Not Another Mummy Podcast

I'm joined on this episode - for the fourth time - by awesome psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur. Her new book How to Stop Snapping at the People You Love (as Well as the Ones You Don't) is a brilliant exploration of why we snap and how to respond when it happens. We kick of by chatting about what it's like to be the expert on rage when you're also the person in the car park crying...

I'm joined on this episode by neuroscientist, parent and content creator Dr Michele Veldsman, and Dr Elizabeth Milovidov, Roblox's Head of Parental Advocacy and a digital parenting expert. Our kids are growing up in digital worlds that many of us didn't experience ourselves. And if you've ever found yourself wondering whether you're getting screen time "right", feeling overwhelmed by gaming, or wo...

My guest today is Dr Punam Krishan - GP, author, BBC TV regular and one of the most passionate advocates for maternal health in the UK. Punam's new book, The Motherload, explores the hidden, long-term health costs of pregnancy and birth that the medical system consistently fails to address, and makes the case that mums deserve far better than the care we're currently getting. Punam recorded this e...

My guest today is Bryony Gordon - journalist, author, mental health advocate and host of The Life of Bryony podcast. Bryony has written extensively and honestly about OCD, addiction, depression and disordered eating, and her new book, People Pleaser, is her first novel. It follows a chronically people-pleasing woman who wakes up one day to find she's lost the ability to put anyone first but hersel...

My guest on this episode is Shakira Akabusi - women's health and fitness expert, regular face on daytime TV, author of The Strong Like Mum Method and founder of the brand new Strong Like Mum YouTube channel, where she's making all her expertise available to mums for free. Shakira talks about the deep connection between physical movement and how we feel - and why, since becoming a mum, that link ha...

My guest today is Poorna Bell - award-winning journalist, author and competitive powerlifter. Poorna has written for The Times, Grazia, Red and Stylist among many others, and her latest book, She Wanted More, examines the quiet revolution taking place among women over 40 who are questioning the rules they've been handed and rewriting what the next chapter of their lives looks like. She talks with...

My guest on this episode is Mum Bum - an anonymous content creator who shares the funny, honest reality of motherhood on Instagram - debt, the mental load and the daily battle with self-doubt included. She started her account in secret, blocking everyone she knew, and has grown to over 245,000 followers without ever using her real name. In this episode of 10 Minute Confidence Boost, Mum Bum talks...

My guest on this episode is Jake Humphrey - one of the UK's most recognisable broadcasters, having fronted the BBC's Formula 1 coverage and led BT Sport's Premier League and Champions League output for a decade. But these days he's just as well known as the host of the High Performance podcast, one of the most downloaded shows in the world on leadership, mindset and what it actually takes to perfo...

Today's guest is Liz Alexander - model, content creator and body confidence advocate who has built a passionate following by celebrating mid-sized bodies and showing up - bikini and all - exactly as she is. Liz talks to me about how posting on Instagram on days when she feels least confident has actually become one of her greatest tools for growth, and why she believes representation in fashion is...

My guest on this episode is Cariad Lloyd - award-winning comedian, actress and writer, well known for Griefcast, the podcast where she talks to guests about death and grief. She's also the author of the adult grief guide You Are Not Alone, and her debut picture book Where Did She Go?, about a little girl trying to make sense of losing her grandmother, is now out in paperback. Cariad talk...

This week's guest is Elizabeth Davies, aka This Woman Lifts - strength training coach, women's fitness advocate and author of the brand new book Training for Your Old Lady Body. Elizabeth is on a mission to help women completely reframe their relationship with exercise - shifting the focus away from bikini bodies and short-term aesthetic goals, and towards building strength that will serve th...

This week's guest is Helen Thorn - comedian, one half of the Scummy Mummies duo, author and marathon runner. Six years ago, Helen's life changed overnight when she discovered her husband of 22 years had been having an affair. What followed was divorce but then, eventually, a complete rebuilding of herself. Helen's new book, How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger tells that story, and w...

This week's 10 Minute Confidence Boost guests are Olivia and Tanyka Davson - sisters, founders of Cubbi, and the women who walked into the Dragon's Den (while one was nine months pregnant) and came out with a £50,000 investment. They built their business - a discount platform for new parents - while Olivia was on maternity leave, and since appearing on Dragon's Den the response from parents has be...

