Motherhood Around the World

A podcast exploring the beauty of modern day motherhood. Hosted by mum of three, Emily Gaudichon, each week we share personal reflections on the expectations vs. reality of motherhood, and dive into the big and small differences when raising children around the globe and the most surprising things we've learnt along the way.

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Claudia in Guatemala

Welcome to Episode 8 of Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. This week I spoke with Claudia, who lives in Guatemala with her husband and 3 girls. While chatting she had the excellent idea to share one of her favourite recipes, and I hope to continue to include that in future interviews. This is the last episode of Season 1 but there will be two bonus episodes coming soon while I prepare for Season 2....

May 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min

Anniki in England

Welcome to Episode 7 of Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. This week I spoke with Anniki Sommerville , whose reels on Instagram make me roar with laughter. She’s an author, journalist, freelance market researcher, copywriter and content producer and lives in London with her husband and two girls. Find Anniki’s 5 books here: * Motherwhelmed * The Big Quit: How to ditch the job you hate and find work...

Apr 26, 2024•56 min

Lucy in Australia

Welcome to Episode 6 of Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. This week I spoke with Lucy , a self declared “3rd culture kid”. Her grandparents moved from China to Indonesia and her family then moved to Australia when she was a teenager, where she now lives in Sydney with her husband and daughter. She’s a talented photographer , writes a blog called Who Does the Dishes , recently wrote her first book ...

Apr 20, 2024•44 min

Annemette in Denmark

Welcome to Episode 5 of Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. This week I spoke with Annemette. Born and raised in Denmark, she spent time in Copenhagen before returning to the village where she grew up with her two boys aged 3 and 8. If you’d like to be featured on the podcast please email motherhoodaroundtheworld@gmail.com letting me know where you live, where you grew up and a little bit about your...

Apr 12, 2024•42 min

Maggie in the USA

Welcome to Episode 4 of Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. This week I spoke with Maggie. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she lived all across the USA before settling back there with her husband and daughter, aged 4. I met Maggie in Paris recently and our discussion planted the seed for the idea that grew into this project so it’s a special episode for me to share. If you’d like to be featured o...

Apr 05, 2024•42 min

Emiko in Italy

Welcome to Episode 3 of Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. In episode 3 we speak with Emiko . Originally from Australia she grew up as a child and adolescent in China and is now raising her two girls aged 5 and 11 in the hills of Tuscany in Italy. Food writer, photographer and the author of 6(!) cookbooks including her latest Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking: Memories and Stories from my Family’s K...

Mar 29, 2024•51 min

Sofia in Sweden

Welcome to Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. Each week we’ll share personal reflections on the expectations vs. reality of motherhood, the big and small differences when raising children around the globe and the most surprising things we've learnt along the way. I’m your host Emily Gaudichon. I grew up in Brisbane, Australia, spent my 20s in London and now live in Paris with my husband, our 3 chil...

Mar 22, 2024•35 min

Michelle in France

Mar 15, 2024•52 min

Trailer

Welcome to Motherhood Around the World, a podcast that celebrates mums everywhere and dives into the nuance of parenting in different countries. Over season one we’ll be talking to eight women, some who’ve always lived in the same place and some who’ve moved across the globe, discussing healthcare, support systems, childcare, food and everything in between. Each week we’ll share personal reflections on the expectations vs. reality of motherhood, the big and small differences when raising childre...

Feb 28, 2024•1 min

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