I am a qualified Humanistic Counsellor (Dip.Couns) and an accredited, trauma aware matrescence coach and facilitator, having trained with Mama Rising. I have worked, for many years as a trauma-informed practitioner in the women's sector, championing women's rights, needs, and physical and emotional safety. 

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I am a solo mother by choice to my two young children.

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Like so many women, I found the realities of motherhood both shocking and confusing!  How could I love my baby so fiercely, yet feel so much grief for my previous identity? What on earth was all this guilt about?  I had longed to be a mother, so why did this feel so HARD??!

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Discovering the concept of matrescence, was a total game changer for me, and I knew I wanted to do something with it. I wanted to share my knowledge and skills with other mothers, and empower them to thrive in the metamorphosis of their matrescence!

 

As a solo mother who underwent fertility treatment to have my babies, and with expertise in trauma, I also wanted to offer specialist support through the lense of solo motherhood and/or trauma, both of which have a profoundly altering effect on the experience of motherhood.