Julie and Bridget dive into why mothers so often feel their children’s birthdays in their bodies - not just as a date on the calendar, but as an emotional echo of who they were when that child arrived.

They unpack the surprising way the body holds onto birth memories, how milestone birthdays can reopen old wounds or tender places, and why perimenopause, identity shifts, and grief can hit hard in the background of these celebrations. Together, they explore the collision of timelines: our children growing up while we’re changing, ageing, and renegotiating who we are, and offer gentle questions and reframes to help mothers meet these moments with more compassion, clarity, and reverence for the women they’ve become along the way.

In This Episode, We Discuss:
* How our children’s birthdays can stir old emotional echoes from the time they were born
* Why the body remembers more than we realise; and how those memories resurface during milestones
* The surprising overlap between adolescence, perimenopause, and the identity shifts of midlife motherhood
* The pull into self-doubt, regret, or “have I done enough?” and why it’s an emotional anniversary, not a failure
* Why big feelings around birthdays don’t mean something is wrong — they’re part of the mothering timeline
* How to hold yourself through emotional reactivation with softness rather than self-criticism
* Gentle questions to help you understand what this milestone is asking you to release, recognise, or step toward
* A simple grounding ritual to honour both who you were when they arrived and who you’re becoming now

Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


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This week, we’re opening the door on one of the most invisible seasons of womanhood — being in ‘the sandwich generation’. The stretch between raising children and caring for ageing parents can feel like living two lives at once: one full of growth and beginnings, the other shaped by endings and decline.

In this conversation, we unpack the exhaustion, the guilt, the grief, and the quiet unraveling that happens when you’re holding everyone else together — and explore how to navigate this season with tenderness, truth, and boundaries that honour your own humanity.

In this episode, we discuss:
• What it feels like to be stretched to breaking point; emotionally, physically, and financially…while holding generations together.
• The whiplash of mothering in both directions: when your parents need care and your kids still need you steady.
• How old wounds resurface in caregiving, and how to meet them with compassion instead of collapse.
• Grieving while giving: facing mortality, memory loss, and decline while still showing up for life’s daily demands.
• Redefining what it means to be a “good daughter” and a “good mother” - and the difference between guilt-driven care and love-led presence.
• Why micro-rituals of care are leadership, not luxury…and how they protect your capacity to love.
• The courage to let legacy be love, not martyrdom: showing your children that boundaries are devotion.
• How couples can stay connected and compassionate through the demands of caring for two generations.

Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


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If guilt were cardio, every mum would be an Olympian. But what if guilt isn’t proof you’re failing — it’s proof you care? In this episode, we unpack the emotional weight mothers carry and how “mum guilt” has become a badge of honour we never asked for. From the cultural conditioning that tells us a good mother should give everything, to the quiet courage it takes to choose ourselves without crumbling under judgement, we explore how to move from guilt as punishment to guilt as guidance. You’ll learn how to stay anchored in your own truth, meet your children’s reflections with grace, and reclaim a version of motherhood that’s values-led, not shame-fuelled.

In this episode we discuss:
• How guilt has become the default emotional setting for modern mothers.
• The difference between guilt as a values compass and guilt as a shame loop.
• When your child says “how can you choose work/friends/yourself over me!” and how to stay calm and anchored instead of defensive or withdrawn.
• The courage to be disliked without closing, contorting, or hardening.
• Shifting from external validation to self-anchoring: defining your worth from within.
• Seeing guilt as a lopsided perception; finding the other side and asking, “Do I need to feel guilty here?”
• How to tell when guilt signals a values misalignment versus when you’re actually in alignment.
• The patriarchal version of the “good mother” versus the archetypal mother, and which one you’re subscribing to.
• How to meet guilt with curiosity, compassion, and objectivity instead of criticism.

Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


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In this episode, we discuss what to do when your child slams the brakes on; from “I’m not going to school” to daily battles over getting dressed or leaving the house. We explore how to stay grounded when their storms threaten to pull you in, how to use play and connection to move through resistance, and why your regulation is the most powerful parenting tool you have. We unpack what happens in your body when you feel backed into a corner, how to find your anchor, and the small moments of humour, affection, and attunement that can shift even the hardest days.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What’s really happening when your child resists…and why matching their frustration only fuels the fire
• How to stay anchored and calm when their emotions feel overwhelming
• Using playfulness to shift tension, reconnect, and move through sticky moments
• Finding micro-moments of humour and connection when you’re tired or touched-out
• Reframing play as a mindset, not another task on your list
• How your regulation invites theirs and makes co-regulation possible
• Holding the bigger vision for how you want moments like these to end, even when it’s hard
• Why there’s no “magic trick” to fix behaviour - but there is a way to lead with steadiness, warmth, and presence

Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


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In this episode, Julie sits down with Fertility Coach Liz Walton to redefine what fertility really means. Liz, founder of the Australian Fertility Summit, brings her own lived experience - ten years of “failed” IVF rounds, deep personal healing, and eventually conceiving her daughter naturally at 46 - to shine light on what so many women long for but rarely hear: that fertility isn’t just medical. It’s emotional, relational, spiritual, and deeply personal. Together, we explore how to hold women through infertility, loss, and longing with compassion, and what it really means to nourish the mother before she becomes one.

