Love From Mim's Podcast

Do mothers need wine? The #mummywinetime memes, videos and posts in our social media feeds are at an all-time high. Most social-scrollers can happily take them with a grain of salt and swipe on by. But what about those who are actually struggling with a potentially dangerous relationship with alcohol? And it is the responsibility of the social poster, or the content consumer, to be more mindful of the messaging? In this episode, I share what I think (if you hadn't already guessed).

In this episode, I get real about evening habits - particularly why we snack or drink excessively in the evening. And right now it’s April 2020 and we’re in the middle of a pandemic that’s keeping us isolated at home. And everywhere I look, people are eating and drinking more than they usually would in the evenings. It’s all over social media - and it’s in my house too. My occasional nightly ‘treat’ of a vegan Cornetto has turned into and every night must-have - and I don’t want that. For you, maybe it’s more wine or chocolate or chips than you would normally indulge in. But, why do we snack at night? I think it’s this: When we’ve been restrained all day, we then give in to temptations at night. But why are we ‘treating’ ourselves and how can we stop if we want to? We’ve been busy all day juggling kids, homeschooling, working from home, health worries and ridiculous new levels of NOISE everywhere and we’re probably not snacking and drinking during those times. In fact, sometimes when we’re so busy we’re prone

We're all aware of current situation with coronavirus and having chatted a lot with my friends about this, it dawned on me that I feel differently to some. And I want to share why. Essentially, I feel calm. However, this made me question why others were not feeling the same way. Why were they rushing out to buy 100 rolls of toilet paper every day? Why were they fighting in the aisles at the grocery store? Why were they canceling their travel plans and considering keeping their kids at home? Why were they taking the measures that I wasn't moved to take myself? And it hit me - that the reason they were reacting differently is because they're scared. They're fearful. And who am I to question their feelings? We're all dealing with today's situation in our own personal way - as we, quite rightly, deal with every situation on any given day. So, what does staying 'calm' mean for me? Well, it means two things - firstly, I'm ignoring 99% of the internet talk. So much of it isn't helpful, it's scare-mongering and much

How much importance do you put on getting praise at work? Is it time to end your attachment to it, as I did? This is episode ten of the Busy Mum. Balanced Life. podcast. Incudes affiliate links. This is something I've really wanted to talk about for a little and I have a personal story to share about this as well. It's about attachment and acceptance. Maybe I'll just share my experience to put this in perspective. I've come to realize recently just how much importance I put on getting acceptance from others. And I'm not here to say I'm cured and am now super confident but in a couple of areas of my life, that is true. One, in particular, is work. What I've realized is that I was really dependent on getting a 'thank you', a 'well done', a 'great job' or pat on the head when it came to doing things for somebody else, particularly at work. This has gone on for years, it isn't just a recent event. I've really put a lot of importance and emphasis on getting other people's acceptance and the attachment that I put o

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