In this episode, Zara talks about the quiet pressure to cope while living with chronic illness, including mental health.

When you are still functioning, people often assume you are fine. But coping is not the same as feeling okay.

This is an honest conversation about invisible effort, low energy, emotional labour, and what it really means to keep showing up as a mum inside a body with limits you did not choose.

This episode is for anyone who is tired, still functioning, and quietly telling themselves they should be coping better.

Not about fixing.

Just acknowledging what is real.

In this episode, Zara talks about low energy days and what it really looks like to parent while living with chronic illness.

A quiet conversation about unpredictable energy, guilt, and learning to show up differently when your body has limits you did not choose.

This episode is for mums who are doing less on the outside, but using everything they have on the inside.

Not about fixing.

Just being real.

In this first episode, Zara introduces Zara On Air and shares why this podcast exists.

A quiet, honest conversation about mum life with chronic illness, including mental health, and what it really looks like to show up for motherhood when your body and mind do not cooperate with the life you imagined.

This episode sets the tone for the podcast.

No fixing. No pretending. Just real life.