In this episode we discuss:
* Redefining fertility beyond doctors’ offices and treatments
* What women truly need on this journey - body, mind, relationship, and self
* Holding space for the woman, not just the patient
* Emotional struggle, self-attack, and how mainstream care overlooks it
* Surprising blocks to conception - emotional, and subconscious scars
* Unexplained infertility and the hidden role of trauma or abuse
* The importance of internal fertility: self-talk, self-kindness, and a fertile relationship with self
* Feeling broken or like your body has failed - and rewriting that narrative
* Why 57% of women stop IVF because of the emotional toll
* How relationships can survive the pressure and stay connected through IVF
* The power of communication, compassion, and emotional support in partnership
* The grief, anger, envy, and pain of seeing others conceive when you cannot
* Letting go of blame and judgement in relationship dynamics
* Liz’s daily practice for “deleting your fears” and moving forward with self-love
* If society could reframe fertility, what would shift
* A grounding practice women can do today to feel more nourished and whole
* What Liz most hopes women take away from the Fertility Expo
The Melbourne Fertility Expo, Nov 8
https://australianfertilitysummit.com.au/

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Liz
https://lizwalton.org/

https://www.instagram.com/lizwalton_fertilitycoach/?hl=en

What really turns mothers on isn’t roses or lingerie….it’s partnership. It’s not having to carry everything alone, not having to think about one more thing, not feeling swallowed up by kids and needs with no solo time left. In this episode we explore why sharing the load is the ultimate aphrodisiac, how appreciation and acknowledgement fuel intimacy, and why true partnership is so much sexier than performative help. When you feel like it’s not all on you, when you’re a team doing it together, when you trust in each other’s best intentions - that’s where turn on lives.

In this episode we discuss:

- Defining invisible labour: remembering birthdays, meal-planning, emotional holding

- How doing the dishes or handling school emails is foreplay because it reduces resentment and creates space for turn-on

- Why true partnership is hotter than performative help

- The intimacy of “thank you” and “I see what you did”

- How acknowledgement turns everyday tasks into moments of being valued

- Why feeling seen is often the gateway to wanting to be touched

- The difference between “checking the box” sex and “I want you” intimacy

- How nervous system safety and emotional connection unlock desire

- Practical shifts like flirting in the day, slowing down, making sex about connection rather than performance

- Not having to think about something as a turn-on in itself

- The idea of being a team and doing it together as sexy

- Protecting each other’s solo time so you’re not swallowed up by kids and constant needs

- The turn-on of feeling it’s not all on you

- Running with the assumption of your partner’s best notions and intentions as a foundation for intimacy

Bare-Bones to Booked
3-day FREE workshop series for Solo Practitioners and Service-Based Businesses.
https://www.julietenner.love/booked


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Bridget is a full-time working mother navigating the reality of decreased time and increased pressure — which demands a new level of discernment about what can and can’t be held. In this episode, we explore how to protect your energy, bring more equity into your relationship, and create room for your dreams without over-functioning to keep the peace. We talk about holding your partner accountable, building flexible rhythms that support the whole family, and why truth-telling, shared responsibility, and protecting your wellbeing are non-negotiables for long-term love and fulfilment.

In this episode we discuss:

- The inherited belief that “good mothers sacrifice everything” and how desire is actually sacred life force
- Guilt as a compass pointing to your conditioning, not your truth
- Why you don’t need hours of time to move forward, and how micro-actions compound into big results
- Using presence, not perfection, so that what you do carries more impact
- Boundaries that protect your energy; with time, tech, and the mental load
- Support systems and nervous system practices that let your dreams breathe even when life is full
- Moving from “I’ll do it when life is easier” to “I’m doing it in the cracks because it matters now”
- Increasing discernment on what gives you energy versus what drains you
- Holding your partner accountable so you’re not the default parent, and why equity is essential in relationships
- Truth-telling and shared responsibility as foundations for long-term connection
- Protecting what matters most between you and your partner so you feel respected and connected
- Balancing guilt with congruence in the give and take of relationships so complaints don’t hold resonance
- Letting tolerance of what you don’t like exist alongside protecting your dreams and wellbeing
- Knowing this season is about compounding effort, not single moments, and feeling proud of showing up meaningfully

Bare-Bones to Booked
3-day FREE workshop series for Solo Practitioners and Service-Based Businesses.
https://www.julietenner.love/booked


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So many of us step into business with huge hearts and deep skills, then crash into the reality of motherhood — where hustle culture doesn’t work and “balance” is a myth. In this episode we explore what it really takes to grow your business as an intentional mother: creating rhythms that fit your season of life, using small windows of time to move the needle, building in alignment with your values (not someone else’s), and letting business become something that not only sustains you, but actually gives you love, energy, and connection back.

In this episode we discuss:
- Why chasing balance sets us up to fail, and why the word ‘seasons’ is so much more supportive
- How to honour the ebb and flow of motherhood and business (some days are big moves, some days are maintenance, some days are just survival…and that’s okay)
- What “enough” looks like when your business has to fit alongside family life
- Balance is a myth: life is constant cycles of challenge, problem, and growth: which can feel deeply meaningful when aligned with your values
- The trap of waiting until you “have more time” (spoiler: you never do)
- Why mothers are mofos of productivity: clarity on daily micro-goals, plus giving kids invitations to play that don’t require you
- How micro-moves (those 10–15 minute bursts) add up to real growth
- Busywork vs. high-yield actions: where to spend energy when you only have scraps of time
- Simple rhythms that keep momentum going when everything feels chaotic
- Redefining success for your values and current season of life (and stopping the guilt cycles when you can’t do it all)
- Why your motherhood values (empathy, presence, intuition, boundaries) are actually your business superpower
- Being selective about who you allow to lead you…because you borrow their priority system, and that can pull you out of alignment
- Building a business as a training ground: website skills, communication, marketing, pivoting, resilience; all of which make you highly employable and more disciplined
- Letting go of guilt around investing in yourself and your business, because what nourishes you, nourishes your whole family
- Redefining success: a business that supports your nervous system and actually gives you more energy than it takes

Want support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclub


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