Brummie Mummies

This week’s guest is Sadie Jones, a remarkable woman who experienced domestic violence both as a child and an adult and ended up homeless and living in hostels. But she transformed her life by empowering herself through fitness, food and feeling good. In 2021, she founded She Beasts in a bid to help other women enduring trauma to become their best selves. Together, they’ve gone from strength to st...

This week’s guest is Mehreen Baig - a former teacher, examiner, writer and broadcaster who is best known for her Saturday afternoon show on BBC's Asian Network. Mehreen has launched an innovative education-meets-entertainment series on Youtube called Glow Up Your Grades - made for a generation whose education was disrupted by the Covid pandemic aimed at filling the gap in GSCE learning and helping...

Zoe is joined by family blogger Lavania Oluban as they discuss all the amazing events happening around Birmingham and the Midlands this Christmas and New Year - including some free and cheap festivities too! Check out our guides to grottos, events, ice rinks, festive trains, light trails and more on the Brummie Mummies Facebook page and on the BirminghamLive website. Also head over to Lavania’s bl...

Tiktoker Emma Roberts, known online as Organised by Em talks us through some of her best tips and tricks for how to be an organised mum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We love supporting family businesses on the Brummie Mummies Podcast - and we love saving money! That’s why we’ve invited Laura from My Baby Stroller onto this week’s episode to ask her for all her dos and don’ts when it comes to buying for a newborn. You can read more about My Baby Stroller on the BirminghamLive website and on the Brummie Mummies FB page. Find out more via Laura’s website MyBabySt...

In this episode Zoe chats to campaigner Alison Cope - It has been 10 years since Alison lost her only son Joshua Ribera, who was known and loved by thousands as rapper Depzman. Joshua was stabbed outside a nightclub in Selly Oak. He was just 18. Alison has spent the last decade striving to empower thousands of young people and help them feel safe on the streets. Her warmth, strength, energy and pa...

In part two of our chat with Danielle Manton-Kelly, the early years expert shares loads of great weaning tips. The Brummie Mummies podcast is a Laudable production brought to you by Brummie Mummies and Birmingham Live. Hosted by Zoe Chamberlain, produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Often in life, our greatest challenges turn out to be our biggest achievements. That was certainly the case for this week’s guest Danielle Manton-Kelly. Her life turned upside down when she became pregnant at university, but with the support of her housemates who helped her care for her baby, Danielle completed her degree. Danielle had her second child just after qualifying as a teacher and her th...

The first day at school is a huge milestone - both for our children and for us as parents. This episode is all about how you can  prepare your child for that moment they walk into reception for the first time. This week's guest, David Barker is headteacher at The Oaklands Primary School in Acocks Green so he has lots of experience in seeing children arrive on their first day. We invited him onto t...

This week’s guest is none other than Casey Major Bunce, aka Major Mum Hacks! Her videos have proved to be game changers for so many parents as she offers simple ways to cut costs, reduce stress and save money. Casey says her love of hacks comes from her mum who was in a wheelchair and so had to find ways to adapt to make all of their lives easier. Casey discusses how she breaks through that mum gu...

We welcome Gemma Bird back to the show - known to hundreds of thousands of parents on Instagram and TikTok as Money Mum. School holidays are always expensive, so we wanted to know how Gemma makes her money stretch further when the kids are at home. She shares great tricks, hacks and tips for making the holidays fun and affordable for everyone. You can read more Gemma’s tips and discover loads of f...

We help you get prepared for the summer holidays as host Zoe Chamberlain welcomes producer Matt onto the show to run through her guide to the best beaches within easy reach of Birmingham. The Brummie Mummies podcast is a Laudable production brought to you by Brummie Mummies and Birmingham Live. Hosted by Zoe Chamberlain Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

This week’s guest is breastfeeding mentor Danielle Facey, who is on a mission to empower mums by encouraging them to do whatever is best for them and their baby in those precious early days and weeks. We invited her onto the show to talk all about the best ways to prepare, what mums should do if they are struggling, how partners can help out and why no-one should feel guilty about the way they cho...

