Wisdom For Working Mums

It's easy to lose your style mojo when you become a mum. Trying to make your wardrobe work for the different roles in life can be challenging.

In this episode I speak with Helen Reynolds founder of image consultancy Helen Reynolds Style. Helen works with professional women who recognise the importance of being well presented and up-to-date but struggle to get it quite right. Helen's ethos is that when you feel good about yourself it's easier to step up in life and in business.

This episode is jam packed with so many practical tips and insights on how to look and feel more confident in your outfits.

This episode is for you if:

• you're fed of your wardrobe being another stressful thing in your life
• you want to reclaim your time and energy in the morning
• want to find your style and feel great in your clothes no matter what the occasion

You can access the show notes here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/60

How as a working mum can you perform and stay at your best without sacrificing your personal life or health?

As working mums we know all too well how challenging it is balancing our careers with our personal lives. The blend between them has such profound implications for our wellbeing.

In this episode I'm joined by global wellbeing expert Audrey McGibbon who is a psychologist, business leader and co-creator of the Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey. Audrey shares some powerful insights on wellbeing for working mums.

If you're a working mum who identifies with being a leader in the workplace you're going to love this episode.

In this episode Audrey shares:

• a fundamental misunderstanding about wellbeing
• the differences between male and female wellbeing
• the impact of Covid on wellbeing and specifically for working mums
• insights into burnout and depletion and practical coping and prevention strategies
• how to create wellbeing in our households not just in our workplaces
• why, if you're achievement orientated, you're particularly more vulnerable to burnout and what you can do about it
• the one thing you need to get really good at as it's the single best prevention strategy for burnout

You can access the show notes here: https://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/59

Wisdom For Working Mums is all about helping you create the freedom to flourish in your life. To have the impact you want with more ease and my enjoyment.

But all too often we spend too much time worrying about and working on our weaknesses. When we do that we overlook our strengths and successes. That's a missed opportunity for us, as the research absolutely shows us that people who use their strengths flourish in their lives.

And today's guests are ALL about that.

I'm joined in this episode by Michele Deeks and Martin Galpin who are both Chartered Psychologist specialising in the application of positive psychology to improve workplace wellbeing and engagement.

They're co-founders of At My Best - helping individuals, teams and organisations be more aware of their strengths so they can be at their best more of the time.

Join us as we discuss the value of understanding our strengths, how to become more aware of them and put them to use in our lives to experience more impact, wellbeing and to ultimately to create the freedom to flourish.

Everybody has a personal brand – whoever you are, whatever you do, you make an impact on those you around you……whether you know it or not.

Jeff Bezos famously once said "Your personal brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room" Do you know what people say about you when you're not in the room?

Today's episode I'm going to be exploring how you consciously focus on your personal brand. But for many of us, creating a personal brand can feel like a daunting and mythical task - like searching for unicorn dust. That's why I'm so excited to be joined by Personal Brand expert Deborah Ogden.

Deborah help individuals be visible, building profile, impact, & presence with a stand out Personal Brand.

We're going to be diving into making sure you get noticed, heard and remembered - for the right reasons! Because the research shows that when we build a positive personal brand it has so many benefits personally and professionally.

Deborah also understands the impact to our personal brand when we become a mother and how to navigate that as a working mum. Deborah is a Lancashire Lass at heart, living in her adopted county of Yorkshire with her sports journalist husband and her son Oscar.

As Shama Hyder from Forbes said "The question is no longer IF you have a personal brand, but if you choose to guide and cultivate the brand or to let it be defined on your behalf."

Let's not leave this to chance ladies - let's take control of our personal brand to have the impact we want in this world.

Check out more information on the podcast page:

http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/57

If you're a high-achiever and pride yourself on doing well in life, there's a risk you're also an overfunctioner.

An overfunctioner is someone who looks like they have it all together. They're organised, reliable, helpful and viewed as a great partner, colleague or friend. From the outside all these things are perceived to be great. But for an overfunctioner on the inside it leads to frustration, exhaustion and even burnout.

