Wisdom For Working Mums

Ever wondered how other women combine a successful career with motherhood?

My guest in this episode is Michelle Hon, founder of Mom Boss Academy and she's also known as the Chill Mom. Michelle is the author of Chill Mom and the host of the Chill Mom podcast and Youtube channel. She's an entrepreneur, a mom business coach, a speaker and mother of three young children. Her mission is to help other women create purposeful income for themselves.

She's one of those women that you might think is superwoman, but we all know that superwoman doesn't exist.

So in this episode I wanted to do a behind the scenes on how does Michelle does it.

In this episode Michelle shares:

• an inspirational story from her childhood that fuels the passion for what she now does
• how she balances career and motherhood
• how she supports her clients to create balance in their lives
• the behind the scenes on her life

For more information go to the podcast page.

The last year has been intense for so many of us working mums. In this episode I'm exploring how to avoid burnout as a working mum. I share:

• What is burnout
• How to recognise signs of it
• What to do if you're noticing you're heading towards or already in burnout

This episode is for you if you know that the last year has taken its toll on your wellbeing and you're interested in making sure you don't burnout.

You can find further information over on the podcast page: www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/50

One of the challenges in my own life as a working mum is how to feed my family healthy food easily and in a stress free way. If I'm not careful it can become a source of stress - either feeling like I'm stuck in the kitchen constantly cooking and cleaning up and not spending time with my kids after a day at work.

Or I reach for the easy solution which often isn't healthy and then feel guilty for it. And I know i'm not alone in this - especially when so many of us are at home during this pandemic.

All too often we can get stuck in a meal rut and lose inspiration and motivation on how to do things differently.

So when my guest today reached out to share that she's cracked the code on how to meal plan to and feed your family healthy food as a busy working mum I knew I had to speak to her.

Nicole from Naturally Nic is a dietician with nearly 30 years experience. She's a mum of four children and knows from personal experience the stress of that question "What's for dinner tonight?" - she's here to help us save time and energy in the kitchen. But more than that she's got a powerful story to share on her own health journey that all women need to hear.

In this episode Nicole shares:

• How homeschooling her four children led her to develop her meal planning approach
• How this approach saves time, stress, energy and money
• How to make simple and quick changes to your current meals to make them healthier
• Quick tips to make meal planning easy as a working mum

Honestly these insights are a game changer if you find yourself stuck in a food rut feeding your family.

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

http://www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/49

As 2020 draws to a close it would be easy to just walk away from this year and close the door on it without looking back, hoping that we never have another year like this again.

But as difficult as it's been I think there are some deeply profound and important lessons that I want to take from this year. In this episode I'll be sharing what my lessons have been and I hope that they help you reflect on your year too. So we can carry what we need to into the new year and leave behind what we need to as well.

In this episode I'm exploring where the impact motherhood has on couplehood with Joanna Groves from Relational who is a relationship coach and psychotherapist.

When I read something Joanna wrote on social media that said that when you invest in your couple's relationship, you actually invest in your children, I knew I had to speak to her.

In this episode Joanna shares.....

• The embarrassment and shame that often comes with having problems in our relationships
• How she's passionate about taking relationship therapy out of the therapy room and into everyday life
• What it's like to be in a healthy relationship and demystifies some of the unhelpful beliefs that exist in our culture
• What couplehood is and the impact it can have on motherhood
• Her own honest experience of being in a blended family and the struggles she's had
• Why the space between us and our loved ones is so important for raising children
• That, even though her and her partner are both relationship therapists, they still hit bumps in their relationship but it's what they do when they hit the bumps that's important
• The one thing we can do to positively impact couplehood

You can find further information over on the podcast page: //www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/47

In this episode I'm exploring where the impact motherhood has on couplehood with Joanna Groves from Relational who is a relationship coach and psychotherapist.

When I read something Joanna wrote on social media that said that when you invest in your couple's relationship, you actually invest in your children, I knew I had to speak to her.

In this episode Joanna shares.....

• The embarrassment and shame that often comes with having problems in our relationships
• How she's passionate about taking relationship therapy out of the therapy room and into everyday life
• What it's like to be in a healthy relationship and demystifies some of the unhelpful beliefs that exist in our culture
• What couplehood is and the impact it can have on motherhood
• Her own honest experience of being in a blended family and the struggles she's had
• Why the space between us and our loved ones is so important for raising children
• That, even though her and her partner are both relationship therapists, they still hit bumps in their relationship but it's what they do when they hit the bumps that's important
• The one thing we can do to positively impact couplehood

You can find further information over on the podcast page: //www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/47

In this episode I explore how to avoid the exhaustion funnel as a working mum. I share:

• What the Exhaustion Funnel is
• Why we're more at risk of falling into it as working mothers
• The 5 steps you can take to avoid falling into it
• How to stop yourself being sucked deeper into the funnel if you find yourself already in it

This year has been like no other before. As working mums we probably already came into 2020 exhausted - trying to juggle the double shift of motherhood with a career. And then COVID hit and most of us went into survival mode. If ever we were at risk of falling into the Exhaustion Funnel then this is the year for it.

