I read Dr. Gertrude Lyons' book Rewrite the Mother Code and immediately wanted to get everyone in a room and talk about it. She's a maternal identity expert with a doctorate, nearly three decades of coaching, and a worldview that breaks motherhood wide open: motherhood isn't a role, it's a creative force. It shows up in your business, your relationships, your dreams, and most importantly in how you mother yourself.

In this conversation we get into why almost every mom loses herself at some point (including the ones with degrees in this exact subject), why self-doubt is the number one obstacle moms name, and what it takes to actually come back.

You'll hear:

• Why you're already mothering, whether or not you have children
• The catalysts that reliably knock moms off track, and why drifting is the assignment rather than the failure
• Where the erosion of self-trust actually comes from, and how we got cut off from our own intuition
• The $100 answer that fixed my daughter's year of stomach pain after a doctor said girls are just dramatic
• Why the truth is an act of kindness, and how "keeping the peace" costs us more than we realize
• The say-no assignment, and why not explaining yourself is the hard part
• "He knows he's enough and I know I'm not too much," and why so many moms think they have to earn the right to just be
• The conversation my thirteen-year-old started with me, and what it proved about doing the inner work

This is for any mom who has quietly wondered where she went, and whether it's too late to go get herself.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Dr. Gertrude Lyons' book and site: drgertrudelyons.com
• 2027 self-mothering retreats (Mexico, Ireland, Malta, Chicago): drgertrudelyons.com/retreats2027
• TEDx talk, Rewrite the Mother Code: youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9ZF8JKIDY
• Instagram: @drgertrudelyons
• Substack: gertrudelyons.substack.com
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+: bossmom.com/join