The Mum Mental Load Reset | Parenting, Mum Burnout, Emotional Health & Overwhelm

By Miranda Hodge - Parenting Coach, Teacher, Holistic Health Advocate

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Episodes: 139

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The Mum Mental Load Reset, hosted by Miranda Hodge - teacher, nutrition advocate & parent coach - helps overwhelmed mums reduce stress, prevent burnout and create calmer family relationships through positive parenting, emotional regulation, nervous system support and practical wellbeing strategies. If you're struggling with mum burnout, invisible load, parenting overwhelm, child behaviour challenges or emotional exhaustion, you're in the right place! This podcast will help you thrive and build a happier, healthier, more connected family. 30 or 60 min 1:1 consults available!

Episode Date
#139: Happy home Habits: 3 Surprising Decluttering Habits that Helped in my Home
Aug 05, 2026
#138: Parenting a Child with ADHD & Autism: What to do when things don't go to plan
Aug 03, 2026
#137: The Connected Family: Daily Holistic Motherhood Rituals That Build Trust, Communication & Belonging
Jul 29, 2026
#136: How to Let Go of Mum Guilt When You Miss Something Important (Without Spiraling)
Jul 27, 2026
#136: Overwhelmed by the Mental Load? How to Get More Help Around the House Without Nagging
Jul 22, 2026
#135: Mum Burnout: How to Support Other Mums Without Burning Yourself Out
Jul 20, 2026
#134: Calming your Anxious Child's Nervous System: Understanding Anxiety in Kids and How to Help (Part 2)
Jul 15, 2026
#133: Why Your Child Feels Anxious: Understanding Anxiety in Kids and How to Help (Part 1)
Jul 14, 2026
#132: How to Strengthen Your Bond with Your Child: Simple Ways to Build Secure Attachment Before Age 10
Jul 03, 2026
#131: School Lunchbox Ideas That Actually Fill Kids Up: Simple, Healthy & Kid-Approved
Jun 28, 2026
130: Psychological Safety for Kids: The Parenting Shift That Builds Confidence, Connection & Emotional Resilience
Jun 24, 2026
#129: 3 Screen-Free Games That Build Essential Life Skills in Kids: Confidence, Resilience & Problem-Solving
Jun 23, 2026
#128: Parenting a Child with ADHD (Part Two): Practical Strategies for a Calmer, More Connected Home
Jun 10, 2026
#127: Parenting a Child with ADHD (Part One): Practical Strategies for a Calmer, More Connected Home
Jun 07, 2026
#126: Simple Morning Routines for Mums: 3 Daily Habits for More Calm, Energy & Wellbeing
Jun 05, 2026
#125: Setting Boundaries Without Yelling: 3 Calm Phrases Every Mum Can Use
Jun 01, 2026
#124: Mum Burnout & Mental Load: Signs Your Mental Health Needs More Support
May 26, 2026
#123: Why Your Child’s Behaviour Feels So Extreme: 3 Common Underlying Causes
May 11, 2026
#122: “Why You Still Feel Overwhelmed as a Mum: 3 Nervous System Triggers You’re Missing”
May 06, 2026
#121: How to Cope When Your Child’s Behaviour Triggers You: 3 Easy Ways to Stay Calm & In Control
May 04, 2026
#120: 3 Daily Routines That Reduce Mum Overwhelm (Without Adding More to Your Plate)
