This Mum Is

Whether you've got a new baby or a few little ones being a mother is no easy feat, so we have gathered some wonderfully positive people offering you real meaningful advice.

Host Kate cocker meets Gemma Atkinson a Hits Radio presenter at the This Mum Is live event in Manchester. She talks to Kate about the new experiences and lessons that motherhood has taught her in her first 8 months with baby Mia. And she tells us how she positively deals with attention and comments that she has received on social media now she is a mum and hear as she shares her advice for coping.

Hear from Nikki Bailey who is the founder of Dance Like Mother an innovative dance class focusing more on mum and less on baby, allowing the women who attend to really let go and be themselves, connecting with each other in a way that often doesn’t happen for new mums. Nicky also has some great advice on finding balance and joy in day to day life.

Katy Brown from The Vibrancy Hub, Katy is a wellness coach and on this episode gives you some wonderful advice on achievable mindfulness for mums who may not get the chance to sit and meditate, let's be honest with a baby time to do so is a rarity. 

This Mum Is is in partnership with Nuby - Keeping Parenting Real.

Are the roles of Mum and Dad changing?

Host Kate Cocker is asking are the nurturing care-taking roles that mums tend to take and the bread-winning status of dad something instinctual or are they put on us by society?

Kate meets Clare and Alex who are starting out on their journey of shared parental leave, listen as we hear how Day one went for them and baby Evie.

We hear from Sam who took over care of baby Hal when he and his wife Freya decided it would make more financial sense for her to go back to work sooner and for Sam to be a stay at home Dad, Also he tells us about the heartwarming pro’s of being home from work more, like bonding with Hal in way he may not have been able to without the shared parental leave.

Hear from John Adams, stay at home dad and writer of the blog “Dad Blog UK”. He tells us about being the only dad on the playground, the reactions he gets when telling people he is a stay at home Dad and at times feeling a little left out from the mum's circle. 

And from the Manchester, This Mum Is event Kate talks to Alex who is on day two of his shared parental leave, so we hear his initial thoughts of being on full-time dad duty! So far he’s been the only dad at a baby dance class and managed to avoid a few “poo-narmis”!

Another day running on 4 hours sleep? How can we regain sleep for both us and our baby? We’re finding out!

This Mum is Katrin….. and she is TIRED! Her 8-month-old is waking every hour through the night, host Kate is taking her questions to some sleep savvy people. 

Abi Thompson, Baby Sleep Consultant, Founder of Baby Sound Asleep and CEO of her own sleepy humans so she knows whats it’s like to tackle a baby’s sleep routine. Hear as Abi offers some fresh advice as well as some tips and tricks you might not have thought of. 

How can you work around being sleep deprived and depended upon by a tiny human? Even if baby is waking up every hour through the night, you’re still needed to function the next day, Dr Neil Stanley, a sleep consultant, tells Kate about the effects of sleep deprivation and shares some helpful and practical tips for fitting in more sleep. 

This Mum Is is in partnership with Nuby - Keeping Parenting Real

No Bull Business School Founder Sarah Akwisombe cuts through the bull about business, confidence and childcare. And Nicola Huelin, founder of Mpower Academy, covers the importance of doing things your way. 

It turns out there are a lot of baby-business crossovers, host Kate Cocker speaks to Sarah and Nicola about what it takes to create a life that includes the new human in your life. 

This Mum Is is in partnership with Nuby - Keeping Parenting Real 

Having a baby AND a business? How does that even work? Steph Douglas, founder of dontbuyherflowers.com and CEO of 3 humans (the youngest only a few months old) talks to host Kate Cocker about being a mum 3 times over, with a business in tow. 

Find out what it is to run a business on top of having a baby, and whether it is worth resisting the early maternity leave urge to become an entrepreneur! 

Steph Douglas lays down some straight up mum advice handed down from her mum, and opens up about how having a baby can also affect your relationship! 

Oh and - don't forget part 2 where 2 business coaches will give you tips on how to manage business/working again with motherhood. 

Join mums like Anna Williamson (Celebs Go Dating), Katie Kirby (Hurrah For Gin), Danielle Perry (Absolute Radio) and other mums as they share their experiences of those first days of motherhood. 

Host Kate Cocker explores the overwhelm, the joy and the hacks that get you through this life changing moment. 

This Mum Is... is the podcast for new mums raising the next generation, while trying to hold it all together. Every week Kate picks a theme and talks to parents, experts and those that are in the thick of it, to get the lowdown on what it's like to be a mother in the 21st Century. 

In partnership with Nuby - Keeping Parenting Real

Let's get real about parenting. Becoming a mum for the first time is magical, chaotic and terrifying - plus no one tells you quite how ridiculous those first few weeks are. In every episode This Mum Is... explores the challenges of raising the next generation with a community of mums who are doing it with you. In partnership with Nuby.