The Truth About Being the Default Parent: Why Mothers Feel Lost, Guilty and Overwhelmed with Lou Beckett
Default parenting doesn’t start with a conversation – it creeps in quietly, until one day you realise you’re carrying the mental load, the guilt and the responsibility almost entirely alone. In this ...
12 Feb 38min
MOMENT | Maternity Service: The Reframe That Changes Everything
In this Motherkind Moment, Zoe Blaskey is joined by broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett for a deeply honest conversation about early motherhood, identity, and what really happens to us when we bec...
9 Feb 8min
The Happiest Countries Do Motherhood Completely Differently
What if motherhood wasn’t meant to be this hard – or this lonely? In this episode of Motherkind, Zoe is joined by journalist and bestselling author Helen Russell to explore how culture shapes the way...
5 Feb 35min
MOMENT | The ‘Good Girl’ Trap That’s Burning Mothers Out
Have you ever felt like you’re trying so hard to be a good mum… but somehow it still never feels like enough? In this Moment, Zoe talks about good girl conditioning – the deeply ingrained beliefs man...
2 Feb 7min
Why Confidence Drops in Motherhood and How to Rebuild It
If confidence feels like something you’ve lost since becoming a mum, this episode is for you. If you’ve been moving through motherhood feeling lower in confidence than you ever expected – second-gues...
29 Jan 37min
MOMENT | If Becoming a Mother Has Changed How You See Your Own Childhood, Listen to This
“It’s how you were parented that lays the foundation – it sets the blueprint for your own parenting.” This is a short moment from a much bigger conversation on Motherkind. But it tends to stop people...
26 Jan 9min
The Hidden Cost of Being the Selfless One
If the word “selfish” makes you uncomfortable… this episode is for you. In this conversation, Zoe is joined by Suzy Reading for a deeply reassuring exploration of what mothers truly need – and why se...
22 Jan 33min
MOMENT | Motherhood Isn’t the End of Your Career — It Might Be the Beginning
If you’ve ever felt the pull to do something different with your career and then immediately talked yourself out of it with it’s too risky, I need a safe job, or this isn’t the season – this short epi...
19 Jan 8min
