What if the Mum you’re beating yourself up for not being is actually the exact Mum your children need - once you stop masking and start understanding?

In this episode, Jenny Lucas shares her late autism diagnosis at 38, the shock of not feeling that instant rush of love, the breastfeeding battles, the sensory overload, and the crushing guilt of “failing” at the motherhood she’d imagined.

What You’ll Learn

- The Bond That Takes Time: Why not feeling instant love when your baby arrives is common, painful, and doesn’t make you a bad Mum.

- Autism Behind the Overwhelm: How undiagnosed neurodivergence turned everyday motherhood into constant struggle and the relief of finally understanding why.

- You Are Enough: Letting go of the “perfect Mum” myth and embracing that doing your best with the brain you have is more than enough.

Jenny’s story is a gentle reminder that lands like a warm hug: you are enough, exactly as you are – neurodivergent wiring, messy days, and all.

Learn more about Jenny at audhdistically.me.

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In this episode, I sit down with Pete Wallroth, widower, single dad to Martha and Merlin, and founder of the charity Mummy's Star. Pete shares his family's story: discovering breast cancer at 22 weeks pregnant with their second child, navigating chemotherapy alongside maternity care, the joy of donor milk, and the devastating loss of his wife Maya.

We explore maintaining normality for a three-year-old, the power of honest conversations, and how grief transformed into purpose through launching Mummy's Star.

What You’ll Learn

Navigating Diagnosis: How early referral and proactive midwifery support turned fear into a manageable plan, preserving pregnancy choices where possible.

Family Resilience: Practical ways to involve young children through role play, scarf routines, and open honesty to ease the unknown and build connection.

Turning Loss into Legacy: Steps to channel personal tragedy into peer support, from informal cafe chats to training thousands of health professionals on cancer in pregnancy.

Pete's courage in rebuilding life as a trio while creating Mummy's Star reminds us that even in deepest grief, we can forge paths of profound support and healing for others.

Super Mumma Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

If anything discussed in the episode has got you needing to find further help please visit www.supermumma.co.uk where I have lots of places that offer support

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What happens when the classroom stops working for your child but the world keeps insisting it should?

In this episode, I sit down with Caro Giles, author of Unschooled. Through honest, raw and hopeful conversation, Caro shares her journey as a single mother raising four children, two of whom cannot thrive in a traditional school setting. What begins as a story of education quickly unfolds into a broader exploration of identity, motherhood, and the invisible labour of unpaid carers.

Caro reflects on the reality of fighting systems that don’t quite fit, the emotional toll of advocating for children who mask their struggles, and the quiet strength it takes to rebuild a sense of self amidst it all.

What You’ll Learn

When School Doesn’t Fit: Why some children simply can’t thrive in mainstream education and what unschooling really means in practice.

The Invisible Load: How unpaid caring affects identity, mental health and everyday life and why mothers’ voices matter.

Finding Yourself Again: Caro’s reflections on reclaiming joy, hope and identity while parenting through complexity.

Caro’s story is a testament to the power of resilience, love, and honesty. It’s a reminder to every mum who’s fighting battles no one else can see: you’re not alone, and your story matters.

Super Mumma Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

If anything discussed in the episode has got you needing to find further help please visit www.supermumma.co.uk where I have lots of places that offer support

I would love for you to carry on the conversation with other mums by sharing this episode . Please Like, Follow/Subscribe and I can't wait to talk to you again soon!

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