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This episode of the Mum Rage Series talks about the huge shifts that happen when you become a Mother. Everything from how you see yourself, how you spend your time, how you look at yourself and your values and beliefs.
It’s a big (and overwhelming) thing, so we start small in this episode. Because Mum Life is overwhelming enough, right?!


Today’s recommendations: Episode 14 of Mother, Unrefined podcast - my interview with Nicola and Jess. And Heartbreak High on Netflix.

Links spoken about in the podcast:

VIA Character Strengths quiz: https://www.viacharacter.org

Podcast episode 2, 54, 84 and 85 here on Nourishing Ami Podcast to dive deeper into your Identity and who you are as well as episode 66 to learn about your Values

In this episode I break down the feeling of resentment - what does it look like for you, how you might notice it and also the 3 main areas you can feel resentful: towards your partner, your child/children and towards other people.

A follow on from our last podcast episode. This time with some real life mum realities that I’ve been experiencing lately juggling toddlerhood and newborn life. Let’s talk about how you can proactively and reactively work to reduce your reactive behaviours.

In this weeks instalment of the Mum Rage Series, I cover 4 types of expectations that you might be setting and talk about how that can make you feel. I look at real life examples and give you some tips and active journaling questions to help you to feel less frustrated, overwhelmed and burnt out

If you get to the point of breaking or exploding and things just feel a bit too much…a bit too loud, a bit too bright or if you get ‘touched out’ then this episode is for you. Learn what causes sensory overstimulation and 10 ways you can reduce your reactions

Welcome to a new series of episodes, over the coming weeks I will be breaking down some of the common contributing factors to ‘Mum Rage’ (yes, it’s a real thing) and talking about ways that you can feel less stressed, less overwhelmed and less like you’re about to explode. In this episode, I talk about the mental load that you carry, all of the open tabs in your brain and give you tips to navigate and reduce your mental load.