Mothering can be an inspired journey to our most glittering, authentic, passionate, creative and connected selves. Through the mirror offered to us by our children, we are taken to every hurt, unmet need, and also every joy and excitement we’ve ever experienced. We want every woman and mother to give themselves and those around them the compassion, love and healing they so readily offer their children, but rarely allow themselves. Journey with us as we discuss the many layers of being a moth ...
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NTM 489: Beyond the Bedroom – How to Transform Transactional Touch into Genuine Connection
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Does every touch feel like it has a hidden agenda? When physical affection only leads to one destination, it can start to feel more like a transaction than a true connection. Over time, this can create distance and make intimacy feel forced, even hollow. In this episode, we explore how to transform transactional touch into genuine connection, bring…
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NTM 488: Reclaiming Our Purpose and Energy in Modern Motherhood
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We’re often told that as our children grow, the path toward ‘freedom’ should get clearer, with parenting becoming less hands-on. But what happens when you find yourself still in the trenches, feeling isolated and exhausted, even as your kids get older? You’re not alone. Join us as we share real stories, uncover the unspoken challenges, and help you…
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NTM 487: From transactional communication to true connection
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How would it feel to have conversations that go beyond tasks to tap into what you’re really craving; to be seen, heard and connected with? Let’s get you on path with tweaking one tiny thing to change everything in your relationship and world. In this episode we discuss: - How easily communication can turn into a list of who is doing what - Feeling …
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NTM 486: What’s one thing that you can change that will change everything?
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The modern mother lives life feeling pulled in all directions, playing ‘whack a mole’ with problems, and ending up in a heightened buzz of productivity, but never feeling like she really gets where she wants to be. Get your journal out, this one’s a self-reflective podcast. In this episode we discuss: - Looking at the areas of your life that consis…
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NTM 485: Lowering your parenting bar as a conscious parent
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“But hang on Bridget and Julie, don’t we want to get better, more conscious, and more attuned with our kids?” We know! This episode might seem counterintuitive, but what we’re leading you into, is instead of a rulebook in your head, we want you to drop into your experience, and parent from there. In this episode we discuss: - The dynamic of always …
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NTM 484: When your kids won’t ‘join in’ and it hits all your edges
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In an ideal world, we’d love our kids to be active and enthusiastic participants in social, community and sporting scenarios. However, that’s not always how it rolls, is it? And it can get under your skin! So let’s talk about the edges around our child’s teamwork. In this episode we discuss: - When you have a set of values and your child chooses th…
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NTM 483: How you feel shapes the life you live, so what are you creating?
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Women tend to colour their life based on how they feel. How you feel is what the law of attraction is bouncing back to you. So what are you creating in your life, and do you want to change that? In this episode we discuss: - Overloaded ‘mental stuff’ can be an avoidance of emotions and feelings - The law of attraction (also called the law of resona…
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NTM 482: The communication upgrade: Unlock deeper intimacy with powerful communication
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What are you not saying, that if you spoke the truth of, would elevate your relationship? When you consciously allow your protective strategies of anger, or avoidance to dissolve, what you’re left with is a really authentic connection and communication, where you stop relying on performance, and old, learnt habits. So let us help you get more fulfi…
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NTM 481: Lost in the noise: life crowding out your relationship?
