Do Your Thing with Tamsin Williamson (The Parenthood Coach)

This week I'm bringing you a powerful conversation I had with Emily Hughes about a big but often unspoken topic in Motherhood: SHAME Emily is a Conscious Parenting Coach and founder of Finding Flow Parenting where she empowers parents to stay centred and grounded, and helps unearth the patterns and limiting beliefs keeping them stuck. Emily is also trained in Somatics and subsequently a big believer in brain body parenting and parenting in tune with all the nervous systems in the household. During this episode, Emily shares invaluable insights around WHY so many women find themselves struck down by shame during Motherhood, and tells her own story with so much openness and honesty during about how she experienced profound shame when she became a Mum - and the impact that had on her self-esteem, relationships and sense of identity as a whole. Emily goes on to shares the healing journey she went on in order to face, process and overcome her deep-rooted shame by cultivating what she describes as "Shame Resilience", which forms a core focus of her work, and she generously guides listeners to become more shame resilient themselves so they can ultimately live more authentic and joyful lives alongside raising their kids. I really hope this episode helps normalise some of these deeply uncomfortable feelings that can so commonly come up during Motherhood - because the more we talk about them, the less alone we'll all feel.FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EMILY HUGHES:- Follow Emily on Instagram HERE- Visit Emily's website and find out more about her work HERE- Access Emily's FREE masterclass: Stop Yelling & Start Thriving HEREABOUT ME! YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:- Visit my website and find out about how to work with me HERE- Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE- Follow me on Instagram HERE- Join my email community: The Parenthood Retreat and as a welcome gift receive a FREE mindfulness audio to help you enjoy a well-deserved moment of headspace for yourself

Today I'm talking to Michaela Thomas all about the journey she went on to embrace true and all-encompassing self-acceptance - and in her own words, how she has come to accept “that while she’s not everyone’s cup of tea, she IS someone’s tea party"Michaela is a Clinical Psychologist, coach, speaker, founder of the psychology practice The Thomas Connection and author of The Lasting Connection. Michaela specialises in the intersection between perfectionism and ADHD, and through her work she helps ambitious female leaders with ADHD burn bright without burning out, finding sustainable success using her Pause Purpose Play framework in group coaching, therapy and speaking. During this fascinating conversation, Michaela shares the impact that her late ADHD diagnosis had on her journey - personally, professionally and in Motherhood. She explains how her NOT knowing about her own neurodivergence had previously created all sorts of stress and chaos in her life and sense of self.But as soon as this missing piece of the puzzle was revealed she felt the freedom to drop the mask and claim FULL and unapologetic ownership over her WHOLE life and self. Michaela subsequently stands as a beacon to inspire other neurodivergent female leaders to do THEIR thing authentically, loudly and proudly as themselves and I’m sure you’ll agree that the way her contagious energy and passion radiates out of this conversation undeniably reinfoirces what a brilliant champion she must be for her lucky clients and community. GUEST INFORMATION:- Follow Michaela on Instagram HERE and LinkedIn HERE- Find out more about Michaela's psychology practice, The Thomas Connection HERE- Listen to Michaela's podcast PAUSE, PURPOSE, PLAYABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:* Discover all the details about my brand new 1:1 signature coaching and mentorship programme for Mums, The Gateway- Get 15% / £220 off the full programme price if you sign up before 15th October 2024- Book in a FREE call today to discuss where you're at and explore whether The Gateway is the right fit for you* Follow me on Instagram HERE* Join my email community - The Parenthood Retreat HERE

THE PODCAST IS BACK - at a very momentous moment for me! Because exactly five years ago this week, I resigned from my longstanding marketing career - which marked the start of MY epic next chapter, after having my kids.I've been reflecting a lot on the journey I went on that led me to feeling clear enough - brave enough - confident enough to take that leap. And probably uncoincidentally, I've realised just how many parallells there are between the journey I went on personally, and the journey I have guided so many Mums on to support THEM to step through The Gateway into the next phase of THEIR lives as well. I know that so many of YOU are currently considering how to make some well-needed changes in your lives alongside Motherhood - and perhaps feeling all kinds of 'stuck' trying to get off that starting block. So I thought I'd use this episode as an opportunity to share some more detail around the process that I went through.Including the highs, the lows, the lessons and mistakes I made along the way - that enabled me to bridge the seemingly 'shark-infested' gap between feeling frustrated, fed up and unfulfilled in my life and career....and stepping into a life that felt and continues to feel joyfully and unapologetically like ME! You can also find out about my brand NEW signature coaching & mentorship programme for Mums - The Gateway - which is currently open for enrolment (with a tasty early bird discount attached!) which will provide you with ALL the support you need to unlock YOUR truth and get living YOUR next epic chapter, beyond Motherhood.If I can do it, you sure as hell can do it too!!! And you don't have to do it alone xx___________________________________________________________________ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:• Discover all the details about my brand new 1:1 signature coaching programme, The Gateway which is now open for enrolment Get 15% / £220 off the full programme price if you sign up before 15th October 2024 Book in a FREE call today to discuss where you're at and explore whether The Gateway is the right fit for you• Follow me over on Instagram HERE• Join my email community - The Parenthood Retreat - HERE

** LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST TO BE FIRST TO HEAR ABOUT MY BRAND NEW (AWESOME!) 1:1 SIGNATURE COACHING & MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME FOR MUMS LAUNCHING LATER THIS SUMMER! Joining the waitlist is totally obligation-free - and will give you early bird access to all the programme info, priority access to the available spaces to work with me PLUS a really juicy bonus worth £250! So what are you waiting for?! Click HERE! (waitlist closes at midnight on 5/8/24) ***************How well connected (if at all) do you feel to your future self?In this solo episode, I delve into the concept of connecting with your future self (we all have one btw!!) and explore why it's such a powerful tool for making positive, motivating and intentional choices in the present. For many of us, especially during significant transitions like motherhood, it can be challenging to envision our future selves. She can feel like a total stranger to us! But by bridging that gap, we can pave the way for a more fulfilling and intentional life.In this solo episode, I share 3 practical approaches to help you start building a stronger relationship with your future self - today - and how these can make a massive difference to how you show up in the present and lay some really solid and intentional stepping stones for your future life and self.*************ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:• Join the waitlist to be first to hear all the details about my brand new 1:1 signature coaching programme, launching later this Summer - HERE• Find out more about me and my work HERE• Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE• Follow me over on Instagram HERE• Join my email community - The Parenthood Retreat

** TRIGGER WARNING ** This conversation contains discussion around traumatic experiences had while trying to conceive, touching on the topics of miscarriage, PTSD, IVF and ectopic pregnancies. Please prioritise looking after your mental and emotional wellbeing as a priority before listening to this episode. Todays episode is being released on 25th July 2024 which is World IVF Day - and I can’t think of a better moment to bring this important conversation to the forefront.My guest, Jen Elworthy, works as a career and fertility coach and expert on a mission to support women to navigate work alongside fertility challenges & treatment AND help companies understand why and how to be fertility-friendly, so they can attract and retain top talent. During this episode Jen shares her own difficult fertility story with so much openness and honesty - explaining how her experiences profoundly affected her sense of identity as a Mother once her son was born via IVF, as well as her ability to truly enjoy Motherhood despite having longed for it for so long. Alongside the inevitable difficulties, Jen also shares so many beautiful insights, survival techniques and lessons that these experiences brought into her life. This is a vulnerable, emotional and powerful conversation which I’m so grateful to Jen for having with me. And I hope her words will offer hope and strength to anyone navigating their own fertility challenges right now, or to help you feel better resourced to support your loved ones who may be struggling. PODCAST REFERENCES Life, Almost: Miscarriage, Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood by Jennie AggGUEST INFORMATION - Jen Elworthy: - Visit Jen's website HERE (including access to some brilliant free resources)- Follow Jen on Instagram HERE- Follow Jen on LinkedIn HEREABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST - Tamsin Williamson:- JOIN MY WAITLIST HERE! Be first to hear all the details about my brand new (and totally awesome!!) 1:1 signature coaching and mentorship experience for Mums, launching later this Summer! Joining the waitlist is totally obligation-free - and will give you early bird access to the programme info, priority access to the available spaces PLUS a really juicy bonus! So what are you waiting for?!• Visit my website HERE• Book a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE• Follow me on Instagram HERE• Join my email community - The Parenthood Retreat

