Mama Rising LET’S IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A MOTHER COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY. LET’S JUST PLAY A GAME OF PRETEND FOR A SECOND.
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magine we lived in a world where women were honoured for their ability to create life. A world in which we were seen as the source of life, the creators, the ones who held the future in their hands. Imagine if we knew that in the process of becoming a mother, a woman was finally stepping into her full power: she was awakening to herself, to her ability and her strength.
Imagine she was supported to understand her baby, and then her toddler and her child, but at every milestone, she was reminded that this was a new beginning for her too. She was brought back into circle, to be given the space to reflect, to see how she was changing, and to ask herself what she needed now.
Imagine she was told it’s going to get bumpy - because all transformations must contain contrast - but she was safe. That it was part of the process. And in fact, it was the best bit. It was
And yet, she was meticulously trained and initiated into this new phase of her being. She was nurtured, taken into circle with other older mothers, and told what was coming. She was spoken to of the many paths it can take to become ‘the mother’ - the conception, the birth, the first months, the struggles, the triumphs. But she was reassured, with her hands being held and soft eyes looking into hers, that her way was the right way for her.
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