Wisdom For Working Mums

Motherhood or maternal bias is believed to be the strongest form of gender bias.

Motherhood triggers false assumptions that women are less committed to their careers and even less competent.

It's not only damaging if you're a working mother but also if you're a leader in an organisation where these unconscious biases are being lived out.

So in this episode, we're going to be exploring what maternal bias is and the common ways it shows up in the workplace. And what do if you experience it or see it happening to others.

This episode celebrates International Women's Day 2022 which is all about #breakingthebias

You can listen to the episode here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/78 or via itunes, stitcher or spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps. Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on. Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

One of the things that I struggled to understand when I hit burnout was how! How did this happen? I got fiercely curious about it. How could I stop it from happening again if I don't know how I ended up there. I had a great husband, wonderful kids, a house, a great job. I had everything I wanted right?

Except I had nothing for me!

I didn't allow myself any time or space outside of being a parent, partner or professional.

Can you relate?

If you've lost sight of yourself underneath your growing list of to-dos then my latest podcast episode is a must-listen!

My guest Eve Rodsky is on a mission to inspire women to live in their full power. She's author of New York Times bestseller and Eve is here to share her latest book Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life In A Too-Busy World.

You can listen to the episode here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/77/ or via itunes, stitcher or spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps.

Links in this episode:

• Eve Rodsky Website
• Fair Play Life Website
• Eve Rodsky's Instagram Page
• Fair Play Life Instagram Page

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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In this episode, I'm exploring the concept of knowing when to grit and when to quit to support you to succeed and thrive as a working mum. I share three powerful questions you can ask yourself to decide if gritting or quitting is the best thing for you in that moment. Ultimately helping you to thrive as a working mum.

You can listen to the episode here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/76/ or via itunes, stitcher or spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps.

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

Every found yourself comparing yourself to other mothers and feeling like you're falling short?

In this episode, I'm sharing insights into the Ancient Greeks and modern psychology in the context of motherhood and they're guaranteed to open up a whole new way of thinking for you.

I'm going to be sharing how to discover your mothering style so that you can free yourself up to do this working mother thing on your own terms.

Every mother has strengths and struggles. But what about your strengths and your struggles? That's where knowing your mothering style can be powerful.

And we have to start exploring your personality type to help uncover it.

Knowing your mothering style helps you to: * trust your innate strengths and gain confidence in your own natural approach to mothering * be more realistic and accepting of your struggles (we all have them!) * free you from the stress and guilt about not measuring up to the myth of the perfect mother * learn how to re-charge and protect your energy * strengthen your parent-child and co-parenting relationships * navigate the demands of your life with more ease based on your individual needs

This episode will help you to embrace your natural preferences and instinctive self and stop comparing yourself to other mothers. Empowering you to be the best version of yourself as a mother!

You can listen to the episode here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/75/ or via itunes, stitcher or spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps. Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on. Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

I used to have a guilty secret. That secret is I hate goal setting. I really don't enjoy it. And I rarely do it. I know it's weird for a coach to admit right?

But having a direction in which you're heading is really powerful - I think we can all probably agree with that.

The old - "if you don't know where you're going you can end up anywhere" - quote.

So for a few years, I beat myself up about not enjoying or wanting to set goals. At times I forced myself to do goal setting but it just felt really inauthentic and incongruent.

And I've got big dreams, hopes and intentions. So how do you create a life you love if you don't set goals??!?

That's what I'm going to be exploring in this episode. I'm going to be sharing an alternative approach if you too don't get fired up about goal setting.

It's based on an exercise I did with my first ever executive coach nearly 20 years ago now and it's no underestimate to say it was life-changing - and I don't use that term lightly as I know it's one that can be thrown around.

This podcast episode is for you if you want to approach 2022 (or anytime if you're not listening when this launches in January) in a way that gives you the freedom to rise above all the noise of new year's resolutions and really focus on what's important to you in your life and work.

If you head to www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/74 you can find a download that goes along with this episode.

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

It would be easy to just walk away from this year and close the door on it without looking back, hoping that I never have another year like this again. But as difficult as it has been, there have been some deeply profound and important lessons that I want to take from this year. And my guess is that it's the same for you too. If I walked away without reflecting on them I'd lose the goodness in those lessons, and I didn't want to do that. So come join me in my last podcast of 2021 as I share my life lessons.

You can listen to the episode here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/73 or via itunes, stitcher or spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps. I hope that they help you reflect on your year too. So we can carry what we need to into 2022 and leave behind what we need to as well. In this episode I share: How this year has made me rethink resilience

How I'm focussing on doing less but better

My experience in creating space for just me

How I'm moving from 'powerful effort' to 'effortless power' in 2022 and beyond

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode and it provides you with some useful insights into your own life lessons for 2022. Wishing you hope, health and happiness for the year ahead.

