The Motherkind Podcast
Motherhood is incredible. It's also incredibly challenging, especially with the high pressured, fast paced world we live in today. The Motherkind Podcast hosted by Motherkind founder and coach Zoe Blaskey, is on a mission to bring you some of the best wellbeing teachers in the world to help you find your calm, happy place in the madness of modern mum life. Each episode features a different teacher from the world of self-development and wellbeing or a mum on a path of self-enquiry. We cover everything from how to stay calm in a toddler meltdown, to dealing with anxiety, to self care and simple tools to help you have a better day.
Episodes
December 25, 2025 • 5 mins
This is a very special Christmas Day episode, a quiet moment just for you, tucked inside the chaos, the noise, the joy and the overwhelm of today.
If you’re listening to this hiding in the loo for five minutes… stirring gravy… feeding the baby… or sitting in the car for a breather before going back inside — this message is from my heart to yours.
Christmas has a way of amplifying everything. The joy, the expectations, the mental ...
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December 22, 2025 • 10 mins
If the thought of being around your family this Christmas makes you feel a mix of excitement… and mild dread, you’re in the right place.
For many mothers, Christmas isn’t hard because of the cooking, wrapping or logistics—it’s hard because of the people. The comments, the expectations, the old patterns and the familiar triggers that somehow resurface the moment you walk through the door.
In the final of our December pep talks, Z...
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December 18, 2025 • 52 mins
Our Most-Listened to Episode of 2025. It resonated so deeply with our community that we knew we had to share it again.
If you’ve ever felt torn between who you were before motherhood and who you’re becoming now, this episode will change something in you.
We’re re-releasing our number one most downloaded episode of 2025, and it’s easy to see why.
In this conversation, I sit down with the incredible Martha Beck, whose wisdom has s...
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December 15, 2025 • 9 mins
If your December feels like one long attempt to keep everyone happy, here’s the truth: you never will — and it’s costing you more than you realise.
So many mothers are exhausted before Christmas has even begun—pulled in every direction, saying yes to everything, and trying desperately to keep everyone happy. If that’s you, you’re absolutely not alone… and this pep talk is for you.
In the third of our December Pep talk series, Z...
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December 11, 2025 • 23 mins
If you’ve been carrying the invisible weight of family life, the planning, the remembering, the organising, the worrying, this episode will help you feel understood, validated, and far less alone.
When I asked the Motherkind community what felt hardest right now, the same theme kept coming up again and again: The mental load is relentless. And so many of us are quietly drowning under it.
So in this episode, I’ve brought together ...
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December 8, 2025 • 10 mins
If December already feels like ‘too much’, this pep talk is your permission slip to breathe again.
This month can feel like the mental load Olympics for mothers—pressure, perfectionism, school events, work deadlines, matching pyjamas, curated magic… and somehow we’re meant to smile through it.
In the second of our December pep talks, Zoe shares five powerful steps to help you stop being so hard on yourself and bring the pressure ...
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December 4, 2025 • 42 mins
A Most-Listened-To 2025 Episode - If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t think I’ve ever met a relaxed woman”, this episode will show you why and how to finally feel more at ease.
To close the year, we’re re-releasing one of our most listened-to episodes of 2025, and it’s no wonder it struck such a chord.
Speaking to many of you in our community, one theme comes up again and again: women feel permanently rushed, tense and overwhelmed. ...
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December 1, 2025 • 6 mins
If Christmas already feels like too much, this December pep-talk series is your support system for navigating the mental-load Olympics.
Today’s episode is your reminder that you’re allowed to do it differently. The pressure on mothers at this time of year is enormous — the mental load, the expectations, the never-ending lists — and most of it lands squarely on our shoulders. Zoe shares a simple, grounding reframe to help you take ...
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November 27, 2025 • 15 mins
Motherhood didn’t make you lose your confidence - it buried it under the mental load.
In this powerful episode, I’m sharing the five exact steps I used to rebuild my confidence from the ground up after becoming a mum. These are simple, practical tools you can use even if you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and only have seven minutes a day to yourself.
Because here’s the truth no one tells us: becoming a mother lowers your confidence ...
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November 24, 2025 • 13 mins
If you’ve ever felt like you’re spinning too many plates, constantly catching up, and running on empty, this Moment is for you.