And now we're entering the festive season where expectations on us as mothers probably increase. So now more than ever we need to be aware of the risk of the Exhaustion Funnel and how to avoid it.

You can find further information over on the podcast page: //www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/46

In this episode I explore how to avoid the exhaustion funnel as a working mum. I share:

• What the Exhaustion Funnel is
• Why we're more at risk of falling into it as working mothers
• The 5 steps you can take to avoid falling into it
• How to stop yourself being sucked deeper into the funnel if you find yourself already in it

This year has been like no other before. As working mums we probably already came into 2020 exhausted - trying to juggle the double shift of motherhood with a career. And then COVID hit and most of us went into survival mode. If ever we were at risk of falling into the Exhaustion Funnel then this is the year for it.

And now we're entering the festive season where expectations on us as mothers probably increase. So now more than ever we need to be aware of the risk of the Exhaustion Funnel and how to avoid it.

You can find further information over on the podcast page: //www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/46

Have you ever felt resentful towards your partner for all the mental and emotional load you carry as a working mum? Or do you feel like the she-fault parent in your house? The default parent carrying the domestic load? If you have, then the latest episode of Wisdom For Working Mums is for you! My guest is Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, the game-changing approach to sharing the mental load, rebalancing your relationship and transforming your life. It's a real world solution for sharing the domestic and emotional load at home. After experiencing the pain, frustration and exhaustion of being the she-fault parent in her own home, Eve has channeled her amazing experience in law, organisation management and family mediation into creating Fair Play. Reese Witherspoon describes Fair Play as a hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button-issues so many families struggle with. And 2020 has been the year that has highlighted even further the load that working mums carry During the pandemic the burden of housework, home learning and parenting has fallen unequally on mothers. It seems that the gender inequalities that might exist in our homes have got worse during COVID-19. So Eve's message and her Fair Play approach are more important than ever. In this episode Eve shares:

• Powerful and relatable stories about her life that led her to write the book Fair Play
• The toxic time messages we receive as women that perpetuate the 'having it all means doing it all' paradigm
• How the private issues that we experience in our homes that cause blame, guilt and shame, are actually public issues based on our society and cultural issues
• How you can bring your partner to the table to engage in rebalancing the domestic load
• Practical ways to use your voice for more effective communication
• A proven framework to create fairness in your home

You can find further information over on the podcast show page: http://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/45

Have you ever felt resentful towards your partner for all the mental and emotional load you carry as a working mum? Or do you feel like the she-fault parent in your house? The default parent carrying the domestic load? If you have, then the latest episode of Wisdom For Working Mums is for you! My guest is Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, the game-changing approach to sharing the mental load, rebalancing your relationship and transforming your life. It's a real world solution for sharing the domestic and emotional load at home. After experiencing the pain, frustration and exhaustion of being the she-fault parent in her own home, Eve has channeled her amazing experience in law, organisation management and family mediation into creating Fair Play. Reese Witherspoon describes Fair Play as a hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button-issues so many families struggle with. And 2020 has been the year that has highlighted even further the load that working mums carry During the pandemic the burden of housework, home learning and parenting has fallen unequally on mothers. It seems that the gender inequalities that might exist in our homes have got worse during COVID-19. So Eve's message and her Fair Play approach are more important than ever. In this episode Eve shares:

• Powerful and relatable stories about her life that led her to write the book Fair Play
• The toxic time messages we receive as women that perpetuate the 'having it all means doing it all' paradigm
• How the private issues that we experience in our homes that cause blame, guilt and shame, are actually public issues based on our society and cultural issues
• How you can bring your partner to the table to engage in rebalancing the domestic load
• Practical ways to use your voice for more effective communication
• A proven framework to create fairness in your home

Links in this episode:

• Fair Play Life
• Eve Rodsky instagram
• Fair Play instagram
• CPE (Conception, Planning and Execution) checklist
• Fair Play Cards
• How To Raise An Adult book
• Oxfam findings that women's unpaid care work represents a contribution to the global economy of $10.8 trillion a year

You can find further information over on the podcast show page: http://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/45