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Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue is a podcast about modern motherhood - the ambition, the identity shifts, the invisible load, and the quiet recalibrations that happen behind the scenes.
I’m Maryanne. I’m a mum of three, a founder, and someone who has spent most of her adult life building businesses while raising a family, often at the same time, usually a little exhausted, and always learning as I go. This podcast is where I have the conversations I wish I’d heard earlier - the honest ones about work, money, ambition, relationships, burnout, confidence, health, and what it really means to build a life alongside motherhood, not in spite of it.
Each episode features thoughtful, open conversations with founders, creatives, doctors, experts and women navigating big lives in real time. We talk about the things that don’t always make it into neat soundbites - the trade-offs, the doubts, the moments of clarity, and the decisions that quietly change everything.
Mother Tongue isn’t about doing more or getting it perfect. It’s about feeling less alone, better informed, and more grounded in the choices you’re making - whether you’re building a business, raising children, starting again, or simply trying to make sense of the season you’re in.
New episodes weekly.
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To get in touch or to find out more about the podcast, please email info@wearemothertongue.com / Instagram @wearemothertongue.
Or visit our website: www.wearemothertongue.com
Mother Tongue
Creating Calm: Organising Your Home, Reducing the Mental Load & Making Family Life Easier with Nada Daher
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Today's guest is someone whose work I think every parent will relate to. I'm joined by Nada, founder of The Home Order, a professional home organisation company helping families create homes that feel calmer, function better and work with family life, rather than against it.
Because let's be honest, most of us aren't striving for Pinterest-perfect pantries. We're simply trying to keep on top of the endless piles of laundry, find the PE kit on a Monday morning, stop buying things we already own and feel like our homes are making life easier instead of adding to the overwhelm.
In this episode, we're talking about far more than organising cupboards. We're exploring how our homes impact our mental wellbeing, why organisation is really about reducing the mental load, and the practical systems every family can put in place to make everyday life run more smoothly.
Whether you're in the middle of summer decluttering, preparing for back to school or simply craving a reset, this episode is packed with practical advice you'll actually want to put into practice.
Find Nada on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_homeorder/
Find us on instagram: @wearemothertongue
Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mothertonguethepodcast
THE MOTHER TONGUE PODBOOK
The Mother Tongue podbook is a collection of interviews with experts on everything you need to know about parenthood from pre-conception all the way through to when your kids starts school. Over the course of 43+ chapters, the podbook delves into the topics that all mums and mums to be wants the answers to.
Buy yours now: https://mother-tongue.zbooni.com/products/mother-tongue-podbook
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