Episodes
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I want to share something that's been on my mind for a while, something that's more of a journey than a destination. In this episode, we delve into the delicate dance of creating a perfectly balanced schedule. 🎯🗓️
We all feel the weight of busy lives, especially when the mental load falls squarely on our shoulders. We're constantly juggling work, family, and the myriad of tasks that fill our days. But instead of finding joy in our busyness, we often find ourselves overwhelmed and burnt out. 💼👨👩👧👦
This episode is about reframing that narrative. It's about understanding that balance doesn't mean doing everything perfectly; it means prioritizing what truly matters. We explore a framework that places responsibilities, priorities, and play into a harmonious balance, helping us to navigate the chaos with grace. ⚖️✨
Visualize with me: a blank slate calendar. Together, we'll rebuild it, ensuring our core responsibilities are met, our singular priority—our children—are nurtured, and there's still room for the joy and spontaneity that makes life beautiful. 📅❤️😊
Let's challenge the notion that we need to do it all and instead focus on what fills our hearts and fuels our souls. Remember, friends, you are not alone in this motherhood journey. We're all in this together, learning and growing as we go. 🌟💪
I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this and how it resonates with your experience. Let’s embrace this journey towards a more balanced, fulfilling life. 🌸🌈
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In this deeply personal and enlightening episode of "My Motherhood," we dive into the world of mother's groups—a space where camaraderie meets chaos, where bonds are forged in the fires of shared struggle and joy. Whether you've cherished your experiences or faced challenges, this conversation is for you.
Join us as we explore why mother's groups sometimes falter and how they can flourish. With over a decade of personal involvement, Beck shares her journey through the landscape of motherhood, from the vulnerable early days postpartum to the evolving relationships that have shaped her and her children’s lives.
We discuss the raw, often unspoken realities of meeting new people during one of the most vulnerable phases of life—when you are exhausted, unsure, and adjusting to a new identity as a mother. This episode isn't just about surviving those initial meetings; it’s about thriving in creating a nurturing, supportive network that extends beyond superficial interactions.
Expect to hear actionable insights on starting and sustaining a mother's group that withstands the test of time. From the importance of flexibility and curiosity to the power of non-judgmental support and collective wisdom, learn how to cultivate a space that celebrates each unique journey and fosters deep, lasting connections.
This is more than a guide to mother's groups—it's a celebration of the messy, beautiful journey of motherhood. Let's rediscover the strength found in togetherness and the courage to be seen and supported in our most challenging moments.
Tune in to find solace in shared experiences and leave empowered to either begin or rejuvenate your own mother's group in ways that resonate with authenticity and heartfelt connection. Because at the heart of it, the journey of motherhood is one we’re not meant to travel alone.
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In today’s episode, we delve into the heart of what it means to set resolutions and intentions, not just in January, but at any moment that calls for renewal in our lives.
I share stories from our now-legendary family and friends camping trip, a tradition that beautifully illustrates how community and connection are woven into the fabric of our lives. These stories are not just about fun and camaraderie; they're reflections on growth, balance, and the continuous journey of self-discovery.
We'll explore why sometimes, despite our best intentions, our resolutions don’t make it past the declaration stage. I open up about my personal challenges this year—how moving and motherhood have tested my balance and how a simple visit to a new chiropractor offered unexpected insights into finding my equilibrium.
This episode is for anyone who feels they’re standing at a crossroads, looking for a signpost. It’s about understanding that every day offers a chance for a fresh start and that finding our footing isn’t just about recognizing where we stand but feeling deeply grounded in who we are.
Join me as we contemplate the courage it takes to begin anew, the vulnerability in admitting when things are off-kilter, and the immense power of setting intentions that align with our deepest values. Let’s start this journey together, embracing the messy, beautiful process of becoming who we were meant to be.
Get your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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😶 It's been radio silence over here and in this episode I share what has been going on. Pull up a seat as I share the innermost workings of the major life change we have made in our family this year. 🌳🏠⛺️🌊
Change is never easy. In fact, its usually brutally hard. As we are learning, on the other side of the hard, it's full of something wild and unexpected. It's full of hope.
x BeckGet your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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It doesn't matter if you are world class neurosurgeon or an IT whizz. You can be an early childhood worker or a surf instructor. There is absolutely nothing that can prepare you for the complete transformation of motherhood.
There are many reasons why women lose themselves in motherhood. The modern mother has much to contend with and we explore all the reasons she feels lost.
Then I offer 6 actions you can take today to help you connect with the woman you are now and return to yourself anew. There is never a woman who is too far lost. If you want help in the finding, you know where to find me.
x BeckGet your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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Have you have a traumatic birth?
Are you unsure if your birthing experience was traumatic?
How do you know?
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What do you do if it was?
How do we talk about our birthing without trauma dumping and what do we do when we are listening to someone trauma dumping?
Integrative perinatal counsellor & psychotherapist, Elenja O'Neill, has all the answers and a truck tonne of help for all mothers recovering from their birthing trauma.
Elenja is an integrative perinatal counsellor & psychotherapist with a passion for creating a safe, judgment-free space for mums to feel heard, supported, and championed. A mum to a little boy herself, Elenja understands the often tumultuous nature of transitioning to motherhood, with personal experience of navigating perinatal mental health challenges and the emotional roller coaster that is becoming a mum. After sustaining a birth injury with her son’s birth, Elenja turned her postgraduate research focus to helping mums navigate the psychological challenges associated with maternal birth injury. She aims to continue her research next year and embarks on postgraduate Psychology, with the completion of another Masters degree. As such, she is uniquely placed to help mums who are dealing with the grief, frustration, embarrassment, and isolation often associated with pelvic organ prolapse, levator ani injuries, obstetric fistula, severe perineal tearing, and c-section injuries.Elenja lives on the NSW Central Coast (Darkinjung Land) with her husband and son, and is currently pregnant with another little boy to add to the gang! She loves all things maternal mental health and contributes to this space in a meaningful way.
Instagram: @emergeperinatalcounselling
Email: [email protected]Get your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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At the end of the day, we all want to be a good mum. But what does that mean? How do I know If i am being a good Mum and who get's to decide?
In this episode we dive into the ways we each have a unique and different picture of what a 'Good Mum' is. Using the Enneagram as a spine, we work through all the different personality types and what a good mother looks like for each of them. Because when we are mothering in our own skin, on a way that reflects out character, personality and values, it is a motherhood that becomes sustainable, fruitful, enriching and down right enjoyable.
So what are you waiting for? Find yourself here and experience what open minded acceptance of who you are as a mum feels like. I want to get to know YOU!Get your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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Welcome to The Mental Load Offload USERS GUIDE.
Get your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
For your convenient reference, here is each section time stamped so you can listen again to the part you want. What a timesaver!
05:04 Meal Plans
07:32 Washing Tracker
10:47 The Night Before
12:58 Gift List
14:17 Party Planner
23:51 Card Copy
25:54 Home Assessment
27:02 Appliance Care
27:43 Build My Team
29:58 Master List
31:34 MIT Action Plan
32:32 Responsible MIT's
34:50 Dreaming
36:28 Authenticity
38:07 Motherhood By Design
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The Whine GuideGet your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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That's What She Said is all about the stories I have been listening to in my one-on-one interviews with Mothers from all around around Australia.
These beautiful and honest conversations are a window into the pains and strains of the modern mother and they form the heartbeat and backbone of my work in My Motherhood.
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When a woman becomes a mother an absolutely seismic shift happens in her identity. She changes from her full and complete pre-mother self into her forever-more mother self. This change is described as being so monumental that women experience a complete split in their identity. We have to work out how to reconcile these two parts to find a new whole identity. This process of woman into mother is called matrescence.
This week I talk about:
1. What happens a woman becomes a mother.
2. The split that happens during this transition from pre-mother to mother.
3. Matrescence as the umbrella term for this transformation and how this term allows space for the expectation of change.
🍇To talk about with your partner.
What are the five questions you can have up your sleeve to ask a new mother? Which questions would been/will be meaningful for you? (try not to ask about the baby in these questions. Those thoughts will roll off the tongue naturally at the time. These questions stay with and about the mother.)
What are five questions you can have ready to ask a new father? (Remember: not about the baby.)
Extension: The same question but for mothers at 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years into their motherhood. (Stay away from questions that ask for advice. Keep the questions oriented around the personhood of the mother.)
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The BooGet your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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The way we go into something almost always determines how we feel about about it afterwards. Our expectations acknowledged and unacknowledged have a huge impact on our overall sense of how motherhood is going, what its like for each of us and what steps we should take moving forward.
This week we think about:
1. How we create our expectations.
2. Some areas of motherhood where we may have expectations
3. What happens when our expectations aren't realised.
Get your own copy of the expectations worksheet here so you can do the work in your own life. It includes BONUS prompts for expectations you have of your co-parent/partner and of your child.
🍇To talk about with your partner.
Download the worksheet and both individually write down your expectations. Come back together to share, listen and discuss any areas of alignment and incongruence.
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Welcome to the My Motherhood Podcast with Beck Stanton, where we talk about what happens when a woman becomes a mother.
This week we think about the things we know, don’t know, know we don’t know and don’t know we don’t know. When we have a strong response to something or experience a shock it can be helpful to reflect on which type of known or unknown it is. It helps to make sense of our responses and our instincts.
🍇To talk about with your partner.
Parents: Which parts of becoming a mother or a father have been
1. Known knowns
2. Unknown unknowns
3. Known unknowns
4. Unknown unknowns
Give three examples of each. Take turns to listen and reflect together.
Parents to be: Which parts of your conception and pregnancy journey have been:
1. Known knowns
2. Unknown unknowns
3. Known unknowns
4. Unknown unknowns
Give three examples of each. Take turns to listen and reflect together.
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The One-Ingredient Cookbook
Dummies for SuckersGet your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
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This is a Ball
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The Red Book
The Book that Never Ends
Baby Books series
... -
Welcome to the My Motherhood Podcast where we talk about what happens when a woman becomes a mother.
Join the conversation on Instagram! It's where I interact the most.
Get your copy of my books,
Books that Drive Kids Crazy series
This is a Ball
Did you take the B from my _ook?
Wait!
The Red Book
The Book that Never Ends
Baby Books series
The One-Ingredient Cookbook
Dummies for Suckers
The Whine Guide
Sleep 101Get your copy of the Mental Load Offload here.
Sign up for Motherhood By Design and create a motherhood that reflects YOU!
Continue the conversation over on Instagram! It's where I interact the most.
For fun, join in the Saturday Night Question Club in my IG stories and find your edge again.
Get your copy of my books,
Books that Drive Kids Crazy series
This is a Ball
Did you take the B from my _ook?
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The Red Book
The Book that Never Ends
Baby Books series
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