Motherkind
Motherkind is the podcast for women who know that motherhood changes everything — and want to grow forward, not “bounce back”. Hosted by Zoe Blaskey, Motherkind explores the profound personal, emotional and professional transformation that happens when you become a mother. This is a space for women navigating the wild, identity-shifting years of motherhood who want to reclaim confidence, redefine ambition, and build a life that works for who they are now. Each week, Zoe sits down with world-leading experts, thought leaders, psychologists, authors and well-known figures to unpack the real experiences of modern motherhood — from matrescence and identity loss to confidence, boundaries, work, relationships and self-worth. Expect honest conversations, evidence-based insight and practical tools that help you move through this season with clarity and strength.
Episodes
Stop Apologising for Being a Mother at Work—with Emma Grede, Vanessa Kingori and Michelle Kennedy
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 10th November 2026. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you find yourself apologising for leaving work on time? For missing the team drinks? For not always being available?You don’t
Rochelle Humes’ Life Coach Dior Bediako: When You Feel Like You’re Failing, Ask Yourself This
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you ever get to the end of the day and focus on everything you got wrong, rather than everything you’ve held together?In this week’s Motherkind Moment, Zo
I Thought I’d Feel Like Myself Again After Having a Baby — Then I Learned This
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Everyone expects your baby to change. But who prepares you for how much you’ll change too?If you’ve ever wondered “Where have I gone?” or felt that you shoul
Why You’re Still Carrying the Mental Load—Even When Your Partner Helps
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Does it ever feel like you’re the one who has to remember everything?The school dates, the appointments, the birthday presents, the never-ending list running
Vex King: What Your Children Really Learn When You Always Put Yourself Last
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you say yes when you mean no, then feel guilty for wishing you’d put yourself first?In this heartfelt conversation, author Vex King joins Zoe to explore p
Dr Helen O’Neill: Why Are Women Carrying So Much of the Fertility Burden?
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussion of miscarriage and fertility difficulties.Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Why does so much of the pressure around fertility fall on women?I
Mimi Ikonn: I Thought Having a Baby Would Bring Us Closer — But Our Marriage Fell Apart
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What happens when your life looks perfect from the outside, but deep down you know something isn’t right?Mimi Ikonn had built a successful business, a marria
Dr Martha Deiros Collado: Why Playing With Your Child Feels So Hard (And How to Make It Easier)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you ever sit down to play with your child and, five minutes later, find yourself thinking about the washing, dinner or everything else you could be doing?
Strength Training Expert Elizabeth Davies: The Postpartum Check Most Mothers Don’t Know They Need
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Have you ever gone back to a fitness class after having a baby and wondered why nobody asked how your body was doing?In this Motherkind Moment, women’s fitne
How to Change Career When You Have No Idea Where to Start
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What if the career you worked so hard to build no longer fits the woman you’ve become?If motherhood has changed what you want from work, you may know somethi
Millie Mackintosh: The Coping Strategy That’s Making Mothers More Anxious
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Does the thought of getting through bedtime without that evening glass of wine feel almost impossible?Motherhood can leave your nervous system completely ove
Fitness Expert Stef Williams: I Thought I’d “Bounce Back” After Birth — Then Everything Changed.
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What happens when your career is built around fitness and, after having a baby, you realise you don't actually want to rush to get your old body or routine b
Steven Bartlett’s CEO: How to Navigate Career and Motherhood Without Losing Yourself
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What happens when you genuinely love your career and desperately want to be there for your children?In this week’s Moment, we explore one of the hardest tens
Frankie Bridge: How to Stay Ambitious After Kids Without the Mum Guilt
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Motherhood changes so much — including what success, ambition and a fulfilling career actually look like.This week, Zoe is joined by Frankie Bridge for a bri
Why You’re Being Overlooked in Your Career—and How to Stand Out Instead
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What if the opportunities you’re waiting for aren’t passing you by because you lack experience, but because the right people don’t know what you’re capable o
Feeling Stuck? 5 Things to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do Next
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Feeling stuck in your career, relationship or life and have no idea what to do next? This episode is for you.Eight months ago, I felt completely stuck. Mothe
The mistakes I made postpartum (and what I'd never do again)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.After 10 years of motherhood, I’m really glad I did some things in those first few weeks, and plenty I’d do completely differently.Nothing can quite prepare
Stop Doubting Yourself: The Simple Habit That Builds Real Confidence.
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What if the reason you don’t feel confident isn’t that you lack ability, but because you’ve stopped noticing the evidence of how capable you really are?In th
“I’m a Better Mother Because I Work” — From The Woman Who Ran British Vogue Whilst Pregnant
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.During August, the Motherkind team and I try to practise what we preach by slowing down, taking some time off and making the juggle just a little easier over
The Myth That's Making Your Relationships Harder
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Have you ever felt like one person was supposed to carry the weight of your entire world — your happiness, your moments, your everything?In this Monday Momen
The Science Is Clear: Mothers Don't “Bounce Back” After Birth | Dr Federica Amarti
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.During August, the Motherkind team and I try to practise what we preach by slowing down, taking some time off and making the juggle just a little easier over
The Surprising Skill Every Child Needs to thrive in an Uncertain Future
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.What skills will our children really need to thrive in a world that's changing faster than ever?As parents, we spend so much time thinki
The Reframe That Made One Mother Feel Seen
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Have you ever felt like maternity "leave" was the wrong word for what you were actually doing?In this powerful Moment, broadcaster and a
Lou Beckett: Why Mothers Carry So Much of the Mental Load and How to Change It
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.During August, the Motherkind team and I try to practise what we preach by slowing down, taking some time off and making the juggle just
The 5-Minute Reset Every Overwhelmed Mother Needs This Summer
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.If the summer holidays have left you feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed and like you haven't had five minutes to yourself, this Moment
Dr Mindy Pelz: The Surprising Cause of Brain Fog Every Mother Needs to Know
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.During August, the Motherkind team and I try to practise what we preach by slowing down, taking some time off and making the juggle just
Why "Having It All" Is Making Mothers Miserable
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Have you ever looked around at your life and wondered why it feels so hard just to keep up?In this powerful Moment, Dr Giselle Goodwin s
Emma Grede: “The Parenting Rules I Refuse to Follow”
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.During August, the Motherkind team and I try to practise what we preach by slowing down, taking some time off and making the juggle just
Why You Feel Guilty Resting in Motherhood (And Why You Don't Have to Earn It)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you ever sit down to rest... only to feel like you should be doing something else?In this Moment, Zoe is joined by psychologist and a
4 Simple Shifts to Enjoy the Summer Holidays, Not Just Survive Them
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you already feel the pressure to make this summer magical?Maybe you're trying to juggle work, childcare, family holidays, the mental
The Real Reason You Keep Snapping At Your Kids (And What to Do About It)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Have you ever shouted at your child and been instantly overwhelmed with guilt?If you've ever wondered, "Why did I react like that?" or w
Nedra Glover Tawwab: Why Mothers Feel So Resentful (And The Boundaries That Change Everything)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you ever find yourself saying yes when you desperately want to say no? Feeling resentful, overwhelmed or taken for granted, but not q
The 5-Minute Habit That Makes Juggling Work and Motherhood Feel Easier
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Does it feel like you're constantly juggling work, childcare, the mental load and everything else on your never-ending to-do list?As the
Why Motherhood Feels So Much Harder Than We Expected (You're Not Doing It Wrong)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Why does becoming a mother change us so deeply? And why does nobody really prepare us for it?So many mothers believe they're doing somet
The Burnout Doctor: Why So Many Mothers Think They're Failing (When It's Actually Burnout)
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Have you ever felt like you're failing at everything?Like you're constantly trying harder, doing more and still feeling like you're fall
The 3-Step Method To Replace Your Self-Doubt With Self-Belief
Ready for a career that fits who you are now? Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 21 October. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. Join the waitlist for first access and 30% off.Do you ever feel stuck in self-doubt?Overthinking decisions. Questioning yourself. Wondering whether you're good enough, capable enough
Sonia Choquette: The Parenting Skill That Helps Children Trust Themselves
What if one of the greatest gifts we could give our children isn't confidence, resilience or achievement, but the ability to trust themselves?In this powerful Motherkind Moment, Zoe is joined by intuition expert and spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette to explore why so many of us lose trust in our inner knowing, and how we can help our children stay connected to theirs.Sonia explains why intuition i
Dr Helen O’Neill: We Know Less About Miscarriage Than We Do About Mars
What if the reason so many women feel dismissed, confused and unsupported when it comes to their health isn't personal - it's systemic?In this eye-opening conversation, Zoe sits down with scientist, reproductive health expert and Hertility founder, Helen O'Neill to explore the shocking reality of the gender health gap and what every woman needs to know about her body.Helen explains why the female
Sophie Power: The Photo That Changed How We See Motherhood
When a photo of ultra-runner Sophie Power breastfeeding her baby during one of the world's toughest races went viral, millions of people saw a powerful image of motherhood.But few knew the story behind it.In this Motherkind Moment, Sophie shares what was really happening that day. From navigating pregnancy, pelvic floor recovery and breastfeeding, to running 106 miles around Mont Blanc with a thre
Dr Punam Krishan: Why So Many Mothers Feel Exhausted, Overwhelmed and Unseen
What happens when a doctor becomes the patient?This week, Zoe sits down with GP, broadcaster and author Dr Punam Krishan for a powerful conversation about motherhood, health and what happens when we put ourselves last.Following her recent breast cancer diagnosis, Punam reflects on recovery, the traumatic birth of her first child, severe postnatal depression, and the moment she realised that while
Burnt Out, Overwhelmed and Running on Empty? Listen to This.
