Selfcare isn’t selfish with Dr Renee White
Prioritizing your health and happiness is the greatest gift you can give your children.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Renee White to talk about why mothers must start prioritizing their wellness – and how we can do it alongside caring for our kids. This episode is full of insight, inspiration, and practical tools to help you shift your mindset and start putting yourself on the list.
Dr Renee and I chat about:
- Why mothers need to prioritize their own wellness
- How to care for ourselves while caring for our kids
- The ways we level up when we become mothers
- Why prioritizing our wellness is essential to parenting and how to start
- The role of emotional intelligence in motherhood
- How emotional intelligence can make parenting easier (and more fulfilling)
- How to raise emotionally intelligent children
- The power of saying sorry
- Letting go of the supermom myth — for everyone’s benefit
- Why doing motherhood alone isn’t sustainable (or necessary)
- The importance of reconnecting with what lights you up — and how it benefits your kids
Dr. Renee White is a Postpartum Doula, Biochemist, mother, and the founder of Fill Your Cup – Australia’s first doula village. She also hosts The Science of Motherhood podcast, where she interviews leading researchers and thought leaders in pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood. With over 16 years of experience in health and medical education, Dr. Renee is a passionate advocate for building supportive villages where mothers and families can truly thrive through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
How are you prioritizing yourself and your own needs while also managing motherhood?
Episode Links:
- Connect with Dr Renee on Instagram
- Eplore all things Fill Your Cup
- Listen to The Science of Motherhood podcast
- Grab The Quickie – Postpartum Planning Guide
- Say hi to me on Instagram
- Grab my books The Motherhood Reset and Nourished Mama
