This week, I’m getting real about mum life, the kind of week that stretches you to your limit and leaves you running on fumes.

I open up about the thing I’ve found hardest since having two kids and why the usual advice like "take a bath" or "have a nap" just isn’t always it.

Instead, we’re talking realistic, out-of-the-box ways to conserve energy as a busy mum, including:

💛 Why finding what lights you up is more energising than sleep

🌿 The power of fresh air and mum-friend connection

📱 And why screen time days don’t make you a bad mum, they make you human.

As always, I close with a gentle, intuitive tarot message for your week ahead, because even in the chaos, you’re still allowed to feel held.

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In the very first episode of In the Light of Ayla, I share my deeply personal and emotional journey into motherhood — raw, unfiltered, and honest.

For the first time, I open up about the complex path I’ve walked:

• Losing one of my twins

• Navigating grief and PTSD

• Experiencing postnatal depression and anxiety

• Facing maternal rage and burnout

• Supporting a toddler through a tricky sibling transition

I also speak about how I’m slowly healing — through self-awareness, spirituality, and accepting both the beauty and brutality of motherhood.

There is sorrow and joy, light and dark — a reflection of the full spectrum of motherhood that rarely gets talked about.

At the end of the episode, I offer a tarot card pull with an uplifting message for anyone who needs a little comfort or clarity right now.

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