On paper, Maria Hatzistefanis had everything she had worked for. A hugely successful business, a loving family and a life many people would envy. But behind the success, she was burnt out, running on empty and wondering why she didn't feel happier.In this powerful Moment, Maria shares the turning point that made her realise something had to change. She opens up about the reality of juggling work a
Why Mothers Need Time Alone (And Why It's Not Selfish)
When was the last time you were completely alone - with nobody touching you, talking to you or needing something from you?In this episode, Zoe explores why so many mothers crave alone time and why that need isn't selfish - it's essential. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, overstimulated, touched out, exhausted or guilty for wanting space from your children, this episode will help you understand wha
The Hidden Reason You're Becoming Resentful
This episode is for every mother who's ever felt overwhelmed, resentful, or quietly stretched beyond her limits.If you're holding everything together, saying yes when you want to say no, and wondering why you're exhausted, this conversation might change the way you think about boundaries forever.In this powerful moment episode, Zoe explores why boundaries aren't selfish; they're essential. She sha
GQ Jordan: The Postpartum Nutritional Advice Every Mother Needs to Hear
Why do so many mothers feel exhausted, foggy and depleted - even years after giving birth?In this episode, Zoe sits down with nutritionist GQ Jordan to talk about the realities of pregnancy, postpartum recovery and the nutritional foundations that help mothers feel more like themselves again.Drawing on both her professional expertise and personal experience as a mother expecting her second child,
Dr Alex George: Why We Struggle With Our Children’s Emotions - And How to Change It
Have you ever found yourself saying to your child, "You're OK, don't cry," whilst knowing you mean well, but feeling like something deeper is happening?This week’s Moment explores a powerful idea: we can only hold our children's emotions to the extent that we can hold our own. So many of us grew up believing resilience meant pushing through, staying strong and keeping it together. But what if real
Why You’re Snapping, Overthinking and Feeling Constantly On Edge (And What To Do To Stop)
You’re not failing. Your nervous system is overwhelmed, and there’s a reason why.If you’ve been snapping, overthinking, lying awake at night, or feeling strangely disconnected from your own life, this episode will help you understand why.Because it’s not a mindset problem. It’s your nervous system.In this solo, Zoe goes deeper than typical “nervous system” advice to explore what’s really driving o
Why Returning To Work After Maternity Leave Feels So Much Harder Than You Expected
Returning to work after having a baby isn't just a practical transition - for many mothers, it can feel like returning as a completely different person.You expected to feel rusty. You didn't expect to question your confidence, your identity, or whether you're still capable of doing the job you once knew so well.In this Moment, Zoe sits down with Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, to
Steven Bartlett’s CEO: How I Make Career Decisions Around My Family
What happens when the dream career opportunity arrives… just as motherhood asks more of you than ever before?In this deeply honest conversation, Zoe sits down with Amy, CEO of Steven Bartlett Private Office, to talk about the impossible equation so many ambitious mothers are trying to solve. From taking a huge new role whilst pregnant, to the tension between career ambition and wanting to be the p
What Your Child Is Really Triggering In You with Gabor Maté
What if your child’s behaviour isn’t something to control… but something to understand?In this powerful conversation, Zoe sits down with one of the world’s leading voices on trauma, attachment and child development to explore the invisible patterns many of us carry into motherhood.Why do our children’s big emotions feel so triggering? Why do we instinctively want to shut down tears, tantrums or "d
The NEW Career & Motherhood Playbook From The Woman Who Ran British Vogue Whilst Pregnant
What if the reason you feel like you’re failing… isn’t you?In this powerful conversation, Zoe sits down with Vanessa Kingori OBE - former Publishing Director of British Vogue, Chief Business Officer at Condé Nast Britain, and one of the most influential women in global media.Vanessa made history as the first woman to lead the commercial side of British Vogue in its 100+ year history, after already
My Biggest Mistakes and Regrets in Motherhood and Work (and What I’d Do Differently)
Zoe has never shared her story like this before.💡 In this episode, she takes you behind the scenes of her journey through motherhood and work over the past nine years - the decisions, the trade-offs, the moments she’s proud of… and the ones she’d change if she could.
