The Motherkind Podcast

This week’s clip is one from way back in the archives. It is with the incredible Suzy Reading. Suzy is a mum of 2, and a Chartered Psychologist specialising in well-being, stress management and self-care.In this clip, Suzy talks about: Why self-care should not be stressful Why one-size fits all does not work How to access your own, bespoke totally right for you self-care ideas I hope you enjoy it. You can listen to the clip by clicking above or the full episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s episode, I speak Clare Seal. Clare is a mother of two and the creator of the My Frugual Year Instagram account. She is also the founder of the Financial Well-being Forum and author of Fives steps to financial well-being, the amazing book Stylist magazine says is the book we all need to read.YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN: Why so many of us struggle with our relationship with money Why having all the financial tools in the world won’t matter unless you have done some deeper digging in to your beliefs about money first Where most women go wrong with money and budgeting What Clare thinks is the best way to setup household and family spending Cost of living crisis and what to do if you are worried about your family or someone else’s This is a timely and prescient conversation. I hope you find it helpful. 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 from a brilliant episode I recorded with Patty Wipfler. She is the founder of Hand-in-hand Parenting and has been leading the way in conscious parenting for over 30 years.There is so much authority and wisdom in her words. She reminded me that crying is such a healing release.I think this clip is going to help you reframe how you feel when your children cry and when you have a good cry, too.If you haven’t listened to the full episode I highly recommend it. You can listen to the clip by clicking above or the full episode here.ABOUT PATTY WIPFLERPatty Wipfler is the Founder and Program Director of Hand in Hand parenting. Patty writes, speaks, trains parent leaders, and develops resources for parents to help them lift difficulties from their children's lives and their own.She directs the training of Parenting by Connection Instructors from all parts of the U.S. and abroad. Her focus is on building parents' emotional understanding and helping parents to build networks of mutual support that benefit their families and communities.In 1989, she founded the non-profit Parents Leadership Institute, which evolved into Hand in Hand Parenting.She is the author of Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges. Through Hand in Hand, Patty offers monthly free teleseminars in conjunction with leading parent educators, writers, activists, and bloggers. Her articles have been published in Mothering Magazine, the Bulletin of Zero to Three, and Child Welfare News. She has been a keynote speaker at Association for the Education of Young Children conventions in Chicago and Philadelphia, and she has done workshops and trainings throughout California, and in Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, and Massachusetts, as well as in Beijing, China.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

I have an incredible episode for you today. My guest, Dr. Galit Atlas, is a psychoanalyst, clinical supervisor in private practice in New York City and a leader in the field of relational psychoanalysis. She has published three books for clinicians and numerous articles and book chapters, including Her New York Times publication “A Tale of Two Twins” which was the winner of a 2016 Gradiva Award. Her new book Emotional Inheritance is now being translated into 17 languages.In this episode, We talk about Emotional inheritance, which is the name Galit gives to the trauma passed down to us from previous generations. As you might know, I am fascinated, passionate and really curious about generational work, specifically how pain gets passed down the generations.And while it can be a hard topic, for sure, I think it's ultimately really freeing to see ourselves as part of a way bigger picture of our lineage. It's just not talked about enough with parents and mothers. I've done some amazing episodes on this topic, a couple that really stand out are with Gabor Mate and Julia Samuel, so definitely go back and listen to those if you haven't already.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. 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.If you have followed me, the podcast, or my work for a while, you will know that I’m deeply passionate and interested in cycle-breaking - understanding what our own childhoods were like, what were the messages we received and what beliefs did we pick up. And then asking ourselves, Do we want to change any of those for our own families now that we are parents ourselves?This week’s Moment is a brilliant insight into: What it means to be a cycle-breaker How you know if you are a cycle-breaker How do you know which cycles you want to break How do we navigate that when we are around our extended family I get asked these questions all the time, so I asked Shelley and her answer is part of this episode.If you haven’t listened to the full episode I highly recommend it. You can listen to the clip by clicking above or the full episode here.ABOUT SHELLY ROBINSONShelly Robinson is a certified holistic family wellness coach, cycle-breaker, conscious parenting educator, and the creator of Raising Yourself. Her passion in life is to empower moms to turn their midlife crisis into midlife magic by teaching them how to reparent themselves, disrupt generational patterns, and take radically good care of their needs.When she's not connecting with her online community or geeking out on the latest neuroscience of cycle-breaking, she's likely making a mess in the kitchen with her two kids, trying to find her way out from under a pile of laundry, or decompressing with a good mystery in bed.MOTHERKIND PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES 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

