The Myth That's Making Your Relationships Harder

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<p><strong>Ready for a career that fits who you are now? </strong>Join my 30-day Career Pivot Challenge, starting 17th November 2026. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, explore what’s possible and turn your next move into a practical plan. <a href="https://course.motherkind.co/your-next-move-waitlist"><strong>Join the waitlist</strong></a> for first access and 30% off.</p><p>Have you ever felt like one person was supposed to carry the weight of your entire world — your happiness, your moments, your everything?</p><p>In this Monday Moment, broadcaster and author Anna Whitehouse, also known as Mother Pukka, shares the piece of relationship advice that completely changed how she sees love, family, and what a happy ending really looks like.</p><p>Anna opens up about the reality of divorce. Why it's one of the hardest things she's ever been through and shares the powerful reframe that helped her stop seeing herself as someone who "broke" her family. Together, Zoe and Anna explore what it really means to build a community around you, why putting everything on one person is quietly exhausting us all, and the simple one-minute practice that works better than any spa day. Whether you're in a relationship, navigating big changes, or just feeling the weight of trying to make one person your everything,&nbsp; there is so much wisdom in this moment.</p><p>💡 What You'll Learn in This Moment</p><ul><li><p>Why one person was never meant to be your everything</p></li><li><p>The 96-year-old fisherman whose wisdom changed Anna's whole outlook on love</p></li><li><p>The honest truth about divorce and why Anna refuses to call herself a "divorcee"</p></li><li><p>How to stop waiting for the Disney ending and start rewriting your own happy ending</p></li><li><p>The tiny one-minute practice Anna does between every part of her day</p></li><li><p>What Anna would say to herself five years ago standing at the edge of an impossible decision</p></li></ul><p><strong>Loved this episode?</strong></p><p>Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode of Motherkind. It helps more mothers find the show and keeps our community growing.</p><p>If you liked this moment, listen to the full episode:<strong> </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anna-whitehouse-on-divorce-burnout-and-rebuilding/id1295306961?i=1000732094973"><strong>Anna Whitehouse on Divorce, Burnout and Rebuilding</strong></a></p><p><strong>Feeling like you’re carrying it all? </strong><a href="https://course.motherkind.co/mental-load-podcast-cheat-sheet">Download your FREE Mental Load Cheat Sheet</a> and learn how to start feeling lighter, even if nothing in your life changes.</p><p><strong>Connect with Zoe:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Follow Zoe on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zoeblaskey/">Instagram</a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoelevings/">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeblaskeymotherkind?lang=en">TikTok</a></p></li><li><p>Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motherkind-happiest-fulfilled-empowering-podcast/dp/0008650829/ref=zg_bsnr_g_books_d_sccl_2/260-9943622-5435716?psc=1">'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>This Motherkind episode is sponsored by:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at <a href="http://wildnutrition.com/motherkind">wildnutrition.com/motherkind</a>. Ts and Cs apply.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/jurassic-oceans.html?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=j-oceans&amp;utm_medium=sitelink&amp;gad_source=1">Jurassic Oceans Exhibition</a> at The Natural History Museum. Kids go half price.</p></li></ul>