During this episode I talk to Helen Cammack about how the act of purposefully planning her experience of parenthood ahead of time has had a profound impact on how she does her thing in her life in life and Motherhoodd. After a successful corporate career and several start-up businesses, becoming a parent nearly didn't happen for Helen because she just couldn't see past the challenges of parenthood, and couldn't figure out how it would work for her. Helen was anxious about becoming a parent for many years, until she finally overcame that anxiety with the planning and preparation required as part of the adoption process. And when she finally adopted her two children when she was nearly 43 she felt ready to embrace parenthood, her way, and her anxiety dissipated. 7 years later, Helen is now the founder of Preparental.com, a business to help all future parents (not just adopters) with their practical planning and preparation for being parents Whether you’re a natural planner or not, this episode offers so much food for thought around the power of approaching life as a parent with our eyes and minds wide open. Because, as Helen so beautifully shares in this episode,  she believes that planning and preparing your life - not just your body - for parenthood, enables parents to be more confident, purposeful, aligned and intentional, and much more likely to enjoy the parenthood ride in our own unique and ownable ways. PODCAST REFERENCES- Eve Rodsky - The Fair Play Method - https://www.fairplaylife.com/the-book GUEST INFORMATION:- Follow Tricia on LinkedIn HERE - Find out more aboout Helen's work and business HERE - Access Helen's Parenthood Purpose Finder Course for FREE at preparental.com/purpose using the discount code "Tamsin" (normally £19)- The Childcare PlanBuilder course is available at preparental.com/childcare- Join Helen's parent panel at preparental.com/parentsABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:- Visit my website and find out about my coaching work HERE- Book a FREE 30-minute call to explore working together HERE- Follow me on Instagram HERE- Join my email community: The Parenthood Retreat

This episode of Do Your Thing is another gorgeous conversation from my Instagram live archives where I spoke to Tricia Murray all about about navigating anxiety as a parent. Tricia is a Mum of 4 boys, and she is also a Mind Coach and Business Mentor, helping anxious, stressed and frazzled women find calm and ease in their lives and businesses. As well as supporting women with anxiety Tricia has also been on her own anxiety journey, only realising in her 30’s that what she had experienced throughout her life WAS actually anxiety. It was only when Tricia was well into Motherhood that she really began to understand and take back control of her anxiety - and in turn also support hundreds of other women to do the same. Anxiety is a topic that I know will be relevant to so many of us (myself included) and parenthood can be a real trigger as well as a powerful motivation to support ourselves. And during this conversation Tricia talks so insightfully about the topic armed with a huge amount of both personal and professional wisdom, experience and empathy. I really this episode provides you with some support, solidarity and suggestions to help you realise you CAN take back control over your difficult thoughts and feelings, and that your anxiety doesnt need to define you or your experience of Motherhood. (NB: please excuse a few recording and sound imperfections on this episode, part of which was originally recorded as an Instagram live rather than using a professional podcast setup. I've managed to let it go - so I hope you can too! ;-) )PODCAST REFERENCES- The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner (book)- Brad Yates (YouTube Tapping Tutorials)- Tamara Donn - 5 minutes per day tappingGUEST INFORMATION:- Follow Tricia on Instagram HERE and HERE- Tricia's website (full of free and paid for resources and support)- Listen to Tricia's Podcast, Business In MindABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:- Visit my website- Book a FREE 30-minute call to explore working together- Follow me on Instagram- Join my email community: The Parenthood Retreat

Summer Hols…incoming! 😬I've navigated a fair few school holidays by now - and I've experienced alllll the fizzy ups and the frazzling downs that come with that.But the one thing I've learnt (and desperately try to remember!) is that getting ahead of the game and making some sort of intentional plan for the Summer (versus diving in blindly and hoping for the best) really DOES make a massive difference to the experience for EVERYONE! This current pre-holiday window can be CRITICAL when it comes to harnessing a positive mindset (and being acle to ACTUALLY enjoy myself!) over the school holidays...We COULD spend the next few weeks stressing about the holidays before they've even started…But I can pretty much guarantee that strategy will a) fill you with dread for the summer and b) start the holidays stuck in a negative and stressed out headspace. And who is that really going to serve?So I hope this podcast episode offers you a few juicy tips to help you get ahead on the Summer hols curve, regain a sense of positivity and control over your upcoming summer holidays and find a way for the summer holidays to work for EVERYONE in your family, you INCLUDED!PLUS find out about my AWESOME new Summer coaching offer: SERIOUS ABOUT SEPTEMBER which will help you navigate the Summer stretch feeling fully supported so you can both enjoy the holidays with your kids, AND start September STRONG in your own right!ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON:• Get more info about my Summer offer, Serious About September - HERE• Find out more about me and my coaching work - https://theparenthoodcoach.co.uk• Book in a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together - https://calendly.com/tamsin_williamson/discovery-call• Follow me over on Instagram - https://instagram.com/theparenthoodcoach• Join my email community - The Parenthood Retreat