Hey everyone, welcome to this episode of the Motherkind podcast, the show that's going to help you navigate the massive challenges of life as a modern mother with more confidence and clarity and self awareness.So if I say the word manifesting to you, what do you think? Only thinking positive thoughts or maybe your mind turns to the secret, you know, that best selling book in the 80s?Well, my guest this week says that it's way more than that. Manifesting is actually about believing deep down that you deserve what you want, that you are allowed to want what you want, and you are worthy of going for it.So whether you want to feel more love for yourself, whether you want a career that you love and works around family life, maybe you want more fun, or maybe you want to feel real joy and peace more often, you need to truly believe in the possibility.Roxie Nafousi is a self-development coach and manifesting expert and the author of the best seller MANIFEST: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life. You know that little orange book that you would have seen all over social media. It's been an absolute sensation. She is also mother to her three year old little boy.In this episode, she shares with us how she turned her life around using manifesting. She went from parties, drugs and recklessness to now living her dream life. She shares how motherhood was the catalyst she needed to heal from decades of self loathing to where she is today, falling deeply in love with both life and herself. And in this episode, she shares how she did it. It is profoundly inspirational. I hope you love it.I also want to say thanks to each and every one of you that come back every week to listen, learn and feel inspired. And if you love the podcast, can you please do me a favour and hit subscribe? It really does help.About Roxie NafousiRoxie Nafousi is a self-development coach, the author of Sunday Times Bestseller, MANIFEST: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life, an ambassador for the Mental Health Foundation and contributor to Kourtney Kardashian's wellness platform, POOSH.Roxie works with one-to-one client’s as well as hosting regular self-development workshops and inspirational talks. She regularly featurs in all of the UK’s top publications, including British Vogue, Financial Times, The Times Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar & ELLE (to name a few).Roxie is also the host of popular podcast series called “The Moments That Made Me”, and creator of "The Journal" a powerful 12 week self-love and empowerment programme in collaboration with The Head Plan. Roxie's commitment to transforming the lives of people who suffer with emotional and mental health issues and helping them to fulfil their potential has seen her become a renowned and respected figure in the wellness world. She has been named "The Manifesting Queen" by Forbes, and “The A-Lists favourite manifestor” by The Sunday Times Style Magazine.FREEBIE! Find out how you can take control of your life, reconnect to you and more! Download ‘10 Ways to Reconnect to You’ and our weekly and monthly check-in on Motherkind.co.Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough.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.Today’s Moment is with well-being expert Richie Norton from an episode back in July 2021.We all know what is good for us. Why is it so hard to actually make these things stick? I think about this all the time. I don't think we have a knowledge issue, we have an application issue. I too know exactly what makes me feel good. Yet I can find it so hard to make it into a habit that sticks. That is exactly what I asked Richie and what you are about to hear is his answer.If you haven’t listened to the full episode I highly recommend it. You can listen to the clip by clicking above or the full episode here.ABOUT RICHIE NORTONRichie Norton is an ex-professional rugby player turned yoga and breathwork practitioner. When an injury ended his sports career, he discovered the transformative power of yoga and breathwork and has spent the past 10 years working alongside sports teams, entrepreneurs and personal clients to help them maximise every aspect of their physical and mental health. The Vibe Tribe is Richie’s online community hub where he offers training advice, coaching and life hacks.MOTHERKIND PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES FREEDOM FROM PERFECTIONISM: Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough. 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

Hey everyone, welcome to this episode of the Motherkind podcast, the show that's going to help you navigate the massive challenges of life as a modern mother with more confidence and clarity.This week's episode is all about relationships. That is what we're going to be talking about with the brilliant author Matt Fray.So you think you're a good person, you genuinely love your partner and you try to do the right thing. So why are you struggling in your relationship? Why do you and your partner feel unhappy? Why do you maybe feel disconnected? Or perhaps you've even thought about divorce?These are the exact questions that he asked himself after his marriage had ended. He was a good guy. He loved his wife, he was doing what he thought he should, be doing in a relationship. And yet one day his wife came to him and asked for a divorce.After that, Matt began a journey of self reflection to understand what went wrong. He wrote a now viral article called My wife divorced me, because I left dishes by the sink, and then a best selling book called This is how your marriage ends.What he learned is incredible. And I think pretty life-changing stuff. He saw that what happens in most relationships, particularly in relationships of good people who really do love each other, is that we engage in a series of small habits and dynamics that over time, erode safety and trust.We talk about: the questions he asked himself after his marriage had ended how good people can become good partners habits that kill relationships how to build safety, trust, and life long love I absolutely love this episode, Matt was a joy to talk to you and I was writing ferocious notes as we spoke. I am sure you're gonna love it.