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.
Modern mamahood is filled with a sense of panic: we feel we have to be on top of everything, all of the time, otherwise the wheels will fall off. Our days are so unpredictable, and we are often so stretched, that we feel like we’re only just hanging on. But when Amy speaks with mamas…
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So many of us want to slow down, be more present, calm and connected. We crave a different life right now, feeling a pull within to make big changes. And then… nothing much changes. Our inner world does not really align to what we’re doing in the outer world. But it is this inner and…
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We keep holding our breath until the we reach the next milestone. As mamas, we often sacrifice ourselves, or put some part of our lives on hold, hoping that when we reach ‘that time’, we will get the space. Maybe it’s starting school. Maybe it’s starting to sleep. Maybe it’s a certain age. But the…
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Two years ago, at an event I held in Melbourne, one very brave mama stood up from the back row and asked a question that changed her life. It was a true sliding doors moment: when one decision leads to a whole new way of living. Sarah is a mama of three, and is the…
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“What have you shut down to get the family you desired, Amy?” That was the question that stopped my heart. The moment it was asked, I knew the answer: I had shut down a very big part of who I was in the belief that I could not have both. I could not have that…
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Spontaneity, freedom, travel – what’s that again? That’s what the early years of motherhood can feel like at times. The free spirited part of our solves – the woman who ran with the wolves – can sometimes feel completely missing from our now parenting-focused worlds. But to completely dismiss a whole part of ourselves –…
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On my recent trip to the United States, I spent an afternoon at The Motherhood Center, New York. As I walked through the door, and saw the support they offered to mamas, I was immediately taken back to the first days of mamahood again: scared, overwhelmed, and desperate for the daily support I received at…
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When I became a mother 11 years ago, there was a very real but at the time imperceptible ‘split’ within me: on one hand, there was the woman who had big dreams and goals and identified with her purpose in the world, and on the other hand, there was the newborn mother. The nurturer, the…
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Life with little ones is anything but predictable. When our whole world is at the mercy to our children, our environment, and our to-do list, many of us tip into control-mode to try and get through. When we can’t control what’s happening in our day, we end up trying to control the tiniest things –…
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If I could use one word to sum up the struggles and challenges that I have faced over the past 10 years of motherhood, it would be: identity. Who am I now I am a mother? Who am I now so many parts of my independence and freedom have changed? How do I be a…
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