Nourishing The Mother

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, we share in Julie’s latest trauma-to-healing evolution in parenting her teens. Through rich storytelling, we explore three key themes all mothers are wise to consider when parenting teens:Leadership in a family system is fluidSafety for your child means the right to say no and be able to rally against youHealing looks like excavation and deconstruction, tooTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/

Feeling wild feelings like rage and explosive anger often happen when we’re caught in the tension between fully supporting ourselves, and supporting our child. Triggers, like school refusal, can have us not even recognising ourselves.Through storytelling and rich conversation, we toss around the experience of feeling like love has turned upside down, and what’s left is visceral rage, hate and the desire to devour.In this episode we discuss:The terror we feel with our angerThe terror we perceive others have about our angerThe systemic impact on mother rageWhen feelings feel to big for us and our kidsAvoiding your own shame collapseOverperformance powered by your guiltConsidering why this is so hard for you right now, and why you’re holding on so tightlyWhen your rage is in opposition to the identity of the ‘good mother’To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherho

In motherhood it’s easy to be pulled into what the world, and your kids, need from you. It’s a fast road to withering, and resentment if you don’t take the time to put back into you. In this podcast, we’re moving past any financial blocks and barriers, to make it so doable, you can action it right away! We give you ideas across four budgets from 0 to $1000+ so you can go get your self-nourishment.To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/

Do you ever go ‘0-100’ but you don’t know what happened?! Well, we kind of think you always burn your first pancake (first child/first moment you meet anything new), so let’s talk about how you grow beyond burning your batch of pancakes.In this episode we discuss:Holding compassion for yourself the first time you meet anythingHolding grace for growth; yours and your child’s‘The more I hold on, the more they push back’…healthy individuation is rebellionBeing cast as the villain is vitalReturning to your own wellbeing as the first stepWhat can you humble yourself to; the call to shift your identityGetting wobbly when we feel alone in parentingHolding your own space bubbleShowing up as the highest version of you, irrespective of other peopleTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/

Taking things personally looks like a disproportionate emotional reaction to a fairly innocuous situation, where you feel very emotionally activated, and your thoughts around it are all-consuming, and exhausting!Mantras are a pathway to choice, power and re-programming your habitual reaction, so let’s give you three to get you going.In this episode we discuss:- Our response and responsibility is about us, though in this situation we tend to make it about them- Handing over authority to our emotional self and how destructive this can be- Our responsibility to balance our emotional freedom- Recognising our patterns or pitfalls that are on repeat from childhood- You have to believe differently before you can act differently- We can’t meet another until we can feel *them* beyond our own emotional storm- Knowing your dominant activation response; fight, flight, freeze, fawn- The self-responsibility of holding boundaries- Can you hold relationship and differenceTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relations

Sick of negotiating your life like some sort of tetris game? Going through the motions but not really “feeling it”? In this episode we give you three super tangible steps to lead yourself out of a funk and back into enjoying your life again.In this episode we discuss:Breaking down the chains of patriarchy and colonialismRecognising where we’re gaslighting ourselvesNoticing where we’re stagnating and not living up to our potentialPracticing holding intensity to grow our lives beyond our comfort zoneFinding meaning and inspiration to fulfill your needsRemembering that constant service crowds out your creativityCollecting ‘badges’ as a measure of being a ‘good mother’Recognising what’s aligned with your interests versus what’s you dragging your feet?Noticing your conditioning so you can decide the beliefs driving your behaviour are fully yours, or notRecognising the difference between leading yourself, and being lead, through your dayTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Ju

It’s difficult to be with the parts of our partner we want to change. We can get caught up in turn-off, disinterest, and resentment…so how do we find our way out, and back towards love and desire?In this episode we discuss:How to decrease the emotional charge, and need to change themRecognising when you’re running in masculine energy and perceptionsWhy we will project our values onto each other in intimate relationshipsRespecting versus railroading your partnerPartners act as a balance to our fantasy selfBeing out of appreciation, or lost in fearPerception as a reflection of us, but our own form is unique to usGetting clear on what you’re making the change meanHealthy discernment versus controlling another because our form is in chaosWhen our focus and values shift, it amplifies our awareness and ‘the problem’ feels biggerHow we bring in comparisons and minimise our partnerThere’s an opportunity cost for everything you wantIf they’re not doing it yet, it’s not important enough to themBuilding and stacking app

