The Irish Mummy Podcast | Work Life Balance

We wanted to talk about the financial side of things today and why it’s so important to make sure you have a good financial plan, one reason being because this can often be the root cause of marital issues. It’s very easy not to know where your current financial situation is and often when things are bad, you’d rather just not look at the numbers. If you’re self-employed, ALWAYS set aside money fo...

There are moments in our lives when the children will be bored, annoyed, mopy, or feeling sorry for themselves, but when we get them to serve others, all that goes out the window. It makes them happier, more positive, and they stop focusing on themselves and life at that point for everyone is just better. The nice things we do for other people don’t have to be big gestures, but can be simple thing...

Today we’re talking about hitting milestones and why it’s important to stop and take note of how far you have come. Recognizing your progress will help you see the benefits of working hard, and then will give you the motivation to continue and even help others to do the same. Some people are afraid to celebrate and that could be because they have low self esteem and talk themselves down, or they c...

In this episode we’re going to deep dive into what we’re doing to prepare 3 of our children for school. One great thing to help teachers is to write them a letter, giving them details about your kid and any specific things they ought to know, and then teaching your kids the forgiveness technique for when they run into issues with other children. One technique we use to make sure we don’t have an o...

We just hit our ten year anniversary and want to share some of the wisdom we’ve gained after this time together. Getting married and establishing this bond between us has helped us in our success and it’s as if a divine help has been put over our lives to guide and direct us. “You marry the person you want to grow with, not the perfect person.” 12:39 Not keeping score in your marriage, or keeping...

This is a really important topic because it was just one of those Summers where everyone wanted to go all out and be focused after lock down. Now that things are going back to routine with school and everything, we want to talk about getting your focus back. There are multiple factors that parents have to focus on and consider when getting back into routine, such as health/preparing for Winter, ea...

We are asked so many questions and often aren’t sure how to answer, so this episode will answer many of those questions. We discuss intuition and what you can do to access and gain more inspiration by focusing on where your mind dwells, and then turning any negative thoughts into positive ones. As you do this, you’ll start gaining more good thoughts, and then as you “obey” the good thoughts, more...

In this episode we’re talking about the two secrets to reaching your goals and Rosie explains what traits in goal setting can really help you achieve what you set out to achieve. Persistence is key in achieving a goal and disciplining yourself to continue working on that goal even when you don’t feel like it, and then coupling that with patience is the one way to make sure that goal is completed....

On today’s episode we’re going to talk about how your childhood shapes your money mindset and we’re going to go through specific examples from our own childhoods and how those experiences shaped how we see money and the ability to use and work with it. We start with Adam who tells of how he has always viewed money as something to cling to and rarely spend, stemming from when he was growing up and...

Today we’re talking about all things breastfeeding and how to support your breastfeeding wife, so if you’re a mother of a newborn or expecting, this is the episode for you. Rosie tells some stories about cluster feeding and how not being prepared turned out to be a problem, and then she suggests methods to keep your milk from being blocked. Adam shares some tips for men on what they should do for...

We have a simple technique that we want to share with you today about converting your self doubt into confidence and Rosie tells a story about when she was able to really improve her self confidence by looking at her past and creating a list of what she had achieved up to that point. The power of paper is high if you utilise it in planning ahead for your business rather than just doing things for...

Today we are discussing things we didn’t know about each other when we got married. Adam had no idea how much Rosie would just travel and she didn’t see it as a big deal, but he tricked Rosie into thinking that he loved to talk and listen, when in fact after we’ve gotten married, Rosie has realized it’s just the opposite. Another funny thing that Rosie does is pronounce certain words differently t...

We really wanted to get Orla on the podcast to share her amazing story about what she experienced after having her boy in June 2014. Shortly after giving birth, she realized things were a bit off and started fearing she was losing strength. She felt unwell, but after seeing the doctor, she was told that physically everything was fine. She knew she wasn’t well, and after talking to her husband, she...

"We have been very privileged to have some incredible people on this podcast, so today we want to talk about the amazing things we’ve learned from them. Rosie mentions she loved learning about how kids may not want to interact with you directly, but they want you close by to have the comfort of knowing you’re there if they need you, and then Adam talks about how he has put into practice “resetting...

Today we’re going to be talking about balancing your life when you’ve got kids and a business to worry about. We discuss what a lot of women may not understand when it comes to having children and going back to work and that some women just can’t get themselves to go back right after having a child, while others are forced to go back because of financial reasons. Even still, there are some women t...

"There are some things Rosie does all the time with the kids around gratitude, journaling, affirmations, teaching moments, and being an example that we want to touch on today. We discuss the importance of apologizing and practicing forgiveness, especially between parents and children so that they can understand how and when it should be used in their own lives. Rosie has affirmation cards she uses...

Having a Bad Day? | How to Change the Energy & Mood Quickly for Your Family Becoming angry or irritable is contagious and if you don’t contain it, your whole home can end up angry or annoyed. Everyone has bad days, so today we wanted to talk about how to cope when your day just isn’t going well and Rosie shares some amazing tips and tricks on how you can deal with it. Rosie has discovered the...

Rosie is officially into her 13th week with baby number 5 and she wants to tell you what to expect for the first 3 months of being pregnant. Your appetite when you’re pregnant is something that will change drastically, and then your body is going to want to put on weight constantly. We discuss how your hormones will change how you feel about things that wouldn’t bother you otherwise, and then thin...

Today we’re discussing the hot topic of whether your children or spouse should come first and we’ll be talking about our journey to switching to our philosophy and the reasons for the change. Many people believe that they should put their children first and prioritise them over their spouse, but we explain why it’s important to keep your spouse as your number one priority, one reason being to set...

This episode is going to be about different parenting styles, how to work as a team, funny stories along the way, and how we get into alignment with each other. We talk about the different ways you can approach your children, such as what to expect when using positive or negative reinforcement. Adam sometimes will create needs where there were none before in order to feel needed, which causes unne...

On today’s episode we’re talking about the tips, tricks, and tactics we use to maintain an organised home. As you have more children, you have to learn new hacks and tricks to stay organised, or else things are quickly going to spiral out of control. If something isn’t adding value to your life, it’s best to just get rid of it, which is a great reason to get rid of clutter and extra things because...

Today Adam and Rosie talk about pregnancy and birth, giving plans you can use to move forward with your pregnancy and preparing for what’s to come. Rosie explains that it would have been nice to have prepared for getting an epidural, about which she didn’t have a complete understanding when it came time to decide and had no coping mechanism in place to help prepare her. We discuss the pros and con...

In this episode we start off by dropping some big news, and then telling about how our children at different ages react towards pregnancy. We discuss the role of the husband/father in taking care of the kids while they transition to clinging to the other parent when Mum becomes occupied. Rosie explains how her body handles diet and exercise for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, avoiding fitness and...

Today it’s all about the Aussie daddy, or fatherhood and how to be an involved dad and husband. Adam tells about how fatherhood and being a parent has changed him, like how he used to want an elaborate life, but now as we’ve had more kids, he just wants things to be simple because really that’s what our kids want. We also talk about being present with kids, which can get hard when you’re busy a lo...

On today’s episode we have a very special guest, Stephanie McMahon, another business mum that Rosie met and has gotten to know. When they first met, Rosie got the feeling that something was wrong after she acted a certain way while trying some of her oils, and that’s when they started talking about loss and Stephanie opened up about losing her brother. We discuss the hard time she had getting preg...