Happy Mama Movement With Amy Taylor-kabbaz

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What would our world be like if we had matrescence-informed public policy? What would those policies even look like? And what impact would they have on our experience of becoming a mother - and the wider experience of parenthood?In this week's episode, mama of 2 Sarah Cleggett share's her own personal experience of becoming a mother, and how that has led her to not only establishing a Social Enterprise-based Mother's Community Group 'Middle Ground Motherhood', but recently completing her Masters on Matrescence-based public policy.Sarah's research highlights how patriarchal and neoliberal motherhood concepts in Australia underestimate the profound changes of motherhood, meaning "mothers are left without the structural support they require to thrive." Sarah was also a part of a national study on parents working conditions, pregnancy leave and return to work, which you can read here.Ultimately, this episode highlights how one mother's experience can spark a commitment to making a difference in the world, and imp

No matter what you believe BEFORE you go into motherhood, there is always a moment when you realise: this isn't what I thought it would be. Maybe it comes immediately - birth was nothing like you thought, the first days were completely different. Or maybe it comes years later, when you think your life - and that of your children or your relationship - is on a certain path, and you realise: that's not my reality anymore. In that moment, there is an invitation mama: Will I open to a new way of thinking, and grieve the old way? And will I be the one who creates this change? Abby Kamen is an artist, activator, and the author of Generation WE: Healing Together to Create Better, a truly thought provoking book that looks at generational trauma and the cyclical effects of survivalism. This podcast brought up how we deal with our own trauma, How our kids push us to do better and upgrade our thinking, And ultimately, how WE are the ones to do this work. One of my fav conversations this year. Li

In this episode Amy takes a moment to reflect on ten years of coaching mothers, and both her personal journey to get to this point, and how she sees the focus on mothers changing.Just a few short months after becoming a mother 16 years ago, Amy started writing and researching the question: what happens to us? Why does it feel this way? How can we do it better?And since then, she's listened to thousands of hours of coaching and interviews, with both experts and mamas around the world.But, as she shares in this episode, she's also had to find her own confidence and voice.How can you talk about motherhood when no-one really respects it as a professional focus?How can you stand up and speak out when you don't think you have the answers?How do you keep going when you're dealing with your own inner turmoil?And, most important of all, are we making any difference?The answer? yes. In small and big ways. And we can't stop now!May this episode be both an inspiration and a reminder that we are all in this together -impe

CiCi found her passion for women’s wellness following the birth of her first child; when the intensity of becoming a mother left her struggling to find herself within it all. By the time she had her second child in her early 40s, she was navigating postpartum alongside perimenopause.  It was then that her passion for finding balance, led her to qualify as a yoga teacher, earning specialisations in Restorative and Menopause Yoga. As she pursued her own healing, she qualified as a Health Coach from The College of Naturopathic Medicine and became an ICF accredited Mama Rising Facilitator, specialising in matrescence. As The M Coach, she now helps women transform their journey through motherhood and peri/menopause by guiding them into becoming the expert over their own journey and hormones. She is passionate about helping women find the evolution that exists within the menopause transition but also ensuring women feel knowledgeable about what happens to their body hormonally througho

In today's Take the Mic episode, we hand our mic over to Elena.Elena bravely shares her experience of matrescence, and her vision now for her work - and in particular, her desire to create a space for the mothers in her community and in her country to be vulnerable about their own experience, free from judgement.But as she asks so beautifully in this episode... how can you create that for others when you don't even have the words for it yourself yet?How can you support other women's experience of anger, maternal rage, overwhelm and inner doubt, when you are still unsure where it has come from yourself?And so, like so many of these phenomenal women, she started with herself.Elena Sánchez Martín is a dance and movement therapist, Mama Rising Facilitator, and founder of Mamasenda, an emerging mother support project based in Northern Germany. Through her body-oriented therapy, coaching, and workshops, Elena helps mothers find their path to a fulfilling and self-determined everyday life. With her work, she aims to

We've spoken with a number of relationship and sex experts over the years on this podcast - and there's a reason for that. Babies can change so much. For both partners. How do we connect after so much has changed? How do we even know what we want anymore when our bodies feel so different and the time and space we had for our partner has evaporated? The truth is, intimacy and sexual connection can - and often does - take a back seat for the early years. But when you finally do have the space, time and energy to start exploring this important part of yourself again - where do you start? That's what this interview with Daniela Stevens is all about. Daniela Stevens (she/they) is a queer bi+ trauma- and attachment theory-informed certified Sex and Intimacy Coach for couples and individuals of all bodies and all expressions. Named one of the ten best Sex & Intimacy Coaches of 2023, she supports people to experience deep sexual connection and intimacy with themselves and their partner(s) by co-creating a Sex Pra

