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Being Mum

Amanda Forsey

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Hello, I am Amanda and as a busy stay at home mum to 4 kids, 2 of them autistic I know how easy it is to put yourself last when children come along and they become the focus. From a young age as women we are socially conditioned as to what a good mum looks like. All giving, all caring and the superwoman of the home and family life. We try to live up to these ideals and its impossible. This expectation is completely unrealistic and leads mums to feeling overwhelmed and burned out and ultimate ...
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In this special New Year bonus episode I cut through the noise of traditional resolutions and ask a profound question: "Who do you want to become this year?" The episode delves into the struggles of motherhood, exploring the often-overlooked aspects that lead to frustration and overwhelm. I share insights on navigating the challenges of balancing w…
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Welcome to a festive episode of the Being Mum podcast! This episode delves into the magic and chaos of Christmas, helping mums find calm amidst the holiday frenzy. I explore the five main aspects of Christmas - religion and faith, the magic, connection, family traditions, and personal Christmas heritage. I reflect on the pressures and expectations …
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In this week's episode we dive into the world of self-care for busy mums in need of a quick mood boost. Life can get hectic, and finding time for self-care can feel like an impossible task. But Im going to tell you how in just a few minutes a day you can make a real difference. I share some eye-opening statistics about the limited time mothers have…
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In this episode, we are talking about the ongoing struggle many mothers face when trying to achieve the elusive concept of "balance" in their lives. With the chaos of motherhood constantly changing and unpredictable, I share my experiences and challenges this week, including noisy builders, sleepless nights, and juggling the demands of four young k…
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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzyghttps://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxy - Support directlyhttps://twitch.tv/NGNGtv - Daily streams Vite Ramen (NGNG for 10% off): https://bit.ly/38PH1SISavage Roasters (NGNG for 15% off): https://savageroasters.com/ Merchandise: https://no-guts-no-galaxy.myshopify.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoG…
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In this episode we are diving deep into the art of finding serenity within the chaos of everyday life. As mothers, we wear many hats, and our lives can often become a whirlwind of to-dos. In this episode, we're exploring a vital aspect of harmonious motherhood: bringing calm to your space and your life. Because when your environment is calm, it has…
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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzyghttps://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxy - Support directlyhttps://twitch.tv/NGNGtv - Daily streams M-F 12-6pm ESTThere are some BIG changes coming to Mechwarrior Online, and you need to be aware of them! I sit down with Bear_Cl4w to discuss what is coming down the pipeline!Vite Ramen (NGNG for 10% off): ht…
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In this episode we explore the world of essential oils and how they can be valuable tools for mothers in their daily lives. She delves into five different essential oils and highlights the various ways they can benefit moms. 1. **Lavender**: Known for its calming and soothing properties, lavender is safe for both moms and children. Amanda discusses…
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In this episode the focus is on understanding and balancing the chakras as a means of enhancing overall well-being, especially for mums facing unique challenges in their lives. Amanda discusses the significance of chakras, which are energetic centers within the body responsible for physical, emotional, and spiritual health. She explains that there …
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Stop Wasting Time and Start Being Mum Your Way In this episode we delve into the critical issue of time management and how mothers often squander their precious time, neglecting themselves in the process. Amanda starts by addressing the challenge of being overwhelmed, a primary reason for time wastage. She discusses how endless to-do lists and a la…
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This episode discusses the concept of "mum's strength." We reflect on common compliments and questions that mothers receive about their ability to handle the multifaceted demands of motherhood. She candidly discusses the feelings of self-doubt that mothers sometimes experience, dispelling the myth that motherhood should come naturally and without c…
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In this episode the focus is on maintaining friendships and building connections as a busy mom. Amanda starts by acknowledging the challenges faced by moms in finding time for socializing and maintaining relationships once they become mothers. She reflects on her own experiences and the shift that occurs when friends transition from the pre-child e…
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As we prepare for the kids to go back to school, it's a whirlwind of emotions and logistics for parents. From lazy summer days to the impending structure of the school year, there's a lot to navigate. This week I explore the highs and lows of transitioning from a carefree summer to a more structured routine. In this episode, I delve into strategies…
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In this episode I discuss the gap between the expectations and realities of motherhood. I emphasise the importance of finding our own values, needs, and dreams in order to live a fulfilling life as a mother. I share moments from my personal experience of my pregnancy and birth journey, highlighting how societal conditioning often leads to unrealist…
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In this episode we explore the "mental load" of motherhood. I delve into the challenges faced by mothers who juggle various responsibilities and tasks. I discuss the unrealistic expectations placed on mothers to be "Supermums," leading to feelings of failure, burnout, and exhaustion. I explore the origins of the mental load, citing modern advantage…
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The episode has a focus on how feeling good is linked to looking good, not in a superficial sense, but in terms of recognising and being comfortable with one's true self. Throughout the episode there are practical insights and tips to help mothers reconnect with themselves and cultivate a positive self-image. The discussion touches on various aspec…
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In this week's episode, we're diving into the topic of energizing ourselves to boost our overall well-being. As mums, we often neglect our own energy and with the focus on our children it can leave us feeling drained and overwhelmed. But it's time to prioritise ourselves and recharge in ways that resonate with us. This episode delves into five diff…
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This episode delves into the importance of having time for self-care and why self care is important. In a world that often expects moms to be endlessly giving, Amanda challenges the notion that self-care is selfish, highlighting its significance in maintaining physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Discover the top five reasons why self-care i…
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In this episode, we explore the importance of carving out "me time" and how to integrate it into your daily and weekly routine. While prioritizing self-care is crucial, knowing how to find and make time for yourself is equally important to ensure it becomes a sustainable practice. Amanda shares five practical tips to help you achieve this magic "me…
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Welcome to this podcast with me, Amanda Forsey. I'm a busy mother of four children under the age of seven, including two who are autistic. I'm also a wife, a proud dog mom, and now a podcaster! This podcast provides a space for mothers like myself, who are constantly tired and overwhelmed by the demands of caring for others. We understand the strug…
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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzyghttps://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxy - Support directlyhttps://twitch.tv/NGNGtv - Daily streams M-F 12-6pm ESTIn this episode of the NGNG podcast I sat down with Matt/Daeron from PGI to discuss MWO!Vite Ramen (NGNG for 10% off): https://bit.ly/38PH1SISavage Roasters (NGNG for 15% off): https://savageroa…
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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzyghttps://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxy - Support directlyhttps://twitch.tv/NGNGtv - Daily streams M-F 12-6pm ESTIn this podcast I sit down with Russ Bullock to discuss the past, present and future of Mechwarrior under the PGI studio.Vite Ramen (NGNG for 10% off): https://bit.ly/38PH1SISavage Roasters (NGN…
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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzyghttps://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxy - Support directlyhttps://twitch.tv/NGNGtv - Daily streams M-F 12-6pm ESTThis was a discussion I had with Daeron Katz & Matt Newman, Piranha Games developers for Mechwarrior Online!Vite Ramen (NGNG for 10% off): https://bit.ly/38PH1SISavage Roasters (NGNG for 15% off…
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I sat down with the Living Legends 2 devs, for their upcoming fan mechwarrior game!Notion Refinery: http://www.notionrefinery.comContact Notion Refinery: contact@notionrefinery.comLL2 Discord: https://discord.gg/pvN3huYnSYLL2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Living_Legends2Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyM…
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I sit down with David Forsey from Piranha Games to talk about Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries & it's first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere!Notion Refinery: http://www.notionrefinery.comContact Notion Refinery: contact@notionrefinery.comTwitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyMerchandise: https://no-guts-no-galaxy.mys…
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I had the privilege to sit down with Francois, the level designer for Mechwarrior Online, who recently did work to Canyon Network. We talk about it and future changes for maps!Notion Refinery: http://www.notionrefinery.comNotion Refinery Contact: contact@notionrefinery.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyTwitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNG…
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In this episode I sit down with Creative Director of the Hired Steel Machinima, Constantin aka 'Iqfish'. They have done projects in the past, but this is a new level for even them! There information is down below:Join the team: https://hiredsteel.com/join-the-team/Patreon: https://patreon.com/TMCDEYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/TopgameMediaCrewDE…
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I had the pleasure to sit down and talk to Krasnopesky about his work with the Cauldron, an Mechwarrior Online initiative to bring the game back to life!Notion Refinery: https://www.notionrefinery.com/Contact Notion Refinery: contact@notionrefinery.comTwitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyMerchandise: https:…
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In this podcast I sit down with Bear_Cl4w, who is one of the Cauldron founders/members. We talk about upcoming changes to Mechwarrior Online for April, May & moving forward.Guest: https://twitch.tv/bear_cl4wTwitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyMerchandise: https://no-guts-no-galaxy.myshopify.com/Discord: ht…
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I sit down with Matt Newman from PGI, working on Mechwarrior Online. We talk about the roadmap that as just posted, the vlog video. Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyMerchandise: https://no-guts-no-galaxy.myshopify.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook…
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In this podcast I sit down with Michael Stackpole, an author of many BattleTech novels along with a host of other sci-fi fiction! I was introduced to BattleTech/Mechwarrior because of this man, with my first ever real book I read outside of the classroom being the second novel in the 'Blood of Kerensky' trilogy, the rest is history! Sit back & enjo…
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In this podcast I sit down with Daeron & Matt from Piranha Games to talk about the upcoming direction for Mechwarrior Online. The date for the next 'Town Hall' stream is Dec. 11, 2020, a time will be posted on the official MWO website. Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvMerchandise: https://merch.streamelements.com/ngngtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zr…
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Sitting down to talk to Daeron Katz, Piranha Games Inc's community manager of Mechwarrior Online & Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries! We also touch on the future 'Town Hall' live stream Q&A happening in December this year!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook: https://www.face…
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In this podcast I sit down with Daeron Katz, Piranha Games community manager to talk more about Mechwarrior Onlines future! Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyPodcast/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyMerchandise:…
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I woke up early in the morning just to meet justcallme A S H for a in depth conversation about Mechwarrior Online's future. We dive into this thoughts on current community topics.Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyPodcast/Patr…
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Last night I sat down with Daeron Katz, Senior Marketing & Community Manager at Piranha Games. We talk about Mechwarrior Online's future development, how it will be 100% community driven. Expect more to come within the next week, as they lock down features in conjunction with what the community wants!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https:/…
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Such a great time sitting down with Mitch Gitelman to talk about BattleTech, Mechwarrior, Mechassault & much more! We dove into how it all started for him, all the way to the current! https://twitter.com/mitchgithttps://twitter.com/WeBeHarebrainedTwitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsN…
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I had the honor to sit down and chat with Blaine Lee Pardoe, BattleTech author, Mechwarrior Online player to discuss writing for a universe that I literally grew up on! It was a fantastic conversation that I truly can't wait to have again! His new book is fresh on amazon, I have links down below to purchase them!Children of Kerensky: https://amzn.t…
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I sit down to chat with Navid A1, a modder for MW5 & long time community member in Mechwarrior Online! We talk about all his moddding work, along with his thoughts on MWO moving forward!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyPodca…
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I sit down again with Daeron Katz, community manager for Mechwarrior Online at Piranha Games! We sit down to talk about how week three has been, what is going on behind the scenes & what should we as the community expect in the coming months!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGala…
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I sit down with streamer & community member, NuttyRat! We talk about Mechwarrior Online, his history with the IP & what he thinks about possible changes to bring people back to MWO! He streams throughout the week, checkout his info below!Nuttyrat Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nuttyratNuttyrat Twitter: https://twitter.com/nuttyratTwitch: https://twi…
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I sit down to chat with Daeron about this past week & how things are coming along since PGI announced it re-dedicating resources toward MWO!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyPodcast/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGa…
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In this episode I sit down to talk to my good buddy Torry aka YROTT to talk about Mechwarrior Online, Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries, the DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere & our project Mechcommander Mercenaries! Sit back and enjoy a casual conversation with a programmer!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://tw…
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In this podcast I sit down with Daeron Katz, Matt Newman & Russ Bullock to talk about Mechwarrior Onlines future, along with Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries!Twitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord: https://discord.gg/zrJmzygTwitter: https://twitter.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyPodcast/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com…
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In this podcast I sit down with Mechwarrior Online streamer, bear_cl4w! We talk about how he got into the competitive scene, streaming etc... https://twitch.tv/bear_cl4wEpic Game Store referral code: tinyterrierPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxyMerchandise: https://merch.streamelements.com/ngngtvTwitch: https://twitch.tv/NGNGtvDiscord:…
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