60 acast.com Grow Yourself Up https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up en Catherine Counihan Reparenting, Healing from trauma ,Adulting ,Breaking toxic cycles,parenting,self-improvement ,mental health,relationships Catherine Counihan Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives. 


Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in childhood. The devastating legacy of childhood trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions. Which in turn impacts the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.


We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you travel on your own road of healing and recovery. 


You will learn you are not alone. 


Someone has been where you are. 


There is hope. 


We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion. 


There is always the possibility for change. 


And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our children. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives. 


Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in childhood. The devastating legacy of childhood trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions. Which in turn impacts the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.


We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you travel on your own road of healing and recovery. 


You will learn you are not alone. 


Someone has been where you are. 


There is hope. 


We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion. 


There is always the possibility for change. 


And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our children. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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The podcast is produced each week by the wonderful Audio Café.


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]]> false Catherine Counihan info+62aa4ef96731600013a11040@mg-eu.acast.com 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 grow-yourself-up episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62aa4ef96731600013a11040/1726933098525-dc6be564-51f3-4e12-93fb-9ae83f461c32.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up Grow Yourself Up Ep 169: Ambivalence, Love and Hate in Motherhood and Parenting Ep 169: Ambivalence, Love and Hate in Motherhood and Parenting Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT 43:30 69e5f1926e5b90839ad81d2a false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-169-ambivalence-love-and-hate-in-motherhood-and-parenting 69e5f1926e5b90839ad81d2a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-169-ambivalence-love-and-hate-in-motherhood-and-parenting full 169 In this episode Cath speaks about the expression of mixed feelings in motherhood and how we may move between two positions. With childhood trauma we may have more intense swings and not have much access to a ‘middle ground’.


Cath looks at how we label ourselves and challenges the notion of linking our emotional states to stories of us as mothers. She shares some of her own experiences and an anecdote about changing after swimming. As always go gently with yourself.


The book Cath references in the podcast is called 'Torn in Two' by Rozsika Parker.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about the expression of mixed feelings in motherhood and how we may move between two positions. With childhood trauma we may have more intense swings and not have much access to a ‘middle ground’.


Cath looks at how we label ourselves and challenges the notion of linking our emotional states to stories of us as mothers. She shares some of her own experiences and an anecdote about changing after swimming. As always go gently with yourself.


The book Cath references in the podcast is called 'Torn in Two' by Rozsika Parker.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 168: Sensory Systems, Integration, Trauma and Family Considerations Ep 168: Sensory Systems, Integration, Trauma and Family Considerations Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT 30:44 69dcb6bfea8ef7a4e020e6a9 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-168-sensory-systems-integration-trauma-and-family-conside 69dcb6bfea8ef7a4e020e6a9 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-168-sensory-systems-integration-trauma-and-family-conside full 168 In this episode Cath talks about our 8 sensory systems, about the importance of sensory integration, how trauma can impact this and shares some specific sensory systems and a couple of anecdotes from her own life to give you an idea about how impactful our sensory experience is.


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about our 8 sensory systems, about the importance of sensory integration, how trauma can impact this and shares some specific sensory systems and a couple of anecdotes from her own life to give you an idea about how impactful our sensory experience is.


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]]> Ep167: Rage, Vitality, Agency and Growing up in Motherhood with Lisa Marchiano. Re-release Ep167: Rage, Vitality, Agency and Growing up in Motherhood with Lisa Marchiano. Re-release Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT 53:36 69ce5a381d7024f1a7afac22 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep167-rage-agency-and-growing-up-in-motherhood 69ce5a381d7024f1a7afac22 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep167-rage-agency-and-growing-up-in-motherhood full 167 Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, podcast host, and certified Jungian analyst. She is the author of three books published by Sounds True, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire and Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams. She is the cocreator and cohost of the popular depth psychology podcast This Jungian Life, and has a private practice in Philadelphia. 


Cath and Lisa talked about Lisa’s motherhood journey, how she has grown herself up, the need for women to grow up and let go of innocence, self abandonment and pleasing others. This maturation process and claiming all parts of our feminine energy (not just that which is kind or sweet) is essential to be able to protect ourselves and our kids and live a full adult life. 


You can connect with Lisa on the links listed below.

Instagram: @lisamarchiano


Other web links 

LisaMarchiano.com

spinningstraw.com

thisjungianlife.com


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]]> Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, podcast host, and certified Jungian analyst. She is the author of three books published by Sounds True, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire and Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams. She is the cocreator and cohost of the popular depth psychology podcast This Jungian Life, and has a private practice in Philadelphia. 


Cath and Lisa talked about Lisa’s motherhood journey, how she has grown herself up, the need for women to grow up and let go of innocence, self abandonment and pleasing others. This maturation process and claiming all parts of our feminine energy (not just that which is kind or sweet) is essential to be able to protect ourselves and our kids and live a full adult life. 


You can connect with Lisa on the links listed below.

Instagram: @lisamarchiano


Other web links 

LisaMarchiano.com

spinningstraw.com

thisjungianlife.com


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 166: Overfunctioning, Emotional Neglect and the Circle of Care Ep 166: Overfunctioning, Emotional Neglect and the Circle of Care Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT 16:22 69ca5e6bcb79a114e294f9ac false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-166-overfunctioning-emotional-neglect 69ca5e6bcb79a114e294f9ac 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-166-overfunctioning-emotional-neglect full 166 In this episode Cath speaks to over-functioning, how this traps many of us, breaking cycles, noticing and including ourselves in care and to stop operating like a hologram in our own lives. This is long term work with small shifts, Cath says please go gently with yourself.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to over-functioning, how this traps many of us, breaking cycles, noticing and including ourselves in care and to stop operating like a hologram in our own lives. This is long term work with small shifts, Cath says please go gently with yourself.


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]]> Ep 165: Ancestral Healing and Wisdom, Power and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kate Merrick. Re-release Ep 165: Ancestral Healing and Wisdom, Power and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kate Merrick. Re-release Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1:01:13 69c11b7c007cdcf83fb09d13 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-123-ancestral-healing-and-wisdom 69c11b7c007cdcf83fb09d13 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-123-ancestral-healing-and-wisdom full 165 Cath is joined by psychotherapist and coach Kate Merrick. Cath and Kate talked about Kate's path to motherhood, her lineage, how her ancestors turned up to support her journey, personal power in the postpartum time, advocating for our children, medical herbalism and much more.


Kate is a mother, an embodied gestalt psychotherapist, transformational coach and a home herbalist and she is dedicated to guiding women on their journey's of healing and transformation. Kate specialises in the holistic treatment of childhood developmental trauma, ancestral trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth, empowering women

to reclaim their inner authority, their innate wisdom, their cyclical rhythm and to deepen into loving compassionate relationships with themselves.


As well as working in one to one practice, Kate also runs women’s circles that centre around psychological and spiritual growth work. In addition, she now runs Rushmead Farm, her “garden cauldron”, making organic therapeutic products from her Somerset herb garden; natural elixirs that support our minds, bodies and spirits.


You can connect with Kate on Instagram below

@the.embodiedwoman

@rushmeadfarm


Website: www.katemerrickpsychotherapy.co.uk


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]]> Cath is joined by psychotherapist and coach Kate Merrick. Cath and Kate talked about Kate's path to motherhood, her lineage, how her ancestors turned up to support her journey, personal power in the postpartum time, advocating for our children, medical herbalism and much more.


Kate is a mother, an embodied gestalt psychotherapist, transformational coach and a home herbalist and she is dedicated to guiding women on their journey's of healing and transformation. Kate specialises in the holistic treatment of childhood developmental trauma, ancestral trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth, empowering women

to reclaim their inner authority, their innate wisdom, their cyclical rhythm and to deepen into loving compassionate relationships with themselves.


As well as working in one to one practice, Kate also runs women’s circles that centre around psychological and spiritual growth work. In addition, she now runs Rushmead Farm, her “garden cauldron”, making organic therapeutic products from her Somerset herb garden; natural elixirs that support our minds, bodies and spirits.


You can connect with Kate on Instagram below

@the.embodiedwoman

@rushmeadfarm


Website: www.katemerrickpsychotherapy.co.uk


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 164: Neurodivergent Family Life, Home Education and Breaking Cycles with Amanda Appiagyei Ep 164: Neurodivergent Family Life, Home Education and Breaking Cycles with Amanda Appiagyei Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1:20:43 69b801b64266c9b1c7733d03 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-164-neurodivergent-family-life-home-education 69b801b64266c9b1c7733d03 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-164-neurodivergent-family-life-home-education full 164 Cath was joined by productivity strategist and home educating Mum of 3 Amanda Appiagyei this week on the podcast. Cath and Amanda talked about Amanda's path to motherhood, mothering in a neurodivergent family, how Amanda tends to herself, her nervous system, her kids and her business, breaking cycles in a black mixed race family and the complexities of dealing with our own stuff as we parent. 


Amanda is a sustainable productivity strategist for ambitious but overloaded women, and a home-educating mum of three. She shares equitable time management advice and practical systems for life and business that work with who you already are. Parent-friendly and ND-friendly. Her work supports women who want more than survival mode, eases the mental clutter, lightens the physical load, and frees up hours for what matters most, helping them streamline the boring to make space for the exciting. 

 

Links and details to Amanda's website and socials are listed below.


Stop the Spiral - A Gentle Productivity Tool 

unmuddled.co/stop-the-spiral/


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda.appiagyei/


Website: unmuddled.co


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]]> Cath was joined by productivity strategist and home educating Mum of 3 Amanda Appiagyei this week on the podcast. Cath and Amanda talked about Amanda's path to motherhood, mothering in a neurodivergent family, how Amanda tends to herself, her nervous system, her kids and her business, breaking cycles in a black mixed race family and the complexities of dealing with our own stuff as we parent. 


Amanda is a sustainable productivity strategist for ambitious but overloaded women, and a home-educating mum of three. She shares equitable time management advice and practical systems for life and business that work with who you already are. Parent-friendly and ND-friendly. Her work supports women who want more than survival mode, eases the mental clutter, lightens the physical load, and frees up hours for what matters most, helping them streamline the boring to make space for the exciting. 

 

Links and details to Amanda's website and socials are listed below.


Stop the Spiral - A Gentle Productivity Tool 

unmuddled.co/stop-the-spiral/


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda.appiagyei/


Website: unmuddled.co


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]]> Ep 163: Neurodivergence, Unmasking, Late Diagnosis and Growing Up with Dr Emma Offord Ep 163: Neurodivergence, Unmasking, Late Diagnosis and Growing Up with Dr Emma Offord Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1:06:03 69a57c82a48c2e1548833bb9 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-163-neurodivergence-unmasking-late-diagnosis-and-growing 69a57c82a48c2e1548833bb9 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-163-neurodivergence-unmasking-late-diagnosis-and-growing full 163 In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Emma Offord. Cath and Emma talked about Emma's path to motherhood, childhood trauma, how Emma tends to and advocates for herself and her children and sensory needs and how these are so important to understand, particularly in the context of families/food/parenting. We talked about autism, ADHD, neurodivergence and trauma, late diagnosis, OCD and how Emma experiences OCD and Emma talked about unmasking and how she advocates for herself in order to tend to her needs.


Dr Emma Offord is a clinical psychologist and founder of Divergent Life, a neuroaffirming practice supporting neurodivergent children, parents, and adults. Divergent Life offers diagnostic assessments for autism and ADHD, alongside therapy, coaching, and group programmes that centre the whole person rather than deficit-based models.

Emma is passionate about challenging medicalised approaches to neurodivergence and naming the systemic harms that arise when difference is misunderstood. Her work helps people understand their nervous systems, developmental histories, and strengths in context, with a particular focus on breaking cycles of shame, survival, and self-blame in parenting and family life.


She brings both clinical expertise and lived experience as a late-identified neurodivergent woman and parent, shaped by complex developmental trauma and a deep understanding of how these layers interact across generations.


Emma hosts This Voice Is Mine: The Unquiet Podcast and offers group programmes including the Neurodivergent Identity Programme (NDIP), Nervous System Reset (NSR), and Empowered Parenting.


Instagram: @divergentlives

Website: divergentlife.co.uk


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Emma Offord. Cath and Emma talked about Emma's path to motherhood, childhood trauma, how Emma tends to and advocates for herself and her children and sensory needs and how these are so important to understand, particularly in the context of families/food/parenting. We talked about autism, ADHD, neurodivergence and trauma, late diagnosis, OCD and how Emma experiences OCD and Emma talked about unmasking and how she advocates for herself in order to tend to her needs.


Dr Emma Offord is a clinical psychologist and founder of Divergent Life, a neuroaffirming practice supporting neurodivergent children, parents, and adults. Divergent Life offers diagnostic assessments for autism and ADHD, alongside therapy, coaching, and group programmes that centre the whole person rather than deficit-based models.

Emma is passionate about challenging medicalised approaches to neurodivergence and naming the systemic harms that arise when difference is misunderstood. Her work helps people understand their nervous systems, developmental histories, and strengths in context, with a particular focus on breaking cycles of shame, survival, and self-blame in parenting and family life.


She brings both clinical expertise and lived experience as a late-identified neurodivergent woman and parent, shaped by complex developmental trauma and a deep understanding of how these layers interact across generations.


Emma hosts This Voice Is Mine: The Unquiet Podcast and offers group programmes including the Neurodivergent Identity Programme (NDIP), Nervous System Reset (NSR), and Empowered Parenting.


Instagram: @divergentlives

Website: divergentlife.co.uk


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 162: Guilt and Shame in Parenting: Ask Cath (Re-release) Ep 162: Guilt and Shame in Parenting: Ask Cath (Re-release) Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 24:44 699c2e5d240b4a2d75cd44ec false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-162 699c2e5d240b4a2d75cd44ec 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-162 full 162 In this episode Cath answers a listener's letter. The content of this episode deals with the question: ‘How can we tend to ourselves when we realise some of our parenting has come from our own pain and trauma?’ How do we deal with the guilt and shame arising from this? What helps this shift?


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> In this episode Cath answers a listener's letter. The content of this episode deals with the question: ‘How can we tend to ourselves when we realise some of our parenting has come from our own pain and trauma?’ How do we deal with the guilt and shame arising from this? What helps this shift?


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 161: Control and the Chaotic Shit Show (Re-release) Ep 161: Control and the Chaotic Shit Show (Re-release) Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 40:15 69930c9bd85aecd27a3ecb52 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-161-control-and-the-chaotic-shit-show-re-release 69930c9bd85aecd27a3ecb52 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-161-control-and-the-chaotic-shit-show-re-release full 161 In this episode Cath speaks about how control is such a key coping strategy for so many of us and how this rears its head at times of stress (like early motherhood) and in new situations. Control is not the solution we think it is and Cath shares a recent incident from her own life showing how control is so seductive and seems to be the answer, but really it is an illusion.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about how control is such a key coping strategy for so many of us and how this rears its head at times of stress (like early motherhood) and in new situations. Control is not the solution we think it is and Cath shares a recent incident from her own life showing how control is so seductive and seems to be the answer, but really it is an illusion.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 160: Sovereignty, Secure Attachment and Unconditional Love Ep 160: Sovereignty, Secure Attachment and Unconditional Love Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 29:37 6989c6f5c553caea39e07346 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-160-sovereignty-secure-attachment-and-unconditional-love 6989c6f5c553caea39e07346 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-160-sovereignty-secure-attachment-and-unconditional-love full 160 In episode 160 Cath speaks about how we have to develop our own sense of power and sovereignty as we heal from childhood trauma and how this involves really moving away from external approval. She talks about developing self trust, ceasing to gaslight ourselves and the concept of unconditional love. We have to consciously unhook from societal messages so we can craft the life of our own dreams.


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]]> In episode 160 Cath speaks about how we have to develop our own sense of power and sovereignty as we heal from childhood trauma and how this involves really moving away from external approval. She talks about developing self trust, ceasing to gaslight ourselves and the concept of unconditional love. We have to consciously unhook from societal messages so we can craft the life of our own dreams.


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]]> Ep 159: Attachment Styles, Finding our Voice, Avoidance, Grief and Growing with Anne Power Ep 159: Attachment Styles, Finding our Voice, Avoidance, Grief and Growing with Anne Power Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 57:59 6980d0fee364600d37f4b905 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-159-attachment-styles-finding-our-voice-avoidance-grief 6980d0fee364600d37f4b905 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-159-attachment-styles-finding-our-voice-avoidance-grief full 159 In this deeply touching episode Cath was joined by attachment expert and psychotherapist Anne Power. Anne shared about her own attachment journey, some of her childhood story, boarding school, brief explanations about the different attachment styles, attachment in couple relationships and attachment, grief and repair in the parent child relationship. This episode will help you feel supported and seen.


Anne Power first qualified at The Bowlby Centre, and later trained at WPF, Tavistock Relationships and Relate. She has worked in various settings but now works online with couples and parent-with-adult-child pairs. She has written many academic papers and two books; all of these use attachment theory to understand relationships and clinical experience.

 

Her book Contented Couples is based on interviews with eighteen long-term couples from different traditions, including arranged marriage. It explains couple dynamics in an accessible way and describes how partners’ complementary attachment patterns can work well together.


Anne posts on Instagram @and_attachment with content for people who want to understand attachment in their relationships. Her TEDx talk ‘Attachment theory is the science of love’, also addresses this theme and has been watched by over a million people.


You can watch the TEDx talk yourself by clicking here.


Anne has also recently finished writing a novel about a couple counsellor and the diverse couples who come to see her. Do watch for news and publication of her forthcoming novel on her Instagram page, or on her website where you can also download free PDFs on attachment themes at https://www.contentedcouples.com/


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]]> In this deeply touching episode Cath was joined by attachment expert and psychotherapist Anne Power. Anne shared about her own attachment journey, some of her childhood story, boarding school, brief explanations about the different attachment styles, attachment in couple relationships and attachment, grief and repair in the parent child relationship. This episode will help you feel supported and seen.


Anne Power first qualified at The Bowlby Centre, and later trained at WPF, Tavistock Relationships and Relate. She has worked in various settings but now works online with couples and parent-with-adult-child pairs. She has written many academic papers and two books; all of these use attachment theory to understand relationships and clinical experience.

 

Her book Contented Couples is based on interviews with eighteen long-term couples from different traditions, including arranged marriage. It explains couple dynamics in an accessible way and describes how partners’ complementary attachment patterns can work well together.


Anne posts on Instagram @and_attachment with content for people who want to understand attachment in their relationships. Her TEDx talk ‘Attachment theory is the science of love’, also addresses this theme and has been watched by over a million people.


You can watch the TEDx talk yourself by clicking here.


Anne has also recently finished writing a novel about a couple counsellor and the diverse couples who come to see her. Do watch for news and publication of her forthcoming novel on her Instagram page, or on her website where you can also download free PDFs on attachment themes at https://www.contentedcouples.com/


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]]> Ep 158: Complex Trauma, Mother Wounds and Generational Healing with Dr Arielle Schwartz Ep 158: Complex Trauma, Mother Wounds and Generational Healing with Dr Arielle Schwartz Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 59:51 697748f29d3a84f77afb2ca4 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-158-complex-trauma-mother-wounds-and-generational-healing 697748f29d3a84f77afb2ca4 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-158-complex-trauma-mother-wounds-and-generational-healing full 158 In this rich and wide ranging episode Cath is joined by Dr Arielle Schwartz. We discussed Arielle's path to motherhood, mother wounds in her matrilineal line and how this impacted her childhood, ambivalence in motherhood, complex trauma, nervous system healing, vagal toning and much much more. This episode is woven with rich storytelling crossing multiple generations and offers so much hope to all of us on our own healing journeys.


Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a clinical psychologist and leading voice in the healing of trauma. She is an internationally sought-out teacher and author of seven books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga. As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, she offers a mind-body approach to therapy for trauma and informational mental health and wellness updates through her writing, public speaking, social media presence, and blog. She believes that the journey of trauma recovery is an awakening of the spiritual heart.


Learn more at www.drarielleschwartz.com. 


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]]> In this rich and wide ranging episode Cath is joined by Dr Arielle Schwartz. We discussed Arielle's path to motherhood, mother wounds in her matrilineal line and how this impacted her childhood, ambivalence in motherhood, complex trauma, nervous system healing, vagal toning and much much more. This episode is woven with rich storytelling crossing multiple generations and offers so much hope to all of us on our own healing journeys.


Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a clinical psychologist and leading voice in the healing of trauma. She is an internationally sought-out teacher and author of seven books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga. As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, she offers a mind-body approach to therapy for trauma and informational mental health and wellness updates through her writing, public speaking, social media presence, and blog. She believes that the journey of trauma recovery is an awakening of the spiritual heart.


Learn more at www.drarielleschwartz.com. 


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]]> Ep 157: Generational Clashes and Parenting as Gardening Ep 157: Generational Clashes and Parenting as Gardening Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 49:57 696a5a094788cf9ec6d0b1e8 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-157-generational-clashes-and-parenting-as-gardening 696a5a094788cf9ec6d0b1e8 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-157-generational-clashes-and-parenting-as-gardening full 157 In this loving and practical episode Cath responds to a listener question about how to manage generational clashes around the approach to dealing with emotions and how to start conversations around this. She reads the listener's letter and looks at the query from multiple points of view.


Cath addresses common contexts in terms of generational patterns/clashes, points out how much new information we have these days, she addresses perfectionism, anxiety and control, different approaches we might take to addressing this, and she makes some practical suggestions to support intergenerational relationships.


Cath speaks about parenting as gardening and uses this analogy to provide comfort and a useful framework to hold in mind as we work on shifting/breaking cycles in our families.


The book Cath reads from is called 'The Gardener and the Carpenter' by Alison Gopnik.


The 'Brene Brown' TED talk can be found here: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability


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]]> In this loving and practical episode Cath responds to a listener question about how to manage generational clashes around the approach to dealing with emotions and how to start conversations around this. She reads the listener's letter and looks at the query from multiple points of view.


Cath addresses common contexts in terms of generational patterns/clashes, points out how much new information we have these days, she addresses perfectionism, anxiety and control, different approaches we might take to addressing this, and she makes some practical suggestions to support intergenerational relationships.


Cath speaks about parenting as gardening and uses this analogy to provide comfort and a useful framework to hold in mind as we work on shifting/breaking cycles in our families.


The book Cath reads from is called 'The Gardener and the Carpenter' by Alison Gopnik.


The 'Brene Brown' TED talk can be found here: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability


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]]> Ep 156: Earned Secure Attachment Ep 156: Earned Secure Attachment Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 30:28 6964c7e288da0c07c176a7a7 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-156-earned-secure-attachment 6964c7e288da0c07c176a7a7 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-156-earned-secure-attachment full 156 In this episode Cath speaks more about earned secure attachment, infant attachment and its relationship to adult attachment and how we can shift our patterns. There is always hope to shift our attachment patterns and internal working models is relating and Cath speaks about therapy and important ideas to keep in mind when hoping to shift to a more secure way of operating.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks more about earned secure attachment, infant attachment and its relationship to adult attachment and how we can shift our patterns. There is always hope to shift our attachment patterns and internal working models is relating and Cath speaks about therapy and important ideas to keep in mind when hoping to shift to a more secure way of operating.


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]]> Ep 155: Attachment Theory, Reparenting and Earned Secure Attachment Ep 155: Attachment Theory, Reparenting and Earned Secure Attachment Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 42:20 695c0335e1903ce94a31da96 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-155-attachment-theory-reparenting-and-earned-attachment 695c0335e1903ce94a31da96 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-155-attachment-theory-reparenting-and-earned-attachment full 155 In this episode Cath starts to speak about some of the key points of attachment theory, why this is important for us as adults and starting to cultivate a sense of being fully self supporting of ourselves. With Reparenting we are working to cultivate a relationship with all our selves and to tend gently to these parts. She uses an example of a boundary from her own life to demonstrate self protection (even if others disagree).


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]]> In this episode Cath starts to speak about some of the key points of attachment theory, why this is important for us as adults and starting to cultivate a sense of being fully self supporting of ourselves. With Reparenting we are working to cultivate a relationship with all our selves and to tend gently to these parts. She uses an example of a boundary from her own life to demonstrate self protection (even if others disagree).


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]]> Ep 154: Fantasy, Family Nervous Systems, Stress Responses and Success Ep 154: Fantasy, Family Nervous Systems, Stress Responses and Success Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 36:15 693fdfcd80257c9e35d55501 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-154-fantasy-family-nervous-systems-stress-responses 693fdfcd80257c9e35d55501 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-154-fantasy-family-nervous-systems-stress-responses full 154 In this episode Cath talks about how many of us go into peak fantasy at this time of year and set ourselves up to have a tricky time. She talks about getting clear about what your fantasy is and to notice that and stop comparing to it.


Cath talks about planning ahead to set your family up for success in the holiday time and what that might look like. She also talks about stress responses, recognising these and how you might support the various stress responses. 


We will be back on Tuesday 6th Jan 2026.


The workshop mentioned in the podcast both last week and this week, can be found here: www.cathcounihan.com/triggers-workshop


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about how many of us go into peak fantasy at this time of year and set ourselves up to have a tricky time. She talks about getting clear about what your fantasy is and to notice that and stop comparing to it.


Cath talks about planning ahead to set your family up for success in the holiday time and what that might look like. She also talks about stress responses, recognising these and how you might support the various stress responses. 


We will be back on Tuesday 6th Jan 2026.


The workshop mentioned in the podcast both last week and this week, can be found here: www.cathcounihan.com/triggers-workshop


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]]> Ep 153: Rage, Shame, Terror and Making Space for your Inner Baby Ep 153: Rage, Shame, Terror and Making Space for your Inner Baby Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 33:51 6936a142bbe39b5de643d90f false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep153 6936a142bbe39b5de643d90f 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep153 full 153 In this episode Cath reflects on how rage may be one of the most common experiences in motherhood (particularly if we have had childhood trauma). She speaks about getting to know our own rage, the shame we might feel and how that might derail us and trying to understand what our rage might be protecting us from. She uses one of the books she talked about last week to springboard into this conversation and highlights psychological patterns by telling a couple of anecdotes.


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]]> In this episode Cath reflects on how rage may be one of the most common experiences in motherhood (particularly if we have had childhood trauma). She speaks about getting to know our own rage, the shame we might feel and how that might derail us and trying to understand what our rage might be protecting us from. She uses one of the books she talked about last week to springboard into this conversation and highlights psychological patterns by telling a couple of anecdotes.


The workshop mentioned in the podcast, can be found here: www.cathcounihan.com/triggers-workshop


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]]> Ep 152: Bibliotherapy: Books for a Healing Journey Ep 152: Bibliotherapy: Books for a Healing Journey Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 36:42 692d8ec3f8e2c46a8cec5601 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-152-bibliotherapy-books-for-a-healing-journey 692d8ec3f8e2c46a8cec5601 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-152-bibliotherapy-books-for-a-healing-journey full 152 Therapy is necessary for many of us as we heal from childhood trauma and therapy is typically 1 hour a week. That leaves 167 other hours where we may be depressed, anxious, spinning out, criticising ourselves, living in fear or stressed about our own emotions. In this episode Cath shares some of the books that have helped her move from living in fear, books that have helped dealing with grief, despair, relationship patterns and books that have helped with compassion, understanding addiction and more. This episode contains personal stories from Cath to illustrate these points.


Cath also talks about mirroring and containment and how many of us have to learn to do this for ourselves when we have not had this sufficiently done in childhood. Let us know if you would like more episodes like this.


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]]> Therapy is necessary for many of us as we heal from childhood trauma and therapy is typically 1 hour a week. That leaves 167 other hours where we may be depressed, anxious, spinning out, criticising ourselves, living in fear or stressed about our own emotions. In this episode Cath shares some of the books that have helped her move from living in fear, books that have helped dealing with grief, despair, relationship patterns and books that have helped with compassion, understanding addiction and more. This episode contains personal stories from Cath to illustrate these points.


Cath also talks about mirroring and containment and how many of us have to learn to do this for ourselves when we have not had this sufficiently done in childhood. Let us know if you would like more episodes like this.


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]]> Ep 151: Progressive Education, Neurodivergence, Healing and Growing with Kimberley Olliff Cooper Ep 151: Progressive Education, Neurodivergence, Healing and Growing with Kimberley Olliff Cooper Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1:08:17 692494e4ac4db2b031c08c14 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-151-progressive-education-neurodivergence-healing 692494e4ac4db2b031c08c14 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-151-progressive-education-neurodivergence-healing full 151 In episode 151 Cath was joined by Kimberley Olliff-Cooper. They talked about progressive education, neurodivergence, realising how this impacted our own school experience, the possibility for changing schools and making them more fit for children, healing and growing in motherhood and understanding emotional unavailability, trauma and addiction. We also talked about changing educational systems and the exciting work ThriveNow is doing. 


Kimberley is a teacher, education consultant, speaker, and co-founder of ThriveNow, a not-for-profit organisation opening a progressive secondary school in September 2026, alongside a Learning Hub designed to share all the assets of the ThriveNow Framework.


With a Master’s in Education and over 25 years’ experience in student-centred learning, Kimberley believes that schools should be places of wellbeing, creativity, and deep human and planetary connection.


Through ThriveNow, she collaborates with schools and organisations around the world to co-create inclusive, inquiry-led, and climate-conscious learning environments. Her work centres on four key pillars: thriving communities, inquiry-led pedagogy, transdisciplinary curriculum, and multi-modal formative assessment.


Website: https://thrive-now-org.webflow.io/

Substack: https://thrivenowedu.substack.com/

Meta handles: @thrivenoweducation

Linkedin (personal), Kimberley Olliff Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kocooper/

Linkedin (ThriveNow): https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrivenoweducation 


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]]> In episode 151 Cath was joined by Kimberley Olliff-Cooper. They talked about progressive education, neurodivergence, realising how this impacted our own school experience, the possibility for changing schools and making them more fit for children, healing and growing in motherhood and understanding emotional unavailability, trauma and addiction. We also talked about changing educational systems and the exciting work ThriveNow is doing. 


Kimberley is a teacher, education consultant, speaker, and co-founder of ThriveNow, a not-for-profit organisation opening a progressive secondary school in September 2026, alongside a Learning Hub designed to share all the assets of the ThriveNow Framework.


With a Master’s in Education and over 25 years’ experience in student-centred learning, Kimberley believes that schools should be places of wellbeing, creativity, and deep human and planetary connection.


Through ThriveNow, she collaborates with schools and organisations around the world to co-create inclusive, inquiry-led, and climate-conscious learning environments. Her work centres on four key pillars: thriving communities, inquiry-led pedagogy, transdisciplinary curriculum, and multi-modal formative assessment.


Website: https://thrive-now-org.webflow.io/

Substack: https://thrivenowedu.substack.com/

Meta handles: @thrivenoweducation

Linkedin (personal), Kimberley Olliff Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kocooper/

Linkedin (ThriveNow): https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrivenoweducation 


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]]> Ep 150: Generational Trauma, Shame, Emotional Neglect and Sugar Addiction with Gerardine Boyle Ep 150: Generational Trauma, Shame, Emotional Neglect and Sugar Addiction with Gerardine Boyle Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1:06:23 691b34787cf1b7ec45668888 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-150-generational-trauma-shame-emotional-neglect-and-sugar 691b34787cf1b7ec45668888 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-150-generational-trauma-shame-emotional-neglect-and-sugar full 150 Cath was joined by art psychotherapist Gerardine Boyle in this episode. Cath and Gerardine talked about how generational trauma impacts families, the legacy of emotional neglect, what is unspoken, shame and the complexity of unwinding functional freeze in the system. Gerardine generously shared her own stories of generational trauma and what she believes has impacted her on her journey. We talked briefly about primitive reflexes and how the retention of these can be extremely impactful for nervous system and mental health. 


Gerardine Boyle is an Art Psychotherapist who has worked for over twenty years in Adult Psychiatry in the HSE (health service in Ireland) and in private practice. She is also trained in the Diamond Approach, the Hearing Voices Approach and she was part of a specialised HSE team delivering Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for seven years, supporting individuals with high levels of emotional dysregulation. Gerardine trained as a Transforming Touch Practitioner with Dr Stephen Terrell world expert in working with developmental trauma at the first training workshop in Ireland (in Cork in 2019) and this training has been life-changing for her and her clients. She continues to marvel at how supporting the nervous system powerfully lends itself to healing on all levels. Supporting the nervous system means the client, over time gets to know and trust their own nervous system better and shame is addressed on a somatic level. 


Gerardine's website is https://morninglighttherapy.ie/


She works in person and offers intensives, which is multiple therapy sessions over a number of days (with client staying locally in east Cork, Ireland). She also delivers the therapy on line via zoom as well.


The link to the training in Dublin with Dr Stephen Terrell is, https://www.austinattach.com/transforming-the-experience-based-brain/dublin-ireland/ and this training welcomes parents, therapists and individuals on their own healing journey.


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]]> Cath was joined by art psychotherapist Gerardine Boyle in this episode. Cath and Gerardine talked about how generational trauma impacts families, the legacy of emotional neglect, what is unspoken, shame and the complexity of unwinding functional freeze in the system. Gerardine generously shared her own stories of generational trauma and what she believes has impacted her on her journey. We talked briefly about primitive reflexes and how the retention of these can be extremely impactful for nervous system and mental health. 


Gerardine Boyle is an Art Psychotherapist who has worked for over twenty years in Adult Psychiatry in the HSE (health service in Ireland) and in private practice. She is also trained in the Diamond Approach, the Hearing Voices Approach and she was part of a specialised HSE team delivering Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for seven years, supporting individuals with high levels of emotional dysregulation. Gerardine trained as a Transforming Touch Practitioner with Dr Stephen Terrell world expert in working with developmental trauma at the first training workshop in Ireland (in Cork in 2019) and this training has been life-changing for her and her clients. She continues to marvel at how supporting the nervous system powerfully lends itself to healing on all levels. Supporting the nervous system means the client, over time gets to know and trust their own nervous system better and shame is addressed on a somatic level. 


Gerardine's website is https://morninglighttherapy.ie/


She works in person and offers intensives, which is multiple therapy sessions over a number of days (with client staying locally in east Cork, Ireland). She also delivers the therapy on line via zoom as well.


The link to the training in Dublin with Dr Stephen Terrell is, https://www.austinattach.com/transforming-the-experience-based-brain/dublin-ireland/ and this training welcomes parents, therapists and individuals on their own healing journey.


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]]> Ep 149: Self Care for Winter, How to be Selfish and Self Advocacy with Suzy Reading Ep 149: Self Care for Winter, How to be Selfish and Self Advocacy with Suzy Reading Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 56:41 6911cb36cb5f8761fb52162e true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-149-self-care-for-winter-how-to-be-selfish 6911cb36cb5f8761fb52162e 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-149-self-care-for-winter-how-to-be-selfish full 149 In episode 149 Cath was joined by Suzy Reading. Cath and Suzy talked about tending to ourselves in winter, making the most of the seasons while holding onto sanity, people pleasing, what Suzy means when she talks about being selfish and all about self advocacy. Suzy talks about her 7 steps to taking back your power and peace and you can find much more detail about this in Suzy's newest book 'How to be Selfish' which releases on the 20th of November 2025.


Suzy Reading is a Chartered Psychologist and one of the UK’s leading self-care and self-advocacy experts. She has three decades of experience in the health and wellbeing industry, drawing on her qualifications in yoga and personal training, together with psychology, to empower people with sustainable healthy lifestyle habits. Suzy has a special interest in helping people heal their relationship with ‘self’. She is a monthly columnist for Top Sante Magazine; the Psychology Expert for Neom Organics; the Wellbeing Ambassador for BABTAC and is a founding member of the ‘Nourish’ app. She is the author of The Little Book of Self-Care, The Self-Care Revolution, Stand Tall Like a Mountain, Self-care for Tough Times, This Book Will (Help) Make You Happy, And Breathe, Sit to Get Fit, Rest to Reset and Self-care for Winter. How to Be Selfish is hot of the press.


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]]> In episode 149 Cath was joined by Suzy Reading. Cath and Suzy talked about tending to ourselves in winter, making the most of the seasons while holding onto sanity, people pleasing, what Suzy means when she talks about being selfish and all about self advocacy. Suzy talks about her 7 steps to taking back your power and peace and you can find much more detail about this in Suzy's newest book 'How to be Selfish' which releases on the 20th of November 2025.


Suzy Reading is a Chartered Psychologist and one of the UK’s leading self-care and self-advocacy experts. She has three decades of experience in the health and wellbeing industry, drawing on her qualifications in yoga and personal training, together with psychology, to empower people with sustainable healthy lifestyle habits. Suzy has a special interest in helping people heal their relationship with ‘self’. She is a monthly columnist for Top Sante Magazine; the Psychology Expert for Neom Organics; the Wellbeing Ambassador for BABTAC and is a founding member of the ‘Nourish’ app. She is the author of The Little Book of Self-Care, The Self-Care Revolution, Stand Tall Like a Mountain, Self-care for Tough Times, This Book Will (Help) Make You Happy, And Breathe, Sit to Get Fit, Rest to Reset and Self-care for Winter. How to Be Selfish is hot of the press.


If you wish to follow Suzy, she's on Instagram @suzyreading


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]]> Ep 148: Our Humanity and the Paradox of Healing Ep 148: Our Humanity and the Paradox of Healing Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 24:03 690884b6c5146644a69ac94c false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-148-our-humanity-and-the-paradox-of-healing 690884b6c5146644a69ac94c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-148-our-humanity-and-the-paradox-of-healing full 148 In this episode Cath speaks about the process of welcoming in our own humanity and how a healing journey leads to more emotional messiness, at least initially. She talks about some signs that indicate that you are growing up/healing.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about the process of welcoming in our own humanity and how a healing journey leads to more emotional messiness, at least initially. She talks about some signs that indicate that you are growing up/healing.


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]]> Ep 147: Your Body Really Does Remember and Shifting Patterns with Dr Kathrin Stauffer (Re-release) Ep 147: Your Body Really Does Remember and Shifting Patterns with Dr Kathrin Stauffer (Re-release) Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 55:10 68f893cbd941aea0ffbbc222 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-147-your-body-really-does-remember-and-shifting-patterns 68f893cbd941aea0ffbbc222 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-147-your-body-really-does-remember-and-shifting-patterns full 147 In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Kathrin Stauffer. They chatted about how the body remembers in multiple ways and how not getting what we need in childhood impacts multiple systems in our bodies (not just the nervous system). When we are on a healing journey the expression of sadness and grieving are an important part of this journey. However, it may be that we are blocked from crying by our defences. We dived into this and talked about food, body shape, body psychotherapy, the the function of comfort eating, shame and much more.

 

Kathrin Stauffer PhD, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist, is the author of ‘Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement’ (W.W. Norton 2020).


Kathrin was born and educated in Switzerland. Originally a research biochemist, she retrained at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy. She lives in Cambridge in the UK and works in private practice as a body and humanistic psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, trainer and supervisor. She previously wrote ‘Anatomy & Physiology for Psychotherapists: connecting Body & Soul’ (W.W. Norton 2010). Currently she is the President of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy EABP.


You can contact her via her website which is www.stauffer.co.uk.


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Kathrin Stauffer. They chatted about how the body remembers in multiple ways and how not getting what we need in childhood impacts multiple systems in our bodies (not just the nervous system). When we are on a healing journey the expression of sadness and grieving are an important part of this journey. However, it may be that we are blocked from crying by our defences. We dived into this and talked about food, body shape, body psychotherapy, the the function of comfort eating, shame and much more.

 

Kathrin Stauffer PhD, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist, is the author of ‘Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement’ (W.W. Norton 2020).


Kathrin was born and educated in Switzerland. Originally a research biochemist, she retrained at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy. She lives in Cambridge in the UK and works in private practice as a body and humanistic psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, trainer and supervisor. She previously wrote ‘Anatomy & Physiology for Psychotherapists: connecting Body & Soul’ (W.W. Norton 2010). Currently she is the President of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy EABP.


You can contact her via her website which is www.stauffer.co.uk.


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]]> Ep 146: Narcissism, Emotional Neglect and Perfectionism with Dr Kathrin Stauffer Ep 146: Narcissism, Emotional Neglect and Perfectionism with Dr Kathrin Stauffer Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT 1:01:26 68f66f16888566c5b0032e39 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-146-narcissism-emotional-neglect-and-perfectionism 68f66f16888566c5b0032e39 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-146-narcissism-emotional-neglect-and-perfectionism full 146 In this episode Cath is joined by Dr. Kathrin Stauffer for a rich and varied discussion about emotional neglect, what causes this, how we might know we have been emotionally neglected, the interplay with narcissistic family dynamics, what constitutes narcissistic traits and how narcissism and perfectionism can play out in motherhood. 


Kathrin Stauffer PhD, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist, is the author of ‘Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement’ (W.W. Norton 2020). She was born and educated in Switzerland. Originally a research biochemist, she retrained at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy. She lives in Cambridge in the UK and works in private practice as a body and humanistic psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, trainer and supervisor. Currently she is the President of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy EABP. 


Kathrin's website is www.stauffer.co.uk 


If you wish to work with Kathrin or have a question for her, then email her direct on kathrin@stauffer.co.uk


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Dr. Kathrin Stauffer for a rich and varied discussion about emotional neglect, what causes this, how we might know we have been emotionally neglected, the interplay with narcissistic family dynamics, what constitutes narcissistic traits and how narcissism and perfectionism can play out in motherhood. 


Kathrin Stauffer PhD, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist, is the author of ‘Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement’ (W.W. Norton 2020). She was born and educated in Switzerland. Originally a research biochemist, she retrained at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy. She lives in Cambridge in the UK and works in private practice as a body and humanistic psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, trainer and supervisor. Currently she is the President of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy EABP. 


Kathrin's website is www.stauffer.co.uk 


If you wish to work with Kathrin or have a question for her, then email her direct on kathrin@stauffer.co.uk


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]]> Ep 145: Relationships, the Mental Load and Growing Up in Motherhood with Catherine Topham Sly Ep 145: Relationships, the Mental Load and Growing Up in Motherhood with Catherine Topham Sly Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT 56:43 68e7907bde9a2a62c424e194 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-145-relationships-the-mental-load-and-growing-up-in-mothe 68e7907bde9a2a62c424e194 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-145-relationships-the-mental-load-and-growing-up-in-mothe full 145 In this episode Cath was joined by therapist and coach Catherine Topham Sly. Catherine and Cath talked about adult love relationships, conflict, couples therapy, learning to communicate, how the mental load after kids can cause conflict and much more.


Catherine Topham Sly is the UK’s leading expert in relationships after kids. Founder of Insight & Connection, she's a BACP accredited couples therapist and relationship transformation coach. Catherine is the creator of the 'Love Happy Live Free' method, a unique personal development and relationship skills training programme. Catherine works with both individuals and couples who want to develop the mindset and skills to have loving, satisfying, joyful relationships, so they can enjoy their happiest family life.


You can find Catherine on Instagram @insightandconnection


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by therapist and coach Catherine Topham Sly. Catherine and Cath talked about adult love relationships, conflict, couples therapy, learning to communicate, how the mental load after kids can cause conflict and much more.


Catherine Topham Sly is the UK’s leading expert in relationships after kids. Founder of Insight & Connection, she's a BACP accredited couples therapist and relationship transformation coach. Catherine is the creator of the 'Love Happy Live Free' method, a unique personal development and relationship skills training programme. Catherine works with both individuals and couples who want to develop the mindset and skills to have loving, satisfying, joyful relationships, so they can enjoy their happiest family life.


You can find Catherine on Instagram @insightandconnection


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]]> Ep 144: Emotional Neglect and Experiencing our Children’s Emotions Ep 144: Emotional Neglect and Experiencing our Children’s Emotions Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT 23:19 68de40ed6d92c33f9c277f97 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-144-emotional-neglect-and-experiencing-our-childrens-emot 68de40ed6d92c33f9c277f97 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-144-emotional-neglect-and-experiencing-our-childrens-emot full 144 In this episode Cath speaks about emotional neglect, some of what that involves and how it presents when we are an adult. She speaks about the complexity of holding space for emotions when that was never done for us. Please be gentle with yourself as you practise this skill.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about emotional neglect, some of what that involves and how it presents when we are an adult. She speaks about the complexity of holding space for emotions when that was never done for us. Please be gentle with yourself as you practise this skill.


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]]> Ep 143: Shame, People Pleasing, Fawning and our Kids Ep 143: Shame, People Pleasing, Fawning and our Kids Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 14:54 68d69aa62552b72c20f82823 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-143-shame-people-pleasing-fawning-and-our-kids 68d69aa62552b72c20f82823 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-143-shame-people-pleasing-fawning-and-our-kids full 143 In this episode Cath shares an anecdote from her own life about how something her kids wanted to do triggered shame and the desire to people please and what happened. She talks about people pleasing and fawning and the actual nature of people pleasing and what it is really about. 


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]]> In this episode Cath shares an anecdote from her own life about how something her kids wanted to do triggered shame and the desire to people please and what happened. She talks about people pleasing and fawning and the actual nature of people pleasing and what it is really about. 


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]]> Ep 142: Trauma Recovery, Justice and Mothering the Mother with Dr. Judith Herman Ep 142: Trauma Recovery, Justice and Mothering the Mother with Dr. Judith Herman Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 56:39 68cc0dfaf3dd257283d864bd false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-142-trauma-recovery-justice-and-mothering-the-mother-with 68cc0dfaf3dd257283d864bd 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-142-trauma-recovery-justice-and-mothering-the-mother-with full 142 In this episode Cath and Dr. Herman talked about trauma and recovery, justice for survivors, complex trauma, stages of recovery/healing, what helps in the postpartum period according to research and Dr Herman's incredible work in the field of trauma, justice, repair, healing and recovery.


Judith Lewis Herman M.D. is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry (part time) at Harvard Medical School. For thirty years, until she retired, she was Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA. She is the author of the award-winning books Father-Daughter Incest (Harvard University Press, 1981), and Trauma and Recovery (Basic Books, 1992). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984 and the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In 2007 she was named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.


Her new book, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice, was published in March, 2023.


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]]> In this episode Cath and Dr. Herman talked about trauma and recovery, justice for survivors, complex trauma, stages of recovery/healing, what helps in the postpartum period according to research and Dr Herman's incredible work in the field of trauma, justice, repair, healing and recovery.


Judith Lewis Herman M.D. is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry (part time) at Harvard Medical School. For thirty years, until she retired, she was Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA. She is the author of the award-winning books Father-Daughter Incest (Harvard University Press, 1981), and Trauma and Recovery (Basic Books, 1992). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984 and the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In 2007 she was named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.


Her new book, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice, was published in March, 2023.


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]]> Ep 141: Chronic Stress, Urgency and Nervous System Repatterning Ep 141: Chronic Stress, Urgency and Nervous System Repatterning Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 27:08 68c7dc811f3cc96453554911 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-141-chronic-stress-urgency-and-nervous-system-repattern 68c7dc811f3cc96453554911 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-141-chronic-stress-urgency-and-nervous-system-repattern full 141 In this episode Cath talks about moving away from panic and urgency, the complexity of healing chronic stress and how everything in our body is linked and how she's moving forward in this in her own life.


Within the episode Cath mentions 'Rushmead Farm' and their womb balm which you can purchase here www.rushmeadfarm.com


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about moving away from panic and urgency, the complexity of healing chronic stress and how everything in our body is linked and how she's moving forward in this in her own life.


Within the episode Cath mentions 'Rushmead Farm' and their womb balm which you can purchase here www.rushmeadfarm.com


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]]> Ep 140: Context, Holidays and Being the Default Parent Ep 140: Context, Holidays and Being the Default Parent Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMT 30:12 6874c98df8babe38ae3c4969 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-140-context-holidays-and-being-the-default-parent 6874c98df8babe38ae3c4969 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-140-context-holidays-and-being-the-default-parent full 140 In this episode Cath uses Polyvagal Theory to shine a light on how discombobulating things in parenting can be (and why), the shift in being the default parent and how this relates to our nervous systems. She talks about how we can learn to send ourselves signs of safety and how we can use PV to support our families.


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]]> In this episode Cath uses Polyvagal Theory to shine a light on how discombobulating things in parenting can be (and why), the shift in being the default parent and how this relates to our nervous systems. She talks about how we can learn to send ourselves signs of safety and how we can use PV to support our families.


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]]> Ep 139: Control and the Chaotic Shit Show Ep 139: Control and the Chaotic Shit Show Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMT 40:29 686b83b7adc6a61ba8c371ea true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-139-control-and-the-chaotic-shit-show 686b83b7adc6a61ba8c371ea 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-139-control-and-the-chaotic-shit-show full 139 In this episode Cath speaks about how control is such a key coping strategy for so many of us and how this rears its head at times of stress (like early motherhood) and in new situations. Control is not the solution we think it is and Cath shares a recent incident from her own life showing how control is so seductive and seems to be the answer, but really it is an illusion.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about how control is such a key coping strategy for so many of us and how this rears its head at times of stress (like early motherhood) and in new situations. Control is not the solution we think it is and Cath shares a recent incident from her own life showing how control is so seductive and seems to be the answer, but really it is an illusion.


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]]> Ep 138: Transitions, Expectations and First Times Ep 138: Transitions, Expectations and First Times Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:58:36 GMT 16:36 6866538f4348b6cf362e45f4 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-138-transitions-expectations-and-first-times 6866538f4348b6cf362e45f4 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-138-transitions-expectations-and-first-times full 138 In this episode Cath speaks about how tricky first times can be and how many of these may happen in a holiday (and in our children’s lives) and how we can support ourselves and our families with this.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about how tricky first times can be and how many of these may happen in a holiday (and in our children’s lives) and how we can support ourselves and our families with this.


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]]> Ep 137: Needs, Our Humanity and Shame Ep 137: Needs, Our Humanity and Shame Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:00:00 GMT 30:27 6846a92c87509b9b807a9899 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-137-needs-our-humanity-and-shame 6846a92c87509b9b807a9899 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-137-needs-our-humanity-and-shame full 137 This week Cath returns to the topic of meeting our needs and how much this can involve when we have not had our needs attended to or met in childhood. She speaks about how many of us experience shame in relation to our needs and how impactful this is. Cath speaks to the nuance around meeting needs, how needs may shift over a healing journey and she shares a couple of anecdotes from her own life.


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]]> This week Cath returns to the topic of meeting our needs and how much this can involve when we have not had our needs attended to or met in childhood. She speaks about how many of us experience shame in relation to our needs and how impactful this is. Cath speaks to the nuance around meeting needs, how needs may shift over a healing journey and she shares a couple of anecdotes from her own life.


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]]> Ep 136: Neediness, Choice and Growing Up in Motherhood with Mara Glatzel (Re-release) Ep 136: Neediness, Choice and Growing Up in Motherhood with Mara Glatzel (Re-release) Mon, 02 Jun 2025 23:00:00 GMT 48:38 683d70cb2780b226c78039ff false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-136-neediness-choice-and-growing-up-in-motherhood 683d70cb2780b226c78039ff 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-136-neediness-choice-and-growing-up-in-motherhood full 136 In episode 136 Cath is joined by author, coach and podcast host Mara Glatzel.


This is a rich conversation centered on needs and how we can make space for them, illustrated with stories from Mara’s life. We also discuss ambition, grappling with achievement, choice and the decisions we need to make about how we actually spend our precious lives. 


Mara Glatzel (she/her) is a coach, podcast host, and the author of "Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty." She teaches fellow needy humans to uncover the most vulnerable and true expressions of themselves, and learn how to deeply tend to their needs. Through her online programs, workshops, and retreats, Mara supports people to reclaim space for their own humanity and create ambitious lives filled with meaning, without abandoning themselves in the process. 


Find out more about Mara at maraglatzel.com


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]]> In episode 136 Cath is joined by author, coach and podcast host Mara Glatzel.


This is a rich conversation centered on needs and how we can make space for them, illustrated with stories from Mara’s life. We also discuss ambition, grappling with achievement, choice and the decisions we need to make about how we actually spend our precious lives. 


Mara Glatzel (she/her) is a coach, podcast host, and the author of "Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty." She teaches fellow needy humans to uncover the most vulnerable and true expressions of themselves, and learn how to deeply tend to their needs. Through her online programs, workshops, and retreats, Mara supports people to reclaim space for their own humanity and create ambitious lives filled with meaning, without abandoning themselves in the process. 


Find out more about Mara at maraglatzel.com


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]]> Ep 135: Overworking, Redefining Success and Growing Up with Tamu Thomas Ep 135: Overworking, Redefining Success and Growing Up with Tamu Thomas Mon, 26 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT 1:13:51 68333c12393e5e6cd81ef5e9 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-135-overworking-redefining-success-and-growing-up 68333c12393e5e6cd81ef5e9 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-135-overworking-redefining-success-and-growing-up full 135 In episode 135 Cath was joined by coach and author Tamu Thomas. We had a joyful and generative discussion covering so much: overworking, why we do it, how we have to redefine success for ourselves and live in line with our values, envy and comparison, friendship and much more.


Tamu Thomas is an author, keynote speaker, and leadership consultant. She helps high-achieving women stop overworking and redefine success so it fuels their ambition without eroding their quality of life. Her work helps leaders create workplaces people want to be part of where they can do their best work without needing a sabbatical to recover from burnout.

With 15 years in social work and expertise in behaviour change, Tamu brings a unique ability to translate complex human dynamics into practical, organisational strategy. Her approach is informed by Polyvagal Theory and Positive Psychology, helping organisations build cultures where high

performance and wellbeing coexist.


Tamu is known for her work on the biology of belonging, demonstrating how nervous system safety underpins psychological safety, inclusion, and sustainable high performance. She helps leaders understand how culture is experienced in the body, and how signals of safety or threat directly shape

behaviour, retention, innovation, and growth.

She has a rare ability to make complex, often uncomfortable topics feel accessible, engaging, and even joyful, blending science, storytelling, and personal insight to connect with diverse audiences. Her talks create shared understanding, making people feel seen and supported, while delivering

mindset-shifting insights with warmth, clarity, and practical relevance.


She is the author of Women Who Work Too Much, a guide for women ready to stop proving their worth through exhaustion. Her work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Stylist, Psychologies, Marie Claire, Grazia, and on BBC Sounds.


Tamu works with leaders, founders, and organisations to create cultures where performance is sustainable, people feel seen, and success is measured by more than output alone.


For speaking engagements, leadership consulting, and media enquiries, contact tamu@livethreesixty.com


Or follow her on Instagram here.


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]]> In episode 135 Cath was joined by coach and author Tamu Thomas. We had a joyful and generative discussion covering so much: overworking, why we do it, how we have to redefine success for ourselves and live in line with our values, envy and comparison, friendship and much more.


Tamu Thomas is an author, keynote speaker, and leadership consultant. She helps high-achieving women stop overworking and redefine success so it fuels their ambition without eroding their quality of life. Her work helps leaders create workplaces people want to be part of where they can do their best work without needing a sabbatical to recover from burnout.

With 15 years in social work and expertise in behaviour change, Tamu brings a unique ability to translate complex human dynamics into practical, organisational strategy. Her approach is informed by Polyvagal Theory and Positive Psychology, helping organisations build cultures where high

performance and wellbeing coexist.


Tamu is known for her work on the biology of belonging, demonstrating how nervous system safety underpins psychological safety, inclusion, and sustainable high performance. She helps leaders understand how culture is experienced in the body, and how signals of safety or threat directly shape

behaviour, retention, innovation, and growth.

She has a rare ability to make complex, often uncomfortable topics feel accessible, engaging, and even joyful, blending science, storytelling, and personal insight to connect with diverse audiences. Her talks create shared understanding, making people feel seen and supported, while delivering

mindset-shifting insights with warmth, clarity, and practical relevance.


She is the author of Women Who Work Too Much, a guide for women ready to stop proving their worth through exhaustion. Her work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Stylist, Psychologies, Marie Claire, Grazia, and on BBC Sounds.


Tamu works with leaders, founders, and organisations to create cultures where performance is sustainable, people feel seen, and success is measured by more than output alone.


For speaking engagements, leadership consulting, and media enquiries, contact tamu@livethreesixty.com


Or follow her on Instagram here.


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]]> Ep 134: Fertility, Longing , Fantasies and Growing up in Motherhood with Julianne Boutaleb Ep 134: Fertility, Longing , Fantasies and Growing up in Motherhood with Julianne Boutaleb Mon, 19 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT 1:03:21 682b17c8e8a66fad6dad645a false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-134-fertility-longing-fantasties-and-growing-up-in-mother 682b17c8e8a66fad6dad645a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-134-fertility-longing-fantasties-and-growing-up-in-mother full 134 In this episode Cath was joined by Julianne Boutaleb. We discussed fertility journeys, fantasies of ourselves and our babies, how a fertility journey can impact what we believe we are allowed to feel/think and experience in our mothering journeys and so much more. Julianne used poetry to deepen our understanding of the complexities inherent in motherhood and we discussed the importance of right brain to right brain interactions and more!


Julianne is the Clinical Director and Founder of the Parenthood In Mind practice. She is a passionate and highly experienced perinatal psychologist who has worked for over 24 years in the NHS and private practice with parents and parents-to-be and their babies (and bumps) who have needed support with a wide variety of issues including anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy, miscarriage and reproductive loss, attachment issues, re-emergence of childhood issues and couples issues.

Julianne is a member of the Birth Trauma Association and specialises in working therapeutically with birth trauma, PTSD and tokophobia (fear of giving birth) as they impact the mother, couple relationship and parent-infant attachment. In addition, she is also affiliated with BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association) and offers tailored psychological interventions for individuals and couples (including same sex couples) who are pregnant or are parenting following ART (IVF, ICSI, donor conception, surrogacy) or adoption. She also specialises in offering psychological support to parents (either individually or together) who are co-parenting in the midst of separation and divorce. She has over 15 years’ experience teaching and training psychologists and health professionals on issues of parental mental health, attachment, early years and positive mental health for babies and young children.


Julianne works from a variety of perspectives including psychodynamic and attachment models, CBT, integrative, ACT and compassion-focussed work, couples work and can also offer parent-infant sessions using the Watch, Wait & Wonder model which focusses on how you can improve your attachment relationship with your baby.


You can connect with Julianne on Instagram here. Or her website listed here.


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Julianne Boutaleb. We discussed fertility journeys, fantasies of ourselves and our babies, how a fertility journey can impact what we believe we are allowed to feel/think and experience in our mothering journeys and so much more. Julianne used poetry to deepen our understanding of the complexities inherent in motherhood and we discussed the importance of right brain to right brain interactions and more!


Julianne is the Clinical Director and Founder of the Parenthood In Mind practice. She is a passionate and highly experienced perinatal psychologist who has worked for over 24 years in the NHS and private practice with parents and parents-to-be and their babies (and bumps) who have needed support with a wide variety of issues including anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy, miscarriage and reproductive loss, attachment issues, re-emergence of childhood issues and couples issues.

Julianne is a member of the Birth Trauma Association and specialises in working therapeutically with birth trauma, PTSD and tokophobia (fear of giving birth) as they impact the mother, couple relationship and parent-infant attachment. In addition, she is also affiliated with BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association) and offers tailored psychological interventions for individuals and couples (including same sex couples) who are pregnant or are parenting following ART (IVF, ICSI, donor conception, surrogacy) or adoption. She also specialises in offering psychological support to parents (either individually or together) who are co-parenting in the midst of separation and divorce. She has over 15 years’ experience teaching and training psychologists and health professionals on issues of parental mental health, attachment, early years and positive mental health for babies and young children.


Julianne works from a variety of perspectives including psychodynamic and attachment models, CBT, integrative, ACT and compassion-focussed work, couples work and can also offer parent-infant sessions using the Watch, Wait & Wonder model which focusses on how you can improve your attachment relationship with your baby.


You can connect with Julianne on Instagram here. Or her website listed here.


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]]> Ep 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems Ep 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems Mon, 12 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT 41:48 6821c33d365a6906d3426270 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-133-childhood-trauma-embodiment-parental-burnout 6821c33d365a6906d3426270 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-133-childhood-trauma-embodiment-parental-burnout full 133 In this wide ranging episode Cath focuses on parental burnout and talks about how we are more vulnerable to this if we have childhood trauma and why. She references recent research into this topic discussing what it is, risk factors for parental burnout, why it matters, how we can conceive of it through a nervous system lens and how we can support ourselves.


The link to the research discussed in the podcast, is listed below. 


Ren, X., Cai, Y., Wang, J. et al. A systematic review of parental burnout and related factors among parents. BMC Public Health 24, 376 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17829-y


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]]> In this wide ranging episode Cath focuses on parental burnout and talks about how we are more vulnerable to this if we have childhood trauma and why. She references recent research into this topic discussing what it is, risk factors for parental burnout, why it matters, how we can conceive of it through a nervous system lens and how we can support ourselves.


The link to the research discussed in the podcast, is listed below. 


Ren, X., Cai, Y., Wang, J. et al. A systematic review of parental burnout and related factors among parents. BMC Public Health 24, 376 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17829-y


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]]> Ep 132: ADHD, Executive Functioning and Shame Ep 132: ADHD, Executive Functioning and Shame Mon, 05 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT 46:42 6814810df3c711a5d09c8681 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-132-adhd-executive-functioning-and-shame 6814810df3c711a5d09c8681 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-132-adhd-executive-functioning-and-shame full 132 In this episode Cath shares that she received a diagnosis of ADHD and Autism in 2024 and some of the reasons she pursued this. She shared how she is integrating this and how she was tending to herself and meeting her needs ahead of the diagnosis. Cath speaks about executive functioning, what it is, how this may be a struggle and she shares specific anecdotes from her own life about needs, struggles in mothering and struggles with time blindness and how she supports and accommodates herself with these. Would you like more of this sort of content?


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]]> In this episode Cath shares that she received a diagnosis of ADHD and Autism in 2024 and some of the reasons she pursued this. She shared how she is integrating this and how she was tending to herself and meeting her needs ahead of the diagnosis. Cath speaks about executive functioning, what it is, how this may be a struggle and she shares specific anecdotes from her own life about needs, struggles in mothering and struggles with time blindness and how she supports and accommodates herself with these. Would you like more of this sort of content?


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]]> Ep 131: Growing Up and Tending to Ourselves in Motherhood with Dr Jenny Turner Ep 131: Growing Up and Tending to Ourselves in Motherhood with Dr Jenny Turner Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT 1:14:04 680b8215a0621680872947ad false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-131-growing-up-and-tending-to-ourselves-in-motherhood 680b8215a0621680872947ad 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-131-growing-up-and-tending-to-ourselves-in-motherhood full 131 In episode 131 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Dr. Jenny Turner. Jenny and Cath had a wide ranging and rich discussion covering the following: Jenny's path to motherhood and the birth of her son, shame, relationships, the challenges of shifting cycles in parenting, when perimenopause and postpartum collide and how we often have to dig really deep in motherhood and much more.


Jenny is a clinical psychologist and founder of 'Mind Body Soul Psychology'. She is based in North Yorkshire, and works online with people from all over the UK. Jenny is also a mum to a four year old son.


With an extensive NHS background in child and adolescent mental and physical health services. Jenny is now passionate about supporting Mothers, a central theme of the work she offers is how we can all get our own needs met, while we are caring for so many other people, Jenny believes that the care we receive, our boundaries, and our own healing are all fundamental to the care we offer as mothers, and to our enjoyment of the process of mothering.


She is also passionate about helping mothers to navigate through the emotions that society too often (wrongly!) tells us 'we're not meant to feel' as Mothers, such as resentment, ambivalence, anger, rage, trauma, shame, guilt, grief, exhaustion, and burnout.


Jenny offers integrative therapy to her clients - She draws largely on systemic, societal, psychodynamic, compassion-based and body-based, trauma-informed models (such as polyvagal theory). As well as the therapeutic model of shame-resilience developed from Brené Brown's research.


You can connect with Jenny on her website listed here: www.mindbodysoulpsychology.co.uk


Or, Instagram: @drjennypsychologist


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]]> In episode 131 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Dr. Jenny Turner. Jenny and Cath had a wide ranging and rich discussion covering the following: Jenny's path to motherhood and the birth of her son, shame, relationships, the challenges of shifting cycles in parenting, when perimenopause and postpartum collide and how we often have to dig really deep in motherhood and much more.


Jenny is a clinical psychologist and founder of 'Mind Body Soul Psychology'. She is based in North Yorkshire, and works online with people from all over the UK. Jenny is also a mum to a four year old son.


With an extensive NHS background in child and adolescent mental and physical health services. Jenny is now passionate about supporting Mothers, a central theme of the work she offers is how we can all get our own needs met, while we are caring for so many other people, Jenny believes that the care we receive, our boundaries, and our own healing are all fundamental to the care we offer as mothers, and to our enjoyment of the process of mothering.


She is also passionate about helping mothers to navigate through the emotions that society too often (wrongly!) tells us 'we're not meant to feel' as Mothers, such as resentment, ambivalence, anger, rage, trauma, shame, guilt, grief, exhaustion, and burnout.


Jenny offers integrative therapy to her clients - She draws largely on systemic, societal, psychodynamic, compassion-based and body-based, trauma-informed models (such as polyvagal theory). As well as the therapeutic model of shame-resilience developed from Brené Brown's research.


You can connect with Jenny on her website listed here: www.mindbodysoulpsychology.co.uk


Or, Instagram: @drjennypsychologist


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]]> Ep 130: Secure Attachment, Postpartum and Growing up in Motherhood with Jodi Pawluski (Re-release) Ep 130: Secure Attachment, Postpartum and Growing up in Motherhood with Jodi Pawluski (Re-release) Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT 53:41 6801018c45e1f487c1afbf05 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-130-secure-attachment-postpartum-and-growing-up-in-mother 6801018c45e1f487c1afbf05 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-130-secure-attachment-postpartum-and-growing-up-in-mother full 130 In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Jodi Pawluski, they talked about Jodi’s path to motherhood, her postpartum time, how she prepared for this time and how her own parents’ support impacted her.


Jodi shares a bit about her family history, about the partnership she has with her husband in parenting and how her own work and knowledge of the brain supports her in her mothering role. 


Dr Jodi Pawluski is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, Psychotherapist and Author. Her research is affiliated with a research unit of the INSERM institute, the University of Rennes, France.

For over fifteen years Jodi has studied the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of perinatal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and developing offspring.


In 2020 Dr. Pawluski started a podcast called "Mommy Brain Revisited" which focuses on bringing current research on the parental brain to the general public. She also recently published a book (available in French and English) titled "Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain". 


Dr Pawluski's work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, CNN, The Boston Globe, Die Zeit, Elle, Marie Claire, to name a few


You can connect with Jodi on her website listed here www.jodipawluski.com


Instagram: @dr.jodi_pawluski


X (formerly twitter): @JodiPawluski


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Jodi Pawluski, they talked about Jodi’s path to motherhood, her postpartum time, how she prepared for this time and how her own parents’ support impacted her.


Jodi shares a bit about her family history, about the partnership she has with her husband in parenting and how her own work and knowledge of the brain supports her in her mothering role. 


Dr Jodi Pawluski is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, Psychotherapist and Author. Her research is affiliated with a research unit of the INSERM institute, the University of Rennes, France.

For over fifteen years Jodi has studied the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of perinatal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and developing offspring.


In 2020 Dr. Pawluski started a podcast called "Mommy Brain Revisited" which focuses on bringing current research on the parental brain to the general public. She also recently published a book (available in French and English) titled "Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain". 


Dr Pawluski's work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, CNN, The Boston Globe, Die Zeit, Elle, Marie Claire, to name a few


You can connect with Jodi on her website listed here www.jodipawluski.com


Instagram: @dr.jodi_pawluski


X (formerly twitter): @JodiPawluski


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]]> Ep 129: Healing and Breaking Cycles in Parenting with Maggie Viers (Re-release) Ep 129: Healing and Breaking Cycles in Parenting with Maggie Viers (Re-release) Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT 37:04 67fcf0757b4fe9379b0a319c false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-129-healing-and-breaking-cycles-in-parenting 67fcf0757b4fe9379b0a319c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-129-healing-and-breaking-cycles-in-parenting full 129 In this episode Cath is joined by Occupational Therapist and Conscious Parent Coach Maggie Viers. Maggie shares her own growth and awakening in motherhood. She talks about how becoming a mother was a catalyst for her own growth and healing.


Motherhood pushed her to look into the details of her own childhood experiences and how these had impacted her. Maggie shares her wisdom, what she finds most helpful in tending to herself and how she prioritises connection with her children and family in a world that is always encouraging us to do more. You will feel hopeful and encouraged after this episode.


Maggie is now an Occupational Therapist who has evolved into a conscious parent coach. She has a passion for shifting the paradigm for how we view behavior and supporting other parents to become more connected to themselves, their children, and others. She does this by getting to the “why” and approaching life with curiosity. She helps parents to understand their own nervous system, sensory profile, and triggers so they can better understand their children as well. It wasn’t until motherhood that she discovered how her own struggles and patterns had so much to do with her own early childhood experiences and conditioning. For Maggie, becoming a parent was a challenging yet beautiful invitation to go inward and become curious about her own life story so she could show up differently for herself and her kids.


You can find Maggie on Instagram @theempoweredfamily


Maggie offers 1:1 coaching through the link in her Instagram bio or www.thrivinglittles.com


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Occupational Therapist and Conscious Parent Coach Maggie Viers. Maggie shares her own growth and awakening in motherhood. She talks about how becoming a mother was a catalyst for her own growth and healing.


Motherhood pushed her to look into the details of her own childhood experiences and how these had impacted her. Maggie shares her wisdom, what she finds most helpful in tending to herself and how she prioritises connection with her children and family in a world that is always encouraging us to do more. You will feel hopeful and encouraged after this episode.


Maggie is now an Occupational Therapist who has evolved into a conscious parent coach. She has a passion for shifting the paradigm for how we view behavior and supporting other parents to become more connected to themselves, their children, and others. She does this by getting to the “why” and approaching life with curiosity. She helps parents to understand their own nervous system, sensory profile, and triggers so they can better understand their children as well. It wasn’t until motherhood that she discovered how her own struggles and patterns had so much to do with her own early childhood experiences and conditioning. For Maggie, becoming a parent was a challenging yet beautiful invitation to go inward and become curious about her own life story so she could show up differently for herself and her kids.


You can find Maggie on Instagram @theempoweredfamily


Maggie offers 1:1 coaching through the link in her Instagram bio or www.thrivinglittles.com


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]]> Ep 128: Am I Failing My Kids and Secure Attachment Ep 128: Am I Failing My Kids and Secure Attachment Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT 51:48 67f00479f185b2a87fa4a71b false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-128-am-i-failing-my-kids-and-secure-attachment 67f00479f185b2a87fa4a71b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-128-am-i-failing-my-kids-and-secure-attachment full 128 Episode 128 ponders the question 'Am I failing my kids' and uses an attachment analogy to explain what that would actually look like. She uses details from her own life to explain how we all have periods of challenge, disconnection, stress and how we can reframe this. Instead of using black and white language to describe our experiences and saying we are bad/shit, Cath suggests how we might conceive of things instead.


Cath also speaks briefly about the TV show 'Adolescence' and the issues this programme has highlighted. And how secure attachment and cultivating warmth, connection and allowing vulnerability for all are a vital part of how we can protect our children from all sorts of negative outcomes. She speaks about patriarchy and modelling and how our own relationships as adults are what our children learn from.


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]]> Episode 128 ponders the question 'Am I failing my kids' and uses an attachment analogy to explain what that would actually look like. She uses details from her own life to explain how we all have periods of challenge, disconnection, stress and how we can reframe this. Instead of using black and white language to describe our experiences and saying we are bad/shit, Cath suggests how we might conceive of things instead.


Cath also speaks briefly about the TV show 'Adolescence' and the issues this programme has highlighted. And how secure attachment and cultivating warmth, connection and allowing vulnerability for all are a vital part of how we can protect our children from all sorts of negative outcomes. She speaks about patriarchy and modelling and how our own relationships as adults are what our children learn from.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> <![CDATA[Ep127: A Mother's Journey to Conscious Parenting and Parenting Teens with Yvonne Smyth (Re-release)]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMT 44:22 67ea5a7c3ff7e200c0920ea3 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep12-conscious-parenting-and-parenting-teens 67ea5a7c3ff7e200c0920ea3 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep12-conscious-parenting-and-parenting-teens full 127 In this episode Cath is joined by Yvonne Smyth. Yvonne is a Conscious Parent Coach and a Child Advocate. She's a single mum who co-parents her boys of 12 and 13 and she lives in Northern Ireland.


Yvonne shares about how and why she shifted her parenting style and how that has been so beneficial for her family. Yvonne is passionate about supporting parents to connect deeply with their children and to move away from using coercion and control within the parent/child relationship. Yvonne discusses the challenges of parenting in the teenage years. She shares how she is approaching this time, how she maintains connection and continues to work on the parent/child relationship, despite messaging in society that says this is a time we 'lose our kids'.


Many of Yvonne's clients come to her with lots of "knowledge" about Conscious/Gentle Parenting but struggle to put it into practice. Yvonne is warm, honest and compassionate. One of the words people who work with her most often use to describe her is "relatable". She shares many stories and anecdotes from what she calls her own "living laboratory" of her relationship with her boys which brings her work to life in a way that tends to resonate deeply with other parents.


Yvonne offers sessions on zoom to parents, couples and even friends who want to be supported together. She also runs workshops on various themes related to Conscious Parenting. Yvonne has a series of workshops aimed specifically at parents of teens. She has also just launched a community/membership called The Heart of Parenting - What Really Matters. 


You can find Yvonne here:

Instagram: @thisparentingadventure 

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thisparentingadventure 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-smyth-009645a/


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Yvonne Smyth. Yvonne is a Conscious Parent Coach and a Child Advocate. She's a single mum who co-parents her boys of 12 and 13 and she lives in Northern Ireland.


Yvonne shares about how and why she shifted her parenting style and how that has been so beneficial for her family. Yvonne is passionate about supporting parents to connect deeply with their children and to move away from using coercion and control within the parent/child relationship. Yvonne discusses the challenges of parenting in the teenage years. She shares how she is approaching this time, how she maintains connection and continues to work on the parent/child relationship, despite messaging in society that says this is a time we 'lose our kids'.


Many of Yvonne's clients come to her with lots of "knowledge" about Conscious/Gentle Parenting but struggle to put it into practice. Yvonne is warm, honest and compassionate. One of the words people who work with her most often use to describe her is "relatable". She shares many stories and anecdotes from what she calls her own "living laboratory" of her relationship with her boys which brings her work to life in a way that tends to resonate deeply with other parents.


Yvonne offers sessions on zoom to parents, couples and even friends who want to be supported together. She also runs workshops on various themes related to Conscious Parenting. Yvonne has a series of workshops aimed specifically at parents of teens. She has also just launched a community/membership called The Heart of Parenting - What Really Matters. 


You can find Yvonne here:

Instagram: @thisparentingadventure 

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thisparentingadventure 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-smyth-009645a/


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]]> Ep 126: Creativity and Growing Up in Motherhood with Flora Cruft Ep 126: Creativity and Growing Up in Motherhood with Flora Cruft Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1:12:48 67dd76b21eb5b2f4235b8f9c true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-126-creativity-and-growing-up-in-motherhood 67dd76b21eb5b2f4235b8f9c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-126-creativity-and-growing-up-in-motherhood full 126 Cath was joined by Flora Cruft for this episode. Flora Cruft is a poet, a picture book writer, an existential psychotherapist and a creativity coach. She runs her own online therapy and coaching practice, South West Therapy. Her debut poetry book I am a Spider Mother was published by The Mum Poem Press in 2022. Flora won the Books that Help 2023 picture book mentorship with Little Tiger Press, and she loves to write, sing, bake and enjoy loud kitchen discos with her twin daughters.


Flora has an instagram account @poet.therapist.baker where she explores the intersections between therapy, creativity, writing, authentic living, baking and mental health. She lives with her partner and family in East Devon.


Flora and Cath talked about Flora's path to motherhood, her fertility journey, what she learnt about creativity growing up, how she lost and regained connection to her creativity. We talked about creativity, the inner critic and motherhood and Flora shared how baking nourished her on her motherhood journey and much more! This rich episode will encourage you to access your own creativity!


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]]> Cath was joined by Flora Cruft for this episode. Flora Cruft is a poet, a picture book writer, an existential psychotherapist and a creativity coach. She runs her own online therapy and coaching practice, South West Therapy. Her debut poetry book I am a Spider Mother was published by The Mum Poem Press in 2022. Flora won the Books that Help 2023 picture book mentorship with Little Tiger Press, and she loves to write, sing, bake and enjoy loud kitchen discos with her twin daughters.


Flora has an instagram account @poet.therapist.baker where she explores the intersections between therapy, creativity, writing, authentic living, baking and mental health. She lives with her partner and family in East Devon.


Flora and Cath talked about Flora's path to motherhood, her fertility journey, what she learnt about creativity growing up, how she lost and regained connection to her creativity. We talked about creativity, the inner critic and motherhood and Flora shared how baking nourished her on her motherhood journey and much more! This rich episode will encourage you to access your own creativity!


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 125: Burnout and Parenting When Our Kids Struggle with Kendra Wilde (Re-release) Ep 125: Burnout and Parenting When Our Kids Struggle with Kendra Wilde (Re-release) Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT 49:35 67d84ce7d1082558c5dd0726 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-125-burnout-and-parenting-when-our-kids-struggle 67d84ce7d1082558c5dd0726 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-125-burnout-and-parenting-when-our-kids-struggle full 125 Cath was joined by Kendra Wilde this week. They talked all about how to keep our sanity intact in parenting when our children are struggling in some way. Kendra shared about the 'why' behind (Wild Peace for Parents) and how she was pushed to a place of burnout on her parenting journey. This conversation is loaded with self compassion and wisdom from someone who has kids in their twenties, we hope you enjoy it.


Kendra Wilde is a parent wellbeing advocate who uses illustration, podcasting, writing, and workshops to share resilience resources with parents. As a mom of three who met burnout up close, she realized the best way to help children thrive is to care for the caregivers. 


Kendra created (Wild Peace for Parents) to help parents feel less alone and more empowered as they navigate the challenges and growth pains of parenting, especially when raising children who struggle somehow.


She recently launched "A Little Easier", a 12-episode podcast series that brings together leading experts and real parents who share insights, personal stories, and practical tools to give parents a lift through challenging times. The series takes listeners on a 12-part journey, exploring everything from the complex emotions parents experience when their kids struggle, to the nervous system’s impact on parenting, and what can help us fend off burnout, find a sense of balance, and embrace what “is” with more compassion and joy. You can find (A Little Easier) on most podcast platforms. Visit alittleeasier.org for show notes, a free downloadable discussion guide, a printable poster of key takeaways from the show, and more.


Find Kendra on Instagram & FB @wildpeaceforparents and at wildpeace.org


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]]> Cath was joined by Kendra Wilde this week. They talked all about how to keep our sanity intact in parenting when our children are struggling in some way. Kendra shared about the 'why' behind (Wild Peace for Parents) and how she was pushed to a place of burnout on her parenting journey. This conversation is loaded with self compassion and wisdom from someone who has kids in their twenties, we hope you enjoy it.


Kendra Wilde is a parent wellbeing advocate who uses illustration, podcasting, writing, and workshops to share resilience resources with parents. As a mom of three who met burnout up close, she realized the best way to help children thrive is to care for the caregivers. 


Kendra created (Wild Peace for Parents) to help parents feel less alone and more empowered as they navigate the challenges and growth pains of parenting, especially when raising children who struggle somehow.


She recently launched "A Little Easier", a 12-episode podcast series that brings together leading experts and real parents who share insights, personal stories, and practical tools to give parents a lift through challenging times. The series takes listeners on a 12-part journey, exploring everything from the complex emotions parents experience when their kids struggle, to the nervous system’s impact on parenting, and what can help us fend off burnout, find a sense of balance, and embrace what “is” with more compassion and joy. You can find (A Little Easier) on most podcast platforms. Visit alittleeasier.org for show notes, a free downloadable discussion guide, a printable poster of key takeaways from the show, and more.


Find Kendra on Instagram & FB @wildpeaceforparents and at wildpeace.org


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]]> Ep 124: The Good Girl Grid and Owning our Own Motherhood Experience Ep 124: The Good Girl Grid and Owning our Own Motherhood Experience Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT 21:57 67cf2b491d5ad0b32e7ed81c false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-124-the-good-girl-grid-and-owning-our-own-motherhood 67cf2b491d5ad0b32e7ed81c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-124-the-good-girl-grid-and-owning-our-own-motherhood full 124 In this solo episode Cath uses her concept 'The Good Girl Grid' to explain how women are held down in society and how this complicates our ability to own our own internal and motherhood experience. She talks about the idea of 'being on our own sides' and what that means and how that might look in practise (using anecdotes from her own life).


Parenting is a huge growth opportunity, please be gentle with yourself.


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]]> In this solo episode Cath uses her concept 'The Good Girl Grid' to explain how women are held down in society and how this complicates our ability to own our own internal and motherhood experience. She talks about the idea of 'being on our own sides' and what that means and how that might look in practise (using anecdotes from her own life).


Parenting is a huge growth opportunity, please be gentle with yourself.


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]]> Ep 123: Ancestral Healing and Wisdom, Power and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kate Merrick Ep 123: Ancestral Healing and Wisdom, Power and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kate Merrick Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1:01:16 67c57dc622548f88880e75cd false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-123-ancestral-healing-and-wisdom-power-and-growing-up-in- 67c57dc622548f88880e75cd 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-123-ancestral-healing-and-wisdom-power-and-growing-up-in- full 123 Cath was joined by psychotherapist and coach Kate Merrick this week. Cath and Kate talked about Kate's path to motherhood, her lineage, how her ancestors turned up to support her journey, personal power in the postpartum time, advocating for our children, medical herbalism and much more.


Kate is a mother, an embodied gestalt psychotherapist, transformational coach and a home herbalist and she is dedicated to guiding women on their journey's of healing and transformation. Kate specialises in the holistic treatment of childhood developmental trauma, ancestral trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth, empowering women

to reclaim their inner authority, their innate wisdom, their cyclical rhythm and to deepen into loving compassionate relationships with themselves.


As well as working in one to one practice, Kate also runs women’s circles that centre around psychological and spiritual growth work. In addition, she now runs Rushmead Farm, her “garden cauldron”, making organic therapeutic products from her Somerset herb garden; natural elixirs that support our minds, bodies and spirits.


You can connect with Kate on Instagram:


@the.embodiedwoman

@rushmeadfarm

Website: www.katemerrickpsychotherapy.co.uk


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]]> Cath was joined by psychotherapist and coach Kate Merrick this week. Cath and Kate talked about Kate's path to motherhood, her lineage, how her ancestors turned up to support her journey, personal power in the postpartum time, advocating for our children, medical herbalism and much more.


Kate is a mother, an embodied gestalt psychotherapist, transformational coach and a home herbalist and she is dedicated to guiding women on their journey's of healing and transformation. Kate specialises in the holistic treatment of childhood developmental trauma, ancestral trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth, empowering women

to reclaim their inner authority, their innate wisdom, their cyclical rhythm and to deepen into loving compassionate relationships with themselves.


As well as working in one to one practice, Kate also runs women’s circles that centre around psychological and spiritual growth work. In addition, she now runs Rushmead Farm, her “garden cauldron”, making organic therapeutic products from her Somerset herb garden; natural elixirs that support our minds, bodies and spirits.


You can connect with Kate on Instagram:


@the.embodiedwoman

@rushmeadfarm

Website: www.katemerrickpsychotherapy.co.uk


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]]> Ep 122: Our Inner Child, Authenticity, Big Emotions and Feedback Ep 122: Our Inner Child, Authenticity, Big Emotions and Feedback Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT 34:53 67bc4a088ee8c32c7fb31d58 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-122-our-inner-child-authenticity-big-emotions 67bc4a088ee8c32c7fb31d58 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-122-our-inner-child-authenticity-big-emotions full 122 In this episode Cath speaks to how much our own inner child may be triggered in parenting and makes some suggestions about what to hold in mind to support yourself.


She speaks to the important psychological role of the mother/primary caregiver and how much this is to hold, learn and practise. She answers a listener question about criticism and comments from our kids. And weaves in psychological theory to support your role in your family, using personal anecdotes to explain some points.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to how much our own inner child may be triggered in parenting and makes some suggestions about what to hold in mind to support yourself.


She speaks to the important psychological role of the mother/primary caregiver and how much this is to hold, learn and practise. She answers a listener question about criticism and comments from our kids. And weaves in psychological theory to support your role in your family, using personal anecdotes to explain some points.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 121: Thoughts on Embracing and Enjoying Time with our Kids Ep 121: Thoughts on Embracing and Enjoying Time with our Kids Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT 18:22 67af638b8fcb7861756a7f83 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-121-thoughts-on-embracing-and-enjoying-time-with-our-kids 67af638b8fcb7861756a7f83 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-121-thoughts-on-embracing-and-enjoying-time-with-our-kids full 121 In this deeply personal episode Cath reflects on what often trips us up when we spend long periods of time with our kids, particularly when we have childhood trauma. She highlights some of the key issues we deal with when we have experienced trauma and gives some tips and suggestions for how you can make the most of time spent with your kids (while holding onto your sanity).


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]]> In this deeply personal episode Cath reflects on what often trips us up when we spend long periods of time with our kids, particularly when we have childhood trauma. She highlights some of the key issues we deal with when we have experienced trauma and gives some tips and suggestions for how you can make the most of time spent with your kids (while holding onto your sanity).


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]]> Ep 120: The Fatherwound, Patriarchy and Growing up in Fatherhood with Clint Davis (Re-release) Ep 120: The Fatherwound, Patriarchy and Growing up in Fatherhood with Clint Davis (Re-release) Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1:01:06 67aa3993c6f97f89d8bf39bd false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-120-the-fatherwound-patriarchy-and-growing-up 67aa3993c6f97f89d8bf39bd 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-120-the-fatherwound-patriarchy-and-growing-up full 120 In episode 120 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Clint Davis. Cath and Clint talked about culture and patriarchy, how Clint parents differently to how he was patented and how he continues to grow himself up in fatherhood. Cath and Clint talked about Clint’s book and how the conversations you have with your kids when they are young provide an important basis for later communication and much more.


Clint Davis is an Army veteran, ordained minister, and licensed professional counselor trained in trauma and addiction. Clint is a speaker and hosts the 'Asking Why' podcast. He is also the author of 'Building Better Bridges', a guidebook to having difficult conversations that can save our children.


Clint has a large team of mental health professionals that work together to make a difference in their communities.


Resources for Clint Davis Counseling


TEDx Talk:  https://youtu.be/k5bxxen5cAo

Instagram: @clintdaviscounseling

Facebook: @clintdaviscounseling

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com

Website: www.clintdaviscounseling.com

Email: Clintdaviscounseling@gmail.com

BBB: www.buildingbetterbridgesbook.com

Amazon: (Building Better Bridges) https://a.co/d/bbkF1FL

Asking Why Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asking-why/id1527892108


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]]> In episode 120 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Clint Davis. Cath and Clint talked about culture and patriarchy, how Clint parents differently to how he was patented and how he continues to grow himself up in fatherhood. Cath and Clint talked about Clint’s book and how the conversations you have with your kids when they are young provide an important basis for later communication and much more.


Clint Davis is an Army veteran, ordained minister, and licensed professional counselor trained in trauma and addiction. Clint is a speaker and hosts the 'Asking Why' podcast. He is also the author of 'Building Better Bridges', a guidebook to having difficult conversations that can save our children.


Clint has a large team of mental health professionals that work together to make a difference in their communities.


Resources for Clint Davis Counseling


TEDx Talk:  https://youtu.be/k5bxxen5cAo

Instagram: @clintdaviscounseling

Facebook: @clintdaviscounseling

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com

Website: www.clintdaviscounseling.com

Email: Clintdaviscounseling@gmail.com

BBB: www.buildingbetterbridgesbook.com

Amazon: (Building Better Bridges) https://a.co/d/bbkF1FL

Asking Why Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asking-why/id1527892108


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]]> Ep 119: Rage, Vitality, Agency and Growing up in Motherhood with Lisa Marchiano Ep 119: Rage, Vitality, Agency and Growing up in Motherhood with Lisa Marchiano Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT 53:41 679d10a826b7b619fd71768a true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-119-rage-vitality-agency-and-growing-up-in-motherhood-wit 679d10a826b7b619fd71768a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-119-rage-vitality-agency-and-growing-up-in-motherhood-wit full 119 In episode 119 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Lisa Marchiano.


Lisa is an award-winning author, podcast host, and certified Jungian analyst. She is the author of three books published by Sounds True, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire and Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams. She is the cocreator and cohost of the popular depth psychology podcast This Jungian Life, and has a private practice in Philadelphia. 


Cath and Lisa talked about Lisa’s motherhood journey, how she has grown herself up, the need for women to grow up and let go of innocence, self abandonment and pleasing others. This maturation process and claiming all parts of our feminine energy (not just that which is kind or sweet) is essential to be able to protect ourselves and our kids and live a full adult life. 


You can connect with Lisa below:

Instagram: @lisamarchiano

Other web links: 

LisaMarchiano.com

spinningstraw.com

thisjungianlife.com


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]]> In episode 119 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Lisa Marchiano.


Lisa is an award-winning author, podcast host, and certified Jungian analyst. She is the author of three books published by Sounds True, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire and Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams. She is the cocreator and cohost of the popular depth psychology podcast This Jungian Life, and has a private practice in Philadelphia. 


Cath and Lisa talked about Lisa’s motherhood journey, how she has grown herself up, the need for women to grow up and let go of innocence, self abandonment and pleasing others. This maturation process and claiming all parts of our feminine energy (not just that which is kind or sweet) is essential to be able to protect ourselves and our kids and live a full adult life. 


You can connect with Lisa below:

Instagram: @lisamarchiano

Other web links: 

LisaMarchiano.com

spinningstraw.com

thisjungianlife.com


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 118: Stress Responses, Feelings, Mood and Emotional Flow Ep 118: Stress Responses, Feelings, Mood and Emotional Flow Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT 29:22 679365e908d81ee9acad6542 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-118-stress-responses-feelings-mood-and-emotional-flow 679365e908d81ee9acad6542 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-118-stress-responses-feelings-mood-and-emotional-flow full 118 It can feel really confusing as a cycle breaking parent learning to hold space for our child's feelings without taking responsibility for them. Often there is entanglement where we may feel we need our children to be a certain way so we can feel ok. Cath speaks to all of this and the overlap around holding space for feelings, stress responses and getting more comfortable with the displeasure of our children. She uses examples from her life to bring the points alive.


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]]> It can feel really confusing as a cycle breaking parent learning to hold space for our child's feelings without taking responsibility for them. Often there is entanglement where we may feel we need our children to be a certain way so we can feel ok. Cath speaks to all of this and the overlap around holding space for feelings, stress responses and getting more comfortable with the displeasure of our children. She uses examples from her life to bring the points alive.


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]]> Ep 117: Your Body Really Does Remember and Shifting Patterns with Dr Kathrin Stauffer Ep 117: Your Body Really Does Remember and Shifting Patterns with Dr Kathrin Stauffer Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT 55:13 678e2f6cd186489b141424aa false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-117-your-body-really-does-remember-and-shifting-patterns 678e2f6cd186489b141424aa 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-117-your-body-really-does-remember-and-shifting-patterns full 117 In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Kathrin Stauffer. They chatted about how the body remembers in multiple ways and how not getting what we need in childhood impacts multiple systems in our bodies (not just the nervous system). When we are on a healing journey the expression of sadness and grieving are an important part of this journey. However, it may be that we are blocked from crying by our defences. We dived into this and talked about food, body shape, body psychotherapy, the the function of comfort eating, shame and much more.

 

Kathrin Stauffer PhD, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist, is the author of ‘Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement’ (W.W. Norton 2020).


Kathrin was born and educated in Switzerland. Originally a research biochemist, she retrained at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy. She lives in Cambridge in the UK and works in private practice as a body and humanistic psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, trainer and supervisor. She previously wrote ‘Anatomy & Physiology for Psychotherapists: connecting Body & Soul’ (W.W. Norton 2010). Currently she is the President of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy EABP.


You can contact her via her website which is www.stauffer.co.uk.


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Kathrin Stauffer. They chatted about how the body remembers in multiple ways and how not getting what we need in childhood impacts multiple systems in our bodies (not just the nervous system). When we are on a healing journey the expression of sadness and grieving are an important part of this journey. However, it may be that we are blocked from crying by our defences. We dived into this and talked about food, body shape, body psychotherapy, the the function of comfort eating, shame and much more.

 

Kathrin Stauffer PhD, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist, is the author of ‘Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement’ (W.W. Norton 2020).


Kathrin was born and educated in Switzerland. Originally a research biochemist, she retrained at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy. She lives in Cambridge in the UK and works in private practice as a body and humanistic psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, trainer and supervisor. She previously wrote ‘Anatomy & Physiology for Psychotherapists: connecting Body & Soul’ (W.W. Norton 2010). Currently she is the President of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy EABP.


You can contact her via her website which is www.stauffer.co.uk.


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]]> Ep 116: Healing, Autoimmunity, Quantum Biology and Growing Up in Motherhood with Dr Catherine Clinton Ep 116: Healing, Autoimmunity, Quantum Biology and Growing Up in Motherhood with Dr Catherine Clinton Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT 41:01 6784ee942d4090d8af4c82d5 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-116-healing-autoimmunity-quantum-biology-and-growing-up 6784ee942d4090d8af4c82d5 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-116-healing-autoimmunity-quantum-biology-and-growing-up full 116 In this episode Cath is joined by Dr Catherine Clinton. Catherine shares all about her own healing journey, how she prioritises time outside, how she walks her talk and how she honours her own emotional life to bring in emotional flow and coherence. 


Dr. Catherine Clinton, a licensed naturopathic physician, has spent over 17 years helping people overcome their health issues. She completed her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine. Diagnosed with two autoimmune conditions and Lyme disease while in medical school, she began the long and difficult journey of healing- a path that led to the commitment to help others to not only heal physically but to return to the relationships we evolved over millennia with for a deeper sense of health and belonging.


Dr. Catherine has multiple articles that have been published in peer-reviewed research journals. She maintains a small practice in Eugene, Oregon. Dr. Catherine teaches doctors, healthcare practitioners and health enthusiasts from around the world in how to apply the principles of quantum biology for health and is a sought after speaker with speaking engagements across the globe.


Her mission is to empower as many people as she can with knowledge of quantum biology for health and help them explore a new perspective in healing.


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Dr Catherine Clinton. Catherine shares all about her own healing journey, how she prioritises time outside, how she walks her talk and how she honours her own emotional life to bring in emotional flow and coherence. 


Dr. Catherine Clinton, a licensed naturopathic physician, has spent over 17 years helping people overcome their health issues. She completed her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine. Diagnosed with two autoimmune conditions and Lyme disease while in medical school, she began the long and difficult journey of healing- a path that led to the commitment to help others to not only heal physically but to return to the relationships we evolved over millennia with for a deeper sense of health and belonging.


Dr. Catherine has multiple articles that have been published in peer-reviewed research journals. She maintains a small practice in Eugene, Oregon. Dr. Catherine teaches doctors, healthcare practitioners and health enthusiasts from around the world in how to apply the principles of quantum biology for health and is a sought after speaker with speaking engagements across the globe.


Her mission is to empower as many people as she can with knowledge of quantum biology for health and help them explore a new perspective in healing.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 115: Permission, Tending to Ourselves and Tending to the World Ep 115: Permission, Tending to Ourselves and Tending to the World Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:40 GMT 28:07 677bde77539aba773de55b87 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-115-permission-tending-to-ourselves-and-tending-to 677bde77539aba773de55b87 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-115-permission-tending-to-ourselves-and-tending-to full 115 In this episode Cath links trauma healing to the healing we need to do in the collective and for our world. She speaks to how owning all parts of ourselves is essential to bringing in a healthier world, the importance of our imagination and how tending to ourselves is key to each of us playing our part in the revolution.


You can read more about this on Cath’s Substack here. And also more here.


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]]> In this episode Cath links trauma healing to the healing we need to do in the collective and for our world. She speaks to how owning all parts of ourselves is essential to bringing in a healthier world, the importance of our imagination and how tending to ourselves is key to each of us playing our part in the revolution.


You can read more about this on Cath’s Substack here. And also more here.


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]]> Ep 114: Boundaries and Values in the Holidays Ep 114: Boundaries and Values in the Holidays Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:25:35 GMT 12:00 6765481ba977962b2ea9b31a false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-114-boundaries-and-values-in-the-holidays 6765481ba977962b2ea9b31a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-114-boundaries-and-values-in-the-holidays full 114 In this special bonus episode released on Christmas Day, Cath talks about what can sometimes derail us over the holidays. She makes suggestions around how to return to our own centre, to consider what is important to us and to focus on our own values. 


Grow Yourself Up will now be on a break for 2 weeks and will return in the new year with the first episode on Tuesday 7th January 2025.


Thank you for supporting our podcast this year, it's very much appreciated.


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]]> In this special bonus episode released on Christmas Day, Cath talks about what can sometimes derail us over the holidays. She makes suggestions around how to return to our own centre, to consider what is important to us and to focus on our own values. 


Grow Yourself Up will now be on a break for 2 weeks and will return in the new year with the first episode on Tuesday 7th January 2025.


Thank you for supporting our podcast this year, it's very much appreciated.


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]]> Ep 113: Understand your Nervous System to Support Yourself Ep 113: Understand your Nervous System to Support Yourself Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:11 GMT 15:24 6765408da977962b2ea7c580 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-113-understand-your-nervous-system-to-support-yourself 6765408da977962b2ea7c580 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-113-understand-your-nervous-system-to-support-yourself full 113 Ironically Christmas is often a time when many of us struggle with our mental health and with staying in a regulated enough place.


Cath addresses why this may happen, focuses on why an understanding of our nervous system is so helpful in de-shaming this experience and suggests some practical tips to help you if you are feeling like this.


Please know that you are not alone if you struggle at Christmas AND there is hope in terms of how you manage yourself and your experience. You can re-frame and re-focus to help yourself and Cath explains what actually helps with this.


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]]> Ironically Christmas is often a time when many of us struggle with our mental health and with staying in a regulated enough place.


Cath addresses why this may happen, focuses on why an understanding of our nervous system is so helpful in de-shaming this experience and suggests some practical tips to help you if you are feeling like this.


Please know that you are not alone if you struggle at Christmas AND there is hope in terms of how you manage yourself and your experience. You can re-frame and re-focus to help yourself and Cath explains what actually helps with this.


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]]> Ep 112: Developmental Trauma, Healing and Growing Up in Fatherhood with Stephen Terrell Ep 112: Developmental Trauma, Healing and Growing Up in Fatherhood with Stephen Terrell Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:24 GMT 51:52 675ffb4d64b31a6479774b74 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-112-developmental-trauma-healing-and-growing-up-in-father 675ffb4d64b31a6479774b74 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-112-developmental-trauma-healing-and-growing-up-in-father full 112 In this episode Cath was joined by Stephen Terrell. Steve Terrell is a Healer, Teacher, and Author and sees clients at Austin Attachment and Counseling Center in Austin, Texas. He founded this center over 20 years ago for the treatment of Developmental Trauma and Adoption related issues. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and a Doctorate in Psychology California Coast University and sees his clients under his license as a professional counselor in Texas. 


Steve and Cath discuss Steve's path to fatherhood, what he learnt about parenting from his first son, healing work and the importance of turning up in the relationship. Steve shared about what has been most important in terms of supporting himself and how he breaks things down to make them manageable/achievable. There is so much wisdom in this episode, I hope you find this supportive ahead of the festive period.


It was his experience as a clinician and single parent of two adopted sons, along with his understanding of the ACEs that Steve came to the realization that there needed to be a way to reach non-verbal, or early developmental trauma, without spoken language. Out of this realization he developed Transforming Touch® and a training program designed for understanding and healing developmental trauma: “Transforming the Experience-Based Brain: A Regulation-Based Approach to Working Developmental Trauma” (which is offered internationally and offers an understanding of developmental trauma through a new lens). This new lens includes working with primitive reflexes, learning the language of early trauma, working with physiological regulation, understanding the neuro sequential development of the brain, working with survival parts, understanding attachment in the somatic relationship, and more.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Stephen Terrell. Steve Terrell is a Healer, Teacher, and Author and sees clients at Austin Attachment and Counseling Center in Austin, Texas. He founded this center over 20 years ago for the treatment of Developmental Trauma and Adoption related issues. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and a Doctorate in Psychology California Coast University and sees his clients under his license as a professional counselor in Texas. 


Steve and Cath discuss Steve's path to fatherhood, what he learnt about parenting from his first son, healing work and the importance of turning up in the relationship. Steve shared about what has been most important in terms of supporting himself and how he breaks things down to make them manageable/achievable. There is so much wisdom in this episode, I hope you find this supportive ahead of the festive period.


It was his experience as a clinician and single parent of two adopted sons, along with his understanding of the ACEs that Steve came to the realization that there needed to be a way to reach non-verbal, or early developmental trauma, without spoken language. Out of this realization he developed Transforming Touch® and a training program designed for understanding and healing developmental trauma: “Transforming the Experience-Based Brain: A Regulation-Based Approach to Working Developmental Trauma” (which is offered internationally and offers an understanding of developmental trauma through a new lens). This new lens includes working with primitive reflexes, learning the language of early trauma, working with physiological regulation, understanding the neuro sequential development of the brain, working with survival parts, understanding attachment in the somatic relationship, and more.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 111: Welcoming in More Ease and Harmony Ep 111: Welcoming in More Ease and Harmony Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:20 GMT 19:30 6752d1a36af55bd51519c292 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-111-welcoming-in-more-ease-and-harmony 6752d1a36af55bd51519c292 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-111-welcoming-in-more-ease-and-harmony full 111 In this episode Cath speaks to the general craziness that happens at this time of year and makes some actionable suggestions.


Assisting you in bringing more ease, joy and harmony to your life and your family life. 


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to the general craziness that happens at this time of year and makes some actionable suggestions.


Assisting you in bringing more ease, joy and harmony to your life and your family life. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 110: Eating Disorders, Shame, Developmental Trauma and Attachment Styles Ep 110: Eating Disorders, Shame, Developmental Trauma and Attachment Styles Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:10 GMT 55:21 6748bc0b0f8c21c8d801c406 true https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/episode-110-eating-disorders-shame-developmental-trauma 6748bc0b0f8c21c8d801c406 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode-110-eating-disorders-shame-developmental-trauma full 110 In this episode Cath was answering questions on 'The Body Love Binge' podcast hosted by Victoria Kleinsman. We discussed a huge range of topics including developmental trauma, shame, childhood coping strategies, attachment styles, eating disorders, the role of control and much more. This episode is full of rich storytelling, hope you find it supportive.


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]]> In this episode Cath was answering questions on 'The Body Love Binge' podcast hosted by Victoria Kleinsman. We discussed a huge range of topics including developmental trauma, shame, childhood coping strategies, attachment styles, eating disorders, the role of control and much more. This episode is full of rich storytelling, hope you find it supportive.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 109: Growing Up in Motherhood and Making all Feelings Safe with Alita Blanchard Ep 109: Growing Up in Motherhood and Making all Feelings Safe with Alita Blanchard Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:32 GMT 49:48 6740b35066b40d0b0070d7cc false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-109-growing-up-in-motherhood-and-making-all-feelings-safe 6740b35066b40d0b0070d7cc 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-109-growing-up-in-motherhood-and-making-all-feelings-safe full 109 In this episode Cath was joined by Alita Blanchard. Alita Blanchard is an Australian based parent coach, holistic counsellor, and mother of four boys, committed to helping parents create safe, connected, and compassionate homes.


With training in nervous system care, Rites of Passage, and Women’s Circles, Alita guides mothers through the transformative journey of parenthood, offering tools to navigate overwhelm, anger, and anxiety without shame or fear. Rooted in her own experience raising sensitive, deeply feeling children, Alita’s work empowers parents to co-regulate, embrace vulnerability, and foster connection with their kids.


Cath and Alita talked about Alita's experience of mothering, how she came to her motherhood journey, mothering after grief, moving away from perfectionism and the growth path this set Alita on. Alita shares about her experience of rage, anger, raising boys, looking at her own attachment patterns and much, much more.


Alita's vulnerability and honesty will invite you to reflect on your own patterns with less shame.


You can connect with Alita to find grounded, growth-oriented support for your own journey, towards being the parent you aspire to be, below.


Instagram: @alitablanchard

Website: www.theawaremama.com.au


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Alita Blanchard. Alita Blanchard is an Australian based parent coach, holistic counsellor, and mother of four boys, committed to helping parents create safe, connected, and compassionate homes.


With training in nervous system care, Rites of Passage, and Women’s Circles, Alita guides mothers through the transformative journey of parenthood, offering tools to navigate overwhelm, anger, and anxiety without shame or fear. Rooted in her own experience raising sensitive, deeply feeling children, Alita’s work empowers parents to co-regulate, embrace vulnerability, and foster connection with their kids.


Cath and Alita talked about Alita's experience of mothering, how she came to her motherhood journey, mothering after grief, moving away from perfectionism and the growth path this set Alita on. Alita shares about her experience of rage, anger, raising boys, looking at her own attachment patterns and much, much more.


Alita's vulnerability and honesty will invite you to reflect on your own patterns with less shame.


You can connect with Alita to find grounded, growth-oriented support for your own journey, towards being the parent you aspire to be, below.


Instagram: @alitablanchard

Website: www.theawaremama.com.au


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 108: Why Bother with Validating Emotions and Holding Space? Ep 108: Why Bother with Validating Emotions and Holding Space? Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:26:53 GMT 19:09 6737463bb5b782320ea63720 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/episode-108-why-bother-with-validating-emotions-and-holding- 6737463bb5b782320ea63720 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode-108-why-bother-with-validating-emotions-and-holding- full 108 In this episode Cath explains why on earth we bother with validating those pesky emotions. As parents, it can seem this is a NEVERENDING task, and it may be the exact opposite of what you learnt as a child. So why bother? What is the point? Cath explains this simply and clearly in this episode. If you have a partner who wants to shut you or your kids down this is a great listen. This is also ideal to listen to if you co-parent with someone who is on a different page to you about emotional holding/flow/space. 


Here is the booking link to buy a ticket for Triggers, Rage and Reparenting Workshop:


https://www.cathcounihan.com/triggers-rage-reparenting-workshop


The live Q&A for this workshop is on Weds 20 November so send in any questions you may have. The Q&A will also be recorded.


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]]> In this episode Cath explains why on earth we bother with validating those pesky emotions. As parents, it can seem this is a NEVERENDING task, and it may be the exact opposite of what you learnt as a child. So why bother? What is the point? Cath explains this simply and clearly in this episode. If you have a partner who wants to shut you or your kids down this is a great listen. This is also ideal to listen to if you co-parent with someone who is on a different page to you about emotional holding/flow/space. 


Here is the booking link to buy a ticket for Triggers, Rage and Reparenting Workshop:


https://www.cathcounihan.com/triggers-rage-reparenting-workshop


The live Q&A for this workshop is on Weds 20 November so send in any questions you may have. The Q&A will also be recorded.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 107: Childhood Trauma, The Nervous System and Mothering (Re-release) Ep 107: Childhood Trauma, The Nervous System and Mothering (Re-release) Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:13 GMT 58:45 672de2ab3534701770f260e9 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-107-childhood-trauma-the-nervous-system-and-mothering 672de2ab3534701770f260e9 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-107-childhood-trauma-the-nervous-system-and-mothering full 107 In this episode Cath was interviewed by Nikki McCahon for her 'Seasons of Matresence' podcast. We had a gentle, compassionate and open hearted conversation about the ways in which experiences of childhood trauma can shape and impact how we experience mothering and raising children.


We cover a lot of ground in this episode, the ways in which childhood trauma can impact and shape our experience of mothering and raising children. We talk about the nervous system and our window of tolerance and how trauma can travel through families and generations why playing with your children can feel overwhelming or dysregulating. The power of rupture and repair for our children and ourselves and how we can bring in more compassion in our mothering and our journey of healing from childhood trauma.


There is so much wisdom in this episode, and I know that it’s going to be really supportive for you.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath was interviewed by Nikki McCahon for her 'Seasons of Matresence' podcast. We had a gentle, compassionate and open hearted conversation about the ways in which experiences of childhood trauma can shape and impact how we experience mothering and raising children.


We cover a lot of ground in this episode, the ways in which childhood trauma can impact and shape our experience of mothering and raising children. We talk about the nervous system and our window of tolerance and how trauma can travel through families and generations why playing with your children can feel overwhelming or dysregulating. The power of rupture and repair for our children and ourselves and how we can bring in more compassion in our mothering and our journey of healing from childhood trauma.


There is so much wisdom in this episode, and I know that it’s going to be really supportive for you.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 106: Emotional Defence Strategies, Interoception and Emotional Flow Ep 106: Emotional Defence Strategies, Interoception and Emotional Flow Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:15:12 GMT 33:39 67292229dc854c95771728a8 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-106-emotional-defence-strategies-interoception-and-emotio 67292229dc854c95771728a8 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-106-emotional-defence-strategies-interoception-and-emotio full 106 In this episode Cath speaks to how hard it may be to just 'feel our feelings'.


Many of us have been taught the exact opposite and Cath speaks to some common psychological defence mechanisms to block emotions with examples and anecdotes. Cath talks about interoception and how essential this is and makes reference to Stephen Porges book 'The Polyvagal Theory'.


Emotional Flow is a process and improving this is step by step and Cath shares some tips around this and an example from her own life of helping her kids begin to process their emotions.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to how hard it may be to just 'feel our feelings'.


Many of us have been taught the exact opposite and Cath speaks to some common psychological defence mechanisms to block emotions with examples and anecdotes. Cath talks about interoception and how essential this is and makes reference to Stephen Porges book 'The Polyvagal Theory'.


Emotional Flow is a process and improving this is step by step and Cath shares some tips around this and an example from her own life of helping her kids begin to process their emotions.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 105: Breaking up with Self Abandonment Ep 105: Breaking up with Self Abandonment Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:54 GMT 24:14 671b62ece1ae5a1f28276466 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/ep-105-breaking-up-with-self-abandonment 671b62ece1ae5a1f28276466 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-105-breaking-up-with-self-abandonment full 105 In this episode Cath speaks to self abandonment and how for many of us this feels absolutely necessary. She links it to childhood patterns and speaks to how unfamiliar it can be to start tending to needs, making some suggestions around prioritising your needs.


Please also find details about my forthcoming workshop I mention listed here here.


You can also read more on abandonment on substack (link to Nurture.Heal.Grow below).


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to self abandonment and how for many of us this feels absolutely necessary. She links it to childhood patterns and speaks to how unfamiliar it can be to start tending to needs, making some suggestions around prioritising your needs.


Please also find details about my forthcoming workshop I mention listed here here.


You can also read more on abandonment on substack (link to Nurture.Heal.Grow below).


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 104: Desperation, Cycle Breaking and Self Abandonment Ep 104: Desperation, Cycle Breaking and Self Abandonment Mon, 21 Oct 2024 23:00:15 GMT 18:57 67122a71e3d9082a5aa2bc72 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 67122a71e3d9082a5aa2bc72 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode104 full 104 In this episode Cath speaks to the desperation that can arise when we are cycle breaker and are working really hard to give our kids a different experience to the experience we had in childhood. It can feel like we have to get everything RIGHT (whatever that means) and when we overgive and abandon ourselves it is unhelpful (and damaging) for both us and our kids.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to the desperation that can arise when we are cycle breaker and are working really hard to give our kids a different experience to the experience we had in childhood. It can feel like we have to get everything RIGHT (whatever that means) and when we overgive and abandon ourselves it is unhelpful (and damaging) for both us and our kids.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 103: Emotional Flow, Dissociation and the Complexity of Allowing and Processing Emotion Ep 103: Emotional Flow, Dissociation and the Complexity of Allowing and Processing Emotion Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:00:39 GMT 28:56 670bfd4849737992468e399a false https://www.cathcounihan.com 670bfd4849737992468e399a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode103 full 103 In this episode Cath talks about how emotional health is connected to emotional flow and how this has been the absolute opposite of what many of us have learnt in our families of origin. She provides context about why it is important to learn to actually BE with our emotional selves and shares some personal examples of this.


This episode also covers hate, dissociation, Cath's concept of Emotional Flow, what we are aiming for with flow and why this may be so hard for many of us.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about how emotional health is connected to emotional flow and how this has been the absolute opposite of what many of us have learnt in our families of origin. She provides context about why it is important to learn to actually BE with our emotional selves and shares some personal examples of this.


This episode also covers hate, dissociation, Cath's concept of Emotional Flow, what we are aiming for with flow and why this may be so hard for many of us.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 102: Chronic Stress, Nervous System Patterns and Healing Ep 102: Chronic Stress, Nervous System Patterns and Healing Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:00:03 GMT 30:09 6700228d3b7964bedec8b227 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 6700228d3b7964bedec8b227 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-102-chronic-stress-nervous-system-patterns-and-healing full 102 In this episode Cath shares about some of her personal journey with unwinding from chronic stress, the patterns that perpetuate chronic stress, burnout, how we are set up for this in childhood and much much more.


Healing is a layered and ongoing journey, in service of breaking down shame Cath speaks to parts of her journey and how she has negotiated chronic stress, physical symptoms and challenge this year.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath shares about some of her personal journey with unwinding from chronic stress, the patterns that perpetuate chronic stress, burnout, how we are set up for this in childhood and much much more.


Healing is a layered and ongoing journey, in service of breaking down shame Cath speaks to parts of her journey and how she has negotiated chronic stress, physical symptoms and challenge this year.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 101: Neurodivergence, Unschooling, Consent Based Living and Growing Up in Motherhood with Fran Liberatore Ep 101: Neurodivergence, Unschooling, Consent Based Living and Growing Up in Motherhood with Fran Liberatore Mon, 20 May 2024 23:00:16 GMT 1:09:16 664b114e5c087300124a0bf6 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 664b114e5c087300124a0bf6 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode101 full 101 Cath was joined by Fran Liberatore in episode 101. Cath and Fran talked about Fran's path to motherhood and how she felt she found her purpose through motherhood, her becoming and growing up in motherhood. Fran talked about her own neurodivergence, how she learnt to let go of control in parenting and how she continues to focus on this. Cath and Fran talked about the imprecise nature of diagnosis and some of their thoughts on this. Fran talked about the schooling journey in her family and how she uses a consent based model in life and education and much more.


Fran is an unschooler, mother, writer and child advocate. She writes and podcasts about consent-based, self-directed education, youth autonomy and challenging social norms on her Substack, 'A Life Unschooled' (www.alifeunschooled.substack.com).

She is also publishing a book about centering consent-based practice via her Substack. She does some volunteering work around youth advocacy and self-directed education, and is studying for a Masters in Early Childhood Education, hoping to focus on consent-based education. Her favourite things are long walks, coffee and a good book. She lives with her two unschooled children, her husband, and her dog on a little island off the coast of Maine.


You can also find Fran on Instagram @bigmothering


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]]> Cath was joined by Fran Liberatore in episode 101. Cath and Fran talked about Fran's path to motherhood and how she felt she found her purpose through motherhood, her becoming and growing up in motherhood. Fran talked about her own neurodivergence, how she learnt to let go of control in parenting and how she continues to focus on this. Cath and Fran talked about the imprecise nature of diagnosis and some of their thoughts on this. Fran talked about the schooling journey in her family and how she uses a consent based model in life and education and much more.


Fran is an unschooler, mother, writer and child advocate. She writes and podcasts about consent-based, self-directed education, youth autonomy and challenging social norms on her Substack, 'A Life Unschooled' (www.alifeunschooled.substack.com).

She is also publishing a book about centering consent-based practice via her Substack. She does some volunteering work around youth advocacy and self-directed education, and is studying for a Masters in Early Childhood Education, hoping to focus on consent-based education. Her favourite things are long walks, coffee and a good book. She lives with her two unschooled children, her husband, and her dog on a little island off the coast of Maine.


You can also find Fran on Instagram @bigmothering


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]]> Ep 100: Home Education, Extracting ourselves from Systems and Growing Up in Motherhood with Julie Walter Ep 100: Home Education, Extracting ourselves from Systems and Growing Up in Motherhood with Julie Walter Mon, 13 May 2024 23:00:23 GMT 1:06:17 6641feae7c2bf100131df9ff false https://www.cathcounihan.com 6641feae7c2bf100131df9ff 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode100 full 100 Cath spoke with Julie Walter in episode 100. They talked about Julie’s motherhood journey, home educating her children, how she left teaching, unschooling from whatever position we are in and what Julie is currently involved in.


Julie's BIO:

Julie is a certified teacher with years of experience in the classroom, a degree in fine arts, and long-time homeschooler. She has taught students from Kindergarten to Grade 10, including roles as School Librarian and Special Education Resource Teacher. She also has taken on specialised roles such as teaching at an arts school, technology lab instructor at a provincial demonstration school for students with severe learning disabilities, teaching a forest school pilot program, and her most recent role teaching Gifted Education. She currently teaches a forest school homeschooling enrichment program on her farm in Ontario, where she combines what she has learned in classrooms, and more importantly through homeschooling, within a small community of children. 


Julie also has an online presence as “Family Yields” where she inspires and coaches parents and homeschoolers on how to create more integrated and sustainable family lives. She is also the host of “The Family Yields Podcast.”


Julie's SERVICES

Julie offers coaching services for people who wish to step into their authenticity in their parenting, homeschooling and life and she has some also online courses, which are all available to purchase on her website. 


LINKS:

Instagram @familyyields and Facebook @familyyields


Podcast:

https://familyyieldspodcast.buzzsprout.com/


Website:

https://familyyields.com/


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]]> Cath spoke with Julie Walter in episode 100. They talked about Julie’s motherhood journey, home educating her children, how she left teaching, unschooling from whatever position we are in and what Julie is currently involved in.


Julie's BIO:

Julie is a certified teacher with years of experience in the classroom, a degree in fine arts, and long-time homeschooler. She has taught students from Kindergarten to Grade 10, including roles as School Librarian and Special Education Resource Teacher. She also has taken on specialised roles such as teaching at an arts school, technology lab instructor at a provincial demonstration school for students with severe learning disabilities, teaching a forest school pilot program, and her most recent role teaching Gifted Education. She currently teaches a forest school homeschooling enrichment program on her farm in Ontario, where she combines what she has learned in classrooms, and more importantly through homeschooling, within a small community of children. 


Julie also has an online presence as “Family Yields” where she inspires and coaches parents and homeschoolers on how to create more integrated and sustainable family lives. She is also the host of “The Family Yields Podcast.”


Julie's SERVICES

Julie offers coaching services for people who wish to step into their authenticity in their parenting, homeschooling and life and she has some also online courses, which are all available to purchase on her website. 


LINKS:

Instagram @familyyields and Facebook @familyyields


Podcast:

https://familyyieldspodcast.buzzsprout.com/


Website:

https://familyyields.com/


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]]> Ep 99: Birth, Postpartum, Mother in laws and Growing Up in Motherhood with Concetta Ferretti Ep 99: Birth, Postpartum, Mother in laws and Growing Up in Motherhood with Concetta Ferretti Mon, 06 May 2024 23:00:25 GMT 58:58 66351c0921435d00122147b1 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 66351c0921435d00122147b1 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode99 full 99 Cath was joined by scientist Concetta Ferretti in episode 99. Cath and Concetta talked about Concetta’s path to motherhood, how she used science to support her in thinking about birth, how she does this on an ongoing basis and all about how Concetta is growing herself up in motherhood. We talked about her relationship with her mother in law, how she manages it and how she got to this place. This is a conversation packed with realism and richness, hope you enjoy it.


Concetta is a scientist with a background in Biology, a Ph.D. in Oncology, and research experience in chronic disorders. She is currently studying to become a Marriage and Family therapist with a medical specialization. She aims to understand how stress and early life experiences shape mental and physical health. Her work is trauma-informed and benefits from the latest findings in developmental neurobiology and interpersonal neuroscience. She shares her knowledge on Instagram, where she wants to empower mothers with science and wisdom to manage their stress and nurture their babies’ brain and attachment relationship.


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]]> Cath was joined by scientist Concetta Ferretti in episode 99. Cath and Concetta talked about Concetta’s path to motherhood, how she used science to support her in thinking about birth, how she does this on an ongoing basis and all about how Concetta is growing herself up in motherhood. We talked about her relationship with her mother in law, how she manages it and how she got to this place. This is a conversation packed with realism and richness, hope you enjoy it.


Concetta is a scientist with a background in Biology, a Ph.D. in Oncology, and research experience in chronic disorders. She is currently studying to become a Marriage and Family therapist with a medical specialization. She aims to understand how stress and early life experiences shape mental and physical health. Her work is trauma-informed and benefits from the latest findings in developmental neurobiology and interpersonal neuroscience. She shares her knowledge on Instagram, where she wants to empower mothers with science and wisdom to manage their stress and nurture their babies’ brain and attachment relationship.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 98: Intrusions, Control and Growing Up in Motherhood with Anna Butcher (Re-release) Ep 98: Intrusions, Control and Growing Up in Motherhood with Anna Butcher (Re-release) Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:00:19 GMT 56:57 662f5d5838b1940012d8513a false https://www.cathcounihan.com 662f5d5838b1940012d8513a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode98 full 98 In this episode Cath is joined by Anna Butcher. We talked about Anna's journey to motherhood, how she experiences mothering and how the act of becoming a mother is an intrusion into our lives (on multiple levels). There is some deeply personal storytelling illustrating the concepts being discussed and we focused on how control turns up for both Cath and Anna and the antidote to this. 


Anna Butcher is a counselling psychologist specialising in perinatal psychology and the experience of motherhood. She came to the field of perinatal psychology after becoming a mother herself and becoming fascinated in the magnitude of the process which is often simplified and misunderstood. Anna is a lover of psychoanalytic theory and practice, for its richness in exploring early life experiences, relationships with caregivers and what it is to be a person.


She loves marrying these ideas with her new found enthusiasm for the journey into and process of becoming a mother. She is also an advocate for speaking about the darker sides/emotions of motherhood which psychoanalytic theory give voice to. Anna taught and trained psychologists for ten years and teaching remains a passion of hers. 


Anna is trained in perinatal and infant mental health as well as newborn behavioural observation and Watch, Wait & Wonder, a parent-infant psychotherapy approach. She runs monthly support groups for mums in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and you can find her on Instagram @mums_and_microwaved_tea


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Anna Butcher. We talked about Anna's journey to motherhood, how she experiences mothering and how the act of becoming a mother is an intrusion into our lives (on multiple levels). There is some deeply personal storytelling illustrating the concepts being discussed and we focused on how control turns up for both Cath and Anna and the antidote to this. 


Anna Butcher is a counselling psychologist specialising in perinatal psychology and the experience of motherhood. She came to the field of perinatal psychology after becoming a mother herself and becoming fascinated in the magnitude of the process which is often simplified and misunderstood. Anna is a lover of psychoanalytic theory and practice, for its richness in exploring early life experiences, relationships with caregivers and what it is to be a person.


She loves marrying these ideas with her new found enthusiasm for the journey into and process of becoming a mother. She is also an advocate for speaking about the darker sides/emotions of motherhood which psychoanalytic theory give voice to. Anna taught and trained psychologists for ten years and teaching remains a passion of hers. 


Anna is trained in perinatal and infant mental health as well as newborn behavioural observation and Watch, Wait & Wonder, a parent-infant psychotherapy approach. She runs monthly support groups for mums in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and you can find her on Instagram @mums_and_microwaved_tea


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 97: Power, Systems, Gardening and Growing Up in Motherhood with Marchelle Farrell Ep 97: Power, Systems, Gardening and Growing Up in Motherhood with Marchelle Farrell Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:00:49 GMT 1:04:35 66261d6488ff1d001257f182 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 66261d6488ff1d001257f182 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode97 full 97 Cath was joined by author and medical psychotherapist Marchelle Farrell in episode 97. Cath and Marchelle chatted about Marchelle's childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, the systems her parents operated in, how those systems still operate today, privilege, power, relationships and so much more. We talked about Marchelle's path to motherhood, the power within mothering and how she learnt to let herself be held and supported and the role of her garden in this.


Marchelle Farrell is a writer, medical psychotherapist and amateur gardener. Born in Trinidad and Tobago she has spent over 20 years attempting to become hardy here in the UK. She is curious about the relationship between our external and internal landscapes, the patterns we reenact in relation to the land, and how they might be changed. Her debut book, Uprooting, won the Nan Shepherd Prize for nature writing.


You can contact Marchelle on Instagram and her handle is @afroliage and on twitter @afroliage (though she rarely uses twitter) or you can contact her via her website www.marchellefarrell.com


You can catch Marchelle at the following upcoming events around the UK:


  • Saturday 27-28th April at the BOCAS Lit Fest in conversation with Safiyah Sinclair and running a nature writing workshop.
  • Saturday 11th May at Nurturing Soils at the Platt Fields Market Garden Manchester in conversation with Amy Jane Beer of Right to Roam and running a nature writing workshop.
  • Sunday 26th May at the City of Literature weekend of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival in conversation with Jessica J Lee and running a nature writing workshop.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Cath was joined by author and medical psychotherapist Marchelle Farrell in episode 97. Cath and Marchelle chatted about Marchelle's childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, the systems her parents operated in, how those systems still operate today, privilege, power, relationships and so much more. We talked about Marchelle's path to motherhood, the power within mothering and how she learnt to let herself be held and supported and the role of her garden in this.


Marchelle Farrell is a writer, medical psychotherapist and amateur gardener. Born in Trinidad and Tobago she has spent over 20 years attempting to become hardy here in the UK. She is curious about the relationship between our external and internal landscapes, the patterns we reenact in relation to the land, and how they might be changed. Her debut book, Uprooting, won the Nan Shepherd Prize for nature writing.


You can contact Marchelle on Instagram and her handle is @afroliage and on twitter @afroliage (though she rarely uses twitter) or you can contact her via her website www.marchellefarrell.com


You can catch Marchelle at the following upcoming events around the UK:


  • Saturday 27-28th April at the BOCAS Lit Fest in conversation with Safiyah Sinclair and running a nature writing workshop.
  • Saturday 11th May at Nurturing Soils at the Platt Fields Market Garden Manchester in conversation with Amy Jane Beer of Right to Roam and running a nature writing workshop.
  • Sunday 26th May at the City of Literature weekend of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival in conversation with Jessica J Lee and running a nature writing workshop.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 96: Partner Rage, Postpartum Health and Healing in Motherhood with Molly Caro May. (Re-release) Ep 96: Partner Rage, Postpartum Health and Healing in Motherhood with Molly Caro May. (Re-release) Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:00:47 GMT 51:43 661d2123f50b7900170e6a79 true https://www.cathcounihan.com 661d2123f50b7900170e6a79 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode96 full 96 In episode 96 Cath was joined by author Molly Caro May. This rich and beautiful conversation covered so much ground. They touched on Molly’s memoir ‘Body Full of Stars’, talked about Molly’s postpartum health experiences, breaking cycles in motherhood, rage and self responsibility.


Molly Caro May is an author of two books, teacher, and holder of space. For 13+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in (Somatic Experiencing) and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other.


Her mission is to democratise expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. She runs online workshops, in-person retreats and keeps the fire lit for her membership community 'The Loam'.


You can learn more about her work at www.mollycaromay.com or on Instagram @mollycaromay


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]]> In episode 96 Cath was joined by author Molly Caro May. This rich and beautiful conversation covered so much ground. They touched on Molly’s memoir ‘Body Full of Stars’, talked about Molly’s postpartum health experiences, breaking cycles in motherhood, rage and self responsibility.


Molly Caro May is an author of two books, teacher, and holder of space. For 13+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in (Somatic Experiencing) and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other.


Her mission is to democratise expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. She runs online workshops, in-person retreats and keeps the fire lit for her membership community 'The Loam'.


You can learn more about her work at www.mollycaromay.com or on Instagram @mollycaromay


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 95: Hypervigilence, Knowing Ourselves, Enoughness and Values in Parenting Ep 95: Hypervigilence, Knowing Ourselves, Enoughness and Values in Parenting Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:00:48 GMT 27:03 6613b4597b1c270016adc7db false https://www.cathcounihan.com 6613b4597b1c270016adc7db 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode95 full 95 This episode is a continuation of some of the themes from episode 94 (and can also be listened to alone).


Cath speaks about the core of people pleasing and how carrying this into parenting sets us up to feel bad, she touches on ‘metrics’, getting to know ourselves and having an embodied sense of our enough-ness. There is also discussion around values.


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]]> This episode is a continuation of some of the themes from episode 94 (and can also be listened to alone).


Cath speaks about the core of people pleasing and how carrying this into parenting sets us up to feel bad, she touches on ‘metrics’, getting to know ourselves and having an embodied sense of our enough-ness. There is also discussion around values.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 94: People Pleasing, Boundaries and Our Needs Ep 94: People Pleasing, Boundaries and Our Needs Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:00:09 GMT 23:58 6602d72ae38b070016c5512b false https://www.cathcounihan.com 6602d72ae38b070016c5512b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode94 full 94 In today's episode Cath focuses on people pleasing. She looks at how and why it arises in our family of origin, how it manifests in the way we are in relationships and how it can turn up in parenting. She suggests ways in which to counteract this urge. And next week there will be more on this subject.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In today's episode Cath focuses on people pleasing. She looks at how and why it arises in our family of origin, how it manifests in the way we are in relationships and how it can turn up in parenting. She suggests ways in which to counteract this urge. And next week there will be more on this subject.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 93: Matrescence and Growing Up in Motherhood with Lucy Jones (Re-release) Ep 93: Matrescence and Growing Up in Motherhood with Lucy Jones (Re-release) Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:44 GMT 56:13 660150aadbbb2100165af844 true https://www.cathcounihan.com 660150aadbbb2100165af844 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode93 full 93 In this episode Cath is joined by author and journalist Lucy Jones. Cath and Lucy discussed Lucy's matrescence journey, her most recent book (Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood), how she makes sense (and continues to) of the huge transition to motherhood, what Lucy finds supportive, how we are all eco systems and some of the realities of mothering at this time in our history.  


Lucy Jones is an award-winning journalist and the author of four books including the best-selling book Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild (Allen Lane), a Times and Telegraph Book of the Year, and most recently Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Her writing on science, health and ecology has been published in BBC Earth, The Sunday Times, GQ, the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman. Lucy is a mother of 3 and lives in Hampshire in England.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by author and journalist Lucy Jones. Cath and Lucy discussed Lucy's matrescence journey, her most recent book (Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood), how she makes sense (and continues to) of the huge transition to motherhood, what Lucy finds supportive, how we are all eco systems and some of the realities of mothering at this time in our history.  


Lucy Jones is an award-winning journalist and the author of four books including the best-selling book Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild (Allen Lane), a Times and Telegraph Book of the Year, and most recently Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Her writing on science, health and ecology has been published in BBC Earth, The Sunday Times, GQ, the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman. Lucy is a mother of 3 and lives in Hampshire in England.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 92: Respect, Needs, Divorce and Growing Up in Motherhood with Nicola Rae Ep 92: Respect, Needs, Divorce and Growing Up in Motherhood with Nicola Rae Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:29 GMT 47:35 65f81d5d5765b600160ef349 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65f81d5d5765b600160ef349 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode92 full 92 Cath was joined by Coach, Trainer and Supervisor Nicola Rae in episode 92. Cath and Nicola talked about Nicola’s path to motherhood, how she came into relationship with her needs, her divorce and how this relates to growing herself and much more. Nicola shared what she focuses on instead of focusing on being liked and how this gives her freedom. 


Nicola Rae is a Coach Supervisor, Life & Careers Coach, Coach Trainer and experienced Creative Strategist who works with ambitious brands and leaders to help them to fulfil their potential and speak-up and show-up with heart and make a meaningful difference in the world.


Nicola is the founder of 'A Life More Inspired' where she combines her 20 year corporate communications/marketing experience with a values-led and compassion-centered coaching methodology rooted in Neuroscience, Positive Psychology and Transactional Analysis.


Her uniquely positioned supervision and coaching practice helps move her clients into possibility, overcome challenges and step into a more fulfilling way of working, leading and living.


Nicola works with both organisations and individuals and is committed to bringing nuance to the personal growth, wellness and coaching space, so that it is development for the many and not the few.


Nicola is trusted by a number of innovative and industry leading brands including being the resident life coach for the global creative agency D&AD, Career Coach for the women’s only private members AllBright and a Coach Trainer for Optimus Coach Academy. In addition to working with Warner Music and Google alongside her thriving private client-led coaching practice.


Social media - 

https://www.instagram.com/nicolaraewickham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaraewickham/

https://nicolarae.substack.com/

https://www.alifemoreinspired.com/weekly-letter


Ways to work with Nicola:

As a private client 121. 

In her coaching subscription, ROOOTED. 

In her supervision 121 practice which is for coaches and mentors. 


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]]> Cath was joined by Coach, Trainer and Supervisor Nicola Rae in episode 92. Cath and Nicola talked about Nicola’s path to motherhood, how she came into relationship with her needs, her divorce and how this relates to growing herself and much more. Nicola shared what she focuses on instead of focusing on being liked and how this gives her freedom. 


Nicola Rae is a Coach Supervisor, Life & Careers Coach, Coach Trainer and experienced Creative Strategist who works with ambitious brands and leaders to help them to fulfil their potential and speak-up and show-up with heart and make a meaningful difference in the world.


Nicola is the founder of 'A Life More Inspired' where she combines her 20 year corporate communications/marketing experience with a values-led and compassion-centered coaching methodology rooted in Neuroscience, Positive Psychology and Transactional Analysis.


Her uniquely positioned supervision and coaching practice helps move her clients into possibility, overcome challenges and step into a more fulfilling way of working, leading and living.


Nicola works with both organisations and individuals and is committed to bringing nuance to the personal growth, wellness and coaching space, so that it is development for the many and not the few.


Nicola is trusted by a number of innovative and industry leading brands including being the resident life coach for the global creative agency D&AD, Career Coach for the women’s only private members AllBright and a Coach Trainer for Optimus Coach Academy. In addition to working with Warner Music and Google alongside her thriving private client-led coaching practice.


Social media - 

https://www.instagram.com/nicolaraewickham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaraewickham/

https://nicolarae.substack.com/

https://www.alifemoreinspired.com/weekly-letter


Ways to work with Nicola:

As a private client 121. 

In her coaching subscription, ROOOTED. 

In her supervision 121 practice which is for coaches and mentors. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 91: Perimenopause, Early Postpartum and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kate Codrington Ep 91: Perimenopause, Early Postpartum and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kate Codrington Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:58 GMT 43:39 65eedd2f356b670016f00b00 true https://www.cathcounihan.com 65eedd2f356b670016f00b00 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode91 full 91 Cath was joined by Kate Codrington in this episode. Cath and Kate talked about Kate’s path to motherhood, perimenopause in early postpartum, how Kate cares for and supports herself in her life and more. We also talked about breaking free from what the patriarchy says we are allowed and how we can empower ourselves with play, creativity and joy.


Kate is a mentor, author, speaker, facilitator, artist and podcaster. The author of 'Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause', which is part of the 'menopause cannon' according to the New York Times. Kate mentors people in perimenopause and beyond, 1-2-1 and in groups, and is a nature-based Yoga Nidra meditation guide, and hosts 'Life - An Inside Job' podcast. Kate has been a therapist for more than 30 years and creates multi-level art textile projects. When she’s not doing these things you’ll find her playing in her compost heaps. Her second book, 'The Perimenopause Journal, will be out in September 2024. 


To find out more about Kate, click the links listed below.


Website: https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kate_codrington/


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]]> Cath was joined by Kate Codrington in this episode. Cath and Kate talked about Kate’s path to motherhood, perimenopause in early postpartum, how Kate cares for and supports herself in her life and more. We also talked about breaking free from what the patriarchy says we are allowed and how we can empower ourselves with play, creativity and joy.


Kate is a mentor, author, speaker, facilitator, artist and podcaster. The author of 'Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause', which is part of the 'menopause cannon' according to the New York Times. Kate mentors people in perimenopause and beyond, 1-2-1 and in groups, and is a nature-based Yoga Nidra meditation guide, and hosts 'Life - An Inside Job' podcast. Kate has been a therapist for more than 30 years and creates multi-level art textile projects. When she’s not doing these things you’ll find her playing in her compost heaps. Her second book, 'The Perimenopause Journal, will be out in September 2024. 


To find out more about Kate, click the links listed below.


Website: https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kate_codrington/


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 90: Building Better Brains, Primitive Reflexes and Growing up in Motherhood with Lorraine Driscoll Ep 90: Building Better Brains, Primitive Reflexes and Growing up in Motherhood with Lorraine Driscoll Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:23 GMT 54:11 65e5a527bcca8c0017a4ee70 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65e5a527bcca8c0017a4ee70 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode90 full 90 In episode 90 Cath was joined by Integrative Educational Therapist and Nutritionist Lorraine Driscoll. Cath and Lorraine talked about PANs/PANDA’s and how Lorraine supported her daughter in her healing. The impact of retained primitive reflexes and how Lorraine’s teaching career informed her move into being a therapist and educator, and much more.


Lorraine Driscoll is the founder of the Building Better Brains Learning Clinic. She is an Integrative Educational Therapist and Nutritionist (and former teacher) who is known for her radically different approach to overcoming challenges related to learning and behaviour issues. As a former teacher, she is passionate about addressing the root cause via nutrition, gut health, cognitive therapies and neuro-technologies that strengthen weak areas of the brain. Her goal is to help kids move beyond the limitations of IEP's and tutoring so they can reach their full potential.

 

Contact Info:

www.lorrainedriscoll.com

info@lorrainedriscoll.com

Instagram: @building.better.brains

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildingbetterbrainsLD


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]]> In episode 90 Cath was joined by Integrative Educational Therapist and Nutritionist Lorraine Driscoll. Cath and Lorraine talked about PANs/PANDA’s and how Lorraine supported her daughter in her healing. The impact of retained primitive reflexes and how Lorraine’s teaching career informed her move into being a therapist and educator, and much more.


Lorraine Driscoll is the founder of the Building Better Brains Learning Clinic. She is an Integrative Educational Therapist and Nutritionist (and former teacher) who is known for her radically different approach to overcoming challenges related to learning and behaviour issues. As a former teacher, she is passionate about addressing the root cause via nutrition, gut health, cognitive therapies and neuro-technologies that strengthen weak areas of the brain. Her goal is to help kids move beyond the limitations of IEP's and tutoring so they can reach their full potential.

 

Contact Info:

www.lorrainedriscoll.com

info@lorrainedriscoll.com

Instagram: @building.better.brains

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildingbetterbrainsLD


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]]> Ep 89: Guilt and Shame in Parenting: Ask Cath Ep 89: Guilt and Shame in Parenting: Ask Cath Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:45 GMT 24:56 65dc63e6f73d470016fde3a0 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65dc63e6f73d470016fde3a0 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode89 full 89 In episode 89 Cath answers a listener's letter. The content of this episode deals with the question: ‘How can we tend to ourselves when we realise some of our parenting has come from our own pain and trauma?’ How do we deal with the guilt and shame arising from this? What helps this shift?


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]]> In episode 89 Cath answers a listener's letter. The content of this episode deals with the question: ‘How can we tend to ourselves when we realise some of our parenting has come from our own pain and trauma?’ How do we deal with the guilt and shame arising from this? What helps this shift?


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]]> Ep 88: Learning to Meet Needs is a Practise (Re-release) Ep 88: Learning to Meet Needs is a Practise (Re-release) Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:11 GMT 18:58 65d342806248a30017a20e1b false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65d342806248a30017a20e1b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode88 full 88 In episode 88 Cath focuses on our needs and why starting to meet/meeting them can be so complex. Building on earlier episodes on this topic, listen to episodes 1-4 and 26. She makes a suggestion for how you can reframe times when there is self abandonment (needs not being met) to reduce shame. Having our needs met is a huge contributor to being in our own sense of power and agency.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> In episode 88 Cath focuses on our needs and why starting to meet/meeting them can be so complex. Building on earlier episodes on this topic, listen to episodes 1-4 and 26. She makes a suggestion for how you can reframe times when there is self abandonment (needs not being met) to reduce shame. Having our needs met is a huge contributor to being in our own sense of power and agency.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 87: The Fatherwound, Patriarchy and Growing up in Fatherhood with Clint Davis Ep 87: The Fatherwound, Patriarchy and Growing up in Fatherhood with Clint Davis Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:04 GMT 1:01:09 65c9f6d6d1598a0016108a38 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65c9f6d6d1598a0016108a38 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode87 full 87 In episode 87 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Clint Davis. Cath and Clint talked about culture and patriarchy, how Clint parents differently to how he was patented and how he continues to grow himself up in fatherhood. Cath and Clint talked about Clint’s book and how the conversations you have with your kids when they are young provide an important basis for later communication and much more.


Clint Davis is an Army veteran, ordained minister, and licensed professional counselor trained in trauma and addiction. Clint is a speaker and hosts the 'Asking Why' podcast. He is also the author of 'Building Better Bridges', a guidebook to having difficult conversations that can save our children.


Clint has a large team of mental health professionals that work together to make a difference in their communities.


Resources for Clint Davis Counseling


TEDx Talk:  https://youtu.be/k5bxxen5cAo

Instagram: @clintdaviscounseling

Facebook: @clintdaviscounseling

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com

Website: www.clintdaviscounseling.com

Email: Clintdaviscounseling@gmail.com

BBB: www.buildingbetterbridgesbook.com

Amazon: (Building Better Bridges) https://a.co/d/bbkF1FL

Asking Why Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asking-why/id1527892108


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]]> In episode 87 of Grow Yourself Up Cath was joined by Clint Davis. Cath and Clint talked about culture and patriarchy, how Clint parents differently to how he was patented and how he continues to grow himself up in fatherhood. Cath and Clint talked about Clint’s book and how the conversations you have with your kids when they are young provide an important basis for later communication and much more.


Clint Davis is an Army veteran, ordained minister, and licensed professional counselor trained in trauma and addiction. Clint is a speaker and hosts the 'Asking Why' podcast. He is also the author of 'Building Better Bridges', a guidebook to having difficult conversations that can save our children.


Clint has a large team of mental health professionals that work together to make a difference in their communities.


Resources for Clint Davis Counseling


TEDx Talk:  https://youtu.be/k5bxxen5cAo

Instagram: @clintdaviscounseling

Facebook: @clintdaviscounseling

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com

Website: www.clintdaviscounseling.com

Email: Clintdaviscounseling@gmail.com

BBB: www.buildingbetterbridgesbook.com

Amazon: (Building Better Bridges) https://a.co/d/bbkF1FL

Asking Why Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asking-why/id1527892108


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 86: Being a Changemaker, Fawning and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kemi Omijeh Ep 86: Being a Changemaker, Fawning and Growing Up in Motherhood with Kemi Omijeh Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:48 GMT 54:15 65c0ebbeb21475001508ff26 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65c0ebbeb21475001508ff26 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode86 full 86 In episode 86 Cath was joined by Psychotherapist, Speaker and Clinical Supervisor Kemi Omijeh. Cath and Kemi talked about Kemi's journey to motherhood, how her own parenting differs from the parenting she received and how she centres her children and supports them in getting their needs met. Kemi talked about being a changemaker in workplaces which are predominantly white and how exhausting that is, fawning, people pleasing and much more about Kemi continues to grow herself up and be her authentic self wherever she goes. 


Kemi Omijeh is a registered psychotherapist and clinical supervisor working with children and families for over 15 years. She is also a trainer and speaker with her specialist subjects being cultural competence, racial identity, racial trauma and antiracist practices in education.


Kemi champions inclusive mental health for children and young people and states that support for young people should include a consideration of the child’s context, culture and identity. Kemi believes in preventing the onset of significant mental health difficulties in children and young people by fostering an environment that is child centred and fosters connection and belonging. She works with organisations to support them to develop antiracist practices and a trauma informed approach. Kemi passionately believes that good mental health is the foundation for success across all areas of life. She has a special passion for and extensive experience working in schools, and with families.


Kemi is a Black woman in a leadership position and has both lived experience and psychological understanding of the impact of navigating a predominantly white workspace. As a result, is passionate about providing awareness and tools to support and advance Black women in leadership roles without sacrificing their mental health and wellbeing.


Kemi’s passion is normalising talking about mental health and ensuring we are all investing in our mental health as we would our physical health.


She has been featured on BBC Bitesize, Huffpost UK and The Irish Times, and was the Resident Therapist for the BBC Docuseries 'Mimi On a Mission'. She has worked with many organisations including the NHS, Anna Freud Centre and Kings College.

 

Connect with Kemi Omijeh below

Web: kemiomijeh.com/

Instagram: therapy_with_kemi

Twitter: therapy_with_kemi

LinkedIn: Kemi O


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]]> In episode 86 Cath was joined by Psychotherapist, Speaker and Clinical Supervisor Kemi Omijeh. Cath and Kemi talked about Kemi's journey to motherhood, how her own parenting differs from the parenting she received and how she centres her children and supports them in getting their needs met. Kemi talked about being a changemaker in workplaces which are predominantly white and how exhausting that is, fawning, people pleasing and much more about Kemi continues to grow herself up and be her authentic self wherever she goes. 


Kemi Omijeh is a registered psychotherapist and clinical supervisor working with children and families for over 15 years. She is also a trainer and speaker with her specialist subjects being cultural competence, racial identity, racial trauma and antiracist practices in education.


Kemi champions inclusive mental health for children and young people and states that support for young people should include a consideration of the child’s context, culture and identity. Kemi believes in preventing the onset of significant mental health difficulties in children and young people by fostering an environment that is child centred and fosters connection and belonging. She works with organisations to support them to develop antiracist practices and a trauma informed approach. Kemi passionately believes that good mental health is the foundation for success across all areas of life. She has a special passion for and extensive experience working in schools, and with families.


Kemi is a Black woman in a leadership position and has both lived experience and psychological understanding of the impact of navigating a predominantly white workspace. As a result, is passionate about providing awareness and tools to support and advance Black women in leadership roles without sacrificing their mental health and wellbeing.


Kemi’s passion is normalising talking about mental health and ensuring we are all investing in our mental health as we would our physical health.


She has been featured on BBC Bitesize, Huffpost UK and The Irish Times, and was the Resident Therapist for the BBC Docuseries 'Mimi On a Mission'. She has worked with many organisations including the NHS, Anna Freud Centre and Kings College.

 

Connect with Kemi Omijeh below

Web: kemiomijeh.com/

Instagram: therapy_with_kemi

Twitter: therapy_with_kemi

LinkedIn: Kemi O


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 85: Making Sense of Our Own Experience: Culture, Generational Trauma and Parenting Practises Ep 85: Making Sense of Our Own Experience: Culture, Generational Trauma and Parenting Practises Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:12 GMT 23:53 65b7adfc7746e50017cfdf7b false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65b7adfc7746e50017cfdf7b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode85 full 85 In this episode Cath answers a question she receives a lot which is some version of 'why do I identify so much with your content when I did not think I had childhood trauma'.


Cath speaks to this through the lens of culture, what we learnt as children would keep us safe, generational trauma and parenting practises to explain why this might be the case. 


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]]> In this episode Cath answers a question she receives a lot which is some version of 'why do I identify so much with your content when I did not think I had childhood trauma'.


Cath speaks to this through the lens of culture, what we learnt as children would keep us safe, generational trauma and parenting practises to explain why this might be the case. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 84: Mental Health and Personal Growth in our Mothering with Emily Adler Mosqueda (Re-release) Ep 84: Mental Health and Personal Growth in our Mothering with Emily Adler Mosqueda (Re-release) Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:11 GMT 43:02 65ae4c496476120015ac99f3 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65ae4c496476120015ac99f3 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode84 full 84 In this episode Cath is joined by Emily Adler Mosqueda. We discuss Emily's mothering experience. Emily shares how her postpartum time after the birth of her second daughter was much more challenging than her first. We examine what contributed to this touching on cultural expectations, perfectionism, rage, meeting our inner child in parenting, mental health, support and learning to make space for ourselves as mothers. Emily shares the arc of her journey explaining how she has landed in her own good enough space. 


Emily is a clinical professor, pediatric speech-language pathologist, postpartum activist, author and mother. She blends her knowledge of motherhood studies and personal mothering experiences in her work with graduate students and pediatric clinical training at the University of Oregon, in the US.


In her memoir, Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir, Emily shares the arc of her mothering experiences and life experiences earlier in life that put her at risk for mental health struggles she experienced late in her postpartum with her second child. Readers witness Emily’s personal evolution through an internal review and deconstruction of self and her examination of maternal expectations. It is through this journey of examining and feeling that truly opens up the unexpected possibilities of understanding what it means to be content in motherhood.


Motivated to support and advocate for mothers, Emily has spoken at state and national-level professional conferences to educate paediatric professionals on the prevalence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and their symptoms, in efforts to normalise mental health conversations and get support to more families.


Get her book wherever you buy books, or from motherhood studies publisher, Demeter Press https://demeterpress.org/books/unexpected-a-postpartum-memoir/


Learn more about Emily and connect with her at www.emilyadlermosqueda.com or on Instagram @emily.adler.mosqueda and @postpartum365. Her Instagram is another platform Emily uses to share matricentric feminism concepts and mental health information in the hope of educating mothers and professionals.


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Emily Adler Mosqueda. We discuss Emily's mothering experience. Emily shares how her postpartum time after the birth of her second daughter was much more challenging than her first. We examine what contributed to this touching on cultural expectations, perfectionism, rage, meeting our inner child in parenting, mental health, support and learning to make space for ourselves as mothers. Emily shares the arc of her journey explaining how she has landed in her own good enough space. 


Emily is a clinical professor, pediatric speech-language pathologist, postpartum activist, author and mother. She blends her knowledge of motherhood studies and personal mothering experiences in her work with graduate students and pediatric clinical training at the University of Oregon, in the US.


In her memoir, Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir, Emily shares the arc of her mothering experiences and life experiences earlier in life that put her at risk for mental health struggles she experienced late in her postpartum with her second child. Readers witness Emily’s personal evolution through an internal review and deconstruction of self and her examination of maternal expectations. It is through this journey of examining and feeling that truly opens up the unexpected possibilities of understanding what it means to be content in motherhood.


Motivated to support and advocate for mothers, Emily has spoken at state and national-level professional conferences to educate paediatric professionals on the prevalence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and their symptoms, in efforts to normalise mental health conversations and get support to more families.


Get her book wherever you buy books, or from motherhood studies publisher, Demeter Press https://demeterpress.org/books/unexpected-a-postpartum-memoir/


Learn more about Emily and connect with her at www.emilyadlermosqueda.com or on Instagram @emily.adler.mosqueda and @postpartum365. Her Instagram is another platform Emily uses to share matricentric feminism concepts and mental health information in the hope of educating mothers and professionals.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 83: Well being, Perimenopause and Growing Up in Motherhood with Thalia Pellegrini Ep 83: Well being, Perimenopause and Growing Up in Motherhood with Thalia Pellegrini Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:41 GMT 51:09 65a529eb08bce400151cbed2 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65a529eb08bce400151cbed2 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode83 full 83 In episode 83 Cath was joined by Nutritional Therapist Thalia Pellegrini to talk about her mothering experiences, how she learnt to support herself better with nutrition and how she centres her own well being in motherhood. Thalia shared how she continues to grow herself up in motherhood and how changing her perspective supports her in tricky times and more.


Thalia Pellegrini is a registered nutritional therapist (DipION mBANT CNHC). After graduating from Cambridge University, she spent a decade as a presenter for the BBC before deciding to embrace a new career.

She retrained, qualifying as a nutritional therapist in 2009 following a three-year course at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in London. Her specialist interest is women’s health. She runs her signature perimenopause group program The Energised Mum Method online as well as working 1:1 with women worldwide to address hormonal health issues ranging from PCOS, PMS to perimenopause, as well as low energy and fatigue. Known as the Knackered Mums Nutritionist, she is passionate about empowering women to hold their own well-being sacred.


You can find Thalia on Instagram listed here: @thaliapellegrini_nutrition


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]]> In episode 83 Cath was joined by Nutritional Therapist Thalia Pellegrini to talk about her mothering experiences, how she learnt to support herself better with nutrition and how she centres her own well being in motherhood. Thalia shared how she continues to grow herself up in motherhood and how changing her perspective supports her in tricky times and more.


Thalia Pellegrini is a registered nutritional therapist (DipION mBANT CNHC). After graduating from Cambridge University, she spent a decade as a presenter for the BBC before deciding to embrace a new career.

She retrained, qualifying as a nutritional therapist in 2009 following a three-year course at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in London. Her specialist interest is women’s health. She runs her signature perimenopause group program The Energised Mum Method online as well as working 1:1 with women worldwide to address hormonal health issues ranging from PCOS, PMS to perimenopause, as well as low energy and fatigue. Known as the Knackered Mums Nutritionist, she is passionate about empowering women to hold their own well-being sacred.


You can find Thalia on Instagram listed here: @thaliapellegrini_nutrition


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]]> Ep 82: Intrusive Thoughts and Growing Up in Motherhood with Caroline Boyd Ep 82: Intrusive Thoughts and Growing Up in Motherhood with Caroline Boyd Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:20 GMT 51:21 659be4b63ecd9a0016c0381c false https://www.cathcounihan.com 659be4b63ecd9a0016c0381c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode82 full 82 In episode 82 Cath was joined by Dr Caroline Boyd to discuss her experience of motherhood and intrusive thoughts in the postpartum period. Caroline shares some of her own experience of intrusive thoughts and she highlighted how these thoughts are driven by anxiety and our stress response being dialled up in early parenthood. Caroline shares her own research into intrusive thoughts, the different types of thoughts and what our own emotional response to these thoughts indicates (based on research) and lots more.


Chartered clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd has over 10 years experience working in the NHS and mental health settings, and she supports parents from

pregnancy to childbirth and beyond. Caroline is the author of Mindful New Mum, and her published research explores mothers experiences of intrusive

thoughts about their babies. Her work has been featured in You magazine, Grazia, BBC Radio Scotland and Womans Hour on BBC Radio 4.


Caroline specialises in supporting parents around anger and anxiety in her independent psychology practice, Parent Therapy Hub. She shares psychology ideas on Instagram and in the media to help parents feel more connected - to themselves and their children - and less alone. 


You can find Caroline here:

www.drcarolineboyd.com or via Instagram @_drboyd

Caroline’s next maternal anger course starts on January 12th

https://drcarolineboyd.com/course-mum-rage


Caroline’s book, Mindful New Mum: A Mind-Body Approach to the Highs and Lows of Motherhood, is available to buy online at Amazon, Waterstones or Bookshop.


**Trigger warning – talk of intrusive thoughts of harm. Please take care when listening.

Note – Fathers also report experiencing these thoughts, but to a slightly lesser degree than mothers.

If this episode raises any concerns for you please talk to a trusted health professional such as your GP.

You can also reach out to the services below:

UK: PANDAS - 0808 1961 776

Samaritans – 116 123

For emergency help - call 999 or visit your local A&;E department

US: Postpartum Support International - 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In episode 82 Cath was joined by Dr Caroline Boyd to discuss her experience of motherhood and intrusive thoughts in the postpartum period. Caroline shares some of her own experience of intrusive thoughts and she highlighted how these thoughts are driven by anxiety and our stress response being dialled up in early parenthood. Caroline shares her own research into intrusive thoughts, the different types of thoughts and what our own emotional response to these thoughts indicates (based on research) and lots more.


Chartered clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd has over 10 years experience working in the NHS and mental health settings, and she supports parents from

pregnancy to childbirth and beyond. Caroline is the author of Mindful New Mum, and her published research explores mothers experiences of intrusive

thoughts about their babies. Her work has been featured in You magazine, Grazia, BBC Radio Scotland and Womans Hour on BBC Radio 4.


Caroline specialises in supporting parents around anger and anxiety in her independent psychology practice, Parent Therapy Hub. She shares psychology ideas on Instagram and in the media to help parents feel more connected - to themselves and their children - and less alone. 


You can find Caroline here:

www.drcarolineboyd.com or via Instagram @_drboyd

Caroline’s next maternal anger course starts on January 12th

https://drcarolineboyd.com/course-mum-rage


Caroline’s book, Mindful New Mum: A Mind-Body Approach to the Highs and Lows of Motherhood, is available to buy online at Amazon, Waterstones or Bookshop.


**Trigger warning – talk of intrusive thoughts of harm. Please take care when listening.

Note – Fathers also report experiencing these thoughts, but to a slightly lesser degree than mothers.

If this episode raises any concerns for you please talk to a trusted health professional such as your GP.

You can also reach out to the services below:

UK: PANDAS - 0808 1961 776

Samaritans – 116 123

For emergency help - call 999 or visit your local A&;E department

US: Postpartum Support International - 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> <![CDATA[Ep 81: Reflections on Perfectionism and Honouring our Journey's]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:10 GMT 15:47 65845543e1b7ed0017cd8676 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65845543e1b7ed0017cd8676 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode81 full 81 In this the first episode of 2024, Cath shares some reflections on how complex it is to move away from perfectionism and how when we have these tendencies we are never satisfied with where we are in life.


Many of us have scripts (or radio shows!) running in our heads that are much more about the past and hamper our enjoyment of our lives. Cath shares an example of this from her own life and suggests an exercise for you to do at the beginning of 2024, an exercise to celebrate and honour yourself and your journey.


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]]> In this the first episode of 2024, Cath shares some reflections on how complex it is to move away from perfectionism and how when we have these tendencies we are never satisfied with where we are in life.


Many of us have scripts (or radio shows!) running in our heads that are much more about the past and hamper our enjoyment of our lives. Cath shares an example of this from her own life and suggests an exercise for you to do at the beginning of 2024, an exercise to celebrate and honour yourself and your journey.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 80: Relationships, Expectations and Obligations Ep 80: Relationships, Expectations and Obligations Sun, 24 Dec 2023 18:00:12 GMT 15:09 65844f3306d51600166fbb5c false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65844f3306d51600166fbb5c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode80 full 80 In this special bonus episode released on Christmas Day, Cath speaks about relationships, family of origin, expectations and obligations. And how we can get all tangled up with our childhood roles when we are back in our family of origin.


She suggests some ways to protect your peace and honour yourself, your family and others as sometimes it can be tricky to extend to others what we are trying to extend to ourselves.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> In this special bonus episode released on Christmas Day, Cath speaks about relationships, family of origin, expectations and obligations. And how we can get all tangled up with our childhood roles when we are back in our family of origin.


She suggests some ways to protect your peace and honour yourself, your family and others as sometimes it can be tricky to extend to others what we are trying to extend to ourselves.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 79: Anxiety, Somatics and Growing Up in Motherhood with Colleen Adrian Ep 79: Anxiety, Somatics and Growing Up in Motherhood with Colleen Adrian Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:44 GMT 55:53 6580206bce5d430017d96743 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 6580206bce5d430017d96743 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode79 full 79 In the episode this week, Cath is joined by Colleen Adrian. Colleen is an author, and a connected parenting coach for parents of sensitive spirited kids. She’s a Mom, a Stepmom, and a Grandma, and lives on a small island on the west coast of Canada.


Cath and Colleen talked about how Colleen has grown herself up in motherhood, how discovering neuroscience and better understanding her nervous system and that of her child's shifted everything for her and how she continues to surrender to her journey. Colleen shared about how astrology has supported her and how she tends to anxiety when it comes up.


Colleen helps parents of sensitive spirited kids who struggle with intense emotions, including anxiety, aggression, perfectionism, tantrums, rebellion. Through parent coaching, somatic therapy, and online courses, she helps the parents learn skills for connection and emotional regulation, both for themselves and their children so they can leave behind authoritarian parenting methods, and have the strong bond with their kids that they’re deeply longing for. She specialises in creating secure attachment and somatic healing.


She’s passionate about nurturing authenticity, connected relationships, creativity, and supporting kids to grow into their unique selves. She believes the world needs more compassionate human beings who are living authentically from their hearts. 


You can find Colleen here:


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In the episode this week, Cath is joined by Colleen Adrian. Colleen is an author, and a connected parenting coach for parents of sensitive spirited kids. She’s a Mom, a Stepmom, and a Grandma, and lives on a small island on the west coast of Canada.


Cath and Colleen talked about how Colleen has grown herself up in motherhood, how discovering neuroscience and better understanding her nervous system and that of her child's shifted everything for her and how she continues to surrender to her journey. Colleen shared about how astrology has supported her and how she tends to anxiety when it comes up.


Colleen helps parents of sensitive spirited kids who struggle with intense emotions, including anxiety, aggression, perfectionism, tantrums, rebellion. Through parent coaching, somatic therapy, and online courses, she helps the parents learn skills for connection and emotional regulation, both for themselves and their children so they can leave behind authoritarian parenting methods, and have the strong bond with their kids that they’re deeply longing for. She specialises in creating secure attachment and somatic healing.


She’s passionate about nurturing authenticity, connected relationships, creativity, and supporting kids to grow into their unique selves. She believes the world needs more compassionate human beings who are living authentically from their hearts. 


You can find Colleen here:


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 78: Resources, Rage and Ruptures Ep 78: Resources, Rage and Ruptures Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:04 GMT 38:18 65772cb9e796c30011127790 false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65772cb9e796c30011127790 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode78 full 78 In this episode Cath speaks about resourcing yourself over the holiday period and what that might look like. There may be more rage and ruptures at this time and she speaks to how you might support yourself and the benefits of working through ruptures, why these are so important and welcoming in repair. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about resourcing yourself over the holiday period and what that might look like. There may be more rage and ruptures at this time and she speaks to how you might support yourself and the benefits of working through ruptures, why these are so important and welcoming in repair. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 77: Developmental Trauma, Healing and Growing Up in Fatherhood with Stephen Terrell Ep 77: Developmental Trauma, Healing and Growing Up in Fatherhood with Stephen Terrell Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:11 GMT 51:52 656da438efc141001294f2aa false https://www.cathcounihan.com 656da438efc141001294f2aa 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode77 full 77 In the episode this week Cath was joined by Stephen Terrell. Steve Terrell is a Healer, Teacher, and Author and sees clients at Austin Attachment and Counseling Center in Austin, Texas. He founded this center over 20 years ago for the treatment of Developmental Trauma and Adoption related issues. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and a Doctorate in Psychology California Coast University and sees his clients under his license as a professional counselor in Texas. 


Steve and Cath discuss Steve's path to fatherhood, what he learnt about parenting from his first son, healing work and the importance of turning up in the relationship. Steve shared about what has been most important in terms of supporting himself and how he breaks things down to make them manageable/achievable. There is so much wisdom in this episode, I hope you find this supportive ahead of the festive period.


It was his experience as a clinician and single parent of two adopted sons, along with his understanding of the ACEs that Steve came to the realization that there needed to be a way to reach non-verbal, or early developmental trauma, without spoken language. Out of this realization he developed Transforming Touch® and a training program designed for understanding and healing developmental trauma: “Transforming the Experience-Based Brain: A Regulation-Based Approach to Working Developmental Trauma” (which is offered internationally and offers an understanding of developmental trauma through a new lens). This new lens includes working with primitive reflexes, learning the language of early trauma, working with physiological regulation, understanding the neuro sequential development of the brain, working with survival parts, understanding attachment in the somatic relationship, and more.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In the episode this week Cath was joined by Stephen Terrell. Steve Terrell is a Healer, Teacher, and Author and sees clients at Austin Attachment and Counseling Center in Austin, Texas. He founded this center over 20 years ago for the treatment of Developmental Trauma and Adoption related issues. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and a Doctorate in Psychology California Coast University and sees his clients under his license as a professional counselor in Texas. 


Steve and Cath discuss Steve's path to fatherhood, what he learnt about parenting from his first son, healing work and the importance of turning up in the relationship. Steve shared about what has been most important in terms of supporting himself and how he breaks things down to make them manageable/achievable. There is so much wisdom in this episode, I hope you find this supportive ahead of the festive period.


It was his experience as a clinician and single parent of two adopted sons, along with his understanding of the ACEs that Steve came to the realization that there needed to be a way to reach non-verbal, or early developmental trauma, without spoken language. Out of this realization he developed Transforming Touch® and a training program designed for understanding and healing developmental trauma: “Transforming the Experience-Based Brain: A Regulation-Based Approach to Working Developmental Trauma” (which is offered internationally and offers an understanding of developmental trauma through a new lens). This new lens includes working with primitive reflexes, learning the language of early trauma, working with physiological regulation, understanding the neuro sequential development of the brain, working with survival parts, understanding attachment in the somatic relationship, and more.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 76: Relationships, Self-Responsibility and Roast Potatoes (part re-release) Ep 76: Relationships, Self-Responsibility and Roast Potatoes (part re-release) Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:46 GMT 27:52 65646cb1f1e94c00129f8e4f false https://www.cathcounihan.com 65646cb1f1e94c00129f8e4f 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode76 full 76 In this deeply heartfelt and personal episode, Cath speaks to the complexity of managing family relationships around the holidays and high days (particularly when we have not had our needs met in

childhood).


How can we remain in touch with people who we may deeply love, have a lot of history with and yet the relationship may also have a lot of potential for pain? How can we turn up in these relationships, own our own stuff and still find joy in the present moment? Through the use of personal anecdotes Cath makes various points about how we can manage and even thrive at these times. This episode has lots of practical tips and suggestions so that you can craft the holiday period that will be best for you and your family, and allow this for others.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this deeply heartfelt and personal episode, Cath speaks to the complexity of managing family relationships around the holidays and high days (particularly when we have not had our needs met in

childhood).


How can we remain in touch with people who we may deeply love, have a lot of history with and yet the relationship may also have a lot of potential for pain? How can we turn up in these relationships, own our own stuff and still find joy in the present moment? Through the use of personal anecdotes Cath makes various points about how we can manage and even thrive at these times. This episode has lots of practical tips and suggestions so that you can craft the holiday period that will be best for you and your family, and allow this for others.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 75: Slow Parenthood, Matrescence and Growing up in Motherhood with Mariana Castaman Ep 75: Slow Parenthood, Matrescence and Growing up in Motherhood with Mariana Castaman Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:29 GMT 1:00:18 655b857f8a6b140012c2e30b false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 655b857f8a6b140012c2e30b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode75 full 75 In the episode today Cath was joined by author and Early Years consultant Mariana Castaman. Cath and Mariana talked about slow parenting, being present for the children we have, growing up in parenthood, learning to hold space for our children when that was not done for us in childhood and honouring the work done in mothering/parenting. 


Mariana is an Early Years Consultant, Published author — of a book written in her mother-tongue Portuguese (the title of the book is 'Esse Não é Mais um Livro Sobre o Sono', and a Sleep Specialist.


You can connect with Mariana on Instagram here: @marianacastaman


She is currently working on a new offering and has 3 in-depth free guides to support moms, parents and families and their children with improving sleep. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In the episode today Cath was joined by author and Early Years consultant Mariana Castaman. Cath and Mariana talked about slow parenting, being present for the children we have, growing up in parenthood, learning to hold space for our children when that was not done for us in childhood and honouring the work done in mothering/parenting. 


Mariana is an Early Years Consultant, Published author — of a book written in her mother-tongue Portuguese (the title of the book is 'Esse Não é Mais um Livro Sobre o Sono', and a Sleep Specialist.


You can connect with Mariana on Instagram here: @marianacastaman


She is currently working on a new offering and has 3 in-depth free guides to support moms, parents and families and their children with improving sleep. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 74: Busting Shame and Growing Up in Fatherhood with Josh Connolly Ep 74: Busting Shame and Growing Up in Fatherhood with Josh Connolly Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:42 GMT 59:08 655230c1bea4e600112a89a2 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 655230c1bea4e600112a89a2 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode74 full 74 In this episode Cath was joined by Resilience and Breathwork coach Josh Connolly. The discussion focused on Josh’s path to parenthood, becoming sober, the importance of rupture and repair and how Josh grows himself up as he lives, works and parents. We talked about the importance of self honesty and how it is impossible to be a perfect cycle breaker/parent.


Josh Connolly is a Resilience and Accredited Breathwork Facilitator. He is also a mental health advocate in the UK featured regularly in the press. He has spoken in the House of Commons (related to adult children of alcoholics), contributed to mental health policy and even advised the scriptwriting team on Hollyoaks. Josh runs resilience workshops for village schools and global brands alike. He is an ambassador for Nacoa a national charity supporting people affected by a parent’s drinking.


Josh's Socials


Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok @josh_ffw

YouTube: JoshConnolly_FFW


How individuals can work with Josh


Inner You: his flagship online 6 week programme - www.joshconnolly.co.uk/inner-you

Breathing Space: his online community away from social media - www.joshconnolly.co.uk/breathing-space


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Resilience and Breathwork coach Josh Connolly. The discussion focused on Josh’s path to parenthood, becoming sober, the importance of rupture and repair and how Josh grows himself up as he lives, works and parents. We talked about the importance of self honesty and how it is impossible to be a perfect cycle breaker/parent.


Josh Connolly is a Resilience and Accredited Breathwork Facilitator. He is also a mental health advocate in the UK featured regularly in the press. He has spoken in the House of Commons (related to adult children of alcoholics), contributed to mental health policy and even advised the scriptwriting team on Hollyoaks. Josh runs resilience workshops for village schools and global brands alike. He is an ambassador for Nacoa a national charity supporting people affected by a parent’s drinking.


Josh's Socials


Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok @josh_ffw

YouTube: JoshConnolly_FFW


How individuals can work with Josh


Inner You: his flagship online 6 week programme - www.joshconnolly.co.uk/inner-you

Breathing Space: his online community away from social media - www.joshconnolly.co.uk/breathing-space


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]]> Ep 73: Secure Attachment, Shame and Anxiety Ep 73: Secure Attachment, Shame and Anxiety Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:21 GMT 15:50 65492acc5ccbc00012903e7b true https://www.psychotherapymum.com 65492acc5ccbc00012903e7b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode73 full 73 In this episode Cath returns to the content of episode 72 and discusses how secure attachment impacts how we turn up in life. She uses family history and context to show the power of cycle breaking and how creating secure attachment is hugely impactful. She also chats about how comparison can sometimes be helpful. This episode is real, vulnerable, hopeful and powerful and we hope provides comfort and connection for you.


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]]> In this episode Cath returns to the content of episode 72 and discusses how secure attachment impacts how we turn up in life. She uses family history and context to show the power of cycle breaking and how creating secure attachment is hugely impactful. She also chats about how comparison can sometimes be helpful. This episode is real, vulnerable, hopeful and powerful and we hope provides comfort and connection for you.


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]]> Ep 72: Secure Attachment, Postpartum and Growing up in Motherhood with Jodi Pawluski Ep 72: Secure Attachment, Postpartum and Growing up in Motherhood with Jodi Pawluski Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:40 GMT 53:40 653fa86c04ed950012d42c45 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 653fa86c04ed950012d42c45 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode72 full 72 In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Jodi Pawluski, they talked about Jodi’s path to motherhood, her postpartum time, how she prepared for this time and how her own parents’ support impacted her.

Jodi shares a bit about her family history, about the partnership she has with her husband in parenting and how her own work and knowledge of the brain supports her in her mothering role. 


Dr Jodi Pawluski is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, Psychotherapist and Author. Her research is affiliated with a research unit of the INSERM institute, the University of Rennes, France.


For over fifteen years Jodi has studied the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of perinatal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and developing offspring.


In 2020 Dr. Pawluski started a podcast called "Mommy Brain Revisited" which focuses on bringing current research on the parental brain to the general public. She also recently published a book (available in French and English) titled "Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain". 


Dr Pawluski's work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, CNN, The Boston Globe, Die Zeit, Elle, Marie Claire, to name a few


You can connect with Jodi on her website listed here www.jodipawluski.com


Instagram: @dr.jodi_pawluski


X (formerly twitter): @JodiPawluski


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]]> In this episode Cath was joined by Dr Jodi Pawluski, they talked about Jodi’s path to motherhood, her postpartum time, how she prepared for this time and how her own parents’ support impacted her.

Jodi shares a bit about her family history, about the partnership she has with her husband in parenting and how her own work and knowledge of the brain supports her in her mothering role. 


Dr Jodi Pawluski is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, Psychotherapist and Author. Her research is affiliated with a research unit of the INSERM institute, the University of Rennes, France.


For over fifteen years Jodi has studied the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of perinatal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and developing offspring.


In 2020 Dr. Pawluski started a podcast called "Mommy Brain Revisited" which focuses on bringing current research on the parental brain to the general public. She also recently published a book (available in French and English) titled "Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain". 


Dr Pawluski's work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, CNN, The Boston Globe, Die Zeit, Elle, Marie Claire, to name a few


You can connect with Jodi on her website listed here www.jodipawluski.com


Instagram: @dr.jodi_pawluski


X (formerly twitter): @JodiPawluski


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]]> Ep 71: Why Care About Attachment Styles? Ep 71: Why Care About Attachment Styles? Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:00:51 GMT 16:41 653660a50997030011c3638c false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 653660a50997030011c3638c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode71 full 71 In this episode Cath speaks about secure attachment, what it really means, why it is useful to understand and how our attachment style influences much of how we turn up in the world. Cath speaks about earned secure attachment, how therapy helps in the process of developing this and how tending to and nurturing ourselves is the key to shift and change. Learning to tend to ourselves is vital in our parenting journey (and in life in general).


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about secure attachment, what it really means, why it is useful to understand and how our attachment style influences much of how we turn up in the world. Cath speaks about earned secure attachment, how therapy helps in the process of developing this and how tending to and nurturing ourselves is the key to shift and change. Learning to tend to ourselves is vital in our parenting journey (and in life in general).


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]]> Ep 70: Sobriety, Self Responsibility and Growing up in Motherhood with Cat Sims Ep 70: Sobriety, Self Responsibility and Growing up in Motherhood with Cat Sims Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:00:39 GMT 1:09:38 6523ec58b1f27a0011ffdda0 true https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6523ec58b1f27a0011ffdda0 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode70 full 70 This week Cath is joined by author, podcaster and content creator Cat Sims. Cath and Cat talk about Cat’s experiences of motherhood, how she has grown herself up as she mothers, her path to sobriety and why she stopped drinking. And how she views self responsibility. Cat shares her story on boarding school, her family of origin, making living amends and how she holds herself kindly now (instead of self criticism).


Cat Sims is an author, podcaster and content creator who is still trying to figure the whole ‘adulting’ thing out.


She’s made a living out of documenting her failures and successes as a 40 year old woman, a mother and a wife across various social media platforms.


Her mission in life is to make as many women as possible feel ‘seen’ and to make them realise that they are never, ever, ‘the only one.’ She’s honest AF, wonderfully self-deprecating and willing to say all the things the rest of us hide away and, in doing so, she manages to make us all feel a little bit better about our perfectly messy lives.


Cat can be found on Instagram @notsosmugnow


If you've been affected by any of the discussions we've had today, then please check out Alcoholics Anonymous at https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ or Al-Anon: https://al-anonuk.org.uk/


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]]> This week Cath is joined by author, podcaster and content creator Cat Sims. Cath and Cat talk about Cat’s experiences of motherhood, how she has grown herself up as she mothers, her path to sobriety and why she stopped drinking. And how she views self responsibility. Cat shares her story on boarding school, her family of origin, making living amends and how she holds herself kindly now (instead of self criticism).


Cat Sims is an author, podcaster and content creator who is still trying to figure the whole ‘adulting’ thing out.


She’s made a living out of documenting her failures and successes as a 40 year old woman, a mother and a wife across various social media platforms.


Her mission in life is to make as many women as possible feel ‘seen’ and to make them realise that they are never, ever, ‘the only one.’ She’s honest AF, wonderfully self-deprecating and willing to say all the things the rest of us hide away and, in doing so, she manages to make us all feel a little bit better about our perfectly messy lives.


Cat can be found on Instagram @notsosmugnow


If you've been affected by any of the discussions we've had today, then please check out Alcoholics Anonymous at https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ or Al-Anon: https://al-anonuk.org.uk/


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]]> Ep 69: Attachment, Regulation, Emotional Neglect and Feeling States Ep 69: Attachment, Regulation, Emotional Neglect and Feeling States Mon, 09 Oct 2023 23:00:37 GMT 18:09 6523ec33b1f27a0011ffca15 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6523ec33b1f27a0011ffca15 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode69 full 69 Cath delves into the impacts of emotional neglect, how it can be so hard to live with these, why this is and the relationship between emotional neglect, attachment and regulation. She talks about our own feeling states in parenting and how learning to tend to and nurture ourselves is absolutely key on our parenting journey.


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]]> Cath delves into the impacts of emotional neglect, how it can be so hard to live with these, why this is and the relationship between emotional neglect, attachment and regulation. She talks about our own feeling states in parenting and how learning to tend to and nurture ourselves is absolutely key on our parenting journey.


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]]> Ep 68: Matrescence and Growing Up in Motherhood with Lucy Jones Ep 68: Matrescence and Growing Up in Motherhood with Lucy Jones Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:00:16 GMT 56:10 651aa74f9751550011d209bf false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 651aa74f9751550011d209bf 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode68 full 68 In this episode Cath is joined by author and journalist Lucy Jones. Cath and Lucy discussed Lucy's matrescence journey, her most recent book (Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood), how she makes sense (and continues to) of the huge transition to motherhood, what Lucy finds supportive, how we are all eco systems and some of the realities of mothering at this time in our history.  


Lucy Jones is an award-winning journalist and the author of four books including the best-selling book Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild (Allen Lane), a Times and Telegraph Book of the Year, and most recently Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Her writing on science, health and ecology has been published in BBC Earth, The Sunday Times, GQ, the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman. Lucy is a mother of 3 and lives in Hampshire in England.


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by author and journalist Lucy Jones. Cath and Lucy discussed Lucy's matrescence journey, her most recent book (Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood), how she makes sense (and continues to) of the huge transition to motherhood, what Lucy finds supportive, how we are all eco systems and some of the realities of mothering at this time in our history.  


Lucy Jones is an award-winning journalist and the author of four books including the best-selling book Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild (Allen Lane), a Times and Telegraph Book of the Year, and most recently Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Her writing on science, health and ecology has been published in BBC Earth, The Sunday Times, GQ, the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman. Lucy is a mother of 3 and lives in Hampshire in England.


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]]> Ep 67: Estrangement, Having a Narcissistic Mother and Growing Up in Motherhood with Harriet Shearsmith Ep 67: Estrangement, Having a Narcissistic Mother and Growing Up in Motherhood with Harriet Shearsmith Mon, 25 Sep 2023 23:00:49 GMT 54:13 65116ffad7d47000115d0ace false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 65116ffad7d47000115d0ace 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode67 full 67 In this episode Cath is joined by Harriet Shearsmith. Harriet is a coach, podcaster, Mum of 3 and the content creator behind @tobyandroo. In this episode she shares her experiences around growing up in a household where she always tended to the needs of her Mother, how she came to see the dynamics of her family, what action she has taken to protect herself as an adult and how she is shifting dynamics in her own family.


Harriet can be found on Instagram: @tobyandroo and @unfollowingmum. She hosts a podcast for cycle breakers called Unfollowing Mum all about toxic families, estrangement and healing generational trauma.


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Harriet Shearsmith. Harriet is a coach, podcaster, Mum of 3 and the content creator behind @tobyandroo. In this episode she shares her experiences around growing up in a household where she always tended to the needs of her Mother, how she came to see the dynamics of her family, what action she has taken to protect herself as an adult and how she is shifting dynamics in her own family.


Harriet can be found on Instagram: @tobyandroo and @unfollowingmum. She hosts a podcast for cycle breakers called Unfollowing Mum all about toxic families, estrangement and healing generational trauma.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 66: Emotional Neglect and Narcissistic Families Ep 66: Emotional Neglect and Narcissistic Families Mon, 18 Sep 2023 23:00:28 GMT 18:51 650856bed844a90011ecf853 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 650856bed844a90011ecf853 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode66 full 66 In this episode Cath starts to look in more detail at what emotional neglect actually is and why it matters. She explains how widespread emotional neglect is and gives some historical context to explain why. She links this to parenting, to the challenge of tending to our kids emotions and to our ability to meet our own needs. Cath discusses the concept of narcissistic families, what this actually means and the generational aspects of this. Both of these are huge subjects, listen to this first instalment today.


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]]> In this episode Cath starts to look in more detail at what emotional neglect actually is and why it matters. She explains how widespread emotional neglect is and gives some historical context to explain why. She links this to parenting, to the challenge of tending to our kids emotions and to our ability to meet our own needs. Cath discusses the concept of narcissistic families, what this actually means and the generational aspects of this. Both of these are huge subjects, listen to this first instalment today.


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]]> Ep 65: Childhood Trauma, The Nervous System and Mothering Ep 65: Childhood Trauma, The Nervous System and Mothering Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:00:02 GMT 56:57 64ff13e222185c00101fa214 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64ff13e222185c00101fa214 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode65 full 65 In this episode Cath was interviewed by Nikki McCahon for her Seasons of Matresence Podcast. We had a gentle, compassionate and open hearted conversation about the ways in which experiences of childhood trauma can shape and impact how we experience mothering and raising children.


We cover a lot of ground in this episode, the ways in which childhood trauma can impact and shape our experience of mothering and raising children. We talk about the nervous system and our window of tolerance and how trauma can travel through families and generations why playing with your children can feel overwhelming or dysregulating. The power of rupture and repair for our children and ourselves and how we can bring in more compassion in our mothering and our journey of healing from childhood trauma.


There is so much wisdom in this episode, and I know that it’s going to be really supportive for you.


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]]> In this episode Cath was interviewed by Nikki McCahon for her Seasons of Matresence Podcast. We had a gentle, compassionate and open hearted conversation about the ways in which experiences of childhood trauma can shape and impact how we experience mothering and raising children.


We cover a lot of ground in this episode, the ways in which childhood trauma can impact and shape our experience of mothering and raising children. We talk about the nervous system and our window of tolerance and how trauma can travel through families and generations why playing with your children can feel overwhelming or dysregulating. The power of rupture and repair for our children and ourselves and how we can bring in more compassion in our mothering and our journey of healing from childhood trauma.


There is so much wisdom in this episode, and I know that it’s going to be really supportive for you.


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]]> Ep 64: Shifting Generational Trauma and Thoughts on Food Ep 64: Shifting Generational Trauma and Thoughts on Food Mon, 04 Sep 2023 23:00:11 GMT 48:07 64f5ef32d5566e00106533d7 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64f5ef32d5566e00106533d7 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode64 full 64 This episode is an interview with Cath and Crystal Karges which was originally released on Crystal’s podcast ‘Lift the Shame’. Cath and Crystal talk about healing generational trauma, shifting patterns, diet culture, food choices, control and more.


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]]> This episode is an interview with Cath and Crystal Karges which was originally released on Crystal’s podcast ‘Lift the Shame’. Cath and Crystal talk about healing generational trauma, shifting patterns, diet culture, food choices, control and more.


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]]> Ep 63: When Our Needs Feel Illegitimate (Re-release) Ep 63: When Our Needs Feel Illegitimate (Re-release) Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:00:24 GMT 16:16 64e8f7436ed35e0011831e81 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64e8f7436ed35e0011831e81 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode63 full 63 The way we come into relationships with our needs when we are babies and young children, has a huge influence on the way we learn to tend to our needs as adults.


We learn about what is 'allowed' in terms of our needs in our family of origin. Many of us have a very complex relationship with our own needs, because of the parenting we received (and the parenting our parents received). In this episode Cath digs more into needs (Listen to Episodes 1-4 of Grow Yourself Up for more on needs), looking at why our needs may feel 'illegitimate' and how we can bring these needs back to ourselves.


She shares some imagery that could be helpful with this and also some ideas about how to proceed when you don't know where to start with your needs.


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]]> The way we come into relationships with our needs when we are babies and young children, has a huge influence on the way we learn to tend to our needs as adults.


We learn about what is 'allowed' in terms of our needs in our family of origin. Many of us have a very complex relationship with our own needs, because of the parenting we received (and the parenting our parents received). In this episode Cath digs more into needs (Listen to Episodes 1-4 of Grow Yourself Up for more on needs), looking at why our needs may feel 'illegitimate' and how we can bring these needs back to ourselves.


She shares some imagery that could be helpful with this and also some ideas about how to proceed when you don't know where to start with your needs.


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]]> Ep 62: Self Mothering: Putting it into Practise (Re-release) Ep 62: Self Mothering: Putting it into Practise (Re-release) Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:00:20 GMT 23:39 64df53d042a892001146f481 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64df53d042a892001146f481 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode62 full 62 In this episode Cath discusses the concept of self mothering, explaining why this is such a crucial part of all our healing journey.


She explains what it is, highlights how we may derail ourselves and shares her 3-step approach to self-mothering. This episode is full of humanity, vulnerability, useful tips and storytelling. Cath provides an example of how she does this in her own life so that you can transfer the ideas into practice in your own life. This will help you create the life you wish and be the person you want to be.


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]]> In this episode Cath discusses the concept of self mothering, explaining why this is such a crucial part of all our healing journey.


She explains what it is, highlights how we may derail ourselves and shares her 3-step approach to self-mothering. This episode is full of humanity, vulnerability, useful tips and storytelling. Cath provides an example of how she does this in her own life so that you can transfer the ideas into practice in your own life. This will help you create the life you wish and be the person you want to be.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 61: The Importance of Good Enough Parenting and Rupture and Repair for all Ages Ep 61: The Importance of Good Enough Parenting and Rupture and Repair for all Ages Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:00:12 GMT 26:02 64d6763549c8ba0011dd8510 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64d6763549c8ba0011dd8510 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode61 full 61 The term ‘rupture and repair’ is widely used across social media to explain the process of repairing with your child after a break in connection (for example parent shouted or was unkind, snappy to a child). The original research around this was done on mother and infant dyads and the research was later also done with fathers and toddlers. This process has extremely important implications for us as adults, listen to this episode for more. 


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]]> The term ‘rupture and repair’ is widely used across social media to explain the process of repairing with your child after a break in connection (for example parent shouted or was unkind, snappy to a child). The original research around this was done on mother and infant dyads and the research was later also done with fathers and toddlers. This process has extremely important implications for us as adults, listen to this episode for more. 


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]]> Ep 60: The Family Nervous System, Transitions and Stress Responses Ep 60: The Family Nervous System, Transitions and Stress Responses Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:00:14 GMT 18:15 64d0e73eda2e210011e38510 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64d0e73eda2e210011e38510 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode60 full 60 In this episode Cath discusses some nervous system science (Polyvagal Theory and Stephen Porges and Deb Dana's work) and invites us into considering how our parent nervous systems interact with our children's nervous systems. Understanding what we, as parents, are contributing to the family nervous system is vital if we want to create change.


She shares an anecdote related to this focusing on transitions (there are a lot of transitions in holidays each day) and stress responses.


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]]> In this episode Cath discusses some nervous system science (Polyvagal Theory and Stephen Porges and Deb Dana's work) and invites us into considering how our parent nervous systems interact with our children's nervous systems. Understanding what we, as parents, are contributing to the family nervous system is vital if we want to create change.


She shares an anecdote related to this focusing on transitions (there are a lot of transitions in holidays each day) and stress responses.


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]]> Ep 59: Birth Trauma, Dissociation and Growing Up in Motherhood with Sophie Burch Ep 59: Birth Trauma, Dissociation and Growing Up in Motherhood with Sophie Burch Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:00:24 GMT 1:00:40 64c3f77cdc471e001188cf50 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64c3f77cdc471e001188cf50 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode59 full 59 Cath was joined by coach, trainer and hypno-CBT therapist Sophie Burch this week. We talked about Sophie's journey to motherhood, her passion and mission in the prenatal, perinatal and postpartum stages of parenthood and how her own experiences contributed to this. We touched on how birth trauma and a stay in NICU impacted her and her children. Sophie shared how she deals with the impacts of PTSD, maintaining her sanity while parenting 4 boys and how she cares for herself.


Sophie Burch aka The Mamma Coach is on a mission to put mental and emotional wellbeing more on the map in pregnancy, birth and parenting. She has 17 years experience as a mother to 4 boys (including twins), as a perinatal therapist and coach, and a birth trauma and PND survivor. Her experience has shaped who she is and awakened her to a life of compassion and deep empathy for everyone from pre-conception through parenting to menopause. Her approach is simple: to allow people to feel held and heard, safe and worthy of love and self acceptance.. Sophie believes that our strength comes from self compassion, kindness and knowledge, which is her ethos. 


Sophie’s book, Beyond Birth: A Mindful Guide for Early Parenting, was published in 2020. It is an integration of all she knows will help people have a more balanced, positive experience as they transition from pregnancy to parenting. The book is available on Amazon in multiple formats, and can be delivered via parent-baby support sessions and a practitioner training course.


She is a Trainer and Team Member at PMH Training CIC with leading Perinatal expert and Author Dr Jane Hanley and offers online and in person coaching, 1:1 and groups and is very happy to talk about her work and experience at events and podcasts.


Sophie Burch (HCBT, CNHC, GQHP)

Hypno-CBT® Mindfulness & Aromatherapy

Specialist from Pre-conception through Birth, Parenting & Beyond Mental Health & Wellbeing


You can connect with Sophie here:


FaceBook: The Mamma Coach, Beyond Birth Collective 

Instagram: @themammacoach and @beyond_birth_guide

Tel: 07949 764105


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]]> Cath was joined by coach, trainer and hypno-CBT therapist Sophie Burch this week. We talked about Sophie's journey to motherhood, her passion and mission in the prenatal, perinatal and postpartum stages of parenthood and how her own experiences contributed to this. We touched on how birth trauma and a stay in NICU impacted her and her children. Sophie shared how she deals with the impacts of PTSD, maintaining her sanity while parenting 4 boys and how she cares for herself.


Sophie Burch aka The Mamma Coach is on a mission to put mental and emotional wellbeing more on the map in pregnancy, birth and parenting. She has 17 years experience as a mother to 4 boys (including twins), as a perinatal therapist and coach, and a birth trauma and PND survivor. Her experience has shaped who she is and awakened her to a life of compassion and deep empathy for everyone from pre-conception through parenting to menopause. Her approach is simple: to allow people to feel held and heard, safe and worthy of love and self acceptance.. Sophie believes that our strength comes from self compassion, kindness and knowledge, which is her ethos. 


Sophie’s book, Beyond Birth: A Mindful Guide for Early Parenting, was published in 2020. It is an integration of all she knows will help people have a more balanced, positive experience as they transition from pregnancy to parenting. The book is available on Amazon in multiple formats, and can be delivered via parent-baby support sessions and a practitioner training course.


She is a Trainer and Team Member at PMH Training CIC with leading Perinatal expert and Author Dr Jane Hanley and offers online and in person coaching, 1:1 and groups and is very happy to talk about her work and experience at events and podcasts.


Sophie Burch (HCBT, CNHC, GQHP)

Hypno-CBT® Mindfulness & Aromatherapy

Specialist from Pre-conception through Birth, Parenting & Beyond Mental Health & Wellbeing


You can connect with Sophie here:


FaceBook: The Mamma Coach, Beyond Birth Collective 

Instagram: @themammacoach and @beyond_birth_guide

Tel: 07949 764105


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]]> Ep 58: Words of Encouragement for Holidays (Re-release) Ep 58: Words of Encouragement for Holidays (Re-release) Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:00:51 GMT 25:08 64beadfd8101990011de073c false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64beadfd8101990011de073c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode58 full 58 In this episode Cath discusses what shift we need to make as parents around the holidays.


Cath discusses some of the emotional adjustments we need to make as parents when considering leisure time with kids, and using nervous system science. She suggests ways that you can support yourself and your kids over the holiday period. This episode will hold and support you as you consider and plan the next couple of months.


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]]> In this episode Cath discusses what shift we need to make as parents around the holidays.


Cath discusses some of the emotional adjustments we need to make as parents when considering leisure time with kids, and using nervous system science. She suggests ways that you can support yourself and your kids over the holiday period. This episode will hold and support you as you consider and plan the next couple of months.


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]]> Ep 57: Process, Self Care and Growing up in Motherhood with Suzy Reading Ep 57: Process, Self Care and Growing up in Motherhood with Suzy Reading Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:00:09 GMT 42:15 64b5326674bba70011672f44 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64b5326674bba70011672f44 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode57 full 57 In this episode Cath is joined by author and coach Suzy Reading. Suzy shares about how she has grown herself up in motherhood, how grief impacted her early motherhood, how she takes care of herself and how advocating for her kids has helped her with self advocacy. 


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. Suzy is the Psychology Expert for wellbeing brand Neom Organics and is a founding member of the ‘Nourish’ app. She figure-skated her way through her childhood, growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and now makes her home in the hills of Hertfordshire, UK. She has written multiple books including The Self-Care Revolution, Self-Care for Tough Times, Stand Tall Like a Mountain: Mindfulness & Self-Care for Children and Parents, Sit to Get Fit and most recently Rest to Reset.


You can find Suzy on social media:

Instagram: @suzyreading

Facebook: SuzyReadingPsychologyAndYoga/

Twitter: SuzyReading

Website: www.suzyreading.co.uk


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by author and coach Suzy Reading. Suzy shares about how she has grown herself up in motherhood, how grief impacted her early motherhood, how she takes care of herself and how advocating for her kids has helped her with self advocacy. 


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. Suzy is the Psychology Expert for wellbeing brand Neom Organics and is a founding member of the ‘Nourish’ app. She figure-skated her way through her childhood, growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and now makes her home in the hills of Hertfordshire, UK. She has written multiple books including The Self-Care Revolution, Self-Care for Tough Times, Stand Tall Like a Mountain: Mindfulness & Self-Care for Children and Parents, Sit to Get Fit and most recently Rest to Reset.


You can find Suzy on social media:

Instagram: @suzyreading

Facebook: SuzyReadingPsychologyAndYoga/

Twitter: SuzyReading

Website: www.suzyreading.co.uk


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]]> Ep 56: The Messy Imperfection of Rupture and Repair Ep 56: The Messy Imperfection of Rupture and Repair Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:01 GMT 14:15 64abf7edb5a79600117175a4 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64abf7edb5a79600117175a4 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode56 full 56 In this episode Cath speaks about the process of rupture and repair with our children. We may imagine that this is a neat, easy process (and sometimes it is) and often it is more complex and messy.


Cath shares a recent example from her life and provides a framework (in the context of attachment) for you to hold in mind as you negotiate rupture and repair in your own family and life.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about the process of rupture and repair with our children. We may imagine that this is a neat, easy process (and sometimes it is) and often it is more complex and messy.


Cath shares a recent example from her life and provides a framework (in the context of attachment) for you to hold in mind as you negotiate rupture and repair in your own family and life.


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]]> Ep 55: Intrusions, Control and Growing Up in Motherhood with Anna Butcher Ep 55: Intrusions, Control and Growing Up in Motherhood with Anna Butcher Mon, 03 Jul 2023 23:00:37 GMT 54:40 64955e5d346c040010339892 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64955e5d346c040010339892 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode55 full 55 In this episode Cath is joined by Anna Butcher. We talked about Anna's journey to motherhood, how she experiences mothering and how the act of becoming a mother is an intrusion into our lives (on multiple levels). There is some deeply personal storytelling illustrating the concepts being discussed and we focused on how control turns up for both Cath and Anna and the antidote to this. 


Anna Butcher is a counselling psychologist specialising in perinatal psychology and the experience of motherhood. She came to the field of perinatal psychology after becoming a mother herself and becoming fascinated in the magnitude of the process which is often simplified and misunderstood. Anna is a lover of psychoanalytic theory and practice, for its richness in exploring early life experiences, relationships with caregivers and what it is to be a person.


She loves marrying these ideas with her new found enthusiasm for the journey into and process of becoming a mother. She is also an advocate for speaking about the darker sides/emotions of motherhood which psychoanalytic theory give voice to. Anna taught and trained psychologists for ten years and teaching remains a passion of hers. 


Anna is trained in perinatal and infant mental health as well as newborn behavioural observation and Watch, Wait & Wonder, a parent-infant psychotherapy approach. She runs monthly support groups for mums in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and you can find her on Instagram @mums_and_microwaved_tea


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Anna Butcher. We talked about Anna's journey to motherhood, how she experiences mothering and how the act of becoming a mother is an intrusion into our lives (on multiple levels). There is some deeply personal storytelling illustrating the concepts being discussed and we focused on how control turns up for both Cath and Anna and the antidote to this. 


Anna Butcher is a counselling psychologist specialising in perinatal psychology and the experience of motherhood. She came to the field of perinatal psychology after becoming a mother herself and becoming fascinated in the magnitude of the process which is often simplified and misunderstood. Anna is a lover of psychoanalytic theory and practice, for its richness in exploring early life experiences, relationships with caregivers and what it is to be a person.


She loves marrying these ideas with her new found enthusiasm for the journey into and process of becoming a mother. She is also an advocate for speaking about the darker sides/emotions of motherhood which psychoanalytic theory give voice to. Anna taught and trained psychologists for ten years and teaching remains a passion of hers. 


Anna is trained in perinatal and infant mental health as well as newborn behavioural observation and Watch, Wait & Wonder, a parent-infant psychotherapy approach. She runs monthly support groups for mums in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and you can find her on Instagram @mums_and_microwaved_tea


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 54: Ways to Support and Resource Ourselves Ep 54: Ways to Support and Resource Ourselves Mon, 26 Jun 2023 23:00:29 GMT 21:01 64955d5d28cc6d0011c07091 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64955d5d28cc6d0011c07091 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode54 full 54 Cath is a psychotherapist and so is obviously a big fan of therapy and the positive benefits arising from therapy. She also recognises that sometimes therapy is not possible and that we also need more wrap-around support and different options. In this episode she talks to some of these different options and through some honest, deeply personal stories shares how she has benefited from some of what she speaks to.


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]]> Cath is a psychotherapist and so is obviously a big fan of therapy and the positive benefits arising from therapy. She also recognises that sometimes therapy is not possible and that we also need more wrap-around support and different options. In this episode she talks to some of these different options and through some honest, deeply personal stories shares how she has benefited from some of what she speaks to.


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]]> Ep 53: Neediness, Choice and Growing Up in Motherhood with Mara Glatzel Ep 53: Neediness, Choice and Growing Up in Motherhood with Mara Glatzel Mon, 19 Jun 2023 23:00:01 GMT 48:47 648b526ff0f1d400112bb4c1 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 648b526ff0f1d400112bb4c1 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode53 full 53 In episode 53 Cath is joined by author, coach and podcast host Mara Glatzel.


This is a rich conversation centered on needs and how we can make space for them, illustrated with stories from Mara’s life. We also discuss ambition, grappling with achievement, choice and the decisions we need to make about how we actually spend our precious lives. 


Mara Glatzel (she/her) is a coach, podcast host, and the author of Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty. She teaches fellow needy humans to uncover the most vulnerable and true expressions of themselves, and learn how to deeply tend to their needs. Through her online programs, workshops, and retreats, Mara supports people to reclaim space for their own humanity and create ambitious lives filled with meaning, without abandoning themselves in the process. Find out more at https://www.maraglatzel.com/


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]]> In episode 53 Cath is joined by author, coach and podcast host Mara Glatzel.


This is a rich conversation centered on needs and how we can make space for them, illustrated with stories from Mara’s life. We also discuss ambition, grappling with achievement, choice and the decisions we need to make about how we actually spend our precious lives. 


Mara Glatzel (she/her) is a coach, podcast host, and the author of Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty. She teaches fellow needy humans to uncover the most vulnerable and true expressions of themselves, and learn how to deeply tend to their needs. Through her online programs, workshops, and retreats, Mara supports people to reclaim space for their own humanity and create ambitious lives filled with meaning, without abandoning themselves in the process. Find out more at https://www.maraglatzel.com/


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]]> Ep 52: The Complex Journey of Meeting Needs Ep 52: The Complex Journey of Meeting Needs Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:00:32 GMT 17:01 648737057da6cb0011417af2 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 648737057da6cb0011417af2 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode52 full 52 In episode 52 Cath focuses on our needs and why starting to meet/meeting them can be so complex (building on earlier episodes on this topic, listen to episodes 1-4 and 26). She makes a suggestion for how you can reframe times when there is self abandonment (needs not being met) to reduce shame. Having our needs met is a huge contributor to being in our own sense of power and agency. 


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]]> In episode 52 Cath focuses on our needs and why starting to meet/meeting them can be so complex (building on earlier episodes on this topic, listen to episodes 1-4 and 26). She makes a suggestion for how you can reframe times when there is self abandonment (needs not being met) to reduce shame. Having our needs met is a huge contributor to being in our own sense of power and agency. 


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]]> Ep 51: Partner Rage, Postpartum Health and Healing in Motherhood with Molly Caro May Ep 51: Partner Rage, Postpartum Health and Healing in Motherhood with Molly Caro May Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:00:25 GMT 51:50 647dd84f5f71ea0011a93b5f true https://www.psychotherapymum.com 647dd84f5f71ea0011a93b5f 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode51 full 51 In episode 51 Cath was joined by author Molly Caro May. This rich and beautiful conversation covered so much ground. They touched on Molly’s memoir ‘Body Full of Stars’, talked about Molly’s postpartum health experiences, breaking cycles in motherhood, rage and self responsibility.


Molly Caro May is an author of two books, teacher, and holder of space. For 13+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in (Somatic Experiencing) and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other.


Her mission is to democratise expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. She runs online workshops, in-person retreats and keeps the fire lit for her membership community 'The Loam'.


You can learn more about her work at www.mollycaromay.com or on Instagram: @mollycaromay


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]]> In episode 51 Cath was joined by author Molly Caro May. This rich and beautiful conversation covered so much ground. They touched on Molly’s memoir ‘Body Full of Stars’, talked about Molly’s postpartum health experiences, breaking cycles in motherhood, rage and self responsibility.


Molly Caro May is an author of two books, teacher, and holder of space. For 13+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in (Somatic Experiencing) and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other.


Her mission is to democratise expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. She runs online workshops, in-person retreats and keeps the fire lit for her membership community 'The Loam'.


You can learn more about her work at www.mollycaromay.com or on Instagram: @mollycaromay


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]]> Ep 50: Shame, Perfectionism and Holidays Ep 50: Shame, Perfectionism and Holidays Mon, 29 May 2023 23:00:22 GMT 18:09 646f2197b33b76001043ce53 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 646f2197b33b76001043ce53 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode50 full 50 In this half century episode Cath talks about how our own shame and perfectionism (and what happens when our shame gets touched) can impact our holiday times.


She makes some practical suggestions to help you stress less, drop into presence, be kinder to yourself and your kids and actually enjoy your holiday times.


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]]> In this half century episode Cath talks about how our own shame and perfectionism (and what happens when our shame gets touched) can impact our holiday times.


She makes some practical suggestions to help you stress less, drop into presence, be kinder to yourself and your kids and actually enjoy your holiday times.


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]]> Ep 49: Burnout and Parenting When Our Kids Struggle with Kendra Wilde Ep 49: Burnout and Parenting When Our Kids Struggle with Kendra Wilde Mon, 22 May 2023 23:00:46 GMT 49:33 646b2c5c1558380011ed1c8b false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 646b2c5c1558380011ed1c8b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode49 full 49 Cath was joined by Kendra Wilde this week. They talked all about how to keep our sanity intact in parenting when our children are struggling in some way. Kendra shared about the 'why' behind (Wild Peace for Parents) and how she was pushed to a place of burnout on her parenting journey. This conversation is loaded with self compassion and wisdom from someone who has kids in their twenties, we hope you enjoy it.


Kendra Wilde is a parent wellbeing advocate who uses illustration, podcasting, writing, and workshops to share resilience resources with parents. As a mom of three who met burnout up close, she realized the best way to help children thrive is to care for the caregivers. 


Kendra created (Wild Peace for Parents) to help parents feel less alone and more empowered as they navigate the challenges and growth pains of parenting, especially when raising children who struggle somehow.


She recently launched "A Little Easier", a 12-episode podcast series that brings together leading experts and real parents who share insights, personal stories, and practical tools to give parents a lift through challenging times. The series takes listeners on a 12-part journey, exploring everything from the complex emotions parents experience when their kids struggle, to the nervous system’s impact on parenting, and what can help us fend off burnout, find a sense of balance, and embrace what “is” with more compassion and joy. You can find (A Little Easier) on most podcast platforms. Visit alittleeasier.org for show notes, a free downloadable discussion guide, a printable poster of key takeaways from the show, and more.


Find Kendra on Instagram & FB @wildpeaceforparents and at wildpeace.org


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]]> Cath was joined by Kendra Wilde this week. They talked all about how to keep our sanity intact in parenting when our children are struggling in some way. Kendra shared about the 'why' behind (Wild Peace for Parents) and how she was pushed to a place of burnout on her parenting journey. This conversation is loaded with self compassion and wisdom from someone who has kids in their twenties, we hope you enjoy it.


Kendra Wilde is a parent wellbeing advocate who uses illustration, podcasting, writing, and workshops to share resilience resources with parents. As a mom of three who met burnout up close, she realized the best way to help children thrive is to care for the caregivers. 


Kendra created (Wild Peace for Parents) to help parents feel less alone and more empowered as they navigate the challenges and growth pains of parenting, especially when raising children who struggle somehow.


She recently launched "A Little Easier", a 12-episode podcast series that brings together leading experts and real parents who share insights, personal stories, and practical tools to give parents a lift through challenging times. The series takes listeners on a 12-part journey, exploring everything from the complex emotions parents experience when their kids struggle, to the nervous system’s impact on parenting, and what can help us fend off burnout, find a sense of balance, and embrace what “is” with more compassion and joy. You can find (A Little Easier) on most podcast platforms. Visit alittleeasier.org for show notes, a free downloadable discussion guide, a printable poster of key takeaways from the show, and more.


Find Kendra on Instagram & FB @wildpeaceforparents and at wildpeace.org


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]]> Ep 48: Understanding our Jealousy and Envy Ep 48: Understanding our Jealousy and Envy Mon, 15 May 2023 23:00:52 GMT 20:35 64626de8616b8e00112d36db false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64626de8616b8e00112d36db 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode48 full 48 In this episode Cath talks about two feelings - jealousy and envy - that are often seen as ‘bad’ feelings or feelings we should not admit to (because we may come across as not being ‘nice’). Cath suggests an alternative way to view these and through storytelling and examples shows how tending to our own jealousy and envy can bring a measure of freedom and help guide us in our choices.


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about two feelings - jealousy and envy - that are often seen as ‘bad’ feelings or feelings we should not admit to (because we may come across as not being ‘nice’). Cath suggests an alternative way to view these and through storytelling and examples shows how tending to our own jealousy and envy can bring a measure of freedom and help guide us in our choices.


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]]> Ep 47: Anxiety, Control, Letting Go and Perfectionism in our Mothering with Azalia Suhaimi Ep 47: Anxiety, Control, Letting Go and Perfectionism in our Mothering with Azalia Suhaimi Mon, 08 May 2023 23:00:11 GMT 47:55 6454f5eb6de49d00119a42c3 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6454f5eb6de49d00119a42c3 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode47 full 47 In this week's episode Cath is joined by artist and illustrator Azalia Suhaimi. Azalia shares her motherhood journey and how perfectionism, anxiety and trying to get everything right led her to burnout. Azalia reflects on the importance of letting go and getting help. The generous storytelling will help you feel less alone and that no matter what issues you are experiencing in motherhood, there is a way through.


Azalia writes and illustrates artworks about motherhood. She has a strong passion for all things art, and is a sensitive soul who loves sharing stories through various mediums. This includes her illustrations, poems, and short films, among other things.


Azalia is a storyteller and shares her creations on social media, hoping to touch the hearts of fellow mothers and reminding them that they’re not alone in the challenging journey of motherhood. Azalia's work can be found here on Instagram and Tik Tok at @azaliasuhaimi or on Facebook at Azalia Suhaimi - Poet & Storyteller www.azaliasuhaimi.com contains details of ways to contact Azalia, work with her, commissioned illustrations and other offerings. She will be releasing printable digital poems and illustrations soon for Mother’s Day.


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]]> In this week's episode Cath is joined by artist and illustrator Azalia Suhaimi. Azalia shares her motherhood journey and how perfectionism, anxiety and trying to get everything right led her to burnout. Azalia reflects on the importance of letting go and getting help. The generous storytelling will help you feel less alone and that no matter what issues you are experiencing in motherhood, there is a way through.


Azalia writes and illustrates artworks about motherhood. She has a strong passion for all things art, and is a sensitive soul who loves sharing stories through various mediums. This includes her illustrations, poems, and short films, among other things.


Azalia is a storyteller and shares her creations on social media, hoping to touch the hearts of fellow mothers and reminding them that they’re not alone in the challenging journey of motherhood. Azalia's work can be found here on Instagram and Tik Tok at @azaliasuhaimi or on Facebook at Azalia Suhaimi - Poet & Storyteller www.azaliasuhaimi.com contains details of ways to contact Azalia, work with her, commissioned illustrations and other offerings. She will be releasing printable digital poems and illustrations soon for Mother’s Day.


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]]> Ep 46: Making Space For Grief Ep 46: Making Space For Grief Tue, 02 May 2023 09:05:43 GMT 19:14 644bc19adb63c90011193fca false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 644bc19adb63c90011193fca 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode46 full 46 Grief is an emotion that arises in response to loss and it applies to many things apart from death. 


We often need to learn how to make space for it and to allow ourselves to actually grieve, instead of denying or cutting off from our experiences. 


It can feel uncomfortable to grieve something even though you really wanted a family. In this episode Cath speaks to the complexities of grief and the many areas it relates to (particularly in mothering and parenting). 


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]]> Grief is an emotion that arises in response to loss and it applies to many things apart from death. 


We often need to learn how to make space for it and to allow ourselves to actually grieve, instead of denying or cutting off from our experiences. 


It can feel uncomfortable to grieve something even though you really wanted a family. In this episode Cath speaks to the complexities of grief and the many areas it relates to (particularly in mothering and parenting). 


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]]> Ep 45: Productivity, Always Being Busy and Starting to Stop (part re-release) Ep 45: Productivity, Always Being Busy and Starting to Stop (part re-release) Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:00:10 GMT 20:38 6446712887116200119f54fa false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6446712887116200119f54fa 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode45 full 45 Productivity is revered in our society and for many of us this constant drive to produce, to be busy, to be viewed as always efficient is wired into us as part of our safety strategies.


Even pondering not being busy can send us into a panic. And yet this pattern often leads to burnout.


In this episode Cath speaks to this pattern, how seductive it is as a coping strategy and how we can tend to ourselves as we get more awareness of our own process, and start to move away from always being busy.


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]]> Productivity is revered in our society and for many of us this constant drive to produce, to be busy, to be viewed as always efficient is wired into us as part of our safety strategies.


Even pondering not being busy can send us into a panic. And yet this pattern often leads to burnout.


In this episode Cath speaks to this pattern, how seductive it is as a coping strategy and how we can tend to ourselves as we get more awareness of our own process, and start to move away from always being busy.


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]]> Ep 44: Perfectionism, Baby Sleep, Breastfeeding and Rage with Hannah Clapham Ep 44: Perfectionism, Baby Sleep, Breastfeeding and Rage with Hannah Clapham Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:00:12 GMT 42:25 643d741874b1650011ed426d false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 643d741874b1650011ed426d 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode44 full 44 In this episode Cath is joined by Hannah Clapham who runs a sleep consultancy service called Little Nest Sleep. Hannah shares about how she has grown herself up in motherhood. There is so much richness in this episode including expectations in motherhood, self blame, how perfectionism trips us up, challenges around kiddie sleep and surrender, breastfeeding, advocating for ourselves and rage and how it relates to our own childhoods.


Little Nest offers holistic, responsive sleep support for babies, toddlers and their very tired parents.

 

Hannah began supporting local families after a particularly sleep-deprived first year of parenthood when she read everything she could about why a family might be having a hard time with naps and night-times. In 2020 she trained in holistic sleep coaching with Lyndsey Hookway and turned her passion into a career. 


Hannah has two sleep guides that feature responsive sleep strategies for both babies and toddlers, as well as a number of webinars on specific sleep challenges (from gentle night-weaning to transitioning to childcare) that are all available to download at https://littlenest.podia.com/


You can find Hannah on Instagram at @littlenestsleep


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Hannah Clapham who runs a sleep consultancy service called Little Nest Sleep. Hannah shares about how she has grown herself up in motherhood. There is so much richness in this episode including expectations in motherhood, self blame, how perfectionism trips us up, challenges around kiddie sleep and surrender, breastfeeding, advocating for ourselves and rage and how it relates to our own childhoods.


Little Nest offers holistic, responsive sleep support for babies, toddlers and their very tired parents.

 

Hannah began supporting local families after a particularly sleep-deprived first year of parenthood when she read everything she could about why a family might be having a hard time with naps and night-times. In 2020 she trained in holistic sleep coaching with Lyndsey Hookway and turned her passion into a career. 


Hannah has two sleep guides that feature responsive sleep strategies for both babies and toddlers, as well as a number of webinars on specific sleep challenges (from gentle night-weaning to transitioning to childcare) that are all available to download at https://littlenest.podia.com/


You can find Hannah on Instagram at @littlenestsleep


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]]> Ep 43: The Complexity of Shifting and Breaking Cycles Ep 43: The Complexity of Shifting and Breaking Cycles Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:00:59 GMT 19:45 642e9c86be840800119be17c false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 642e9c86be840800119be17c 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode43 full 43 Those who are working to shift toxic cycles in their own lives and in their families are called 'cycle breakers' on social media.


This is a powerful position and it can feel like we need to do this perfectly. In this episode Cath speaks to this, the pressure inherent in this and suggests a gentler path giving reasons why this is actually really important.


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]]> Those who are working to shift toxic cycles in their own lives and in their families are called 'cycle breakers' on social media.


This is a powerful position and it can feel like we need to do this perfectly. In this episode Cath speaks to this, the pressure inherent in this and suggests a gentler path giving reasons why this is actually really important.


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]]> Ep 42: Blame, Responsibility and Co-regulation Ep 42: Blame, Responsibility and Co-regulation Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:00:26 GMT 19:15 642ac2708c71020011aa5666 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 642ac2708c71020011aa5666 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode42 full 42 In this episode Cath looks at the concept of blame. Blame is often something that happens a lot in dysfunctional families and, as adults, it can feel necessary to blame something or someone for issues, problems or the way life is.


Cath invites you into the possibility that blaming is not necessary and talks about responsibility instead. Cath focuses on co-regulation and how we can support each other in our families around co-regulation.


She shares what this could look like and brings in personal anecdotes to demonstrate some of the points.


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]]> In this episode Cath looks at the concept of blame. Blame is often something that happens a lot in dysfunctional families and, as adults, it can feel necessary to blame something or someone for issues, problems or the way life is.


Cath invites you into the possibility that blaming is not necessary and talks about responsibility instead. Cath focuses on co-regulation and how we can support each other in our families around co-regulation.


She shares what this could look like and brings in personal anecdotes to demonstrate some of the points.


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]]> Ep 41: Healing and Breaking Cycles in Parenting with Maggie Viers Ep 41: Healing and Breaking Cycles in Parenting with Maggie Viers Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:00:29 GMT 37:04 64219c9fc3bc8700110f2678 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64219c9fc3bc8700110f2678 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode41 full 41 In this episode Cath is joined by Occupational Therapist and Conscious Parent Coach Maggie Viers. Maggie shares her own growth and awakening in motherhood. She talks about how becoming a mother was a catalyst for her own growth and healing.


Motherhood pushed her to look into the details of her own childhood experiences and how these had impacted her. Maggie shares her wisdom, what she finds most helpful in tending to herself and how she prioritises connection with her children and family in a world that is always encouraging us to do more. You will feel hopeful and encouraged after this episode.


Maggie is now an Occupational Therapist who has evolved into a conscious parent coach. She has a passion for shifting the paradigm for how we view behavior and supporting other parents to become more connected to themselves, their children, and others. She does this by getting to the “why” and approaching life with curiosity. She helps parents to understand their own nervous system, sensory profile, and triggers so they can better understand their children as well. It wasn’t until motherhood that she discovered how her own struggles and patterns had so much to do with her own early childhood experiences and conditioning. For Maggie, becoming a parent was a challenging yet beautiful invitation to go inward and become curious about her own life story so she could show up differently for herself and her kids.


You can find Maggie on Instagram @theempoweredfamily


Maggie offers 1:1 coaching through the link in her Instagram bio or www.thrivinglittles.com


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Occupational Therapist and Conscious Parent Coach Maggie Viers. Maggie shares her own growth and awakening in motherhood. She talks about how becoming a mother was a catalyst for her own growth and healing.


Motherhood pushed her to look into the details of her own childhood experiences and how these had impacted her. Maggie shares her wisdom, what she finds most helpful in tending to herself and how she prioritises connection with her children and family in a world that is always encouraging us to do more. You will feel hopeful and encouraged after this episode.


Maggie is now an Occupational Therapist who has evolved into a conscious parent coach. She has a passion for shifting the paradigm for how we view behavior and supporting other parents to become more connected to themselves, their children, and others. She does this by getting to the “why” and approaching life with curiosity. She helps parents to understand their own nervous system, sensory profile, and triggers so they can better understand their children as well. It wasn’t until motherhood that she discovered how her own struggles and patterns had so much to do with her own early childhood experiences and conditioning. For Maggie, becoming a parent was a challenging yet beautiful invitation to go inward and become curious about her own life story so she could show up differently for herself and her kids.


You can find Maggie on Instagram @theempoweredfamily


Maggie offers 1:1 coaching through the link in her Instagram bio or www.thrivinglittles.com


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]]> Ep 40: Self Mothering: Putting it into Practise Ep 40: Self Mothering: Putting it into Practise Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:50 GMT 23:46 64187803fe9f650011e12838 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 64187803fe9f650011e12838 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode40 full 40 In this episode Cath discusses the concept of self mothering, explaining why this is such a crucial part of all our healing journey.


She explains what it is, highlights how we may derail ourselves and shares her 3-step approach to self-mothering. This episode is full of humanity, vulnerability, useful tips and storytelling. Cath provides an example of how she does this in her own life so that you can transfer the ideas into practice in your own life. This will help you create the life you wish and be the person you want to be.


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]]> In this episode Cath discusses the concept of self mothering, explaining why this is such a crucial part of all our healing journey.


She explains what it is, highlights how we may derail ourselves and shares her 3-step approach to self-mothering. This episode is full of humanity, vulnerability, useful tips and storytelling. Cath provides an example of how she does this in her own life so that you can transfer the ideas into practice in your own life. This will help you create the life you wish and be the person you want to be.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> <![CDATA[Ep 39: A Mother's Journey to Conscious Parenting and Parenting Teens with Yvonne Smyth]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:28 GMT 44:22 640f156a40a208001164f3f2 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 640f156a40a208001164f3f2 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode39 full 39 In this episode Cath is joined by Yvonne Smyth. Yvonne is a Conscious Parent Coach and a Child Advocate. She's a single mum who co-parents her boys of 12 and 13 and she lives in Northern Ireland.


Yvonne shares about how and why she shifted her parenting style and how that has been so beneficial for her family. Yvonne is passionate about supporting parents to connect deeply with their children and to move away from using coercion and control within the parent/child relationship. Yvonne discusses the challenges of parenting in the teenage years. She shares how she is approaching this time, how she maintains connection and continues to work on the parent/child relationship, despite messaging in society that says this is a time we 'lose our kids'.


Many of Yvonne's clients come to her with lots of "knowledge" about Conscious/Gentle Parenting but struggle to put it into practice. Yvonne is warm, honest and compassionate. One of the words people who work with her most often use to describe her is "relatable". She shares many stories and anecdotes from what she calls her own "living laboratory" of her relationship with her boys which brings her work to life in a way that tends to resonate deeply with other parents.


Yvonne offers sessions on zoom to parents, couples and even friends who want to be supported together. She also runs workshops on various themes related to Conscious Parenting. Yvonne has a series of workshops aimed specifically at parents of teens. She has also just launched a community/membership called The Heart of Parenting - What Really Matters. There's also a retreat coming up in Ireland later in 2023 so look out for that.


You can find Yvonne here:

Instagram: @thisparentingadventure 

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thisparentingadventure 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-smyth-009645a/


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Yvonne Smyth. Yvonne is a Conscious Parent Coach and a Child Advocate. She's a single mum who co-parents her boys of 12 and 13 and she lives in Northern Ireland.


Yvonne shares about how and why she shifted her parenting style and how that has been so beneficial for her family. Yvonne is passionate about supporting parents to connect deeply with their children and to move away from using coercion and control within the parent/child relationship. Yvonne discusses the challenges of parenting in the teenage years. She shares how she is approaching this time, how she maintains connection and continues to work on the parent/child relationship, despite messaging in society that says this is a time we 'lose our kids'.


Many of Yvonne's clients come to her with lots of "knowledge" about Conscious/Gentle Parenting but struggle to put it into practice. Yvonne is warm, honest and compassionate. One of the words people who work with her most often use to describe her is "relatable". She shares many stories and anecdotes from what she calls her own "living laboratory" of her relationship with her boys which brings her work to life in a way that tends to resonate deeply with other parents.


Yvonne offers sessions on zoom to parents, couples and even friends who want to be supported together. She also runs workshops on various themes related to Conscious Parenting. Yvonne has a series of workshops aimed specifically at parents of teens. She has also just launched a community/membership called The Heart of Parenting - What Really Matters. There's also a retreat coming up in Ireland later in 2023 so look out for that.


You can find Yvonne here:

Instagram: @thisparentingadventure 

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thisparentingadventure 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-smyth-009645a/


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]]> Ep 38: The Scourge of Shame and Why it Matters Ep 38: The Scourge of Shame and Why it Matters Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:16 GMT 15:37 6405b7d252deee001106ca80 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6405b7d252deee001106ca80 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode38 full 38 Shame is present in all dysfunctional families and yet it is something we don’t talk about that much.


Cath has mentioned it in multiple episodes and this episode is dedicated exclusively to shame because it is everywhere. Often operating out of our awareness and causes so much pain.


In this episode we talk about how shame originates and how it drives behaviour. To shift patterns in our families we need to be aware of our own shame. 


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]]> Shame is present in all dysfunctional families and yet it is something we don’t talk about that much.


Cath has mentioned it in multiple episodes and this episode is dedicated exclusively to shame because it is everywhere. Often operating out of our awareness and causes so much pain.


In this episode we talk about how shame originates and how it drives behaviour. To shift patterns in our families we need to be aware of our own shame. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 37: What Drives Anxiety and A Key Tool to Help Ep 37: What Drives Anxiety and A Key Tool to Help Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:19 GMT 17:39 63fcd6274627310011e48f44 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63fcd6274627310011e48f44 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode37 full 37 In this episode Cath delves into anxiety more, following on from Episode 34. She uses neuroscience to explain why those of us with a stressful/traumatic childhood are more prone to anxiety.


By building strategies into our week that support us we can help our nervous system become more flexible (which helps with anxiety reduction). With stories from Cath's own life she focuses on a tool that can be used in the moment to challenge anxiety and help us manage our responses. In this programme she refers to the work of Byron Katie. The 4 questions are called 'The Work' and her book is ‘Loving What Is’.


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]]> In this episode Cath delves into anxiety more, following on from Episode 34. She uses neuroscience to explain why those of us with a stressful/traumatic childhood are more prone to anxiety.


By building strategies into our week that support us we can help our nervous system become more flexible (which helps with anxiety reduction). With stories from Cath's own life she focuses on a tool that can be used in the moment to challenge anxiety and help us manage our responses. In this programme she refers to the work of Byron Katie. The 4 questions are called 'The Work' and her book is ‘Loving What Is’.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 36: Growing Ourselves Up in Friendship and Work with Tamu Thomas (re-release) Ep 36: Growing Ourselves Up in Friendship and Work with Tamu Thomas (re-release) Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:45 GMT 32:42 63f39f89cc3d92001127e4ee false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63f39f89cc3d92001127e4ee 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode36 full 36 In this episode Cath and Tamu Thomas talk about growing ourselves up in our adult friendships and what this can look like.


Together they reflect on how people pleasing can play out at work, how it keeps us playing small, prevents us from owning our power and how we (unconsciously) re-create our family dynamics at work.


Only when we become aware of what we are doing can change become possible.


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]]> In this episode Cath and Tamu Thomas talk about growing ourselves up in our adult friendships and what this can look like.


Together they reflect on how people pleasing can play out at work, how it keeps us playing small, prevents us from owning our power and how we (unconsciously) re-create our family dynamics at work.


Only when we become aware of what we are doing can change become possible.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 35: Being a Good Enough Parent Ep 35: Being a Good Enough Parent Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:33 GMT 18:54 63ea7678994354001144f2e9 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63ea7678994354001144f2e9 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode35 full 35 In this episode Cath speaks about how good enough parenting is rooted in relationship. When we tend to ourselves, begin to meet our own needs and deepen our own self connection, our parenting journey starts to become more intuitive.


Cath highlights three important elements of (good enough) parenting using some examples from her own life. Holding these in mind will help you as you deepen into your own journey of parenting in alignment with your values and what is best for your family.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks about how good enough parenting is rooted in relationship. When we tend to ourselves, begin to meet our own needs and deepen our own self connection, our parenting journey starts to become more intuitive.


Cath highlights three important elements of (good enough) parenting using some examples from her own life. Holding these in mind will help you as you deepen into your own journey of parenting in alignment with your values and what is best for your family.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 34: Uncertainty, Anxiety and Control Ep 34: Uncertainty, Anxiety and Control Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:20 GMT 23:34 63e0e8f1c090750011f1ea3d false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63e0e8f1c090750011f1ea3d 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode34 full 34 In this episode Cath speaks to how we are much more likely to struggle with managing uncertainty and to experience anxiety when we have not had our needs met in childhood.


She explains the links between these and discusses how when we have anxiety we are much more likely to want to control as much as possible. Using examples and storytelling Cath highlights how this comes up in parenting and how painful this can be. There are suggestions about how we can start to tend to ourselves around this because as part of growing ourselves up it is important to get more comfortable with uncertainty. 


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]]> In this episode Cath speaks to how we are much more likely to struggle with managing uncertainty and to experience anxiety when we have not had our needs met in childhood.


She explains the links between these and discusses how when we have anxiety we are much more likely to want to control as much as possible. Using examples and storytelling Cath highlights how this comes up in parenting and how painful this can be. There are suggestions about how we can start to tend to ourselves around this because as part of growing ourselves up it is important to get more comfortable with uncertainty. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 33: Mental Health and Personal Growth in our Mothering with Emily Adler Mosqueda Ep 33: Mental Health and Personal Growth in our Mothering with Emily Adler Mosqueda Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:08:03 GMT 43:08 63d79a9f140c7e001152e2d1 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63d79a9f140c7e001152e2d1 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode33 full 33 In this episode Cath is joined by Emily Adler Mosqueda. We discuss Emily's mothering experience. Emily shares how her postpartum time after the birth of her second daughter was much more challenging than her first. We examine what contributed to this touching on cultural expectations, perfectionism, rage, meeting our inner child in parenting, mental health, support and learning to make space for ourselves as mothers. Emily shares the arc of her journey explaining how she has landed in her own good enough space. 


Emily is a clinical professor, pediatric speech-language pathologist, postpartum activist, author and mother. She blends her knowledge of motherhood studies and personal mothering experiences in her work with graduate students and pediatric clinical training at the University of Oregon, in the US.


In her memoir, Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir, Emily shares the arc of her mothering experiences and life experiences earlier in life that put her at risk for mental health struggles she experienced late in her postpartum with her second child. Readers witness Emily’s personal evolution through an internal review and deconstruction of self and her examination of maternal expectations. It is through this journey of examining and feeling that truly opens up the unexpected possibilities of understanding what it means to be content in motherhood.


Motivated to support and advocate for mothers, Emily has spoken at state and national-level professional conferences to educate paediatric professionals on the prevalence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and their symptoms, in efforts to normalise mental health conversations and get support to more families.


Get her book wherever you buy books, or from motherhood studies publisher, Demeter Press https://demeterpress.org/books/unexpected-a-postpartum-memoir/


Learn more about Emily and connect with her at www.emilyadlermosqueda.com or on Instagram @emily.adler.mosqueda and @postpartum365. Her Instagram is another platform Emily uses to share matricentric feminism concepts and mental health information in the hope of educating mothers and professionals.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by Emily Adler Mosqueda. We discuss Emily's mothering experience. Emily shares how her postpartum time after the birth of her second daughter was much more challenging than her first. We examine what contributed to this touching on cultural expectations, perfectionism, rage, meeting our inner child in parenting, mental health, support and learning to make space for ourselves as mothers. Emily shares the arc of her journey explaining how she has landed in her own good enough space. 


Emily is a clinical professor, pediatric speech-language pathologist, postpartum activist, author and mother. She blends her knowledge of motherhood studies and personal mothering experiences in her work with graduate students and pediatric clinical training at the University of Oregon, in the US.


In her memoir, Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir, Emily shares the arc of her mothering experiences and life experiences earlier in life that put her at risk for mental health struggles she experienced late in her postpartum with her second child. Readers witness Emily’s personal evolution through an internal review and deconstruction of self and her examination of maternal expectations. It is through this journey of examining and feeling that truly opens up the unexpected possibilities of understanding what it means to be content in motherhood.


Motivated to support and advocate for mothers, Emily has spoken at state and national-level professional conferences to educate paediatric professionals on the prevalence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and their symptoms, in efforts to normalise mental health conversations and get support to more families.


Get her book wherever you buy books, or from motherhood studies publisher, Demeter Press https://demeterpress.org/books/unexpected-a-postpartum-memoir/


Learn more about Emily and connect with her at www.emilyadlermosqueda.com or on Instagram @emily.adler.mosqueda and @postpartum365. Her Instagram is another platform Emily uses to share matricentric feminism concepts and mental health information in the hope of educating mothers and professionals.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 32: Practical Tips To Make Change Ep 32: Practical Tips To Make Change Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:38 GMT 17:02 63cec4366cfb37001036e52e false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63cec4366cfb37001036e52e 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode32 full 32 This episode is a continuation of Episode 30. In episode 30 Cath talked about being in our own power, being aware of our agency and using these to create the life we would love to live (while being aware of systemic constraints).


Cath spoke to why this might feel hard or why we may feel we are not allowed to do this.


In this episode Cath talks about the science of behavioural change (drawing on the work of James Clear) and using examples and stories from her own life, she explains how we can create new habits and move towards our vision of life.


This is about intentional living and making small shifts, not about perfection!


The books Cath mentions are: Atomic Habits by James Clear. Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.


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]]> This episode is a continuation of Episode 30. In episode 30 Cath talked about being in our own power, being aware of our agency and using these to create the life we would love to live (while being aware of systemic constraints).


Cath spoke to why this might feel hard or why we may feel we are not allowed to do this.


In this episode Cath talks about the science of behavioural change (drawing on the work of James Clear) and using examples and stories from her own life, she explains how we can create new habits and move towards our vision of life.


This is about intentional living and making small shifts, not about perfection!


The books Cath mentions are: Atomic Habits by James Clear. Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 31: Being a Good Enough Mother with Ali Pember Ep 31: Being a Good Enough Mother with Ali Pember Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:08 GMT 47:34 63c15c3d3d134f001092c976 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63c15c3d3d134f001092c976 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode31 full 31 In this episode Cath chats to coach and psychotherapist Ali Pember about what it means to be a good enough mother. This episode is full of insight and realness which many of you will identify with. Cath and Ali discuss Ali's journey to motherhood and how she has grown herself up along the way. Ali explains how she approached motherhood (an approach which will resonate with many Mums).

She explains what she determined was important in her mothering, how she pushed herself to get everything perfect and how ultimately this was unsustainable and impossible. Ali speaks about the importance of compassion, how she extends this to herself and to the ongoing work of nurturing relationships with our children and ourselves. Ali speaks to the social context of motherhood and illustrates some of this with a story from her own life, highlighting the way mothers are held to impossible standards. Please see all Ali's details below.


Ali Pember 


Ali Pember is a Psychotherapist and Coach specialising in Perinatal Mental Health and Matrescence (the transition to motherhood). She works mainly with mothers, encouraging them to trust their own judgement in raising their children, with a strong emphasis on 'good enough' parenting. Ali brings tools and perspectives from her background in Cognitive Psychology and Mindful Self Compassion to this work. She also situates individual distress within a social context: dismantling the guilt, shame, stress, and anxiety that is often a product of the 'Perfect Mother Myth' and other forms of social conditioning. Her main aims are to help you to realise that you are not alone, to help you make sense of your identity as a mother, and to help you focus on what really matters for your family, rather than what you think you 'should' be doing. 


Social media 


Handles are @goodenoughmamas on both Instagram and Facebook 


Current offerings 


Ali has some availability for 1:1 sessions.


Ali has run a series of workshops looking at the 'shoulds' that often undermine our experience of motherhood / parenting: https://www.goodenoughmama.co.uk/workshops


These workshops are all available as recordings and Ali will be running a group coaching programme around these themes in the New Year. Please see further details about the workshop content below:


1. PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT

2. COPING WITH MIXED FEELINGS

3. MANAGING THE MOTHERLOAD

4. LOSING / FINDING YOUR IDENTITY 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode Cath chats to coach and psychotherapist Ali Pember about what it means to be a good enough mother. This episode is full of insight and realness which many of you will identify with. Cath and Ali discuss Ali's journey to motherhood and how she has grown herself up along the way. Ali explains how she approached motherhood (an approach which will resonate with many Mums).

She explains what she determined was important in her mothering, how she pushed herself to get everything perfect and how ultimately this was unsustainable and impossible. Ali speaks about the importance of compassion, how she extends this to herself and to the ongoing work of nurturing relationships with our children and ourselves. Ali speaks to the social context of motherhood and illustrates some of this with a story from her own life, highlighting the way mothers are held to impossible standards. Please see all Ali's details below.


Ali Pember 


Ali Pember is a Psychotherapist and Coach specialising in Perinatal Mental Health and Matrescence (the transition to motherhood). She works mainly with mothers, encouraging them to trust their own judgement in raising their children, with a strong emphasis on 'good enough' parenting. Ali brings tools and perspectives from her background in Cognitive Psychology and Mindful Self Compassion to this work. She also situates individual distress within a social context: dismantling the guilt, shame, stress, and anxiety that is often a product of the 'Perfect Mother Myth' and other forms of social conditioning. Her main aims are to help you to realise that you are not alone, to help you make sense of your identity as a mother, and to help you focus on what really matters for your family, rather than what you think you 'should' be doing. 


Social media 


Handles are @goodenoughmamas on both Instagram and Facebook 


Current offerings 


Ali has some availability for 1:1 sessions.


Ali has run a series of workshops looking at the 'shoulds' that often undermine our experience of motherhood / parenting: https://www.goodenoughmama.co.uk/workshops


These workshops are all available as recordings and Ali will be running a group coaching programme around these themes in the New Year. Please see further details about the workshop content below:


1. PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT

2. COPING WITH MIXED FEELINGS

3. MANAGING THE MOTHERLOAD

4. LOSING / FINDING YOUR IDENTITY 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 30: A Different Way to Approach a New Year (and why it is important) Ep 30: A Different Way to Approach a New Year (and why it is important) Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:28 GMT 19:44 63bc40426d9fce001189d1d3 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63bc40426d9fce001189d1d3 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode30 full 30 New Year's resolutions can be so seductive for many of us, convincing us that we need a new version of ourselves (and that this is even possible in a short time frame).


In this episode Cath suggests a more expansive, loving framework that you can apply to all areas of your life. She explains why this is important and how part of tending to our needs is actually considering the life we want to create. Although this may feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable, written instructions for this exercise will be in the journal prompts, so do sign up for those if you need more clarity.


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]]> New Year's resolutions can be so seductive for many of us, convincing us that we need a new version of ourselves (and that this is even possible in a short time frame).


In this episode Cath suggests a more expansive, loving framework that you can apply to all areas of your life. She explains why this is important and how part of tending to our needs is actually considering the life we want to create. Although this may feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable, written instructions for this exercise will be in the journal prompts, so do sign up for those if you need more clarity.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 29: A Loving Message To Support You and Your Values Ep 29: A Loving Message To Support You and Your Values Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:20 GMT 12:30 63a46d18ea5809001184d31b false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63a46d18ea5809001184d31b 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode29 full 29 In this special bonus episode released on Christmas Day, Cath talks about what can sometimes derail us over the holidays. She makes suggestions around how to return to our own centre, to consider what is important to us and to focus on our own values. 


Grow Yourself Up will now be on a break for 2 weeks and will return in the new year with the first episode on Tuesday 10th January 2023.


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]]> In this special bonus episode released on Christmas Day, Cath talks about what can sometimes derail us over the holidays. She makes suggestions around how to return to our own centre, to consider what is important to us and to focus on our own values. 


Grow Yourself Up will now be on a break for 2 weeks and will return in the new year with the first episode on Tuesday 10th January 2023.


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]]> Ep 28: Words for When Things Feel Like Shit Ep 28: Words for When Things Feel Like Shit Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:12 GMT 15:32 63a08a1e85dfa600117e04fe true https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63a08a1e85dfa600117e04fe 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode28 full 28 Ironically Christmas is often a time when many of us struggle with our mental health and with staying in a regulated enough place.


Cath addresses why this may happen, focuses on why an understanding of our nervous system is so helpful in de-shaming this experience and suggests some practical tips to help you if you are feeling like this.


Please know that you are not alone if you struggle at Christmas AND there is hope in terms of how you manage yourself and your experience. You can re-frame and re-focus to help yourself and Cath explains what actually helps with this.


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]]> Ironically Christmas is often a time when many of us struggle with our mental health and with staying in a regulated enough place.


Cath addresses why this may happen, focuses on why an understanding of our nervous system is so helpful in de-shaming this experience and suggests some practical tips to help you if you are feeling like this.


