05 - Jacqueline Kelly on Matrescence - The Rite of Passage We Forgot to Name

Jacqueline Kelly is a psychotherapist, matrescence practitioner, and founder of Our Brave Hearts, a community she built after becoming a mother herself and finding that the conversations she needed simply weren't happening.In this episode we talk about what it costs women to become mothers, why that cost goes unspoken, and who benefits from keeping it that way. We get into matrescence; the profound identity shift of becoming a mother that has no mainstream name, the mask of motherhood, mum guilt as a social construct, and what happens when you dare to climb down from the pedestal. We also talk about Jacqueline's decision to speak publicly about Palestine in October 2023, what it cost her in followers, speaking opportunities and professional relationships, and why she did it anyway.Mentioned in this episodeOur Brave Hearts: Wise Words for Mothers by Jacqueline Kelly, illustrated by Rosie LovelockMatrescence by Lucy JonesDr. Alexandra Sacks -- A New Way to Think About the Transition to Motherhood (TED Talk, 2018)Dr. Aurelie Athan, Teachers College, Columbia University -- researcher who expanded the concept of matrescenceDana Raphael -- anthropologist who coined the term matrescenceFrancesca Albanese -- UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territoriesSwords for Palestine -- weekly vigils at Swords Castle, North DublinIreland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC)Cunt by Inga MuscioFind Jacqueline ourbravehearts.ie | @our_braveheartsIf you've enjoyed this episode, why not support the show?Find us over at patreon.com/wigsonthegreenpodOr follow us on Instagram & TikTok