Episode Three | Supporting the mother and liberating the woman with Amy Taylor Kabbaz
Hey my love,
This is episode three with Amy Taylor-Kabbas.
I would describe Amy as a pioneer in changing the way we support women to transition into and experience motherhood. She would describe herself a Matrescene activist.
Early into my experience of motherhood I had this sense that I was meant to be thriving more, a whisper that it could look different to what I had been modelled and yet, I couldn’t really find evidence of that in my reality. Discovering Amy and her work acknowledged what my body knew to be true, that there was a difference between the act of mothering and what it meant to be a mother. Learning about Matrescene has been a sweet exhale for me and I see the shoulders of my clients soften when they come to understand what actually happens to us when we become mothers. In planning out this podcast I knew this conversation was so important and meaningful and needed for us as modern-day women and mothers. I spent most of this conversation with Amy nodding profusely as she eloquently invites women into a new way, one where we support the mother and liberate the woman.
In this episode we chat about:
- What matrescene is and what happens to a woman when she becomes a mother
- The identify shift we experience in motherhood
- Why we self-silent and get perfect in our role as mothers
- Understanding the inner split and the universal experience of mothers
- Finding our voices and speaking up for our needs and desires
- Understanding matrescene as an invitation to explore our desires
- Acknowledging the women as well as the mother
- The difference between mothering and what it is to be a mother
- The cultural story that is no longer serving us
- The different entry points into matrescene
- Why preparation is so importance for thriving in motherhood
- What thriving looks like when we understand matrescene
Amy Taylor-Kabbaz is a Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Journalist, Matrescence Activist and Mamaof three. After more than a decade covering breaking news and current affairs for the ABC around the country, her 'traditional' career took an unexpected turn when she found herself lost, overwhelmed and diagnosed with a thyroid condition after the birth of her first daughter.
11 years - and two more babies - later, she is now a best-selling author, the host of the ‘The Happy Mama Movement’ podcast (with more than 200,000 downloads), runs numerous online programs for mothers all over the world, is an international award-winning coach, expert contributor to media outlets around the globe, and the creator of the #1 itunes meditations for children ‘Bedtime Explorers’. Her latest book ‘Mama Rising’ was released by Hay House internationally in 2020.
Website - www.amytaylorkabbaz.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amytaylorkabbaz/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amytaylorkabbaz
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I am so excited to share with you the incredible, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz.
Love,
Jody x
