Explore every episode of the podcast Reclaiming MUM

Check out this bonus episode of my recent Surviving to Thriving masterclass on how you can stop surviving and start THRIVING in work, life, and motherhood as the most vibrant version of yourself.

I’ll be sharing the key framework and methods that I’ve used to transform hundreds of clients’ lives over 5 years as an Empowerment Coach

I know that you’re DONE with living in a state of chronic survival and you’re ready to THRIVE on your terms.

You’re ready to embrace:

💥 A version of you that’s nourished, grounded, and connected to self

💥 Your dream life that honours ALL aspects of you, not just you as a mum

💥 Working towards your goals and dreams in a way that feels good to you

You will leave the masterclass with powerful mindset shifts and renewed energy. There will be deep realisations and takeaways that you can implement in your personal development journey and I will give you the key framework that I use with my 1:1 clients to help them break free from chronic survival mode.

If you're interested in finding out more about working with me or want to talk through your specific struggles you can book in a free Breakthrough Call here: https://calendly.com/jemma_andrew_adiamah/breakthrough-call

This week, I'm joined by Tricia Murray who is a Mind Coach and Business Mentor.  Tricia can help you take control of your life or business and transform internal chaos and clutter into self-belief, confidence, and complete clarity.  She’s a mum to 4 boys and lives near Edinburgh.

We dive into: 

• What it's like being a mum to 4 children and our favourite things about being twin mums
• Feeling fulfilled by other things in life that aren't linked to motherhood and how it gives us a sense of identity and purpose
• Limiting our own external and internal pressures by giving ourselves permission to opt out of things when we're feeling depleted or can't fit them in
• Delegating tasks to our partners or other family members and letting go of the control and sense of responsibility associated with these tasks
• Letting go of the idea of being the perfect parent and recognising that even though we are prone to mistakes, we're still doing our best
• Our relationship with social media and how we can spend less time on our phones by being intentional with our phone usage

You can connect with Tricia on Instagram @triciamurrayuk, @businessinmind.triciamurray. 

On this week's episode, I'm joined by the fantastic Clio Wood who is a women's health and sexual wellbeing expert.  I've always admired Clio's commitment to opening up safe spaces for women to talk about their sexual wellbeing and break down the walls of shame, guilt, and embarrassment around this topic. So much so, she has even published a book about how mums can Get Your Mojo Back after kids. 

We dive into:

• The challenges that come up for mums when it comes to having sex after birth and why it's such a taboo topic
• Why women and mums deserve to have positive and pleasurable sex lives
• Different things that you can try if you're not ready to have sex after having a baby or not sure what brings you pleasure anymore, but still want to connect with your partner
• How we can approach having an open and honest conversation with our partners about how we're feeling about being intimate
• Having informed and educational chats with your children when the time is right to stop the generational stigma associated with sexual pleasure and wellbeing and how to navigate this
• Top tips on how you can get your mojo back after having kids

You can connect with Clio over on Instagram and support her CensHERship campaign by completing her survey. 

In this week's episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Franky Shanahan who I have been following online for years. 

Franky is an experienced copywriter and digital content creator who’s spent the last 12 years helping ambitious business owners and solopreneurs communicate with their ideal clients. She lives in Bristol with her husband and their two teenage children.

I wanted to pick Franky's brains about what it's like parenting teenagers because, with a 9-year-old and the preteen years pending, I'm feeling a little daunted by it all.  I loved her positive reflections on parenting teens and that it can be a beautiful and joyous experience despite the usual teen stereotypes that we regularly hear about. 

We talk about:

• Dealing with the emotional and practical changes that come with watching your children transition into the teenage years
• How to let go and grieve over the fact that your children need you less as they carve out their own lives
• Parenting teens isn't all about the typical moody stereotypes we're shown in the media. There are lots of positives
• Tips on how to deal with your children becoming teenagers

Connect with Franky on Instagram and check out her website. She also cohosts Friends With Business Benefits with Charlie Swift. 

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This week, I have a beautiful episode for you as I'm joined by the incredibly inspiring Becky Tilley. 

We dive into:

• Becky's story and being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition and parenting two children with the same diagnoses
• How she has found the inner strength to own her uniqueness and allowing herself to shine
• Letting go of comparison and the liberating impact that can have on your parenting
• Overcoming the vulnerability that comes with projecting your whole self into the world
• Top tips to help women accept who they are unapologetically and show up as themselves

Check out Becky's books:

Thrive Rare: Embracing The Uniqueness Within https://a.co/d/3U8brUB

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Get up to 56% off your Magic Mind subscription for the next 10 days with my code RECLAIMINGMUM20 here. 

In this week's episode, I'm joined by Emma Benyon who is a Self Care and Motherhood Coach and Educator, supporting mums with the tools to move from overwhelm to balance and clarity in motherhood and beyond. Emma is a qualified NLP, mBIT and Practical Magic Coach. She is the editor of Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums and host of the Self Care and Motherhood Edit.

We dive into:

• What stress can look like and how it can show up in your life
• Why so many mums feel so stressed and how it can impact your motherhood journey
• Simple yet powerful tools to help you manage stressful situations and regain control

Find out more about Emma over on her website: Emmabenyoncoaching.co.uk 

You can also connect with her on Instagram and Facebook. 

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so that you never miss a new episode! 

Get up to 56% off your Magic Mind subscription for the next 10 days with my code RECLAIMINGMUM20 here. 

In autumn we tend to go into hibernation mode and slow things down.  Now that we are in early February, you may feel like you're slowly emerging out of your wintering and starting to feel your energy levels pick back up.

Spring is just around the corner and in this episode, I'm sharing some tips on how you can embrace the power of spring and have a bit of a declutter of your wellbeing to feel fabulous.  We all need a bit of a life edit at times and I hope this episode inspires you to create some new nourishing habits as we head into the new season.

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I've got another fantastic guest episode for you today.  I'm joined by Francesca O'Connor who is the Managing Director and Facilitator at Good Shout, a pioneering organization transforming the Learning and Development (L&D) industry. She's a certified Executive, Voice and Career Coach through Barefoot Coaching and holds qualifications in Business Sustainability from Cambridge and Journalism from the London School of Journalism.

You can find Francesca over on LinkedIn and connect with her here.

We dive into:

• Francesca's career journey and how she has created a career and business for herself that is not only fulfilling, but fits around her family life
• How your boundaries and priorities change when you have children and how that can impact your career choices
• Tips on how to navigate a career transition if you're a new mum, want to switch careers or feel like you're at a crossroads with your career
• Why it can be important for online business owners to be transparent about the resources and privileges available to them 
• Francesca's experience of burnout from what that looked like, key signs of burnout, and how she recovered
• How to cope with a job that's impacting your mental health, which you can't leave because of financial reasons

Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. 

I have another fantastic guest episode for you this week and I'm joined by Nichola Ludlam Raine.

Nichola is a Specialist Registered Dietitian with over 14 years of clinical experience working for the NHS as well as privately. Nichola has a 1st class BSc honours in Sport & Exercise Science from Loughborough University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics from Leeds, an MSc in Health Science and she is a published author in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics. Nichola has also obtained a diploma in Diabetes Management in Primary Care as well as a certificate in Personal Training, with pre and postnatal specialism.

Online, Nichola is a well-known nutrition, health, and fitness influencer as well as an award-winning (verified) food blogger (@nicsnutrition), and also mummy blogger (@mummynutrition), posting a variety of health and lifestyle content to over 100,000 followers across her social media platforms. 

We dive into:

• Coping with the transition of going from 1 to 2 children and how letting go of the shoulds and being comapssionate towards yourself can bring in more ease when life is so busy
• Navigating life with a child with allergies and what that looks like and what strategies you can have in place to manage your child's allergies
• Dealing with other people when it comes to your child's allergies and keeping them safe
• Top tips to help mums when it comes to investigating children's allergies and creating a care plan

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This episode is a kind of part 2 to last week's episode, where I explored the idea of abundance and how we can harness it's power to unlock out potential.  Now, I wanted to share some powerful tools and mindset shifts to help you step into abundance to help you build a life that's on your terms. Enjoy! 

Listen to last week's episode here: https://drjemma.co.uk/episode-53-stepping-into-abundance-for-a-limitless-life/

What is abundance and how can we harness its power to unlock our potential and achieve our goals and dreams? In this week's solo episode, I'm exploring the topic of abundance, which I tap into to help me navigate my life and attract the things that I want to manifest. I also explain how an abundant mindset is different from a scarcity mindset and why living in this state can be detrimental to reaching our goals. 

There's lots of content flying around at the moment about goal setting and setting intentions.  For me, setting intentions is a deeper way to achieve alignment and go after what we really want over new year resolutions.  

I wanted to share my process for setting intentions, which helps me achieve what I want to manifest in the new year in this week's episode.  I hope that you enjoy it.

Wishing you a happy and wonderful new year! 

On 10th January 2024 at 12.30pm GMT, I'm hosting my Year of YOU workshop.

In this gentle and immersive 90-minute workshop, we’ll get clear on how you can upgrade your life, become laser-focused on what you really want, and create your vision for the new year and beyond.

Get all the details and save your space here.

I've got another brilliant guest episode for you today. I'm joined by Shakira Akabusi, who is a pre and post-natal specialist, author and fitness expert on This Morning. She's also a mum of four with twins.  I was very excited to chat with Shakira and pick her brains on mum of 4 life and navigating twins. 

We dig into:

• Navigating mum of four life and twins and what that can look like - the good and the bad!
• Shakira's career and her passion for pre- and postnatal fitness to help mums feel fabulous after birth
• The challenges mums face when it comes to finding the time to workout
• C-section recovery and how to look after yourself after major abdominal surgery
• Postnatal care and the level of support available to mums in the UK
• Where should mums start when embarking on their fitness journey post-birth
• The powerful effects of exercise to support maternal mental health

A solo episode from me today on a topic that I’ve been ruminating over a lot recently and processing and that’s all about advocating for our needs as mums.  It’s something that we’ve touched on in a couple of guest episodes in this season and I wanted to share some tools and reframes about how we can confidently and effectively communicate our needs.  

This week, I am joined by the awesome host of the Fire Starter Mum podcast, Gosia Scarrott.  I love the term "Fire Starter Mum" and I enjoyed exploring this idea of what one looks and feels like in today's society and how as mums we can advocate for our needs confidently and unapologetically. Gosia has such a warm and nurturing energy and I hope that you enjoy this enlightening and empowering conversation. 

I have another fantastic guest episode this week as I'm joined by Kendall Platt, The Mindful Gardening Coach. 

Working out how to break free from survival mode is a bit like trying to solve a tricky jigsaw puzzle, right? I see it all the time. Mums struggling and feeling overwhelmed by life and motherhood, not sure which direction to turn. Do you relate?

The one BIG thing that I see with mums who are overwhelmed, feel disconnected from themselves, and trying to make a shift in their lives is that they are missing the foundational pillars to make it happen.

This means, that despite your incredible efforts to make changes, the jigsaw isn’t coming together with ease.

In this week's podcast episode, I'm sharing the key foundational areas that I focus on with my 1:1 coaching clients to shift them from surviving to thriving.

After a little break, I'm back with season 5 of the Reclaiming MUM podcast.  I've got some incredible guests lined up for this season as well as some solo episodes.

I'm kick-starting the new season with the wonderful Jenna Folarin, who is also a coach for mums and has 3 children herself.

Jenna is on a mission to help as many mums as possible to feel happier and to live a life that feels good to them. Jenna loves supporting mums who have unspoken dreams inside of them and who are desperate to bring them to life, but their lack of self-belief holds them back.

I can't thank Jenna enough for how open and honest she was about sharing her motherhood journey.  We covered a lot, especially focusing on how to stay connected to your identity as a mum and the importance of finding time for yourself. 

