Mum's The Word! With Georgia Jones & Kelsey Parker

What is it like being a single mum and co-parenting? How to work with an ex-partner bringing up a child? How social media can be damaging as much as a help as a mum? Chloe Lewis joins us this week who's most well known for her role in TOWIE to tell her story about being a single mum and bringing up a child as a co-parent with a former partner Do you have a question for us? Get in touch on our What...

What is hypnobirthing and how can it help mums during their pregnancy? Are we mis-sold the realities of pregnancy? And what does the NHS need to change in the pregnancy and midwife process? Megan Rossiter who has a diploma in hypnobirthing and runs her own hypnobirthing course called Birth-Ed joins Grace Victory on this week's episode to speak about why more mums should be made aware about how it...

What it's like being the mum as well as being on tour? Can you perfect the work/life balance? How important is asking for help when dealing with life as a parent? Louisa Lytton joins us this week who's most well known for her roles in Eastenders and The Bill to tell her story about managing having children with being on tour and if perfecting the work life balance is really a possibility? Do you h...

What is anxiety and how do we deal with it as parents? Is it possible to perfect the work life balance? And how to survive Christmas in 2023 Psychotherapist Karen Hartley joins Grace Victory on this week's episode to speak about how she helps people with anxiety and stress and shares her top tips for any parents who are struggling. Do you have a question for us? Get in touch on our Whatsapp, that'...

What is the surrogacy process like and how do you go about it? How do you balance being the best parent alongside work and prioritising yourself? And why it's important to remember you're never in anything alone as parents Made In Chelsea's Ollie & Gareth Locke join Georgia Jones on this week's episode to speak about their whole journey through the surrogacy process to becoming dad's to twins...

What it's like being the mum to unexpected triplets? How do you manage parenting them alongside other siblings? How do we make sure we don't burn-out as parents? ? Mother to triplets Nadia Thorburn joins us this week to tell her story from the pregnancy to looking after 4 young children from 1 suddenly, and why them starting school is as emotionally daunting for parents as it is for the children....

How do you deal with postpartum depression? How IBS affects pregnancy and motherhood? And why it's important not to feel alone and feel positive about your body #MyBloatedWardrobe founder Lottie Drynan joins Georgia Jones on this week's episode to speak about dealing with postpartum depression, how IBS has affected her life before and after pregnancy, the changes in a women's body no-one tells you...

How do you deal with grief as a young family? How important is it to turn your love for someone you're bereaving into something positive? And how vital it is to look after yourself as well as making sure everyone around you is dealing with it. Mum's The Word Host Kelsey Parker joins Grace Victory this week to speak about her brand new book 'With And Without You' and how a young family has to deal...

How can we stay positive throughout all the ups and downs of parenthood? How important is it to open up about our mental health as much as possible? Is spirituality the key? Scotland's Queen of Positivity & author of Mommy Jojo Uncut: Time for a Mojo injection Jojo Fraser joins us this week to answer all our questions on how to get back and keep our mojo back as parents - we talk about balanci...

Author of REBEL MAMA, Laura Rafferty sits down with Grace Victory this week to discuss the change in mindset after having a child and the unsolicited advice we ALL receive from those either with children or without. Get in touch with us over at askmumsthewordpod@gmail.com --- A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ACTUAL OLYMPIAN Nekoda Smythe-Davis sits down with Grace Victory this week to discuss her journey into motherhood whilst competing and how she deals with the struggle of the juggle, especially as an athlete. Get in touch with us over at askmumsthewordpod@gmail.com --- A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our hosts Georgia Jones and Kelsey Parker come together this week to discuss their parenting highs and lows. Kelsey discusses her partners death and how to provide the best future for her kids, and Georgia confesses how hard it is to find a good balance and the feeling of judgement that seems to never go away. Do you have a question for us? Get in touch at askmumsthewordpod@gmail.com --- A Create...

Can we let children just be children? Parenting expert, coach, founder of Positive Parenting and Author of 'The Work/Parent Switch' Anita Cleare joins us this week to help us understand that there is never a wrong or right way to parent, but instead how to stay positive! Life in a blended family and cultural differences between the UK and Mongolia. Grab the book at https://tr.ee/NGv5vLx-Fh and fol...

