Motherkind

This week is with the lovely Izzy Judd. I'm sure many of you already know and love Izzy - she's a mum of two and author of her honest and heartfelt memoir Dare to Dream: My Struggle to Become a Mum - A Story of Heartache and Hope - which was a Sunday Times bestseller. Izzy and I chat about: - Her recent heartbreaking loss - Her fertility struggles - How she has grown as a person through her strugg...

Is it possible to find that calm, still place with the busy, fast pace of modern motherhood? Jillian Lavender says absolutely. Jillian has been teaching people to meditate since 2003. She co-directs London Meditation Centre and New York Meditation Center with her partner, Michael Miller, from their base in London. Through teaching Vedic Meditation, the world’s most ancient form of meditation, Jill...

The one you have all been waiting for! Bryony Gordon needs no introduction - she is an amazing force of honesty, positivity and humour. She is a journalist at The Telegraph, best selling author, mental health campaigner and mum of one. She is also the founder of Mental Health Mates, a peer to peer support group. We chat about: - Her journey with mental health and her recovery - Motherhood - Her ne...

This week I am joined by Immunologist Dr. Jenna Macciochi specialises in understanding how nutrition & lifestyle interact with the immune system in health & disease. She is a Mum of twins and understands the added challenges of parenting when we ourselves are unwell - so it was a pleasure to learn more about what we can do to stay healthy more of the time. Jenna gives detailed insight into...

It's the 50th episode! I'm excited and nervous to share this one, as it's with me, Zoe Blaskey. I asked my beautiful friend, Nicky Clinch to interview me to celebrate the 50th episode. We chat about: - My path to motherhood and what's it taught me - My past challenges - What I'm working on right now - My mission and passion for Motherkind - My most challenging interview to date - The one gift I wo...

This week I am chatting to the amazing Lou Kirby, founder of Woman Read - a global platform to help inspire, support and empower us to be the women we want to be but to also talk about the issues we face as women today. Lou and I chatted about: - Her background and journey - Her expectations going into motherhood and why they didn't help - Losing her sense of self and how she found it again - Her...

Amy Rushworth is a leading confidence and wellness coach - this episode is all about confidence. - Where Amy’s passion for confidence from. Amy shares her personal journey to reviving her own confidence, from childhood to today. - The first things to do when looking to improve your confidence. - Why women can lose their confidence as they transition through life, and how to regain it. - Amy discus...

Kelly is the founder Project Me, which aims to help busy Mums lead more balanced lives. She has also written ‘Project Me for Busy Mothers: A Practical Guide to Finding a Happier Balance’. She provides a wealth of practical advice to identify where the stresses in your life are coming from, and ways to improve this to achieve the happy balance you deserve. We cover- - Why she started Project Me. Ke...

This episode is with Dr Alexandra Sacks, a reproductive psychiatrist and global expert on matrescence. Her TED talk 'a new way to think about the transition to motherhood' has now been viewed over 1.5 million times. We chat about: - Her background and how she found a passion for matrescence - What matrescence is and why it's important - Self care post birth - The importance of looking after oursel...

This week I am joined by Suzy Glaskie, Suzie is a Functional Medicine Health Coach and a Mum of three. We have a really open, honest and at times emotional chat where Suzy explains her journey and what she’s learnt along the way. We discuss; - Suzy’s journey from a stressed PR professional to finding true health and happiness today - Suzy’s realisation that the body can heal itself, informed what...

This is the last episode of the year! It's a very special one. Anna is a mum of two boys (and is currently pregnant) an experienced Psychotherapist, and a passionate communicator. After starting Instagram 18 months ago for interiors inspiration, she slowly started sharing more of her life and thoughts. She found that she could take therapy out of the practice room and began to share her personal a...

Lucinda Miller brings a fascinating perspective on childhood nutrition. She is a Naturopath, Herbalist and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over twenty years expertise. Lucinda specialises in children, particularly in helping those with learning, behavioural or mental health challenges. She also has a wealth of experience in helping fussy eaters, children with immunity issues or those with di...

Christine Armstrong is the Author of ‘The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane (ish)’, which has immediately had a huge impact on the Motherhood and career conversation. She is a mum of 3, Contributing Editor to Management Today and also a co-founder of a communications consultancy. Her message is clear; if you’re struggling with working and motherhood you’re not alo...

