In this calming guided meditation, you’ll be gently supported to reconnect with your inner light—the part of you that’s strong, steady, and uniquely you. This short practice is perfect for midlife mums - have you every felt like you've lost a sense of who you are or you've been dimming your light to keep everything going? Take these 10 minutes to yourself to bask in your own beautiful light. You’ll be guided to pause, breathe, and remember your worth. Whether you’re navigating motherhoo...

This gentle guided meditation is an invitation to shift from lack to enoughness—from feeling depleted and stretched thin to noticing the quiet abundance already around and within you. In just a few minutes, you’ll create space to breathe, soften, and reconnect with gratitude. Designed especially for overwhelmed midlife mums (we're not overwhelmed all the time, but this will help when we are! :-) What You’ll Experience: 🌾 A mindful pause to slow down and reconnect 🌾 A gratitude-b...

This is perfect for mindful walks, holidays, or grounding in green spaces Take a mindful pause from the chaos of daily life with this gentle, nature-inspired meditation. Whether you’re walking through a local park, sitting in your garden, or simply imagining the natural world, this short guided practice invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect—with the earth and with yourself. This mindful meditation is especially for you if you’re feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or li...

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I miss the old me,” this episode is for you. In the thick of motherhood — especially in midlife — it’s so easy to lose touch with who you are beyond the needs, routines, and roles. You love your kids deeply… but maybe you look in the mirror and barely recognise the woman staring back. In this episode, I’m talking about what identity loss after motherhood really looks like (no sugar-coating), why it’s so common, and — most importantly — how you can ...

Coming Home to You – A Guided Meditation for Mums Who Feel a Little Lost This short, gentle meditation is your invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your old self. Perfect for midlife mums who feel overwhelmed, emotionally stretched, (or as I like to say - 'All tapped out'!) Or maybe you're just missing the girl you used to be. She is in there - waiting to say hello. No pressure. No perfect stillness needed. Just you, your breath, and a few moments of calm - wherever or whenever y...

In this first full episode of The Balance Blueprint® Podcast, I’m sharing why this podcast has evolved, who it’s now for, and what you can expect in the weeks ahead. If you’re a midlife mum who’s holding everything together but quietly wondering where you went in the process – this space is for you. Together, we’ll explore ways to feel calmer, more present, and more connected to yourself – even in the chaos. ✨ Mentioned in this episode: Get my free guided walking meditation: HERE ...

Welcome to The Balance Blueprint® Podcast-a calming space for midlife Moms who are ready to feel more like themselves again. I'm Gwen, corporate HR turned mindfulness teacher - and every second week (because life is busy!), I'll bring you gentle, grounded support to help you reclaim your calm, restore your clarity, and reconnect with the woman underneath the overwhelm. If you ever thought, "I love my kids, but where did I go?" - this is for you. You'll find real-life calming tools, hone...

This is a guided mindful meditation called a Moment to Forgive. It offers mindful guidance if you’re coming through conflict and feel you've been harmed or hard done by, and it feels like ALOT. Take this moment to pause, quieten the body and mind and give yourself this momentary sanctuary of peace- which is what Forgiveness will also offer you. But forgiveness is hard and typically, we’re not able to forgive because we’re holding on to a lot of pain. This forgiveness prac...

This conversation is a treat.It will inspire you and hopefully, give you much food for thought as you navigate the big decisions in your life. Gerry (originally from Ireland) completed a four-year Masters in Mindfulness-Based Teaching (with me!) at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University in Wales, one of the most renowned institutions for mindfulness research and practice in the world. Before this he was a Vice President in a large American entertainment company ...

Today's episode explores how it feels to be juggling it all, and gives you 5 game changing mindfulness-based approaches that will help you stop looking outside of yourself for balance and meaning, and instead guide you in taking control of your own life. This means designing the life you actually want to live, instead of it being designed for you. This is powerful, and it gets right to the core of how mindful living can finally transform your life into the one you know you can have ...

