Announcement: This is the final episode of What The Mum! and it’s packed with lots of great advice.

Whether becoming a mum was planned or a surprise, it is a big responsibility. You have been given the gift of raising a human being. The way you choose to parent your child will determine the path they choose to follow and this all starts with the relationship you have with yourself.

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On this episode, I’m joined by Clare Downham who saw her responsibility as raising adults.

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A bit about Clare

Clare Downham calls herself a Soulful Success Coach and Mentor. She loves to guide high-achieving Gen X women on a unique journey from stress, overwhelm, and burnout to authentic self-expression, aligned action, and soulful success.

What surprised me about being a mum?

The thing that comes to mind is nothing really as I don’t think even back then, I had many expectations.

Tell us you’re a mum without telling us you’re a mum

I have unconditionally loved two beautiful humans from being babies to adults in their twenties.

The best thing about being a mum.

The changing relationship between me and my children. Loving every part of the journey.

Connect with Clare

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@claredownhamcoach

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LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-downham-coach/

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Everyone’s experience of motherhood is different. Some women get pregnant straight away. Some women sail through their pregnancy. Some women’s babies behave according to the textbook. The truth is, motherhood is a mix of highs and lows. The trick is to just be in the moment because this too will pass.

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On this episode, I’m joined by Amy Goodall who found herself thinking that she might have missed the boat only to be blessed with a beautiful daughter.

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A bit about Amy

This is Amy Goodall, the Branding Alchemist.

Her life’s purpose (aside from Mumming) is designing the most ‘perfect-for-you’ visual love language for ambitious female brand founders. The insane result of this is internal validation to be your most absolute free, authentic self and it allows you to show up in the way that lights you up the most. The right people will start to easily find you, and will pounce on every new thing you launch, making work feel the best that it ever has.

The thing that has surprised her the most about being a Mum is the sheer, messy, complexity of it all; and how little control she would have over so many situations. It’s taught her a huge lesson in humility, and most importantly to choose her battles wisely. She also had no idea she’d spend so much money on snacks.

Tell us you’re a Mum without telling us you’re a Mum: the insane amount of snacks in the cupboard. And the generally un-groomed appearance of her hair for the last 9 years!

The best thing about being a Mum is one day, you realise you have a new best mate who will open your eyes in ways you never knew were possible. It’s mad-magical!

Connect with Amy

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

Instagram: @madaboutthebrand

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I never thought I couldn’t conceive. I assumed I just could. We take it for granted until we’re told it’s not going to happen. That’s when the tough decisions have to be made and you can start to feel vulnerable. That’s when you have to be honest and decide what’s next.

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On this episode, I’m joined by Suzy Stanton who shares with me that just because you can’t get pregnant doesn’t mean you can't be a parent or a mum.

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A bit about Suzy

Suzy is a freelance writer, creator and editor of We Made a Wish, a digital adoption and parenting magazine.

She created the magazine after becoming a mum via adoption to raise awareness about the process and provide a platform for anyone involved in adoption to share their experiences.

She is mum to two beautiful sisters who crept into her heart four years apart. She lives with her family in the North East of England.

As a copywriter, she has two sides to her business. The magazine is her passion and helps her to raise awareness around adoption and support adopters in particular to find out what the process is really like, with information and articles written by experts about parenting children who have experienced early life trauma.

She uses the skills she's learnt from running the magazine to help small business owners stop feeling overwhelmed by SEO and take action with simple steps that help them to get seen online by the people they want to do business with.

The thing that has surprised her about being a mum is how much admin there is, particularly once they're at school. She's always the parent who gets the non-uniform days wrong or forgets the bake sale because there's just so much "stuff" to keep on top of!

You can tell she's a mum by looking at the contents of her handbag and coat pockets, which generally contain a half-eaten snack, at least two hair bobbles/clips, a random note from one of her kids or a toy, until quite recently, kids (clean) knickers, wet wipes and some kind of stone/shell/bit from a tree.

The best thing about being a mum is seeing her children grow. It's a huge privilege and one she'll never take for granted. Their hugs and hearing them laugh always makes her heart burst.

Connect with Suzy

Website: https://wemadeawish.co.uk/

Instagram: @wemadeawishadoptionmagazine / @wishwriting1

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