Today I’m joined by the wonderful Emily Mayers, the founder of The Working Dream. Emily is a coach and advocate who specialises in supporting women particularly mothers who are navigating ADHD and the challenges that come with balancing motherhood, work, and identity.

Through The Working Dream, she helps women move from overwhelm and self-doubt into confidence, clarity, and practical systems that actually work for them. Emily has been instrumental in shining a light on how ADHD presents in women often very differently from the stereotypes we grew up with and why so many mothers are only being diagnosed later in life.

I’m so excited to have her here today to talk about what ADHD really looks like, why diagnosis is rising among women, and to share practical tips and tricks for mums who might be recognising themselves in this conversation.

Find Emily on the web:
http://theworkingdream.com/

Resources and Recommendations:

Todoist app

The Getting Things Done Methodology

Rain Method

Sky Light Calendar - https://amzn.to/4kpbWcv

Motion App

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Today’s guest is Alice Law - a wellbeing expert, educator and the author of Unstressable, a book that completely reframes how we understand stress.

Alice’s work focuses on the nervous system and why so many high-functioning women feel permanently exhausted, overwhelmed or wired, even when life looks “fine” from the outside.

What I love about Alice’s approach is that it’s not about bubble baths or adding more to your to-do list. It’s about understanding what’s actually happening in your body, why modern life keeps us in a constant state of stress, and how we can realistically support ourselves, especially during seasons of life that are full and demanding.

This conversation feels particularly important for mums, because so many of us have normalised stress as “just how it is now.” Alice brings science, compassion and very practical tools to help us step out of that cycle, without guilt, pressure or perfection.

Find Alice on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alicelaw._/

Resources and Recommendations:

Zooki Vitamin C

Alice's book "Unstressable"

Find us on instagram @wearemothertongue

Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mothertonguethepodcast

THE MOTHER TONGUE PODBOOK

The Mother Tongue podbook is a collection of interviews with experts on everything you need to know about parenthood from pre-conception all the way through to when your kids starts school. Over the course of 43+ chapters, the podbook delves into the topics that all mums and mums to be wants the answers to.

Buy yours now: https://mother-tongue.zbooni.com/products/mother-tongue-podbook

Today we’re joined by Aliesha Brar - a woman who truly knows what it means to wear many hats. From fashion and luxury to design, culinary arts and now entrepreneurship, Aliesha’s career has taken her across industries and continents. But it was becoming a mother that inspired her to take a leap into creating something of her own.

As the founder of Boo Boo Laand, a premium children’s entertainment concept in Dubai, Aliesha has combined creativity, business acumen, and her personal experience of motherhood to bring her vision to life. But beyond the business, she’s also a mum juggling family life, leadership, and the constant pull between personal and professional ambitions.

We’ll be diving into what it really takes to build a business while raising children, how motherhood reshapes our definition of success, and the daily juggle that so many of us can relate to. Aliesha, welcome to the podcast.

Find Aliesha on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alieshabrarmalik/

https://www.instagram.com/booboolaand/


Find us on instagram @wearemothertongue

Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mothertonguethepodcast

THE MOTHER TONGUE PODBOOK

The Mother Tongue podbook is a collection of interviews with experts on everything you need to know about parenthood from pre-conception all the way through to when your kids starts school. Over the course of 43+ chapters, the podbook delves into the topics that all mums and mums to be wants the answers to.

Buy yours now: https://mother-tongue.zbooni.com/products/mother-tongue-podbook