MATRESCENCE DOULA + MOTHERHOOD SUPPORT
UNLEASH THE MOM
YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
With sound resources, meaningful connection, and gentle support, you can let go of the shit making motherhood stink.
Honor who you were
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Reclaim who you are
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Enjoy life as a mom
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Becoming a mother isn’t just adding a child to your existing life.
It’s a rebirth of you.
So while you felt ready for baby’s birth, your birth was a different story. And giving birth can feel like being ripped in half.
Motherhood hit me hard.
I had always wanted to be a mom. And felt ready to take that step. Yet when I peed on that stick, my life flashed before my eyes.
I sensed deep, unsettling change, but couldn’t clearly articulate it. I was supposed to be purely grateful, but my emotions were mixed.
So, I labeled myself bad; selfish; unworthy.
When the reality of motherhood paled in comparison to the vision I had conjured, I became sadder. Madder. Felt like I was broken.
I couldn’t understand why I was struggling so hard — especially when everyone else seemed to be thriving.
Then I learned about matrescence.
Finally I had a word to explain my world.
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
I’M MOM DOG.
As 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 I know you can make yourself feel whole again.
You’ve become irritable, snappy, or ragey. You’re yelling a lot, and hating yourself for it.
You’re drowning your never ending to-do list; you feel like you’ll never catch up.
You feel guilty for wanting to go back to work — and guilty for sending your kids to daycare.
You thought motherhood would make you feel whole. But it’s left you with an unexplainable hole.
You’re resentful. Burnt out. Overwhelmed and underwhelmed by your myriad responsibilities.
It’s not that you’re bad, unfit, or failing. It’s that you need be seen, heard, and understood.
“Matrescence, like adolescence”
— Aurélie Athan, Ph.D.
1:1 SUPPORT
MATRESCENCE COACHING
UNLEASH THE MOM YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
As a mom, 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’re unrecognizably angry. Like nothing you do is good enough. Like you miss your pre-baby life. Like you’re a monster for thinking such a thing.
Sis, you’re not the only one.
Matrescence is an enormous rite of passage that goes largely unrecognized. Without an understanding of the all-encompassing transformation motherhood brings, moms wind up pissed off, uncertain, and misunderstood. In our effort to become the mother we’re “supposed” to be, we end up losing who we are.
With matrescence coaching, you can find yourself again.
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
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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 pathway back to yourself. 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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GROUP SUPPORT
MOTHERS CIRCLES
EVERY MOM DOG NEEDS HER PACK
Motherhood can be isolating. Even when you’re surrounded by people all day long (your kids, your partner, strangers at Target) you can still feel alone in your experience. You wonder if anyone else feels this conflicted; this imbalanced; this unmoored.
Girlfriend, they do.
In Mom Dog’s Nashville-based Mother Circles, you’ll connect with women navigating the same messy transition and in so doing, create your pack. With honest sharing, deep listening, and real human interaction, you’ll find comfort knowing what every mom needs to know: that you’re not broken, you’re not failing, you’re not alone.
MOTHERS CIRCLES:
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Location coming soon. Launching March 2026!
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Coming soon. Launching April 2026!
“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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Be it through 1:1 coaching, group support, or a mixture of the two, you’ll gather the support you need to honor 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 — for your famliy and for YOU.