We dive into:

• Jenna's inspiring journey that led her to start working specifically with mums
• How Jenna consciously works on herself so she maintains a deep connection to self outside of motherhood and why that's important
• How not showing up authentically has impacted certain experiences in her motherhood journey
  
• How showing up as her true self has had a positive impact on her motherhood and business journey
• The power of finding connections with others who share similar experiences to support your mental wellbeing
• Doing what's right for your family rather than following the insta-crowd
• Top tips for how mums can remain connected to their identity beyond motherhood

You can book Jenna's mini-retreat for mums here.

Also, I was a guest on The Inspiring Mum's podcast hosted by Jenna, which you can listen to here.

Welcome to a special mini-series of the Reclaiming MUM podcast. Thank you for being here and thank you for listening.

These weekly Bitesize Micromoments are designed to help you stay topped up over the summer holidays to encourage you to take 5 minutes for yourself.

This week’s Bitesize Micromoment is a clip from a guest interview that I did with Rekhi practitioner and Tropic ambassador, Claire Tatarli.

We dive into how to introduce spiritual modalities to your self-care routine as a way to nourish yourself.

Welcome to a special mini-series of the Reclaiming MUM podcast. Thank you for being here and thank you for listening.

These weekly Bitesize Micromoments are designed to help you stay topped up over the summer holidays to encourage you to take 5 minutes for yourself.

This week’s Bitesize Micromoment is a clip from a guest interview that I did with the founder of The HappySelf Journal, Francesca Geens.

We dive into how to start journalling, what that could look like, and how it can support your emotional wellbeing.

Welcome to a special mini-series of the Reclaiming MUM podcast.  Thank you for being here and thank you for listening.

These weekly Bitesize Micromoments are designed to help you stay topped up over the summer holidays to encourage you to take 5 minutes for yourself.

This week’s clip is from a guest interview that I did with wellbeing writer and blogger, Karen Cannon.  We dive into how we can cultivate more confidence as women in the modern era, speaking our truth and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Welcome to a special mini-series of the Reclaiming MUM podcast.  Thank you for being here and thank you for listening.

These weekly Bitesize Micromoments are designed to help you stay topped up over the summer holidays to encourage you to take 5 minutes for yourself.

This week’s clip is from a guest interview that I did with surface pattern designer and creative VA, Rachel Winchester.  We dive into how we can be more creative with our children and not enjoying every moment of motherhood. 

Welcome to a special mini-series of the Reclaiming MUM podcast.  Thank you for being here and thank you for listening.

These weekly Bitesize Micromoments are designed to help you stay topped up over the summer holidays to encourage you to take 5 minutes for yourself.

This week's clip is from a guest interview that I did with parent coach, child behaviour expert & neurodiversity consultant, Madeleine Woolgar.  We discuss how we can remain cool as a cucumber when dealing with those tricky moments with our children.

Welcome to a special mini-series of the Reclaiming MUM podcast.  Thank you for being here and thank you for listening. 

These weekly Bitesize Micromoments are designed to help you stay topped up over the summer holidays to encourage you to take 5 minutes for yourself.

This week's clip is from a guest interview that I did with author and charted psychologist Suzy Reading where we discuss the importance of pausing and taking restorative action to look after ourselves. 

When our to-do list is getting the better of us our levels of motivation can be at an all-time low. I'm sharing some valuable and effective tools to try that can help boost your motivation when you feel that your to-do list is as long as your arm and leaves you feeling overwhelmed.

Confidence is an inside job and not something that can be bought or comes with a flick of a switch.  I'm sharing my high impact mindset and practical tips to help you cultivate more confidence to show up and create a life you love. 

In this week's episode, I'm sharing some insights on how I manage to have a daily morning routine practice now that I'm a mum to 4 children.  I dive into the importance of starting my day by showing up for myself, how my routine has changed over the years, what it looks like, and the mindset shifts I've had to overcome to make it happen.

There can be so much talk about what motherhood "should" look like and societal expectations, but what is the reality of your motherhood, and what works for you?  I'm diving into letting go of the "shoulds" of motherhood and leaning into your own version of motherhood for more joy, connection, and grounding.