Jessica Huie MBE went from being a teenage mother - expelled from school and living in a hostel, to being an award-winning entrepreneur and PR maven (working with many of the world's biggest names including Megan Markle). Jessica is a mum of 2, a step-mum and an author having just released a book with Hay House called 'Purpose, find your truth and embrace your calling'. We chat about: - Her backgr...

This week I was honoured to be joined by Amelia Freer, Amelia is a qualified Nutritional Therapist, with a host of celebrity clients (Sam Smith, James Corden, Victoria Beckham to name a few), best-selling author of three books- the latest being the beautiful ‘Nourish & Glow: The 10 Day Plan’ and a Mum to a one-year-old daughter. We discuss; - Amelia’s difficult journey to becoming pregnant wit...

Katherine Ormerod has worked as a journalist for over a decade (Sunday Times Style, Grazia, Glamour). She is also a social media influencer in her own right and in January 2017, she launched workworkwork.co, an anti-perfectionism platform where high-profile social media stars and women with aspirational careers share stories from their 'unedited' lives. She recently released her book ‘Why Social M...

Steph Douglas is the founder of thoughtful gift company Don't Buy Her Flowers and a mum of 3. She's passionate about mums looking after themselves and taking life slowly. She recently wrote a blog called 'pulling up the drawbridge' that went viral, discussing how differently she's handled the postpartum period with her third baby. In this episode we discuss: - How she started her business - The tr...

In this sponsored episode, I am joined by the inspiring Dimitra Davidson. Dimitra is President and COO of Indeed Labs, a global skincare brand, a hugely successful businesswoman and mum to three girls. We chat about: - Self-care and her wellbeing. The importance of having time to reflect and the power of being alone. - Her experience of parenting 3 girls; her own parenting style to what her daught...

Lauretta is the founder of theambitionplan.com, a digital platform for women wanting to change career, a coach and has successfully changed careers five times. Lauretta openly shares practical advice and insight which can be applied to anyone seeking a career change, and specific advice to mums looking to make a change. In this episode we cover: Lauretta’s amazing career journey Find out the impor...

Dr Oscar Serrallach is a qualified family Doctor and G.P, author and an advocate for mother’s health. He is best known for his work on Postnatal Depletion, which resonated with women so deeply and widely when it was posted on goop.com (Gwyneth Paltrow’s site) it crashed the site. We chat about: - What Postnatal Depletion is, and how it encompasses physical, emotional and mental well-being. - Dr. O...

Freddie Harrel is force of postive energy, I came away from our chat feeling high on life and like I could achieve anything I put my mind to. Freddie is a style blogger and influencer (she's Cosmos Influencer of the Year 2018), confidence coach, entrepreneur and mum to a young son. In this episode we chat about: - Her journey from corporate finance to fashion blogging, and how this mirrored her pe...

Pandora Paloma is a Holistic Nutritionist and Life Coach, new mum, and founder of Rooted London. She specialises in women’s health, intuitive eating, and self-love. In our chat we cover; - Her experiences of being a new mum, and how she integrated her pre-mum routine into her life as a new mum. - Her biggest challenges and what she has learned about herself since becoming a mum - How to live intui...

Michelle is mum to a four-year-old son and co-founder of Peanut, the ‘tinder for mums’. Michelle was incredibly honest, open and humble - I still can't believe her answer when I asked 'do you feel successful?'..... What we discuss: - The parallels between motherhood and start-up businesses - Perfectionism and Michelle’s mind-shift to ‘done is better than perfect’ - The ‘why’ behind Michelle’s visi...

Suzy Ashworth is a business and mindset coach to female entrepreneurs, Founder of the Calm Birth School, a Hay House Author, mum to four children, as well as being a speaker with Tedx. We chat about how she balances such a busy life with three children ranging from two to seven years old and a step son of 14. We cover: Her journey of personal development which started twenty years ago, and how she...

Clemmie Telford is a mum of 3, a writer and a creative strategist. She started her incredibly popular blog 'Mother of all lists' during her second maternity leave, as an honest account of her experience of motherhood. Clemmie and I chat about the transition from 2 to 3 children, anxiety, therapy and how she manages to stay present. For full show notes go to www.motherkind.co https://motherofalllis...