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Join Jen and Karlee as they speak with Motherhood Coach, Emma Rowbotham about big emotions in motherhood, why we have them and some ways to start processing them. Emma speaks about her own experiences with "Mom Rage" and how she helps other women work through it.



Topics we discuss:

-What is Matrescence and why does it lead to so many emotions

-Societal pressures on moms to not have any emotions

-Mom Rage and why it happens

-Guilt vs Shame

-Ways to process emotions and why they aren't bad (Name it to Tame it)

-Fishtank of Motherhood Analogy



Emmas Details:

Instagram

Website



We want to hear from you! 

Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what society deems as shameful. You can leave a comment here, send us a DM on Instagram @thefriendlymomsclub or email us at thefriendlymomsclub@gmail.com 



Disclaimer: 

We are not medical experts. Although Karlee is a registered nurse we are not part of your health care team. Any content that we talk about is purely based on our own opinion and experiences. Please seek out your primary healthcare provider with any concerns you may have.

Join Jen and Karlee as they talk about Matrescence. You may be wondering, what the heck does that mean? Well we will tell you and talk about our matrescence journeys.



As promised during the episode - we looked into whether or not this was in the dictionary and its a bit tricky of an answer. Although the word was coined in the 1970's it wasn't officially recognized (and added into SOME dictionaries) until 2022.



Links:

-Kelsie's coaching website

-Matrescence video

-Brene Brown empathy video

-Resources/books we like


Expecting Better
Cribsheets
The Whole Brain Child

-Some of our fave mom accounts on Insta


@ownitbabe
@diaryofanhonestmom
@thebirdspapaya
@maddiethemomma
@honestly.kaitlyn
@khloekuriatnyk
@annalee15



We want to hear from you! 

Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what society deems as shameful. You can leave a comment here, send us a DM on Instagram @thefriendlymomsclub or email us at thefriendlymomsclub@gmail.com 



Disclaimer: 

We are not medical experts. Although Karlee is a registered nurse we are not part of your health care team. Any content that we talk about is purely based on our own opinion and experiences. Please seek out your primary healthcare provider with any concerns you may have.

Join Jen and Karlee as they speak with self worth and boundaries coach, Breanne. We talk about everything people pleasing, boundary setting, and how this relates to motherhood. Jen and Karlee have had the chance to hear Breanne present a few times now and are so excited for you all to have the opportunity to listen to her speak about this topic. She is such a lovely person and truly has so much knowledge and experiences to share with others.



Topics we discuss are:

-what is the definition of a people pleaser and a boundary

-how do you start setting boundaries

-how do you know if something is worth setting the boundary

-how does people pleasing and setting boundaries relate to motherhood

and much much more!



For more information about Breanne, including her coaching and workshop services, check out her website and instagram page.



We want to hear from you! 

Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what society deems as shameful. You can leave a comment here, send us a DM on Instagram @thefriendlymomsclub or email us at thefriendlymomsclub@gmail.com 



Disclaimer: 

We are not medical experts. Although Karlee is a registered nurse we are not part of your health care team. Any content that we talk about is purely based on our own opinion and experiences. Please seek out your primary healthcare provider with any concerns you may have. 

Ever had thoughts about motherhood that made you feel guilty or alone? Felt like you would be judged for sharing them? There is a 99% chance that whatever you were thinking about, someone else was thinking the exact same thing. We started doing a Mom Truth Thursdays on our instagram account and encouraged our followers to get something off their chest that they have been thinking or feeling about motherhood. Nothing was off limits. We shared them anonymously and the feedback was that it made so many mommas feel seen! So in order to continue with this trend todays episode we will be talking about our mom truths as well as some of the submissions we received!



Some topics we touch on are:

-Toddler meals

-Struggling to find joy

-Finding the perfect relationship pie graph

-partners sleeping like logs



From our own experiences, we know how helpful it can be to get these thoughts and feelings off your chest. There is something cathartic about putting them into words. We are simply a safe place to put them.



Please let us know how you like this episode and if we should continue this trend every couple months. We really enjoy reading them, talking about them, sharing our own viewpoints and we hope that it helps you all feel seen and know you aren't alone.



If you have something you'd like to share, please follow us on instagram and look out every Thursday for our question box! You can also email us at thefriendlymomsclub@gmail.com.

Have you ever wondered what the '6 week postpartum' appointment is all about?! Join Jen and Dr. Rachel Ollivier, a Nurse Practitioner and women's health scientist based out of the BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre in Vancouver, BC, while they chat all things sexual health in the postpartum period. Lets help normalize these conversations as part of regular postpartum care!

We want to hear from you! 
Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what society deems as shameful. You can leave a comment here, send us a ⁠DM on Instagram ⁠@thefriendlymomsclub or email us at ⁠thefriendlymomsclub@gmail.com⁠ 

Disclaimer: 
We are not medical experts. Although Karlee is a registered nurse we are not part of your health care team. Any content that we talk about is purely based on our own opinion and experiences. Please seek out your primary healthcare provider with any concerns you may have. 

Join Jen and Karlee as they talk about Peyton's birth! They discuss Jen's experience with preeclampsia, how her planned c-section turned into an emergency c-section and her decision to choose permanent family planning.


We want to hear from you! 

Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what society deems as shameful. You can leave a comment here, send us a DM on Instagram @thefriendlymomsclub or email us at thefriendlymomsclub@gmail.com 

Disclaimer: 

We are not medical experts. Although Karlee is a registered nurse we are not part of your health care team. Any content that we talk about is purely based on our own opinion and experiences. Please seek out your primary healthcare provider with any concerns you may have.