Hands up if perfectionism is getting in the way of achieving your ambitions and goals. 

I’m talking about letting go of perfection to find more joy in this week's episode.

For me, taking messy and imperfect action is where it’s at.

Taking that first messy step (despite how scary it feels) automatically opens the door to flow, expansion, and joyful growth.

Remember you don’t have to be perfect or have to reach a certain milestone to be worthy or successful.

You have everything inside of you to make it happen.

I’m exploring the idea of feeling comfortable with getting uncomfortable, which usually comes up at the point of making a big decision, investing in yourself, or when you’re at a bit of a crossroads in your life.

You always have the option to either REPEAT or EVOLVE. 

Growth often comes at the point of feeling uncomfortable or when things feel hard.

Honestly, when you work through your limiting thoughts to unlock your full potential, it’s never a feeling of regret, but pure expansiveness.

I’m digging into mum guilt this week, which I think you’ll agree we all struggle with at some point in our parenting journey.

With all the “shoulds” and social conditioning it can often feel like you’re getting it wrong or not doing enough.

I’m sharing some top tips on how you can build your resilience to mum guilt and find more joy in motherhood.

Boundaries are such a vital part of your wellbeing toolkit to help you create space for yourself, bring in more alignment and joy, and be more intentional with your time and energy. However, many of us struggle to enforce them confidently or don't have clarity around what our boundaries even are.

For this week's episode, I'm joined by Mahnaz Sharif, a business mentor who specialises in empowering Mums whose business dreams are buried under family needs.

It’s so easy to become so lost, disconnected, and feel like you're lacking purpose when you’re a mum. However, I wholeheartedly believe that motherhood doesn’t have to be the ultimate sacrifice - you don’t have to settle!

You can find a beautiful harmony between who you were before you became a mum and your ambitions, and being an awesome parent too.

It's not spoken about much, but the space between where you are now and where you want to be can be a tricky one to navigate.  Whether you are returning to work after maternity leave, starting a new job, looking to expand your family, or relocating, there can be a flurry of conflicting emotions that arise during that transition period.  Check out this episode for some powerful tips to help you maintain a sense of balance during major life transitions.

After lots of chats in my messages about social media and wanting to use it less, I thought this would be a hot topic to kickstart the new season.  I struggle immensely with my boundaries with social media, mainly because it's a massive part of my business and I enjoy being on it.  I know I'm not alone in this, which is why I want to share some tools and tips that have helped me become more intentional with how frequently I'm checking my phone.

The podcast is back for a special bonus festive edition sharing mindful self-care tips to help you enjoy the festive season with less stress. Plus, there are some fabulous top tips from past and present season guests too. 

In this week's episode, I'm diving deep into your fears to unlock your true potential so that you can create a life you love.

In this week's episode, I'm joined by Francesca Geens from The HappySelf Journal and dive into the power of journaling to support your wellbeing whether you're a child or an adult. Happy listening!

In this week's episode, I dive into dealing with failure, lessons learned from my own dealings with failure, and how to get back on that horse again when things don't go to plan.

For this week's episode, I'm joined by Suzy Reading. Suzy is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist, and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance. It was her life experience of motherhood colliding with the terminal illness of her father that sparked her passion for self-care which she now teaches to her clients, young and old, to cope during periods of stress, loss, and change and to boost their resilience in the face of future challenges. Happy listening! 

In this week's episode, I'm exploring social anxiety in motherhood and owning your introvert superpowers so that they don't hold you back in a way that feels aligned and good to you.

This week, I’m joined by the awesome Sue Richards.

Sue is a health and performance coach, helping ambitious self-employed mums go from frazzled to fired up by making simple tweaks to their diet and lifestyle.

In this episode we dive into:

• Sue's personal experience with food and exercise and how it became such a passion for her
• How to become intuitive when it comes to living a healthier lifestyle
• Damaging messaging in the wellbeing space
• Feeling fired up in life and business
• What success looks like
• Tips on how to feel your best for the busy modern woman/mum
• How to tune into your body and give it what it needs

Investing in yourself is one of the best investments that you’ll ever make because you’re always guaranteed a return, which can look like many different things, but backing yourself is always a good bet. 

