THE RESILIENT WORKING MUM, Workplace Burnout, Employee Performance, Women in Leadership, Stress Management, Resilience, Productivity, Boundaries, Working Mothers

More time. The one thing I hear working moms tell me they need more of time and time (!) again. In this episode, we look at what is taking up your time (spoiler alert…it’s not all the things on your to do list or even just the time you waste scrolling through social media!!) and I give you a simple step by step method you can follow so that you have can have the time to spend with your family and...

Mom guilt is something that every working mom has experienced at one point or another.  We feel guilty that we work too hard. Or that we don’t work enough. We feel guilty that we aren’t present or that we aren’t productive enough. It can be heavy and it can lead to anxiety, overwhelm and burnout. OR it can be a friend that you use to guide your behaviour.  In this episode, I talk about how you can...

Getting things done is one of the biggest causes of stress for working moms.   There is a to do list as long as your arm and it never seems like there is enough time in the day to complete it.   And you think that it is the to do list that is causing your distraction.   In this episode, I explain that it is NOT the to do list that is causing you to jump from task to task.   I offer you one way you...

Navigating the concept of self care is a big topic for moms, let alone for working moms!  Why do we struggle with this concept?   In this interview with coach and self care expert, Emma Benyon, we talk about the importance of modeling self care to our children because it is an integral part of not just being able to serve but also of our health not just in this season but in every season of our li...

Do you ever look back on when you first got married and wonder if you will ever feel that way again? How will you find your way back to that place when there is so much to do and you are so stressed and exhausted and overwhelmed and resentful?   You cannot imagine a time when you didn't have to give so much of your attention to your children and a time when you had time for yourself.    There is a...

It is easy to keep trying and trying and to find yourself stressed and overwhelmed when you don’t get the results that you want. And then to find yourself shouting in frustration. And then to feel that mom guilt that washes over you when you do what you told yourself you wouldn’t. This episode invites you to try a new tactic this year, one that will help you to problem solve, communicate better an...

This short bonus episode tells you about why I started this podcast and why I have changed its name.  I look forward to many more years of teaching stress managements strategies to you, incredible professional mom managing the juggle of home and work, and to helping you build your resilience!  If you would like to connect with me, follow the links below: Find me on Instagram or Facebook: @charlott...

Happiness is something we desperately want for our children but also something that we strive for and that is not always easy to find as working moms. Things can go wrong that cause us to be unhappy and we can feel, instead, overwhelmed, stressed and frustrated.   Here is one way that you can feel happier this year so that you can shout less, focus more, be less distracted and be more present and...

It can often feel like you are what Cheyanne Cleyman terms so beautifully the ‘gatekeeper of everyone’s emotions’ as a working mom.  When we had this conversation, she was living with her parents and her Belgian husband as well as her step-daughter, who did not speak much English, and her two small sons. Cheyanne tells us about life in a situation where you are the mediator between different gener...

The beginning of the year can feel a bit like a crazy Monday morning. You look at all the things you put off at the end of last year and realise that you have SO much to catch up on!   Here are three tips to help you find your flow as you get started this year so that the heaviness of a Monday morning can be lifted and you can settle into a year of productivity and presence with less stress and ov...

Pressure is something that we feel so much as working moms.  Pressure to be a good mom but also do a good job at work.  Pressure to cook the right kind of food and to keep a good home.  Pressure to look a certain way.  And all these pressure creates a huge amount of stress and overwhelm and leaves us feeling exhausted. Here’s one reason why we feel so much pressure and one thing you can do to take...

For us as mothers, New Years’ Eve can feel a bit like a noose tightening around our necks.  Just as Christmas is over, you feel like you can slow down a bit and perhaps breathe for a moment…and then BAM you tell yourself you are going to give up chocolate, eat only kale and run 10 times a week this year.  UGH!   Why does it feel like keeping your resolutions, whether they be New Year’s resolutions...

