# IMAGE The Motherload A podcast by Image Media. IMAGE The Motherload is a space where modern motherhood is explored with honesty, humour and heart. Each week, join host Dominique McMullan as she invites inspiring mums you know and love to share stories, laugh at the chaos and dive into the real talk about working motherhood and everything it entails. Because let's be real - we hold hands, hold meetings, hold it together (sometimes brilliantly, sometimes barely) but we don't do it alone. IMAGE The Motherload is powered by Peugeot and sponsored by Revive Active, Avoca, Liffey Valley, Aptamil Advanced and Tigers Childcare Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/rss ## Latest episodes - [Karen Clince: “Put it in your engine and let it drive you forward”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/c69268b3d349) (2026-10-27, 54 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/127899870/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-22%2F434748606-44100-2-b984c304d9fb4.mp3 - [Raising Resilient Children with Dr Joanna Fortune, Rosanna Davison, Sinead O’Moore and Lisa Kennedy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/568dd2333ac9) (2026-10-20, 73 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/127714056/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-19%2F434493026-44100-2-a2ad00a55e933.mp3 - [Hazel Chu on racism, breast cancer and bravery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/fb05396b9541) (2026-10-13, 74 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/126883682/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-13%2F434028017-44100-2-66835bfdef368.mp3 - [Mary Kennedy on becoming wonderful](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/225074010eed) (2026-10-06, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/126625342/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-1%2F433081394-44100-2-a280cc8722b72.mp3 - [Louise Cooney on becoming a mum for the second time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/a2b7a26d8bb9) (2026-09-29, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/126416085/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-29%2F432891013-44100-2-145b4bc93e6e.mp3 - [Síle Seoige on motherhood, gratitude and lessons hard learnt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/331150d9a200) (2026-09-22, 67 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/126077733/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-21%2F432356340-44100-2-d597e1dc30aa8.mp3 - [Why I Chose Solo Motherhood with Maria Walsh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/383c8f90d7ce) (2026-09-15, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/125523991/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-10%2F431609362-44100-2-c4c0aea3f4646.mp3 - [Why life gets better after 50 with Barbara Scully](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/c394fcf5dcb9) (2026-09-08, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/125192856/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-4%2F431170896-44100-2-9bce7035337f3.mp3 - [The truth about coercive control and why women aren't being protected with Lisa Wilkinson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/ab80249734b7) (2026-06-30, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/122145868/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-29%2F427039042-44100-2-eb8d8cbdb7d6f.mp3 - [What Ailbhe Smyth wants for our daughters and sons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/9be63bbb3cd2) (2026-06-23, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/121825498/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-22%2F426605205-44100-2-fc940576ffb05.mp3 - [Kim O'Sullivan on taking the leap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/ebd24945358e) (2026-06-16, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/121506554/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2F426181145-44100-2-628f6c204e591.mp3 - [The mental load we carry in our bodies with Michelle Flynn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/6a385b11c02e) (2026-06-09, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/121168848/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-8%2F425731700-44100-2-7bcc8b328c71.mp3 - [From a cult to unfiltered motherhood with Laura O’Connell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/6e70f16e7d57) (2026-06-02, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/120716923/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425126564-44100-2-4a9a3dceda597.mp3 - [This is what resilience really looks like with Jen Healy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/94a656b65f7b) (2026-05-26, 69 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/120509657/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F424848795-44100-2-56092a18b25e4.mp3 - [Joanna Fortune: The Parenting advice every parent needs right now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/2bfaf6364d9f) (2026-05-19, 68 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/119804796/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-11%2F423908242-44100-2-09dc93cac087c.mp3 - [Una Healy on motherhood, hormones and raising teens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/7031ce4e2142) (2026-05-12, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/119568480/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F423586698-44100-2-8ff708874bef7.mp3 - [Holly Cairns on leading a party and raising a child](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/39fcf75b407c) (2026-05-05, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/119286405/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-30%2F423204745-44100-2-0ce152f5354c4.mp3 - [Caroline Foran on raising a neurodivergent child and managing anxiety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/1bef98540a53) (2026-04-28, 54 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/118976108/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-24%2F422773567-44100-2-f6172cffa92a5.mp3 - [Triona McCarthy, Courtney Smith and Audrey Hamilton help us get dressed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/b8aeb622a8ad) (2026-03-31, 55 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/117685462/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-30%2F421049082-44100-2-23d3fece7c33e.mp3 - [Down syndrome, grief and palpable joy with Tracy Holmes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/6608ae2301fa) (2026-03-24, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/117349082/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-23%2F420596364-44100-2-44fcca30cbbaa.mp3 - [Dr. Clodagh Campbell on adoption, postpartum depression and attachment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/ff82934f03db) (2026-03-19, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/116803948/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-12%2F419856514-44100-2-60792f86fb954.mp3 - [Coleen Rooney as you’ve never heard her before](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/f2b1a4514d24) (2026-03-10, 49 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/116629270/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-9%2F419622297-44100-2-2332837a9e449.mp3 - [Yemi Adenuga’s extraordinary story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/fbc2d2e19295) (2026-03-03, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/116286708/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-2%2F419148253-44100-2-83f98865f59b9.mp3 - [Triona McCarthy on ADHD, tweens and telling the truth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/472d1e6249b2) (2026-02-24, 68 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115739330/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-19%2F418420431-44100-2-60e85bdeaccf6.mp3 - [Laura Guckian on the moment motherhood broke her](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/199a7cd9532e) (2026-02-17, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115586648/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418221587-44100-2-cd0f782f3a985.mp3 - [The pause every mum needs - How to finally prioritise yourself](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/507861e4d5c0) (2026-02-10, 75 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584862/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207732-44100-2-5f638e731ed00666.mp3 - [Sonya Lennon on why you’re not failing as a mum. The system is.