Imagine if you could follow your ambition without drowning in it – how much more fulfilling life would be? That’s what Pause Purpose Play is all about – finding balance over burnout by setting you free from needing to be perfect, so that you can take action and get started with what matters to you, instead of getting stuck in procrastination and holding yourself back with self-limiting beliefs your inner critic tells you. In this podcast, Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist and founder of The Thomas Connection, shares bite-sized learning around psychology of performance, habits, self-confidence, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, parenthood and couples relationships. The podcast will mix solo episodes with guest interviews; diving deep into their professional zone of genius and learning about how they have found pause, purpose and play in their life and in their work. My new book, The Lasting Connection, is available now from all good bookshops.
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Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
In this week's conversation I talk to Sophie Burch about taking care of our mental and relationship health before and after birth.
Sophie Burch aka The Mamma Coach is on a mission to put mental wellbeing more on the map in pregnancy, birth and parenting. She has 14 years as a mother to 4 boys (including twins), as a perinatal therapist and coach, and a birth trauma and PND survivor. Her experience has shaped who she is and awakened her to a life of compassion and deep empathy for everyone from pre-conception through parenting to menopause. Her approach is simple: to allow people to feel held and heard, safe and worthy of love and self-acceptance.
We talk about:
4:10 Sophie’s own story and mental health struggles
9:15 The birth of Sophie’s twins
13:36 The ripple effect of taking care of your mental health
15:55 Teaching practitioners as well as parents
19:40 Working within our current pre and post-natal systems
20:34 The experience of fatherhood
22:07 Post-natal depression in fathers
25:00 The pressures of the patriarchy
27:15 Nurturing ourselves
30:34 The challenges of parenthood for over-achievers
31:36 Intrusive thoughts
32:03 Loss of identity
33:35 Expectations and perfectionism
34:50 Recognising that you are struggling
35:48 The effect of parenting on couples’ relationships
38:08 The importance of a compassionate relationship while parenting
39:40 Resentment and unrealistic expectations
43:40 Preparing for stormy seas together
46:26 Modelling compassion to our children
48:39 the Nourish app
50:29 How Sophie pauses
51:50 Visualisation
53:10 Play - dancing and bouncing
55:18 Sophie’s takeaway for you
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This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media
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