Moving From Maiden to Mother and Body Image with Chanel Mulcahy
MAMA PROGRAM: Journey into Motherhood • 46m
In this interview Caitlin and Chanel Mulcahy go into the unsaid and often taboo aspects of motherhood; the grief of moving from maiden to mother, the often contradictory nature of emotions around motherhood, and body image. They also cover;
- How our culture and society doesn’t prepare us for the big transformation from maiden to mother, and the missing space in society for this rite of passage.
- How lack of community affects new mothers
- How birth and new motherhood calls us to a next-level place of surrender
- The transition period for mama and baby when baby leaves the body; nervous system regulation, baby taking time to ‘land’ earthside
- The pressure mothers feel to ‘enjoy every moment’ or share when they are struggling
- Living with seemingly opposing feelings around motherhood, why anger and frustration is okay
- The importance of the first 40 days
- Navigating relationship changes in the context of parenthood; conflicts and expectations
- Fuck bouncing back; the power and beauty of the raw postpartum body
- The energy it takes to raise the next generation in a loving, conscious way.
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