This is the first episode in Motherkind’s special work series, and it starts here for a reason. Because from the outside, it can
Do You Resent Your Partner For The Mental Load? Try This Expert Advice, with Dr Morgan Cutlip
Why does resentment feel so universal in motherhood - even in the strongest relationships?
In this conversation, Zoe sits down with relationship expert, Dr Morgan Cutlip, to unpack the quiet, creeping dynamic so many mothers experience: the feeling that your life has completely changed and your partner’s hasn’t.
This episode is a powerful reframe. It will help you understand where resentment
Emma Grede: "Your kids don't need you to be their everything"
“Your kids don’t need all of you. They need a fully expressed version of you.”
What if the pressure to be everything to your children is actually the thing making motherhood harder?
In this powerful conversation, Emma Grede (entrepreneur, co-founder of SKIMS & Good American) shares a radically honest take on ambition, guilt, and what it really means to be a “good mother.”
This episode is a
“Let The Guilt Go”: Lou Beckett on the Lie That You’re Failing in Motherhood
If you feel like you’re failing at motherhood… this is the reframe you need.
In this powerful Motherkind Moment, Zoe sits down with Lou Beckett, author of The Sunday Times Bestseller, Lessons from A Default Parent and wife of Comedian, Rob Beckett, to unpack something so many mothers feel but rarely say out loud - the constant pressure to be a “good” mum and the quiet belief that we’re not quite
Why so many mothers feel overwhelmed and disconnected right now - and what to do next
If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, second-guessing yourself, or disconnected from who you are, this episode is for you.
Zoe sits down with intuitive teacher Sonia Choquette, a world-renowned spiritual guide and New York Times bestselling author of over 25 books, to explore something so many of us feel we’ve lost in motherhood: our intuition.
Because the truth is, it hasn’t gone anywhere
The Problem Isn’t You - It’s Career Advice That Ignores Motherhood
If your career has started to feel harder, slower, or somehow “not enough” since becoming a mum, this episode will change how you see it.Because the problem isn’t your ambition. It’s the advice you’ve been given.In this powerful solo episode, Zoe shares how she got pulled into “hustle harder” business content and how it left her questioning her success, her pace, and her direction. What she realis
The AI Lessons Every Mother Needs
AI is moving fast, and if you’re feeling overwhelmed, behind, or unsure where to start, start here.
In this episode, Zoe sits down with AI expert Georgie Barrat to cut through the noise, the hype, and the fear - and show you how to actually use AI in a way that makes your life easier (not more complicated).
From reducing the mental load at home to becoming a sharper thinker at work, th
You're not behind, you're right on time
Do you ever feel like everyone else is moving faster than you?
Like you should be further ahead - in your career, your life, your motherhood?
This episode is your reminder that feeling isn’t truth, it’s comparison.
In this powerful solo episode, Zoe challenges the idea that there’s a “right” timeline for your life, and shows why trusting your own pace might be the most freeing thing you ever do
The Identity Crisis Every Mother Has — And Why Nobody Talks About It
Why does no one tell you that becoming a mother changes you completely?
Not just your life but your brain, your identity, your emotions, your ambition… everything.
In this powerful solo episode, Zoe breaks down the concept of matrescence, the scientifically recognised transition into motherhood and why understanding it can completely change how you experience this season.
