anna chats to Erica Davies, former fashion editor, stylist and author about the importance of finding your style confidence in the early days of motherhood.

Erica is the author of Leopard is a Neutral which you can buy here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leopard-Neutral-Really-Useful-Style/dp/B08BSSSDRY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1EP8Q7K4QHOA6&keywords=leopard+is+a+neutral&qid=1651659585&sprefix=leopard+is+a+neutral+%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1

You can also follow Erica on Instagram at @erica_davies

Prioritising yourself can be something that many mothers find really, really hard. We often tell ourselves that putting ourselves to the bottom of the pile is a demonstration of just how much we love our families.

But it's not so, in fact it's quite the opposite! And in this episode I explain why and also offer 5 tips to help you start to make time for yourself.

In this episode of The Therapy Edit's One Thing, Anna chats to Zoe Blaskey, founder of Motherkind. Zoe's One Thing involves examining the reasons why many (most) Mums find motherhood hard so that we can find more gentleness and understanding for ourselves.

Zoe is a qualified transformational and executive coach specialising in working with parents and the founder of Motherkind, a personal development platform for parents. Zoe has coached hundreds of parents of all backgrounds on how to navigate the huge challenges of modern parenthood.

There is currently a year long waitlist to work with Zoe one on one. Zoe hosts The Motherkind Podcast which is the UK’s number one family podcast on iTunes and has been featured in Red, The Telegraph, Psychologies, Goop, SheerLuxe and Mother&Baby.

Zoe has delivered talks and workshops to some of the UK's leading businesses including Clearscore, BT, Sky and BBC. She has two daughters, and lives with her husband Guy by the sea in Dorset.

You can find out more about Motherkind at www.motherkind.co

And you can follow Zoe on Instagram at @motherkind_zoe

Feeling bored by some of the repetitive and mundane aspects of motherhood doesn't mean you don't love your kids or your role as a mother or that you're failing in any way. It's normal!

I share some tips on how you can cope with feeling bored as a mum.

In this episode of The Therapy Edit's One Thing, Anna chats to Olivia Bath, founder of The Women's Vault. Olivia's One Thing relates mother's confidence in the workplace.

At The Women’s Vault, Olivia provides coaching to help women to overcome workplace barriers, including returning to work post maternity leave, progressing into leadership, negotiating flexible work through to confidence and personal brand.

She also provides consulting and training programmes to businesses. Her private and corporate clients include the NHS, Amazon, PwC, and law firms.

Olivia is a mother to three-year-old George, and it was her own experiences of returning to work after maternity leave, to a bigger role at one of Australia’s top 4 banks, and the struggles she faced, that inspired her to start her business. Olivia has a digital course, “Returning to Work and Thriving in the First Year” which will be re-released over the summer.

You can visit The Wome's Vault here
https://www.thewomensvault.com/
Listeners can book a free 15 min taster session with Olivia here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XqDmKy-XLFZuSSXHoaCPvEHeMS7-J-MhX7eY0tvLwjvCcA/viewform

And you can follow The Women's Vault on Instagram at @TheWomensVault

I share my advice and tips on how to halt worst case scenario thinking. I explore the reasons why we might tend to jump to the worst case scenario and offer some tools for changing that way of thinking and learning to cross bridges if we come to them.

On this episode of 'One Thing' Anna chats with author Sarah Turner (aka The Unmumsy Mum). Sarah's One Thing is a nugget of wisdom that has helped her numerous times over the years and we're sure will help many other mums too.

Sarah Turner is a Sunday Times Best Selling Author and her latest book, Stepping Up, her first ever novel has recently been released and can be purchased here https://smarturl.it/SteppingUp

You can follow Sarah on Instagram at @theunmumsymum and you can read her blog and find out about her other books and events at http://www.theunmumsymum.co.uk

I share my experience and thoughts on why loneliness is such a commonly experienced feeling in motherhood. Becoming a mother can mean that often we’re rarely alone, so feeling lonely can be confusing and hard to address. I hope sharing my experiences and how I manage the feeling is a helpful for you.

In this episode Anna chats to Author, Podcaster and Campaigner, Molly Forbes about how all bodies are good bodies and how we can teach our children to embrace their body regardless of their shape or size.

Molly is the founder and director of The Body Happy Org.

You can follow Molly on Instagram at @mollyjforbes

You can buy her book Body Happy Kids at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Happy-Kids-Unlocking-children/dp/1785043587/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=body+happy+kids&qid=1613053841&s=books&sr=1-1&tag=linkfire-smarturl-21

And find out more about The Body Happy Org and Molly's other work here https://www.bodyhappyorg.com