Sep 4, 2026 · 41 min · 14 segments
Gemma Donnelly joins the Hot Mess Mums Club to talk about why so many women feel overwhelmed, overstimulated and unable to switch off — and what we can actually do about it. In this episode, Gemma…
Gemma DonnellyGuest
Kelly PeggHost
When I first started out in my professional career, I was in law back in the day.
So very, very different career, climbed the corporate career ladder, experienced burnout at a really young age.
And that impacted my self-esteem because it was very much attached to self-development, meaning achieving all your goals at whatever cost.
So from then I was interested, yes, in self-development, but from a wellbeing perspective, so wellbeing-fueled performance.
And then I was obviously rebuilding myself through understanding more about the mind and nervous system.
Obviously, I had a massive passion for everything in relation to the mind, body and nervous system.
So helping people perform, but in a way that actually supports them as a human as opposed to just a human doing.
And then after my mum passed away, I retrained in everything that worked for me because I was extremely passionate about how it helped me.
People see me climb the career ladder, achieved success, say, in a male-dominated profession, doing well.
Life was good and certainly was great in every way, but I had a real yearning for my passion that supported me throughout all that process, whether it be, you know, personal challenges or professional achievement.
And then Whenever I started doing it, I did it alongside working full time and I just couldn't deny my passion.
When I first started out in my professional career, I was in law back in the day.
So very, very different career, climbed the corporate career ladder, experienced burnout at a really young age.
And that impacted my self-esteem because it was very much attached to self-development, meaning achieving all your goals at whatever cost.
So from then I was interested, yes, in self-development, but from a wellbeing perspective, so wellbeing-fueled performance.
And then I was obviously rebuilding myself through understanding more about the mind and nervous system.
Obviously, I had a massive passion for everything in relation to the mind, body and nervous system.
So helping people perform, but in a way that actually supports them as a human as opposed to just a human doing.
And then after my mum passed away, I retrained in everything that worked for me because I was extremely passionate about how it helped me.
People see me climb the career ladder, achieved success, say, in a male-dominated profession, doing well.
Life was good and certainly was great in every way, but I had a real yearning for my passion that supported me throughout all that process, whether it be, you know, personal challenges or professional achievement.
And then Whenever I started doing it, I did it alongside working full time and I just couldn't deny my passion.
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