Seasons of Matrescence - The Podcast
Becoming a mother leaves no woman as it found her, it unravels and rebuilds her, it cracks her open, takes her to her edges, it’s both beautiful and brutal often at the same time.
This transformation has a name; matrescence. The monumental shift a woman experiences through becoming and being a mother. Like adolescence, matrescence is a time of radical transformation; physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. However unlike adolescence, matrescence remains largely unacknowledged in mainstream culture. And it’s time for that to change.
Welcome to Seasons of Matrescence - The Podcast, where we explore the changing seasons of becoming, and being a mother.
I’m your guide, Nikki McCahon, mother, matrescence educator and womens life cycle guide. Let’s explore the transformative potential of matrescence and change the conversation about motherhood, together.
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Seasons of Matrescence - The Podcast
'Special' - Antidotes to the obsessions that come with a child's disability - a conversation with Melanie Dimmet
In today's podcast I am speaking to Melanie Dimmitt, a writer, author, editor and broadcaster and mother of two young children. In 2019 Melanie released her debut book; Special: Antidotes to the obsessions that come with a child’s disability after she was thrust into the disability space when her six-month-old son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Special is an uplifting, candid companion for parents in the early stages of navigating their child’s disability. Combining content from dozens of interviews with parents of children with wide-ranging disabilities (including Jocelyn Moorhouse, Chloe Maxwell and Ricky Stuart) alongside professional input from psychologists, researchers and specialists, it shares stories, advice and actionable coping strategies for parents not yet ready to sign up to ‘the special-needs club’.
In this episode Melanie shares her journey of becoming a mother, her son Arlo’s diagnosis with cerebral palsy, the challenges and joy of raising a child with a disability, her journey of writing her book Special and how this supported her to find acceptance and healing. If you’d like to connect with Melanie you’ll find all of her contact details and a link to purchase her book Special in the show notes.
You can connect with Melanie here:
https://www.instagram.com/the_special_book
https://www.melaniedimmitt.com.au/
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https://www.nikkimccahon.com
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Free Discover Matrescence e-book
https://courses.nikkimccahon.com/discovermatrescence
Free Seasons of Matrescence quiz
https://www.seasonsofmatrescence.com/quiz