Mama Rising: Discovering the New You Through Motherhood

in terms of my own identity, it has been a chronic morphing of myself. It is a complete redefining.

We’re the generation of women who were given career-advice classes, not classes in home economics and mothering skills. Our ten-year plans were more likely to include buying a home, becoming a CEO and travelling through Europe, than popping a baby out. But like millions of women of our generation, we soon realised that those ten-year plans lacked s

Motherhood changes you. Every fibre, every cell, every area. And with a little understanding, support and deep compassion, it will be the making of you.

I bounced from one ‘expert’ to the next, putting all my faith in everyone else’s expertise. I never stopped to listen to my own instincts, because I didn’t think I had any.

I cried the deep soulful sobs of a woman finally acknowledged. I cried for all the years I had judged myself for not knowing who I was anymore, and for doubting my inner voice. I cried for