The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers

Lissy, Rebecca, Kim, Anke and Heather finally get to catch-up after weeks away on summer holidays, and of course, the ladies have loads to chat about. 

Trips to Copenhagen, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Yorkshire, and the Isle of Arran... find out how the mums and kids experienced it all, and what our thoughts are as we reflect on the holidays.  We find out all about the ups and the downs of the experiences the ladies have had over the s...

Calling all Harry Potter fans!

Lissy and Heather chat to Professor Listworth of the Chester Wizard School about the  Divination Tent performance coming to the Edinburgh Fringe!  From August 11-17th at 10:30am at Lauriston Halls, children and adults alike will be able to have a magical immersive experience together in the Divination Tent.  

Get the down low on this exciting Edinburgh Fringe show for the kiddos from the Professor and...

Lissy and Heather reconnect after a few weeks into the summer, and following Lissy's epic family journey across Spain (more to come on the next podcast).  Lissy displays some massive #momgoals and #friendshipgoals... she gets to drop by London totally on her own for a few days of catch up with friends, do some Peloton, Euros Cup, and Alanis Morrisette at the O2! 

The ladies also chat to Kirsten Lewis, star of Adrienne: An American ...

It's muggy and rainy in Edinburgh, but it's summer in Kim's office, and Alisa, Anke, Kim and Heather are back to chat and catch up at the outset of the school holidays. 

The kids are having a great time swimming, playing and relaxing. The ladies chat about some of our favourite trips taken close by to Edinburgh including visiting beautiful Gullane Beach, North Berwick and Stirling Castle.  Heads up parents: avoid the razor-clams at...

Anke, Kim, Alisa, Rebecca, Heather and, starring for the first time - Tammy - are talking the low down on all of our summer plans.    Find out where the mums are going, what we are doing, and how we are planning to manage the kids!

The mums discuss how will we get there, and how we think the kids will react. For those of us in the city, we discuss what will we do around town.

Do mums have goals and wishes for the summer?  Or are we...

The big question is... how are we doing?  It's almost the end of the school year.. and the weeks ahead are stacked.  How are we going to make it through the next couple of weeks to the school break?  

Join Kim, Anke and Heather as we discuss fantasies about just keeping going past our offices and homes to Edinburgh Airport - but instead juggle everything from ceilidhs, to bake sales, to school discos.  The mums discuss what would h...

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! It’s ALL Taylor’s Version!

In a special Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers podcast, our own team of MASSIVE Edinburgh-based Taylor Swift fans chat all about the latest Taylor Swift news.

That’s right... some of Taylor Swift's number one fans - Alisa, Rebecca and (introducing) Sarah - sit down to discuss and celebrate the news that Taylor Swift has purchased her entire catalogue ...

Why is being in your 40s (or 40-ish) so flipping fabulous?  Kim, Anke, Rebecca, Heather and Alisa gather on the eve of Alisa's birthday to discuss why being this age is great.

The ladies discuss being mums in the context of being 40-ish... and with friends at various stages of life, it's clear that life is always interesting!

Discussion topics include what the ladies can't do without these days... everything from comfy pants to goo...

It's almost June, and in the midst of the mid-year madness, the mums are talking motivation and goals... what were they at the start of the year, and how are we tracking?   

Are goals a good thing?  The mums discuss how goals can provide purpose and fight stress and depression... but what if our goals can't be met, and what happens when we encounter failure?

The mums talk about everything they can remember with regard to this year'...

What on earth is Eurovision? 

Alisa, Kim, Anke and Heather unravel what it is and how it works for our international listeners.  The mums discuss the most memorable performances and costumes in the past before diving into this years' antics... and they are many! 

The mums take on everything from the Sauna Song to the dominatrix vibes... and ask in some cases What the Hell Just Happened?

Join the mums as we discuss everything from b...

Join Kim, Anke, Alisa and Heather for another hilarious podcast as we discuss the 6 week sprint to the end of the year and how we are going to stay sane. 

Do we use a Google calendar or paper calendar... and who updates said calendar?

Escapist novels are discussed featuring cowboys and sexual tension, as is working out, walking, and vacuuming...because who doesn't love a little cathartic tidy after the kids go to sleep?  

Along the...

Alisa ran the 45th London Marathon on the 27th, and we are here to get the down-lo from her on her experience...after watching her cross the finish line on the telly.

We find out what motivated her to run marathons in the first place, then talk about what she wore, how she prepared, and how she felt during the run.  

We hear all about the costumes other people running wore... hilarious as well as admirable, and all about some of th...

It's the end of April School Holidays, and the kids are back at school.  Are school holidays friends or foe?  Anke, Alisa, Kim, Rebecca and Heather discuss if it's really possible for us to really go on vacation at all... and what about if we don't have vacation to take from work?  How do we deal with the stress or the guilt and everything in between?

Do we prefer to fly, drive or take the train?  Head to the beach, pool, or hike? ...

It’s midway through the Easter school holiday (one more week to go before the kiddies are back at school!), and Alisa, Tanya, Anke and Heather are catching up to chat about what the ladies have been up to thus far (trips to US, Portugal and exploring the city) as well as discuss how beautiful spring is in Edinburgh (go to our Instagram).

Given that it is mid-April, we are bu...

Heather, Alisa, Rebecca, Kim, and Anke get together for our inaugural podcast on Mothers Day (cheers to Mother's Day!) to drink wine and discuss our special friendship group.  We talk about how we first met in Edinburgh, Scotland during the pandemic through our kids in primary school.. spoiler alert: we were desperate to make friends!

The mums discuss what makes us special as a friendship group and what keeps us together...fizz and...