The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz Amy Taylor-Kabbaz

What would our world be like if we had matrescence-informed public policy? What would those policies even look like? And what impact would they have on our experience of becoming a mother - and the wider experience of parenthood?
In this week's episode, mama of 2 Sarah Cleggett share's her own personal experience of becoming a mother, and how that has led her to not only establishing a Social Enterprise-based Mother's Community Group 'Middle Ground Motherhood', but recently completing her Masters on Matrescence-based public policy.
Sarah's research highlights how patriarchal and neoliberal motherhood concepts in Australia underestimate the profound changes of motherhood, meaning "mothers are left without the structural support they require to thrive." Sarah was also a part of a national study on parents working conditions, pregnancy leave and return to work, which you can read here.
Ultimately, this episode highlights how one mother's experience can spark a commitment to making a difference in the world, and impact an understanding of Matrescence and mother-led support policies would flow on to the rest of society - and the world.
You can see Sarah's Social Enterprise work at Middle Ground Motherhood here, and read and subscribe to her Substack here.
SARAH IS ONE OF OUR GUEST EXPERTS AT OUR NEXT 'WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW' SERIES.
You can join our panel discussion and online workshop on 8th May here.
All proceeds from this event will go towards our Global Matrescence Foundation.
FULL VIDEO VERSION of this episode can be found here.

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No matter what you believe BEFORE you go into motherhood, there is always a moment when you realise:
this isn't what I thought it would be.
Maybe it comes immediately - birth was nothing like you thought, the first days were completely different.
Or maybe it comes years later, when you think your life - and that of your children or your relationship - is on a certain path, and you realise: that's not my reality anymore.
In that moment, there is an invitation mama:
Will I open to a new way of thinking, and grieve the old way?
And will I be the one who creates this change?
Abby Kamen is an artist, activator, and the author of Generation WE: Healing Together to Create Better, a truly thought provoking book that looks at generational trauma and the cyclical effects of survivalism. 
This podcast brought up how we deal with our own trauma, 
How our kids push us to do better and upgrade our thinking, 
And ultimately, how WE are the ones to do this work. 
One of my fav conversations this year. 
Listen, and let Abby and I both know what you got out of it. 
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ABBY HERE:
https://www.abbykamen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/abbykamen/?hl=en
Abby Kamen is an artist, activator, and the author of Generation WE: Healing Together to Create Better. With candor and wit, she provides a thought provoking look at generational trauma and the cyclical effects of survivalism. In addition to her own projects, she collaborates with other folks and organizations vested in protecting our human rights and providing resources for our mental health and well-being. She lives in Louisville, KY.
You can check out Abby's website here. She is a passionate and articulate speaker who brings a deeply human perspective to the conversation about generational trauma, and we will officially be launching the book with a panel titled "Ths Ends With Us" at SXSW 2024.

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In this episode Amy takes a moment to reflect on ten years of coaching mothers, and both her personal journey to get to this point, and how she sees the focus on mothers changing.
Just a few short months after becoming a mother 16 years ago, Amy started writing and researching the question: what happens to us?
Why does it feel this way? How can we do it better?
And since then, she's listened to thousands of hours of coaching and interviews, with both experts and mamas around the world.
But, as she shares in this episode, she's also had to find her own confidence and voice.
How can you talk about motherhood when no-one really respects it as a professional focus?
How can you stand up and speak out when you don't think you have the answers?
How do you keep going when you're dealing with your own inner turmoil?
And, most important of all, are we making any difference?
The answer? yes. In small and big ways. And we can't stop now!
May this episode be both an inspiration and a reminder that we are all in this together -
imperfect but activated and committed to changing the support and understanding of mothers. 



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Throughout a woman's life, she experiences so many metaphorsis and change - and until very recently, most of these have been hidden and unspoken. Like matrescence - and menopause.
Why is that? Why is it that we, as a society, have kept so many of these huge transformations hidden? And what does that do to a woman as she experiences it?
And imagine if you were experiencing not one, but TWO of them at the same time?
That's what today's podcast episode is all about.
CiCi shares her story of finding her passion for women’s wellness following the birth of her first child; when the intensity of becoming a mother left her struggling to find herself within it all. By the time she had her second child in her early 40s, she was navigating postpartum alongside perimenopause. 
 