In this short clip, Rachael Twumasi-Corson, entrepreneur, writer, and mum of four, shares two brilliant tools that helped her move from burnout to balance. She talks about doing an honest self-audit, what’s really taking up your time and energy and her simple 5-4-3-2-1 method that brings calm and focus ba...
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November 20, 2025 • 48 mins
If you miss the lighter, sillier version of yourself you used to be, this episode will help you find her again — even in the chaos of family life.
Across thousands of conversations in the Motherkind community, one theme comes up again and again: fun quietly disappears for so many of us. Playfulness slips away. And most mothers aren’t even sure how to begin getting it back.
In this uplifting and deeply reassuring episode, I sit do...
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November 17, 2025 • 15 mins
There was a time when I thought slowing down meant falling behind.
In this short clip, I share one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about ambition, motherhood and burnout. After years of building Motherkind, growing my family and saying yes to everything, I realised that success means nothing if it costs your wellbeing.
I chose this Moment because it’s one so many of us will recognise, that quiet fear that if we pause, everyth...
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November 13, 2025 • 20 mins
If you’ve been spinning in survival mode, holding it all together while slowly running on empty, this episode will help you find your way back to yourself.
When I called over 100 Motherkind listeners recently, burnout came up again and again. It’s become such a common part of motherhood, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
So in this episode, I’ve brought together three incredible voices to help us understand burnout, spot the si...
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November 10, 2025 • 14 mins
If you’ve ever felt like pressing pause on your career made you less ambitious, this Motherkind Moment will help you see it differently.
In this short but powerful clip, author and founder of Mother Untitled, Neha Ruch, explains why stepping back from paid work doesn’t mean stepping away from growth. She reframes motherhood as a “power pause”, a chapter that can expand your sense of self, deepen your values, and open new possibili...
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If you’ve ever felt torn between ambition and exhaustion, or wondered what success really looks like in this season of motherhood, this episode will help you redefine it on your own terms.
After interviewing hundreds of extraordinary women, from billion-pound founders and campaigners to working mums balancing family life, Zoe noticed a pattern. The women who thrive, no matter their path, share a handful of powerful habits that any...
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November 3, 2025 • 5 mins
Ever feel guilty no matter what you do, like you’re failing at something, somewhere, all the time? You’re not broken. You’re just living inside impossible expectations.
In this week’s Moment, Dr Sophie Brock, a motherhood studies sociologist (yes, she literally has a PhD in motherhood), shares why so much of our guilt isn’t truly ours at all.
Sophie explains that guilt often comes from the shoulds we’ve absorbed from society, not...
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October 30, 2025 • 49 mins
If you’ve ever felt like returning to work after having a baby broke something in you or that the system simply isn’t built for mothers, this episode is for you.
Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, joins me to talk about the truth so many of us live but rarely say out loud – how hard, lonely and overwhelming it can be to return to work after having a baby.
Joeli started Pregnant Then Screwed from her kitchen table w...
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October 27, 2025 • 13 mins
What happens when life doesn’t go to plan? When the picture you imagined – the relationship, the family, the future – changes, and suddenly you’re doing it all on your own?
This week’s Moment is with Rebecca Cox, co-author of How to Be a Happy Single Parent. It’s a beautifully honest conversation about single motherhood, money, and letting go of the life you thought you’d have.
Rebecca shares the reality behind closed doors – the...
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October 23, 2025 • 39 mins
**Trigger warning: this conversation covers addiction and makes reference to sexual assault. Please be mindful of this before hitting play**
If you’re tired of doing it all, this episode will change how you see your relationship.
Cat Sims reveals why you can’t fix your partner – but you can change the dynamic – through honesty, communication, and the unexpected power of letting go.
We’re diving deep into the mental load – that ...
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October 20, 2025 • 12 mins
Motherkind Moment is your place for calm, connection, and a shift in perspective before the week ahead.
This week’s Moment: The neuroscience behind journaling with Dr Tara Swart
This week’s Moment is with the wonderful Dr Tara Swart. Tara is a neuroscientist, psychiatrist, executive coach and the bestselling author of The Source.
In this short but powerful clip, we dive into one of my all-time favourite tools for wellbeing – jo...
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