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

As Christmas approaches it's the season we're meant to be being happy, joyous and fun – it's 'Merry Christmas' after all.

But for many of us, it can lead to more stress and overwhelm.

I hear from so many women that they get exhausted and sick at this time of year.

So I wanted to share with you three Christmas burnout traps and how you can avoid them.

Because this year more than ever we are probably feeling that we're on the brink of burnout. Christmas has a way of taking the overwhelm up a notch as working mums!

In this episode I share:

* How to prevent perfectionism stealing the joy of your Christmas

* How to prevent yourself becoming a Merry Martyr this Christmas

* How to give the gift of giving without it becoming a problem

I truly hope these insights help you to show up for yourself in a loving way so you can be there for your loved ones in the way you want to too.

You can listen here to the episode here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/72 or via itunes, stitcher or spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps.

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

Do you struggle to rest as a working mum?

Do you feel tired but you just feel like you can't step off the hamster wheel of life?

Does your secret fantasy involve going away to a hotel for a weekend *just* to sleep?

Then this podcast episode is for you!

I'm interviewing Karen Brody, a rest teacher and founder of Daring To Rest. I came across Karen and her work when I was deep in my own burnout journey. Her book became my bible and was pivotal in me understanding what had led me to burn out and what I could do to take my power back and recover.

Karen is on a mission to support you to experience deep rest by sharing a life-changing, simple, restful transformational nap approach. Teaching us to slow down and dare to rest.

In this episode Karen shares:

• How her experience with panic attacks in early in her motherhood journey led her to do this work
• How we value and protect rest for our children but not for ourselves
• The rest messages we receive at an early age in our culture
• How our modern society is set up for us being hyper-aroused and why we need rest more than ever
• The powerful life direction that rest took her on that led to global success
• That rest in the remedy for so many things in our lives
• A life-changing 3-minute rest ritual

You can access the show notes here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/71

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

Do you struggle to rest as a working mum?

Do you feel tired but you just feel like you can't step off the hamster wheel of life?

Does your secret fantasy involve going away to a hotel for a weekend *just* to sleep?

Then this podcast episode is for you!

I'm interviewing Karen Brody, a rest teacher and founder of Daring To Rest. I came across Karen and her work when I was deep in my own burnout journey. Her book became my bible and was pivotal in me understanding what had led me to burn out and what I could do to take my power back and recover.

Karen is on a mission to support you to experience deep rest by sharing a life-changing, simple, restful transformational nap approach. Teaching us to slow down and dare to rest.

In this episode Karen shares:

• How her experience with panic attacks in early in her motherhood journey led her to do this work
• How we value and protect rest for our children but not for ourselves
• The rest messages we receive at an early age in our culture
• How our modern society is set up for us being hyper-aroused and why we need rest more than ever
• The powerful life direction that rest took her on that led to global success
• That rest in the remedy for so many things in our lives
• A life-changing 3-minute rest ritual

You can access the show notes here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/71

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

As mums there's probably not a week goes by that we don't worry about the wellbeing of our children in some way, shape or form.

But with the pandemic changing the way we live, work and even school, for many children this time has created unsettling changes. Often leaving us as parents feeling un-resourced in how to support our children.

A survey published by the NHS in September 2021 revealed that children's mental wellbeing had declined from 2017 with now one in six children in England having a probable mental health issue. Young people with existing mental health problems also reported that lockdown made their life worse.

This has coincided with closures or reduction of key services, including mental health services and youth services.

I don't know about you but at times I've felt like I've needed more support and resources to navigate some of these worries. That's why I'm so excited to introduce you to my guest – Dr Esther Cole

Dr. Cole is Clinical Director & Clinical Psychologist at Lifespan Psychology. She worked in the NHS for 12 years and before starting her own Psychology Practice.

I've had the privilege of working with Esther so was delighted when she wanted to join me on the podcast to help empower us as parents on how to navigate our children's mental health. Not only in her professional role as a Clinical Psychologist but also as a mother of three children herself.

In this episode we explore:

• What is children's mental health
• What are some of themes around children's mental health that Esther is seeing in her practice
• Some really simple, practical but profound things we can do as parents to support our children with their mental wellbeing
• Some great resources to help us if we need more support

You can access the show notes here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/70

Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on.

Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to get subscribed as I don't want you to miss out. I'm adding some exciting bonus episodes and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!