The Motherkind Podcast

This moment is with Lyndsey Hookway. Lyndsey is a paediatric nurse, children’s public health nurse, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Holistic Sleep Coach, Ph.D. candidate, and birth trauma recovery practitioner.She is the author of three books: Holistic Sleep Coaching, Let’s Talk About Your New Family’s Sleep, and her latest book called Still Awake. She is also co-founder of the Holistic Sleep Coaching programme.I hope you enjoy this Moment and find it inspiring for your week ahead. You can listen to the full episode here.Instagram - @zoeblaskey - come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, I had an amazing conversation with Lauren Currie on her podcast Upfront. Lauren is the Founder of UPFRONT and is on a mission to support 1 million women and non-binary people with confidence.I received so many messages about my appearance on Upfront. I am pleased to release it on Motherkind also so you can hear it too.You are going to learn what I think confidence really is and how motherhood can be the exact catalyst we need to stand in our own power. I also share what stops us from standing in that power.I believe, if we have confidence as mothers and we believe in ourselves, so much else in our lives becomes easier.Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcements.Special thanks to Sanofi’s Together Against RSV campaign for sponsoring this episode. You can go to www.togetheragainstRSV.com where you’ll find loads of helpful advice about infant RSV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Motherkind Moment. Moment is your place on a Monday for calm, connection and maybe even a shift in perspective before the week ahead.This moment is with Amy Rushworth. Amy is a leading confidence mentor, wellness speaker and life coach, specialising in confidence in women.I hope you enjoy this Moment and find it inspiring for your week ahead. You can listen to the full episode here.Come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 17th of November 2022, marks the five-year anniversary of the podcast.This is a different and very special episode where I share what I have learned about life from five years of podcasting. It isn’t really about podcasting, it is about passion and creating something through motherhood. It’s about starting something that you want to see in the world.It is also about you. At the end of this episode, I answer questions that our community sent in.Five things I have learned: The power of showing up and consistency The power of putting one foot in front of the other Create what you wish was in the world Play the long game Connection is the most important currency we have as humans Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcementsSPECIAL THANKS TO ATHLETIC GREENS - THIS WEEK’S SPONSORWe are grateful to Athletic Greens for sponsoring this episode of the Motherkind podcast. I use AG1 every morning. With 75 whole food-sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health, AG1 is the delicious daily habit that sets you up for a healthy future. Invest in your health without compromise! Visit athleticgreens.com/motherkind to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Moment is with the wonderful Dr Jessamy Hibberd. Dr Jessamy is a clinical psychologist, author and mother of three. She has written eight books, including The Imposter Cure described by the Sunday Times as “the definitive guide to tackling and understanding the psychological mind trap” of imposter syndrome.I hope you enjoy this Moment and find it inspiring for your week ahead. You can listen to the full episode here.Come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram @zoeblaskey for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the podcast we focus on parenting with guest Dr. Maryhan. Dr Maryhan is a groundbreaking psychologist and parenting expert, as well as a mother of two. For over 15 years she has been supporting children, teens, and young adults struggling with managing their emotions, low confidence and anxiety.You are going to learn: Why right now is such a hard time for our children How to know if your child has anxiety, or is it just normal worry How to help a child who might be experiencing anxiety How to raise resilient children that can handle life’s challenges Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Motherkind Moment. Moment is your place on a Monday for calm, connection and maybe even a shift in perspective before the week ahead.This moment is with the wonderful Fiona Arrigo. Fiona is the Founder of The Arrigo Programme, an internationally acclaimed Intuitive Healer, Biodynamic Psychotherapist, and Mentor and Life Teacher. She is recognised as a leader in her field and her profound healing system, The Arrigo Programme , developed over 40 years of experience, draws on a lifetime’s study of ancient teachings and attracts clients from across the world with its ability to transform through lasting change.I hope you enjoy it and find it inspiring for your week ahead. You can listen to the clip by clicking above or the full episode here.COME VISIT MOTHERKIND ON INSTAGRAM INSTAGRAM: @zoeblaskey - come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doula Lauren Mishcon and women’s coach Nicole Goodman, hosts of the Self Care Club podcast, join me this week to talk about, you guessed it, self-care. Lauren and Nicole have tested 100s of self-care tools and practices, they live the practices and then report back on the results.I’m so excited for you to hear this episode.You are going to learn: What self-care is and isn’t The self-care practices that have had the biggest impact on their lives The practices that haven’t worked at all How to practice self-care without costing a penny SPECIAL THANKS TO ATHLETIC GREENS - THIS WEEK’S SPONSORWe are grateful to Athletic Greens for sponsoring this episode of the Motherkind podcast. I use AG1 every morning. With 75 whole food-sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health, AG1 is the delicious daily habit that sets you up for a healthy future. Invest in your health without compromise! Visit athleticgreens.com/motherkind to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase.Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This moment is with the wonderful Laurie Gerber. Laurie is a well-known coach in the US, specialising in the Handel Method, an approach that teaches people how to realize their personal and professional visions. It is even taught at some of the US’s top-ranking universities.In this clip, Laurie shares about the power of modeling to our children and how we must understand our lineage and where we come from if we want to move forward and make changes in our lives.I hope you enjoy it and find this clip inspiring for your week ahead. You can listen to the clip by clicking above or the full episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s guest is health and science journalist and mother of two, Chelsea Conaboy. She was part of the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer prize–winning team for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and more recently has worked as a magazine writer with bylines at Mother Jones, Politico, The Week, the Boston Globe Magazine, and others.Chelsea has done 1000s of hours of research into the science of what happens to your brain when you become a parent. What she finds is quite incredible, and it is all in her new book, Mother brain, how neuroscience is rewriting the story of motherhood.We all instinctively know how changed we are by motherhood, right? But, have you ever wondered what is actually happening in your brain when you become a mother?In this episode you are going to learn: Why maternal instinct is a myth and where that idea came from Why worry and anxiety is so normal in parenthood What changes happen in our brain throughout parenthood and why that gives our brain an upgrade for our whole lives. Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices