My Motherhood Story: Kylee Curtis
“Because ultimately for them to become adults, they need to be able to learn along the way” shares Kylee Curtis on walking the line between
May 17, 2023
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ME + MOTHERHOOD is a fortnightly podcast rich with meaningful, inspiring and practical conversations for all mothers who want to reclaim ME in motherhood. This podcast is for you if you are ready to return to yourself through self-exploration, find your spark again in motherhood and give yourself permission to be happier and healthier. Join podcast host Benita Bensch and other special guests to delve deeper into the mother in motherhood, because she who does the holding needs to be held.
Managing Decision Fatigue to Improve Dinner Bath Bed Time
Do you think it’s possible to feel good during the afternoon and evening regardless of the chaos that might be happening around you? There is
May 3, 2023
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Megan Hillukka on Grief and Anxiety after Child Loss
Trigger Warning: Child Loss Megan Hillukka is a bereaved mother, with 7 children, one who died suddenly at 15 months old – her precious Aria.
April 19, 2023
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My Motherhood Story: Terri Williams
“It sets up an automatic kind of rule book or framework or structure that we then automatically compare ourselves to, analyse and wonder” shares Terri
April 5, 2023
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6 Lessons from Mothers Group
Mothers Group was a lifeline for me as a new Mum. It was a highlight of my week, providing sanity-saving adult connection, a reason to
March 22, 2023
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Karen Brook on Consciously Creating, and Ditching Mum Guilt
A wife, Mum of 2 boys AND high performance mindset coach who helps people create extraordinary results, CEO of a 7 figure business, and top
March 8, 2023
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Meet Your Host
My name is Benita Bensch — I’m a mother of four, wife, coach, author, and Australian farmer.
I have been named in the Top 100 Women in Australian Agribusiness, and an Amazon bestselling author.
I have stood alongside powerful business people while guest speaking at regional, state and national events, which has given me plenty of joy.
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Lights me up
But do you know what lights me up the most?
Coaching mums. Why? Because I have been in the exact same position that the women I coach are currently in.
The Benita three years ago was worn out, stressed, under the pump, lost, and on the verge of burnout – I had struggled with the difficulty of infertility, loss, grief, and exhaustion.
People thought that I was the ‘Super Mum’, when in fact I had hit breaking point – I was in the most debilitating, paralysed state of overwhelm you could imagine.
I had officially hit breaking point – but not just any old breaking point.
Breaking point
The kind of breaking point that demands to be noticed - the kind that gets up, grabs you by the throat and shakes you.
All I could think was, “I hate this. I want to get in the car and drive away.”
When I put it down on paper, I discovered layers upon layers of frustration, indecisiveness, self-sabotage, pleasing others, loss of identity, guilt, fear – the list goes on.
I was a far cry from who I am today.
So, I made a decision. I chose resilience.
Through much resistance, trusting my inner guide in the face of fear, many trials, and a lot of nurturing, I eventually arrived at the creation the Illuminate Coaching Program.
This is what I want for you. Now, thanks to Illuminate, I spend my days helping women free themselves from burnout and the stories that don’t serve them, and help them become the thriving women that they were born to be.
Benita Bensch is a mother of four, wife, experienced coach, successful business owner, nationally-acclaimed speaker, Certified Motherhood Practitioner, and farmer of beautiful cropping land in southern Queensland, Australia.