Zoe’s guest today is Farah Kawal, who runs Toddlers Den nursery in Bordesley Green. Farah knows how parents feel when they drop off their babies and children and she is full of reassuring advice to make things easier, not just for the kids but mostly for the parents too! The Brummie Mummies podcast is a Laudable production brought to you by Brummie Mummies and Birmingham Live. Hosted by Zoe Chambe...

This week’s guest, Suzanne Alderson, has lived through every parent’s worst nightmare. After sustained bullying at school, Suzanne’s daughter Issy revealed that she was planning to take her own life. She was just 14. In one of her darkest moments, she decided she never wanted another parent to feel as alone as she did. The Solihull mum set up the charity Parenting Mental Health, enabling families...

Sleep. It’s probably the one thing we parents discuss constantly and the thing we dread about having a newborn. Sleep like a baby? We have no idea why we say that when every bleary eyed parent knows that babies don’t sleep through the night! So how can we help our children get to sleep, whether they are babies, toddlers, school-kids or teenagers? This week’s guest is sleep consultant Lisa Lamb, be...

This week’s guest is none other than Youtube English teacher sensation Mr Salles. Mr Salles offers tips, guides and suggestions on how to pass English GCSEs. He sits the exams himself to figure out exactly what kids need to do to get the top grades. Then he tells them how to do it. It’s as simple as that. A father himself, Mr Salles talks about why he started sharing videos on Youtube, how they we...

If you feel your child may have additional needs or you are already embarking on the SEND journey (special education needs and disabilities) then this podcast is for you. Today’s guest, Emma Pinnock, has been a teacher for more than 20 years, much of which was spent working in special needs education. Following the birth of her son Alex, who has down syndrome, Emma Pinnock set up a consultancy cal...

This week’s guest is Georgie Moseley, who has dedicated her life to the Help Harry Help Others charity, which was set up in her son’s memory. Georgie is well-known and much-loved in Birmingham for carrying on the legacy of her son Harry, who raised money for others whilst battling cancer himself. When he sadly died in 2011, aged just 11, Georgie and her children vowed to continue the Help Harry He...

How can we encourage our kids to help us save on the bills? And is getting them to do this a good life lesson for them? In this episode we hear from Dawn Baker from Home Start Birmingham, a charity that helps families in crisis. She has helped hundreds of families get on top of their finances over the years and has loads of great ideas on how you can get the kids involved in making your money go f...

Today we’re talking to Kerry Beale from reading charity Coram Beanstalk about why reading is so important in every aspect of life. She has lots of tips on how to get even the most reluctant of readers to read. You can find out more about how to volunteer with Coram Beanstalk on the website  www.corambeanstalk.org.uk and there are lots more reading tips on our Brummie Mummies FB and Instagram pages...

What would happen if we just left our kids to their own devices, to maybe get a little bored like we did when we were kids? This week’s guest, Adele Cleaver, is an author, play-worker and mum of two who believes that children should be given space to make their own play. Her book Children Don’t Dissolve in the Rain is all about encouraging kids to do their own thing and how parents shouldn’t feel...

Teaching your children to have a healthy relationship with social media and their phones Social media can feel like a perilous activity for kids to navigate but it can actually be a positive and powerful experience when used correctly. This week’s guest is Jamie Barton, headteacher of the Jewellery Quarter Academy and he has a wealth of tips and suggestions for parents trying to keep their childre...

Everyone is feeling the impact of the rising costs of living, whether it’s increasing utility bills or finding it harder to put food on the table each day. In this episode Zoe Chamberlain is joined by Rafa Ahmed, project manager at Feedo Needo, a food bank in Digbeth, Birmingham, where volunteers are seeing just how much the cost of living crisis is affecting families. She shares how families can...

In this episode, find out how Corrina Sheppard went from being a stay at home mum of four, to securing the job of her dreams! Corinna didn’t think she would have the time or the qualifications to get into a hospital job - let alone trying to figure out what she’d need for childcare. Today the 28 year old from Walsall is a Swan Champion on a stroke ward, where she helps support people going through...