Nourishing the Mother

• NTM 539: The Sandwich Generation: The Emotional Load No One Talks About

  This week, we’re opening the door on one of the most invisible seasons of womanhood — being in ‘the sandwich generation’. The stretch between raising children and caring for ageing parents can feel like living two lives at once: one full of growth and beginnings, the other shaped by endings and decline. In this conversation, we unpack the exhaustion, the guilt, the grief, and the quiet unraveling that happens when you’re holding everyone else together — and explore how to navigate this season with tenderness, truth, and boundaries that honour your own humanity.In this episode, we discuss:• What it feels like to be stretched to breaking point; emotionally, physically, and financially…while holding generations together.• The whiplash of mothering in both directions: when your parents need care and your kids still need you steady.• How old wounds resurface in caregiving, and how to meet them with compassion instead of collapse.• Grieving while giving: facing mortality, memory loss, and decline while still showing up for life’s daily demands.• Redefining what it means to be a “good daughter” and a “good mother” - and the difference between guilt-driven care and love-led presence.• Why micro-rituals of care are leadership, not luxury…and how they protect your capacity to love.• The courage to let legacy be love, not martyrdom: showing your children that boundaries are devotion.• How couples can stay connected and compassionate through the demands of caring for two generations.Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclubReach out to Bridget for 1:1 coaching - bridgetwood.life

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• NTM 538: The Guilt Trap: Why Good Mums Feel Bad

  If guilt were cardio, every mum would be an Olympian. But what if guilt isn’t proof you’re failing — it’s proof you care? In this episode, we unpack the emotional weight mothers carry and how “mum guilt” has become a badge of honour we never asked for. From the cultural conditioning that tells us a good mother should give everything, to the quiet courage it takes to choose ourselves without crumbling under judgement, we explore how to move from guilt as punishment to guilt as guidance. You’ll learn how to stay anchored in your own truth, meet your children’s reflections with grace, and reclaim a version of motherhood that’s values-led, not shame-fuelled.In this episode we discuss:• How guilt has become the default emotional setting for modern mothers.• The difference between guilt as a values compass and guilt as a shame loop.• When your child says “how can you choose work/friends/yourself over me!” and how to stay calm and anchored instead of defensive or withdrawn.• The courage to be disliked without closing, contorting, or hardening.• Shifting from external validation to self-anchoring: defining your worth from within.• Seeing guilt as a lopsided perception; finding the other side and asking, “Do I need to feel guilty here?”• How to tell when guilt signals a values misalignment versus when you’re actually in alignment.• The patriarchal version of the “good mother” versus the archetypal mother, and which one you’re subscribing to.• How to meet guilt with curiosity, compassion, and objectivity instead of criticism.Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclubReach out to Bridget for 1:1 coaching - bridgetwood.life

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• NTM 537: When They Dig Their Heels In: How to Stay the Steady One

  In this episode, we discuss what to do when your child slams the brakes on; from “I’m not going to school” to daily battles over getting dressed or leaving the house. We explore how to stay grounded when their storms threaten to pull you in, how to use play and connection to move through resistance, and why your regulation is the most powerful parenting tool you have. We unpack what happens in your body when you feel backed into a corner, how to find your anchor, and the small moments of humour, affection, and attunement that can shift even the hardest days.In this episode, we discuss:• What’s really happening when your child resists…and why matching their frustration only fuels the fire• How to stay anchored and calm when their emotions feel overwhelming• Using playfulness to shift tension, reconnect, and move through sticky moments• Finding micro-moments of humour and connection when you’re tired or touched-out• Reframing play as a mindset, not another task on your list• How your regulation invites theirs and makes co-regulation possible• Holding the bigger vision for how you want moments like these to end, even when it’s hard• Why there’s no “magic trick” to fix behaviour - but there is a way to lead with steadiness, warmth, and presenceWant support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclubReach out to Bridget for 1:1 coaching - bridgetwood.life

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• NTM 536: Redefining the Fertility Journey: let’s discuss infertility with fertility coach Liz Walton

  In this episode, Julie sits down with Fertility Coach Liz Walton to redefine what fertility really means. Liz, founder of the Australian Fertility Summit, brings her own lived experience - ten years of “failed” IVF rounds, deep personal healing, and eventually conceiving her daughter naturally at 46 - to shine light on what so many women long for but rarely hear: that fertility isn’t just medical. It’s emotional, relational, spiritual, and deeply personal. Together, we explore how to hold women through infertility, loss, and longing with compassion, and what it really means to nourish the mother before she becomes one.In this episode we discuss:* Redefining fertility beyond doctors’ offices and treatments* What women truly need on this journey - body, mind, relationship, and self* Holding space for the woman, not just the patient* Emotional struggle, self-attack, and how mainstream care overlooks it* Surprising blocks to conception - emotional, and subconscious scars* Unexplained infertility and the hidden role of trauma or abuse* The importance of internal fertility: self-talk, self-kindness, and a fertile relationship with self* Feeling broken or like your body has failed - and rewriting that narrative* Why 57% of women stop IVF because of the emotional toll* How relationships can survive the pressure and stay connected through IVF* The power of communication, compassion, and emotional support in partnership* The grief, anger, envy, and pain of seeing others conceive when you cannot* Letting go of blame and judgement in relationship dynamics* Liz’s daily practice for “deleting your fears” and moving forward with self-love* If society could reframe fertility, what would shift* A grounding practice women can do today to feel more nourished and whole* What Liz most hopes women take away from the Fertility ExpoThe Melbourne Fertility Expo, Nov 8https://australianfertilitysummit.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/australianfertilitysummit/?hl=enLizhttps://lizwalton.org/https://www.instagram.com/lizwalton_fertilitycoach/?hl=en

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• NTM 535: The Sexiest Thing Your Partner Can Do (Hint: It’s Not in the Bedroom)

  What really turns mothers on isn’t roses or lingerie….it’s partnership. It’s not having to carry everything alone, not having to think about one more thing, not feeling swallowed up by kids and needs with no solo time left. In this episode we explore why sharing the load is the ultimate aphrodisiac, how appreciation and acknowledgement fuel intimacy, and why true partnership is so much sexier than performative help. When you feel like it’s not all on you, when you’re a team doing it together, when you trust in each other’s best intentions - that’s where turn on lives.In this episode we discuss:- Defining invisible labour: remembering birthdays, meal-planning, emotional holding- How doing the dishes or handling school emails is foreplay because it reduces resentment and creates space for turn-on- Why true partnership is hotter than performative help- The intimacy of “thank you” and “I see what you did”- How acknowledgement turns everyday tasks into moments of being valued- Why feeling seen is often the gateway to wanting to be touched- The difference between “checking the box” sex and “I want you” intimacy- How nervous system safety and emotional connection unlock desire- Practical shifts like flirting in the day, slowing down, making sex about connection rather than performance- Not having to think about something as a turn-on in itself- The idea of being a team and doing it together as sexy- Protecting each other’s solo time so you’re not swallowed up by kids and constant needs- The turn-on of feeling it’s not all on you- Running with the assumption of your partner’s best notions and intentions as a foundation for intimacyBare-Bones to Booked3-day FREE workshop series for Solo Practitioners and Service-Based Businesses.https://www.julietenner.love/bookedReach out to Bridget for 1:1 coaching - bridgetwood.life

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