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Mama Rising: Discovering the New You Through Motherhood
Saved by Sofia and
This mum chose to become aware of herself. She realised that, in order to fulfil her desire to keep helping her daughter, she now actually needed to focus on helping herself.
Mothering can be like being thrown down a deep well. Like any initiatory experience, such a journey forces you to surrender control and descend into your depths where a confrontation with your soul awaits you.
As an adult, I’ve found the unselfishness of motherhood one of my great trials and my great gifts. The erosion of the self that comes with motherhood has been very difficult on every meaningful level—personally and politically. (What a world of pain is contained in those cool words.) But it’s also been the making of me. It’s taught me how to be a p
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