It was then that her passion for finding balance, led her to qualify as a yoga teacher, earning specialisations in Restorative and Menopause Yoga. As she pursued her own healing, she qualified as a Health Coach from The College of Naturopathic Medicine and became an ICF accredited Mama Rising Facilitator, specialising in matrescence.
 
As The M Coach, she now helps women transform their journey through motherhood and peri/menopause by guiding them into becoming the expert over their own journey and hormones. She is passionate about helping women find the evolution that exists within the menopause transition but also ensuring women feel knowledgeable about what happens to their body hormonally throughout their life. Through her honest & compassionate approach she provides a safe space to explore these difficult transitions throughout a woman’s life. 
⁠In the journey of motherhood, we often find ourselves carrying heavy burdens—the weight of our own struggles, the hopes and fears of our children, and the responsibilities we bear. Let alone the societal expectations and the overwhelming stress of being in the world at large. 
Imagine setting down the burden of these backpacks full to brimming with all these concerns and responsibilities we've been carrying for so long, taking a moment to breathe, and sorting through each item with intention. 
What's essential? 
What's worth carrying forward? 
What's better left behind?
It's a powerful metaphor for embracing motherhood with a lighter heart and a brighter outlook. We don't have to carry every burden alone. It's okay to let go of what no longer serves us, to travel light, and to embrace the beauty of the road ahead.
SPECIAL OFFER:
Cici is offering a 20% discount off her 90-minute MOT when they use the code HAPPYMAMA. These sessions begin identifying what may be causing issues in your hormonal journey and how they can begin to feel better.
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS WEEKS PODCAST GUEST CICI GOKTAS HERE:
Website: www.themcoach.co⁠
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Instagram: @the.m.coach
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In today's Take the Mic episode, we hand our mic over to Elena.
Elena bravely shares her experience of matrescence, and her vision now for her work - and in particular, her desire to create a space for the mothers in her community and in her country to be vulnerable about their own experience, free from judgement.
But as she asks so beautifully in this episode... how can you create that for others when you don't even have the words for it yourself yet?
How can you support other women's experience of anger, maternal rage, overwhelm and inner doubt, when you are still unsure where it has come from yourself?
And so, like so many of these phenomenal women, she started with herself.
Elena Sánchez Martín is a dance and movement therapist, Mama Rising Facilitator, and founder of Mamasenda, an emerging mother support project based in Northern Germany. Through her body-oriented therapy, coaching, and workshops, Elena helps mothers find their path to a fulfilling and self-determined everyday life. With her work, she aims to contribute to the cultural and social change needed for mothers to be seen, valued, and supported as she believes they deserve: with respect and without the pressure of unattainable ideals. 
Elena lives in Bremen with her 3-year-old daughter and her husband. She loves dance, small improvised daily rituals, and the changing seasons that remind her that life has its ups and downs but light always follows darkness. Elena is driven by a strong will to create a more peaceful world for our children and future generations.
If you want to know more about Elena and Mamasenda, please visit her website, follow her on Instagram and feel free to get in touch! Please note that both Website and social media are in German, since she is not (yet) offering her work on-line. 
www.mamasenda.de
https://www.instagram.com/mamasenda_bremen/

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We've spoken with a number of relationship and sex experts over the years on this podcast - and there's a reason for that.
Babies can change so much. For both partners.
How do we connect after so much has changed? How do we even know what we want anymore when our bodies feel so different and the time and space we had for our partner has evaporated?
The truth is, intimacy and sexual connection can - and often does - take a back seat for the early years.
But when you finally do have the space, time and energy to start exploring this important part of yourself again - where do you start?
That's what this interview with Daniela Stevens is all about.
Daniela Stevens (she/they) is a queer bi+ trauma- and attachment theory-informed certified Sex and Intimacy Coach for couples and individuals of all bodies and all expressions. Named one of the ten best Sex & Intimacy Coaches of 2023, she supports people to experience deep sexual connection and intimacy with themselves and their partner(s) by co-creating a Sex Practice to ripen into the best sex of their lives.
By naming and addressing the intersections of personal experience with multiple systems of oppression, she supports them to clarify, connect, communicate, heal, and co-create the sex they want and the intimacy they desire. For her, nothing is more important than connection.
And as she shares with Amy in this intimate and inspiring interview, that is something we can all start exploring for ourselves right now too.

⁠FULL AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATION HERE: https://youtu.be/H_xKvO2vjSM⁠
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DANIELA:
https://www.danielastevens.com/
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