Teresa Palmer | On Sisterhood and Letting go of Control

Fittingly for someone who embodies characters for a profession, Australian actress Teresa Palmer slips easily into many titles. Golden girl, Hollywood starlet, Earth Mother – they’ve all been used to describe the warm, open, and unassuming Palmer. From humble beginnings in the Adelaide Hills to the glittering success of Hollywood blockbusters, you can’t help but feel that Teresa Palmer is the same woman she’s always been. Our conversation with the founder of Your Zen Mama was like chatting to an old friend. With the launch of her book Zen Mamas this month, the timing was perfect to talk about life juggling filming schedules, book writing, and of course her three children and step-son. We discuss: How she wrote a book between takes on set (often while breastfeeding her daughter Poet) How she and her husband tag-team parenting Why she works a 6 month on/6 month off schedule Her four-hour waterbirth with Poet and how her girlfriends held her through it How her mother’s mental illness was a source of inspiration What gave her the courage at 19 to move to LA How motherhood and letting go saw her career flourish Her experience of pregnancy loss Motherhood judgement and how she deals with criticism Why she started a smoothie business to improve her kids’ nutrition   Visit Teresa’s website Your https://www.yourzenmama.com/ Purchase her book Zen Mamas https://www.yourzenmama.com/new-blog/2020/4/15/our-zen-mamas-book-is-here You can connect with Teresa via Instagram @teresapalmer and find her Lovewell smoothies @lovewell.earth Find links and other show notes at http://thegracetales.com/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're a podcast for women looking for style, substance, and solidarity. We celebrate the paradox of modern motherhood; the struggle and the beauty, the joy and the relentlessness. We’re known for our refreshingly honest and insightful conversations with parents, from celebrities to the extraordinary, ordinary women and men raising the next generation. The Grace Tales covers everything from the big questions (‘how to raise good humans’) to the very little ones (‘are cardigans cool again?’) Our host is former Australian VOGUE deputy editor Georgie Abay. Back in 2013, pregnant with her first child, Georgie no longer felt quite at home in the glossy magazine world, but nor did she see herself reflected in the sea of mummy blogs and online forums. Thus, The Grace Tales was born – a content-first platform covering profiles, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, interiors and food.