Soulful Counselling
&
Motherhood Wellbeing Coach
Hello and welcome, I’m Michelle and I am passionate about offering support and guidance to women as they navigate the sometimes bumpy road into Motherhood.
Providing a different way to help support you being a Mum.
What if I could share with you, that you are not alone, that these feelings and thoughts of overwhelm, stress, loneliness, anxiety, feeling that you just don’t know how to be a Mum, or guilty of not doing or being enough are in fact normal and very real? That there is a different way we can help support, nurture, value, honour and respect you as a Mum, navigating this wild ride of Motherhood.
This journey is known as Matresence.
What is Matrescence?
Let me ask you a question. Do you feel you wear a mask? Place a smile on your face, and when ever anyone asks “how are you?” or “how are you managing being Mum?” You place a smile on your face and say … “I’m fine, everything is fine?”… yet underneath there is a part of you that would desperately love to say out loud…” I am feeling so overwhelmed”. “I feel so alone, even when I am with other mums, friends or family, I feel so alone”, or
“I feel so tired, my body feels different, I feel different, I have no idea how to really be a Mum, no one told me I would feel this way”.
If any of these resonate with you, you are going through a very real transition and it’s called Matrescene.
No matter where you are in the season of Motherhood, if you are a Mum, you are in the transition of Matrescence.
This term was first coined by anthropologist Dana Raphal back in the 70’s - Matrescence is defined as the process of becoming a Mother. It’s a word used to describe the physical, psychological and emotional changes women go through during the enormous transformation that is Motherhood.
Slowly but surely, as times are changing, people are becoming more aware of Matrescence and it is now time to redefine how we support,
nurture and value becoming and being a Mother.
Matrescence is the process which enables Mums to find the missing piece of the puzzle, allowing you to better understand yourself and know that you are not alone as you journey through Motherhood.