The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz

The Mama Rising Movement was born out of a desire to revolutionise the way motherhood is seen, valued and supported in this world because the world really needs mamas to rise. Since it’s birth four years ago I have wanted to tell stories of matresence far and wide, wanted to see success for women and connect us throughout the world. Because, at the core, matresence is an acknowledgement that we ar...

It excites me continuously that more and more people are starting to talk within the matresence space and my guest today is no different. Kamya O'Keeffe is a senior facilitator of Rites of Passage programs and a mentor to women coaches and leaders. She creates safe held respectful individual and group circles and rites of passage programmes. Amy and Kamya explore what that means for matr...

One of my dear mentors, Jane Hedwick Collins often says that every pregnancy results in a birth and shows the mother, what she most needs to know for the next season of her life. Miscarriage and early pregnancy loss impacts us in ways which are definitely underacknowledged and we need to be having more conversations, such as this one, with my guest Katrina Thompson. Kat is a Mama of four:  tw...

Matresence creates waves of change. Big, small, monumental and profoundly significant. Within this change, we also often have a strong desire to step into the next season of life. Because, matresence also creates dreams, desires, hopes and and yearning. Listen to this solo episode where Amy observes how matresence has taught her and thoughts surrounding: There is a part of us that is ready for mor...

When I listened to the TEDx talk in preparation for this conversation, I was moved to tears because my guest, Jacqueline Kerr, really brings to light what Mum burnout looks like. And it has absolutely nothing to do with how much is on her to do list. Please note - there is discussion around suicidal ideation within this interview so please be mindful if this is right for you and check in with your...

I feel so privileged to be able to speak to so many women around the world about how we need to do matresence differently. Even when the conversation cannot provide ‘easy’ answers. Even when we realise that, perhaps, the system is too broken. I already knew we need to honour the transition to motherhood and support women differently and this conversation only opened my eyes, yet again, to the requ...

This episode marks 200 episodes of the Happy Mama Movement Podcast. It has been such a journey and what an opportune moment to reflect on what I have learnt from the podcast, while also building an amazing movement of matresence. In this episode you can listen to Amy reflect on:     What success looks and feels like at different stages of motherhood and how sometimes we don’t r...

One of my favourite parts of spreading matresence into the world is being able to talk to these Mamas a few years after we first connected and see the massive change and transformation in them, in their sense of self, their happiness within themselves. My guest today is no different. Gemma Mercer is a Mama Rising facilitator and shares her story of her own inner split and figuring out who she was...

Every single time I have these conversations, I learn more and go deeper and my conversation with Jenna Ward did not disappoint. Jenna is a feminine embodiment for women and coaches who value sensitivity and sensation, and this exchange is practical and profoundly inspiration. Listen as we discuss: Catching up with ourselves, our emotional energy and all of the data and unexpressed life force that...

The topic of breastfeeding is often a controversial one, with it recently becoming a hot topic, again. It is such an intense topic, full of emotions and personal moments of healing. Erin Bailey is a Holistic Nutritionist, Naturopath, breastfeeding advocate and counsellor. What this conversation is really about, is how there is still an immense amount of work to do to support the mother, the emotiv...

Amy contemplates how her experience of matresence has not always felt equal and balanced. There have been times throughout where it has felt okay and other times it has not. Motherhood can squish you and you hit the maternal wall, it demands all and more of us. And therefore, other parts of us are unable to flourish. Listen as Amy explores:   How easy it is for us to loose ourselves in t...

Conversations present a myriad of opportunities, and the Happy Mama Movement Podcast is no exception. My conversation today lit an absolute fire in my belly and blew my mind to new possibilities and conversations I hadn’t yet thought about. Lisa Fitzpatrick is a registered physiotherapist and trains others in pelvic floor and hormone balancing. Listen as Amy and Lisa discuss: History of yogic prac...