How can we train whilst pregnant? How much exercise should we really do in the lead up to birth, and how can we ease ourselves back into fitness after birth? Award winning personal trainer and expert in pre and postnatal fitness Hollie Grant joins us this week to answer all our questions on movement before, during and after pregnancy - we talk about fitness with prolapse, what the suggested amount...

Why is prolapse so taboo? And what actually is it? Journalist and author of 'Why Mum's Don't Jump', Helen Ledwick joins us this week to inform us of her experience with prolapse, what some of the symptoms are of a poor pelvic floor and how we can be supported more in postpartum. So many people go through prolapse - and if you are feeling alone in this - know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Grab the book a...

This episode is for any new mums and what we wish we had heard before becoming parents! If you are feeling lonely, self doubting, feeling like you aren't doing anything right - then know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Dr Emma Hepburn joins Georgia this week as we navigate the new identity of motherhood, what it means to put away the shoulds and some tips you can put in your toolkit. Share your birth stor...

Sleep is sacred for both parents and babies, but don't fear The Sleep Mum's are here! Between them they have over 30 years professional experience and hands on practice with babies and sleep. - They really are baby whisperers! We discuss the best practice for naps, why children are so active at night and whether or not we should invest in comforters... Find the Sleep Mums at https://www.sarah...

It can be hard to know how to help or react when your child expresses they are part of the LGBTQ+ community and want to transition, we want to ensure that our children can be who they want to be, but this can come with a lot of judgement from outsiders. Jake Graf joins us this week to tell us about his own transgender journey and how he froze his eggs and underwent a process of surrogacy to have h...

Kelsey Parker steps in as our guest host this week to speak to DJ and now AUTHOR Lliana Bird. Both are self-proclaimed messy mums and so.. have messy children! We chat about challenging gender stereotpyes in children, encouraging them that its ok to be different and to always expect the unexpected. You can get Lliana's new book, Baboo the Unusual Bee from all good book shops from the 14th Septembe...

You can't think straight when your burnt out, and our amazing guest Anna Mathur reminds us this week that we NEED to fill up our own cup before anyone elses. In order to support our childs mental health - we need to support our own! It's ok that you are feeling like this, and its ok if you are BORED! There is no right way to parent, and we need to put any judgement or pressure we feel on ourselves...

Feeling Outnumbered? Unprepared? Guest host Christine McGuinness sits down with influencer Grace Victory to discuss her traumatic journey into motherhood and how she is embracing all aspects of motherhood from identity and body changes to mum guilt. Find Grace online @gracefvictory Send us your dilemmas and experiences to askmumsthewordpod@gmail.com or on whatsapp at 07599927537 --- A Create Podca...

Do you find it hard to get through to your child during tantrums? What exactly IS our childs behaviour communicating to us? Marie Gentles joins us this week to show us how changing our perspective on behaviour, and connecting with our child can help us understand them and their behaviour further, as well as stopping the cycles of tantrums we can find ourselves in. Have you struggled with this? Get...

OUR SAVIOR Nigel Clarke joins us this week to tell us all about the amazing work he is doing for parents not only in the Baby Club but also as the founder of Dadvengers. We hear some top parenting tips from him from night feeds to changing your perspective on babies to change your parenting style for the better. Get in touch with your experiences over at askmumsthewordpod@gmail.com You can find Ni...

When pregnant, women go through an incredible change that isn't just physical, but emotional, psychological and physiological, across the world with a new baby there is also the celebration of a new mother, so why in Western Society is so much of this change not talked about and hidden. Journalist and author of Matrescence : On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood, Lucy Jones...

Do you feel like you are non stop cooking? Struggling to find variety in your childrens diet - bestselling author and nutritionist Charloltte Stirling Reed joins us this week to discuss how we can get the most out of our meals, stopping food waste and adapting recipes for all needs. Get in touch with your questions over at askmumsthewordpod@gmail.com --- A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast...