Motherkind Community: Amy’s story

An episode of the The Motherkind Podcast podcast, hosted by Zoe Blaskey, titled "Motherkind Community: Amy’s story" was published on June 16, 2023 and runs 28 minutes.

June 16, 2023 ·28m · The Motherkind Podcast

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Welcome to the first ever brand new community episode on Motherkind. I get messages from you about your lives and your journey in Motherhood - and I find these messages SO inspiring, helpful and connecting. I can’t keep them to myself anymore. So I’ve decided to pilot a series where I interview YOU, mums in the community, for 6 episodes. This week is Amy. Amy is a solo mum to her 5-year-old daughter. We talk about: Navigating anxiety and perfectionism in motherhood How she struggled with a really hash relationship with herself Shares how she overcomes all of the above Amy is SO wise and funny, and I loved interviewing her. I really hope you love this new format, and if you’d like to come on the podcast then please email: [email protected] with your story. Special thanks to our sponsor Athletic Greens: Visit https://athleticgreens.com/motherkind for a FREE year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Continue the conversation Come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Description

Welcome to the first ever brand new community episode on Motherkind. I get messages from you about your lives and your journey in Motherhood - and I find these messages SO inspiring, helpful and connecting. I can’t keep them to myself anymore. So I’ve decided to pilot a series where I interview YOU, mums in the community, for 6 episodes. This week is Amy. Amy is a solo mum to her 5-year-old daughter. We talk about: Navigating anxiety and perfectionism in motherhood How she struggled with a really hash relationship with herself Shares how she overcomes all of the above Amy is SO wise and funny, and I loved interviewing her. I really hope you love this new format, and if you’d like to come on the podcast then please email: [email protected] with your story. Special thanks to our sponsor Athletic Greens: Visit https://athleticgreens.com/motherkind for a FREE year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Continue the conversation Come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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