Show Notes
What happens when we keep pushing through the signs that something isn’t quite right? In this episode, I’m joined by Nicky Lowe, Founder of Wisdom For Working Mums, award-winning master-level Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant, and host of the Wisdom For Working Mums podcast. After experiencing burnout following the birth of her first child, Nicky reimagined her own approach to work and motherhood. Today, she supports career-driven women to combine work and family life more successfully and sustainably, without sacrificing their sanity or wellbeing. Together, we explore the early signs of burnout we so often miss or dismiss, the patterns that keep us pushing, and what it might look like to respond to ourselves differently before we reach breaking point. We also talk about the role of self-kindness, why psychologically safe workplaces matter, and what can change when we start noticing what we need a little sooner. Because perhaps we don’t need to wait until we break to give ourselves permission to stop.
Find out more about Nicky Lowe Website: Luminate Group | Leadership and Executive Coach | Nicky Lowe Podcast:Wisdom For Working Mums - The Podcasts - luminate-group.co.uk LinkedIn: Nicky Lowe | LinkedIn Instagram: nickyloweleadership
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About The Kindness We Forget and #24forKindness Conversations about sustainable self-kindness, because a kinder future starts with you. The Kindness We Forget grew from #24forKindness, a 24-hour fundraising challenge in support of Mind during Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2026. Season One revisits conversations from that event, exploring the role of sustainable self-kindness in how we live, work, lead and care for ourselves and others. You will hear references to watching live or donating during this conversation. These relate to the original event and are not part of a current fundraising campaign. Collectively, #24forKindness raised enough to enable Mind to provide 182 people with a 1:1 call at a time of need; support that otherwise wouldn’t have been funded. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love you to follow the podcast and share it with someone who might enjoy the conversation too. To learn more about Mind and the support they provide, visit https://www.mind.org.uk.
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Why do we so often wait until we're running on empty beforegiving ourselves the kindness we readily offer others? In this episode of The Kindness We Forget, I'm joinedby Rosie Nixon, bestselling author, former Editor-in-Chief of HELLO! magazine, coach and founder of Rosie's Reinvention Retreats. Despite having written a book about kindness, Rosie shareshow she found herself approaching burnout and needing to rethink what success, fulfilment and self-kindness really meant to her. We explore what it takes to move from knowing self-kindnessmatters to actually practising it, not just when life becomes overwhelming, but on an ordinary Tuesday. From morning rituals and scheduling Thrive Time toreconnecting with our values and recognising when it's time for change, Rosie shares practical ways to build self-kindness into everyday life. We also explore why reinvention doesn't mean starting again,how our definition of success evolves, and why being busy isn't necessarily the same as being stressed. In this conversation, we explore: Why knowing about self-kindness doesn't always mean we're practising it. What sustainable self-kindness looks like on an ordinary Tuesday. Rosie's personal rituals, non-negotiables and the importance of Thrive Time. How reconnecting with our values can help us make kinder decisions. Why reinvention can be an act of self-kindness, rather than a crisis. Rosie's practical PRO approach: Pause, Reflect, Organise. Why self-kindness is something we're all continually learning to practise. Connect with Rosie Nixon: Website: https://www.rosienixon.co.uk Instagram: Instagram rosiejnixon Linked in: Rosie Nixon | LinkedIn 💝 Discover Rosie's books, coaching and Reinvention Retreatsthrough her website. Rosie’s book PRO that she talks about within this session is a fabulous read and out there to buy now HERE and across other book shops and on-line outlets.
The Kindness We Forget is a podcast exploring sustainable self-kindness and the ways it shapes how we live, work and lead. Born from #24forKindness, a 24-hour live fundraising event in support of Mind, Season One brings together conversations with experts in wellbeing, leadership, parenting and mental health. Together, we explore burnout, ambition, motherhood, mental load, capacity, pressure, leadership and what sustainable self-kindness actually looks like in real life. This trailer features short excerpts from conversations with Lynn Blades and Zoe Blaskey. Launching on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2026, our first episode features Nicky Lowe in a powerful conversation about burnout, recognising the warning signs and why we don't need to wait until breaking point to show ourselves kindness. The Kindness We Forget. Conversations about sustainable self-kindness, because a kinder future starts with you. Created by Kindness For Success Website: https://www.kindnessforsuccess.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindness.for.success/