As mums, we always put ourselves at the bottom of the priority list and often think that actually that we don’t deserve it, which is why I wanted to highlight the transformational power of investing in yourself to change your life for good.

Hands up if you suffer from imposter syndrome? I’ve got both hands up in the air over here and jumping up and down frantically. It’s something that I’ve really struggled with over the years and it’s become such a stumbling block in so many ways. 

In this episode I dive into:

• What is imposter syndrome?
• How imposter syndrome may show up in your life
• The mindset around imposter syndrome that keeps you stuck
• How imposter syndrome has impacted my life
• A transformational tool to help with your mindset with not feeling good enough

This week, I'm joined by my wonderful friend Karen Canon.

Karen is a wellbeing and holistic lifestyle expert and founder of 365 Pearls of Wisdom a blog offering guidance, mentoring & events for women who want to connect to a life that feels more aligned with their values & beliefs, focusing on self care, mindset & alternative wellness. 

In this episode we dive into:

• Tips on how to feel more confident
• The beauty and power in sharing your truth
• Gender disappointment and navigate people's reactions
• How to respond to other people's negative reactions
• Finding your village and support network
• Feeling comfortable with owning your truth

WARNING! This episode does discuss disordered eating, which I thought I'd mention in case it's triggering.

There are many unfamiliar things that becoming a parent means we have to navigate, one of which is our new bodies because let’s be honest, whatever your shape or size they never return to how they once were after birthing a human.

And, it makes sense that they wouldn’t - they’ve been through one of the biggest miracles in life, growing a human, helping shape the future of this world. How incredible is that, of course, it’s not going to be the same.

I know that this can be such a hard pill to swallow for so many mums and for them to fully accept their new bodies to a tough ask, which is why I wanted to explore this topic with you today on this episode.

It's back! Season 2 of the Reclaiming MUM podcast is here and I can't wait to dive in and share the latest episodes with you after my little summer break.  

To kick off the new season, I wanted to explore something that quite frankly winds me up no end in the coaching/social media space.  Sorry not sorry for getting on my soapbox, but I'm tired of all the overnight success stories and that transformational life shifts happen with a click of a finger. I think it's time that we started to call this kind of messaging out and celebrate going at your own pace. Happy listening!

In this week’s episode, I’m chatting with the amazing Emma Cottam.

Emma, is a speaker, writer, and founder of Isabella and Us. She is the editor of the Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums, an independent magazine for mums, and the host of the Positive Wellbeing Podcast for Mums, a podcast talking openly and honestly about motherhood, wellbeing, and self-care. She is also passionate about helping to raise awareness of maternal mental health through her #winningasamummy® campaign.

We dive into overcoming maternal mental health struggles, setting boundaries, The Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums, and much more!

Emotional resilience is an important part of wellbeing in helping us support our emotional health that can be often overlooked. It’s a bit like a suit of armor that allows you to deal with the tough times so that they don't have any long-lasting impact on your mental wellbeing. Like with everything else, it can feel like another thing that we "should" be doing, but I want to highlight why it should be an essential part of your wellbeing toolbox.

In this week’s episode, I’m chatting with the wonderful Madeleine Woolgar.

Madeleine is a parent coach, known as the strong-willed child whisperer. She supports busy mums to reduce their child’s more challenging behaviours (from tantrums to hitting/kicking/biting) and to be the calm, confident mum they’d most like to be.

Madeleine equips mums with heart-led strategies and mindset tools to reduce the trickier moments as well as nurturing the mum's relationship with their child and their mental wellbeing. She knows how vital it is not just to give mums strategies, but to help them have the resource to actually be able to utilise the strategies in those trickier moments.

We cover so much ground in this episode, some highlights include top tips to help deal with children's big emotions, how mums can look after themselves better when it comes to parenting their children, understanding our children so we can navigate those trickier situations with more ease and much more!