Navigating Motherhood: Sharon Harvey's Story of Family, Travel and Self-Expression

Navigating Motherhood: Sharon Harvey's Story of Family, Travel and Self-Expression

Motherhood can feel like a beautiful contradiction — expanding your heart while quietly reshaping your identity. In this vibrant and deeply reflective conversation, Sharon Harvey shares what it means to hold onto yourself while raising a family. Before becoming a mother of three, Sharon built a life shaped by travel, adventure, and a thriving career in the global travel industry, living and working in places like Canada and India. Motherhood was always a dream she chose with intention. In this episode, she speaks openly about infertility, raising three children, redefining “mother guilt,” and holding onto the parts of herself that existed long before she became Mum. From cold plunges to dreams of visiting 100 countries, Sharon reflects on how personal passions don’t disappear in motherhood — they evolve. An honest and uplifting reminder that motherhood doesn’t eclipse who you are — it deepens and expands it. 🎧 Finding the You in Mum is hosted by Christine Bagley-Jones, psychologist, author, and long-time ABC Radio contributor. Each episode explores the messy, beautiful intersections of identity, motherhood, and mental health. 💬 Subscribe, rate & review on your favourite podcast platform.  📲 Follow us on Instagram @plenishmindhealth [https://www.instagram.com/plenishmindhealth] 🌐 Learn more at www.plenishmindhealth.com.au [https://www.plenishmindhealth.com.au] 📩 For enquiries or guest suggestions, contact: admin@plenishmindhealth.com.au

The Journey of Motherhood and Reclaiming Goddess Time

Motherhood is full of love, responsibility, and quiet sacrifice — but it doesn’t have to mean losing yourself. In this deeply honest conversation, Carolyn Vincent shares her journey of rediscovering who she is beyond the roles of wife, mother, and caregiver. After years of putting everyone else first, a pivotal life change invited her to pause, reflect, and ask a powerful question: Who am I now? From setting brave boundaries with family, to choosing passion over expectation, to carving out “Goddess Time” as a non-negotiable act of self-care, Carolyn reminds us that personal growth and motherhood can coexist. Her love for community building didn’t just change her life — it reignited her sense of purpose. This episode is a gentle but empowering reminder that honouring what lights you up isn’t selfish — it’s essential. 🎧 Finding the You in Mum is hosted by Christine Bagley-Jones, psychologist, author, and long-time ABC Radio contributor. Each episode explores the messy, beautiful intersections of identity, motherhood, and mental health. 💬 Subscribe, rate & review on your favourite podcast platform.  📲 Follow us on Instagram @plenishmindhealth [https://www.instagram.com/plenishmindhealth] 🌐 Learn more at www.plenishmindhealth.com.au [https://www.plenishmindhealth.com.au] 📩 For enquiries or guest suggestions, contact: admin@plenishmindhealth.com.au

Turning Self-Compassion into a Daily Practice: Motherhood and Reflection

In this episode of Finding the U in Mum, Christine sits down with Paulina Laskowska — an interior designer turned digital marketer — to talk honestly about identity, motherhood, and the quiet guilt so many mums carry. Paulina shares her journey from career woman to mother, navigating pregnancy, relocating from the UK to Australia without family support, and learning (the hard way) that self-care isn’t selfish — it’s essential. This is a thoughtful, reassuring conversation about letting go of perfection, leaning into community, and remembering that taking time for yourself can make you a better mum, not a worse one. 🎧 Finding the You in Mum is hosted by Christine Bagley-Jones, psychologist, author, and long-time ABC Radio contributor. Each episode explores the messy, beautiful intersections of identity, motherhood, and mental health. 💬 Subscribe, rate & review on your favourite podcast platform.  📲 Follow us on Instagram @plenishmindhealth [https://www.instagram.com/plenishmindhealth] 🌐 Learn more at www.plenishmindhealth.com.au [https://www.plenishmindhealth.com.au] 📩 For enquiries or guest suggestions, contact: admin@plenishmindhealth.com.au

