In this episode I'm joined by Kate Burgess: Speech and Language Therapist of 16 years and founder of We Can CommuniKate - a private clinic in the South West of England.

Kate's passion for this work is deeply personal - an early experience of watching her sister fight to be understood in a system that was not hugely supportive was her driving force.

We talked about:

👉🏻 Why early intervention is imperative - and why "wait and see" can cost our children dearly
👉🏻 The spectrum of Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
👉🏻 Why communication is so much more than words
👉🏻 How the NHS referral process works - and why it varies between trusts
👉🏻 The power of routine and visuals in helping children listen and understand
👉🏻 The frustrating truth about the SEND system - why waiting until school is too late, and where the government's £4 billion investment really needs to go
👉🏻 Kate's 3 practical tips for fostering brilliant communication skills from day one

This episode genuinely changed how I think about communication and Kate is cleary an expert in this field - whether you have a 10 month old or a 2 year old (and beyond), this is a must-listen!

🔗 Article referenced: The Cost to the Nation of Children's Poor Communication

Connect with Kate:
🌐 Website: www.wecancommunikate.co.uk
📲 Instagram: @wecancommunikate

Laura's Links:

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📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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Episode 8, Season 3: I Answer Your Questions - A solo Q&A Episode

I put a call out on Instagram for your questions and you did not disappoint. This solo episode is an honest deep dive into some of the topics you're most curious about - from subconscious processing and why we don't need to focus on the words during hypnosis, to attachment styles. And more!

Thanks for sending in your Q's! 

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Laura's Links:

📲 Find Everything Here

📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration

📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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Loved by kids. Trusted by parents.

You can pre-order the Messenger 2 (available May 2026) here: 👉 https://karri.io/collections/all

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Episode 7, Season 3: Facial Fitness, A Botox Alternative & Home Ed Life with Carelle Rose

This week, I'm joined by the captivating Carelle Rose - facial fitness instructor, conscious parent, and founder of Firefly Formula. Carelle promotes a holistic, empowering alternative to botox and filler, helping women strengthen and care for their faces from the inside out.

But this conversation goes so much deeper than skincare. Carelle has recently taken the leap into home educating, and she shares her experience of finding her feet with home ed whilst running a small business - the juggly, beautiful reality of it all.

With wellness, empowerment and connection at the heart of everything she does, Carelle has a real passion for raising the next generation of women who don't automatically succumb to the pressures of "looking a certain way."

Together, we explore:

👉🏻 What facial fitness actually is - and why it's such a brilliant, holistic alternative to botox and filler 

👉🏻 The importance of touching our faces and an intro to face taping

👉🏻 Self-esteem, the fear of ageing, and rewriting the narrative around how women "should" look

👉🏻 Alter-egos - how to embody the version of yourself you aspire to be

👉🏻 The interesting link between facial fitness and posture

👉🏻 Home education - the misconceptions, the reality, and why Carelle made the leap

👉🏻 How children are expected to be good at everything - and what we can unlearn around that

Carelle is a fellow conscious parent and I genuinely could have spoken to her all day long! It's one of those episodes that leaves you thinking differently about your face, how you hold yourself, and the way you're raising your children.

Connect with Carelle:

📲 Instagram: @fireflyformula

📲 Instagram for membership: @FireFlyFaceFit

🌿 Membership: Fire Fly Face Fit - join the waitlist here: https://carelle-rose-e32f.mykajabi.com/firefly-facefit-waitlist

Laura's Links:

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📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration

📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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Loved by kids. Trusted by parents.

You can pre-order the Messenger 2 (available May 2026) here: 👉 https://karri.io/collections/all

Or purchase the Messenger 1 now and receive 15% off with code MINDFULGEN15: 👉 Click on this link where the discount has already been applied: https://g1.karri.io/collections/all?view=aa

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Episode 6, Season 3: Releasing Intrusive Thoughts – Hypnosis for Anxious & Overwhelmed Mums

If intrusive or unpleasant thoughts have been hijacking your mood, your energy, or your peace of mind - this is for you.

This guided hypnosis was originally created for a real-life client who no longer struggles with intrusive thoughts. It’s designed to help you change your relationship with difficult inner dialogue, so you no longer feel the need to fight, suppress, or engage with it.

