Ep #34: Tamsin Williamson: How to Rediscover Your Spark, Ditch Perfectionism, and Have Kids Without Losing Yourself

This week, I’m talking to Tamsin Williamson, an accredited Transformational Life Coach and mum-of-two, who goes by the name The Parenthood Coach.

Tamsin is passionate about supporting unfulfilled Mums who are stuck in a professional rut and feel confused about who they are and what they want from life since becoming a parent. 

Through 1:1 coaching she helps her clients find more direction, confidence, balance and fulfilment, and empowers them to create a life where career and parenthood work in harmony.

In this episode, we talked about:

• Tamsin’s story from finding that her long-time marketing and events job sparked conflict with her new identity as a parent, and how she navigated that difficult realisation
• Why having kids doesn’t mean you have to lose your identity as a human or a woman, and how to combine all of those different parts
• How to deal with “mum guilt” and shame over not being perfect as a mother or a human - and why there’s no such thing as perfect anyway!
• The biggest parenthood myths that need to be busted, like, right now
• How to ask for help, and why it’s so important to find time for yourself - even if only for a few minutes a day

This conversation was warm, open and honest - and I hope that it will offer some real food for thought, whether you’re already a parent, about to become one, thinking about it, or maybe simply have friends who have kids, and want a little insight into their lives and how you might support them better through the struggles and triumphs that come from such a life-changing experience as having children.

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Resources + Show Notes

• Book: Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living by Glennon Doyle
• Brene Brown and the "pieces of paper with names of people whose opinion I care about" exercise

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Find out more about Tamsin:

• Instagram: @theparenthoodcoach
• Facebook Page: The Parenthood Coach
• Free Facebook group: The Parenthood Retreat
• Join her mailing list and get her free guide: '8 WAYS TO BAG 30 MINUTES OF DAILY HEADSPACE, MINUS THE MUM GUILT'

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