Finding Me Again - passion, purpose and parenting
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Podcast Overview
<p>Feeling lost, stuck, bored, unfulfilled or directionless after having kids? Finding Me Again interviews inspirational parents on a time they felt the most lost and the passions that got them through. Set yourself on the path to knowing who you are, what you love to do and how you want to focus and balance your time. </p> <p>Hosted by Rachel Lackey, UK psychotherapist specialising in parent fulfilment.</p> <p>“Feeling lost, stuck, disconnected from the self or unfulfilled after having children is a theme that has come flowing out of my psychotherapy practice. This interview podcast is to support parents in finding their way back to passion and purpose, not to mention fun. Can you relate? Join the club.”</p> <p>www.findingmeagain.me/podcast</p>
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September 2, 2021
Body Recovery, Prolapse and Franklin Method - with Rachael Hall
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In this podcast Rachael describes the difficult transition out of a dance career and into finding herself. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">“This is your amazing body…the fact that you can breathe like you do, the fact that you digest like you do, that you can think like you do…”</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Rachael tells me about pilates and the Franklin Method and how they have shaped her life and connection to her body.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">“If you can get to know your body and work with it - it feels like that’s the answer to everything…and not feeling guilty for giving it what it needs.”</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We discussed how parenting has affected our bodies. Not just the births, nursing, sleepless nights, but me putting my back out wrestling with the kids when I should know better! I talked about the fear of doing fun things with my children for the last time to protect my body.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Rachael talked about all the preparation she did during pregnancy for labour. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">“But then it was really disappointing to feel something’s not right in my pelvic floor…I felt embarrassed to go to the doctor.” </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We looked at the impact of having a prolapse, how common it is, and Rachael’s approach for recovery and strengthening. Rachael runs a 6 week course on the pelvic floor, starting in Autumn 2021 (and at regular intervals each year. Check out https://www.rachhall.com/pelvicfloor</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Rachael also does a Your Dream Body membership. You can get free classes on her website to get a taste of Rachael’s approach. I did one yesterday and it was fantastic. https://www.rachhall.com/yourdreambody</p>
July 29, 2021
Becoming a Shy Extrovert, Parent of an Only-Child and not Doing Mushrooms - with Dorien Davies
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July 5, 2021
Held Together Through Preemie Parenting by Rhianna, Chatty Nurses and Brotherly Love - with Osahon Orchard
“That you knew how to do that, and that you were still excellent at your job and made my kid well and made me feel safe, but also took care of me…just what we needed.” She talks about needing to forgive herself for taking a little time before she could see him, when he had just been born and was so at risk, to fortify herself. Osa shares how it felt to hold him for the first time, after 4 weeks. Osa talks about the power of stories, her passion for them, both as a counsellor and for pleasure. Hearing of different experiences as a break from her now - recharging from her busy life. Retreating to someone else’s creativity. Also Rhianna. Osa talks about having to live at Birmingham Children’s Hospital with her eldest son, whilst friends and family took care of her younger son. She describes not being able to feel like anyone. Feeling like a blob who was there only to take care of her boys. Things then got better for her son’s health, a year passed, she got “all the jobs”. Then her hair started to fall out and Osa describes the impact of this on her identity and self worth. “I went back to performing and back to working with young people and encouraging and motivating them and I think that was me unconsciously finding myself again. Back to the base of me.” She changed her look at that time - colours and hair wraps, to connect to her identity. Next Osa wants to put down one of her commitments to make space for more creativity, particularly writing and singing. Her beautiful voice closes out this episode. Take Aways Listen to the people who know you, see your goodness and tell you that you are loveable. Take moments (perhaps your commute or returning from the school run) as recharging time. Fortify yourself before a tough day with powerful music. Explore clothing colour and hair style/wraps to re-connect with who you are. Honour your own needs and comforts, rather than just trying to please others. Osa had so much wisdom and life experience to share with me that I’ve made a part 2, focusing on race and parenting as a black, British, Nigerian mum married to a white, British man, living in a mostly white area. Coming soon!
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<p>Feeling lost, stuck, bored, unfulfilled or directionless after having kids? Finding Me Again interviews inspirational parents on a time they felt the most lost and the passions that got them through. Set yourself on the path to knowing who you are, what you love to do and how you want to focus and balance your time. </p> <p>Hosted by Rachel Lackey, UK psychotherapist specialising in parent fulfilment.</p> <p>“Feeling lost, stuck, disconnected from the self or unfulfilled after having children is a theme that has come flowing out of my psychotherapy practice. This interview podcast is to support parents in finding their way back to passion and purpose, not to mention fun. Can you relate? Join the club.”</p> <p>www.findingmeagain.me/podcast</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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