MAMA, UNLEASHED! - Thrive in Motherhood

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MAMA, UNLEASHED! Science, information and inspiration to unleash yourself and truly thrive in motherhood. MAMA, UNLEASHED! exists for one reason: to help mothers thrive. Whether you are pregnant, or have already had your baby, learn from experts, scientists, researchers and parents, who share their knowledge, discoveries, mistakes and life-lessons, so you can better understand postpartum, and yourself in motherhood.We are here to support you.You are not alone!Join your host, PhD-qualified neuroscientist, psychotherapist, postpartum researcher, and mother of 3, Dr Jennifer Hacker Pearson PhD (founder of DrJen.com.au), and her incredible guests, and make the life-changing, and often challenging, postpartum period the time you unleash yourself and truly thrive.

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#36 The 4 Seasons of Matrescence w/ Nikki McCahon

Dec 07 2022 47 mins

Imagine a world where matrescence, the developmental transformation from woman to mother, was truly recognised. Where this rite of passage was as understood and spoken about as adolescence.While matrescence isn’t a household word YET, my guest today on MAMA, UNLEASHED!, Nikki McCahon, has created a framework and language around matrescence to make this uncertain, and often challe

#35 Do This To Feel Happier In Motherhood ("Hack" 1)

Nov 17 2022 15 mins

What's the best motherhood brain hack to be a happier mother?Today on MAMA, UNLEASHED! I explain why I don’t like the term “hack”, especially in motherhood, and why we should instead be focussing on tools, strategies, exercises and protocols, to get real and long-lasting results. In this episode, I talk about the similarities, differences and connections of the brain and the

#34 Baby Brain Myths - How Motherhood Actually Upgrades Your Brain w/ Dr Jodi Pawluski

Nov 03 2022 50 mins

Amazing things happen in a woman’s brain when she becomes a mother, and we don’t even know half of it yet. Thankfully maternal neuroscience researchers like Dr Jodi Pawluski are making great progress in this very understudied area of science.In this episode of MAMA, UNLEASHED! I have the absolute pleasure of delving into the brain of Dr Jodi Pawluski, a leading maternal neurosc

#33 How To Truly Thrive in Matrescence

Oct 19 2022 19 mins

If you knew about matrescence - the developmental transformation a woman goes through when she becomes a mother - before you became a mum, would it have changed your motherhood experience?In this episode of MAMA, UNLEASHED! I share with you knowledge, information and an evidence-based strategy that will help you thrive in matrescence, especially if you are expecting a baby.Becoming

#32 The Real Self-Care - 6 Steps to Lasting Happiness w/ Wendy Euler

Oct 05 2022 45 mins

I believe that as women there is so much we can learn from women who have gone before us. And my guest on this episode delivers learnings in spades. In this episode of MAMA, UNLEASHED! I speak with the amazing and admirable mum of three Wendy Euler. Wendy is the creator of the highly successful women’s empowerment movement Goodbye Crop Top and the podcast Cropped – a midlife mi

#31 How 'Dropping The Ball' Is Good For Your Brain

Sep 22 2022 14 mins

So, it turns out that 'dropping the ball' is a good thing in motherhood, especially for your brain and mind. Hooray!In this episode of MAMA, UNLEASHED! I talk a lot about balls, and about dropping them. I also talk about perfectionism, mental space, and why doing less will benefit your brain and lead you to get the most out of motherhood. You will learn that every mother needs to p

#30 Why you must prioritise YOU, and how to do that | Lauren Ellis

Sep 07 2022 40 mins

In motherhood it is easy, and even socially encouraged, to put yourself last.Society doesn’t tell mothers to put yourself first and fill your cup (because you can’t pour from an empty cup!). No, prioritising yourself to thrive and feel happy in motherhood is frowned upon, like the mother is selfish. So mothers don’t do it.It isn’t selfish. It is imperative!In this episode o

#29 Matrescence: the gift that makes mothers superwomen (if you let it) – with Debra Summons

Aug 30 2022 61 mins

Imagine if every mother knew that she will go through a developmental transition – matrescence - when she becomes a mother, and that this would change her immensely. Now imagine if she had the information and knowledge to use her motherhood transformation to step into her power and truly thrive. Matrescence – becoming a mother – is this transition. And not only do we not talk

What is MAMA, UNLEASHED! all about?

MAMA, UNLEASHED! exists to give mothers knowledge, information, truths and uncomplicated evidence-based tools, so you can unleash yourself and truly thrive in motherhood. I'm your host Dr Jennifer Hacker Pearson, and this is the podcast for women who want the most out of motherhood.My guests include amazing mothers, experts, scientists and researchers who unveil their knowledge and

#28 Matrescence or Postpartum Depression?

Apr 05 2022 11 mins

Matrescence - the developmental transformation a woman goes through when she becomes a mother, is physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual. Interestingly, for almost all mothers, matrescence can result in similar feelings to postpartum depression, which can be very concerning.We ask ourselves am I experiencing matrescence or postpartum depression? Or both???This ep