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.
If only it were as easy as listening to a podcast, and … that’s it. Your thoughts are changed. Your energy is cleared, your old stories of not being good enough, your beliefs that you should be doing more, transformed. If only. Every single day for the past decade, I have committed to myself and…
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READ MORE →I used to think I would just tac motherhood onto my life – as if it would be another role on top of all I do. I’d go back to who I was – at work, in my relationship, with my body and health – just with the added bonus of a baby, or three!…
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READ MORE →“Again and again and again I recognise the stunning beauty in pain. And the outrageous gift that is motherhood – in all its tiresome, messy and unsure glory.” These are the words of mama, business woman and my beautiful friend, Lisa Corduff. When I read these words recently, I immediately reached out to Lisa and…
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READ MORE →It starts small – an affirmation card, a podcast, a meditation in a yoga class. Sometimes, it can be a green smoothie and a commitment to move your body. It doesn’t really matter what the entry point is – because once you’re on your way, you’re on your way. There’s no turning back. That’s the…
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