Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue is a podcast about modern motherhood - the ambition, the identity shifts, the invisible load, and the quiet recalibrations that happen behind the scenes.
I’m Maryanne. I’m a mum of three, a founder, and someone who has spent most of her adult life building businesses while raising a family, often at the same time, usually a little exhausted, and always learning as I go. This podcast is where I have the conversations I wish I’d heard earlier - the honest ones about work, money, ambition, relationships, burnout, confidence, health, and what it really means to build a life alongside motherhood, not in spite of it.
Each episode features thoughtful, open conversations with founders, creatives, doctors, experts and women navigating big lives in real time. We talk about the things that don’t always make it into neat soundbites - the trade-offs, the doubts, the moments of clarity, and the decisions that quietly change everything.
Mother Tongue isn’t about doing more or getting it perfect. It’s about feeling less alone, better informed, and more grounded in the choices you’re making - whether you’re building a business, raising children, starting again, or simply trying to make sense of the season you’re in.
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Mother Tongue
Weight Loss, Surgery, Motherhood and Brain Tumours with Charlotte Bruce Alexander
We are so excited to have today’s guest back in the MT studio - she was a favourite on season 9 and we have so much to catch up on today since her first appearance over two years ago.
Charlotte was actually one of the main motivators behind my weight loss journey and helped me manage my macros and track my progress. She has also been on another massive weight loss journey herself following the birth of her son Loxley. A true inspiration, this incredible woman is mum to three, a weight loss advocate and all round positive person and we cannot wait to catch up with her today.
Find Charlotte on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farfromfat126/
Find out more about Charlotte's new gymwear brand SWTZ: https://www.instagram.com/swtzofficial/
Find Mother Tongue on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearemothertongue/
Our sponsor for this episode was Next of Kin, a baby and toddler clothing brand founded by a Mum in Dubai, offering affordable products by her own brand, plus other small, local, mummy-owned baby brands.
The range covers sleep suits with zips through to outfits designed from breathable fabrics with the Dubai weather in mind. Check out the website or follow her on Instagram where you will her products and also now other local, hand-picked, Mummy-owned brands: nextofkin.ae