Slow Living Podcast
Feel comforted and know you aren’t alone in your feelings of trying to keep up. With this podcast you’ll discover you have the power to create new habits and change your life for the better.
If you crave a slower, intentional, minimalist lifestyle you’ve found the right place. By choosing to live a simpler life you’ll find yourself making moments that bring endless fulfilment to your life.
While the concepts of slower living are pretty simple, the implementation can sometimes feel tricky, frustrating and even a little daunting. That’s why I’ve made it my mission to share as much as possible, to help get you started on your journey to creating your dream family life.
Listen to the Podcast Episodes
Episode #96 Why You Can’t Share The Mental Load and other mind blowing slow living lessons
Have you ever wondered why you can’t share the mental load equally with your partner, or if you do, why you feel so guilty about it? Or why is it that your kids seem to be so spoilt, like they don’t appreciate what they have? What about your routine that...
Episode #95 The Power Of Looking Up
Sarah Alex Carter had a physical, emotional and mental breakdown and it led her on an upward journey. In her words "I allowed others to shape me, the noise of their opinions, the frenetic pace of achievement oriented society" all based around the word...
Episode #94 How To Travel Slow
What does it mean to travel slow and how is it different to tourism? Slow travel is perfect for families and anyone who wants to really get to know the rhythm of a new place. It’s about taking your time in one location, stepping out of the main tourist...
Episode #93 Overwhelm As A Guide
To start, let’s talk about what overwhelm isn’t. It’s not a mood. It’s not a personality trait. It’s not who you are. I find that people talk about overwhelm as something that is from within them. People identify or self describe as being an easily...
Episode #92 Sauna and Slow Living The Nordic Way
It’s no secret that I love Scandinavian culture. But theres always more to learn! My guest today is Susanna from The Nordic Mum and we start our conversation with a lesson on what the difference between Scandinavian and Nordic is. The Nordic way of life is...
Episode #91 The Beauty Load
Do you find yourself constantly comparing yourself to others, and feeling like you don’t measure up? This is the Beauty Load in action, and here’s the thing: it’s not personal, in fact it is inevitable in this world obsessed with beauty. My guest today is...
Episode #90 Living a FOMO Free Life
Today's episode is all about FOMO, how to get over it, how to get over the fear of causing it and a different way of thinking about FOMO. FOMO is the fear of missing out. It's based on our primal need to be accepted, to feel safe, and be worthy. Since the...
Episode #89 Do You Even Know What Your Needs Are?
Dr Hilary Claire Rowsell is a clinical psychologist and mum of 2. She works with mothers to move out of postnatal depletion and become the vibrant, calm mother they desire to be and their family deserves. She joins me on the podcast to talk about how to get...
Episode #88 Why Being ‘Easy Going’ Isn’t A Good Thing
I’ve always identified as someone who is easy-going until I realised that being easy-going wasn’t for my benefit. It was for other peoples comfort and my life was less than satisfactory because I wasn't the one making the decisions about my preferences. Being...
Episode #87 The Power of Matriarchy
Do you see yourself as the co-leader of your family? I surely didn’t at first! Part of our cultural role as women is to play the good girl and stay quiet about our needs and expectations so we don’t upset others. And patriarchal motherhood builds on this...
Episode #86 The Inner Work of Motherhood
How do you feel about the caring work that you do? What value do you place on the time you take and the patience you show in your mothering? Do you feel valued as a mother by your family? What about by society? This episode explores the idea that society...
Episode #85 Introducing Mental Load May
Over the last 3 years or so of sharing my Slow Living Philosophy and the stories of others on similar paths, I’ve come to realise there are a few key things that make the difference for mums who wish to create a slow childhood for their kids. The Mental Load - ...