The Inspiring Mums Podcast
The Inspiring Mums Podcast is an encouraging and uplifting podcast for mums who want to feel inspired to make positive changes in their lives. I’m your host, Jenna Folarin, a mum of 3 and a Qualified Coach for Mums and I’m on a mission to help as many mums as possible to feel happier, and to live a life that feels good to them! This podcast will help you do just that, as it will inspire you to think about what you really want and need as a mum, and I’ll share practical tips on how you can actually make that happen. I’ll also be talking to inspiring mums and sharing their stories, as well as having honest conversations about the tough parts of motherhood. My hope is that this podcast inspires you to focus on yourself more, lifts you up and motivates you, and helps you feel less alone in your struggles in motherhood. jennafolarin.substack.com
Episodes
Join me in Episode 18 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about how the mental load shows up for me, as well as 3 ways that you can ease the mental load as a mum.
In this episode, I talked about:
* how the inspiration for this episode came from me feeling totally overwhelmed the other morning
* how I find it hard to articulate the impact of the mental load, but in talking about it, I hope that you can relate
* how the relentless...
Join me in Episode 17 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about how you can bring self-compassion into your life as a mum.
In this episode, I talked about:
* how I believe that self-compassion is the foundation to your well-being as a mum
* how self-compassion can feel like an abstract concept, it might be something you’ve heard about but you don’t know how to actually bring it into your life
* how the power of self-compassion i...
Join me in Episode 16 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about how taking imperfect action is the key to building your confidence and bringing your unspoken dreams to life.
In this episode, I talked about:
* how we can stop ourselves from achieving our dreams through fear of failure, fear of judgement or overwhelm - all of these negative thoughts going around in our head means that we talk ourselves out of taking action
* how ...
Join me in Episode 15 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about how reflecting and dreaming will help you to make slow and gentle changes in your life in 2025.
In this episode, I talked about:
* how we can use the seasonal Spring energy of new starts and new beginnings to help us make changes in our lives
* how it feels cathartic to look back and reflect on the previous year because time and distance can give you a different pe...
Join me in Episode 14 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about redefining failure and consistency for mums. After just over a year long hiatus, I’m happy to be back with a new podcast episode for you!
In this episode, I talked about:
* how I stopped podcasting for a year, because I was just trying to do too much all at once
* how I was able to return to the podcast from a place of self-compassion instead of self-criticism
* how...
Join me in Episode 13 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about taking the pressure off ourselves as mums, at Christmas. If you are feeling like it’s all getting a bit too much at this time of year, this is the episode for you.
In this episode, I talked about:
* all of the expectations that are on us as mums at Christmas
* how there’s the pressure to be happy and enjoy Christmas - but how can we enjoy something that feels so o...
Join me in Episode 12 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast where I talk about the practical ways that you can slow down this winter, (even when you feel like you are too busy to slow down).
In this episode I talked about how:
⚡️slowing down this winter means you can connect to the seasonal energy more - which tells us to hibernate, reflect, retreat and rest
⚡️hard it can feel to slow down as mums, at such a busy time of year, even though tha...
Join me in Episode 11 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast for a conversation with Jenny Jarvis – Founder of Vibes, Cardiff - a yoga studio and coffee bar.
Jenny is also a mum of 2 and her journey to starting her own business is so inspirational.
I got to know Jenny after running one of my Mini Retreat for Mums at Vibes. She was so encouraging and supportive, that I knew I wanted to talk to her on my podcast, to hear more about how she star...
Join me in Episode 10 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast for a conversation with Sophie Heath –a Pregnancy and Post-Natal Specialist Personal Trainer & Nutritionist.
Sophie is also a mum of 3 and is so knowledgeable and passionate about her work with mums. In this episode we talked about:
⚡️Sophie’s motherhood journey – she had her eldest son just before lockdown and her twins were born in the summer of 2022
⚡️how Sophie got her fitness ba...
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast! After a hiatus over the summer and early Autumn, I’m back with some amazing guests lined up for you.
In this episode, I’m talking with Dr Jemma Andrew- Adiamah - an Empowerment Coach and Mentor for Mums and a mum of 4 herself.
Jemma was so open and honest about her experiences as a mum, and is so passionate about working with mums too. It was so good to share our similar experi...
In this episode I talked about:
⚡️how intuition is that gut feeling and knowing that you have
⚡️how our intuition connects us to a kinder voice, to what we really want and helps our confidence as mums
⚡️how mums are...
In this episode I talked about how:
⚡️I’ve always loved writing my thoughts down
⚡️knowing that I’ve got a tool that I can use to get my emotions out has massively helped my mental health
⚡️how I fit journalling into my day as a busy mum of three
⚡️jo...
I talk about:
⚡️how changing your mindset and limiting beliefs means you'll feel more motivated and confident as well as more likely to take action on your goals
⚡️the story of how my own negative mindset and limiting beliefs held me back from my dream of becoming a Coach
⚡️how bringing awareness to limiting bel...
Join me in Episode 8 of The Inspiring Mums Podcast for a conversation with Kate from The Dairy Free Mum.We had a wonderful chat about life as allergy mums.
Kate shared:
🌟the CMPA (Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy) symptoms that her children had and how she felt fobbed off by doctors, so she did her own research
🌟 how much life changes when your child has an allergy
🌟how you are constantly living with anxiety as an all...
I talk about:
🌟My love of books
🌟The books I loved reading as a child - some 90’s nostalgia for you!
🌟How reading is my most consistent form of self-care
🌟Why I loved these 4 books:
💛Again Rachel - Marian Keyes
💛Love Untold - Ruth Jones
💛All My Wild Mothers - Victoria Bennett
💛Hone...
We had such a beautiful and honest conversation where Jane shared;
🌟how she went from trying to do it all, to bringing change for her whole family by taking small steps to look after herself
🌟how creating her own toolbox of things that could support her, helped her ...
Join me in this episode of The Inspiring Mums Podcast for a 10 minute mini retreat for mums.
Grab a notebook, light a candle and get your favourite drink to take 10 minutes once the kids are in bed, as I lead you through:
💛 a simple self-compassion exercise (which actually calmed me down as I was reading it)
💛 2 journalling questions about you as a mum and your strengths
💛 2 oracle cards and the messages f...
But not just any old self-care, this is self-care that is tried and tested by me as a mum of three and it is actually do-able.
🌟I talk about why I'm so passionate about mums taking time out for them.
🌟I give you practical tips on how you can start doing self-care today, even if you've got no time and even if you ...
🌟I talk about how working out what your priorities and values are, means that you can use these to set aligned goals that you are more likely to achieve.
🌟I also share my values and what they mean to me.
🌟There’s also a book recommendation at the end - let me know if you’ve read it...
I'm honest about how tough I found motherhood the first and second time around, what I did to help myself cope better and how I'm doing now as a mum of three.
I talk about:
🌟Who I am - as a Coach and a mum of three
🌟Why I wanted to start the Inspiring Mums podcast - one of the reasons being that I love ch...
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