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Find yourself a spare moment of freedom? Then join the Good Enough Mums Club, the most diverse podcast about motherhood out there. We care about all experiences of motherhood & can’t wait to share those stories with you. Every week ‘Founding Mothers’ Emily Beecher & Jade Samuels initiate a mum into the club.

So whether you’ve just finished the morning school run or the kids are finally wrestled into bed, join us as we leave our judgy-pants behind & accept that sometimes being good enough is best. If you have a story you’d like to share we’d love to hear from you: hello@goodenoughmumsclub.com

We get it — it’s tough. It’s a tough gig.” Being a mum is amazing, but it is HARD, and our hosts Emily Beecher and Jade Samuels know that all too well. Here's your chance to get to know them better and hear about how this podcast came about, the mus… — We get it — it’s tough. It’s a tough gig.” Being a mum is amazing, but it is HARD, and our hosts Emily Beecher and Jade Samuels know that all too well. Here's your chance to get to know them better and hear about how this podcast came about, the musical that has inspired it as well as get some moral and emotional support on the realities of modern motherhood.
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Author, poet and fierce AF mum Laura Dockrill joins us for our first episode of The Good Enough Mums Club Podcast. We caught up with her in the midst of lockdown over zoom and had such a great chat including about her experience with post-natal psyc… — Author, poet and fierce AF mum Laura Dockrill joins us for our first episode of The Good Enough Mums Club Podcast.
We caught up with her in the midst of lockdown over zoom and had such a great chat including about her experience with post-natal psychosis - she is so honest and relatable, she talks about it with such understanding.
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We are joined by the amazing blogger, influencer and mum, Tinuke Bernard. We touch on so many important conversations including the juggle of being a working mum, the struggle when none of your friends have kids to talk about fishing baby poop out o… — We are joined by the amazing blogger, influencer and mum, Tinuke Bernard.
We touch on so many important conversations including the juggle of being a working mum, the struggle when none of your friends have kids to talk about fishing baby poop out of the bath with, as well as bigger conversations around race, bringing up black children and the concerns mums have for their children, particularly young black boys, and what their future will look like.
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We are joined by the amazingly talented Louise Dearman who is currently playing Esme in the R&D phase of The Good Enough Mums Musical. We were so excited when Louise got on board - she’s a figurehead in the West End and Musical scene, and her vo… — We are joined by the amazingly talented Louise Dearman who is currently playing Esme in the R&D phase of The Good Enough Mums Musical. We were so excited when Louise got on board - she’s a figurehead in the West End and Musical scene, and her voice is so beautiful.
She’s played some amazing roles - like both Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked, she’s been in Guys and Dolls, Cats, Joseph and his amazing technicolour dream coat - and she’s sang with the likes of Michael Ball, Ramin Karimloo and Lee Mead as well as the BBC Concert Orchestra, The London Concert Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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We were thrilled to welcome Carina White to our club. One fifth of the Dope Black Mum Podcast - Carina White takes some time out to discuss having a pre-teen in lockdown, discrimination many black women face during pregnancy and childbirth and what … — We were thrilled to welcome Carina White to our club. One fifth of the Dope Black Mum Podcast - Carina White takes some time out to discuss having a pre-teen in lockdown, discrimination many black women face during pregnancy and childbirth and what it's like being a working mum in a very male-dominated industry.
We are huge fans of Dope Black Mums and Dope Black Dads - do go and check them out!
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In this episode, we’re chatting with accessibility campaigner, disabled parent, devoted mum to her son Oscar, the amazing Molly Carnan. Molly talks us through her experience with being in a wheelchair and being a mum, particularly looking at the cri… — In this episode, we’re chatting with accessibility campaigner, disabled parent, devoted mum to her son Oscar, the amazing Molly Carnan. Molly talks us through her experience with being in a wheelchair and being a mum, particularly looking at the criticism and lack of support she felt when she first discovered that she and her partner were expecting.
It was incredible hearing how resilient she is, and how despite what anyone else said - she knew she was going to be a great mum.
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In this episode, we’re chatting to Gemma Knight Jones - Actor, singer, mother. And we’re also lucky enough to have her play Michelle in the current rehearsal and development phase of The Good Enough Mums Musical. Gemma is so talented and has perform… — In this episode, we’re chatting to Gemma Knight Jones - Actor, singer, mother. And we’re also lucky enough to have her play Michelle in the current rehearsal and development phase of The Good Enough Mums Musical. Gemma is so talented and has performed in some amazing shows including Falsettos, The Lion King, The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night Time, Sister Act, Hairspray and Rent.
She’s also the co-founder of Songbird Sessions - a vocal services company the provides music for events as well as choirs for businesses and vocal coaching. So it goes without saying that her voice is incredible. We touch on so many subjects in this episode - being a working mum, being a working mum in the theatre and musical world, being a black mother to a baby boy, as well as lots of chat about The Good Enough Mums Club Musical itself.
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In this episode, we catch up with Nottingham based influencer, Yasmin Johal. Yasmin is a kick ass mum - she found out that she was pregnant when she was 21 and already 5 months into her pregnancy with her adorable little boy Remy.We also talk about … — In this episode, we catch up with Nottingham based influencer, Yasmin Johal. Yasmin is a kick ass mum - she found out that she was pregnant when she was 21 and already 5 months into her pregnancy with her adorable little boy Remy.
We also talk about how she’s starting to consider the possibility that Remy could be autistic and the emotions and learning that that involves.
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This episode has trigger warnings for baby loss, miscarriage and IVF. If you don’t feel up for listening to this episode today, check out one of our other episodes.We are speaking with Katie, who is mother to her stillborn daughter Ottilie.This is a… — This episode has trigger warnings for baby loss, miscarriage and IVF. If you don’t feel up for listening to this episode today, check out one of our other episodes.
We are speaking with Katie, who is mother to her stillborn daughter Ottilie.
This is a difficult listen - but it’s also so important that we as women share and support each other in these experiences. As Katie shares, talking and listening is key.
If you're looking for support for yourself or a loved one on this topic, please check out Sands or Tommy's Charity.

