How do we forget, every single year, what December is like as mums? We somehow expect ourselves to 10X the events, organisation, and emotional load — without creating any extra space for it.
Sound familiar? Us too.
But as conscious mums, we’re always asking: How can we realign, embody, ground, and anchor ourselves in the chaos?
Let's explore how to hold it all — without losing ourselves in the process.

In the episode we discuss:
- When you’re already full, how do you fit more in?
- Berating ourselves for not being more patient, more organised and more present
- The organisation required to hold our kids’ anxiety for an event is often bigger than the organisation of the actual event
- Just like your kids, are you allowed to feel overwhelmed? Can you make it okay?
- Shifting from ‘I’m not doing enough’ when they meltdown to ‘What if they need this?’
- How much flexibility can you bring to your festive season?
- Can you throw out any rules around how this festive season should be
- Nice enough is good enough
- What’s your guiding intention for this season?
- When things don’t go to plan, when kids aren’t met, we can hold and anchor
- If we can’t be with our own guilt or shame, we’ll find it hard to be with our kids’ disappointment
- How do you want this time of year to feel?

COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/

The festive sugar load can have us spinning into anxiety, apprehension and control, so let’s talk with Naturopath Jess from Natural Super Kids on how to move away from perfect and make change accessible to all of us. Tune in for practical tips, mum advice, and simple solutions to sugar-swings.

In this episode we discuss:
- Moving away from ‘perfect’ and optimising your child’s nutritional balance
- Recognising nuance and your individual child’s limits
- Loosening up our boundaries around sugar and feeling into our own experience of that
- Sinking into the realisation that the best lessons are the ones they learn on their own
- Recognising where your “I can’t let you have more sugar/stay up late etc” is because you can’t be with what’s on the other side of that choice.
- Having internal flexibility around their sugar intake is possible when you can maintain a healthy base of good quality protein, healthy fats and complex carbohydrates.
- The effect of sugar on our kids’ microbiome, immunity, tummy problems, toilet accidents, skin issues, behaviour and mood changes.
- Pimping up their meals with protein
- ‘Division of responsibility’ approach and how it takes the pressure off parents
- Reducing stress and control around meals
- Struggling to hold our kids’ disappointment
- The importance of hydration

Jessica Donovan is a mum of two, Naturopath and founder of Natural Super Kids who helps mums raise super kids with healthy food and natural medicines.
She is passionate about educating parents on nourishing their children with real food, helping to boost their health and heal naturally. Jessica combines her extensive naturopathic knowledge with a realistic, empathetic, inspiring and down to earth approach to empower mums to take charge of the wellbeing of their families.

Links
Website https://www.naturalsuperkids.com/
Podcast https://www.naturalsuperkids.com/podcast/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/naturalsuperkids/

Freebie - 3 Breakfast recipes to support kids mood and behaviour https://www.naturalsuperkids.com/breakfast

In this special episode, we’re bringing you an intimate glimpse into our NTM Community Day. With a playful twist, we invited listeners to roll the dice and answer heartfelt, thought-provoking questions about love, relationships, and parenting. From navigating boundaries and fostering independence in kids to the profound lessons learned through motherhood and partnership, these community voices remind us of the shared beauty and complexity of our journeys. Join us for a celebration of vulnerability, connection, and wisdom from the heart of our community.

And if this resonates with you, come join us next year for another day of deep connection, laughter, and shared growth. We’d love to have you as part of our beautiful community!

In This Episode, We Discuss:
- The one thing our listeners wish they’d known about relationships before becoming parents.
- Transformative lessons learned about love and partnership on the journey through motherhood.
- Reflections on balancing boundaries and fostering independence in parenting.
- The powerful identity shifts and growth inspired by motherhood.
- Advice our listeners would share with their younger selves.

This episode is a rich tapestry of insights, shared wisdom, and heartfelt moments you won’t want to miss!


COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

The holidays can bring out both the best and the worst in relationships. Amidst the chaos, joy, and togetherness, subtle cracks in your connection can start to show. Increased stress, family obligations, and the busyness of the festive season often magnify unresolved issues, making it easier for red flags to slip under the radar. In this episode, we’re shining a light on the small (and not-so-small) behaviors that quietly erode trust, intimacy, and connection over time. From criticism to neglect, we’ll uncover the habits that can pull you apart and explore how to stay intentional, connected, and communicative during this busy season.

In this episode we discuss:
- High-stress festive season impacting tension and team work
- Relational habits and behaviours that contribute to you feeling unsupported and disconnected
- The great cosmic joke; a season of pleasure and joy breeds another side
- The repellant energy of criticism and contempt
- Defensive and deflecting behaviours that avoid vulnerability
- Stonewalling triggering your abandonment wound
- Jumping to conclusions about what your partner is thinking or feeling
- Red flag checkins: questions to reflect on
- Simple habits to stay connected and avoid resentment
- The silent killers of relationship
- How taking your partner for granted damages intimacy
- Emotional withdrawal as a weapon
- The power of our strategies to keep us safe and avoid what’s hard


COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

NTM Community Day
Come hang out with us for a day and enjoy soaking up the vibes of connection and relaxation
https://julietenner.thrivecart.com/ntm-community-day/

Do you find yourself in the worst type of dejavu, Where you’re constantly running into the same issues in parenting? Wouldn’t it be life-changing to feel back in control with your behaviour with a whole heap of self-compassion and good dose of spaciousness. Let’s do this together, step by step, with a whole lot of gentleness.

