{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6833ede1393e5e6cd84dd7cc/6857b1f9c1af62f027085e4e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Motivational Monday: Let Someone Bloody Help You, Babe","description":"<p>In this week’s <strong>Motivational Monday</strong> drop, we’re talking about the thing most mums absolutely suck at <strong>asking for help and actually accepting it</strong>.</p><p>Because trying to do it all doesn’t make you a hero. It just makes you exhausted (and slightly feral).</p><p>Ali shares a personal story about how she nearly combusted trying to be Supermum and the wild, radical idea that letting someone cook you dinner, do school drop-off, or hold your baby doesn't make you weak <strong>it makes you bloody smart</strong>.</p><p>We unpack:</p><ul><li>Why <strong>mum guilt</strong> stops us from accepting help</li><li>The myth of the “independent woman” who does everything alone</li><li>How <strong>asking for support is a radical act of self-care</strong></li><li>The importance of <strong>building your village</strong> and letting them actually show up</li><li>Why being strong doesn't mean doing it solo</li><li>And why you’re not failing  <strong>you’re just a human who wasn’t meant to raise kids in isolation</strong></li></ul><p>This episode is for:</p><ul><li>Mums who feel guilty even thinking about asking for help</li><li>Women who were raised to believe “I’ve got it” is a badge of honour</li><li>Burnt-out, overloaded, school-lunch-packing legends who need a damn nap</li><li>Anyone who needs <strong>permission to stop being the family’s emotional pack mule</strong></li><li>And anyone who needs a reminder that <strong>we rise higher when we lean on each other</strong></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Ali Birch"}