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Do you put your relationship, your partner or each other, below the dishes or the laundry? Have you ended up being ships in the night, co-habitating, but never really connecting? We all want to be chosen as partners, not someone’s vehicle of convenience. So let’s explore how to shift where you’re at! In this episode we discuss: - What do you need t…
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NTM 480: Forging friendships that fill you up
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Lost at sea, asking yourself “who am I…and who are my people?” But you don’t quite know where you fit in? Let’s let go of old cultural narratives of cattiness and competitiveness in female friendships and let’s move towards forging friendships that expand, soften and inspire you as a woman, mother and lover. In this episode we discuss: - Knowing yo…
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NTM 479: Repulsion in relationship is really normal
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We all grew up on a diet of fairytales, romcoms, and Hollywood romance - and if this is you, too, you might feel that your relationship is wrong for you. We want you to know that ALL relationships have seasons of repulsion. So let’s work with your forces of attraction and repulsion in your relationship. In this episode we discuss: - Why repulsion i…
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NTM 478: The fastest, easiest way to change what you’ve been avoiding
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Don’t we all love a good avoidance strategy? Are you sick of your own BS yet?! Are you ready for change? Let’s stop sabotaging growth by tripping over the same challenges over and over again. Bring on the fast, effective change, now! In this episode we discuss: - When you’re on the cusp of great change, and how to set yourself up for it - Going bey…
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NTM 477: Choosing faith or fear is exactly the same leap…with completely different outcomes
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Your desire to have what you don’t yet have, requires you to behave in ways you’ve not yet behaved. Either, you’re going to choose fear, and end up in fate, over and over again - or you’re going to choose fate, and open up to destiny. Which one will you choose?… In this episode we discuss: - Fear protecting us from wanting to make the change we see…
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NTM 476: Let’s get real about anger in motherhood
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Are you noticing challenging feelings coming up in your motherhood? Are you noticing little whispers in your conscious and gentle parenting mind that seem to shame your anger, aggression and frustration? So let’s move beyond the patriarchal programming of sugar and spice and all things nice, to embrace your wholeness as a woman and a mother. In thi…
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Motherhood- The portal to self growth with Bridget Wood
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Welcome back to The Well! In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Bridget Wood, a mother of three and a mentor for whole embodied living and loving. Bridget shares her journey through motherhood, the challenges and triumphs she's faced, and the wisdom she's gained along the way. We dive deep into her personal story, discussing everyt…
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NTM 475: When self-love is protecting you from the change you say you want
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Do you find yourself in a persistent dynamic where you’re completely fed up with the pattern…but yet you’re still here? Do you find yourself asking “I want your help and advice! But I’ve already tried all the things” OR “It’s because they’re not/they can’t/they won’t…” Babes, what if you’re just not ready for change? Let us help you hold yourself h…
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NTM 474: Navigating family chaos: techniques for a calm nervous system
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The daily grind of family life can have a us feeling like we don’t recognise who we are, and feeling anything but calm. Yet at the same time, berating ourselves for not being the calm, perfect mother. Even the best family calendar in the world will not save you from family chaos. So let us help you get comfy in chaos, so you’re more available to fi…
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NTM 473: Balancing friendship and family: managing relationships as a busy mum
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Join us for an insightful conversation filled with tips and encouragement to help you thrive in your friend and romantic relationships. Balancing friendships and family as a busy mum can be tricky, but it’s crucial you maintain both relationships as part of your overall well-being and happiness. We dive into how different stages of motherhood requi…
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NTM 472: The path to deep bonds: finding women you can truly trust
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In this episode, we dive into the heart of authentic connections. We explore the journey of finding those magical women who become our trusted confidantes and lifelong friends. How do you cultivate deep, honest relationships in a world full of surface-level interactions? Join us as we share insights, stories, and practical tips on building genuine …
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NTM 471: Breaking the cycle - stopping our negative loops before they become our child’s identity
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When you know you’re stuck in a negative loop about your child, how do you prevent it becoming part of their identity? Let’s give ourselves permission to feel the feelings and stretch our thinking beyond the polarisation. In this episode we discuss: - Finding the drawbacks of how you think they ‘should’ be - Moving beyond seeing this trait as the m…
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NTM 470: From ship to shore: relationship strategies for overlapping lives, including FIFO
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When you feel like you’re passing ships, or living parallel lives, it can be incredibly difficult to surrender and relax into life and relationship when you come back together. So let’s prepare for re-integration! In this episode we give you the ‘Getting to shore kit’ where we cover: - Taking steps towards your goals, not just digging backwards - S…
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NTM 469: Grounded parenting: Your anchor in a sea of advice
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How do you lean into trusting your child and trusting yourself when the weight of advice, information, research and authorities are bearing down on you? What if you could create a lean-back effect that makes parenting and holding yourself easier, by overlaying a really beautiful and basic blueprint of what your children are trying to work out, inte…
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NTM 468: When it feels like you’re living with a pack of freeloaders
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Family freeloading on your unpaid labour is REAL. So what is service, and what is enabling/over-functioning? It requires you to hold high expectations and a level of self-worth on your minimum standards for how others treat you, and how you treat yourself. In this episode we discuss: - It’s overfunctioning when you’re running from a threat - It’s s…
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NTM 467: So you’re in a relationship, but it feels like you’re solo parenting?
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Firstly, ouch. That’s a hard place to be. How do you get out of the burnout and resentment cycles and into a parenting relationship that feels more equitable? First, you’ve got to look at why you’re overfunctioning, what your emotional set point is, and how you can step out of the way. So let’s get on the co-parenting train! In this episode we disc…
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NTM 466: Monogamy can only be freedom if you’re choosing it
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When you put a ring on it, the work is not done. But we can tend to find ourselves working our current relationship off an old program and set of agreements. There’s only freedom if you’re choosing it, so let’s talk about how to get out of feeling trapped. In this episode we discuss: - Your own confirmation bias - Whatever you look for, you find - …
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NTM 465: Why is mid-life such a monumental relationship fuck-up?
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What is it with the “mid-life crisis”? And why do relationship break-downs often bear the brunt of it? When your shut-down becomes apathetic, and you’ve given up on bringing your needs into the relationship…and then the relationship ends, often, he’s blindsided. Typically, when you blow up a relationship, you’re seeking a release from an overburden…
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NTM 464: The moment you realise you did it: The 18th birthday party
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We all hope on a wing and a prayer that it will all turn out okay. That all our agonising over conscious parenting, pays off. In the euphoric aftermath of Julie’s son’s 18th, she shares the lead-up, the hot tips, and the unexpected jelly shots that brought family together. Check out Julie’s kids business, Inflatable Nights here: http://www.inflatab…
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NTM 463: Building the capacity to mother the way we WEREN’T mothered - Part 2, Julie’s lens
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When we’re trying so hard to mother in ways that we were not mothered, we can find we exhaust ourselves at the altar of ‘perfection’. What would it look like to stop parenting from a place of lack or fear, and start parenting from a place of love and wellbeing. Let’s find out… In this episode we discuss: - The need to overperform to feel okay - Par…
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NTM 462: Building the capacity to mother the way we WEREN’T mothered - Part 1, Bridget’s lens
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In deciding the type of mother that we want to be, often that’s informed by our experience with our own mother. The view we have of our mother will shape the view we have of ourselves, and therefore, the fuel we draw on in our own mothering, can be created by what was missing or not met by our own mother. In this episode we discuss: - Constantly ‘c…
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NTM 461: Unveiling the shadow side of the ‘selfless’ mother
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It’s held up as the pinnacle of perfect mothering in our culture, but is it really? Often, what you’re over functioning on, is related to what is intolerable for you to be. The more practiced we can be at examining our subconscious motives ahead of time, the less shock we feel when we get angry. So let’s go on a self-examining journey into the shad…
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NTM 460: Your kids and friendships: get involved or not?
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We all want our children to be pleasant, kind, repair well…and so it’s shocking when we see them as inconsiderate, rude, harsh, or on the receiving end of any of these things. As a parent, when do you step in, and when don’t you? In this episode we discuss: - When you feel like you need to get involved with your child’s social dynamics - When your …
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Turning Deep Pain into Incredible Power with Dr. Courtney Jade
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In this deeply personal episode of the We Are Well Women Podcast, we welcome Dr. Courtney Jade, a clinical neuropsychologist, mother, and an inspiring figure on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. The discussion takes a heartfelt turn as Courtney opens up about her life's transitions, losses, and her path to self-acceptance and healing. TR…
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NTM 459: Roommate vibes? What’s blocking you from connecting?
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The longer you “go without”, the harder it is to get it back. To bring back your intimate vibrancy, and chuck out the ‘roommate vibes’, you need to know what’s blocking you, and why, and what you’re going to do about it. So let’s move beyond obligation, complacency, resentment and neglect, and let’s centre the wellbeing of the self, the relationshi…
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Understanding Feminine & Masculine Energies to heal and feel deeper with Julie Tenner Pt 2
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Welcome back to The Well with special guest Julie Tenner for part 2 In our raw authentic conversation we continue to dive back into deeper insights. Julie skill fully shares her experiences and healing stories, delving into the dynamics of masculine and feminine energies and how they contribute to personal growth and understanding. Episode Highligh…
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Understanding Feminine & Masculine Energies to heal and feel deeper with Julie Tenner Pt 1.
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Welcome to another enriching episode of 'We Are Well Women' I'm thrilled to bring you a conversation with a remarkable woman who embodies strength and inspiration – Julie Tenner. Julie is a transformational- thought provoking author, speaker, and coach. She shares her profound insights into personal growth, relationships, and the balance of masculi…
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NTM 458: How to avoid to clinging on, navigate the grief and embrace change as your child grows
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How do you as a mother embrace the change as your child grows up, but navigate the grief you feel, with grace? This podcast gives you three clear tools and processes to avoid getting stuck when you cling on to particular ages and stages of your child’s development. In this episode we discuss: Shifting your focus on keeping them close A loss of cont…
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NTM 457: Who has it harder when it comes to motherhood? Older generations, or us?
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The struggles are different, but are they harder? In the generations gone by, where women were relegated to ‘home duties’, there was a confinement, but also a simplicity. Today, there’s privilege, and also struggle as a result of that privilege. In this conversation we open up some key points for you to consider as you wrestle with this question. I…
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Healing a nervous system 'combustion' with Elle Brown
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Welcome to an inspiring episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Elle Brown, who has walked the challenging yet rewarding path of personal healing. This conversation is not just a talk; it’s a journey through the struggles and triumphs of dealing with physical and emotional upheavals, and how Elle turned her adversities into strengths. She…
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NTM 456: Finding comfort with not being liked
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As we grow in our adulthood and authenticity, inevitably, what also grows is not being liked. Our level of comfort or discomfort involved in not being liked, will determine the level of fulfilment and freedom, or disconnection and futility we feel. So let’s talk about: Your magnetism and what’s working for you Choosing yourself over others versus f…
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Healing from disordered Eating with Guest, Natalie K Douglas Pt 2.
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Welcome to another heartwarming and deeply insightful episode part 2. of our interview with Natalie K Douglas. In today's episode, we delve into the transformative power of love, resilience, and self-discovery. Natalie shares her poignant journey from physical and emotional adversity to finding inner strength and healing through self-reflection, yo…
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NTM 455: Stop making your ‘undone’ list mean something about you
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Do you ever think “If I can just get this done…I’ll feel worthy” only you never quite feel enough? What would it be like to separate your list, from your worth? Let’s go there in this conversation. In this episode we discuss: When we look outside for our value, we devalue our work You can make not getting to your list mean something negative, or yo…
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Healing from disordered eating with Guest, Natalie K Douglas Pt1.
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*This special episode is dedicated to our Dear friend Kate Callaghan, who is no longer with us physically but was very much felt during this recording, Love you forever Kate! Welcome to a fresh episode of The We Are Well Women podcast! Today, we're diving into a deeply personal and transformative journey with our guest, Natalie K. Douglas. We explo…
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NTM 454: Hard to be around your child today? Try this
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Let’s talk about the swing of resentment and infatuation with our children - which is completely normal! Let this conversation and tools unlock you so you can gain capacity, gratitude and heart-bursting love back again. In this episode we discuss: - What spacious, attuned and respectful communication with our children really looks like - Denying th…
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Let us walk you through a practical process of connecting and holding your power physically, mentally and spiritually so that you can feel deeply connected, authentic and powerful in your own life, irrespective of outside circumstances or people. In this episode we discuss: - How to stay connected with yourself within the pressure of motherhood - T…
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Welcome to We Are Well Women Podcast version 2. I'm Jodie and feel very honoured to have the opportunity to rebirth this podcast that was originally (version 1.) created by Kim Sexty and myself. As we did in version 1, I too wanted to open up with my intention for this WELL ness space and my BIG why. When thinking of 'The Well'- I like to believe t…
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NTM 452: Moving beyond your imprint to create something different
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Most of our listeners are fairly in touch with their own experience of being mothered, and based on that, will lead themselves with one of two choices: 1. Replicate the experience. 2. Do the opposite. Through heartfelt story and potent wisdom, in this episode we give you the insights to lead yourself in heart-connected mothering and grand parenting…
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NTM 451: Hurt lingering? It’s never too late to lead with love
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In this episode we give you 10 easily accessible, easy-to-do ideas on how to break the BS cycles of disconnection and resentment and get back on the connection train that’s taking you to destination ‘the relationship’ you want to live. In this episode we discuss: - What are you an energetic match for? - What do you feel worthy of? - What are you av…
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NTM 450: Stop holding yourself back: 9 years of lessons and learnings in pursuing your work in the world + conscious motherhood
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The point of this podcast is to leap before you’re ready, and do the thing that makes no sense, even though it’s hard. We want you to have the courage to back your dreams instead of staying in the excruciating agony that is ‘the waiting place’. Don’t focus on perfect, and move forwards with us, through our lessons and learnings that you can impleme…
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NTM449: Balancing kids’ freedoms and family rules
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How do you allow for more choice and more freedom, whilst also balancing family rules and boundaries? From sleepovers to language use, to the individual freedoms kids want as they grow, how do you hand over responsibility to your children, whilst navigating with a compass that feels safe and nurturing for you. In this episode we discuss: Holding on…
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NTM 448: Moving towards acceptance of your ‘shitshow’ - Part 2
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You’ve learnt into acceptance through part 1, which creates more spaciousness, so let’s go deeper into how *not* to burn your energy through fighting or collapsing into your current shitshow. In this episode we explore: Acceptance is a mindset shift Acceptance is a perception shift How to shift your perception and mindset The fruits of abundance ar…
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