Please know that you are not alone if you struggle at Christmas AND there is hope in terms of how you manage yourself and your experience. You can re-frame and re-focus to help yourself and Cath explains what actually helps with this.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 27: Christmas and Self Compassion Ep 27: Christmas and Self Compassion Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:34 GMT 23:18 6397125c27684a001035a6d8 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6397125c27684a001035a6d8 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode27 full 27 There are some reflections on Christmas and how this may feel like a mixed time for many listeners (for multiple different reasons).


Cath reflects on how the most important thing in the present moment is to develop a warm, supportive, loving relationship with all the different parts of ourselves, even if we don’t fully understand what is going on for us. How do we actually do this though? What helps with this? 


Cath speaks to how we progress with this in the episode and shares details of how self-compassion is useful in her life and in parenting in general, with a very funny story towards the end. In this episode, she draws from the work of Kristin Neff and the book she refers to is called "Self Compassion by Kristin Neff".


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]]> There are some reflections on Christmas and how this may feel like a mixed time for many listeners (for multiple different reasons).


Cath reflects on how the most important thing in the present moment is to develop a warm, supportive, loving relationship with all the different parts of ourselves, even if we don’t fully understand what is going on for us. How do we actually do this though? What helps with this? 


Cath speaks to how we progress with this in the episode and shares details of how self-compassion is useful in her life and in parenting in general, with a very funny story towards the end. In this episode, she draws from the work of Kristin Neff and the book she refers to is called "Self Compassion by Kristin Neff".


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 26: When Our Needs Feel Illegitimate Ep 26: When Our Needs Feel Illegitimate Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:41 GMT 16:28 638dd18a68194d0011fa80c3 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 638dd18a68194d0011fa80c3 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode26 full 26 The way we come into relationships with our needs when we are babies and young children, has a huge influence on the way we learn to tend to our needs as adults.


We learn about what is 'allowed' in terms of our needs in our family of origin. Many of us have a very complex relationship with our own needs, because of the parenting we received (and the parenting our parents received). In this episode Cath digs more into needs (Listen to Episodes 1-4 of Grow Yourself Up for more on needs), looking at why our needs may feel 'illegitimate' and how we can bring these needs back to ourselves.


She shares some imagery that could be helpful with this and also some ideas about how to proceed when you don't know where to start with your needs.


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]]> The way we come into relationships with our needs when we are babies and young children, has a huge influence on the way we learn to tend to our needs as adults.


We learn about what is 'allowed' in terms of our needs in our family of origin. Many of us have a very complex relationship with our own needs, because of the parenting we received (and the parenting our parents received). In this episode Cath digs more into needs (Listen to Episodes 1-4 of Grow Yourself Up for more on needs), looking at why our needs may feel 'illegitimate' and how we can bring these needs back to ourselves.


She shares some imagery that could be helpful with this and also some ideas about how to proceed when you don't know where to start with your needs.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 25: Boundaries and Why Healing People Pleasing in Parenting is Important Ep 25: Boundaries and Why Healing People Pleasing in Parenting is Important Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:48 GMT 18:43 6384ed604118bb0011c8f84a false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6384ed604118bb0011c8f84a 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode25 full 25 In this episode Cath digs into the detail of people pleasing more, explaining why this is a sub-optimal parenting strategy and scenarios that can arise when we go down the route of people pleasing our children.


She explains why containment is important for our children, how we create that and how (and why) we may need to soothe ourselves as we do this. She shares some anecdotes to illustrate the points more clearly and gives an example of how you could respond to your child. Setting down a boundary when our children are (having a lot of feelings). The nervous system science Cath references is from the body of work by Stephen Porges and Deb Dana.


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]]> In this episode Cath digs into the detail of people pleasing more, explaining why this is a sub-optimal parenting strategy and scenarios that can arise when we go down the route of people pleasing our children.


She explains why containment is important for our children, how we create that and how (and why) we may need to soothe ourselves as we do this. She shares some anecdotes to illustrate the points more clearly and gives an example of how you could respond to your child. Setting down a boundary when our children are (having a lot of feelings). The nervous system science Cath references is from the body of work by Stephen Porges and Deb Dana.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 24: Managing the Challenge of Holiday Times to Thrive and Maximise Joy Ep 24: Managing the Challenge of Holiday Times to Thrive and Maximise Joy Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:38 GMT 24:08 6377a25b0dd881001106de51 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6377a25b0dd881001106de51 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode24 full 24 In this deeply heartfelt and personal episode, Cath speaks to the complexity of managing family relationships around the holidays and high days (particularly when we have not had our needs met in childhood).


How can we remain in touch with people who we deeply love, have a lot of history with and yet the relationship may also have a lot of potential for pain? How can we turn up in these relationships, own our own stuff and still find joy in the present moment?


Through the use of personal anecdotes Cath makes various points about how we can manage and even thrive at these times. This episode has lots of practical tips and suggestions so that you can craft the holiday period to best suit you and your family, and allow this for others.


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]]> In this deeply heartfelt and personal episode, Cath speaks to the complexity of managing family relationships around the holidays and high days (particularly when we have not had our needs met in childhood).


How can we remain in touch with people who we deeply love, have a lot of history with and yet the relationship may also have a lot of potential for pain? How can we turn up in these relationships, own our own stuff and still find joy in the present moment?


Through the use of personal anecdotes Cath makes various points about how we can manage and even thrive at these times. This episode has lots of practical tips and suggestions so that you can craft the holiday period to best suit you and your family, and allow this for others.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 23: Patterns That Can Lead to People Pleasing and Starting to Stop Ep 23: Patterns That Can Lead to People Pleasing and Starting to Stop Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:33 GMT 22:11 63721bcecebe5000120c234e false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63721bcecebe5000120c234e 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode23 full 23 In this episode Cath colours in more of the people pleasing picture.


How and why does this arise in our family of origin? How were we set up to act as people pleasers? She speaks about patterns of relating and dysfunctional behaviours that are common to many families.


Cath also explains important steps we can take, as parents, to help our children avoid becoming a people pleaser. She speaks about how we can support ourselves to start to stop pleasing.


As always, please go gently with yourself and know that change takes time. 


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]]> In this episode Cath colours in more of the people pleasing picture.


How and why does this arise in our family of origin? How were we set up to act as people pleasers? She speaks about patterns of relating and dysfunctional behaviours that are common to many families.


Cath also explains important steps we can take, as parents, to help our children avoid becoming a people pleaser. She speaks about how we can support ourselves to start to stop pleasing.


As always, please go gently with yourself and know that change takes time. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 22: People Pleasing Patterns In Our Lives and Careers with Tamu Thomas Ep 22: People Pleasing Patterns In Our Lives and Careers with Tamu Thomas Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:36 GMT 51:07 63669147324720001141bc91 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63669147324720001141bc91 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode22 full 22 In this episode Cath is joined by her first guest, Tamu Thomas (Live Three Sixty). Cath and Tamu talk about Tamu's experience of motherhood, how she has grown herself up and how people pleasing turns up in her work and home life.


Tamu also tells us about her decision to spoil her daughter with love, how she went about meeting her daughters needs and why this felt so important to her. She talks about how people pleasing turns up in our work and why this is so damaging to our lives. 


Tamu Thomas is an emotional well-being coach, writer, workshop facilitator, podcaster and Non-Linear Movement practitioner who helps over-functioning, overworking, high achieving women fall in love with themselves. So, in turn they can make powerful choices about how they live, love and work.


Tamu's mission is to help women enhance how they live, love and work by recovering from their addiction to toxic productivity. 


Tamu can be found here:

www.livethreesixty.com

Instagram: @livethreesixty

Twitter: @livethreesixty_


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]]> In this episode Cath is joined by her first guest, Tamu Thomas (Live Three Sixty). Cath and Tamu talk about Tamu's experience of motherhood, how she has grown herself up and how people pleasing turns up in her work and home life.


Tamu also tells us about her decision to spoil her daughter with love, how she went about meeting her daughters needs and why this felt so important to her. She talks about how people pleasing turns up in our work and why this is so damaging to our lives. 


Tamu Thomas is an emotional well-being coach, writer, workshop facilitator, podcaster and Non-Linear Movement practitioner who helps over-functioning, overworking, high achieving women fall in love with themselves. So, in turn they can make powerful choices about how they live, love and work.


Tamu's mission is to help women enhance how they live, love and work by recovering from their addiction to toxic productivity. 


Tamu can be found here:

www.livethreesixty.com

Instagram: @livethreesixty

Twitter: @livethreesixty_


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]]> Ep 21: People Pleasing and Parenting Ep 21: People Pleasing and Parenting Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:20 GMT 26:08 635bac2cbfec520012c70938 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 635bac2cbfec520012c70938 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode21 full 21 The beginning of this episode focuses on how, when we are perfectionists, we often don't stop and appreciate what we have done/completed/achieved. We just rush onto the next thing.


Cath speaks about this and about how it is important to really take the time to acknowledge what we are doing. The bulk of the episode is focused on 'people pleasing' behaviour. Cath discusses how and why this arises in our family of origin, how it manifests in relationships and life. And, the challenges of taking 'people pleasing' into parenting.


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]]> The beginning of this episode focuses on how, when we are perfectionists, we often don't stop and appreciate what we have done/completed/achieved. We just rush onto the next thing.


Cath speaks about this and about how it is important to really take the time to acknowledge what we are doing. The bulk of the episode is focused on 'people pleasing' behaviour. Cath discusses how and why this arises in our family of origin, how it manifests in relationships and life. And, the challenges of taking 'people pleasing' into parenting.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 20: Why are Boundaries so Integral to Needs? (Re-release) Ep 20: Why are Boundaries so Integral to Needs? (Re-release) Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:00:56 GMT 24:06 6356a8f01151b8001141faca false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6356a8f01151b8001141faca 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode20 full 20 In episode 20 we look at why learning to put down boundaries is an essential part of actually getting our needs met. This episode (which is a re-release) is packed with suggestions, tips and ways to support yourself around boundaries and needs.


In this episode Cath discusses the consequences of not meeting needs and why meeting them is therefore so important. We look at how tending to our needs is inextricably linked with boundaries, challenges around boundary setting and how this connects to our own nervous systems.


There are lots of practical suggestions and guidelines to assist in putting down boundaries. Towards the end there is a discussion around how to manage boundaries and needs and the complexities of this as a new parent.


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]]> In episode 20 we look at why learning to put down boundaries is an essential part of actually getting our needs met. This episode (which is a re-release) is packed with suggestions, tips and ways to support yourself around boundaries and needs.


In this episode Cath discusses the consequences of not meeting needs and why meeting them is therefore so important. We look at how tending to our needs is inextricably linked with boundaries, challenges around boundary setting and how this connects to our own nervous systems.


There are lots of practical suggestions and guidelines to assist in putting down boundaries. Towards the end there is a discussion around how to manage boundaries and needs and the complexities of this as a new parent.


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]]> Ep 19: Balancing Our Own Healing with Raising Kids Ep 19: Balancing Our Own Healing with Raising Kids Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:00:21 GMT 28:31 634d696780624e00123a5649 true https://www.psychotherapymum.com 634d696780624e00123a5649 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode19 full 19 In this episode, Cath looks at how we can balance our own healing with raising children. She shares an analogy which might help you tend to your needs, especially if you struggle to allow yourself to prioritise your needs, because you learnt how to put your needs last. Cath explains why looking after

yourself is vital and an important role as a parent.


She shares some concepts from 'Attachment Theory', referencing the work of John Bowlby, Mary Main and Mary Ainsworth. These are important to

consider because secure attachment is what we are aiming for, both for ourselves and our children.


Many of us gain secure attachment in adulthood, through therapy and our own healing work. Cath talks about emotional regulation, what happens when we operate out of our survival states and borrows a term from economics as she explains a concept she uses to illustrate what happens when we have big responses

to our children's big feelings. She shares some detailed real life examples to help illustrate the point. This is a de-shaming, educational episode packed with insights.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In this episode, Cath looks at how we can balance our own healing with raising children. She shares an analogy which might help you tend to your needs, especially if you struggle to allow yourself to prioritise your needs, because you learnt how to put your needs last. Cath explains why looking after

yourself is vital and an important role as a parent.


She shares some concepts from 'Attachment Theory', referencing the work of John Bowlby, Mary Main and Mary Ainsworth. These are important to

consider because secure attachment is what we are aiming for, both for ourselves and our children.


Many of us gain secure attachment in adulthood, through therapy and our own healing work. Cath talks about emotional regulation, what happens when we operate out of our survival states and borrows a term from economics as she explains a concept she uses to illustrate what happens when we have big responses

to our children's big feelings. She shares some detailed real life examples to help illustrate the point. This is a de-shaming, educational episode packed with insights.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Ep 18: The Most Important Ingredient in Post Traumatic Growth Ep 18: The Most Important Ingredient in Post Traumatic Growth Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:00:57 GMT 23:46 633ffa3670ee480012877375 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 633ffa3670ee480012877375 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode18 full 18 In this episode Cath reflects on how, when we are on a healing journey, the most important thing in the present moment is to develop a warm, supportive, loving relationship with all the different parts of ourselves. How do we actually do this though? What helps with this? 


Cath speaks to how we progress with this in the episode and shares details of how self-compassion is useful in her life and in parenting in general. With a hilarious story towards the end, she draws from the work of Kristin Neff and the book she refers to is (Self Compassion) by Kristin Neff.


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]]> In this episode Cath reflects on how, when we are on a healing journey, the most important thing in the present moment is to develop a warm, supportive, loving relationship with all the different parts of ourselves. How do we actually do this though? What helps with this? 


Cath speaks to how we progress with this in the episode and shares details of how self-compassion is useful in her life and in parenting in general. With a hilarious story towards the end, she draws from the work of Kristin Neff and the book she refers to is (Self Compassion) by Kristin Neff.


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]]> Ep 17: Part 3: Making Decisions in Our Adult Love Relationships Ep 17: Part 3: Making Decisions in Our Adult Love Relationships Mon, 03 Oct 2022 23:00:09 GMT 19:53 63372eb83823e200124991c4 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63372eb83823e200124991c4 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode17 full 17 In this episode Cath talks about decision making in our adult love relationships.


She talks about friendship, the important role of mentalisation (Peter Fonagy and Anthony Bateman) and shares a really useful tool for decision making.


She references the work of John and Julie Gottman (The Gottman Institute) and shares an idea from Esther Perel. Including storytelling and vignettes from Cath’s own life. 


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about decision making in our adult love relationships.


She talks about friendship, the important role of mentalisation (Peter Fonagy and Anthony Bateman) and shares a really useful tool for decision making.


She references the work of John and Julie Gottman (The Gottman Institute) and shares an idea from Esther Perel. Including storytelling and vignettes from Cath’s own life. 


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]]> Ep 16: Unwinding from Overdoing and Rest Ep 16: Unwinding from Overdoing and Rest Mon, 26 Sep 2022 23:00:31 GMT 19:29 6331c8acdf0bb600138e5b33 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6331c8acdf0bb600138e5b33 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode16 full 16 In this episode Cath discusses how overdoing, overworking and being constantly busy are ways in which many of us have learnt to manage life. We operate with our nervous systems in the ON position all the time, never giving ourselves space and time to recuperate. 


For many of us this way of being has been how we have kept ourselves safe, so starting to give it up is complex and takes time.


Cath speaks about why it can feel so hard to unwind this pattern and some of the nervous system details behind this. She shares honestly some of her own challenges with this and how this has showed up over the past 2 years. 


Towards the end, Cath refers to the work of Tricia Hersey (The Nap Ministry) and Tamu Thomas (Live Three Sixty).


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]]> In this episode Cath discusses how overdoing, overworking and being constantly busy are ways in which many of us have learnt to manage life. We operate with our nervous systems in the ON position all the time, never giving ourselves space and time to recuperate. 


For many of us this way of being has been how we have kept ourselves safe, so starting to give it up is complex and takes time.


Cath speaks about why it can feel so hard to unwind this pattern and some of the nervous system details behind this. She shares honestly some of her own challenges with this and how this has showed up over the past 2 years. 


Towards the end, Cath refers to the work of Tricia Hersey (The Nap Ministry) and Tamu Thomas (Live Three Sixty).


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]]> Ep 15: Resilience, Joy, Processing and Witnessing Ep 15: Resilience, Joy, Processing and Witnessing Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:00:25 GMT 15:11 6324a86bac3d0f0013c3feb6 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6324a86bac3d0f0013c3feb6 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode15 full 15 In this episode Cath encourages listeners to develop resources for themselves to assist them on their own healing journey.


She discusses how tempting it is to try and ‘do healing’ as quickly as possible and how in fact this is not actually possible. Real change takes time and being gentle with ourselves is more effective than beating up on ourselves to try and speed up change.


Cath talks about how we develop resilience using a concept from Somatic Experiencing (developed by Peter Levine) and the powerful role Joy plays in this. 


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]]> In this episode Cath encourages listeners to develop resources for themselves to assist them on their own healing journey.


She discusses how tempting it is to try and ‘do healing’ as quickly as possible and how in fact this is not actually possible. Real change takes time and being gentle with ourselves is more effective than beating up on ourselves to try and speed up change.


Cath talks about how we develop resilience using a concept from Somatic Experiencing (developed by Peter Levine) and the powerful role Joy plays in this. 


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]]> Ep 14: Trauma, Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma and Research Ep 14: Trauma, Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma and Research Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:53:42 GMT 28:04 631f379565fa55001214d6e3 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 631f379565fa55001214d6e3 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode14 full 14 In this psychoeducational episode Cath talks about trauma, what it is, the way it has been conceptualised and changed over time. And why it is important to understand.


She also provides some historical background and explains how and why we have learnt so much in the last 30 years. Cath also offers some useful definitions of trauma and concepts to help you understand your own history and explains trauma responses. She talks about the ACE's study and the important role this played in advancing our knowledge.


The two books that are referenced in this podcast are, 'The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk and Lost Connections by Johann Hari'.


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]]> In this psychoeducational episode Cath talks about trauma, what it is, the way it has been conceptualised and changed over time. And why it is important to understand.


She also provides some historical background and explains how and why we have learnt so much in the last 30 years. Cath also offers some useful definitions of trauma and concepts to help you understand your own history and explains trauma responses. She talks about the ACE's study and the important role this played in advancing our knowledge.


The two books that are referenced in this podcast are, 'The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk and Lost Connections by Johann Hari'.


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]]> Ep 13: Part 1: Post Traumatic Growth, Decisions and Careers Ep 13: Part 1: Post Traumatic Growth, Decisions and Careers Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:00:19 GMT 17:16 63162514fc93be00120a81ee false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 63162514fc93be00120a81ee 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode13 full 13 In this episode Cath talks about a simple assessment framework we can use when making decisions (about careers) and everything else in life.


Cath talks about coming into a sense of our own power and agency and why that can sometimes be so hard and how it links to our childhood. She explains the concept of post traumatic growth and why it is so important as we move forward with our lives. She provides encouragement around stepping into your light.


Cath shares about her own career path, her failures, her career changes and what motivated her decision making process, and how and why this has changed over time.


This raw and real episode is filled with hope and will give you a spring in your step as you contemplate your own beautiful future.


The book Cath refers to in the podcast is called "Return to Love", by Marianne Williamson.


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]]> In this episode Cath talks about a simple assessment framework we can use when making decisions (about careers) and everything else in life.


Cath talks about coming into a sense of our own power and agency and why that can sometimes be so hard and how it links to our childhood. She explains the concept of post traumatic growth and why it is so important as we move forward with our lives. She provides encouragement around stepping into your light.


Cath shares about her own career path, her failures, her career changes and what motivated her decision making process, and how and why this has changed over time.


This raw and real episode is filled with hope and will give you a spring in your step as you contemplate your own beautiful future.


The book Cath refers to in the podcast is called "Return to Love", by Marianne Williamson.


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]]> Ep 12: How Do I Start to Meet My Needs? (Re-release) Ep 12: How Do I Start to Meet My Needs? (Re-release) Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:00:35 GMT 16:49 630893b4f8824b00121c4d41 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 630893b4f8824b00121c4d41 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode12 full 12 Coming into relationship with our needs is a process, an ongoing investigative journey. In this episode we look at:


  1. Some of the blockers to this.
  2. How being in a dysfunctional family is like being stuck in a traffic jam.
  3. We do a dive into some nervous system science (based on the work of Stephen Porges and Deb Dana) to explain how your own body may hamper your ability to meet your needs.
  4. Explanation of how meeting your needs may threaten your sense of self depending on how love was considered to operate in your family.
  5. Discussion of how meeting your needs is necessary as opposed to selfish.


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]]> Coming into relationship with our needs is a process, an ongoing investigative journey. In this episode we look at:


  1. Some of the blockers to this.
  2. How being in a dysfunctional family is like being stuck in a traffic jam.
  3. We do a dive into some nervous system science (based on the work of Stephen Porges and Deb Dana) to explain how your own body may hamper your ability to meet your needs.
  4. Explanation of how meeting your needs may threaten your sense of self depending on how love was considered to operate in your family.
  5. Discussion of how meeting your needs is necessary as opposed to selfish.


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]]> Ep 11: Part 2: Maintaining Our Love Relationships in Early Parenthood Ep 11: Part 2: Maintaining Our Love Relationships in Early Parenthood Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:00:04 GMT 17:57 6303a609d0ffaf00127ef15f false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 6303a609d0ffaf00127ef15f 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode11 full In this honest and personal episode Cath looks on a more granular level at some of the challenges of being present in our own adult love relationships after having children.


She makes some suggestions around acknowledging and holding space for each other, allowing each person their own reality. Through some storytelling and using her own relationship, she suggests ways to share our individual emotional experience, while not making the other adult responsible for it. 


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]]> In this honest and personal episode Cath looks on a more granular level at some of the challenges of being present in our own adult love relationships after having children.


She makes some suggestions around acknowledging and holding space for each other, allowing each person their own reality. Through some storytelling and using her own relationship, she suggests ways to share our individual emotional experience, while not making the other adult responsible for it. 


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]]> Ep 10: Part 1: Maintaining and Nourishing Our Love Relationships in Early Parenthood Ep 10: Part 1: Maintaining and Nourishing Our Love Relationships in Early Parenthood Mon, 15 Aug 2022 23:00:42 GMT 21:03 62ec0fa8495cb40012a79491 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62ec0fa8495cb40012a79491 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode10 full 10 In this searingly honest and personal episode Cath looks at the challenges of being present in our own adult love relationships after having children.


She dismantles the myth of having it all ‘sorted’ and encourages a really honest look at each of the contexts so that they can be held within a couples relationship. Through some storytelling and using her own relationship she suggests ways to deal with challenge and conflict, and how to give each other space and how to try and create space for you both as a couple. 


This episode is an answer to a listener question.


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]]> In this searingly honest and personal episode Cath looks at the challenges of being present in our own adult love relationships after having children.


She dismantles the myth of having it all ‘sorted’ and encourages a really honest look at each of the contexts so that they can be held within a couples relationship. Through some storytelling and using her own relationship she suggests ways to deal with challenge and conflict, and how to give each other space and how to try and create space for you both as a couple. 


This episode is an answer to a listener question.


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]]> Ep 9: Why Is My Window of Tolerance Narrow (Experience Dysregulation) And How Can I Help Myself? Ep 9: Why Is My Window of Tolerance Narrow (Experience Dysregulation) And How Can I Help Myself? Mon, 08 Aug 2022 23:00:58 GMT 22:01 62ebdca2ae707300127f7d80 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62ebdca2ae707300127f7d80 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode9 full 9 Episode 9 is a continuation of the psycho education from episode 8.


Everyone needs to know about their windows of tolerance and get to know their own nervous systems. This episode explains more about how we can be emotionally present with our kids, why we may have a narrow window of tolerance, how it is absolutely possible to widen our window of tolerance, including more about how we can actually do this. Cath refers to the work of Dr Bruce Perry in this episode.


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]]> Episode 9 is a continuation of the psycho education from episode 8.


Everyone needs to know about their windows of tolerance and get to know their own nervous systems. This episode explains more about how we can be emotionally present with our kids, why we may have a narrow window of tolerance, how it is absolutely possible to widen our window of tolerance, including more about how we can actually do this. Cath refers to the work of Dr Bruce Perry in this episode.


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]]> Ep 8: Window of Tolerance, Co-Regulation Ep 8: Window of Tolerance, Co-Regulation Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:00:36 GMT 17:01 62e7ac71b3c16100120f0700 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62e7ac71b3c16100120f0700 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode8 full 8 Episode 8 is focused on psycho education to assist you in understanding yourself and your responses. In this episode Cath explains our windows of tolerance, how they are formed and what impacts them.


Coregulation and the concept of a parent being our self regulating other are discussed. The book that is referenced is ‘The Interpersonal World of the Infant’ by Daniel Stern. Cath explains more about why this is an important concept to consider in our parenting and our lives.


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]]> Episode 8 is focused on psycho education to assist you in understanding yourself and your responses. In this episode Cath explains our windows of tolerance, how they are formed and what impacts them.


Coregulation and the concept of a parent being our self regulating other are discussed. The book that is referenced is ‘The Interpersonal World of the Infant’ by Daniel Stern. Cath explains more about why this is an important concept to consider in our parenting and our lives.


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]]> Ep 7: Shifting Patterns in our Families: Things to Hold in Mind Ep 7: Shifting Patterns in our Families: Things to Hold in Mind Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:00:22 GMT 14:37 62de9be57215c0001276b223 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62de9be57215c0001276b223 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-7-shifting-patterns-in-our-families-things-to-hold-in-min full 7 Those who are working to shift toxic cycles in their own lives and in their families are called 'cycle breakers' on social media.


This is a powerful position and it can feel like we need to do this perfectly. In this episode Cath speaks to this, the pressure inherent in this and suggests a gentler path giving reasons why this is actually really important.


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]]> Those who are working to shift toxic cycles in their own lives and in their families are called 'cycle breakers' on social media.


This is a powerful position and it can feel like we need to do this perfectly. In this episode Cath speaks to this, the pressure inherent in this and suggests a gentler path giving reasons why this is actually really important.


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]]> Ep 6: Words of Encouragement for the School Holidays and Holidays Ep 6: Words of Encouragement for the School Holidays and Holidays Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:00:47 GMT 25:14 62d1b0d1c13efe0012ab5205 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62d1b0d1c13efe0012ab5205 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode6 full 6 In this episode Cath discusses what a shift we need to make as parents around holidays. Episode 6 is a continuation of some of the themes from Episode 5 and it can also stand alone.


Cath discusses some of the emotional adjustments we need to make as parents when considering leisure time with kids, and using nervous system science she suggests ways that you can support yourself and your kids over the holiday period. This episode will hold and support you as you consider and plan the next couple of months.


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]]> In this episode Cath discusses what a shift we need to make as parents around holidays. Episode 6 is a continuation of some of the themes from Episode 5 and it can also stand alone.


Cath discusses some of the emotional adjustments we need to make as parents when considering leisure time with kids, and using nervous system science she suggests ways that you can support yourself and your kids over the holiday period. This episode will hold and support you as you consider and plan the next couple of months.


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]]> Ep 5: Words of Encouragement for the Hard Days Ep 5: Words of Encouragement for the Hard Days Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:00:04 GMT 17:30 62c70055b155a500150a8451 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62c70055b155a500150a8451 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 ep-5-words-of-encouragement-for-the-hard-days full 5 In this episode we discuss hard days in parenting and how often our coping mechanisms from childhood can make these days harder.


We discuss the development of perfectionism and some pointers about why this is decimating in motherhood. Cath also talks about our inner critics. Including some suggestions on what else we could focus on and words of encouragement to support you on the inevitable hard days.


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]]> In this episode we discuss hard days in parenting and how often our coping mechanisms from childhood can make these days harder.


We discuss the development of perfectionism and some pointers about why this is decimating in motherhood. Cath also talks about our inner critics. Including some suggestions on what else we could focus on and words of encouragement to support you on the inevitable hard days.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 4: Needs, Boundaries and Consequences of Not Meeting Needs Ep 4: Needs, Boundaries and Consequences of Not Meeting Needs Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:00:16 GMT 24:06 62bef199d2d1ed001240a731 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62bef199d2d1ed001240a731 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode4 full 4 In episode 4 we continue with the theme of needs and this episode is packed with suggestions, tips and ways to support yourself around boundaries and needs.


In this episode we look at:


The consequences of not meeting needs and why it is therefore so important to tend to ourselves.

How tending to our needs is inextricably linked with boundaries.

The challenges of boundaries and what this has to do with our own nervous system.

Practical suggestions and guidelines to assist in putting down boundaries.

New parents and boundaries and needs and the complexities of this.

Book Cath mentioned by Gabor Mate is called 'When the Body Says No'.

Stackable habits is an idea from Atomic Habits by James Clear, this is a useful concept when we are time and energy poor.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> In episode 4 we continue with the theme of needs and this episode is packed with suggestions, tips and ways to support yourself around boundaries and needs.


In this episode we look at:


The consequences of not meeting needs and why it is therefore so important to tend to ourselves.

How tending to our needs is inextricably linked with boundaries.

The challenges of boundaries and what this has to do with our own nervous system.

Practical suggestions and guidelines to assist in putting down boundaries.

New parents and boundaries and needs and the complexities of this.

Book Cath mentioned by Gabor Mate is called 'When the Body Says No'.

Stackable habits is an idea from Atomic Habits by James Clear, this is a useful concept when we are time and energy poor.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 3: Joy, Our Window of Tolerance And Re-Patterning Our Nervous Systems Ep 3: Joy, Our Window of Tolerance And Re-Patterning Our Nervous Systems Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:04:12 GMT 11:15 62aa5eeaf6dcec0011722c72 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62aa5eeaf6dcec0011722c72 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode3 full 3 Cultivating joy is a really important aspect of healing and recovery. As well as working to change dysfunctional patterns in our lives it is also important to bring in that which nourishes us, sustains us, and brings in love and beauty. In this episode we look at:


Do you have an idea of what those joyful things might be? For your? For your family? What do you want your family culture to look like?

Here also we need to consider how we can work with (as opposed to against) our nervous system so that we don't traumatise/re-traumatise ourselves in the pursuit of this joy.

Examples and anecdotes to demonstrate these points.


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]]> Cultivating joy is a really important aspect of healing and recovery. As well as working to change dysfunctional patterns in our lives it is also important to bring in that which nourishes us, sustains us, and brings in love and beauty. In this episode we look at:


Do you have an idea of what those joyful things might be? For your? For your family? What do you want your family culture to look like?

Here also we need to consider how we can work with (as opposed to against) our nervous system so that we don't traumatise/re-traumatise ourselves in the pursuit of this joy.

Examples and anecdotes to demonstrate these points.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 2: Coming Into A Relationship With Our Needs Ep 2: Coming Into A Relationship With Our Needs Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:02:24 GMT 16:56 62aa5c54bb5fb1001205a3d1 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62aa5c54bb5fb1001205a3d1 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode2 full 2 Coming into relationship with our needs is a process, an ongoing investigative journey. In this episode we look at:


1.Some of the blockers to this.

2.How being in a dysfunctional family is like all being stuck in the same jam and what we would like to create instead.

3.We do a dive into some nervous system science (based on the work of Stephen Porges and Deb Dana) to explain how your own body may hamper your ability to meet your needs.

4.Explanation of how meeting your needs may threaten your sense of self depending on how love was considered to operate in your family.

5.Discussion of how meeting your needs is necessary as opposed to selfish.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


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]]> Coming into relationship with our needs is a process, an ongoing investigative journey. In this episode we look at:


1.Some of the blockers to this.

2.How being in a dysfunctional family is like all being stuck in the same jam and what we would like to create instead.

3.We do a dive into some nervous system science (based on the work of Stephen Porges and Deb Dana) to explain how your own body may hamper your ability to meet your needs.

4.Explanation of how meeting your needs may threaten your sense of self depending on how love was considered to operate in your family.

5.Discussion of how meeting your needs is necessary as opposed to selfish.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Ep 1: Why Is Meeting Our Own Needs Important And Why Is It So Hard? Ep 1: Why Is Meeting Our Own Needs Important And Why Is It So Hard? Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:00:48 GMT 23:39 62aa5c116731600013a148a2 false https://www.psychotherapymum.com 62aa5c116731600013a148a2 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 episode1 full 1 In this episode we cover:


Why meeting our needs is the gateway to personal agency and being in our own power in our lives.

A discussion of how we first come into contact with our needs.

Explanations of why what happened in our childhood is so important and how this relates to how we tend to ourselves now.

Some suggestions and tips about what to start focusing on if you have no idea about how to tend to your needs.

An anecdote from Cath's life.


There is no need to have shame if you don't know how to meet your needs. Many of us grew up tending to the needs of our parents and as a result are disconnected from what we may need. This can be changed in adult life. There is SO much hope. Referenced the work of Allan Schore and Dan Siegel.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> In this episode we cover:


Why meeting our needs is the gateway to personal agency and being in our own power in our lives.

A discussion of how we first come into contact with our needs.

Explanations of why what happened in our childhood is so important and how this relates to how we tend to ourselves now.

Some suggestions and tips about what to start focusing on if you have no idea about how to tend to your needs.

An anecdote from Cath's life.


There is no need to have shame if you don't know how to meet your needs. Many of us grew up tending to the needs of our parents and as a result are disconnected from what we may need. This can be changed in adult life. There is SO much hope. Referenced the work of Allan Schore and Dan Siegel.


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Trailer Trailer Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:13:42 GMT 1:42 62aa5f23445c110012684813 false https://shows.acast.com/grow-yourself-up/episodes/trailer 62aa5f23445c110012684813 62aa4ef96731600013a11040 trailer Forthcoming Podcast Grow Yourself Up trailer Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives. Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in childhood. The devastating legacy of childhood trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions impacting the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.


We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you journey on your own road of healing and recovery. You will learn you are not alone. Someone has been where you are. There is hope. We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion. There is always the possibility for change. And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our children. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


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]]> Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives. Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in childhood. The devastating legacy of childhood trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions impacting the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.


We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you journey on your own road of healing and recovery. You will learn you are not alone. Someone has been where you are. There is hope. We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion. There is always the possibility for change. And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our children. 


If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it.


To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. 


Follow Cath on social media here:

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