Send us a text Welcome to episode 17 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. I am so pleased to be joined on this episode by Leilani, Founder of Wildflower Family Coaching, and Mum of 2. It is reported that 2/3rds of couples report a drop in relationship quality after having children. As a trained counselor, Leilani has a wealth of experience h...
Oct 06, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Welcome to episode 16 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. This week's episode is a special one for me. It is nearly Bonnie's first birthday so I want to talk to you all about my experience of this first year of Motherhood. During the episode, I will try to answer questions like: What was my experience of the newborn phase? Am...
Sep 29, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Welcome to episode 15 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. I am so pleased to be joined on this episode by Farah, Founder of Girls Who Walk Dubai, and first-time Mum to 1 year-old Layla. I find Farah's journey really inspiring, and I myself have felt the magic of joining the Girls Who Walk net-walks. In fact, as mentioned in t...
Sep 22, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Welcome to episode 14 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. I feel very lucky to have been able to rack Millie from @consciously.montessori brain on all things Montessori for this episode. Millie has a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, a master's in Psychology, and years of experience as a Montessori educator, but...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Welcome to episode 13 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. In this week's episode I want to get real about sleep and the societal expectations surrounding it. After reading Lucy Pasha-Robinsons article for the Guardian on societal expectations around sleep and how it is used as a measure of parenting success, I want to open up...
Sep 08, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Welcome to episode 12 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. It's just me for this week's episode, I catch you up on how the brand launch is going and my feelings about leaving my job and deciding to start a business. On the mumpreneur theme, I then give you my 6 ideas, or sparks of inspiration, for new career ideas or income st...
Sep 01, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Welcome to episode 11 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. Today I am joined on the podcast by Steph from Tots Play. Originally from Liverpool, Steph has 10 years of experience as a teacher specialising in Early Years, and recently bought Tots Play, baby and toddler development classes, over to Dubai from the UK. I first met S...
Aug 25, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Welcome to episode 10 of Next of Kin Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. Today I am joined on the podcast by Julie Haydn-Higgins aka The IG Midwife. Julie is a UK-trained Midwife with 18 years of experience. We'll talk in-depth about how her own complicated pregnancies, adoption, and motherhood journey have helped her to become such a passi...
Aug 18, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Welcome to episode 9 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. This podcast follows along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! In this episode, I have used my UK break as time to reflect on the changes I need to make going forwards to become a more productive and present Mother. I have also given myself a Q1 review of working for myself and what I have learnt from my ...
Aug 11, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Welcome to episode 8 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. This podcast follows along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! This episode is a chatty check-in from my inlaw's house in the UK. I take a look back on that first week postpartum and what I found surprising. I also discuss advice for pregnant ladies and whether you should listen to any advice at all! Link...
Aug 04, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Welcome to episode 7 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. This podcast follows along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! This episode is a chatty update where I check in with the Mums of 8-10 month old rascals, I update you on my mission to find the best family things to do in Dubai to beat the heat. I'll also be discussing nanny culture in Dubai and childcare o...
Jul 28, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Welcome to episode 6 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. Today I am joined on the podcast by Lisa Adair from Lullabies. Lisa has 20 years of experience as a NICU and pediatric nurse in the UK and the Gulf. Now Lisa is using her knowledge and passion to help families with breastfeeding support and gentle, holistic sleep coach...
Jul 21, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Welcome to episode 5 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! I'm Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business. Today I am joined on the podcast by Nikki Steele aka The Scottish Soul Sister. Nikki is originally from Scotland, married to an American, she has a dog from Montenegro, and a little boy Archie who all live here in Dubai. Becoming a Mum and her experience with postnatal...
Jul 14, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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Jul 10, 2023•38 sec
Send us a text Welcome to episode 4 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! My name is Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. Join our supportive community and follow along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! In this episode, I discuss the juggle of starting a business whilst having a baby which leads me on to 6 reasons why becoming a Mother should have a positive impact on your career performance. My weekly Mum-llema is ...
Jul 07, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Welcome to episode 3 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! My name is Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. Join our supportive community and follow along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! In this episode, I discuss my own experience of having a baby here in Dubai as an unmarried mother. I also have a bit of fun going through my Google search history. As always I have a Mum-llema for you and a recommen...
Jun 30, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Welcome to episode 2 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! My name is Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. Join our supportive community and follow along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! In this episode, I discuss my podcasting nerves and the coincidences that happened as I launched this podcast! I have a recommendation for something to do with the kids in UAE during summer. I'll update you on the pr...
Jun 23, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text Welcome to episode 1 of Next of Kin: Parents Podcast ! My name is Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. Join our supportive community and follow along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! In this episode, I update you on the beginnings of my business and then I jump on the bandwagon of the viral baby names I love but won't be using trend. I then go on to discuss the pros and cons of hypnobirthing, my ...
Jun 16, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text Welcome to our pilot episode, the launch of Next of Kin the Parents Podcast! My name is Emma, a British Expat, and Mum of 1 living in Dubai, UAE. Join our supportive community and follow along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting my first business! In this pilot episode, I will introduce myself and Next of Kin and what you should expect from the podcast going forwards. I also discuss my rules for speaking to pregnant people, my Mum-llema of...
May 30, 2023•17 min0
