Captivate Podcasts

Acceptance is a beautiful thing. It’s that time in your life when you stop fighting, you let go of the stories and the expectations and the grief, and you accept. You see that it is what it is. You even begin to find the joy in it all. And acceptance is often what we want…

I want you to know something, mama… Matrescence is about more than just being a mother – this is about being a woman. A woman who knows herself, who listens to herself, and who values herself. If we deny this understanding, we deny her a chance to learn about herself. We force her to go…

Not too long ago, most of the transition of motherhood was invisible. We were so focused on childbirth, and the perfect birth plan, and then beyond that? All about the baby. But that is beginning to change: post-partum doulas, acknowledgement of a fourth trimester, even post-natal depletion. It’s the beginning of a change. But what…

This is an exciting time. We’re having conversations about what it means to be a woman, a mother, an equal, all over the world. New barriers are being broken. It’s revolutionary. But as we change the conversation around motherhood, I am often asked ‘what about the dads?’ And my answer is usually – yes, there…

There’s something you need to know, mama. It’s the secret to what you’ve been feeling since starting this motherhood journey. It’s the missing link, the forgotten transition of womanhood. Understanding this ancient yet thoroughly modern insight into motherhood will change everything. It will explain that pull to be there for your child’s every moment, yet…

Motherhood comes with a lot of expectations, both spoken and unspoken. Passed down from generation to generation, we inherent so many unconscious beliefs around what it means to be a good mother and woman. Matrescence, if honoured correctly, can change that. Matrescence is an invitation to examine not only who you used to be, but…

Early motherhood brings a total shift of focus – from you as a woman and a partner, to Mother. We get that. We know that’s part of the process. But after a while, you begin to realise that maybe, just maybe, you need to start shifting that focus back onto yourself a little – and…

Matrescence forces us to redefine who we are. It asks us to look at what’s working, who we think we are, what we’re attached to, and how we value ourselves – and not just in the first weeks and months of motherhood, but over and over again. (In fact, it’s kind of never ending. But…

It’s so easy to decide that now is not the right time. Motherhood, household chores, school holidays, deadlines, illnesses… there’s always something. Always. But we have two choices – We can choose to keep putting ourselves on hold, waiting for that perfect moment when everything lines up and the heavens open for us to GET…

Most mothers have experienced exhaustion, pain, forgetfulness, indecision, low energy levels, moodiness, or some form of baby brain. And it’s no wonder: the process of growing a baby depletes a mother’s body in substantial ways – on average, a mother’s brain shrinks 5% during pregnancy, and the placenta saps her of essential nutrients that she…