You'll recognise if you overfunction if:

• something needs to get done at work and you just do it, whether it's your job or not
• someone in your life is struggling with something and you feel responsible to help them, even if they don't ask for your help
• you have a secret (or not so secret) belief that if something needs doing, it won't get done unless you do it, even if the other person is capable
• you feel overly concerned for everyone's happiness

In this episode I explore:

• What is overfunctioning
• How it might show up in your life
• How you can move from overfunctioning to optimal-functioning

Check out more information on the podcast page:

http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/56

As a working mum you've likely got more stakeholders than most. You're probably already a communication ninja, but are you consistently having the impact you want?

In today's episode my guest Felicity Wingrove is sharing The 5 Secrets To Communicating With Absolute Mastery. What she shares can be used in the boardroom but also around the kitchen table to take positive control of how you're perceived, truly own your space and powerfully and ethically influence the people who matter most to you.

Felicity is one of the UK's leading experts in the applied psychology of language. She's a Psycholinguist, PR Strategist, Reputation Manager and Content and Copy Writer. She leverages the art and science of persuasion and influence to achieve truly exceptional results for her clients. And she's here to share her incredible insights with you too.

You can find more information over on the podcast show page:

http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/55

There's a concept known as the paradox of success. Where we believe that the things that have contributed to our success in life so far will be a good predictor of our future success. But in actual fact they can be the things that hold you back as you transition into a new phase in your life.

In this episode I explore the concept of 'What Got You Here, Won't Get You There.' That the beliefs and attitudes that have supported you to achieve success in your life prior to motherhood may not be the ones that enable you to thrive once you have children.

You can find further information on the podcast page: http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/54

Life has been a lot for us recently. Many of us have just been pushing through the last 12 months as there have been few opportunities to rest and recover. We're likely to be rest deficit which is an issue especially if we're not aware of how to properly recover. There are in fact seven different ways to rest If we want to feel like we're able to thrive. We need to understand these seven different ways to rest to create that sense of restoration in our life. In this episode I share:

1. Why rest is so important
2. The seven different ways to rest
3. Ideas and opportunities to access these seven types of rest

This episode is for you if you're feeling:

• tired after holding it all together for so long
• overwhelmed with where to start with the backlog of stuff you've had to put on hold
• a bit flat and empty after an intense time
• ready to start focusing on you and making yourself a priority

You can find further information on the podcast page: http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/53

Life has been a lot for us recently. Many of us have just been pushing through the last 12 months as there have been few opportunities to rest and recover. We're likely to be rest deficit which is an issue especially if we're not aware of how to properly recover. There are in fact seven different ways to rest If we want to feel like we're able to thrive. We need to understand these seven different ways to rest to create that sense of restoration in our life. In this episode I share:

1. Why rest is so important
2. The seven different ways to rest
3. Ideas and opportunities to access these seven types of rest

This episode is for you if you're feeling:

• tired after holding it all together for so long
• overwhelmed with where to start with the backlog of stuff you've had to put on hold
• a bit flat and empty after an intense time
• ready to start focusing on you and making yourself a priority

You can find further information on the podcast page: http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/53

Do you struggle to get out of bed in the morning? Do you feel more tired often than not these days?

Or ever find yourself getting frustrated with your body because it's not as strong or resilient as it used to be?

You're not alone, over three quarters of women say they are tired all the time

That was my experience when I became a first time mum 8 years ago. I became really frustrated with my body - berating it for not giving me the energy I needed when I needed it most. I was actually in adrenal fatigue at the time but didn't know it, and I didn't understand how I'd got there or what to do to recover my energy.

What that experience taught me was that energy was in fact the most important thing in life. Because without it we can't love those that matter most or live our life in the way that we want to. I've come to believe that energy is our most precious resource.

So that's why I'm excited to be talking to today's guest - Alice Godfrey. Alice is a registered nutritionist and thyroid expert. She helps women get to the bottom of their brain fog, weight gain, low mood and lack of energy. In this episode Alice shares five simple steps to double your energy. Which I think we all need in our life especially after the last 12 months!

In this episode Alice shares:

• Her personal health journey that ignited her passion for the work she now does
• What energy actually is and the building blocks needed for it in your body
• Simple and easily accessible tips and strategies for building and maintaining your energy

You can find more information over on the podcast page: http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/52