With all the different hats we wear, it's natural that we bump up against conflict from time to time. The juggling act of a busy home and work life, where we spend a lot of our time trying to please everyone else, can be all consuming. It's no wonder we might blow our top every once in a while. Or feel we've been hard done by when we spend all our time trying to keep everything together and no one notices our efforts or the sacrifices we make.Or perhaps it goes a little deeper for you ri...

This is a ten minute or so, guided mindful meditation called a Moment to Release. When it all gets too much, how can you get through? You let it go. You unclasp the grip overwhelm has and you take a breath. You feel down into your strong core, and you let go of the hurt. Listen to this guidance when you're feeling overwhelmed and you don't know what to do or how to shake off the negative vibes.Mindful meditation, even just these 10 minutes will help you lift the heaviness and guide you ...

Welcome to Season Two!It's going to be a little different this season. Tune in to hear how your mindfulness practice will hold you during life's transitions. How it builds resilience to see you through the ebb and flow of hearing difficult news, navigating grief, making tough decisions, testing choices and seeing the way forward.In this episode listen to what you can do when it all gets too much. Step out of your busy mind, and find peace, calm and connection. I'll show you how.Here are...

If you do anything this week, take these ten precious minutes for yourself. Find a quiet cosy spot, grab a hot drink and journal and get ready to fill your heart with the essence of YOU.The guidance will invite you to come into stillness during your busy day, and land right where you are. You'll create a beautiful space to let go of the busyness and open up to reflecting back on how the year has been for you. What lit you up, what brought you down, and what lifted you back up again? What...

How to start a Mindfulness PracticeToday's episode has actionable steps to just start now - to take you from thinking that mindfulness isn't for you, or that you don't have time, to realising it's for everyone. Finally understanding that you don't have to add another thing to your to-do-list to be mindful. It can happen naturally, and all you have to do is sit back and observe.I explore these 5 steps to starting a mindfulness practice. Listen to the episode to hear how:1. Setting...

Today’s episode is a guided mindful meditation called a moment to queue. This short mindful meditation will help you dial down the frustration of feeling like you’re going nowhere fast, stuck in a queue.Want more? - If you like this and are needing some quality Me time, come join my FREE Tune in Thursdays, my weekly online meditation circle. I generally start these back up during the Winter months when we can get cosy. I will guide you through a mindful meditation with a speci...

Do you have a potentially stressful situation coming up?Are you feeling nervous, apprehensive, anxious even?You’ll want to hear what Mindfulness Coach, Sally Singleton @mindful.interlude has to say about dealing with this 👇🏻In this weeks episode Sally spills the beans 🙌🏼She gives us 3 ways to handle planned big events that might be causing those nervous butterfliesANDHandle stressful situations that might jump up on us out of the blue 😵‍💫I met Sally at Bangor Uni where we were both doing our ...

Do you feel a little hard done by? A heaviness in your heart because you felt someone let you down. Perhaps you had a disagreement, or felt unsupported by a loved one or a colleague you thought knew you better.Feeling unheard, misunderstood and well, even a little bit angry having bumped up against an uncomfortable situation or conversation that went down a road you might now regret.This happens us all. You are human! And this short mindful meditation will help you feel into this ...

Part 1 of a 3 part mindful series called 'Work Life Balance for Busy Working Parents'Stop the juggling act and prioritise self-care. Yes please!This episode invites you to stop. To take off all the hats you might be wearing, new Mom, teacher, carer, partner, financial advisor, CEO of the household... and just pause life for one momentThen in that moment ask yourself WHAT DO I NEED?Press play and explore: How feeling upset because you're bottom of the queue again is normalThat another day...

If you feel like you don't have time I have a life changing PRACTICE for youNow if you're thinking Gwen, meditation's not for me. I don't know what to do, or it makes me feel weird, hold that thought :-)Here are 4 very simple steps to take to reclaim YOUR MomentPress Play for Episode 8 Listen to the 10 minute guided meditation with an open heart and mindReflect how it felt, and congratulate yourself for finding time to pauseRepeat, as many times as you need throughout the day/ weekYou ar...