The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz

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Motherhood changes us. As the generation who were told we could do anything and be anything we want to be, accepting the changes that come with motherhood can be very difficult.This podcast is a collection of stories of matrescence, motherhood, womanhood and change, told by our Mama Rising coaches and mothers around the globe. Through our stories and community, we hope that the wisdom of the rite of passage of matrescence spreads far and wide, and that we can begin to change the way we see, value and support ALL mothers everywhere. Because we really need it.
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#264 | WHAT WOULD MATRESCENCE-INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY LOOK LIKE? | WITH SARAH CLEGGETT

May 01 2024 38 mins

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 establishin

#263 | NAVIGATING BELIEF GRIEF IN MOTHERHOOD AND RELATIONSHIPS | WITH ABBY KAMEN

Apr 23 2024 38 mins

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

#262 | REFLECTING ON A DECADE OF COACHING MOTHERHOOD | WITH AMY TAYLOR KABBAZ

Apr 16 2024 28 mins

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

#261 | MANAGING MATRESENCE AND MENOPAUSE | CICI GOKTAS

Apr 10 2024 39 mins

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,

#260 | FINDING THE WORDS TO HEAL THE ANGER | "TAKE THE MIC" | Elena Sánchez Martín

Apr 03 2024 20 mins

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 t

#259 | REDEFINING INTIMACY IN PARENTHOOD | WITH DANIELA STEVENS

Mar 26 2024 36 mins

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

#258 | HEALING OUR FAMILY STORIES THROUGH MOTHERHOOD | WITH NGOMBO CHANSA

Mar 19 2024 36 mins

The beautiful - and confronting - thing about matrescence is it often leads us deep into our own familial story, and how we were mothered.Sometimes, without even knowing it, it can be the portal into looking at our mothers, and our mothers' mother's experience of being a woman and a mother...which, without the proper support and understanding, can feel very overwhelming.But what if

#257 | THE SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT OF MATRESCENCE | WITH KELLY VAN ZANDT

Mar 12 2024 31 mins

What if we were to view the experience of Matrescence as a spiritual assignment?How would we feel if we knew that all we are going through is actually here to help us grow?Would that make this wild ride any different?Over the years, I have interviewed many different authors and experts about matrescence and motherhood - but rarely have I been so inspired to view this experience as

#256 | TAKE THE MIC | WITH CAROLINA SALDARRIAGA

Mar 05 2024 12 mins

Imagine if we could translate the word Matrescence into all the different languages, ensuring that this powerful new understanding of the rite of passage of motherhood is deeply understood by each and every women? Imagine if it was not only translated, but also shared through local cultures and traditions, bringing back a connection between mothers, women and the cycles of life? Ju

#255 | A NEW APPROACH TO STRENGTH AND SUCCESS FOR WORKING MOTHERS | WITH SARA PANTRY

Feb 28 2024 34 mins

Matrescence and the experience of becoming a mother changes us in the most profound ways - and often in the way we most need. Take our guest Sara Pantry's story as an example: A hugely successful woman by anyone's measure, having turned her ambition into action over and over again, leading to her position at LinkedIn as Senior Workplace Leader, specialising in creating exceptional