Courage & Chaos

Courage & Chaos

Embrace the mess: the raw truths and unspoken realities of 'having it all'. Courage + Chaos is the podcast for women who are juggling ALL the plates. With a focus on the challenges of managing entrepreneurship and careers, motherhood and advocacy, and all of the other day to day roles we are expected to play as women (proudly and without complaint) Courage and Chaos is about bringing women together, offering resources and a sense of community and challenging the societal "norms" we have been conditioned to (quietly) follow. Sharing stories, tips and perspective from women who are somehow doing it all.... and surviving to tell the tale. This is a community of women who truly get it, and will make you feel less alone in what you're dealing with and how you're feeling. Women whose stories and experience are relatable, inspiring and full of great advice. Women like you. Hosted by Rhiannon Louden: proud owner of two small businesses and mum to two amazing girls, the youngest of whom has a rare genetic disorder and multiple disabilities. Juggling a busy career, motherhood, and now the new role of health advocate for a non verbal, mobility impaired toddler has made this podcast feel more important than ever for Rhiannon. As a writer, photographer, brand strategist and mentor Rhiannon is a fierce supporter of female entrepreneurship and since becoming a parent seven years ago conversations on matrescence, motherhood and gender inequality have become equally prevalent in her life. So here we are! Episodes air bi-weekly on Wednesdays- going live at noon. Please give us a follow and leave a review- it helps a lot in getting these important stories out to the world and growing a community of like minded women too! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/courage-chaos--4358445/support.

Episodes

June 27, 2025 20 mins
Mini Series Episode 3/10: part two of the Surviving the Summer as a Self Employed mum is all about Working from Home (with your kids in the house). 
 
Wondering how you'll manage to actually get anything done over the holidays with your kids in your workspace? There is no perfect solution- but there are things you can do to make the most of your time and space and keep the mum guilt at bay while you're at it. Tips, tricks and perspec...
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Mini Series Episode 2/10: part two of the Surviving the Summer as a Self Employed mum is all about SCHEDULING YOUR TIME. 

We are down to the last week (at the time of publication) to get all our ducks in a row, and if you can get a hang of time blocking and scheduling your time in ahead of the summer chaos? You'll be in much better shape to avoid burnout and overwhelm in the weeks to come. 

In this episode I walk you through the conc...
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Mini Series Episode 1/10: part one of the Surviving the Summer as a Self Employed mum is all about PLANNING. 

We have a few weeks left (at the time of publication) to get all our ducks in a row, and if you can plan out your summer time and your tasks as best you can it'll make a world of difference in keeping stress at bay over the holidays. 

In this episode I share my top five tips/hacks for planning to juggle it all over the summer...
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Hands up if you feel guilty for being excited about your business. For working on the weekend, or taking a shorter maternity leave, or taking on that extra project and being less present in your home. For daring to build something for you- and not making absolutely EVERYTHING be about your kids. 

Juggling a growing business alongside the heavy load of motherhood is a LOT. Trying to stay on top of all of the things is a LOT. And cons...
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We talk a lot on this podcast about challenging industry "norms" and breaking the "rules". Taking a stance on what you believe in, even if it's not the popular opinion. 
 
And there is no industry that's more relevant in than health & fitness- especially when it comes to health & fitness for women. We have all grown up being told our bodies should be smaller, that our worth is tied to a number on a scale. That exercise should...
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Being your own boss means YOU set the rules. 

The traditional, corporate, patriarchal business setup wasn't created with women in mind. And it certainly wasn't created to feel manageable for women who are also mothers and carers. 
 
Setting your own rules for your business, your lifestyle, and your own version of success is how you create a business you love- instead of a business you start to resent. 
 
And when you build your business...
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Nothing challenges your identity like becoming a mother- and the evolution of motherhood to follow. 

It's all consuming, and all the sudden you have a new role, new responsibilites, a new body and a whole new world to navigate. 

This week on the @courageandchaospod I’m joined by Catrin Kemp: writer, mum of two and founder/director of @newmumswritingcircle to talk ALL about the transition to and then evolution of motherhood. 

We cover ...
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Repeat after me: I do not need to reinvent myself this year.

Or set a big list of goals you haven't actually given much thought to- just because there are messages everywhere telling you that's what you "have to" do to become a "success."

The first episode of 2025 is all about saying goodbye to the "New Year, New You'll bullsh*t we see every January and instead taking some time to think honestly about what you want out of 2025.