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.FREEBIE! Find out how you can take control of your life, reconnect to you and more! Download ‘10 Ways to Reconnect to You’ and our weekly and monthly check-in on Motherkind.co.Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough.Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcements.ABOUT MATTHEW FRAYMatthew Fray is a relationship coach and writer who leans on the lessons of his failed marriage and subsequent divorce to help others avoid making the same mistakes. He has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Daily Mail and Sun and been featured in The New York Times and on BBC radio. His blog Must Be This Tall to Ride has a dedicated following, reaching millions of followers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the last in this very special series - the Toddler Milestone Moment Series - which is created in partnership with my friends at Baby Annabell.Baby Annabell is the UK’s #1 nurturing doll brand and is passionate about sharing the power of role-play to support toddler milestones.This last episode in the series is with the brilliant Lucy Wolfe - psychologist and sleep expert.  Listen to learn:  How to set up a great toddler bedtime routine  How to know when it’s time to drop the naps and move into a big bed  How to handle early wake-ups and night waking - including with the clock changes next week  How doll play can support your toddler to develop amazing sleep  I hope you’ve loved this series and loved learning about just how powerful doll play can be as much as I’ve loved making it. Please do listen back to any you might have missed.Enter the competition to win £300 worth of Baby Annabell dolls and accessories - just head over to my Instagram  @zoeblaskey to enter. T&C’s apply.ABOUT LUCY WOLFELucy is a Sleep Consultant & Psychotherapist, Author of The Baby Sleep Solution and All About The Baby Sleep Solution, Course Director-Lucy Wolfe Sleep Plans and Creator of "Sleep Through by Lucy Wolfe" Bed and Body Sleep Spray and Relaxing Rubwww.sleepmatters.ieOnline Courses: www.lucywolfesleepplans.com ABOUT BABY ANNABELL Baby Annabell is the UK’s #1 nurturing doll brand and has been on the market for almost 25 years, inspiring nurturing play and little imaginations. Make sure to follow @babyannabelluk on Instagram for their latest products and lots of doll-play inspiration! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently I was on holiday and I saw at least three women around the pool reading the book, Four Thousand Weeks, time management for mortals by Oliver Burkeman. Turns out the average person only has 4k weeks on earth. It doesn’t sound like much does it? That made me decide to read the book and I loved it.Oliver Burkeman is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and for many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, which you may have heard of, 'This Column Will Change Your Life'.This episode is about making the most of our radically finite lives in a world of impossible demands and relentless distractions. That basically describes my day-to-day.Oliver shares with us positive psychology that can help us overcome the overwhelm, make better choices and build a more meaningful relationship with time.He says that time management doesn’t mean becomming more productive, it means deciding what to neglect. And once we realise we can never fit everything in we actually then get the freedom to prioritise.This episode is for you if you always feel like there is never enough time, you are always running behind and have an endless to-do list.This conversation may offer the most useful time management tool you can incorporate into your life.If there is someone in your life who you think can benefit from this wisdom, please do share it across your favourite social media platforms. Let’s get this incredible information to as many mothers as we can.As always, we continue the conversation over on Instagram, so come and join us there.Resources for Oliver: Book: Four Thousand Weeks Website 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.FREEBIE! Find out how you can take control of your life, reconnect to you and more! Download ‘10 Ways to Reconnect to You’ and our weekly and monthly check-in on Motherkind.co.Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough.Come follow us on Instagram for tips and announcements.About Oliver BurkemanOliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, about embracing limitation and finally getting round to what counts, along with The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. For many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, 'This Column Will Change Your Life'. In his email newsletter The Imperfectionist, he writes about productivity, mortality, the power of limits and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. He lives in the North York Moors.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices