Why self-compassion and acceptance are the hardest AND most important tools in motherhood with Lisa Olivera

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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I think this week's episode will speak to your heart. Lisa Olivera is an author, therapist and mum. Her work centers around radical acceptance, cultivating compassion, and integrating our stories and full humanity. We chat about: The power of tuning into ourselves What we can learn from being confronted by motherhood What is healing When we don't have the capacity to tend to our needs What Lisa wishes someone had told her about motherhood Her words and story have always spoken to me. I hope you love this episode. Special thanks to our sponsor Athletic Greens Visit https://athleticgreens.com/motherkind to get a FREE year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Come engage with Zoe and our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases: https://mailchi.mp/motherkind/motherkind-mailing-list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to this episode of the Motherkind podcast. It is me, your host, Zoe Blaskey.
0:10.8	This is the show that's going to help you navigate the massive challenges of life as a modern mother with more self-awareness, with more self-compassion, with more joy and confidence.
0:24.1	This week's guest, I cannot wait for you to hear.
0:28.5	Lisa Olivera, I discovered her on Instagram years ago and her words and story have
0:34.8	always spoken to me.
0:36.8	Her story is incredible. I cannot wait for you to hear it.
0:42.1	Lisa is an author, a therapist. She's a mum to a little boy and I couldn't wait to speak to her
0:47.4	about her metressants, about what a motherhood has been like for her, especially given her own
0:53.8	start in life. This episode is one that I think
0:58.0	is going to speak to your heart. Lisa speaks in an incredibly gentle way and we cover a lot. But this
1:06.8	episode is really about messiness and how life is messy, motherhood is messy, and we're all
1:14.8	just muddling through the best we can with what we've got.
1:20.1	So Lisa and I talk about asking for help and how to stop trying to control everything,
1:31.6	how not to listen to your thoughts, especially those really fearful, worry ones, how to accept things that are really hard and actually you hate
1:39.9	and you want to be different. And actually, how accepting those things counterintuitively
1:45.5	is the first step to changing them. We talk about communication, especially with your partner
1:51.1	or co-parent or other people involved in helping you raise your children. And of course, Lisa shares
1:57.8	her gift. I hope you love this episode. Please do remember to share it. It makes such a big
2:06.6	difference. Leave us a review on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you are listening to this.
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