We are all the parts of self whilst mothering.

As our children teach us the true depths of love - they also bring forth our greatest fears in life and of self.

This makes the task of mothering a precair one. Although the day to day offerings seem simple the emotional band width is surmountable. We ask a lot of ourselves daily. Becoming a mother is both the easiest and most difficult thing to do.

Within motherhood we are mirrored back our most vulnerable parts. We are learning new things we are capable of - some of them very positive and some hard to acknowledge. In this chapter we will dig a little into shadow work - from the Carl Jung psychology.

in motherhood we learn day by day, a lot of the experience comes from using our instincts, trial and error, reading and researching about our errors , discussing these with other mothers as to find a fitted solution to what works in our relation with our child.

In this part of the practice we observe what is, we take inventory of our current approach in motherhood and where we want to soften and possibly redict without actually changing our position just yet. We only observe the comfort and uncomfortable.

in this part we practice observing and accepting of what is. All that happens and arises within you today is acceptable, worthy of being seen. For the mother who is consumed by motherhood, for the mother who still is able to define and be self, for the mother who has created a new self amidst the transition into motherhood.

A practice to not be influenced by society in how to gorges and move forward in motherhood.

Every phase of motherhood is a whole world within itself. and not all worlds have to feel as a natural habitat.

How do you empathize to the worlds within mothering that don’t feel natural to you?

How do you respond to the physical and emotional changes? Are you conscious of the changes if there are any? And when do they tend to be more frequent?

patience is not a natural ability and if it is to you.. it is not infinite. There is length to which one can show patience in a consistent matter, and we as mothers are not taught in how to observe what is happening within ourselves . Some have a natural ability in keeping this balanced and stable, others have not. How often do you observe your emotional band width throughout the day? And how conscious do you act towards the savoring of this emotional space? Have you have

How forgiving are you of self when you haven’t done this?

We are learning through the experience and meeting new unwanted needs of self while our children grow in and out of each phase. It is a privilege to be concious of our growth

Take note of the emotion that rises?

What are the thoughts that come up relating to this feeling?

What would you tell your friend in this situation?

Imagine a wiser self

Imagine what