Happy Christmas Eve!  My hope for you is that this Christmas is a peaceful, calm and joyful one where you can be present and remember all the precious moments.   If not, I hope that this episode helps you to figure out how it can be more like this so that as you go into 2025, you can start to build a life that is peaceful, confident, calm and at ease.   If you would like to connect with me, follow...

More time is something that everyone working mother is after. But I want you to know that it is not about the number of hours you have in your day (of which it feels like there are not enough).  You CAN have the time that you so desperately long for this Christmas. You just need to decide! And this episode will help you figure out how to do that! If you are struggling with this and would like some...

Racing to cross off all the things on your to do list is a bit like trying to climb a mountain only to find there is another mountain on the other side.   When you are always longing to get to the top of the mountain, to somewhere other than where you are, the feat can feel completely insurmountable. This is what climbing Mount Kilimanjaro taught me about the journey of being a working mom and abo...

Rush, rush, rush. Do, do, do. That’s what life as a mom and especially as a working mom feels like most of the time. But as the year comes to a close, there are a million other things to add to the already full list and it just seems like we have to run on double speed just to get through it all.   This episode gives you a chance to think about why you are rushing and what you could do instead so...

Rachel Fernandez is an anxiety management coach and the host of the Ditch Mom Anxiety podcast where she helps Christian working moms regulate their emotions by calming their nervous systems. After struggling with debilitating anxiety through miscarriage, pregnancy, and eventual motherhood, Rachel learned the importance of supporting her nervous system with food, rest, movement, and mindset so she...

How often have you tried to do things differently, either promising yourself that you wouldn’t do this thing or you would do that thing? And the day goes by and you find yourself doing exactly what you promised yourself you wouldn’t or not doing what you promised yourself you would. As a working mom, it is so easy to find yourself feeling stressed out, flustered, guilty and out of control. And whe...

As a professional and a mom, this working mom life can leave you feeling like you are literally just getting through the day, desperate for the next time you can lay your head on the pillow. I have felt like that and when we are so exhausted that we feel like we are running on fumes, it is hard to find joy and be present in this season that we keep getting told is going to go by so fast. This epis...

It is so easy to get caught up in the chaos of the end of the year. The drive to get it all done, to get it all done right and to give everyone a Christmas they will remember means that you end up running around like a headless chicken, not enjoying it and not able to remember any of it yourself.   In The Resilience Experience, you will have an opportunity to build your resilience so that you can...

Being the good mom is exhausting.  Carrying the mental, emotional and physical load that comes with trying to do it all and be it all is causing you huge stress and anxiety. Good mom syndrome is prevalent all over the world so you are not alone. But it is actually getting you the opposite results to what you want. The stress of trying to be the good mom is making you snappy, reactive and impatient...

As a working mom with a career you love and a home that you want to give your best to, you carry so much of the mental and emotional load of life at both places. And sometimes all you want is for someone to do what you ask of them. But when you do finally ask someone to help you, nobody listens! ‘Are their ears painted on?’ is something I often wander around muttering to myself! It is so frustrati...

Can you remember when you had spark in your life? A time when you weren’t feeling the mom guilt you feel when you are trying to do everything, are stressed and overwhelmed but still seem to be failing? Maybe you still do have that spark but its just a bit dimmer? Or maybe it is shining bright! Wherever you are, listen in to this episode! Leigh Rose tells us all about why she thinks people have los...

Your attention is a most wonderful gift you can give to those around you and to yourself.  It has a huge impact on your relationships and on your performance but it is also incredibly fragile. We are so easily distracted and our attention can be broken by the quickest glance at something else!   In this episode, we look at the three systems of attention and how they function to support one another...

Have you ever noticed how confident people appear to have so much energy? And how lacking confidence can mean that generally, or after a specific event or situation, you are left feeling exhausted? This episode digs a little deeper into how being confident and certain allows us to do the things that give us energy and also to not do the things that deplete our energy. And when we are confident, we...