Merry Christmas Everyone. This week Emma & Ali are re-releasing the conversation Emma had last year with Anna Mathur in the run up to Christmas. Emma welcomes Anna Mathur, psychotherapist, author, best seller, writer, podcaster and mother onto the podcast to equip and prepare us with personal tools to avoid overwhelm and burnout over the Christmas period. A lot is demanded of us over the next few weeks, this is a must listen!Merry Christmas & thank you for your continued support this year! Please do subscribe rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.Links:Anna's books and offerings HERE.Mum Talk InstagramAli Bastian Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TRIGGER WARNING - Allergy discussion including description of allergic reaction. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE - Please seek medical advice if you or your children are suffering from allergies. Ali is kindly sharing her journey as an allergy parent NOT medical advice. This week on the podcast Ali shares her journey as an allergy parent, the journey Ali, David and Isla have been on as a family with Islas allergies, the hourly/daily challenges they face, the stress, anxiety and PTSD Ali and David have suffering and of course Islas allergies, what this looks like, the preplanning involved and what’s next as they look forward on their journey. Especially with this episode, please do share, there are many who we believe will be supported by this conversation. & please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Find Ali and Emma here:Mum Talk InstagramAli Bastian InstagramResources & Support:The Allergy Team  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

December is here and Ali and Emma are talking Christmas! Ali and Emma share their childhood memories of Christmas triggering just why Christmas hasn’t always been a magical time for them both. Emma shares how merging of cultural traditions has shaped what Christmas looks like in her home and how Ali’s daughters allergies have encouraged Ali to realise what the perfect Christmas looks like for them. Emma and Ali share how Christmas can trigger overwhelm & anxiety and agree on the most special gift they would both like for Christmas. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Links:Action for ChildrenFind Ali and Emma here:Mum Talk InstagramAli Bastian Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ali and Emma are back this week with one of the main topics that bonds parents…..SLEEP and sleep deprivation! Who doesn't love and NEED to sleep. Without enough sleep the human brain cannot function properly. Ali and Emma share their experiences with sleep from newborn to toddler, how children can be polar opposite, the importance of turning off the noise and tuning in to what works for you and your family. For your children and YOU’RE sleep/sanity!Ali and Emma go on to talk about how lack of sleep, sleep deprivation, and the introduction of a baby can hugely impact relationships, which can leave us in total shock at such a vulnerable time. Just how can we meet each others needs and the needs of a tiny newborn baby?Mentioned podcasts:The Don’t Buy Her Flowers Podcast with Steph DouglasAlso listen to Steph and I’s chat on Mum Talk back in 2019 here!Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse and guest Kate Lawler Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Find Ali and Emma here:Mum Talk InstagramAli Bastian Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get to know us! Ali and Emma have their first catch up in months and months and share it with you!In true Ali and Emma oversharing style, they wear their hearts on their sleeves from the start, sharing about motherhood, their personal battles and the effect parenting in a pandemic has had on their mental health. Ali shares with us how she is feeling in her pregnancy with baby number two and a well kept secret! Ali and Emma deep dive into the motherhood juggle, relationships, parenting and how they feel about the baby making journey potentially coming to an end.Please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.Mum Talk InstagramAli Bastian Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma is back with a brand new series and brand new conversation with her CO-HOST Ali Bastian, who you may recognise from hit TV shows, Hollyoaks, The Bill and Strictly Come Dancing. Ali and Emma are in the thick of motherhood and are here to deep dive into it all with you. Motherhood changes you as a person, physically and mentally, it seems (from personal experience)to give you the most incredible sense of purpose, self-worth and strength you didn’t know you had, whilst simultaneously leading you to question your ‘self’ and more or less everything you have ever known. Ali and Emma have one goal, as it has always been from the beginning of Mum Talk almost 5 years ago, to share in the hope no-one ever feels alone in motherhood. Ali and Emma are here for it all, the highs, the lows, the journey that is motherhood, the realities of building a family, life, love, laughter, tears, heartbreak you name it. Grab a cuppa or pop your headphones in and head out for a walk, join Ali and Emma for ‘hearts on sleeves’ mum talk and journey through motherhood together. Mum Talk Podcast InstagramAli Bastian Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.