Episode 26

Switching Self-Care On and Off

Published on: 22nd October, 2023

Jill and Linda are in a bit of a puddle of melt this week as they come off the back of another sticky note time weekend and a book that has finally landed on the desk. Which leads us into our topic of being able to switch on and off as mamas and for our self-care. In many ways Jill has come back fulfilled, inspired, and all the other feelings, and also been struck with the realities of other moments that have been rolling and bumbling around in the background. Can you relate? Grab your coffee, we’re in for a ride as Jill and Linda chat about:

  • Being the default parent. Especially when it comes to our mental load and arranging things to run smoothy.
  • How our children are still such a huge part of our lives, even when they are not physically with us.
  • Intuition and connections we have to being a mama.
  • On ramps and switching ourselves on. Preparation for us and focusing in a certain way for different situations.
  • Dopamine and brain neuroplasticity. Activities we can do to fill our ‘pool’, without creating a whirlpool affect.
  • Real life morning vs night-time. Hear us live with littles, cats, and more in the background.

To listen to the clip by Andrew Huberman mentioned in this episode you can visit the link here.

We would love to hear from you, it always encourages us to know you are listening along!

Connect with Jill at www.mamaoutspoken.com or on Instagram @mamaoutspoken

Connect with Linda at www.lindabonney.com or on Instagram @hellolindabonney

Until next week – we hope you can unstuck your muck!

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About the Podcast

Mucked Up My Self-Care Podcast
Real, Raw and Unedited Conversations From Two Global Moms/Mums
A podcast for moms about the real, raw, and unscripted perspectives of guilt-free self-care by two moms across the globe. This unedited podcast is real life and their personal experiences told in friendly conversation style. Advocating for all moms who have mucked up their self care.

There are so many others out there that aren't successfully solving the real problem of trying to figure out what self-care is. We want to bring to light the reality of what self-care can look like for moms who struggle to fit it in, don't know what will work for them, and the ways that it hasn't worked. We want to have conversations about the guilt we feel when we are pressured to mother ourselves when we don't know how and aren't given the support to in our society today.

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Jill Olish

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Linda Bonney

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