The Mothering Project
The Mothering Project is for women, carers, and empathetic leaders navigating work, care, and identity — and wondering when exactly the mental load gets its own day off.
Honest conversations about motherhood, leadership, and holding it all together (mostly)
Episodes
16 episodes
Done Dreaming? Here's How to Actually Start
Ever get that feeling that something needs to change — but you don't know where to begin? In this solo episode, I cut through the overwhelm and shares five honest, practical tips for anyone considering a career change or side hustle. Whether yo...
The Return Home: Motherhood, Business & Reinventing Yourself with Fionnuala Wylie
Our lovely guest is back — and this conversation feels even more needed the second time around.In this heartfelt follow-up episode, I sit down again with Fionnuala Wylie to talk about the transitions that quietly reshape us — motherhood,...
From Spray Tans to Brow Boss: Building Two Businesses by Backing Yourself
Are you sitting on a dream, wondering if it’s too late or too big?Ciara Gallagher’s story is the reminder you didn’t know you needed. From traffic control to building a thriving beauty business, this conversation is all about bold moves,...
The Quiet Signs You’re About to Change Your Life
Sometimes life still looks completely normal on the outside… but internally something has shifted.In this solo episode, I’m talking about the quieter signs that often appear before a change in career, pace, identity, or priorities — the ...
When Life No Longer Fits: Thy Nguyen on Motherhood, Change and Letting Go
This week on The Mothering Project, I’m joined by Thy Nguyen /Monzo for a really honest conversation about identity, motherhood, and what happens when life asks you to begin again in a different way than you expected....
Backing Yourself: Carla on Business, Motherhood and Starting Again, New Chapters.
Some conversations stay with you because they hold both strength and softness at the same time — and this is one of them.In this episode, Carla shares the story behind leaving corporate life, backing herself, and building a Pilates busin...
The Quiet Season Before Things Change
Sometimes life can look completely normal on the outside… while internally, something is quietly shifting.In this solo episode, I’m reflecting on that kind of season — the one where change is happening, but not always in ways other peopl...
Core Values, Coaching and the Seasons of Womanhood
Before you read the show notes, I wanted to say a HAPPY St Patricks Day to all! In this thoughtful and honest conversation, I sit with Julie Parker — founder of Beautiful You Coaching Academy — to explore the many transitions women ...
The FEAR (of being visible)
In this episode I explore something that sits quietly underneath so many of the things we want to do in life — the fear of being seen.It’s not always the fear of failure that stops us. Often it’s the fear of judgement. The moment ...
Learning to Stay Calm in the Chaos: Sorcha Hunter on Resilience in Business
In this episode, I sit down with Sorcha Hunter, founder of Hunter Labour Hire, a successful business operating in the construction and labour hire industry — a space traditionally dominated by men.Sorcha shares the real, be...
From Failures to Flexibility: Tara Nguyen’s Entrepreneurial Journey
In this conversation, Tara and I explore the tension so many ambitious mothers feel — wanting to build something meaningful, while also wanting to be present.We talk about failed starts, redefining success, building flexibility on purpos...
You’re Not Burnt Out. You’re Overriding Yourself.
Christina explores burnout through a more nuanced lens — not as dramatic collapse, but as quiet self-abandonment. She unpacks how identity tied to capability, over-functioning, and subtle internal misalignment erode self-trust over time....
Embracing Your Power: The Journey of a Sacred Entrepreneur & Mama in Transition
**** This conversation was recorded before Fionnuala’s little bub arrived — in that tender, anticipatory season before motherhood expands again. It’s a beautiful listen knowing what was on the horizon, and we’ll be recording a Part 2 to ref...
When Your Brain Never Switches Off
In this episode of The Mothering Project, I talk about the mental load — the unseen, ongoing thinking that keeps homes, families, and workplaces running.Not just the tasks. But the anticipation. Th...
The Tug of Motherhood and Work: A Personal Revelation
Returning to work after maternity leave isn’t just a logistical shift — it’s an identity one.In this episode, I talk about going back four days a week and living with the constant tug between wanting to be present at home and wanting to ...