I star...
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Find it hard to make time to be present? To plan your days with purpose? To find a bit of time for you? 

When you're juggling ALL the plates, caught up in the busy day to day responsibilities and 'to-do' lists how are you meant to practice mindfulness?

I am no expert in this area- but thankfully I know someone who is! This episode I'm joined by the wonderful Nicole HR, Mindfulness Practitioner and Life Coach and all around insightful...
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Never mind the highlights. It’s the hurdles we’ve overcome that tell the most honest- and interesting- story.
 
Courage and Chaos is back for a new season- and I’m starting this one out by sharing the real, raw, honest truths about my own business journey as a female entrepreneur.
 
With a focus on five major obstacles and the ways I overcame them, I’ll walk you through my seven years of full time self employment (and the many years ...
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There is SO much pressure on new mums to be perfect- to love every minute of that newborn stage, to do everything “right”, for all of it to feel natural and beautiful.

So when it doesn’t, and the tough stuff crops up, we feel like we are doing something wrong. Like we weren’t meant to be mums. Like we are failing.

On next week’s episode of The Self Employed Mum 🎙️ I chat with Susie Dale of @matrescence_club and it’s easily the most ...
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Mini episode: How to keep your business afloat when sh*t gets tough

How do you keep your business going when you're dealing with big things in your personal life? Whether it's grief, stress, change or all of the above, it's incredibly challenging to stay on top of everything as a business owner when the sh*t has hit the fan. 

This is probably the most personal episode I've ever recorded- as the past eight months have been really toug...
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If you want to succeed as a small business, you need to find a way to stand out.
 
So how do you actually do that? How do you figure out what it is that makes you unique, and find the confidence to show it?
 
🎙️This week’s episode of The Self Employed Mum Podcast is a special one as it’s with one of the most creative and talented people I know- and also one of my best friends!
I’m joined by Brand Designer and Illustrator Emmelie Couls...
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Let's talk about hormones.

Whether you deal with an imblanace or disorder, are in the throes of peri-menopause or menopause, are pregnant/breastfeeding/in the early stages of motherhood or just feel really affected by hormonal changes at different points in the month- dealing with hormones is no easy feat.

🎙️This week’s episode of The Self Employed Mum Podcast is a very educational conversation with Dr. April Blake, Naturopathic Do...
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Mini episode: Let's talk about why we need to celebrate Galentine's Day and celebrate YOU!

I'm flying solo this Valentine's Day episode to talk about two different kinds of love: self love (I'm talking pride and self care here, not the racy stuff!) and friendship- the real, there for you through the toughest stuff kind of pals.

This episode is all about the importance of: finding your people (ie. a community of likeminded female ent...
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There are never enough hours in a day. ⌛️

Managing your time is one of the biggest challenges of self employment- especially when you’re also a mum. The good news is, there ARE ways you can make better use of the time you do have- and maybe even find a little for yourself.

🎙️This week’s episode of The Self Employed Mum Podcast is a very honest conversation with Sarah Stewart, Time Management Coach and it is FULL of tips and advice...
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Is imposter syndrome always a bad thing? 🙇‍♀️

What if we were to reframe that feeling, and focus on the growth that happens when we step outside our comfort zone instead?

🎙️This week’s episode of The Self Employed Mum Podcast is a very honest conversation with Kate Flory of Kapow Coaching focused on exactly that. Kate has been a coach for over twenty years and as someone who specialises in Confidence Coaching and Mental Fitness and...
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Small Fish Big Pod is now The Self Employed Mum Podcast!

The podcast is shifting focus- from a female entrepreneurship podcast to a podcast specifically for entrepreneurs who are also mums.

I thought about this a lot, as I don’t want to leave anyone out- I really don’t want to separate women into different categories as we are all figuring this out together.

But running a business while raising small humans is an entirely different b...
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Clutter- it's hard to avoid it when you're busy and juggling ALL the plates.

For some of us, it's physical clutter in our space. For others, it might be mental clutte. Or disorganization in our business or schedule. For manby of us (me!) it can feel like all of the above.

the good news is- if you acknowledge it, and start working on the causes we CAN start decluttering our lives... and that's what this episode is all about.

This wee...
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Self limiting beliefs: we all have them. And they can hold us back in so many ways, especially when it comes to building and growing our businesses.

In this episode I chat with Mindset and Time Line Therapy Coach Karen Leigh, who shares her personal journey to finding her passion and working through her own self limiting beliefs to get to the positive and balanced place she is in today.

Karen chats us through where self limiting be...
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