Have you got a serious case of the Winter Scaries as we start to descent into winter, the colder and darker months? Instead of making it wrong or resisting what is, how can you go about embracing and meeting life where it is. Don't make life perfect, but meet each moment making it perfect.

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Managing overwhelm is certainly unique as a mother. The overwhelm has probably never been higher, but the time and capacity has never been more limited.

In this episode I dive into

- overwhelm and how it shows up for mothers.

- the low down on emotions

- the importance of not labelling them as good or bad

- how they are highly contagious

- the specific struggles as a mother when managing overwhelm

- the important process of feeling it, naming it & writing it down

Please share this episode with a mother in your life who is feeling the overwhelm.

In exciting news - I'm currently working on a prenatal meditation program. So if you're a mother-to-be, wanting to call in your spirit baby, nurture yourself in the two week wait window, and wanting to connect with your baby, clear stress and fear, and prepare for birth and postpartum, keep your eyes peeled.

Make sure you're following along on the journey over on IG.

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It's so important to learn how to support yourself when times are stressful. Stress is apart of life, but ensuring you are stressing better is something I am passionate about.

In this episode I dive into:

- the importance of stressing better.

- looking to the animal kingdom and how they manage stress.

- why going harder isn't necessarily what you need right now.

- the perils of always wanting more and where our kids get it from.

- the importance of feeling into your body to feel into your emotions.

- the important tip most people miss when managing stressful times.

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We're finally out of the woods right now, and enjoying being high on life and feeling well-rested and well-supported.

Also officially weaned my little girl, and enjoying the feeling of freedom, even though the reality is still very much the same.

This week , I'm diving into supporting you with your chronic dysregulation. Feeling exhausted in the morning, tired but wired at night, and like you're not doing any of the things that ACTUALLY support you? Like just low-key, bare necessities of functioning and looking after yourself?

This ep is for you.

- the reminder that taking care of yourself is not a 'nice to have' but a necessity.

- my experience of postpartum and how it shaped how I show up for myself as a mother.

- I talk through my bare necessities from early motherhood and how they've grown and changed.

- what to do when committing to your daily necessities, especially if you're child needs something from you.

- what people often get wrong about gentle parenting and how to support your child through boundaries.

- the importance of emotional regulation, supporting your own nervous system (taking care of yourself) and how that shows up in motherhood.

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This week I am back checking into how I've been navigating 'well rested' especially while navigating a lot of solo parenting days.

Then we dive into parenting basically being continuing to emotionally regulate yourself so you can show up for your child or children when they're losing their shit. Or navigating the fullness of life.

The more you can emotionally support yourself is the more you can show up as a stable base for your children. Or repair when you get it wrong.

Which of course, comes back to being a well-rested mother.

This week we're diving into:

- how my perception of intimacy has shifted after becoming a mother & how this mindset shift has positively impacted my life.

- the importance of shifting 'everything taking away from me' to what is 'life giving me'.

- the important life affirming situation from an unexpected source.

- the importance of resting and taking care of yourself being fundamental in caring for the wellbeing of your family.

- 3 focal areas to create everlasting change, to be a well rested mother to support regulating yourself.

- examples of the busy mother of the perfect mother that's keeping you busy & chasing perfection.

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I am currently stuck in a revenge cycle loop. Chances are you've been there yourself?

- I am feeling so spent the moment I get time to myself, instead of doing something that will uplift me, I'm doom scrolling, and wasting my time being busy.

- The difference between passive and active rest or what I'm calling junk food/fast food rest and nourishing rest.

- The importance of building in 'you time' amongst the day, model it for your kids.

- Choosing the best option and then adjusting if and when it needs too.

- Shifting your expectations from pre pregnancy, when you had one kid and so forth.

Finally I dive into what's keeping me well, and what's a little warning and it helped to talk it out.

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Being pregnant after a pregnancy loss is such a different experience. I know that when I was going through my loss and then pregnant again I was so eager for this information. How did people manage, how did they navigate the experience once more? So I wanted to share about the unique experience of navigating pregnancy after a loss.

If you're there right now, sending you so much love.

In this episode I dive into:

- the importance of disassociation, when navigating big things.

- my experience navigating first trimester post loss.

- how you never arrive at a big moment of feeling safe, you slowly start to build a new footing.

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I knew I wanted to touch on this topic as it's something that I speak to a lot of women about. If you've experience pregnancy loss, then it's something you feel touched by, wanting to support and be there for other women in the same experience.

In this episode I dive into:

- my experience with my missed miscarriage.

- why language matters and the importance of referring to as pregnancy loss.

- the difference between the mother and the partner's experience of grief.

- navigating a loss of timeline and loss of direction.

If you know someone who is going through this experience, please share this with them to be that moment of support amongst the darkness.

It's unfortunately so common, yet doesn't stop you navigating the difficult grief.

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Welcome to the first episode of The Well Mama podcast. I am so excited you are here!

In this episode, I dive int:

- Why small moments add up to big moments in motherhood, especially when taking care of yourself.

- What does being a 'well mama' even me? Do you have to be perect?

- The importance of using your discernment for yourself and your family.

- What you can expect from this weekly show.

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