The beautiful - and confronting - thing about matrescence is it often leads us deep into our own familial story, and how we were mothered.Sometimes, without even knowing it, it can be the portal into looking at our mothers, and our mothers' mother's experience of being a woman and a mother...which, without the proper support and understanding, can feel very overwhelming.But what if we were to see this has a chance to heal our red thread?What if the gift of matrescence included the gift of generational understanding?This is what Ngombo Chansa speaks about in this week's podcast.Ngombo is a mother of two and a professionally trained Postpartum Doula and Zambia's first Mama Rising Coach and facilitator. And in this divine interview - which she recorded back in London as she supported her sister's birth of her first child - she reflects on the process of healing her own family story, and taking that wisdom and commitment back to Zambia to support others.VIEW FULL VIDEO PRESENTATION ON YOUTUBE HERE.---------------

What if we were to view the experience of Matrescence as a spiritual assignment?How would we feel if we knew that all we are going through is actually here to help us grow?Would that make this wild ride any different?Over the years, I have interviewed many different authors and experts about matrescence and motherhood - but rarely have I been so inspired to view this experience as a deeply spiritual one as when I spoke with Kelly Van Zandt.Kelly is the author behind "Powerful Postpartum: Unveiling the Spiritual Depths of Motherhood", bringing together her own spiritual studies with training in Vedic Counselling and postpartum studies. She is also a graduate candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy, which allows her to explore the tender topic of family dynamics and emotional well-being in a beautiful approachable way.And in her own graceful way, somehow inspired me to consider this gift of motherhood in a new way.I know it will do the same for you.Kelly will be releasing her next book, "Your Baby Your Guru,"

Imagine if we could translate the word Matrescence into all the different languages, ensuring that this powerful new understanding of the rite of passage of motherhood is deeply understood by each and every women? Imagine if it was not only translated, but also shared through local cultures and traditions, bringing back a connection between mothers, women and the cycles of life? Just imagine! Today's special "Take The Mic" episode - where we hand my microphone (and platform) over to one of our amazing Mama Rising Coaches - is all about that vision, and more! Carolina Saldarriaga is a certified fertility awareness educator, Mama Rising Facilitator, and the visionary behind 'Tus Reglas'. Even as a pioneer in the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), nothing could fully prepare Carolina for the emotional and practical hurdles of motherhood - that is, until she found out about Matrescence.In this beautiful biographical episode, Carolina passionately advocates for introducing "matrescence" in Spanish, envisioning a fu

Matrescence and the experience of becoming a mother changes us in the most profound ways - and often in the way we most need. Take our guest Sara Pantry's story as an example: A hugely successful woman by anyone's measure, having turned her ambition into action over and over again, leading to her position at LinkedIn as Senior Workplace Leader, specialising in creating exceptional employee experiences and fostering engaging workplaces. Including ensuring women are supported after returning from maternity leave. But two years ago, Sara welcomed her two year old son into this world - and so began the biggest inner shift she has ever faced. What she used to see as her strengths and very foundation of success was shaken up. And who she wanted to be - and what she wanted to do - changed for ever. Sara shares her insights into redefining strength and success, and the work she is now doing within LinkedIn, and as the driving force behind She Thrives—a sanctuary for modern working mothers—and From Me To We, a movemen

Welcome back, Mamas."I love my children deeply and ferociously. I would choose them again. I was born to be their mother. And still, it is hard. And fraught with the pains of being human, of living in a world with physical and energetic limitations." This was the start of the social media post by the phenomenal Leonie Dawson that spurred this interview... and sparked one of the most honest and moving conversations about motherhood, forgiveness, and acceptance. As an entrepreneur, Leonie has generated $14 million in revenue - working just 10 hours a week. Her books have sold around the globe, and she is beacon of honesty in a world that often tries to sell us a perfect picture of success. But Leonie is also a mama who deeply struggled with the early years of motherhood, and through her own deep healing of her family line, and the diagnosis of both Auticism and ADHD, has finally been able to accept herself as a mother - in all the spiky ugly bits. FULL VIDEO PRESENTATION HERE: https://youtu.be/2jYzuzn-6Bg------

It can take years to process what we went through in pregnancy and early motherhood. ⁠⁠Especially if we didn't understand it at the time, or had a safe space to share. ⁠⁠As Rachael Rose shares this week, it's been seven years since she was incredibly ill with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnancy... ⁠⁠and she's still trying to process it. ⁠⁠But seven years on, it's also why she now does the work that she does - creating Women's Circles and training others to do the same. ⁠Rachael is a doula, trained facilitator, Women's Circle leader and creator of 'Together: Women's Circle Facilitator Training Program'. ⁠Because as she shares: we need these spaces to heal. But we also really need these spaces to share our stories. ⁠⁠⁠⁠-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RACHAEL:Follow on instagram. Or read more about her work. Hosted on Acast

Welcome to "TAKE THE MIC" - a brand new style podcast episode! Every month I will be handing my microphone over to one of our phenomenal Mama Rising coaches somewhere in the world to host my podcast and share their story. This isn't me interviewing them - this is them HOSTING the show! They introduce themselves, share their story of Matrescence and motherhood, and the experiences of mothers in their region. They are the host, the expert, and the leader. And I couldn't be more excited to share this with you! Our first Take the Mic is Fabiola Balanos, Co-founder of the first consultancy company dedicated to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing in Costa Rica.Fabiola shares with us not only her own experience of becoming a mother and trying to balance her new identity with her passion for human resources, but also how she wants to support and change the&n