In this episode we discuss:
- Your origin story and how your past experiences inform your current view and actions
- Bringing softness to ourselves
- The edge where we lose ourselves, and control
- React, repair cycles where you feel out of control
- Build capacity to move beyond your rut
- Having a foot in your own solidness with boundaries
- Moving into authenticity outside of social conditioning
- Striving to participate in social conditioning (eg perfect mother myth)
- Guilt, shame and resentment when our kids step outside of our conditioning
- The complexity when our conditioning competes with our love for our child
- Rehabilitation from ‘perfect conscious parenting’
- Impossible self-policing
- Parenting and pride entanglement


COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

NTM Community Day
Come hang out with us for a day and enjoy soaking up the vibes of connection and relaxation
https://julietenner.thrivecart.com/ntm-community-day/

In this episode, we welcome writer & mother of four, Virginia Tapscott, co-author of the book "All Mothers Work: A revolutionary plan to truly liberate women and fix failing care systems“.

Virginia shares her powerful journey of realising the systemic undervaluing of care work and her mission to empower parents and advocate for true support systems.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about redefining the narrative around motherhood, challenging societal biases, and creating a more equitable future for all caregivers.


In this episode we discuss:
- The complicated relationship between the feminist movement and the devaluing of caregiving work.
- The value of parental care in the first three years
- Why we never want a system where the best interests of children are competing with financial profits
- The organisation of our current national economy needs work inside the home to be done ‘for free’ in order to function
- Key policy changes needed to better support unpaid care work, such as superannuation on parental leave and reducing for-profit dominance in childcare.
- The misuse of research for ideological purposes
- The economic and long-term health impacts of low birth rates and the need for better support for unpaid caregivers.
- The creation of a society that relies on dual income
- Challenges Virginia faced in self-publishing her book "All Mothers Work" and the importance of the Kickstarter campaign.
- The precarious financial position many unpaid carers face.
- The importance of men engaging more in unpaid care work.
- Legitimising unpaid care as work
- Changing our own language to reflect the worth in our unpaid care
- Systemic failure vs personal responsibility

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COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

NTM Community Day
Come hang out with us for a day and enjoy soaking up the vibes of connection and relaxation
https://julietenner.thrivecart.com/ntm-community-day/

When was the last time you truly felt seen by your partner? Or that you made them feel valued beyond the daily grind? For so many couples, appreciation quietly slips away, leaving behind a relationship that feels more transactional than connected. But what if gratitude could be the key to reigniting that spark between you? In this episode, we’re diving deep into the power of appreciation—how small acts of gratitude can fuel both emotional and physical intimacy, bringing lightness and depth back into your relationship. Whether you've been together for years or just starting out, this episode will guide you to reconnect, reawaken, and remember why you chose each other in the first place.

In this episode we discuss:
- Why appreciation is the secret ingredient to long-lasting connection
- How to keep your relationship from becoming just a partnership in logistics
- How the feminine energy craves being seen and valued for the invisible labour she contributes
- Why acknowledging invisible labour changes everything
- The masculine need for recognition and respect
- How a simple “thank you” for his efforts can make him feel more connected and motivated
- How to move from feeling taken for granted to truly appreciated
- How to make appreciation feel genuine and impactful
- How unspoken gratitude can lead to resentment and emotional distance
- Why telling your partner exactly what you love or admire about them makes a difference
- Using appreciation to reignite playfulness and flirtation
- How appreciation naturally makes intimacy feel easier and more fulfilling
- Practical tips for bringing appreciation into your daily routine


COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

NTM Community Day
Come hang out with us for a day and enjoy soaking up the vibes of connection and relaxation
https://julietenner.thrivecart.com/ntm-community-day/

Does every touch feel like it has a hidden agenda? When physical affection only leads to one destination, it can start to feel more like a transaction than a true connection. Over time, this can create distance and make intimacy feel forced, even hollow. In this episode, we explore how to transform transactional touch into genuine connection, bringing back the warmth, playfulness, and emotional closeness that so many couples crave. If you’re ready to make touch feel meaningful again, without pressure or expectation, this episode will show you how to reconnect with your partner through small, intentional moments that deepen your bond.

In this episode, we discuss:
- Why touch feels loaded when it’s only about sex.
- How non-sexual touch creates emotional closeness.
- The difference between transactional and intentional touch.
- How touch communicates “I see you” and “you matter.”
- Why the feminine energy longs for touch without expectation.
- How the masculine energy responds to invitational, open touch.
- Simple, everyday touches that make a big impact.
- How to bring touch back into your relationship without pressure.
- Why touch can feel hollow and how to change that.
- The impact of spontaneous vs. planned touch.
- How gentle, non-demanding touch reignites attraction.
- The role of playfulness in keeping touch light and fun.
- How to move from touch that feels like a task to touch that feels like connection.
- How to signal openness and affection without words.
- Small ways to bring touch back into daily routines.

COUPLES DATES
Reignite the spark in your relationship in just 12 dates & create an intimacy and connection that lasts all year https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/couples-dates

ALCHEMY 1:1
Elevate your experience of mothering, and beyond, with intimate, high touch 1:1 support
http://www.bridgetwood.life/coaching-mentoring

NTM Community Day
Come hang out with us for a day and enjoy soaking up the vibes of connection and relaxation
https://julietenner.thrivecart.com/ntm-community-day/