In this session, I gently guide your subconscious into a deeply calming state where you’ll learn how to:

• Detach from intrusive thoughts without fear or resistance
• Stop giving anxious thoughts power or meaning
• Regulate your nervous system and return to the present moment
• Build emotional safety, calm and self-trust

Many of the mums I work with experience recurring thoughts linked to anxiety, trauma, criticism, or past experiences. When these thoughts come from within, they can feel more intense and disruptive - but they don’t have to control your day.

This hypnosis uses a metaphor to help your subconscious learn a new response to intrusive thinking - one rooted in acceptance and ease.

🎧 For best results, listen in a quiet, comfortable space where you won’t be disturbed. Listen daily for 21-30 days. 

✨ Work With Me

This session was created for a private client. If you’d like your own tailored hypnotherapy or coaching support, you’re invited to get in touch...

Laura’s Links

📲 Website
📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration
📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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Loved by kids. Trusted by parents.

You can pre-order the Messenger 2 (available May 2026) here:
👉 https://karri.io/collections/all

Or purchase the Messenger 1 now and receive 15% off with code MINDFULGEN15:
👉 Click on this link where the discount has already been applied: https://g1.karri.io/collections/all?view=aa

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⚠️ Important Disclaimer

This audio is not a substitute for medical or psychological care.
Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery.
If you have epilepsy or clinical depression, consult a healthcare professional before listening.
By listening, you accept full responsibility for your wellbeing.

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Episode 5, Season 3: Screen-Free Tech for Kids - Rethinking Smartphones with KARRI Founder Pete Clifford

What if parents could stay connected to their kids, give them the independence they crave and know they're safe - without a smartphone?

In this episode, I’m joined by Pete Clifford, British dad, Berlin-based founder, and the mind behind KARRI - a screen-free voice messaging device designed specifically for children.

What began as a personal parenting dilemma grew into a mission-led tech startup. Founded in 2023, KARRI is reimagining how families introduce technology, prioritising connection, safety and childhood over distraction and dopamine. The idea has already gained serious momentum, raising €2.1 million in pre-seed funding and sparking important conversations about kids, tech and digital wellbeing.

Together, we explore Pete’s journey from frustrated parent to founder - and what conscious, child-centred technology can look like in a world that often moves far too fast for developing brains.

In this episode, we discuss:

👉🏻 How Pete came up with the idea for KARRI and the real parenting problem he was trying to solve
👉🏻 Using KARRI as a “starter step” before a smartphone - supporting independence without overwhelm
👉🏻 Why KARRI works so well for separated co-parents, sleepovers, family members from afar and everyday logistics
👉🏻 How parents are learning in real time - navigating a digital world that wasn’t designed with children’s wellbeing in mind
👉🏻 Pete’s honest experience of introducing WhatsApp, and what one difficult incident taught him about online exposure

This is an insightful conversation for any parent questioning when - or if - a smartphone is right for their child, and what healthier alternatives might look like.

Pete’s Links:

🌍 Website: www.karri.io
📲 Instagram: @karri_io

Laura’s Links:

📲 Website
📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration
📲 Connect on LinkedIn

Brand Partnership & Listener Discount

This episode of Unlearning with Laura is brought to you by KARRI - the screen-free voice messenger designed to help children explore the world with confidence, while staying safely connected to the people who matter most.
Loved by kids. Trusted by parents.

You can pre-order the Messenger 2 (available May 2026) here:
👉 https://karri.io/collections/all

Or purchase the Messenger 1 now and receive 15% off with code MINDFULGEN15:
👉 Click on this link where the discount has already been applied: https://g1.karri.io/collections/all?view=aa

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Episode 4, Season 3: No Crap Parties - Gifting Culture and Plastic Consumption with Charlotte Mason-Curl

Kids’ parties are meant to be fun… so why do so many of us feel guilty, awkward, out of pocket and drowning in plastic afterwards?

In this episode, I’m joined by Charlotte Mason-Curl, founder of No Crap Parties and the Kids Party Pact - a movement helping parents ditch the waste, pressure and consumerism that has quietly crept into children’s parties and gifting culture.

Charlotte shares how she realised most parents hate plastic-filled party bags and gift pressure, and how she’s now using her marketing skills for the greater good - helping families make parties more affordable, more sustainable and far less stressful.

Together, we explore:

🎈 What’s gone wrong with kids’ gifting culture
From post-Christmas overwhelm to financial strain, clutter, social anxiety and the subtle ways consumerism shapes our children’s values.

🎁 How to do kids’ parties differently
Charlotte walks us through the Kids Party Pact, including:

• Clear gift guidance
• Alternatives to party bags
• Normalising second-hand and conscious gifting
  Plus lots of practical, doable ideas that won’t make you “that parent”.

🧠 How to get others on board
Behavioural-science-backed tips for navigating resistance without offending (especially grandparents 🙈), plus smart ways to set boundaries and share wish lists that actually work.

This conversation is empowering, realistic and deeply relieving if you’ve ever thought “surely it doesn’t have to be like this?”

If you’re raising children and want to reduce waste, pressure and over-spending - without sucking the joy out of celebrations - this episode is a must-listen.

Connect with Charlotte & No Crap Parties

🎉 Instagram: @no.crap.parties

💼 LinkedIn: Charlotte Mason-Curl

✍️ Sign the Kids Party Pact: kidspartypact.org 
📰 Check out resources and subscribe to the newsletter

🛍️ The 50 party bag alternatives

📘 Keep an eye out for Charlotte’s upcoming children’s book (publishing later this year!)

Other Links That Charlotte Mentioned:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/lizzie_bakes_co

https://www.craftandcrumb.com/collections/party-bags

Laura’s Links:
📲 Find Everything Here

📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration

📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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This episode was bought to you by KARRI - the fun voice messenger designed to help your child explore the world (screen-free) whilst safely staying in touch with you and their friends. Loved by kids, trusted by parents. You can receive 15% off the messenger one device here.

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Episode 3, Season 3: The 3 Most Powerful Unlearnings for Mothers (Lessons from the Pod in 2025)

Welcome to a very special episode of Unlearning with Laura.

As the podcast turns one, I wanted to pause and reflect. Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of holding space for so many powerful conversations with expert guests, and certain themes have come up again and again.

In this solo episode, I’m sharing three of the most powerful “unlearnings” for mothers that have emerged from the podcast in 2025 - lessons that invite awareness, compassion and a deeper understanding of how much our subconscious, nervous system and conditioning shape our parenting and our lives.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Why school avoidance is not “bad behaviour”
What I learned from my conversation with Jodie Jones about school anxiety, nervous system dysregulation, and why neurodivergent children struggle in rigid, outdated education systems.

✨ How self-sabotage runs beneath the surface
Insights from my episode with Becky Stanton on procrastination, perfectionism, self-worth and why your subconscious and energetics are always running the show - whether you’re parenting, building a business, or both.

✨ Raising children in a tech-heavy world
Reflections from my conversation with Jade Gooding on values-led living and why the conversation around tweens, teens and smartphones has never been more urgent - including current UK discussions around social media bans for under-16s.

🎁 Podcast Birthday Giveaway
At the end of this episode, I’m announcing a very special giveaway to celebrate one year of Unlearning with Laura - including a Power Hour HypnoCoaching session, my Bedtime Bliss bundle, and my Morning Mastery Toolkit.
Make sure you listen right to the end to find out how to enter.

FYI - these science backed bundles were created with so much love and have helped numerous mums in getting their kids to settle with ease and to enjoy their mornings again!

🤍 New Brand Partnership
This episode also marks the beginning of a new brand partnership with KARRI - a screen-free voice messaging device for children. If you’re navigating the smartphone conversation with your child, keep an ear out for more details (and a listener discount coming soon).

Laura’s Links:
📲 Find Everything Here

📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration

📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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Episode 2, Season 3: The Epidemic that is Motherhood Resentment

Resentment in motherhood doesn’t appear overnight - it builds quietly, day after day, as the mental load piles up and your needs slip further down the list.

In this solo episode, I’m exploring the very real, very common resentment so many mums feel toward their partners, co-parents, workplaces, or even the systems around them - and why it can feel like a slow erosion of feeling seen, valued and supported.

If you’ve ever thought “my life has changed, but theirs hasn’t”, or felt like you’re carrying everything while silently seething… this one is for you.

In this episode, we explore how to:
🌿 Understand where resentment really comes from
🧠 Make sense of the invisible mental load and subconscious roles mums carry
💬 Shift out of silent frustration and passive-aggressive patterns
🧘‍♀️ Reconnect with yourself when exhaustion, overwhelm and burnout are creeping in
💛 Begin releasing resentment without guilt - and without blowing everything up (check my previous hypnosis episode for this - my most popular episode of this podcast so far!)

