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Nourishing the MotherAuthor: Bridget Wood & Julie Tenner
Mothering can be an inspired journey to our most glittering, authentic, passionate, creative and connected selves. Through the mirror offered to us by our children, we are taken to every hurt, unmet need, and also every joy and excitement weve ever experienced. We want every woman and mother to give themselves and those around them the compassion, love and healing they so readily offer their children, but rarely allow themselves. Journey with us as we discuss the many layers of being a mother today, where we have come from and where we want to go. Learn tools to connect with yourself, offer compassion to those parts wed rather deny and get back in love with yourself, motherhood and who you are as a feminine woman. Language: af Genres: Kids & Family Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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NTM 540: The Birth You Feel Again: Why Our Children’s Birthdays Bring Up Old Stories
Episode 540
Thursday, 20 November, 2025
Julie and Bridget dive into why mothers so often feel their children’s birthdays in their bodies - not just as a date on the calendar, but as an emotional echo of who they were when that child arrived. They unpack the surprising way the body holds onto birth memories, how milestone birthdays can reopen old wounds or tender places, and why perimenopause, identity shifts, and grief can hit hard in the background of these celebrations. Together, they explore the collision of timelines: our children growing up while we’re changing, ageing, and renegotiating who we are, and offer gentle questions and reframes to help mothers meet these moments with more compassion, clarity, and reverence for the women they’ve become along the way.In This Episode, We Discuss:* How our children’s birthdays can stir old emotional echoes from the time they were born* Why the body remembers more than we realise; and how those memories resurface during milestones* The surprising overlap between adolescence, perimenopause, and the identity shifts of midlife motherhood* The pull into self-doubt, regret, or “have I done enough?” and why it’s an emotional anniversary, not a failure* Why big feelings around birthdays don’t mean something is wrong — they’re part of the mothering timeline* How to hold yourself through emotional reactivation with softness rather than self-criticism* Gentle questions to help you understand what this milestone is asking you to release, recognise, or step toward* A simple grounding ritual to honour both who you were when they arrived and who you’re becoming nowWant support on this journey? Come join us inside Honey Club - where we melt these blocks together, one breath, one practice, one deep remembering at a time. Find out more at julietenner.love or visit: https://julie-tenner.newzenler.com/courses/honeyclubReach out to Bridget for 1:1 coaching - bridgetwood.life
