Why so many mothers feel overwhelmed and disconnected right now - and what to do next

Motherkind

Zoe Blaskey

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, second-guessing yourself, or disconnected from who you are, this episode is for you. Zoe sits down with intuitive teacher Sonia Choquette, a world-renowned spiritual guide and New York Times bestselling author of over 25 books, to explore something so many of us feel we’ve lost in motherhood: our intuition. Because the truth is, it hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s just been buried under the mental load, the noise, and the pressure to get everything “right”. This episode is a powerful reminder that your intuition is not a gift reserved for a few; it’s a skill you can reconnect to quickly and simply. And when you do, everything changes. 💡 In this episode, you’ll learn: . A simple way to calm your mind and reconnect to yourself in seconds . How to tell the difference between fear and intuition . How to trust your body’s signals when making decisions . How to raise children who stay connected to their inner voice This conversation is grounding, practical, and quietly powerful. It will help you stop looking outside for answers and start trusting what’s already inside you. Watch every full episode on YouTube and subscribe. Loved this episode? Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode of Motherkind. It helps more mothers find the show and keeps our community growing. If you enjoyed this episode, you might also enjoy Zoe’s conversation with Tamu Thomas Feeling different since becoming a mother? Get clarity on who you’re becoming now and download your FREE Matrescence Cheat Sheet Connect with Zoe: Follow Zoe on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’ This Motherkind episode is sponsored by: Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind Start your children’s reading journey with Usbourne Books Sign up for your one-pound-per-month trial today at shopify.co.uk/motherkind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Intuition is not a gift. It is an ability to tune into frequency. Do you have a challenge in your life that gets you spinning in your head?
0:07.8	I'm afraid of. Answer out loud. Hmm. Hand on heart. And my spirit says. Oh, that gave me a goose.
0:15.2	Sonia Chouquet is a world-renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide. you are going to feel more grounded, more
0:21.4	confident and connected back to your intuition. I taught my kids this interconnection. We need breath,
0:28.0	we need space, we call it energy timeout. But you empower your children to trust themselves.
0:34.4	And the other important thing to do with your kids is we all inherently are
0:39.3	hardwired to do that. We've been conditioned out. You've also been through so much.
0:44.3	By last brother, father, husband in about six weeks. I was grieving an identity, but I wasn't
0:50.1	missing it. Life happens. So here's a good tool. Well, Sonia, I'm so, I've been looking forward to this chat for such a long time. Thank you so much. I'm very excited to be here. I was saying it must be strange for you because you must meet so many people for whom you've been in their lives for a long time and yet the same with me. You've been in my life for a long time listening and reading. And yet you've just met me.
1:11.5	But I feel at home. I feel completely comfortable and happy to be here.
1:15.6	Because it's all a matter of vibration and frequency.
1:19.3	So if it's a, if the connection is there, it's like plugging a light in it instantly, it's a
1:26.1	instantly connected.
1:28.2	So many people right now that I speak to in my community, you know, they're moms, they've got young kids.
1:34.8	And it's so easy to get on that treadmill, right?
1:37.4	Right.
1:38.2	Doing.
1:38.6	And a lot of people say to me, I feel disconnected.
1:40.6	And if I'm honest, I feel a bit like that at the moment.
1:43.5	Well, you have to set your life up
1:46.8	in a way that keeps you connected. And the way to do it is to know what keeps you connected. Because if you're
1:56.6	connected, your kids are connected. And it's a little bit of space, just a little bit of mental space.
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