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For sometime now, I feel like I’ve been the Town Crier.

I’ve gone into the trenches of Motherhood, and heard what women are saying.

I’ve read their stories, I’ve shared my own.

I’ve held the space as they cried the minute they introduced themself.

I’ve gathered thousands of them together to explore what we really need.

I know what’s happening to women as they try to navigate motherhood and life… and it’s time I cried out.

We need a better way.

And matrescence is the map to navigate us there.

We are meant to have stories of becoming as guideposts on our mothering journey.

We’re meant to be inspired and comforted by the stories of other women’s lives and experience.

We’re meant to tell the truth about the emotional cost of mothering and who bears it... and what we can do about it.

Here are some of those stories, both my own and others, to ignite the change we all crave.

EP #31 – KATE NORTHRUP ON MONEY AND MOTHERHOOD

While we all know and expect that mamahood will change us in so many ways, often one area of our lives which might be a bit of a shock is how we feel about money after babies come along. Here, best-selling author and money guru Kate Northrup talks about money, mamahood and how to manage…

What if the story you are carrying in your mind about what your life ‘should’ look like was causing you to miss how beautiful your life really is? In this episode, Amy answers a listener’s email about expectations, and how to really be present with your life as it is right now.

After the birth of her first son, Jacinta Tynan sparked a nation-wide uproar when she wrote a column saying she found new mamahood ‘easy’. But another son, single parenthood, and the realities of raising two boisterous boys later – is she still feeling like Mother Zen? She shares her greatest lessons with Amy in this…

There isn’t a mama in the world who doesn’t wish she didn’t snap at her kids. But is expecting perfectionism actually good for our children? If we think about what our greater role is in raising our children, isn’t there a very important lesson in NOT getting it right for our kids? Here, Amy reflects…

What is happiness? We spend most of our life trying to chase being ‘happy’, but what is it really anyway? Most of us spend a lifetime pursuing the illusion of happy, but never realise that it’s always available to us, right now. Ali Walker is a PhD, mama to two, and author of the book…

How do we bounce back after we’ve lost our cool, or snapped at our loved ones? How do we forgive, return to grace, and be the mama and woman we want to be? This is one of the most popular insights Amy has ever shared – here, she talks about how she moves on from…

Mamahood can be such a contrast: a time of the greatest love of your life, and a time when you feel like all your old dreams and goals have been put on hold. How do you marry the two? Here, author and leader in self-inquiry practices Cathryn Monro shares her powerful insights into the divine…

Is there really a way to turn all of the housework, the juggle and the tough bits into something you enjoy? Is it possible to actually delight in the repetitive nature of mamahood? Here, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz reflects on the yogic philosophy of delighting in service – and how that can apply to being a mama.

When the world is telling us we need to be more and do more, how do we create a slow childhood without totally putting ourselves on hold? Author Helen Hayward shares her insights into thoughtful parenting.

When life is so busy, it’s easy to keep putting yourself last, thinking ‘I’ll get to me, when…’. But what if that ‘when’ doesn’t arrive? Here, Amy talks about how she’s learnt to never put her self-care last, and how you can do the same.