Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Carina O’Brien’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 4.

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And your child deserves a whole person as an

their mom as their mum, not someone who is running on empty and drowning in guilt.

Taking care of yourself is not selfish.

It's not a luxury.

It's one of the kindest things you can do for your family and also yourself.

So before I close I just want to share a few small things that I've seen genuinely help in this season.

Things that are simple and r real and not this perfect ten step program.

Find a little transition ritual, something small that makes the shift from mum mode to work mode, and then back again.

Maybe it's a specific playlist on the drive in or five minutes in the car before you walk through the door, or a coffee only you make on work days.

These tiny anchors actually help your nervous system settle into where you are right now.

It can also be changing your clothes even at the end of the day of saying, right, I've gone from work mode and now I'm back in mum mode.

Make your goodbye consistent and calm.

Baby settle better when drop-offs are brief, warm, and the same every day.

A long, drawn out goodbye can actually make things harder for both of you.

Short, loving, confident, and then go.

You can have a cry on the car if you need to.

And you know what?

That's perfectly okay too.

Everyone's done it.

Give yourself one check-in point during the day.

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