The parental struggle in school refusal is real. But you can only help them as much as you can come at it from a regulated place (see Part 1 podcast). In this conversation we focus on how you can help your child, and why you don’t have to do it alone.In this episode we discuss:- Getting super clear on what they’re struggling with underneath their behaviour - Helping your kids build connections between school and what’s important to them - Noticing all your own noisy narratives that get in the way - Creating more capacity for them to do school, and what they don’t love, by doing more of what they do love- The importance of advocating for you child in any system or institution - Playing the long game in facilitating your child loving their own learning - Holding the knowing that some mornings you’ll choose relationship over ‘should’s’ - The buoyancy you can find when sharing with other women who are going through it - Finding the support structures and professionals who can support you and your childTo explore

The purpose of this podcast is to return you to your own wellbeing and find the meaning in your current struggle and challenge. Some days you can flow and ‘play it out’ and other days you have a reduced capacity “to hold” and you end up hitting big edges of anger. That’s really normal! Let’s dig into how you can meet yourself here. In this episode we discuss:- When their defiance is felt as a threat to your nervous system- Your school conditioning that informs your response- Your ‘good girl’ conditioning that informs your response - Your rigidity masking your fear- Powerful self-inquiry like: what part of me is afraid of that happening to my child? Which is a fear of it already having happened to you- The inner conflict: when your child and your ‘perfect mother’ needs clash - Tuning into the symptoms of your dysregulated child- Considering your own values and needs to be a thriving parentTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explo

Setting up your family rules and boundaries around screen use can feel like a minefield. You can bounce from feeling overpowered by the lure of screens, to resenting them entirely. So in this episode we help you create solid and grounded foundations to build a healthy family culture around screens.In this episode we discuss:Rules can be nuanceddifferent kids can have different rulesForgetting hard and fast rules and moving into connection with where they’re at and what they’re consuming.Tuning into regulation and dysregulationWelcoming disappointment as a valuable life skillHaving family discussions around how you spend time onlineCreating guidelines around the when, where and how of screen useUnderstanding screens’ addictive nature and the dopamine fallout that can happen afterwardsKnowing when to interveneHandling pushbackManaging your own reactionsChecking in with how you feel afterwardsTaking responsibility for when our kids’ screen time is a reprieve or a resentment for usReflecting on whether they have

So you’re in hurt, shame and self-protection? In this episode we take you from here, to finding permission, freedom and awakened desire.In this episode we discuss:The benefits you’re getting from your current dynamicDirecting you life towards your greatest alignmentTaking responsibility for where your sexuality energy isYour internalised and subconscious beliefs that are driving your behaviourOwning your choice and tapping into your powerWhat is in discontent in life, is the habit in your sexNeediness creates repulsionUsing sex as a way to affirm your self-worthGetting ‘clean’ on your intentions for sexAgreements vs assumptionsCreating your relationship standardsCultivating agreements that leave room for graceConnection as a pre-requisite for sexTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/

Following a listener’s question, part 1 of our answer centres around self-reflection, compassion and the power you have to radically change how you think and feel about it.In this episode we discuss:It’s not all them, it’s not all you, it’s a dynamic you’re participating inYour unconscious beliefs that are keeping you stuck in this dynamicStop fitting your sexuality into binaries outside of youGet out of your head to create more room for love and connectionHow you feel about yourself affects your sex driveTo fix a sex life, don’t focus on the sexCultivating compassion for where your partner may be strugglingThe impact on stress on your libidoHow happy are you in your life?Attaching your worth to patriarchal male gazeThe inner battle against your bodyThe conditioning of girls and womenAreas of your body that carry storyFind yourself desirable to be desiredTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiri

It sounds like a good idea, right - you love her, she loves you, you love the same things, why would business be any different?! Well…the more touchpoints you have on each other, the more trigger points you also have.In this episode we get real about our own story of intertwining relationship and business and we bring you along with six hot tips for your own journey.In this episode we discuss:What an aligned vision looks likeNot sabotaging your success with hidden agendasBeing able to pivot with business when each of you go through identity shiftsIncreasing your relational skills that hold the business skillsBuilding integrity that underpins the businessKnowing the heart of your businessRunning every decision through a filter to stay connected to your whyGetting clear on responsibilities and reciprocitySupporting each other through different seasons of lifeKnowing the biases that trip you upKnowing how to nurture the friendship to strengthen the business relationshipTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy an

