Look, as a mother of four, I know how depressing it is to look in the mirror and not even recognize yourself many months after having a baby. (Where is that woman who used to be so passionate and alive? What is this new body I have been left with …again? Who AM I now??)
I also know how frustrating it is to not even KNOW what you want anymore because your new role of motherhood has completely taken over your former existence. Or to feel like your life is completely out of control as time feels amorphous. (Doesn’t anyone notice that I am barely staying afloat from one minute to the next in between the waves of this new life crashing down upon me without the family support and/or sisterhood of times’ past??)
Unfiltered self portrait taken 2 months postpartum in January 2021.
But as my mothering mentor once told me many years ago (after I showed up at her house overwhelmed and in tears as a new mom at 19), “Michelle, you are either going to sink or swim, and Lord knows you aren’t going to sink.” 😉
Well, she was right about that. I was inspired by her faith in my abilities and eventually got my routines figured out as a young mom as I became versed in the mothering arts. Instead of sinking, I realized I was actually floating. Before I knew it, I was feeling good again and even started recognizing myself in the mirror. I wasn't just floating around and treading water...I was swimming!
I also found mothering support in groups that I attended, created, and eventually led. It was within the containers of these safe spaces that I grew confident in my mothering skills and this new experience of femininity, and I made lasting connections. I genuinely feel this made all the difference in the world in how I approach mothering and my overall well-being as a divine feminine woman at heart. 💖
I am ready to start creating these safe spaces for women again. My new business, Rhythm Goddess, is being born out of this desire to help women fully embody their mother goddess power to become the best versions of themselves at any and all stages of their journey. Stay tuned and please let me know if you or someone you know could benefit from learning how to fully embody womanhood. I want you swimming, too!
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