This week's guest is Michelle Griffith Robinson - Olympic triple jumper, personal trainer, life coach and mum of three. Michelle competed at the highest level in athletics for two decades, representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the world stage - including at the Olympic Games. She talks to me about what happened when she went from being a sponsored, in-demand athlete to the phone sudde...

This week’s 10 Minute Confidence Boost guest is Nicky Denson-Elliott - podcaster, writer and founder of The Wilder Collective, a community supporting female founders. Nicky first came on the main podcast show last year, and she’s back for a 10 Minute Confidence Boost because she’s in the middle of a year-long deep dive into all things confidence. Her 12-month experiment, The Confidence Projec...

This week’s guest is Dr Anna Colton, clinical psychologist and author of How to Talk to Children About Food. Anna has spent more than 20 years working with young people and families in eating disorder services, from outpatient settings to inpatient units supporting the most severe cases. In her book, she unpicks how the way we speak about food, dieting and bodies - often without even rea...

My guest on this bite-sized confidence episode is Keira O'Mara. Keira is a mum-of-three who runs Scott-Samuel, a fashion brand selling gorgeous accessories and bags. She had the confidence to pivot from running a very successful mum and baby brand to entering the fashion space when her business struggled during lockdown. Keira opens up about the moments her confidence wobbles and what she does to...

This week’s guest is Lou Beckett, author of the Sunday Times bestselling book Lessons From A Default Parent. Fans of the Parenting Hell podcast will be very familiar with Lou, thanks to husband Rob Beckett mentioning her lots, but this time Lou is firmly in the spotlight in her own right. In her debut book, Lou explores the reality of being the “default parent” - the one who carries the invis...

On this very special episode of Not Another Mummy Podcast, I'm joined by Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister. Sir Keir talks openly about family life in the flat above 10 Downing Street. From taking his 14-year-old daughter a cup of tea before leaving for work every morning and how much he loves being the butt of his teens' jokes to sharing photos of melons on their family WhatsApp group chat. The PM...

I’m joined on this episode of Ten Minute Confidence Boost by Amy Kean – CEO of Good Shout, a learning and development company which helps people find their voice. Good Shout’s latest research found that women are worried about being seen as “too confident” in the workplace and that they’re shrinking themselves in order to be liked. Amy is also a TedX speak and author of The Little Girls Who Gave Z...

This week's guest is Holly Matthews - former actor, now a coach, speaker and founder of The Happy Me Project, a brilliant online space helping people boost their confidence and feel more content in day-to-day life. You might remember Holly from Byker Grove or Waterloo Road, but she’s since carved out a completely new path, turning the toughest period of her life - losing her hu...

On this episode of Ten Minute Confidence Boost I'm joined by Nicola Lewis aka This Girl Can Organise. Nicola offers up organisation tips and help on her Instagram but she also shows up with incredible confidence. We chat about where that confidence comes from, how it can sometimes be as simple as wearing something new and what Nicola does on wobbly days where she isn't feeling it as much. Follow N...

This week's guest is Nicky Denson-Elliott - professional feminist. Nicky has worn many hats in the last few years - founder of gender neutral kids' clothing brand Wilder Ones, writer for Grazia and Stylist , podcaster on Women's Business and more recently founder of The Wilder Collective, a women's community. One thing that runs through it all is feminism. We chat about how feminism shows up in he...

It’s Menopause Awareness Month and as many of us know, it’s really common to experience changes to our hair during perimenopause and menopause. And that can impact our confidence hugely. In this special episode bought to you in partnership with KEEO Hair, I’m joined by two guests - trichologist Kate Holden and KEEO Founder & Hairdresser Alfredo De Benedictis. We talk about those confidence wob...

My guest on this episode is comedian, actress and writer Alyssa Kyria. Alyssa has acted in films, won awards and worked on BBC Radio 4 and Audible productions. She is currently touring the UK with her brilliant stand up show The Funny Mummy and you might know her from her hilarious Instagram sketches about motherhood. We talk about how Alyssa uses humour to bring light to the more challenging mome...