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Welcome to Motherkind, sponsored by Stalker.

This is the show that's going to help you feel more confident and empowered in motherhood,

especially in this world of judgment and pressure and a very special welcome to what we are calling Mother's Week here at Motherkind,

because it is Mother's Day on Sunday the 10th of March this Sunday. So every day this week, we are going to release an episode, a mix of solo

episodes from me, some incredible guest episodes, and a community Q&A episode. So in this episode,

I want to take a moment to reflect back on the past 400 plus episodes I have recorded and share

with you the top five most game-changing ideas that I have

learned from my incredible guest. So this episode is like seven years worth of learning condensed

into 20 minutes. Are you ready? Let's get into it. So the first one is learning a word that changed my life. And that word is matressence. When I first became a mum, I thought there was something wrong with me for struggling in early motherhood. I thought that maybe I wasn't cut out for it or maybe I just wasn't

maternal enough or the most heartbreaking thought of all. Maybe I just didn't love my daughter

enough. So learning this word matrescence changed my life because it taught me that there was

nothing wrong with me.

That actually matrescence means adjusting to motherhood is a process.

It isn't something that we're just, we become mums and then we love it straight away.

It is a process.

And learning that gave me so much self-compassion.

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