Hey everyone, it is me your host, Zoe Blaski, and welcome to this episode of the MotherCoyne podcast.

This is the show that's going to help you feel more connected, more calm, more compassionate to

yourself, even with all the challenges we face as modern mothers.

This week, we have the incredible Donna Lancaster

back on the show. You loved her first episode, so I hope you're going to love this one even

more. Donna has worked as a coach, a group facilitator and a therapist for more than 30 years.

I cannot tell you how much I respect Donna and her work. She really is

incredible. And I was lucky enough to go on a retreat with her last year. And it was one of my

absolute top experiences of 2022. This is one of those episodes that's going to make you think.

It's going to make you cry,

probably. It made me cry. And it's definitely going to put a lot in perspective. That's what it did

for me. Anyway, Donna talks about forgiving herself for how she was in the early years of her

children's lives and how she's completely changed her life from those early days. And what really

matters to her now. She shares how much she struggled in those early days, including experiencing

some pretty graphic, intrusive thoughts. So just a little warning that she does talk about that.

So if hearing that experience might be more harmful than connecting for you,

then skip that bit. It's about 10 minutes in, but I decided to keep it in because I think

when we hear stories like that, it normalises and validates our own experiences. I'm so excited

for you to hear this one. Please share this episode with any mums that you know who might be struggling, who might need Donna's wise, warm words of hope and compassion. You know, there is so much noise out there and there is so much negativity and there is so much misinformation. I really want our community and Motherkind to be one where we are sharing

wisdom and hope and truth. And this episode has all of that and more. Here it is. Just a quick

ask from me before we dive into this week's episode. You might not know this, but we are a really small

team behind the scenes at Motherkind, but we have a massive ambition to support millions of

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