Because so many mother
Why You Find It So Hard To Play, And What To Do About It
What if the thing you feel you have least time for… is actually the thing that would help you cope the most?
In this powerful Motherkind Moment, Zoe is joined by play expert Emma Worrollo, who makes a compelling and surprising case for why playfulness isn’t frivolous, it’s foundational.
Because when you’re carrying the mental load, juggling work, and just trying to get through the day, “have mor
Why Being a Good Mother Might Mean Putting Yourself First
Sophie’s story went viral when she was photographed breastfeeding mid-ultramarathon, but what that moment really represents is something much bigger: the invisible load of motherhood, and a world not designed for women.
. Why motherhood often forces a complete identity reset
. How to stop chasing “having it all” and define success on your terms
. The hidden mental and physical load mothers carr
Stop Waiting for Your Partner to Change — Do This Instead
“Why am I the only one thinking about everything?”
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, resentful, or like the mental load is falling entirely on you since becoming a parent, this episode is for you.
In this Motherkind Moment, Zoe shares a powerful conversation on one of the most searched and least solved challenges in modern motherhood - the mental load, emotional labour, and how it impacts relatio
The "Old You" is Gone, Here's How to Embrace Who You're Becoming
No one talks about this part of motherhood: the moment your old life disappears, and you don’t recognise the new one yet.
In this honest and deeply validating conversation, Zoe sits down with model and entrepreneur Jada Sezer to talk about the reality of motherhood, the identity shift, the overwhelm, and the pressure to “get back to normal.”
After having twins, Jada’s life changed overnight. Wha
We've been sold a lie. Stop trying to be a "good girl" in a broken system
If you feel exhausted, resentful, or like you’re quietly failing at motherhood, this might explain why.
In this powerful solo episode, Zoe explores the hidden force shaping how so many millennial mothers show up in their lives: good girl conditioning.
It’s the unspoken programme many of us were raised with - be nice, be agreeable, don’t complain, don’t ask for too much, put everyone else first.
Birth Is The Equivalent of 10 Marathons And It's Why You're Still Tired (Even Years Later)
Welcome to the new era of Motherkind.
This is a new chapter. More intentional. More expansive. The conversations are deeper, the guests are bold, and the ambition is clearer.
We’re now video-first, which means you can watch every full episode on YouTube. I’d love you to subscribe and join us in this next season of Motherkind.
If you’re ready to think differently about ambition and motherh
How To Find A Career You Genuinely Love (That Works Around Your Children)
Welcome to the new era of Motherkind.
This is a new chapter. More intentional. More expansive. The conversations are deeper, the guests are bold, and the ambition is clearer.
We’re now video-first, which means you can watch every full episode on YouTube. I’d love you to subscribe and join us in this next season of Motherkind.
Have you been quietly wondering if your career still fits your life?
It’s Never Too Late to Change Career — The Blueprint from the #1 Personal Brand Expert
Welcome to the new era of Motherkind.
This is a new chapter. More intentional. More expansive. The conversations are deeper, the guests are bold, and the ambition is clearer.
We’re now video-first, which means you can watch every full episode on YouTube. I’d love you to subscribe and join us in this next season of Motherkind.
If you’re ready to think differently about ambition and motherhood, y
How to build true confidence (and then teach it to your children)
Welcome to the new era of Motherkind.
This is a new chapter. More intentional. More expansive. The conversations are deeper, the guests are bold, and the ambition is clearer.
We’re now video-first, which means you can watch every full episode on YouTube. I’d love you to subscribe and join us in this next season of Motherkind.
If you’re ready to think differently about ambition and mothe
The Rodial Founder on Burnout, Discipline and Why Hustle Culture Fails Mothers
Welcome to the new era of Motherkind.
This is a new chapter. More intentional. More expansive. The conversations are deeper, the guests are bold, and the ambition is clearer.
We’re now video-first, which means you can watch every full episode on YouTube. I’d love you to subscribe and join us in this next season of Motherkind.
If you’re ready to think differently about ambition and motherhood, y
Welcome To A New Era of Motherkind
Welcome to Motherkind’s biggest chapter yet!
New brand. New studio. Bigger conversations. Clearer ambition.
And a powerful commitment to supporting the woman behind the mother.
