Blog written for The Nourish App

As humans, we are inherently programmed to please other people because from a young age we learn that when we do what others want or fulfil certain expectations, we’ll receive approval and praise.

And this inclination to please and be liked can become so deeply ingrained that we often carry it into adulthood – where it can start to trip us up! Especially when we become parents!

While a commitment to pleasing others will often come from a place of generosity, saying YES to everyone but ourselves can also (unknowingly!) mean doing a massive disservice to ourselves and to our kids in the long-term.

So, I hope that the following perspective shifts support and empower you to free yourself from 'people pleaser'; mode so you can start living life on YOUR terms rather than in response to what you believe the world is asking of you.

Blog contributor for The Nourish App

I'm so happy to have contributed to this blog created by The Nourish App, where along with some other brilliant wellbeing and parenting experts, we have provided some inspiration to bring some pockets of positivity into your life during these uncertain times.

A personal development podcast for people in business. I was interviewed by Katy Humphrey where we discussed running a business alongside Motherhood and the role that personal development has had on my life as a business owner, Mother and woman.

A video series helping you peel back the layers of motherhood and find yourself again - hosted by Tamsin Williamson and Sue Richards

Interview with Hannah Jane Thompson

In this episode, we talked about:

• Tamsin’s story from finding that her long-time marketing and events job sparked conflict with her new identity as a parent, and how she navigated that difficult realisation

• Why having kids doesn’t mean you have to lose your identity as a human or a woman, and how to combine all of those different parts

• How to deal with “mum guilt” and shame over not being perfect as a mother or a human - and why there’s no such thing as perfect anyway!

• The biggest parenthood myths that need to be busted, like, right now

• How to ask for help, and why it’s so important to find time for yourself - even if only for a few minutes a day

Click here to listen…

Podcast Interview with Sim Fitzgerald

We all know that becoming a parent is life-changing. In this episode, Sim interviews Tamsin, also known as The Parenthood Coach. They talk about life after the quarter-life crisis, and how becoming a parent changes you and how you see the world.

Click here to listen…

Guest blog written for Lucy Green Coaching

This Start-Up Story comes from Tamsin Williamson, aka The Parenthood Coach. Tamsin is a Life Coach who lives in London, who started her business after experiencng the power of coaching herself.

Guest blog written for Found and Flourish

If you’d told me five years ago that I’d end up running my own business, I would never have believed you.

Two kids and two mat leaves later however, I found myself embroiled in a sticky internal conflict where the life and career I’d always known stopped making sense and my world and identity felt profoundly transformed by Motherhood. I felt all-consumed by a sense of disillusionment, imbalance and suffocation in my work and I knew that my priorities had shifted.

Guest blog written for Isabella and Us

We don’t tend to over-think investing in our children, do we? Swimming lessons, football kits, maths tutors, Summer camps. We do all we can to support their development, health, happiness and wellbeing and provide them with the best possible opportunities in life.

As Mums we channel so much of our time, headspace and love into our kids and families. But all too often our own deeper needs and ambitions get buried under a pile of laundry or fall to the bottom of the to-do list.

Guest blog written for More Than Mums

It’s undeniable! We are riding some seriously choppy waves right now, and you may be feeling the burn on a deeply personal level.

It’s been so significant, exhausting and worrying and put us under pressures we may never have had to face before. And naturally that may be taking its toll on you. So here are a few of the ways I’m trying to actively support and care for myself through this minefield right now, in case they might help you too.

Guest blog written for More Than Mums

It’s amazing how many of us are self-proclaimed perfectionists! It’s a ‘condition’ that affects so many of us and as Mums it can really negatively dominate our day to day experience of parenthood, if we let it.

Guest blog written for Mumernity Magazine

‘Comparison is the thief of joy’, so the saying goes. Which is why comparison in Motherhood can weigh us down so heavily. Because it’s ultimately at loggerheads with what we expect to be the most joyful experience of our lives!

Guest blog written for More Than Mums

Have you REALLY listened to yourself lately? How often does the word ‘SHOULD’ come out to play?

We throw the words 'SHOULD' or 'SHOULDN'T' around so freely, sometimes in our conscious words and thoughts, and other times they bubble away in our subconscious, so subtle that we almost don’t realise they are there.

Guest interview for The Nourish App

For me, self-care is a way of showing up for myself and saying to myself ‘I matter’. As a Mum it’s not uncommon to fly through life at a million miles an hour, juggling all the balls and tending to everyone else’s needs. We can too easily forget about our own needs, which makes it so much harder to show up as our best selves. So, for me self-care is about making myself a priority, every single day, so I can fulfil my potential and nurture my own self-worth.

Guest blog written for More Than Mums

Last week while playing with my daughter I suddenly found myself completely immersed in a string of my own random thoughts…what to make the kids for dinner, when to change the bedsheets, what to reply to that work email, when I’d make time to wash my hair…

The thoughts had crept in unexpectedly, without warning and without permission.

Guest blog written for The Resilient Mama

Nobody can truly prepare you for the impact that Motherhood will have on your life, can they? It's almost impossible to put into words because becoming a Mum has such a unique and deeply profound influence on us all.

Guest blog written for More Than Mums

Finding balance in parenthood is possibly one of the things we equally strive for and struggle with the most. We try to keep all the balls in the air, like some super-human juggling octopus, determined not to let anything drop, or let anyone down.

Guest blog written for &Breathe Wellbeing

Life is full of surprises, particularly in parenthood! There are the wonderful, rewarding, joyful moments which can take our breath away. But there are also a whole bunch of unexpected twists and turns on the way that can pull the rug out from under us, leaving us feeling emotionally fragile and unstable in our own identities.

Guest blog written for Bonsoir of London

These are unquestionably challenging times, and as we go through this new phase of adapting and adjusting, our mindset and wellbeing will no doubt be put through their paces.