Introducing: Confessions of a Psychologist Mum
A private podcast for psychologist and therapist parents navigating the gap between knowing the work and living it - and everything we’re not supposed to say out loud.
Across three honest, audio-only episodes, Dr Jade Redfern speaks openly about her own experience of motherhood, and the things psychologist and therapist parents quietly bring into her work every day: guilt, shame, and pressure of trying to get everything right.
This is how you know: it’s not just you.
The conversations psychologist parents don’t get to have publicly
This private podcast series is for psychologist and therapist parents who carry more than they’re allowed to admit (or any parent who wants a peek behind the curtain.)
It’s not about strategies or self-improvement. It’s about the lived reality of parenting when you are the professional- and the guilt, pressure, and self-doubt that can come with that.
No fixing. No teaching. No performing competence.
Just honest reflection, shared experience, and relief from carrying it alone.
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You’re a psychologist, therapist, or mental health professional who is also a parent
This podcast is for you if:
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You carry guilt or shame about getting triggered, overwhelmed, or dysregulated at home
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You feel pressure to “know better,” and feel this weight of ‘shoulds’ on your shoulders, like ‘I should be finding this easier right?’
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Episode 1: A Rude Awakening
In this episode, Jade shares the shock of early motherhood, and the quiet shame that can surface when knowing what to do doesn’t stop you being activated, overwhelmed, or struggling.
Episode 2: The Curse of Knowledge
In this episode, Jade explores what can happen when deep knowledge meets real life. For psychologist and therapist parents, knowing so much about development, attachment, trauma, and behaviour doesn’t always make parenting easier- and can sometimes make it even harder.
Episode 3: The Thing I Can’t Control
Jade explores what can happen when a strong drive to achieve, succeed, and do things well meets the reality of parenting. For psychologist and therapist parents, ambition and high standards can quietly turn inward, becoming pressure, guilt, and a constant sense of falling short.
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Hi, I’m Jade
I'm a Clinical Psychologist, parenting coach, and (imperfect) mum of three.
I throw myself into life and work with ambition, heart and soul and I'm best known for my down to earth, compassionate and insightful approach to therapy and teaching.
Even with years of professional training, I found parenting deeply triggering at times. Parents are under so much pressure to get everything right. Practicing emotion regulation on a nervous system level- not just holding it together- means you can understand what’s beneath the surface and respond with compassion, for yourself and your kids.
My approach blends neuroscience, therapeutic regulation tools, and lived parenting experience to support growth, connection, and emotional resilience for the whole family.
This is not about perfect parenting. It’s about showing up with compassion, clarity, and confidence- even in the messy moments.