We want you to set yourself up so that everyone has a great time, not just your kids! But to make that work, you’re going to have to tweak your week, to create a win:win.In this conversation we share our personal tips and experiences in creating school holidays that work for everyone (by also sharing the ones that haven’t!). In this episode we discuss: - You HAVE needs; getting clear on what your needs are - Remembering to keep it flexible; allowing space for your needs to change seasonally - Pivoting, adapting and changing plans that holds spaciousness - Not allowing yourself to tilt so far into parenting that you get resentful of your kids- What gives you ‘more’?- Kids’ energy needs- Your social needs - Scheduling that feels easeful - Balancing your needs with your neurodivergent children’s needsTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visi

How do you move from high-conflict and separation grief, to wonderful relationships between four parents, and shared care of all the kids? In this episode we talk to Jess on how she’s created her modern-day village, with powerful insight on traversing separation, re-coupling, boundaries, needs and co-parenting in a blended family. If there’s any threads in Jess’ story that pull on your own life experience, then you’ll want to play this episode again and again to really get the wisdom - so make sure you save it!In this episode we discuss:- Different re-partnering timelines- Children with past partners and new partners- Being one big family with four children and four adults - Grief over a ‘new woman’ - Conflict between old and new partners - Harvesting empathy when you feel insecure - Respect for different grieving timelines and moving past the hurt- Your own childhood experiences colouring how you process the grief of old and new relationships, and what’s possible for your blended family - Holding intense gri

We are socialised and conditioned to leave ourselves in order to be loved and accepted by others. If regulation is connection to self, and dysregulation is feedback that we’re out of alignment, then how do we find our way back?In this episode we encourage you to be deeply self-curious and awaken some answers that lead you back home to yourself.To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/

Sick of striving for the ‘regulated self’ above all else? If you’re done with self-resentment and the projection and judgement that creates a lot of pain in your world, then this podcast is for you.In this 30-minute conversation we’ll get you to love the other side of yourself, and feel safer in your dysregulation, so you can go beyond ‘calm at all costs’.In this episode we discuss:Dysregulation as the guardian of connection to selfYou don’t always need to be calm to be connectedStay hating your dysregulation and you’ll miss your growthYour next identity is in your dysregulationCreating successful relationships by embracing dysregulationMoving beyond your childhood imprintDysregulation keeps you humble and opens your heart to othersThe beauty in accessing more of yourselfTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.l

Friendships in motherhood can feel so intense, intimate and important that when they begin to fade away, we can feel and immense amount of grief and loss.This episode is designed to fill that hole in your heart with love and a calm, quiet appreciation for what was, and a blooming possibility for what might be.In this episode we discuss:Considering friendship as more of a carousel, where different people step on and off, at different points in your life, to unlock your next consciousnessFiguring out the purpose of the friendship that you had, to take the sting out of nowConsidering the law of the one and the manyFlipping from focusing on what’s missing to a growth mindsetBuilding an identity on friendshipFeeling lonely makes you ache moreThinking about finding friends differently, so it becomes an active processFilling your ‘available space’ with friends that are going to awaken that area of life for youKnowing what you want in a friendship and becoming an energetic match for thatLove is always changing form…l

Following on from last week’s podcast, we continue the conversation around social media, screens, education, sex and alcohol and all the glorious boundary setting and conversations in between.In this episode we discuss:The importance of staying in relationship while negotiating boundariesThe value of evolving conversations rather than hard and fast rulesHaving your family values as an active conversationRemembering teens use screens to facilitate expansion of self, and creating meaningful negotiation from that understandingEquity versus equality in family boundary-settingChoosing educational institutions for the tethering to community that they provideListening to many diverse lived experiences to inform your choicesCreating a sex-positive within culture within your homeRecognising the value of sibling relationships in teaching consent, negotiation, and sensitising to another human, which is necessary for healthy sexual relationships in the futureTo explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Ho

Following on from a flurry of responses on our socials, this podcast is a round-table honest mum-wisdom discussion about the realities and lessons learnt on the tween/teen journey. In this Part 1 we discuss:⁃How to recognise when you’re ‘in this phase’ of parenting⁃Holding relationship as the key fundamental to successful parenting in the teenage years⁃Knowing when to step back or lean in⁃Teaching our kids how to be with commitment and responsibility to more than themselves and in doing so, teaching them how to trust more than their anxiety and fear⁃Loving and connecting with your tween/teen - how it changes and bringing awareness to your connection points⁃Enjoying your tween/teen and who they are as a whole and complex human⁃Finding grace within the sharp barbs of these years and what creates the difference between a brutal or beautiful experience⁃As our kids grow, letting them grow us and embracing the growth that is your life RIGHT NOW⁃Not being ‘so perfect’ and allowing space for your kids to witness your