Podcast

Mamahood is filled with so many questions: how do I help my child with their emotions? why do they have so many meltdowns? am I doing something wrong? Is it me? Through in a really tough year on top, and you have mamas all over the globe questioning who they are and whether they’re doing…

Thanks to the work of Dr Oscar Serrallach, we now know about Post-Natal Depletion: a physical and mental deterioration caused not just by the process of giving birth and breastfeeding, but by the stresses and strains of modern parenthood. It has been a breakthrough in how we view mothers, and how we can better support…

Balance is all BS, right? We’re mamas and women, we’ve chased that dream and realised it was a pipe dream. Right? It seems many of us are still not 100% clear on this. Even though we’ve heard the stats and know the reality, many of us are still believing that if we worked harder, got…

We’re meant to gather in a village, hearing from the elders, passing down our own knowledge and receiving wisdom from others. But we’ve lost that village – and that wisdom. So, what happens when you move through motherhood without an understanding of what’s happening to you, and how you are changing? And what happens when…

A big part of my work with mamas over the past six years has been online group coaching and online women’s circles. We gather together, sometimes monthly, sometimes weekly, to reflect, learn and grow together – it has been one of the greatest gifts of my work. In these calls, mamas get to know one…

As lockdowns begin to change around the world, and as isolation rules slowly begin to ease, there is a call for us all to return to ‘normal’ life. But what if the ‘normal’ we were living isn’t what we want anymore? What if, during these weeks of isolation, we’ve liked slowing down, saying no to…

Pregnancy and childbirth can bring its own special type of worry – so much of what is to come is unknown. In fact, in many ways, preparing for birth is a lot like preparing for motherhood: a daily practice of surrendering the need to know, and trusting your instincts. But pregnancy and birth in the…

Over the past few weeks, I have listened to hundreds of mamas’ experience of isolation – what is stressing them out, and what they are loving. And one of the worries that is coming up a lot is: relationships and intimacy. When everyone is packed into a home, and the kids are underfoot all day…

Everyone’s experience of this intense time in history is unique – but there are, of course, some common themes, especially when it comes to mamahood. The intensity of everyone at home; The pressure to entertain and teach; The lack of personal space, and the reminder, again, of how difficult it can be to even pee…

In this special CALMCAST episode, I interview Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, a worldwide phenomenon (and Reese Whitherspoon’s book club pick) that teaches a revolutionary way of redefining the invisible work so many women do, and rebalance who does what in the home. And as we all hunker down in our homes, trying to…