The Irish Mummy Podcast | Work Life Balance
Rosie and Adam, The duo behind the Irish Mummy, the show where business and motherhood meet is all about combining the two worlds that make life, and lifestyle, possible. Free download: The Sequence of Success eBook http://theirishmummy.com/
Are you Selling Out More to Others Than Your Spouse?
We feel this is something that could be applicable to everyone. It could be an unconscious thing that’s happening, which you’re not even aware of, but it’s good to become aware of it. Marriage is basically the biggest commitment we can make and it’s easy to take for granted because it’s just there constantly once you’re married. Your marriage is where you have committed to give it your all and that can take extra dedication to really give the other person the love and attention they need from you to keep your bond strong.<...
Family Vision Boards with Maria Smith | Unlocking Family Potential
In this episode we are talking about how family vision boards create space to connect and teach children the power of setting goals as an individual and a family. As an eternal optimist, Maria is a relentless pursuer of happiness. Discovering how most everything in life can be solved or fixed with a little grit, moxie, and a love for doing what you do, is her superpower. Listen to Rosie and Maria talk about how goals and vision boards can best be implemented into your family’s life and how this can really change your family’s future for the...
It Starts at Home!
Today we wanted to discuss the concept that your children’s foundation all starts within the home. “It starts at home. Fueling their minds, watering their thoughts, showing them grace, and asking for forgiveness when we’ve fallen short. It starts at home. Building healthy relationships, teaching them manners, showing them the power of kindness. It starts at home. Using words with honour, speaking life into our situations, refusing to give up when the going gets tough, it starts at home. Prioritising the right things, making memories in the mundane, feeling our emotions rather than bottling them up, it starts...
Potty Talk | I Promise You We Are not Bad Parents
All of the boys, and the boys particularly, love talking about potty stuff. Something we’ve come to realise is that your first doesn’t notice it too much because they don’t have siblings. They might interact with it a little bit at school, but it doesn’t consume them, but then as you have more kids and they start to speak about it among themselves, it begins to gain momentum as you have more and more children. Our 5th kid just loves the sound of any word that has to do with potty talk, and he loves to prono...
The 90/10 Rule | Taking Your Spouse For Granted
Adam heard something very interesting on a podcast the other day, which said often they see couples all around them, who are in their mid 40s, get divorced over the 10% of things that frustrate them, or annoy them, or that they wish were different, etc. and they set aside the 90% of things that they love about their spouse. “It is so easy to get fixated on someone’s 10% if you’re frustrated with your own life.” In preparation of talking about the 10%, talk often about the 90% of things you love about your spouse to soften the blow when it’s time to...
Letting Go of The Sleep Obsession | Learning To Enjoy our Babies with Ellanee Wilson
Today we are meeting with Ellanee Wilson, the Sleep Coach Mom, and the purpose of this podcast episode is to help moms feel confident in whatever sleep choices they make. Rosie and Ellanee discuss the differences in how touchy your children can be and how this will influence their ability to sleep with you or on their own. Newborn babies often have fairly abnormal sleep patterns after leaving the mother’s womb, so it’s quite normal for things to be irregular once your baby is born, which many first time mothers don’t understand.
Becoming the sl...
The First Year Of Motherhood | The Mental Load and Balancing My Own Intuition with all the "Should's" with Jenna Shearer
We are so excited for this topic because we feel the first year of motherhood is so special, so intense, it goes by so quickly and we become a whole new person in a short period of time. Jenna discusses how she was both ready to be a mother and follow a career in nursing, and the challenges that has posed, but also the satisfaction she has experienced as she just decided to go for being a mom after her first year of working as a nurse.
Jenna’s daughter’s 1st year and deciding about moth...
The Uniqueness of Having a Large Family
Today is a short, but very specific episode, which is something that we’re seeing unfold as our kids get older. We have 5 children at this moment, including an 11 year old boy, 7 year old girl, 5 year old boy, 3 year old boy, and 2 year old boy. Something we’ve been observing the past few months is how much the oldest two adore the baby. We have come to realise something important and maybe useful for those who are trying to decide whether to have more kids or not.
Something we’ve noticed 1:00Preparing for parenthood 1:40What we have c...
Protecting Home Life From The Intensity of Work
We feel a lot of people struggle with this issue where they are ambitious, goal driven, and a little overwhelmed, and then they bring that home and it interrupts the flow of family life. The difficult thing can be when you are going a hundred miles an hour at work, and then you come home only to bring all that to a complete halt and the transition can be a little jarring. You can turn a blowtorch on your family if you’re not careful, so it’s important to come up with a plan on how to deal with...
Responsibility vs Pressure | What is Appropriate When Getting Help From Your Older Kids
In today’s episode Adam and Rosie are talking about the importance of giving your kids responsibility as opposed to putting pressure on them, especially for older children. Why they thought about this topic is because there is quite a big gap between the eldest child and the youngest, and Adam has found himself leaning on the oldest for help, but he’s still trying to find that balance between treating him like a boy and young man.
Marble analogy 0:50Making it fun and exciting 2:45Helping them be the hero 4:20Where the responsibility lies 8:00Trying something new and...
Quitting Corporate Life, Adopting 5 Children, Starting a YouTube Channel and Travelling the World with 9 Children with Mike and Megan
We are so happy to have Mike and Megan Knorpp with us today to tell us all about their amazing life journey with their family. Nearly a decade ago Mike and Megan decided that being afraid wasn’t a good enough reason not to do something. If they couldn’t come up with any other reason but fear keeping them from a dream, then they had to jump in and do it. Following that philosophy has taken their life from normal to amazing. Join us today as we hear about their amazing adventures and how this new way of thin...
Embracing Your Emotions as a Mum | Helping Your Kids Develop Empathy
We apologise, Rosie got sick last week and lost her voice, so this episode will sound a bit like a whisper. We don’t know what it was, but on Sunday Rosie would just be staring at something and randomly begin to cry, and it wasn’t like little sniffles, but full on convulsing and sobbing. Rosie didn’t know where this was coming from, but then she realised that she was thinking about her mum constantly and that maybe she was now unleashing some suppressed grief.
Where the crying began 2:30Giving your kids opportunity to expres...
How I Became a One in a Million Medical Survivor with Glenn & Janet Colley
On today’s episode we have very special guests Glenn and Janet Colley and they share how Glenn became a one in a million medical miracle, being revived multiple times, and surviving Boerhaave Syndrome for 30 days before travelling from South Africa back to Cleveland Clinic for life saving surgery. They shared this story with Rosie a little while back and she thought it was crucial that it be documented and shared with others because of how amazing it is.
Where the story began 1:30Contacting the family and calling on a higher power 7:45Glenn’s take 12:30Kind and atte...
Letting Go of Unhealthy Obsessions | What Are You Treating Like an Idol
What are you fixating on to the point of an obsession? Or what are you incessantly thinking about, speaking about, or acting upon? Is it a career, a relationship, food, a material item or place, your body? Can you make it your intention to acknowledge and master this subtle distraction in your life? We all can get obsessive over all kinds of things and for various different reasons, some of which will be more healthy reasons, but others not so much and it’s our job as parents and spouses to make sure we are regulating those obsessions.
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Mastering Mom | Work Life Balance & Finding Fulfilment
Marla Grover is our special guest today who is a paediatric oncology nurse that helps families grow stronger on their journey through childhood cancer. Marla had a good friend when she was little who was diagnosed with cancer and she loved going over there to help out and do what she could to help take care of her friend. Caring for others and being empathetic was always just a very big part of who she is, thus she took on the nickname “Nurse Marla” and it kind of just stuck and has followed her as she continued through life and...
We All Have To Learn Patience | The Playground is our Choice
We really wanted to do this topic because we feel that sometimes we think we can avoid certain things in our life, such as patience for example. Sometimes we make life choices, thinking that we can avoid having to be patient when actually patience is something that life is constantly trying to teach us, and it’s kind of our choice how and where we learn it. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we just have to endure and get through, but often we can choose where these situations will affect us.
Dealing with patience outside th...
The Freedom of Meal Planning & Bonding Over Dinner with Liz Edmunds, The Food Nanny
In this episode we have Liz Edmunds, The Food Nanny, who rescues dinner and saves families. She is an absolute bundle of joy, but is also a well of wisdom. As a mother, Rosie says that Liz has some of the most important information that needs to be passed on from generation to generation, because it’s just so important. Food, our dinner time, what we learn at the dinner table, all these things that we discuss are so important and they literally hold families together. While trying to think of a way to make dinner preparation easier, Liz ca...
When Your Needs Collide as Husband & Wife...and Parents
In a marriage, you each are your own individual person, and then there is the whole unit that is you both. You both have different needs at different times, and sometimes at the same time. Adam mentions that he is terrible at being really tired and not wanting to take naps, but then not wanting Rosie to take naps because the idea of having the 5 kids is overwhelming, so neither of their needs are met. We have to consider how many times either of us has something different going on and have different needs all at the same time...
Infertility to Triplets with Shelby Stewart | Realising Your Mothering Doesn’t Divide, It Multiplies
When Shelby was 15 years old, she was diagnosed with cancer, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and she ended up undergoing chemo, radiation, and surgery, removing a tumour off of her heart. During that treatment, the chemo she received really did a number on her reproductive system. Because she was a minor, she wasn’t really given the option to preserve her eggs or do any kind of fertility preservation, so she later had a lot of difficulty falling pregnant, even being told by a doctor that she will not ever be able to have kids because of the intense treatment she received.
Is Commenting & Analysing Ruining Your Peace as a Parent and in Life? | Switch to Doing for More Joy
In this episode Adam and Rosie are talking all about how to be a better doer, not a better commentator or analyser, the answer to more joy in parenthood and in life. This is a funny and ironic topic to bring up because Adam says he does both those things, which are equally great and annoying. The doer can be annoying, but the commentator is 100% annoying. Fear, fatigue, and frustration are all things that can cause you to procrastinate, or just not do what you need to do as a parent or spouse in order to be in a...
The Journey of Cancer with Jordan Ricks | I Am Calm, I Have Peace, and I Have Joy
Today we have a very special guest with a very special topic. We are honoured to have Jordan Ricks as a part of our show as she is such an amazing person who has a story that is just one big miracle. After falling pregnant, Jordan found that she started to vomit and get sick, which at first seemed normal, but eventually it grew to be completely out of control. She has a mutation in her DNA called CDH1 that causes her to be more prone to stomach and breast cancer, so when she let the doctors know she...
Acknowledging Your Failures as a Parent | Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Child
Adam tells a story about how he was a bit of a hypocrite, when a week before Thanksgiving, he experienced one of the most powerful moments between himself and Patty. Adam chewed Patty out for not having prepared well enough for their hunting trip, but after they went out on the trip, Adam realised that he hadn’t prepared well enough either, making him feel like a big hypocrite. He had a big moment where they were able to get totally raw and real, which really strengthened their bond as father and son.
Adam’s story 0:45The...
Finding Your Worth Despite Your Story | The Truth Will Set You Free with Ashlee Boyson
Rosie sits down with Ashlee Boyson who is the author of the blog and book series titled "The Moments We Stand", in which she shares her family's journey of healing after the infidelity and murder of her husband Emmett in 2011. She tells about the intense dark feelings she experienced when she found out he was not only murdered, but died in the arms of his other lover. The dark feelings didn’t end there though, as she had to go through the murder trial and witness the sadness of all those involved. Through this difficult time, Ashlee eventually came to...
Simple and Nutritious Meals for Busy Families
On this week’s episode Rosie and Adam talk about simple ways to feed your family nutritious meals. They talk about different methods of preparing food so that you can get sizeable amounts and leftovers to use for your family and serve throughout the week. Rosie gives a great meal idea that’s quick, the kids love it, and which can be used as a backup in case you are running low on time.
