Highlights from this episode include:
- what is "matrescence," and how it impacts your life (even if you don't know it)
- why we've likely never heard this term, and how its acknowledgement can positively impact motherhood and society at large
- how the pandemic can be an awakening to a more balanced motherhood journey
- the importance of having the tough conversations surrounding motherhood
- why we are meant to mother in community, and the challenges modern society presents to our ultimate health, happiness and success in motherhood (and beyond)
- the biggest surprises women face in their transition into motherhood
- the problem with "pathologizing" motherhood
- how to help create space for a new mom to process her transition and become more empowered in motherhood
- What it means to undergo a "Motherhood Renaissance," and how this idea inspired Chelsea to create "Mama's Modern Village"
Resources from this episode:
- Visit Chelsea's website to dig deeper!
- Join one of Chelsea's motherhood circles for expecting and new moms here
- Follow Chelsea on IG @mamasmodernvillage