Welcome to another episode of "The Happy Mama Movement Podcast."⁠As human beings, we seem to approach motherhood in a very unique (and strange) way. If you look around at other species, and at nature itself, you see an acceptance of the cycles of death and destruction, and the raw and messy beauty of new life. It’s bloody and it’s messy. There’s rage and there’s pain. And the systems and ecosystems around the process know that - and honour it. That’s what Lucy Jones discovered when she began to explore how metamorphosis of motherhood, both in her own experience and in science and nature. And what she found was FASCINATING. Listen to my chat with Lucy about her new book: ‘Matrescence: on the metamorphosis of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood’ in this week’s podcast… ⁠WATCH THE FULL AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION HERE: https://youtu.be/Wk_xtDQ9LQ8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome, beautiful souls, to this exciting episode of the Happy Mama Movement Podcast. This week, we have the privilege of unraveling some of the incredible tapestry of a woman not fit for the norm. Stephanie Trethewey is a woman of many talents, a pioneer in rural motherhood, and a driving force in sustainable agriculture.Stephanie's journey began in the fast-paced world of TV journalism, where she spent over seven years crafting stories for some of the nation's most prominent news programs, including the Today Show and A Current Affair. But life took a profound turn when Stephanie, armed with courage and a baby in tow, made the move to rural Tasmania in 2019.The challenges of navigating motherhood on a farm, coupled with the stark reality of isolation, became Stephanie's catalyst for change. In response, she birthed Motherland—a sanctuary for rural women nationwide. Through its online community, podcast, and innovative Motherland Village program, Stephanie has woven a supportive network, creating bridges of

For years, I have been asked: but what about the Dads?Do the non-birthing partners go through a similar identity shift?Is there something called Patrescence?And... how can I talk to my partner about this, and understand what they are going through too?Welcome to our special Matrescence Partner Podcast series!In this series, I have spoken with three different experts about the experience of becoming a parent, watching your partner experience matrescence, and how parenting changes the partner.And here we are, the third and final episode of the Matrescence Partner Seires.Today, we're delving into a tender and often overlooked aspect of the postpartum journey—the experience of fathers. I am honored to introduce a remarkable expert in this field, the empathetic Dr. Oscar Serrallach.Dr. Serrallach, a distinguished medical doctor, has dedicated his work to understanding and supporting families during the postpartum period. His expertise extends beyond the conventional, and today, we'll explore the essential role fat

Welcome to "The Happy Mama Movement Podcast." As your companion on this heartwarming journey through the tapestry of parenthood, I invite you to continue with me for our Matrescence Partner Podcast series, delving into the incredible journey fathers embark on during matrescence.For years, I have been asked: but what about the Dads?Do the non-birthing partners go through a similar identity shift?Is there something called Patrescence?And... how can I talk to my partner about this, and understand what they are going through too?Welcome to our special Matrescence Partner Podcast series!In this series, I have spoken with three different experts about the experience of becoming a parent, watching your partner experience matrescence, and how parenting changes the partner.In our second episode, I'm thrilled to introduce Dr. Sonal Patel—a neonatologist, pediatrician, and the heart behind four boys. Graduating in 2003 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Patel's journey led her to Denver Health in 2009,

Welcome, beautiful souls, to a heart-opening episode of "The Happy Mama Movement Podcast."For years, I have been asked: but what about the Dads?Do the non-birthing partners go through a similar identity shift?Is there something called Patrescence?And... how can I talk to my partner about this, and understand what they are going through too?Welcome to our special Matrescence Partner Series!In this series, I have spoken with three different experts about the experience of becoming a parent, watching your partner experience matrescence, and how parenting changes the partner.Today, we embark on a deeply insightful conversation with a trailblazer in the realm of fatherhood—Steven Kennedy, the Founder of Birthing Dads Australia.In this episode, we peel back the layers of societal expectations surrounding fatherhood and dive into the transformative journey that awaits dads during the birth of their children. Steven, with his wealth of experience and passion, has been on a mission to redefine the role of fathers duri

Our world tells us we need to be productive, no matter what. From a very young age, we are taught to ignore our bodies and what they are trying to tell us, and keep on going. Learning how to UNDO that habit is one of the greatest challenges of motherhood and womanhood! In this episode, Amy shares her recent experience of retreating to heal - and how uncomfortable that has been at times. 'Am I letting everyone down?''What if everything falls apart if I pull back?' 'What will people think of me?' But in the end, it was the advice of her father many years ago that reminded her: there's no shame in retreating when you need it.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIND THIS EPISODE IN ALL ITS VISUAL GLORY RIGHT HERE: https://youtu.be/Vcl1yUtoiig------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please visit my website: https://www.amytaylorkabbaz.com and: https://mamarising.net/ to submit questions for Mama Q, our new Q&A podcast se