Finding Balance: Jodi Duval's Insights into Motherhood and Health

In this uplifting and insightful episode of Finding the U in Mum, we sit down with the incredible Jodi Duval—naturopathic physician, founder of Revival Health, and devoted mother of two. Jodi brings a rare blend of scientific understanding, lived experience, and heartfelt honesty to the conversation as she explores what it truly means to maintain your identity while navigating the evolving, unpredictable landscape of motherhood. Jodi has built a respected career centred on helping others optimise their health through evidence-based naturopathic practices, and her passion shines through every word she shares. As she opens up about her own transition into motherhood—a role she hadn’t always planned but embraced wholeheartedly—Jodi offers deeply relatable reflections on shifting priorities, redefining purpose, and allowing growth to unfold both personally and professionally. Throughout the episode, she dives into the real challenges modern mothers face, including the universal experience of mother guilt. With disarming clarity, Jodi unpacks the emotional load so many women carry, reframing guilt as a natural expression of wanting to do better while reminding listeners not to let it overshadow their days. Her practical and compassionate advice—from embracing micro-moments of rest to recognising decision fatigue—serves as a roadmap for nurturing well-being in the busiest seasons of life. Jodi’s wisdom extends beyond strategies and into the heart of selfhood. She beautifully articulates how staying connected to your values and identity not only strengthens you as a woman but creates a powerful ripple effect for your family. As she so lovingly puts it: "You can make a difference in this world by just maintaining who you are and supporting your children—but not losing sight of that." Warm, encouraging, and deeply empowering, this conversation with Jodi Duval is a reminder that motherhood doesn’t ask us to choose between our passions and our families. Instead, it invites us to integrate them—and to honour the woman within the mum. Join us for an episode that will inspire you to breathe a little deeper, reflect a little more, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that make you you. 🎧 Finding the You in Mum is hosted by Christine Bagley-Jones, psychologist, author, and long-time ABC Radio contributor. Each episode explores the messy, beautiful intersections of identity, motherhood, and mental health. 💬 Subscribe, rate & review on your favourite podcast platform.  📲 Follow us on Instagram @plenishmindhealth [https://www.instagram.com/plenishmindhealth] 🌐 Learn more at www.plenishmindhealth.com.au [https://www.plenishmindhealth.com.au] 📩 For enquiries or guest suggestions, contact: admin@plenishmindhealth.com.au

The Importance of Taking Care of Your Mental Health In Motherhood: A Journey of Self & Resilience

Welcome back to Finding the U in Mum! Meet Lauren Fisher, the bold and candid voice behind Mental as a Mother, a fiercely honest and compassionate platform based in Brisbane (Meanjin), Australia. As a single mum to two spirited daughters, Lauren brings raw authenticity to every conversation about motherhood, mental health, feminism, and the messy, beautiful reality of being a modern parent. Lauren’s own journey includes a devastating bout of postnatal depression and anxiety that led to a three-week hospital stay. Instead of staying silent, she chose to share her story—unfiltered, unashamed, and unapologetic—as a way to break the stigma around maternal mental health and help others feel seen. On Mental as a Mother, Lauren writes with fierce honesty and warmth, covering topics from fertility and miscarriage to rainbow families, social justice, and the absurdities of parenting. Beyond her blog, Lauren’s social media channels serve as a real-time space where she continues to challenge perfection and nurture connection, all while rocking her signature bold lip. In this episode, Lauren will take us behind the scenes of her creative process, share her hard-won wisdom on postpartum mental health, and inspire listeners to embrace radical self-compassion in the face of parenthood’s unpredictability.  🎧 Finding the You in Mum is hosted by Christine Bagley-Jones, psychologist, author, and long-time ABC Radio contributor. Each episode explores the messy, beautiful intersections of identity, motherhood, and mental health. 💬 Subscribe, rate & review on your favourite podcast platform.  📲 Follow us on Instagram @plenishmindhealth [https://www.instagram.com/plenishmindhealth] 🌐 Learn more at www.plenishmindhealth.com.au [https://www.plenishmindhealth.com.au] 📩 For enquiries or guest suggestions, contact: admin@plenishmindhealth.com.au