Feeling confident, competent and regulated as a mother with Jane, an occupational therapist

Today's ep is with Jane of @doingmotherhood. Jane is a mother of two and a mental health occupational therapist specialising in matrescence and the perinatal period, currently working at @themindfulbirthmovement. 

Jane joins us to discuss:

• Matrescence from an occupational therapist’s POV and why it can be such a challenging time for our sense of self, confidence and functioning 
• What a mental health perinatal occupational therapist does and how they can help mothers navigate changes in their functioning or achieve their specific goals (whether that’s related to your pelvic floor, returning to work, your identity, or more)
• Nervous system regulation, both daily strategies to build your capacity and things to do in times of dysregulation in you or your children 
• How understanding our values can help us to navigate transitions and shifting identities 

This is such an insightful episode. Jane describes how motherhood is unique because most of us are really thrown into parenthood without any real opportunity to learn or practice the skills and tasks that come with mothering. It makes sense then, that our sense of self and confidence may be rocked through the experience, and that this can have flow-on impacts to our functioning. Jane shares why this all occurs and what we can do about it. 

Jane offers the newly launched ‘Birth of Us’ antenatal program - a program designed to help parents step into parenthood with confidence and practical knowledge. 

Resources, counselling and support are also available at The Mindful Birth Movement.

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