This episode is an invitation to stop minimising your experience, stop carrying it all alone, and start honouring your needs again - because resentment isn’t a personal failure, it’s a signal.

Laura’s Links:
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📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration

📲 Connect on LinkedIn

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Episode 1, Season 3: Fertility, Pregnancy Loss & Birth Trauma with Laetitia Felix

This week, I’m joined by my friend, the brilliant Laetitia Felix - a Fertility & Pregnancy Loss Coach and Mind-Body Practitioner who supports women through unexplained infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma and beyond.

Laetitia shares her deeply personal journey to motherhood, having conceived naturally at 40 after a four-year journey through multiple losses. She walks us through her unique approach and how she weaves together mindset, somatic and spiritual practices to support women in regulating their nervous system, releasing inner blocks, and rebuilding trust in their bodies.

Together, we explore the emotional and energetic layers of fertility - and why the body’s sense of safety plays such a crucial role in conception, pregnancy and healing.

We also talk about:
✨ Healing from pregnancy loss and birth trauma - even years later
✨ Womb healing, ancestral trauma and lineage work
✨ How unresolved trauma can quietly impact everyday life and motherhood
✨ Laetitia’s experience working with baby spirits and this supported her too
✨ Nervous system regulation, embodiment and emotional release

As someone who has personally experienced Laetitia’s work (her EFT sessions were truly incredible), I can wholeheartedly vouch for her expertise, compassion and intuitive healing abilities.

Laetitia also shares details of her EFT and Angelic Reiki bundles - beautiful offerings for anyone wanting support to process pregnancy loss, birth trauma, or emotional healing.

🎧 This is a gentle, expansive and deeply reassuring conversation for any woman navigating fertility challenges, loss, or healing on her journey into motherhood.

Laetitia’s Links:
🌿 Website: https://www.mindsetbodyandsoul.com
🌿 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindset_bodyandsoul

Laura’s Links:
📲 Find Everything Here

📲 Instagram: @themindfulgeneration

📲 Connect on LinkedIn

✨ Free Gift from Laetitia: Holiday Support for Women on a Conception Journey

Laetitia is offering a beautiful free holiday bundle to support women navigating fertility, pregnancy loss, or conception during the festive season - a time that can feel especially tender.

DM the word “FESTIVE” on Instagram to receive:

🤍 The Fertility Holiday Companion Guide (30 pages), designed to help you:
➡️ Reflect on the year with kindness, compassion and hope
➡️ Feel supported through the holidays with daily rituals, journaling prompts, calming breathwork and empowering affirmations
➡️ Strengthen your connection with your partner
➡️ Gently plant seeds for a fertile and fulfilling 2026

🧘‍♀️ ‘Ground, Reset & Empower’ Meditation
A soothing meditation to help you feel calm, centered and emotionally supported during the holiday period.

📸 DM “FESTIVE” via Instagram: @mindset_bodyandsoul

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Episode 20, Season 2: A Hypnosis to Quiet Your Inner Critic, Release “Not Enoughness” & Build Unshakeable Self-Worth

In this episode, I guide you through a deeply calming hypnosis session designed to soften the inner critic, dissolve the old subconscious patterns that fuel “not enough-ness,” and help you reconnect with a grounded sense of worth, compassion and emotional steadiness.

If you are someone who has achieved extraordinary things yet still spiralled into shame, comparison and self-criticism afterwards, this session gently unravels the deeper roots of these patterns - shaped by childhood experiences - and replaces them with truth, warmth and self-acceptance.

Suggestions include:
 ✨ Releasing the belief that you’re not enough
 ✨ Softening your inner critic and quietening spirals of self-doubt
 ✨ Breaking cycles of comparison and self-berating
 ✨ Healing the emotional imprints of childhood experiences
 ✨ Feeling grounded and capable during busy, stressful periods
 ✨ Building a kinder, more supportive inner voice
 ✨ Cultivating a regulated nervous system

If you want to free yourself from the exhausting cycle of comparison, and self-pressure - and finally feel good enough exactly as you are - this hypnosis will support you deeply.

🎧 Listen daily for 30 days to embody the most empowered version of you ✨

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