Wisdom For Working Mums

If being a working mum has left you feeling exhausted, flat, foggy or frankly fed up then this episode of the Wisdom For Working Mums podcast is for you! Today we're talking about our hormones. Many of us women experience the havoc that hormones can have on our life. Maybe monthly mood swings, maybe heavy bleeding, PMS, skin breakouts to name but a few symptoms. And you probably have thought that...

As working mums resilience is an important part of managing the juggle.  But in the current pandemic our ability to develop and maintain our resilience is critical.  We're having to combine our work and motherhood in often impossible ways without our village and normal strategies available to support us in the juggle. If you're feeling unsettled by the uncertainty and change around the COVID-19 pa...

What do  the Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton) , Victoria Beckham, Serena Williams and Holly Willoughby have in common? If you guessed "they all experience mother's guilt" then you'd be spot on! And it's not surprising really as it's claimed that nearly 90% of mums experience it.  In my latest episode of the Wisdom For Working Mums' podcast show I'm talking all about mothers guilt.  What i...

It's no secret that the way we've battled to keep up with the men, in what is still essentially a man's world, has taken its toll on us as women. We've been trying so hard to make it work – but it's left us stressed, overwhelmed and nearing burnout. You've probably heard me say many times now that I genuinely believe that women are going to help solve the answer to many of our world's problems.  ...

It's no secret that the way we've battled to keep up with the men, in what is still essentially a man's world, has taken its toll on us as women. We've been trying so hard to make it work – but it's left us stressed, overwhelmed and nearing burnout. You've probably heard me say many times now that I genuinely believe that women are going to help solve the answer to many of our world's problems.  ...

If you're an achievement-oriented working mum who wants to thrive without sacrificing your own well-being, this episode is going to be for you! I'm talking about doing less to actually achieve more.   Sounds great doesn't it!   It's even more awesome because my guest is Kate Northrup who is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, and mother of two.  Kate has built a multimedia 7 figure digit...

In this special bonus episode I'm going to share a simple but powerful way to welcome in this new year and new decade. But don't worry if you're not listening at the beginning of the new year this will come in hand any time.   Creating a meaningful and fulfilled life doesn't just happen spontaneously.  But as busy working mums we don't often get the gift of time to consciously create it.  Today I'...

Most of us working mums know that to thrive in our busy lives we need to focus on our health and wellbeing.   But trying to live a healthy life can leave us feeling stressed; we're already struggling for time and energy so how can we integrate healthy eating, exercise and self-care in our already hectic lives? If you feel like this, then today's guest has the answers for us.   In this episode I'm...

If you're a mum that often feels like you've got too much going on.  That you're constantly thinking, worrying, planning and doing.  If your mind feels like your browser that's got 101 tabs open.  If you feel like you're spinning too many plates and your mind could explode with all things running through it, then this episode is for you. Today we're talking about meditation but before you might th...

If you're a mum that often feels like you've got too much going on.  That you're constantly thinking, worrying, planning and doing.  If your mind feels like your browser that's got 101 tabs open.  If you feel like you're spinning too many plates and your mind could explode with all things running through it, then this episode is for you. Today we're talking about meditation but before you might th...

Going back to work after having a baby can be tough.   Not only the emotional aspect of leaving your baby for the first time. But the logistics of finding childcare and working out how to combine work and motherhood can be overwhelming.   Then there's the financial aspect. For many women going back to work full time is financially, emotionally, logistically and sometimes physically impossible. Too...

Speak to any mother about their experience of motherhood and inevitably the topic of sleep comes up. Whether it's the question of does your child sleep through yet? Or what age they were when they did. It can be a pretty contentious issue. The sleep deprivation that goes along with motherhood can be debilitating - impacting our mood, health and relationships. When we add in having to function at w...

Do you ever feel like your high standards leave you feeling stressed?   That your ambition causes you to beat yourself up for not being good enough or for achieving enough. Do you struggle to relax and switch off?  If so, you might suffer with perfectionism.   It's a common trait in ambitious and achievement orientated women.   It can leave us holding ourselves to impossibly high standards and it...

Do you ever feel like you're a fraud?   That you're about to get found out? If so, you probably suffer with imposter syndrome.   And you're in good company. It's been estimated that imposter syndrome affects a whopping 70% of us. But it tends to hit women especially hard. And today's guest is going to share her incredible experience and expertise with us on this subject. Dr Becky Quicke is a clini...

As working mums we've probably heard a million times how important self-care is for us to have the energy to do everything.   Most of the messages out there on the topic are quite frankly patronising or unrealistic. My experience is that most of us know how important it is but find it damn difficult to carve out the time or space to actually do it.   But if self-care is the answer to us having the...

Whether we like it or not our success in life is influenced by our ability to sell ourselves. Most women I've had the privilege of working with unfortunately have a difficult time with this.  And they're not alone! All of the research indicates that women are more likely to undersell themselves and lean away from sales conversations. Whether it's a lack of belief in their value or a lack of confid...

In this episode I interview Vicky Higgin, Chief Information Officer for a global organisation.  She shares her honest insights into what it takes to have a corporate leadership role, which often means she's working across timezones and having to travel internationally, whilst raising two daughters...... and doing a Master's Degree. She shares her insights into the strategies and approach that enab...

Raising children whilst managing a career, running a house and trying to enjoy life means that most working mums are caught in a time trap. We're either fighting time because there's never enough of it! Running out of time, trying to find more time, or feeling guilty if we take any downtime. Our relationship with time can be one of the most difficult relationships we'll ever have! If like me over...

Having children changes us, changes our partners and changes our relationships.  It  changes the way we interact with each other. Whether it's because: we're sleep deprived or we have different parenting styles or we've experienced an identity shift (from wife to mother, or husband to father) or    being lovers to becoming parents   or just the mundane tasks of parenting consume our time and energ...

Having children changes us, changes our partners and changes our relationships.  It  changes the way we interact with each other. Whether it's because: we're sleep deprived or we have different parenting styles or we've experienced an identity shift (from wife to mother, or husband to father) or    being lovers to becoming parents   or just the mundane tasks of parenting consume our time and energ...

We receive so many cultural messages about bouncing back after giving birth.  That the goal is to achieve our pre-baby body as quickly as possible.  However most women I speak with struggle to recover from giving birth and many suffer with postnatal complications months, if not years, later.  Pelvic floor and trampolines anyone?! In this episode I interview my go to person for my physical health a...

Do you struggle to have enough energy to do the things you want and need to do? I f 2019 is the year that you've resolved to improve your health, energy and wellbeing then the latest episode of the Wisdom For Working Mums' podcast is for you!  As achievement orientated working mums who care deeply about our family and our work, we often achieve all this at the detriment to our health and wellbeing...

Every day we are navigating relationships with other people.   Be it our children, our spouse, our work colleagues, customers, friends, family members, neighbours….the list goes on. Unless these relationships are going well they can be a huge source of stress for us.   How we respond when inevitable conflict arises in our relationships can be vital to us thriving.   This week's guest is a world cl...

This week's podcast  guest is a  long-time advocate for women's rights, a champion for Diversity & Inclusion in Europe and has a successful job in one of the world's most well known technology companies (his opinions are his own).  He's one of the very few men that I've met that truly champion women in the workplace.     Brian Ballantyne  shares his unique insights as a  male voice on what is usua...

Our emotions play such a huge part in motherhood; whether it be feeling overwhelmed, mother's guilt or feeling like we're not doing a good enough job. How we manage our emotions can make the difference in how much we are able to thrive as a working mum. In this episode psychologist, emotional intelligence expert and working mother Sarah Speers shares her experience and expertise on emotional intel...