MATRESCENCE COACHING + YOGA + MOTHERHOOD SUPPORT
UNLEASH THE MOM
YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
With gentle support, sound resources, and intentional shifts, you can let go of the shit making motherhood stink.
HONOR YOUR IDENTITY
RECLAIM YOUR STRENGTH
ENJOY LIFE AS A MOM
Becoming a mother isn’t just adding a child to your existing life - it’s a rebirth of you.
You might have been ready for your baby’s birth — but your birth was a different story.
And giving birth can feel like being ripped in half.
Motherhood hit me like an unexpected anvil.
I was ready to become a mom: I had a loving partner, a flexible career, and an extra bedroom begging for a baby. Yet when I peed on that stick, I saw my life flash before my eyes. In both pregnancy and postpartum I sensed deep, unsettling changes that I couldn’t quite explain. As a result, I felt totally lost, horribly alone.
And because I wasn’t exclusively overjoyed with my early experience of motherhood, the dark cloud of shame was unbearable. I wasn’t depressed — but I wasn’t me.
I had always wanted to be a mom. So I couldn’t understand why I was struggling so hard.
MAT-RES-ENCE
/muh’tress.ents/ noun
the ongoing process of becoming a mother
the complete transformation and identity shift of a woman as she moves through motherhood.
an experience of disorientation and reorientation, marked by an acceleration of changes in multiple domains: physical, psychological, social, and spiritual
When I discovered matrescence, it cracked me wide open.
I’M MOM DOG.
An ICF certified matrescence coach, a yoga teacher with over a decade of experience, and a mother of two, I have the tools and presence to support new moms who feel similarly out of whack.
I know what it’s like to feel caught between the woman you were and the one you want to become. And having sought out support for myself, I know you can make yourself whole again.
You don’t have to abandon the woman you were — nor resent who you’re becoming.
With the right support, you can integrate all of you to become the mom and woman you’re meant to be.
“Matrescence, like adolescence”
— Aurélie Athan, Ph.D.
SERVICES
MATRESCENCE COACHING
UNLEASH THE MOM YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
Maybe you feel like a shadow of yourself. Like you’re straddling the woman you were and the one you thought you’d become. Like you can’t catch up. Like nothing you do is good enough. Like you wish you could go back to the simplicity of your pre-baby life. Like you’re a monster for even thinking about your pre-baby life.
Sis, you’re not the only one.
Matrescence is a sacred rite of passage — yet it’s one that has gone largely unrecognized in our culture. Without an understanding of the enormous transformation that motherhood brings, we feel angry, uncertain, and weak. And we lose ourselves trying to become the mother we’re “supposed” to be.
With matrescence coaching, you can find a new way forward.
COACHING PROGRAMS:
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Mom Dog’s core coaching program, these six structured sessions explore matrescence and motherhood through both a broad cultural perspective and an intimate personal lens. Expect pre-session education and reflection, in-session meditation and discussion, and ongoing mindfulness as you walk the path towards maternal peace. This is the best place to begin.
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Less structured than The Awakening, The Companion provides three months of bi-weekly support for whatever is coming up during this phase of motherhood. This is ideal for mothers who’ve already completed The Awakening.
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This 90-minute intensive is for the mom who knows something’s off, but hasn’t had the time or space to process it. In this hour-and-a-half long session, you’ll get to hear yourself think and speak, get clear on what’s actually bothering you, and leave with one or two grounded changes that feel doable.
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SERVICES
YOGA PRACTICE
UP DOG, DOWN DOG.
After carrying you through pregnancy, birth, and the physical demands of early motherhood, your body deserves attention too.
Since I started practicing yoga in 2009, I've learned one undeniable truth: I'm calmer, saner, and way less in my head when I show up on my mat. Connecting body and breath has been an anchor for me through every season of womanhood.
Whether you're pregnant, postpartum, or years into matrescence, yoga offers a chance to reconnect with yourself. Join me for personalized private lessons that’ll give you exactly what you need right now, or register for upcoming workshops and events.
YOGA PRACTICE:
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Whether you live here in Nashville or on the other side of the globe, I can offer you personalized yoga lessons that’ll bring you back to yourself. Lessons can be held in-person or virtually, and can be catered to mothers in any phase of matrescence.
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Join me at local workshops or events — or attend with me virtually, when possible!
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SERVICES
GROUP SUPPORT
COMING SOON!
Motherhood can be hella isolating. Despite being surrounded by people all day — your kids, your partner, strangers at Target — you can feel terribly alone in your experience. It makes you wonder if anyone else feels this untethered. This conflicted. This overwhelmed and underwhelmed.
Girlfriend, they do.
In Mom Dog’s Mother Circles, you’ll gather with women navigating the same messy and complicated transition. Through honest sharing and reflective journaling, you’ll find comfort in knowing what every mom needs to know: that you’re not broken, you’re not failing, and you’re not alone.
Create the village you’ve been so desperate to find.
GROUP SUPPORT PROGRAMS:
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A regular, in-person gathering of mothers for those who live in the Nashville area.
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A regular, Zoom-based gathering of mothers seeking discussion, reflection, connection, and community.
“Giving birth does not automatically make a mother out of a woman.”
— Dana Raphael, Ph.D.
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE SO MIZ
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Take the stress out of finding the right coach: your first session is free so we can ensure a good fit.
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You talk, I listen, and together we dig into what’s going on beneath the motherhood chaos.
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By integrating everything we’ve uncovered, you can honor the woman you were and the mother you’re becoming.
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Find the confidence and contentment you need to show up as your whole self.
