Nourishing the Mother

Nourishing the Mother

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NTM 546: Who They Were Depends on Where You Stood; Family, legacy, and the limits of knowing the people we love

In this episode, Bridget shares her experience of her grandfather’s passing, and the reflections that surfaced in the aftermath. Together, Julie and Bridget explore how our understanding of the people we love is always shaped by proximity, role, and family narrative.We unpack the ...  Show more

NTM 545: New Year Reset: 10 Questions to Meet the Year Ahead (Without Forcing It)

You don’t need a quiet house.You don’t need a fresh journal, a candle, or the “right headspace.”In this episode, Bridget and Julie walk you through 10 gentle New Year reflection questions in real time - the kind you can answer as you listen. Sitting in the car. On the couch. With ...  Show more

NTM 544: When Sex Feels Like One More Job: Christmas, Exhaustion & the Loss of Erotic Self

The post-Christmas crash can leave many women feeling not just tired, but disconnected — from their bodies, their partners, and their erotic selves. In this deeply relieving episode, Julie and Bridget explore how the adrenaline of December masks exhaustion until it drops, and why ...  Show more

NTM 543: The Christmas Collapse: Why Women Fall Apart When the Doing Stops

In the final week before Christmas, when the lists are finished and the adrenaline drops, many women don’t feel relief…they feel flat, teary, irritable or quietly undone. This episode is an emotional temperature check for overstretched mothers asking, “I should be happy… so why d ...  Show more

NTM 542: Coping with Festive Season Sensory Overload in our kids and us!

The festive season looks magical on paper: twinkly lights, long lunches, sparkling moments with kids… but for so many families, it’s actually a sensory avalanche waiting to happen. In this episode, we unpack what’s really going on beneath the meltdowns, the indecision, the clingi ...  Show more