The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers

What on earth is Eurovision? Alisa, Kim, Anke and Heather unravel what it is and how it works for our international listeners.  The mums discuss the most memorable performances and costumes in the past before diving into this years' antics... and they are many! The mums take on everything from the Sauna Song to the dominatrix vibes... and ask in some cases What the Hell Just Happened? Join the mums as we discuss everything from beverage innuendo to comfy pants, ending in a "Eurovision lyrics yes

Join Kim, Anke, Alisa and Heather for another hilarious podcast as we discuss the 6 week sprint to the end of the year and how we are going to stay sane. Do we use a Google calendar or paper calendar... and who updates said calendar? Escapist novels are discussed featuring cowboys and sexual tension, as is working out, walking, and vacuuming...because who doesn't love a little cathartic tidy after the kids go to sleep? Along the way, we find out who is team Edward (from Twilight), why yoga won't

Alisa ran the 45th London Marathon on the 27th, and we are here to get the down-lo from her on her experience...after watching her cross the finish line on the telly.We find out what motivated her to run marathons in the first place, then talk about what she wore, how she prepared, and how she felt during the run. We hear all about the costumes other people running wore... hilarious as well as admirable, and all about some of the best signs. Best of all we hear all about the support Alisa got

It's the end of April School Holidays, and the kids are back at school.  Are school holidays friends or foe?  Anke, Alisa, Kim, Rebecca and Heather discuss if it's really possible for us to really go on vacation at all... and what about if we don't have vacation to take from work?  How do we deal with the stress or the guilt and everything in between?Do we prefer to fly, drive or take the train?  Head to the beach, pool, or hike?  What are the tips and tricks we have to share along the way when it

It’s midway through the Easter school holiday (one more week to go before the kiddies are back at school!), and Alisa, Tanya, Anke and Heather are catching up to chat about what the ladies have been up to thus far (trips to US, Portugal and exploring the city) as well as discuss how beautiful spring is in Edinburgh (go to our Instagram).Given that it is mid-April, we are buzzing to discuss the fun cultural and sporting events we are looking forward to which are taking place in Edinburgh this

Heather, Alisa, Rebecca, Kim, and Anke get together for our inaugural podcast on Mothers Day (cheers to Mother's Day!) to drink wine and discuss our special friendship group.  We talk about how we first met in Edinburgh, Scotland during the pandemic through our kids in primary school.. spoiler alert: we were desperate to make friends! The mums discuss what makes us special as a friendship group and what keeps us together...fizz and coffee are predictably incredibly important.  We talk about why