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Nervous system breakdown. Body shut down. Now I’m rebuilding — and helping mums do the same.
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If you found me through Mama Mindsets, you probably only know this version of me. 🤍

But there was a whole lot of life before I got here.

So I thought I’d properly introduce myself — where I’m from, what I did before Mama Mindsets, the career I built, the things that changed me, and how I somehow became a football person at 43. 😂

A little bit of my story before Mama Mindsets… 🤍

#motherhoodunfiltered #motherhoodjourney #mumsofinstagramuk #mumpreneurs #mumlifeuk by @mamamindsets

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You might have noticed the wheelchair in this photo.
That’s my daughter’s. She has a rare genetic condition — and becoming her mum quietly changed the entire direction of my life.

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Not just in the ways you’d expect.

It changed what I understood about strength. About carrying too much in silence. About what it actually means to be okay — versus just appearing to be.

For years I did everything right on the outside and was falling apart on the inside.

That experience — the burnout, the grief, the long road back to myself — is why Mum Mindsets exists.

I created this space for the mum who is running on empty and calling it normal. The mum who is holding everything together and wondering why she still feels like she’s drowning.

You don’t have to have a child with additional needs to be here. You just have to be a mum who is tired of calling it fine.

This is for you. And I genuinely get it.

Drop a 💖 below if you’re glad you found this page.

#mumburnout #motherhood #mumbloguk #mumcommunity #overwhelmedmom by @mamamindsets

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4 months ago

Behind the scenes of the podcast — and the most awkward part of podcasting. 😂🎙️🤍

When I decided to start a podcast, did I feel ready? Do I still feel ready? No! Did I feel qualified? No. Do I get nervous? Absolutely.

But I just did it anyway. And I am learning as I go along — every awkward moment included.

Going from a normal conversation to suddenly being a “podcast host” is a whole skill within itself. 😂 Sorry Jeni. 😂

Done imperfectly is still done. 🤍

#mamamindsets #podcastbehindthescenes #newpodcaster #realmumlife #HonestMotherhood by @mamamindsets

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2 days ago

When did running on empty start to feel normal? 🤍

You’ve been pushing through for so long you forgot what it felt like not to. So the days you couldn’t keep going felt like failure. They weren’t, mama. That was your body finally asking you to stop. You don’t need to reach breaking point before you’re allowed to rest.

Save this for the next time you feel guilty for slowing down. 🤍

#PauseAndBreathe
#RestAndRecover
#RestMatters
#SlowDownMama
#BreakingPoint
#Mamamindsets by @mamamindsets

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3 days ago

Slept enough but still exhausted? This might be why. 🤍

Sleep fixes physical tiredness. It doesn’t switch off a nervous system that’s been stuck in “on” mode for too long. That’s nervous system fatigue.

Try this: breathe out longer than you breathe in for 1 to 2 minutes, and take a 60-second pause between tasks. If the exhaustion lingers, check in with your GP.

You’re not broken. You’re depleted. Save this, and send it to whoever keeps telling you to just get more sleep. 🤍

#UnexplainedFatigue
#TiredAllTheTime
#RestVsSleep
#DeepRest
#Mamamindsets by @mamamindsets

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5 days ago

Your body isn’t failing you. It’s been trying to get your attention. 🤍

The 3am wake-ups. Getting ill the moment you finally have a day off. The clenched jaw, tight shoulders and knotted stomach. The emotional numbness that just arrived one day. None of this is random. It’s all your body speaking, mama.

Swipe through, save this and share it with the woman who’s been dismissing her own signals for years. Comment FFM for a free 2-minute nervous system check-in. 🤍

#BodyWisdom
#EarlyWaking
#SleeplessNights
#MindfulMum
#Mamamindsets by @mamamindsets

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5 days ago

Evening. Done for the day. Brain: absolutely not. 😂🤍

Anyone else? 👇🏽

#mamamindsets #mumlife #realmumlife #mumhumour #mumpreneurs by @mamamindsets

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9 days ago

This one hit different. 🎙️🤍

I sat down with sleep specialist Sam @easysleepsolutionsuk for the podcast and this conversation was so good. So much to take away from this one.

She said something so simple but so good.

Stop looking at the clock when you wake up in the night.

Because the moment you do, your brain starts doing the mental gymnastics. It’s 2am. Alarm’s at 6:30. If I fall asleep now I’ll get four hours. Thirty minutes later — three and a half hours. And now you’re wide awake with performance anxiety about sleeping.

Instead — remind yourself you’re warm, you’re comfortable, you’re safe. Let your mind wander. And enjoy being laid there with nobody wanting anything from you. 🤍

Podcast coming soon with the full episode! 🎙️

#sleepspecialist #cantsleep #honestmotherhood #podcastforwomen #mamamindsets by @mamamindsets

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10 days ago

There is a specific kind of anger that comes from being unseen for too long.Not the anger of a bad day. The anger of a hundred ordinary days where you held everything together and nobody acknowledged it.And then someone asks where the scissors are — and you feel something completely out of proportion rise up.The scissors are not the problem. The scissors are just the moment the invisible weight of always being the person who knows where everything is finally became visible.This anger is not random. It is a message. It is your nervous system saying: I have been carrying this alone for too long. I need to be seen. I need this to be shared.And that is worth listening to.
🤍Comment if you know this one.

Are you in fight or flight mode?
Comment FFM and I will send you a free 2-minute check-in.

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#burnoutparenting
#lowbandwidthmum
#mumselfcompassion
#momidentitycrisis by @mamamindsets

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10 days ago

Nobody prepares you for this part of motherhood. The anger that rises faster than you expected. The fuse that gets shorter the more depleted you are. The guilt that follows. I have written about it properly on the blog — the science, the permission, and what is actually happening underneath it.

Comment MORE, and I will send you the link. 🤍

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#momcarryingtheweight
#motherhoodrealtalk
#mumresentmentcycle
#momenergydrain by @mamamindsets

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The rage underneath the smile. The one nobody sees. You smile at school drop-off. You hold it through the appointment. You get through the evening. And by the time the house is quiet, the feeling has gone so far underground you are not even sure it was there until tomorrow, when it starts again. The smile is not fake. But it is not the whole truth either. You can be genuinely loving and also quietly furious. Both of those things are true. In the same person. On the same day. You are allowed to feel what you have been holding.
🤍Swipe through.
Save this.
Share it with the mum who is still smiling.

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#EmotionalSuppression
#MentalLoad
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#mumselfcompassion by @mamamindsets

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12 days ago

What happens after you snap at your kids matters more than the moment itself. 🤍

The raised voice. The door closed too hard. Then the silence, louder than everything before it. Mum guilt rushes in and starts writing a story about what kind of mother you are.

But that moment doesn't define you. Coming back, staying present and showing your children that repair is possible does. That's not a small thing. That's the whole thing.

Save this for the next hard moment. 🤍

#RepairNotPerfection
#GoodEnoughMother
#Mamamindsets
#RealMotherhood
#MotherhoodTruths by @mamamindsets

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