Episode 17: A Mother’s Reflection: Becoming and Becoming Again

Longing to Become a Mother

The first image we carry—internal hopes, societal messages, and personal desires

Waiting, infertility, adoption, or unexpected motherhood stories

The Birth and Early Years

The shift in identity

Exhaustion, joy, and forming attachments

How time slows and speeds up in this stage

The Middle Years

Finding rhythms in parenting

Lessons from mistakes and milestones

Balancing nurturing with growing independence

The Launching Season

High school to college transitions

Letting go vs. staying connected

Grieving the shift, celebrating growth

Mini Reflection Prompt:

“Where am I in the mothering journey, and what image or memory is guiding me now?”