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In this episode, we’re chatting to composer, lyricist, actor, singer - all round hilarious human and amazing mum, Verity Quade. Verity’s working with us on The Good Enough Mums Club Musical - and we cannot tell you how much we love the energy, passi… — In this episode, we’re chatting to composer, lyricist, actor, singer - all round hilarious human and amazing mum, Verity Quade. Verity’s working with us on The Good Enough Mums Club Musical - and we cannot tell you how much we love the energy, passion and talent she brings to the club.
Did we mention that she is hilarious? Our stomachs were sore after finishing recording this episode. Verity talks with such warmth and humour about all things motherhood - and we mean all things!
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We are finishing off Season 1 in style with a true Good Enough Mum, the one and only, West End star, Dianne Pilkington. Dianne has a wealth of shows under her belt including playing Glinda in Wicked, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Fantine and Cosett… — We are finishing off Season 1 in style with a true Good Enough Mum, the one and only, West End star, Dianne Pilkington. Dianne has a wealth of shows under her belt including playing Glinda in Wicked, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Fantine and Cosette in Les Mis, Grizabella in Cats and we’ve been so lucky to have her play the role of Pam in the rehearsal and development stage of our own Good Enough Mums Club Musical.
We caught up about her journey to being a mum, what that meant for her career (and getting back into lycra on stage four months after giving birth!) and of course, all about our up-coming Good Enough Mums Club Musical.
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We're so excited to welcome best selling author, women's empowerment workshop leader, yoga teacher and all round phenomenal ball of energy, Jen Pastiloff to the podcast! We caught up with Jen over Zoom with her in LA, Jade in Birmingham and Emily in… — We're so excited to welcome best selling author, women's empowerment workshop leader, yoga teacher and all round phenomenal ball of energy, Jen Pastiloff to the podcast! We caught up with Jen over Zoom with her in LA, Jade in Birmingham and Emily in London.
We cover a wealth of subjects this week including having a baby later in life, not losing your identity when you become a mum, the joy breastfeeding can be, and how kids can be a pain in the butt... but they're our pains in the butt.
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This is a subject that we know is so so important to so many women, let alone mums. We’re talking about body image, styling and confidence with stylist Imogen Loveday-Brown.We went in DEEP on all things body confidence and acceptance when it comes t… — This is a subject that we know is so so important to so many women, let alone mums. We’re talking about body image, styling and confidence with stylist Imogen Loveday-Brown.
We went in DEEP on all things body confidence and acceptance when it comes to being a mum - Immy was so honest about her own experiences as well as giving some amazing tips and confidence boosters.
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