Apr 21, 2026
#119: 4 Gentle Parenting Truths for Mums: What Your Child Really Needs you to Know (and Why It Matters)
Apr 13, 2026
#118: Simple budgeting strategies for mums - How to Start future-proofing your money
Apr 10, 2026
#117: Simple Budgeting Strategies for Mums - How to save money each week
Apr 08, 2026
116: How to Reduce your Stress now as a Mum - 3 Simple Strategies to move out of Fight or Flight
Apr 01, 2026
#115: 5 Must-Have Products for New Mums: Postpartum Essentials I Actually Used & Loved
Mar 25, 2026
#114: 3 Hidden Causes of Mum Exhaustion: Why You’re So Tired (And What to Do About It)
Mar 23, 2026
#113: Why Do Mums Have Brain Fog? Hormones, Stress & Simple Ways to Boost Mental Clarity
Mar 17, 2026
#112: Mum Guilt Quotes & Affirmations: How to Overcome Mum Guilt and Feel Like You’re Enough
Mar 11, 2026
#111: Stop Toddler Hitting & Aggressive Behaviour: Gentle Parenting Tools to Set Boundaries Without Yelling
Mar 06, 2026
#110: Feeling Judged by Other Mums? Navigating Parenting Expectations Without Losing Your Confidence
Mar 01, 2026
#109: Creating a Healthy Home for Kids 6–12 (Part 2): Holistic Healthcare, Nutrition & Low-Tox Living for the Whole Family
Feb 22, 2026
#108: Creating a Healthy Home for Kids 6–12: Emotional Nurture, Regulation & Family Wellbeing
Feb 21, 2026
#107: Why Mums Struggle to Set Boundaries — And How to Start
Feb 16, 2026
#106: How to Empower your Child to Problem Solve and build Resilience
Feb 11, 2026
#105: Burnout in Mums and Kids: Why You’re Not Lazy (and What Your Nervous System Needs) part 1
Feb 08, 2026
#104: Burnout in Mums and Kids: (What to Do) Part 1
Feb 04, 2026
#103: Meal Prep that Stuck: Simple Systems that Saved my Time and Mental Load
Feb 02, 2026
#102: Talking to Kids About Porn and Periods: You need to do this ASAP!
Jan 08, 2026
#101: Christmas Stress for Mums and Letting Go of a Tough Year: Mental Reset
Jan 06, 2026
#100: Teaching Kids Patience: How to Help Children Learn to Wait (Without Losing Your Mind!)
Dec 26, 2025
#99: Your Worth Is Not Up for Approval: Self-Compassion for Mums This Christmas
Dec 23, 2025
10-Minute Self-Care Routines Every Busy Mum Can Actually Stick To - That Also Calm your Nervous System
Dec 11, 2025
#97: Why Every Child Needs a Sensory Calm Space: The Science of Regulation at Home
Dec 10, 2025
#96: Managing Mum Anxiety: How to Stop Helicopter Parenting and Raise Confident Kids
Dec 05, 2025
#95: Raising Resilient Siblings: How to Teach Empathy and Healthy Conflict at Home and Stop the Sibling Fights
Dec 02, 2025
#94: Is It Their Gut? 3 Steps we took to discover The Surprising Link Between Gut Health and Your Child’s Emotions
Nov 27, 2025
#93: Happy Home Habits: Stress-Free Home Organization Tips for Moms with Busy Kids
Nov 25, 2025
#92: The 3 Simple Truths New Mums Must Hear to Protect Their Wellbeing
Nov 21, 2025
When You’re Running on Empty: How to Be Gentle With Yourself as a Mum
Nov 15, 2025
#90: How to Set Boundaries when The Kids aren't Listening (and this REALLY reduces the Invisible Load!)
Nov 13, 2025
#89: How to Prepare for Christmas Without the Overwhelm: Reducing the Invisible Load This Holiday Season
Nov 03, 2025
#88: Mum Burnout Recovery: 3 Everyday Things You Can’t Ignore if You Want to Heal
Oct 28, 2025
#87: Helping Your Tween Manage Big Emotions: Calm Parenting Strategies That Work
Oct 24, 2025
#86: Building Confidence, Not Shame: 4 Common Sayings That Hurt Your Child’s Self-Worth
Oct 22, 2025
#85: Happy Home Habits for Busy, Tired Families
Oct 17, 2025
#84: From Fear to Freedom: Fostering Psychological Safety for Kids in Your Family
Oct 14, 2025
#83: Finding Yourself Again After Motherhood: How to Reconnect With Who You Are
Oct 08, 2025
#82: 5 Simple Gut Health Changes That Transformed My Family’s Well-Being
Sep 30, 2025
#81: 5 Simple Habits to Strengthen Family Bonds During Busy Seasons
Sep 16, 2025
#80: Healing Mum Burnout: The Boundaries you NEED to put into place NOW
Sep 10, 2025
#79: Coping Strategies for Stress: A simple Game Plan for Overwhelmed Mums with a HUGE Invisible Load
Sep 07, 2025
#78: Stop Yelling at your Kids: How to stop being an angry parent
Sep 07, 2025
#77: 3 Healthy Home Hacks to build into your Healthy Routines (and improve your children's health) P2
Sep 02, 2025
#76: Healthy Home Hacks P1: Healthy Routines for Women Who Want More Energy without Increasing Invisible Mental Load
Aug 26, 2025
#75: Simple Bedtime Routines for Children that build Connection - even as a busy Mum
Aug 19, 2025
#74: The Power of the Self Compassion Break: 3 Techniques to Reduce Stress and Invisible Mental Load
Aug 14, 2025
#73: Don’t Know what to Say? 7 Emotional Intelligence Script for Kids to help your Child using Gentle Parenting Techniques
Aug 08, 2025
#72: Include your Family in your To-Do List Easily: How to Delegate Tasks to your Husband and Kids with Grace
Jul 30, 2025
#71: Understanding ADHD in your child and ADHD in Women - The HUGE Impact on your Mental Load
Jul 28, 2025
#70: Is Gentle Parenting Too Soft? Setting Boundaries with kids and why You're feeling Mum-guilt
Jul 24, 2025
#69: Heal your Nervous System Naturally: Practical Ways to Calm your Nervous System (Part 2)
Jul 20, 2025
#68: ‘Heal Your Nervous System- 3 ways THIS Invisible Load is hijacking you’ (Part 1)
Jul 13, 2025
#67: How to Change your own Emotions when you're Mentally Overloaded: Christian Motherhood
Jul 07, 2025
#66: How to Make a Meal Plan for the Week with this SIMPLE method (and Keep that Mental Load down)
Jul 02, 2025
#65: Simple, Holistic Morning Routine Hacks to Reduce your Mum Mental Load
Jun 26, 2025
#64: How to Set Boundaries (How to say no without adding to your Mental Load too much)
Jun 19, 2025
#63: How to Support your Emotional Child (When you feel that Mental Load and Mum Overwhelm yourself!)
Jun 17, 2025
#62: The Invisible Mental Load - Why you're Feeling that Mum Fatigue even when you've done 'Nothing'
Jun 04, 2025
#61: How to Handle Mum Burnout with God's Peace
May 30, 2025
#60 Parenting Tips for Toddlers: Simple for Overwhelmed Mothers
May 24, 2025
Episode #59: Mum Wellbeing: Managing Friendships & How to Make Friends as a Mum
May 15, 2025
#58: Child Social Skills: More Practice makes 'Perfect' - Holistic Parenting Tips
May 08, 2025
#57: Christian Mother Holistic Wellbeing Hacks for your Family
Apr 28, 2025
#56: How to Change your Life as a Busy Mum
Apr 18, 2025
#55: How to Stop Siblings Fighting (What you CAN Do!)
Mar 27, 2025
#54: Laundry Hacks for ADHD Mums to Reduce Mum Mental Load
Mar 20, 2025
53: Mum Stress and Overwhelm: How to Really Listen to your Body (and mind) to Reduce Mental Load
Mar 17, 2025
52: 5 Year Old Tantrums and Gentle Parenting Tips
Mar 07, 2025
#51: Chores for Kids by Age - Why you Should be doing this - and Motivation Ideas
Feb 26, 2025
#50: 3 Ways to Bring God’s Ways Back into your Family for Overwhelmed Mums
Feb 15, 2025
#49: Sport, Wellbeing and Reducing Mental Load in Motherhood with cricketer Haylea
Feb 09, 2025
#48: Girls and Positive Body Image - Helpful Ideas for Overwhelmed Mums
Jan 29, 2025
#47: Simple Budgeting Tips for Overwhelmed Mums
Jan 22, 2025
#46: 3 Simple School Holiday Activities for Kids at Home
Jan 14, 2025
Get Ready for Christmas Early with these 3 Simple Tasks this Week!
Nov 21, 2024
Emotional Release & 2 Somatic Exercises to Try Today
Nov 07, 2024
Why You Need to Sort your Stress (Especially as a Mum!)
Oct 21, 2024
Hypnobirthing, Mum Emotional Health and Tips with Emma Larcombe
Sep 12, 2024
Recovery from Emotional Exhaustion: 3 Things to try today
Aug 30, 2024
Real, Raw Emotional Healing and Self-Medicating in Motherhood
Aug 02, 2024
Emotional Regulation for Mums: Creating a safe connection
Jul 18, 2024
Kindness, Heart and Home - with Anna from Heart and Haven Keeping Co
Jul 08, 2024
Who is (really) Running your Life?
Jun 20, 2024
Prioritising Tips and Relationship Communication with Amanda Nicole
May 29, 2024
Mum Mindset Hacks: Stop Apologising
May 22, 2024
Catastrophising - what it is, why it's unhelpful, and what to do!
May 01, 2024
The Mum Village - The benefits and pitfalls to be aware of
Apr 16, 2024
The wonders of empathy and the parent child connection
Mar 08, 2024
What to Do when Brain Fog is Impacting your Life
Mar 05, 2024
5 (deeper) Vision Board Ideas to Increase Motivation
Jan 21, 2024
Intentional Planning: Setting Mental Wellbeing Goals & New Habits for the Year
Jan 02, 2024
5 Things You can Do to Thrive when You're Tired
Dec 15, 2023
How to help your children be more peaceful
Nov 22, 2023
Healthy Relationships & Parenting as a Team
Nov 09, 2023
How to Use Tone to build Connection with your Kids
Oct 17, 2023
The Roots of Shame - and why it's holding you back (and maybe your kids....)
Oct 05, 2023
Mindfulness for Mums: WHY it’s So Helpful!!
Sep 21, 2023
How to help your child do hard things!
Sep 03, 2023
Overwhelm BUSTING tips for Mums
Aug 08, 2023
STOP feeling Insecure, Mama!
Jul 25, 2023
How to Listen to your Intuition - and help your children do it too
Jul 05, 2023
2 Ways to Reduce Stress Today
Jun 06, 2023
How to Interpret your Child's Behaviour
Mar 03, 2023
Emotionally Safe Spaces
Feb 09, 2023
Mum Overreactions and the Power of Hindsight
Jan 13, 2023
Living Intentionally & without Shame: Cassie Bush
Jan 03, 2023
The Wellbeing Wheel and managing your life as a woman
Dec 16, 2022
How to Help your Child Behave and Stay Connected
Dec 01, 2022
Prioritising Tips for Overwhelmed Mums
Nov 03, 2022
Partners, Kids and Expectations
Oct 25, 2022
How to Manage Mum Resentment
Oct 07, 2022
Perfection and Delegation Strategies
Sep 23, 2022
Finding your Identity: 3 ways to start NOW
Sep 09, 2022
Impacting your Inner Critic
Aug 24, 2022
Eye Health and your Child - Mandy from Eye Gallery
Jan 19, 2022
5 Steps to Changing Behaviour
Dec 14, 2021
Rock Bottom Nappies - the Nappy Subscription boxes with a difference.
Nov 29, 2021
#1: Help your child Learn to Talk and Spell, with Shae from Robot Reg!
Nov 19, 2021