There’s a moment in motherhood that hits like a freight train—the day your youngest walks out the door and into school. It’s a seismic shift, a transition that carries both grief and relief, a moment where you feel like a huge part of you just left, but also like you’re finally coming up for air. You’ve spent years in the most important (and invisible) role in the world, and yet, society doesn’t validate the weight of that devotion.

So now what?

This episode is for every mother who has ever felt the freefall, the ache, the relief, the question: Who am I now? We see you, and we’re right here with you.

In this episode, we explore the emotional landscape of this transition—why it feels so disorienting, the deep conditioning around our worth, and the care-career conundrum so beautifully articulated by Dr. Sophie Brock. We talk about what it means to reclaim yourself, to sit in the in-between without rushing to fix it, and how to honour both the exhaustion and the expansion. Plus, we share advice on making the most of that last year before school, so you can soak it up and prepare for what’s next.

In This Episode, We Discuss:
•That moment when your youngest starts school and it feels like a huge part of you has just walked out the door.
•The grief and relief that arrive hand-in-hand in major transitions.
•The invisible weight of motherhood and why it’s so hard to feel validated in it.
•Dr. Sophie Brock’s Care-Career Conundrum-the challenges mothers face balancing career and motherhood
•The Motherhood Penalty and why it can feel like a freefall when your role suddenly shifts.
•The pull to seek external validation in a world that doesn’t recognise the work you’ve done.
•The exhaustion that comes not just from transition, but from resisting it.
•How to allow yourself to sit in the discomfort without rushing to the next thing.
•Making the most of the last year before your child starts school—soaking it in while also asking: What do I want to reclaim?
•Finding your next step from a place of self-worth, not urgency.


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