What Rosie has been doing since Summer 1:00Using aluminium trays 4:30Using the Traeger for bulk amounts of meat, leftovers 6:00Quick backup meal 8:20Back...
Raising Kids In Different Age Ranges | Creating Space for Your Kids to Flourish
We have 5 kids and the ages range from 11 to 7, 5, 3, and nearly 2. We have a 9 year age range from eldest to youngest. We’ve noticed that once they hit about age 7, the older ones begin to pull away more and create their own identity, discovering who they are as an individual. Each child goes through a different stage of development at different ages and it’s our responsibility as parents to accommodate those stages and provide opportunities for them to grow and develop, meeting each of their individual needs where possible.
Meeting everyone’s needs 1:45Making friends 5:00Creati...
Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Parent
Every parent experiences burnout and before Rosie became one, she used to go through stages where she felt like she could get burnt out every now and again very easily and she could never understand what it was, but there seem to be 2 things that can cause it. One is when you’re doing too much and the other one is when you’re giving too much. If you spend a lot of time around other people and spend a lot of your energy, you have to be able to recoup that spent energy and regain balance. Sometimes you migh...
Why Date Night May Be Better Than Marriage Counselling
Adam says his conviction for this concept is so much stronger every week than it previously was even though it was strong before. There are so many reasons and we list off a few of why we feel that it can be super helpful at strengthening a marriage, healing challenges in a marriage, and making you a better parent. Date night can be a time where we are able to relax and be ourselves without anything hindering us, and we can just laugh and enjoy one another’s company, which is very healing and strengthening.
Making yo...
Is Comparison Stealing Your Joy and Holding You Back as a Parent?
This is something Adam mentioned he thought would be a good topic and is also something Rosie had heard in the last couple days, so we decided to talk about comparison. We have all heard that phrase that comparison is the thief of joy, but one thing we’ve heard is that if you find yourself in a state of comparison, it either leads to discouragement or to pride, so it’s never a good thing. If you find yourself comparing, you’re either putting yourself down, or you’re trying to put someone else down indirectly to make yourself...
Self Care Is Not a Luxury | Don’t Overdo It Re-Air
Today Adam and I wanted to discuss something that many people take for granted, including Adam, who used to really not make it a priority in his life, but now can see how important it is for progress. Our bodies are designed to react according to our situations and if we’re constantly stressing ourselves out, everything will be off, such as our appetite or ability to sleep, and so on. Rosie’s main tactic is making sure she gets enough rest to ease the pressure and stress in her life. You also need to feel good about yourself, or f...
The Favorite Things About Our Home for Raising Five Kids
We have lived in Australia, then we moved to Ireland, then Portugal, back to Ireland, and now we’re living in the US. We’ve lived in different kinds of homes in different countries like a house, a townhome, an apartment complex on the beach, and more houses in America. Our current place is great for children to run around outside and just enjoy time with friends and be in a neighborhood that is kid friendly.
What we enjoy about our current place 2:00A big enough pantry 7:40An environment for the kids 14:00What the house must have...
The Funny Things Our Kids Do | I Bet Your Kids do the Same
It’s easy as a parent to focus on the things that maybe frustrate you. We feel that the more we’ve had to parent, the more mellow we have become because now we just see them repeat the same things that the first ones did and it now just makes us laugh. Our children do a lot of funny things that we maybe initially thought was annoying, but after realizing it’s just something that kids do, it has become endearing, like when they feed the dog and the dog is covered in food later, or when they stand...
What Could You Do in 52 Days? | Miraculous Things Can happen in Short Periods of Time (Re-Air)
We were watching a cute little cartoon with the kids the other day and the kids were learning about how an old prophet had rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days, and nobody saw it coming because he achieved so much with his crew in 52 days that no one expected so much activity to happen. The moral of the story was when you put your mind and action into a task, miraculous things can happen in short periods of time.
Sometimes the things that can lure us away aren’t particularly bad 4:12
Things we enjoy doing, but ar...
Fight, Flight or Freeze | Facing and Choosing the Unknown or Hard Things (Re-Air)
When we think about fight or flight, that is usually when we think back to our biological days when people were more vulnerable and basically your digestive system and things would start to slow down to make sure all the extra blood would go into our muscles, giving them the opportunity to fight or take flight. One thing we don’t think about often though is that some of us just freeze, meaning we get stuck and we just freeze and there is no progress at all. This applies to life when we are doing something and experience fear or lo...
Baby Nutrition | From 0-12 months with Cindy from @the.baby.dietitian (Re-Air)
Today we have a very special guest with Cindy, the baby dietitian and she talks to us about all things nutrition for the first year of life. She believes in not following a diet, but that moderation and portion control are key and that having a diet full of variety is the best way to nourish your body. Cindy believes in only providing her readers with credible and research based information. In a society where the main topic of conversation is figuring out the best way to lose weight, she believes dietitians are needed more than ever to dispel food...
Your Inner Scripts | Dealing with Tantrums, Back Talk & Power Struggles with Caley Kukla (Re-Air)
Caley earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Florida. For the past 11 years, she has worked in a variety of roles to serve families including: preschool teacher, early interventionist, behavior therapist, and now as a private consultant. Her most recent professional development includes: Conscious Discipline™, The Play Project ™, and training with Dr. Ross Greene on his Collaborative Problem Solving approach. Caley grounds her work in the most up-to-date neuropsychology, Attachment Theory, and developmentally appropriate practices that value the parent-child relationship over compliance. Caley empowers parents to understa...
Postpartum and Pelvic Floor Supports with Katie Bressack | Recover in the Right Way (Re-Air)
Today we meet with award winning holistic health coach who specializes in women’s hormonal health, Katie Bressack. We discuss raising children along with maintaining your health as a woman, including how Katie handled things postpartum. Katie tells us about some frustrating things that can and have happened to her in the hospital and how she handled it. Getting the right nutrients and having the correct nutrition regime is vital to postpartum recovery and we talk about what worked for us when we were recovering. Resting and sleep is another crucial part of recovery that some overlook and we share ou...
How to Repair Your Marriage | Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby (Re-Air)
In this episode we talk to Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, a licensed marriage and family therapist, a board certified coach, and the founder and clinical director of Growing Self Counseling & Coaching. She’s the author of Exaholics, Breaking Your Addiction to an Ex Love, and is the host of the Love Happiness and Success podcast. We talk about the common things Lisa sees in marriages with problems and the potential pitfalls couples face. Many people will begin to feel frustrated their partner isn’t contributing to the relationship enough, or doing their part and trouble in marriage usually stems from fear...
Lessons Learned From Breastfeeding My 5 Babies
Rosie realized 2 things before she started breastfeeding. Her mum had breastfed her, so she had her story and also the fact that her mother was unable to breastfeed her firstborn child. The time of year can affect how you breastfeed your child, or even if you’re going to be able to breastfeed them. Rosie was a Winter baby, so her mum definitely had less going on and therefore more time to devote to breastfeeding, so Rosie was breastfed as a baby.
Preparing to breastfeed 0:30Latching 4:30Battling blocks and engorgements 10:15Every child will be slightly different 16:35We...
Overcoming Money Issues In Marriage
You can come to marriage with money issues, and then you often develop new money issues once you get into marriage. Large amounts of arguments or disagreements in marriage stem back to money, beliefs around money, challenges with money, financial issues. regardless of whether it appears people have money or don’t, you don’t really understand what people’s relationship is with it, but marriage is probably the closest you will come to understanding it. The way you feel about money and handle it will affect the way you parent and how much time you spend with your family...
Teaching Kids the Basics They Won't Learn at School
Something really powerful happened the other day that caused Rosie to want to discuss this topic today. We had guests staying with us and they offered to help bring in the groceries when Rosie brought them home, but before they could do anything, the kids had already gone out and grabbed the groceries, and then they all worked together to put the food away and organized it into the various spots in which the food belonged. There are so many basic, yet useful skills we as parents know that life has taught us, and if we don’t make an...
