Empowering Women Through Self-Advocacy and the Journey of Matrescence

Guest: Lucy Wylde
Host: Dr. Natasha Wallace, Clinical Psychologist
🎧 Listen to this episode of The Mum Poster Syndrome Podcast for the full conversation.

Dr. Natasha Wallace and Lucy Wylde explore matrescence, self-advocacy, and how women can rediscover confidence and identity through motherhood.

Rediscovering Your Voice After Motherhood

Motherhood changes everything… your identity, your priorities, and sometimes even your voice. For many women, the transition to motherhood brings joy and love, but also a quiet loss of self and the parts of us that existed before “mum.”

In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Lucy Wylde, a self-advocacy coach who helps women reclaim their power, set boundaries, and speak their truth. Lucy shares her personal journey through matrescence, the emotional, physical, and psychological transformation that happens when we become mothers, and how she found healing through movement, expression, and community.

Learning to Speak Up and Take Up Space

So many women lose their sense of self in motherhood through years of people-pleasing and overgiving. Lucy and I explore how self-advocacy - learning to express your needs and boundaries - is one of the most powerful forms of self-care.

We talk about:

• The link between people-pleasing and burnout in motherhood
  
• How grief for your pre-motherhood self can coexist with growth
  
• Why movement and self-expression can help rebuild confidence
  
• How matrescence can be embraced as a journey of empowerment
  

You’ll come away from this episode feeling reminded that you’re allowed to take up space, as a mother and as a woman.

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Empowering Women Through Self-Advocacy and the Journey of Matrescence with Lucy Wylde
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