Motherhood is incredible. It's also incredibly challenging, especially with the high pressured, fast paced world we live in today. The Motherkind Podcast hosted by Motherkind founder and coach Zoe Blaskey, is on a mission to bring you some of the best wellbeing teachers in the world to help you find your calm, happy place in the madness of modern mum life. Each episode features a different teacher from the world of self-development and wellbeing or a mum on a path of self-enquiry. We cover e ...
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Re-Release | Why 'Having it all" and "Balance" are impossible - focus on this instead with Holly Tucker MBE
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In December, we take a break from recording new episodes and re-release the most loved episodes from the year. So if you haven't listened to this episode before, enjoy - and if you have, enjoy again. It's simply impossible to juggle a million and one things at once. This week, founder of Holly & co. and Not On The High Street, Holly Tucker, sits do…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Today we're discussing lots of ideas on we can unleash more joy this Christmas, not just for our families but for ourselves too. Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’ and gain acce…
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In December, we take a break from recording new episodes and re-release the most loved episodes from the year. So if you haven't listened to this episode before, enjoy - and if you have, enjoy again. We have a very special episode today with Dr. Shefali, expert in family dynamics and the pioneer of the Conscious Parenting movement. Dr. Shefali has …
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Today's episode is all about people pleasing and why at Christmas it can be so hard with so many people wanting so much from us. Here Zoe shows us why it's so empowering to ask not, 'what does everyone else want and need' but instead remember w…
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In December, we take a break from recording new episodes and re-release the most loved episodes from the year. So if you haven't listened to this episode before, enjoy - and if you have, enjoy again. This week, Zoe's in the hot seat as she sits down with Dr Sophie Brock, who asks her about the origins of Motherkind, how to overcome barriers faced i…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Starting off this special series of Monday Moments in the run up to the holiday season, Zoe shares her tips on how you can save the stress and do less this Christmas. She explains how we can feel less frantic and overwhelmed by the to-do list, …
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Five vital warning signs that you are heading to end-of-year burnout - and what you can do about it
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With the end of the year fast approaching it can be so easy to let exhaustion overwhelm us, to the point where we crawl over the finish line feeling completely burnt out. In this solo episode, Zoe shares the five vital warning signs that we're risking burnout, and her practical steps that ensure you're being kind to yourself, so that you can enjoy …
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Psychologist Dr. Alison McClymont joins us to share her tool for helping you process life's challenges. She explains why shame is the core reason we can develop difficult beliefs about ourselves and how we can help our children reflect and come…
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Why you're resentful in your relationship—and how to fix it starting today, with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
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When it comes to the mental load it can be very easy to feel like our partners aren't dragging their weight, and so often this results in feelings of resentment towards them. So this week we've brought in the incredible Dr. Morgan Cutlip to give us her best advice on how we keep those feelings at bay. Dr. Morgan is a mental load and relationships e…
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MOMENT | Try this to stop worrying AND teach your children how to face their fears with Mel Robbins
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. In today's Moment, Mel Robbins shares her advice on what to do about worrying. She explains why we shouldn't get consumed by the 'what-ifs', and why it's crucial that we believe in our children's abilities to face their own fears. For more powe…
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Guilt has become so normalised, so prevalent in motherhood that it even has it's own name: 'Mum Guilt'. We don't talk about 'dad guilt', or 'person guilt', or 'human guilt', so why should we allow guilt to stop us feeling like the amazing mothers that we are? In this special solo episode, Zoe shares one of her biggest passions - freeing us from unn…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Maisie Hill joins us to help us find ways towards a calmer motherhood. She explains what our stress responses are, how to see the warning signs, and what we can do about it when we're feeling overwhelmed. Click Here to order your copy of 'Mothe…
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On last week's episode with Dr. Alison McClymont we touched on birth trauma, and the response from the community has been staggering. So many of you have shared your stories and it's been heartbreaking to read about what so many of the community have endured. So this week we are re-sharing this incredible conversation with Illiyin Morrison which we…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. This week Ferne McCann teaches us about the power of responding rather than reacting. She shows us why we shouldn't be surprised when our kids react differently to situations than we might, how we can become aware of our triggers, and why we sh…
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Processing life's challenges - the transformative tool that will change the way you do it, with Alison McClymont
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This week's guest is the accredited psychologist Dr. Alison McClymont who bridges the gap between complex psychology and straight forward advice. Dr. Alison shares her signature 'Extract-Express-Reflect' method, which helps you process and come to terms with challenging experiences. If you enjoyed this episode, please check out Zoe's conversation w…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. In this episode, Megan Rose Lane encourages us to understand our self-worth. She shares her story of how motherhood unlocked her self-belief and why it's crucial for us to have a strong sense of self-worth if we're asking our children to do the…
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This episode will give you the confidence to do things your way (even when you're judged for it) , with Holly Matthews
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*** Trigger warning: This episode deals with bereavement and cancer, so please be mindful of that before hitting play. Confidence is absolutely vital in our lives and especially in motherhood. It's essential for so many situations, and for us to feel good about ourselves. But how are we supposed to develop it? This week, we have the incredible Holl…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. The incredible Michaela Thomas shares advice on silencing our inner critic. We hear why self-compassion doesn't mean we'll form bad habits, how being kind to ourselves is healthy for our families too, and why we shouldn't worry if our self-crit…
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Today we are tackling something that doesn't get spoken about enough: anger. For mothers, it's a taboo subject - something to be swept under the carpet. But what we need to understand is that anger is a very normal reaction to stress. So what are the tools we can use to manage our feelings when anger takes over? In this episode, Zoe talks us throug…
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MOMENT | Using boundaries will strengthen all your relationships - here's how, with Melissa Urban
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Seven-time New York Times best-selling author, Melissa Urban, joins us to discuss how we can set healthy boundaries. Melissa shares why people don't have the right to your time whenever they please, why being open about your boundaries can be a…
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Why understanding your stress response is the secret to an easier motherhood, with Maisie Hill
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Do you ever snap at your kids without meaning to? Or struggle to say 'no' without feeling guilty, or even push down your feelings until you feel like you'll explode? Then this episode is going to help you so much. The amazing Maisie Hill returns to talk about her new book 'Powerful: Be the Expert in Your Own Life', which is all about stress hormone…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Psychotherapist and best-selling author, Anna Mathur, joins us to talk about how we can live life more fully when we address uncomfortable truths. We hear why it's crucial to understand that there are things out of our control, and how acceptin…
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We've hit Sober October and some of you might be thinking about doing it. So in this solo episode, Zoe shares what's she's learned from being 10 years sober, some helpful tips for those of you giving it a go, and why stopping drinking for a bit can lead to an easier life in motherhood. Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thri…
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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Zoe is joined by TV host and life-coach, Paul Brunson, to share how we can maintain healthy relationships with our partners in parenthood. He explains why equity is the secret to happiness, and why making an effort is always crucial. Click Here…
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Our guest this week is the incredible Ferne McCann: reality TV star, mother of two, and co-founder of the UK's number one mental health platform, Shoorah. This is a conversation that'll really inspire you. She talks about how having children has transformed her, how she's learned not to react but to respond, and why she doesn't believe in 'gentle p…
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