The Motherhood Metamorphosis
They say that when a baby is born, so is a mother. But while you are there to help your baby grow into the person he or she is meant to be, who is there to help you? Many women feel lost and alone when they become mothers, wondering “who AM I now?”
Sometimes it feels like transformation from woman to mother is as radical as a caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly.
Did you know that inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar literally turns into goop before it rearranges itself into a butterfly? This podcast is about the goop, what soul transformation looks like as you transition from being a woman to a mom.
Your baby’s growth matters. But yours does too. You’re not alone. I’m your host, Brittany Meng.
Welcome to the Motherhood Metamorphosis.
The Motherhood Metamorphosis
Kelly Cervantes: If we want to heal, we have to remember
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Kelly Cervantes is an award-winning writer, speaker, and advocate best known for her blog Inchstones and debut book, Normal Broken: The Grief Companion for When It’s Time to Heal But You’re Not Sure You Want To. She has been published in the Chicago Tribune, Cosmopolitan, and Fortune as well as featured on MSNBC, NY Times, and CNN. Born and raised in the Midwest, Kelly resides in Maplewood, NJ, with her husband, Miguel Cervantes, their children, and dogs, Tabasco and Sriracha.
Kelly shares her story of mothering her daughter Adalaide. She was a career woman until her daughter's diagnosis with Infantile Spasms and her husband's demanding career collided. She shares how she grew to love being her daughter's advocate and care-giver and then the life-transition she was thrust into again when her daughter died at age 3.
Kelly's book, Normal Broken, was born out of her love and grief for Adalaide and her honest reflections on healing when you're not sure you want to.
She is a vulnerable, honest, and beautiful story-teller, possessing the strength to share her story of love and the ability to keep on living through grief.
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