Motherhood changes everything. Your identity. Your ambition. Your relationships. Your time. And somewhere in the middle of holding everyone else together, it can feel like you’re losing pieces of yourself.
You d
MOMENT | “I Didn’t Know Who I Was After My Baby” with Michelle Kennedy on Matrescence
Who are you now? And why does motherhood feel like it’s quietly rewritten you?
Today’s Motherkind Moment is with the incredible Michelle Kennedy, founder of Peanut, who has just launched the powerful “Make Matrescence Mainstream” campaign.
Zoe was proud to be part of this campaign and truly encourages you to look it up, watch it, and sit with it. Because matrescence, the profound identity shift
How I Changed Careers in Motherhood (And How You Can Too)
What if “manifesting” isn’t about vision boards and wishful thinking… but about brave, uncomfortable action?
In this deeply personal solo episode, Zoe shares - for the first time - how she built Motherkind and manifested her dream career alongside early motherhood
Not through magic.Not through overnight success.But through clarity, courage and trusting the nudges.
Zoe breaks down the three-part
MOMENT | Motherhood doesn’t end ambition – it asks you to define it with The Squiggle Careers Experts
There’s a quiet moment after you become a mum where you realise your life will never look the same again and neither will your career.
In this Motherkind Moment, Zoe Blaskey is joined by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis, co-founders of Squiggly Careers, bestselling authors, and two of the UK’s leading voices on modern careers, learning and development.
Together, they explore the reality so many moth
5 Ways Becoming a Mum Made Me Better at Life + Work
What if motherhood hasn’t set you back… but actually made you more powerful?
We’re told we lose things when we become mothers - sleep, freedom, career momentum. But what if we’ve also gained something extraordinary?
In this solo episode, Zoe shares the five “superpowers” she believes every mother develops - often without even realising it
Because motherhood isn’t a step away from leadership. It
MOMENT | Daily Resets: The Small Habits That Stop Motherhood Feeling Overwhelming
What if staying on top of home life didn’t require doing more, but doing a few small things consistently?
In this Motherkind Moment, Zoeis joined by Ingrid Jansen, co-founder of The Declutter Hub, to talk about daily resets and non-negotiables – a simple, realistic way to stop life at home from constantly tipping into overwhelm.
Ingrid shares why having a handful of everyday tasks that always ge
The Truth About Being the Default Parent: Why Mothers Feel Lost, Guilty and Overwhelmed with Lou Beckett
Default parenting doesn’t start with a conversation – it creeps in quietly, until one day you realise you’re carrying the mental load, the guilt and the responsibility almost entirely alone.
In this powerful Motherkind moment, Zoe is joined by Lou Beckett, author of The Default Parent, to name something so many mothers feel but rarely have language for.
Together, they unpack the emotional, physi
MOMENT | Maternity Service: The Reframe That Changes Everything
In this Motherkind Moment, Zoe Blaskey is joined by broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett for a deeply honest conversation about early motherhood, identity, and what really happens to us when we become mothers.
Emma shares the reframe that changed everything for her: moving from the idea of maternity leave to maternity service. A season where you are always on call, constantly adapting, sacrifi
The Happiest Countries Do Motherhood Completely Differently
What if motherhood wasn’t meant to be this hard – or this lonely?
In this episode of Motherkind, Zoe is joined by journalist and bestselling author Helen Russell to explore how culture shapes the way we experience motherhood.
After becoming a mother in Denmark, Helen shares how living in a Nordic system gave her “permission to live differently” – with more rest, trust, parental support and far l
MOMENT | The ‘Good Girl’ Trap That’s Burning Mothers Out
Have you ever felt like you’re trying so hard to be a good mum… but somehow it still never feels like enough?
In this Moment, Zoe talks about good girl conditioning – the deeply ingrained beliefs many of us carry into motherhood without realising it. The need to be agreeable, to keep the peace, to over-give, and to measure our worth by how much we do.
When these patterns come into motherhood, th
Why Confidence Drops in Motherhood and How to Rebuild It
If confidence feels like something you’ve lost since becoming a mum, this episode is for you.
If you’ve been moving through motherhood feeling lower in confidence than you ever expected – second-guessing yourself, feeling like you’re “just surviving”, or wondering where you went, press play on this one.
In this episode, Zoe is joined by confidence coach and founder of PepTalkHer, Dior Bediako, f
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