Not a Perfect Parent: The extraordinary wisdom of ordinary parents
Not a perfect parent? Me too!
As an EFT practitioner supporting parents through challenges and an adoptive Mum with all my own, NAPP is a podcast exploring experiences across the parenting world and it's like parenting itself.
Messy, hilarious, heartbreaking and full of love.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
'Connection is more important than being right.'
Join us as we talk through life as the default parent, why each of our children gets a different version of us and the magic of believing in yourself more than you need others to believe in you.
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'I'd rather regret trying home educating than not trying at all'
Meet Michelle, former RAF wing commander and home-educating mother of 2.
We talk through managing a difficult journey to motherhood, choosing to take the leap into self employment, the whirlwind of h…
If you don't give yourself permission to grieve, others don't have permission to help
Meet Anne, mum of 2.
Anne talks through the journey of navigating new motherhood when she learned that her daughter would experience significant developmental challenges, the story of her family as i…
'I was in a constant state of panic'
Meet Gareth, Dad to Joy.
Gareth's journey is a hard and ultimately inspiring one. Join us as he talks through the dual challenges of OCD symptoms and new parenting in isolation in the middle of a tim…
'At the time I didn't give myself credit... now I don't know how I did it.'
Meet Sandra, mum to 5 and grandmother to one.
Sandra talks about the joys and logistics of raising a bigger family and how it feels to be on the other side of it all as you watch your adult children …
'I don't miss the early years'
Meet the fabulous Ellie, mum of 3 and nature-based wellness coach.
Grab a cuppa (and maybe take a walk!) as we talk through adapting parenting styles for different children, needing a space to be alon…
'To say it was a curveball would be an understatement'
Meet wonderful Jo.
Jo is a body empowerment coach, a psychotherapist and counsellor and a bloody lovely human to boot.
Grab a cuppa and have a listen as we talk through Jo's own lifelong journey arou…
'I've been told I'm selfish for only having one child'
Meet the fabulous Sarah.
Girl mum, ex-drama teacher and all round wizard when it comes to your littles... but being such a genius when it comes to entertaining the lively pre-school rabble can come w…
'It was okay to find those things difficult but I felt the tug of something deeper'
Meet Jess, adoptive mum of 2 and creator of Not a Perfect Parent.
Join the wonderful Karen Rislow and I as we mark the end of the first series by telling the Not a Perfect Parent story.
Grab a cuppa as…
'Put the book in the bin'
Meet Julie, mum to 3, stepmum to 2 and Nana Ju to 4.
We talk babyhood to adulthood, double figures around the dinner table and why it's sometimes better to let your toddler leave home.
TW: Please be …
'You can't make it all perfect, it's messy...'
Meet Ryan, dad of 2 and wellness expert.
Join us as we talk age gap parenting, strategies to keep mindful in the tricky times and the unexpected pressures that can come with becoming a dad.
To find o…
'It was the most magical time and it was also the hardest'
Meet Laura, Joy's mum.
We talk expectations and how they can trip us up, the amazing fierceness of daughters and the working mum juggle.
Laura is a fantastic hormone and mindset coach, runs a beautifu…
'I yelled into the hills and we all felt a bit better...'
Meet Shanu, mum of 2 boys.
We talk finding your way back to yourselves and your partner when parenthood sweeps you up, how it shows you all your own triggers and taking the amazing decision to leave …
'The things that you valued before don't mean a thing'
Meet Amy, mum of 4 and entrepreneur.
Join us as we talk through supporting new mums, learning to trust yourself as a parent and Amy's family journey of growth and healing when they traded a life of p…
'A happy outcome but a journey to get there.'
Meet Katy, adoptive mum of 2 boys and wellbeing coach.
Join us as we talk through 10 years of adoptive parenting, training vs. reality and how Katy takes care of her own wellbeing through it all.
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'Kid admin has a life of it's own... there's a reason it takes a village.'
Meet Kay, property investor and mum of 2 girls.
Join us as we talk (and laugh) through how parenting changes your relationship, how different motherhood can look the second time around and why it's s…
'I was a wife and a mother, my happiness was irrelevant.'
Join me as I talk with Marilu, a twice-married mum of 4 children (3 of whom are adults now!) as she shares her experience of navigating family life, separation and the complex joy and struggle of a s…
'It's a little hurt that I carry in my heart'
Meet Karen, a mum of 2 who moved countries for love before she started her family.
Join us as we talk relying on your intuition as a parent and building a thriving home when you are a long way from t…
'I always thought I was going to have biological children...'
Meet Nick, adoptive dad of 2.
Join us as we chat through what the adoption journey looks and feels like, what happens when you struggle to connect with a child and how important it is to open up menta…
'There was a gasp and people did not know what to do...'
Meet Kate, mum of 3 lovely boys.
Grab a cuppa and join us as we talk (and laugh) through mum guilt and coming up against judgement, what it can mean when your child receives the right diagnosis and w…