Becoming a mother is a leap into the unknown. We see symbols and representations of the Mother all around us, yet what we do not always see or realise is the seismic transition a woman undergoes in becoming one. The term for this is matrescence, the significant emotional, physical, psychological and social change a woman experiences. ​

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"Few other life experiences provide an opportunity to know yourself like being a mother. Being a mother will tire you out, fill you with dread, and move you to tears. It will inspire joy, self-doubt, hilarity, contentment, rage, terror, shame, irritation, inadequacy, grief, anxiety and love. You will probably see yourself at your very best and your very worst" - Lisa Marchiano 

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As you start your journey into motherhood, you may be experiencing one or more of the following:

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• Disillusionment over how you envisioned motherhood and having a baby would be 

• Difficulty balancing your own needs and self-care 

• Anxiety, post-natal depression or trauma following a traumatic birth or distressing events in the lead up to giving birth  

• Triggers from your own childhood and upbringing 

• A sense of losing your identity or sense of self 

• Mother rage and parental burn out 

• Navigating parenting as a single mother 

• Conflict with your partner or extended family 

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You are needed everyday and the mental load increases. You continue to pour from an increasingly empty cup and you find you aren't having enough time to decompress, or even to process. You may need time to slow down and find that one hour in the day where we focus only on you.