Motherloading Podcast

Life's problems aren't separate. They're outcomes of patterns we've been carrying for years.

Kelly Armitage is a therapist, TED speaker, author of Ask a Serenity Kit, and creator of a framework that's helped thousands shift emotional patterns quickly. With over 15,000 therapy sessions behind her and a platform that's reached 100 million views, she's built something that actually works — not just for talking, but for changing.

In this episode, we talk about:
– why traditional therapy often doesn't work (and what does)
– the mother and father wound (and how to identify yours in 30 seconds)
– why healing is the purpose, not achievement
– over functioning, over giving, and the burnout that follows
– the subconscious payoff keeping you stuck in unhelpful patterns
– victim mindset versus warrior mindset (and why both are valid)
– how to stop trying to change your partner and start setting boundaries
– why passive, passive aggressive, and aggressive communication keeps you powerless
– learning assertiveness, expressing needs, and vulnerable communication
– why you can't love anyone else until you love yourself
– the nine step Ask technique that shifts emotions and rewires thoughts
– a live session where Nicky works through emotional distance, loneliness, and guilt in her relationship

This conversation is honest, grounding, and deeply practical. For anyone navigating motherhood, relationships, burnout, or just trying to understand why the same patterns keep showing up, this one will stay with you.

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Steven Bartlett hired Amy Golding six months pregnant. She accepted.

Amy has built and sold a £100M company, founded a tech training business that’s changing who gets into the industry, and is now CEO of Steven Bartlett’s private office. She is also one of the most honest voices on the internet about what all of that actually costs.

In this episode we talk about the myth we were all sold about having it all. The apology she went back and made to women she managed before she had kids. Something she’d never shared before — what she was carrying privately through one of the most important weeks of her career. Why work-life balance is a phrase she hates. And why the world has to make space for you, not the other way around.

Funny, sharp, and more honest than most people dare to be.
This is Motherloading.

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Every child just wants to make their mum and dad proud.

Josh is the founder of Fit For All, a football coach with over 500,000 followers, and someone who's spent years working with kids navigating confidence, comparison, and the pressure to be perfect. He's also one of the most grounded voices on what children actually need to hear in a world full of noise, screens, and unrealistic expectations.

In this episode, we talk about:
– why comparison is killing kids' confidence (and the bird analogy that changes everything)
– how social media is making children feel like they're never enough
– why nerves are just excitement you haven't learned to trust yet
– teaching kids that their best is their best (and it doesn't need to match anyone else's)
– the power of compliments, even when they feel cringy
– why you can't be your strongest until you admit weakness
– celebrating looking silly as part of the process
– stop saying sorry for things you're not sorry for
– passing responsibility, making excuses, and over explaining yourself
– why girls are often easier to coach (and what that tells us)
– the invisible pressure kids carry to make their parents proud
– screen time, parenting effort, and the sacrifice that's needed
– how confidence is bred from parents, not found on a pitch
– why he's raising £1 million for Young Lives vs Cancer

This conversation is honest, grounding, and full of lessons that apply far beyond the football pitch. For anyone raising kids, coaching them, or just trying to understand what they're quietly carrying, this one will stay with you.

Follow Josh at @fit_4_football on Instagram and TikTok, and Fit For Football World on YouTube

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She didn't know she was ADHD until the psychologist assessing her son turned to her and said, "So you've obviously been diagnosed."

Hester Grainger is a former TV and BBC Radio presenter, certified ADHD coach, and co-founder of Perfectly Autistic. She's also a mum to two neurodivergent teens, married to a neurodivergent partner, and didn't realise she was ADHD herself until her 40s.

In this episode, we talk about:
– the moment she was diagnosed (and why no one was surprised)
– raising two autistic ADHD children without knowing she was neurodivergent herself
– masking, performing, and the burnout that comes when you stop
– why perimenopause can be the moment the wheels fall off
– locking herself in the toilet just to breathe
– navigating meltdowns, sensory overload, and big emotions as a family
– the guilt of looking back and realising what you didn't know
– why her 16 year old was told "you don't look autistic"
– how she and her husband built a strong partnership through chaos
– setting boundaries, choosing your battles, and raising kind humans
– the invisible load of parenting neurodivergent kids
– what workplaces actually get wrong (and what they can do better)
– why so many women are blowing up their lives in their 40s

This conversation is honest, grounding, and full of insight. For anyone navigating neurodiversity, motherhood, identity, or just trying to work out what the hell is going on underneath the surface, this one will stay with you.

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Follow Hester at @hestersvibe on Instagram and visit perfectlyautistic.co.uk for resources and support

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She walked away from £24 million.
Two weeks before giving birth.

Sedge Beswick is a founder, former CEO, and one of the most honest voices on what it actually costs to build a business, become a mother, and decide what matters most when the two collide.

In this episode, we talk about:
– why she turned down a multimillion pound deal days before her due date
– the invisible pressure to work like you don't have kids and parent like you don't have a career
– responding to Slack messages in the labour ward
– sobbing uncontrollably on her first day back in the office
– stepping away from the business she founded to reclaim time with her daughters
– why confidence is sold to women as something we lack, not something we already have
– how ambition doesn't die in the delivery room but identity, time, and clarity all shift
– being told she "ruined it for women" because she chose motherhood over an exit
– the millennial career crisis and why quitting isn't failure
– financial freedom, shared parenting, and setting boundaries that actually work

This conversation is raw, grounding, and unapologetically real.

For anyone navigating ambition, motherhood, identity, or the messy middle of all three, this one will stay with you.

Follow Sedge at @sedgebeswick on Instagram and LinkedIn

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