After having a baby, many mothers struggle with confidence, identity, and energy. Motherhood is a transformation—matrescence—and trying to “get back to the old you” only creates frustration. This article offers practical tips to embrace your new self, navigate emotional shifts, and thrive in life after birth. Discover how the one-year Embracing Motherhood programme can guide you to rebuild confidence, set boundaries, and fully embrace the woman you are becoming.

Whose advice do you follow? Who’s truly guiding you through your motherhood journey? Is it your friends, family, colleagues, or the experts on social media —or that quiet voice inside you that sometimes whispers when everyone else is shouting? Five years ago, when I went back to running, I didn’t have a goal. I wasn’t trying to lose weight, get faster, or prove anything. I just needed something for me — a moment to breathe, to feel alive again during the pandemic. But as soo

When a baby is born, the world celebrates. There are smiles, gifts, visits, and so much love for this new little life. Yet in the quiet...