What the Mum!

As mums, we believe we have to do it all and as a result we keep ourselves at the bottom of this virtual list where everyone else's needs are satisfied and we're just exhausted. But that does not have to be your mum reality.

My guest today is Alison Theaker who enables women to make the right choices to manage their physical and emotional menopause symptoms and helps men to understand what menopause is. But she’s also a mum who is enjoying the next stage of her mum journey.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on how we mother changes as our children grow up as well as letting go of the need to do everything.

You can connect with Alison on ⁠Linkedin and find out more about her work by visiting the website.

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Stop living the life you think you should be living and start living the life you want. It's easy to stay safe and follow the route everyone thinks you should follow, however does that mean you're happy?

My guest today is Lillian Ng who helps high-performing entrepreneurs and executives navigate their past losses and failures by turning them into future success. But she’s also a mum who is living a modern life.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on her personal journey and the impact that has had on her being a mum.

You can connect with Lillian on Instagram and Facebook.

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We have more control over the way our lives turn out than we realise. Yes, we may find ourselves in situations that are not nice and potentially awkward but it's how we respond to them that will ultimately determine whether it becomes a positive or negative outcome.

My guest today is Kaddy Thomas who is the Founder and Director at Elijah's Hope. But she’s also a mum who has a very inspirational story. She has faced and overcome many challenges throughout her life and I know that her story will motivate you to be more courageous and not

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on her personal journey and the impact that has had on her being a mum.

You can connect with Kaddy on Instagram and Facebook and you can find out more by visiting Kaddy's website.

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Being a mum is not a reason to pause life. As mums, we still have hopes and dreams. We can decide to go after them and show our children life is for living or we can decide to stop and hope that this doesn't lead to regret.

My guest today is Terry Winship who is on a one-woman mission to save the world from BORING presentations. In this day and age, death by PowerPoint is just no longer acceptable. But she’s also a mum who decided to make life the adventure it should be by going travelling.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on her big adventure with her daughter.

You can connect with Terry on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Challenges will always come our way, however, it's the way in which we deal with them that will determine whether we move forward or not. We always have a choice and when that choice seems difficult it's about being brave enough to do what's necessary.

My guest today is Elizabeth Phillips. Her purpose is to help mentor, guide and support both adults and children in their journey to become the very best version of themselves. She's also a mum.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on how she coped with being a single mum at a very early age and the wonderful things she has learnt from her daughter.

You can connect with Elizabeth on Instagram and find out more by visiting her website.

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Life will not turn out exactly as you planned. There will be curveballs. There will be drama. There will be times when you feel like you just don't know what you're doing. And that is okay. The important thing is to pay attention to what is going on and to then decide what your next step is.

My guest today is Sarah Ariaudo. She is a coach, an author and a public speaker. She's also a mum.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on the pressures of becoming and being a mum and how we navigate our mothering journey.

You can connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and find out more by visiting her website.

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Has there been a point in your life as a mum where in one moment you realise your child is not exactly who you thought they were?

My guest today is Stephanie Duesing. She is the author of EYELESS MIND: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen as well as a speaker on neuroplasticity. And yes, she's a mum.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. Stephanie tells us her story of how she came to the realisation that her son has severe cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI) and her fight to not only get him the support he needed but also raise awareness of this condition.

You can find out more about Stephanie by visiting her website and here are links to more resources related to CVI

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028393221002359

https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/vision-loss-children-whose-eyesight-may-be-2020-requires-new-diagnostic-and-teaching-strategies

https://www.optometrytimes.com/view/getting-to-the-heart-of-pediatric-vision-loss-and-blindness

https://cviscotland.org/

https://www.perkins.org/our-work/cvi/

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Becoming a mum for the first-time is exciting as well as daunting. Navigating first time motherhood mainly through trial and error because each baby is very individual and they do not come with a manual. But what if you gave birth to twins? What if one of your twins had additional needs?

My guest today is Charlie Beswick. She helps mums whose baby has a diagnosis or disability to go from feeling broken to feeling brilliant. And yes, she's a mum.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on the challenges of raising twins and having a child with additional needs. 

You can connect with Charlie on Instagram and find out more by visiting her Facebook group.

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Throughout life we will face many challenges. The difference between living life and letting life happen to you is all about how you choose to respond to what's happening. You can decide to be the victim or use your inner power to overcome things.

My guest today is Carly Poyser. She helps women to free themselves from the barriers holding them back so they can grow and succeed. She's also a mum.

Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on how our choices shape our lives and how powerful we can be when we believe in ourselves.

You can connect with Carly on Linkedin and find out more by visiting her website.

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Before we become a mum, we have visions of what being a mum means and how we want to mother our children. But reality doesn't always reflect our wishes.

My guest today is Karen Birchmore who I met recently through networking. Join us as we chat about the joys and challenges of being a mum. In particular, we focus on how becoming a mum leads you down a path of losing your identity, forgetting who you really are and how you can regain a sense of who you are.

You can connect with Karen on Linkedin and find out more by visiting her website.

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