The Sparkle Project

The version of motherhood we're sold looks nothing like the one we're actually living. That's by design.

The Sparkle Project is for the moms who are done pretending otherwise, and ready to reclaim the parts of themselves that got lost along the way. Hosted by Emily MacDonald, a single mom, feminist, and late-diagnosed ADHDer, each episode digs into the identity shifts, invisible labor, and systemic failures that make motherhood so hard. You'll hear from the experts, advocates, and real women who are finding their way back to themselves, so you can feel less alone in the hard parts and more like yourself in all the rest.

Somewhere between the mental load and the mom guilt, your shine is still there. The Sparkle Project is your space to find it.

(Formerly Worthy Mother Podcast)

Guest

Dr. Danielle Dowling

Dr. Danielle Dowling is a Mom, author, and therapist-trained life coach with more than 12,000 hours of one-on-one coaching experience. She is deeply passionate about helping women navigate the emotional realities of modern Motherhood without abandoning themselves in the process. Her work centers on the belief that women can love their children deeply and still need joy, space, clarity, and support, and that reclaiming those things is not selfish, it is essential. That belief, along with her own experience of early Motherhood and the invisible labor it carries, inspired her to write Good Girl, Bad Mom, a book that offers both truth-telling and practical tools for women who want to feel more like themselves again.

https://danielle-dowling.com/

Guest appearance on:

The Motherhood Setup: Why We Always Feel Like We're Failing with Dr. Danielle Dowling