The Motherkind Podcast

Zoe has never shared her story like this before.💡 In this episode, she takes you behind the scenes of her journey through motherhood and work over the past nine years - the decisions, the trade-offs, the moments she’s proud of… and the ones she’d change if she could.

This is the first episode in Motherkind’s special work series, and it starts here for a reason. Because from the outside, it can look like everyone else has it figured out.But the truth? No one does.

In this conversation, Zoe shares what it really looked like to leave corporate, build Motherkind alongside early motherhood, and navigate burnout, loss, ambition, and identity… and how she’s learned (sometimes the hard way) to design a life that works for her.It’s honest, unfiltered, and deeply reassuring for any mother questioning her path.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

. The biggest mistakes Zoe has made in motherhood and work - and what she’d do differently now

. What burnout actually felt like for her (and how she pushed herself into it)

. The real tension between ambition and being a present mum

. How to make peace with trade-offs and build work that fits your life

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If you enjoyed this episode, you might also enjoy Zoe’s conversation with Neha Ruch - Work Series: The Truth About Stepping Back from your career — And Coming Back even Stronger

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This Motherkind episode is sponsored by:

Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply.

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Why does resentment feel so universal in motherhood - even in the strongest relationships?

In this conversation, Zoe sits down with relationship expert, Dr Morgan Cutlip, to unpack the quiet, creeping dynamic so many mothers experience: the feeling that your life has completely changed and your partner’s hasn’t.

This episode is a powerful reframe. It will help you understand where resentment actually comes from (it’s not what you think), why it often begins in the earliest days of motherhood, and how invisible patterns like “mental load”, “precedents”, and the myth of maternal instinct are shaping your relationship without you even realising.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why am I the only one carrying this?” - this conversation will give you language, clarity, and a way forward.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why resentment in motherhood is so common - and what’s really driving it

How the “mental load” quietly builds and becomes overwhelming

What “precedents” are - and how they set up imbalance before you even notice

Why the idea of “maternal instinct” can actually create inequality

How early motherhood dynamics shape your relationship long-term

Practical ways to start shifting the imbalance (without blame or conflict)

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If you enjoyed this moment, you can listen to the full episode here: Why you're resentful in your relationship—and how to fix it starting today, with Dr Morgan Cutlip

Feeling like you’re carrying it all? Download your FREE Mental Load Cheat Sheet and learn how to start feeling lighter, even if nothing in your life changes.

Connect with Zoe:

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Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’

This Motherkind episode is sponsored by:

Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply.

For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind
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“Your kids don’t need all of you. They need a fully expressed version of you.”

What if the pressure to be everything to your children is actually the thing making motherhood harder?

In this powerful conversation, Emma Grede (entrepreneur, co-founder of SKIMS & Good American) shares a radically honest take on ambition, guilt, and what it really means to be a “good mother.”

This episode is a permission slip to stop doing it all and start doing what actually matters.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why you don’t need to live up to anyone else’s version of motherhood

How to let go of guilt (without letting go of your ambition)

Why life isn’t about balance - it’s about seasons

How to stop micromanaging everything (your kids, your partner, your life)

Why putting yourself first is not selfish - it’s essential

You don’t need to do it all.

You just need to decide what actually matters and let the rest go.

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If you enjoyed this episode, you might also enjoy Zoe’s conversation with The Squiggly Career Experts - Success isn’t linear: 5 Steps to finally start defining your own path

Feeling like you’re carrying it all? Download your FREE Mental Load Cheat Sheet and learn how to start feeling lighter, even if nothing in your life changes.

Zoe’s favourite Aspire episode with Emma Grede: “Don’t Let Anyone Control You With Money” with Reese Witherspoon

Connect with Zoe:

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Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’

This Motherkind episode is sponsored by:

Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply.

Start your children’s reading journey with Usbourne Books
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If you feel like you’re failing at motherhood… this is the reframe you need.

In this powerful Motherkind Moment, Zoe sits down with Lou Beckett, author of The Sunday Times Bestseller, Lessons from A Default Parent and wife of Comedian, Rob Beckett, to unpack something so many mothers feel but rarely say out loud - the constant pressure to be a “good” mum and the quiet belief that we’re not quite measuring up.

Lou shares how she started motherhood feeling like she was failing and how that feeling stayed with her for years. Not because she was doing anything wrong, but because she cared so deeply about getting it right.

💡 In this Moment, you’ll learn:

Why feeling like you’re failing is often a sign that you care deeply

How comparison and constant advice are fuelling pressure and self-doubt

Why you can’t “high-achieve” motherhood - and what to aim for instead

A simple but powerful mindset shift to help you let go of guilt

If you’ve ever felt like you’re not doing enough…If you’ve ever compared yourself to other mums and come up short…If you’ve ever felt guilty for wanting time, space, or something for yourself…

This one is for you.

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Loved this episode?

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If you enjoyed this Moment, you can listen to the full episode here: The Truth About Being the Default Parent: Why Mothers Feel Lost, Guilty and Overwhelmed

Feeling like you’re carrying it all? Download your FREE Mental Load Cheat Sheet and learn how to start feeling lighter, even if nothing in your life changes.

Connect with Zoe:

Follow Zoe on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok

Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’

This Motherkind episode is sponsored by:

. Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply.

. Start your children’s reading journey with Usbourne Books

. Sign up for your one-pound-per-month trial today at shopify.co.uk/motherkind 

For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind
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If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, second-guessing yourself, or disconnected from who you are, this episode is for you.

Zoe sits down with intuitive teacher Sonia Choquette, a world-renowned spiritual guide and New York Times bestselling author of over 25 books, to explore something so many of us feel we’ve lost in motherhood: our intuition.

Because the truth is, it hasn’t gone anywhere.

It’s just been buried under the mental load, the noise, and the pressure to get everything “right”.

This episode is a powerful reminder that your intuition is not a gift reserved for a few; it’s a skill you can reconnect to quickly and simply.

And when you do, everything changes.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

. A simple way to calm your mind and reconnect to yourself in seconds

. How to tell the difference between fear and intuition

. How to trust your body’s signals when making decisions

. How to raise children who stay connected to their inner voice

This conversation is grounding, practical, and quietly powerful.

It will help you stop looking outside for answers and start trusting what’s already inside you.

Watch every full episode on YouTube and subscribe. 

Loved this episode?

Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode of Motherkind. It helps more mothers find the show and keeps our community growing.

If you enjoyed this episode, you might also enjoy Zoe’s conversation with Tamu Thomas

Feeling different since becoming a mother? Get clarity on who you’re becoming now and download your FREE Matrescence Cheat Sheet

Connect with Zoe:

Follow Zoe on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok

Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’

This Motherkind episode is sponsored by:

Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply.

For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind

Start your children’s reading journey with Usbourne Books

Sign up for your one-pound-per-month trial today at shopify.co.uk/motherkind
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices