Mucked Up My Self-Care Podcast

About Mucked Up My Self-Care Podcast

A podcast for moms about the real, raw, and unscripted perspectives of guilt-free self-care by two moms across the globe. This unedited podcast is real life and their personal experiences told in friendly conversation style. Advocating for all moms who have mucked up their self care. There are so many others out there that aren't successfully solving the real problem of trying to figure out what self-care is. We want to bring to light the reality of what self-care can look like for moms who struggle to fit it in, don't know what will work for them, and the ways that it hasn't worked. We want to have conversations about the guilt we feel when we are pressured to mother ourselves when we don't know how and aren't given the support to in our society today.

Publisher

Jill Olish and Linda Bonney

Category

business · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 May 2023

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

134 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Is Self-Care Still Self-Care If It Creates More Chaos?

   There’s the version of self-care we see online – peaceful workouts, long baths, solo coffee dates – and then there’s what actually happens at home. The workout that blows up bedtime. The night out that leaves everyone grumpy. The “me time” that somehow creates three times more work later. In this episode, Jill and Linda ask the honest question: Is it still self-care if it creates more chaos? From the times self-care feels like an extra job, to the moments when your attempt at rest makes things harder on your partner, kids, or future you, this conversation is about what to do when taking care of yourself doesn’t feel worth the fallout anymore. In this episode, you’ll hear: Real-life examples of self-care that was supposed to be nourishing but ended up stressing everyone out How to tell when the cost of a self-care choice is actually outweighing the benefit in your current season Why “reading the room” (your schedule, energy, and home dynamics) matters before you commit to something big The difference between big, dramatic self-care blocks and tiny micro-moments that create less chaos and more consistency The guilt that comes up when you take time for yourself and it clearly impacts other people Why the solution isn’t to quit self-care, but to adjust the timing, length, or form so it truly supports you and your family Practical ideas for making your self-care fit your real life instead of trying to squeeze your life around an idealized version of self-care By the end, you’ll have language for why some of your “good” self-care ideas haven’t felt good in practice, and permission to change them without shame. You’ll see that you’re not bad at self-care – you’re just bumping into real-world limits that need to be part of the plan. For a simple way to start this week, pick one self-care habit that keeps creating chaos or resentment. Instead of cutting it completely, adjust it by one notch: make it shorter, move it to a different time, add a bit more support, or swap it for a smaller version that your current life can actually hold. Until next week, we hope you can unstuck your muck! 💛 📩 Need help figuring out where to start with self-care? Message us at muckedupmyselfcarepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:muckedupmyselfcarepodcast@gmail.com) and we’ll send our favorite five simple ideas. 👋 Find Jill @mamaoutspoken and mamaoutspoken.com (http://mamaoutspoken.com/) 💬 Connect with Linda @hellolindabonney or lindabonney.com (http://lindabonney.com/)

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   How Do You Practice Self-Care When Your Body Is No Longer Yours?

   You know those seasons when your body just stops cooperating the way it used to? Pregnancy, illness, hormones, burnout, long-term exhaustion… suddenly the things that once felt nourishing either don’t work or aren’t even possible. In this episode, Jill and Linda get honest about what happens to self-care when your body doesn’t feel like it’s yours anymore, and what it looks like to be kind to yourself in the middle of that. From the identity shift of losing some autonomy over your own body, to the frustration of needing more rest than you “think you should,” this conversation is about updating your self-care to match the body you have right now, not the one you used to have. In this episode, you’ll hear: How seasons like pregnancy, illness, and burnout can make your usual self-care tools stop working (and why that feels so destabilizing) The identity shift that happens when your body changes, and the grief, anger, or disappointment that can come with that What it looks like when movement starts to feel draining instead of energizing, and how to rethink “exercise” in gentler ways Why rest can feel so guilty and “unearned,” even when your body is clearly asking you to slow down The hard but necessary conversations with partners and family when your capacity changes and you can’t keep doing what you used to How tying your worth to productivity and output makes physical limitation even heavier to carry Simple, real-life ways to start honoring your current capacity instead of chasing your old standards By the end, you’ll feel less alone in the seasons where your body feels foreign, fragile, or just different. You’ll hear that nothing is “wrong” with you for needing more support, more rest, or less hustle. Self-care in these moments isn’t about keeping up with your past self; it’s about tending to the version of you that exists right now. For a simple way to start this week, notice one place where you’re still judging yourself by an old version of your body. Then, on purpose, lower the bar there: shrink the expectation, choose a smaller self-care action that fits your current capacity, and let that be enough for this season. Until next week, we hope you can unstuck your muck! 💛 📩 Need help figuring out where to start with self-care? Message us at muckedupmyselfcarepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:muckedupmyselfcarepodcast@gmail.com) and we’ll send our favorite five simple ideas. 👋 Find Jill @mamaoutspoken and mamaoutspoken.com (http://mamaoutspoken.com/) 💬 Connect with Linda @hellolindabonney or lindabonney.com (http://lindabonney.com/)

3. 

   1 Jun 2026

   The Mental Load is in a Self-Care Crisis

   What if the reason self-care feels impossible isn't laziness, lack of time, or poor planning — but the invisible, never-ending mental load that mums carry every single day? In this episode of Mucked Up My Self Care, Linda and Jill get real about the weight of the mental load: the planning, scheduling, remembering, and organising that keeps the family ship afloat — and quietly drowns our capacity for self-care. From pregnancy brain to tea towels that seem to multiply on the bench, this conversation is warm, honest, and deeply relatable for any mum who has ever felt like her brain just won't switch off. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the mental load is a self-care crisis — and the research that backs it up How mums carry the majority of household mental load tasks and what that actually costs us Why awareness of the mental load isn't always enough to change it — and what the real gap is What it looks like to gently let go of mental load tasks, even just for a season How to start sharing the load with a partner, your kids, or your wider support network Why passing off even one small task out loud can be a powerful first step The role society and systems play in keeping mums overwhelmed — and why it's not your fault How to identify the one piece of your mental load you've been silently carrying alone The mental load doesn't take a day off — but you deserve a break from carrying it all alone. Whether you're deep in pregnancy, parenting solo, or navigating a household where the invisible work still somehow lands on your shoulders, this episode is your reminder: you are not failing. You are carrying too much. Jill and Linda invite you to start small — name the one thing you've been silently managing, and consider who else could hold a piece of it. That conversation? That's self-care too. Until next week, we hope you can unstuck your muck! 💛 📩 Want simple self-care ideas to get you started? Email us at muckedupmyselfcarepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:muckedupmyselfcarepodcast@gmail.com) and we'll send our favourite five simple ideas. 👋 Find Jill @mamaoutspoken and mamaoutspoken.com (https://mamaoutspoken.com) 💬 Connect with Linda @hellolindabonney or lindabonney.com (https://lindabonney.com)

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YouTube views

534

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

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5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

60

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