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/02f37ade5a66) (2026-02-03, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584867/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207750-44100-2-df8f52ea10bb64db.mp3 - [Miriam O’Callghan on the collision of work and family](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/a22ab50a0e2e) (2026-01-27, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207739-44100-2-45de8d437cdfdd6e.mp3 - [Rosanna Davison on love, loss and a miracle perspective](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/0748db001c94) (2025-10-14, 81 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584910/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207743-44100-2-16b897f17ecf0421.mp3 - [Tammy Darcy - Teenagers, building a movement and losing her sister](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/9d9846d86644) (2025-09-30, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584855/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207729-44100-2-0325eb67edd04ec0.mp3 - [Danielle Garner - Loss, resilience, and finding her wild](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/fbf0c3a646bb) (2025-09-23, 68 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584863/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207735-44100-2-203db1b70f3b411a.mp3 - [Emma Flynn - Midwifery, Postpartum OCD, and the Healing Power of Creativity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/241a7f5acb9c) (2025-09-16, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584856/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207740-44100-2-5cefd750135f462b.mp3 - [Healing with Pat Kane](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/b2859d9b3cea) (2025-09-09, 48 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584848/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207742-44100-2-78dab2f7d9d7a61f.mp3 - [Ranae Von Meding - Motherhood and activism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/71892531c5ca) (2025-09-02, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584865/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207744-44100-2-9a3cc33e0dcc0be8.mp3 - [Charlene Flanagan - Softness, success and burnout](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/3a6d1d74baf4) (2025-08-26, 54 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584843/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207726-44100-2-6ec547e9a2da6220.mp3 - [Emma Doran - On humour, identity and the messy beauty of parenthood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/951d4f9acfc1) (2025-07-29, 71 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584859/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207733-44100-2-36bb07822284bc48.mp3 - [Ali Deasy - Multiples and the truth about mum guilt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/b53392b0d13a) (2025-07-22, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584844/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207725-44100-2-2f2e7cc5b239f1a8.mp3 - [Dr Colman Noctor - Smartphones, Childhood and The Cost of Connection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/aff33bc640c0) (2025-07-15, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584852/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207730-44100-2-fe7c04b117efda47.mp3 - [Jodie Wood - The invisible side of fertility struggles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/fa459bd339fa) (2025-07-08, 52 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584858/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207748-44100-2-a80543b363e81302.mp3 - [Jenny Keane, Emma Dowling and Siobhán McAuley - Getting Your Spark Back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/f8ab1ade9ebc) (2025-07-01, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584854/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207741-44100-2-65994d6e1607458f.mp3 - [Una Ennis - A mother fighting for her child](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/aa2b7ec54749) (2025-06-24, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584840/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207722-44100-2-87fa71ea33903096.mp3 - [Chupi - What we pass down to our children](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/94920fb96346) (2025-06-17, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584853/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207727-44100-2-685e09b87f5643e3.mp3 - [Jenny Keane - Self-connection and the pleasure mindset](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/118afffd7649) (2025-05-13, 72 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584869/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207746-44100-2-9a03bf0dd0cff357.mp3 - [Hannah Saunders and Sarah Battle - The real life, every day juggle - Live from Avoca](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/18f8390670b7) (2025-05-06, 50 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584841/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207723-44100-2-74ea0cc2c1ba524d.mp3 - [Anna Whitehouse - Flex Appeal, finding love, and fighting for working mothers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/ec517b35d518) (2025-04-29, 66 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584861/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207737-44100-2-fb0aad09c5e0a79e.mp3 - [Courtney Smith - Growing your family, grief and personal style](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/8989c54d3b2e) (2025-04-22, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584850/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207728-44100-2-a8d80ac8801fe6cf.mp3 - [Indy Power - Hope, heartbreak and her long journey to baby number two](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/406f65a6b085) (2025-04-15, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584860/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207736-44100-2-7c6cc51d0cbb0153.mp3 - [Sinead O’Moore - The *real* work-life balance debate, and how to actually support mums](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/ab187eac4de9) (2025-04-08, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584847/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207731-44100-2-30d6485f2cc85bed.mp3 - [Louise McSharry - Neurodivergent motherhood, balance, and raising feminist boys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806044747/77b70d564011) (2025-04-01, 59 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10f2454a4/podcast/play/115584864/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418207747-44100-2-b750b51c4f864f31.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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