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Finding Her Sparkle with Ami RankinAuthor: Ami Rankin
Finding Her Sparkle is the podcast for overwhelmed mums ready to stop running on empty and feel like themselves again. Hosted by Ami Rankin - a mum of two, Wellbeing Coach and Emotional Intelligence specialist covering Overwhelm, Burnout, The Mental Load, Nervous System Regulation, Mum Rage, Matrescence and identity loss in Motherhood. Learn evidence-backed tools from CBT, NLP, ACT and nervous system regulation delivered like a conversation with a friend who genuinely gets it. New episodes fortnightly. Let's get your sparkle back. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 141: WHO AM I NOW SERIES ✨ I don't know who I am anymore: understanding identity shift after a big life change
Sunday, 5 July, 2026
Did you know that 91% of women feel like they've lost themselves in motherhood? If you're one of them, this episode is the explanation you've been waiting for.In this first episode of the Who Am I Now? series, I introduce the concept of Matrescence — the psychological, neurological and identity transformation every woman goes through when she becomes a Mother. Just like adolescence has a name, a framework and societal understanding, so does this. We just don't talk about it enough.This episode covers:What Matrescence actually is and why society hasn't caught up with it yetWhy losing yourself in motherhood isn't a failure The truth about 'bouncing back' and why that language is keeping you stuckWhy your identity didn't disappear (and how to start getting it back)What finding yourself again actually looks like day-to-day (hint: it's easier than you think) Tools in this episode:The Feelings Wheel — how to name what you're feeling so you can start moving toward what you wantThe Before & Now Identity Map — a simple journalling exercise to see what's shifted and what's still yoursThe Morning Check-In — three questions to ask yourself daily that take less than two minutesIf you've been feeling lost, overwhelmed or like you can't find your way back to yourself — you are not broken. You are in the middle of one of the biggest life transitions a human being can go through. This series is your map.Tag me on Instagram if you try the tools — I would love to hear from you! And please share with someone you know could benefit from this episode too.
