Nourishing the Mother Bridget Wood & Julie Tenner

What is it with the “mid-life crisis”? And why do relationship break-downs often bear the brunt of it? When your shut-down becomes apathetic, and you’ve given up on bringing your needs into the relationship…and then the relationship ends, often, he’s blindsided. Typically, when you blow up a relationship, you’re seeking a release from an overburdened, over-stressed life. What would it be like, if you considered these things first, before you make a big decision…?To explore feminine ...

We all hope on a wing and a prayer that it will all turn out okay. That all our agonising over conscious parenting, pays off. In the euphoric aftermath of Julie’s son’s 18th, she shares the lead-up, the hot tips, and the unexpected jelly shots that brought family together. Check out Julie’s kids business, Inflatable Nights here: http://www.inflatablenights.au (http://www.inflatablenights.au)To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julie...

When we’re trying so hard to mother in ways that we were not mothered, we can find we exhaust ourselves at the altar of ‘perfection’. What would it look like to stop parenting from a place of lack or fear, and start parenting from a place of love and wellbeing. Let’s find out… In this episode we discuss: - The need to overperform to feel okay - Parenting from a place of lack, fear and anxiety - Being socialised into intensive mothering, with an endless capacity - Ve...

In deciding the type of mother that we want to be, often that’s informed by our experience with our own mother. The view we have of our mother will shape the view we have of ourselves, and therefore, the fuel we draw on in our own mothering, can be created by what was missing or not met by our own mother. In this episode we discuss: - Constantly ‘conscious’ and centering your child is outside the realms of what’s possible for any single human - The deep shame we feel w...

It’s held up as the pinnacle of perfect mothering in our culture, but is it really? Often, what you’re over functioning on, is related to what is intolerable for you to be. The more practiced we can be at examining our subconscious motives ahead of time, the less shock we feel when we get angry. So let’s go on a self-examining journey into the shadow side of the selfless mother. In this episode, we discuss: - Nothing is ever completely selfless or altruistic&nb...

We all want our children to be pleasant, kind, repair well…and so it’s shocking when we see them as inconsiderate, rude, harsh, or on the receiving end of any of these things. As a parent, when do you step in, and when don’t you?In this episode we discuss:- When you feel like you need to get involved with your child’s social dynamics- When your kid’s social situations are normal, vs a problem- Remembering as parents we’re blinded by our lens on our children- Building resilience and fostering ...