Maybe matresence is so hard to define because of the vastly different experiences a woman can have from birth to birth. My guest today, Layla O'Mara is no exception. Layla had two of her children in Germany and her third in her hometown of Ireland. That led her on the journey towards matresence activism and also deepened her understanding of the different elements and seasons within us. Listen as...

Have you ever noticed the inner mantra that plays in circles after a tough day in motherhood? The feeling of there is always something more. The feeling that you can’t stay on top of things. The feeling that it is always up to you. We are not meant to be doing this all alone. It is not mean to be that we look around and see one thing after another. Listen to this solo episode as Amy expands on her...

Our guest today is quite the Podcast veteran. Sophie Walker is the host of the Australian Birth Stories Podcast, which has just released its 300th episodes. The journey of pregnancy and birth is an important part of the Matresence picture, and it is vital that we are not telling women that birth looks the same for everybody. Listen as Amy and Sophie discuss: How our own birth experiences are close...

Ever since learning about matresence and the transformations it can bring, I really knew that this had the potential to resonate with Mamas all over the world. No matter what their experience has been. Yet, several thoughts rose alongside the potential matresence holds. What about cultural differences, language differences, religious differences? In getting closer to answering those very questions...

How is it possible after so much change and unpredictability, we can still hold deep trust that we’ll be ok?  I’m not sure I have the answer to that… other than: it just comes.  Daily practice.  Deep commitment to riding the waves of it all.  Not denying any of the steps - even the awful messy ones.  And then coming back to - look how much I’ve already been through. ...

What does it mean to truly remember yourself? Especially in the process of motherhood? Sarah Poet believes in transparency and integrity to build authentic relationships. And she is doing exactly that through raising her son after several awaking experiences throughout her motherhood. Listen to this inspiration interview as Amy and Sarah discuss:    The sacred remembering of the fem...

There still seems like there is so much work to do for mothers and their return to work after giving birth. My guest today deeply understands the challenges that still rise. Andrea Bombino is by anybody's definition and incredibly ambitious and successful woman. She set her sights on creating a career at a young age that would really change the trajectory of her life. And then, along came motherho...

Motherhood can be completely consuming. You can loose parts of yourself, with dreams and hopes swept up into the everyday. In this solo episode Amy explores and remembers the exact moment that she remembers feeling that core part of herself abandoned. Listen to this shorter bite sized episode as Amy talks about: The logistics of spontaneously going to a movie seem like hard work and sometimes just...

There is still a stigma attached to discussions of intimacy, especially within Motherhood, within public spaces. For years we have been taught that intimacy is wrong, shamed and shut behind closed doors. This conversation bursts open the intertwine of masculine and feminine and how they can revolutionise our relationships. Julie Tenner is one of the world's best teachers and guides on the topic of...

The Happy Mama Movement Podcast is dedicated to providing a balance between the insights from experts, teachers, authours and researchers from around the world around motherhood and Matresence. Within this sphere we also chat to Mamas. Mamas who are living and breathing examples of what it is like in the depths and dedicated to changing paradigms and asking the challenging questions of who they wa...

Why, after decades of social progress, is motherhood still so much harder than it needs to be? It seems that while Mothers are trying hard to fit into all sorts of identities, while also losing their own. Eliane Glasser is a writer, mother and joins Amy for this honest and upfront conversation, including discussion about: How feminism has almost left Motherhood behind. Guilt, resentment, anger and...

#183 - Are You Too Much? With Amy Taylor-Kabbaz Recently, in researching how Matrescence can be the catalyst for so much more than just a redefining process of what it means to be a mother, I reached out to women in my life and asked: what were you told growing up? Here's just some of their answers: Too sensitive Too wild Too caring Too crazy Too giving Too loud Too shy Too bold Too quiet Too need...

It blows my mind that I get to work with women like Dusk. That Dusk has been trained in the Mama Rising formula and is now a facilitator teaching others about matresence. As you can hear from this deep, moving and sincere conversation, Dusk brings a wisdom, knowledge and grace to all that surround her. Listen as Amy and Dusk hold space for each other, and an entire network of Mamas who listen, inc...