Is listening to our gut the key to decreasing burn out? - with With Stacie, mum of 3 and Emotional Intelligence Coach
7/20/20261 hr
Burnout is a term that gets thrown around a lot and Stacie Skehan, Emotional Intelligence Educator, knows it all too well. A mum of 3, navigating two divorces and chasing a string of career accolades, it wasn’t until total burnout forced her to stop and she had to feel what she had been suppressing for decades. Stacie shares her motherhood journey, relationships realisations and gives us a deep insight into how feeling, not fixing, is what is needed for ourselves and in turn, our children. We discuss…
- Stacie’s surprise pregnancy and tough postpartum
- When infidelity and drugs emerged in her first marriage
- Why learning to listen to your instincts is important
- The post divorce glow-up
- Meeting her second husband (and finding the opposite of her ex)
- Navigating consecutive miscarriages in remote Australia
- Irish twins! Getting pregnant at 3 months postpartum
- Giving and receiving love via achievements and productivity
- Burnout - ignoring the warning signs and suppressing your emotions
- When you can’t rest unless something forces you to
- The importance of modeling our emotions to our children
- Reflecting on childhood to see where you’re repeating behaviours as an adult
- Advice for busy parents on how to res
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First 90 secondsJayde Couldwell· Host0:00
This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Check out their WonderSleep sleeping bags at bonds.com.au or in store now. We would like to acknowledge the Bundjalung people, traditional custodians of this land where we record this podcast, and we pay our respects to elders past and present. [upbeat music] Hello, beautiful bumpies.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:24
Hello, beautiful bumpies.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:25
Welcome to Beyond the Bump, a podcast brought to you by Jae Cudwell and Sophie Pearce.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:30
This podcast is targeted at moms, moms-to-be, and women in general.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:34
And gents, feel free to have a listen, too.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:37
It's a place to have real discussions and ask real questions, no matter how hard, with honest and authentic conversations that leave you feeling lighter, more supported, and more understood after every listen.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:48
We began as your go-to baby podcast, and we're still right there with you in the thick of it. But now, we're growing with you and your kids, too.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:55
From newborn chaos to raising tweens and teens, from identity shifts to perimenopause, and everything in between, we're here to support the full ride of womanhood.
Jayde Couldwell· Host1:04
And as always, we can't promise that it will always be kept PG, so please be mindful around little ears. Here we go.
Sophie Pearce· Host1:12
Here we go. Hello, Stacey, and welcome to Beyond the Bump podcast. Before we get started, can you please tell us a little bit about yourself and who's in your family?
Stacie Skehan· Guest1:20
Thank you so much for having me. There's myself. I've got three beautiful children, a 13-year-old girl, six-year-old girl, five-year-old boy, and a dog, Baxter.