Mothering and the Echoes of Our Own Mothers

I often think about how much our own experiences with our mothers shape the way we mother. The love, the guidance, the unspoken patterns—they ripple forward in ways we don’t always notice.

When I became a mother, I felt like I’d been gifted a daughter first for a reason, and somehow that felt like a chance to start healing. To explore motherhood differently. To try to nurture her in ways that felt conscious, grounded, and full of love. But even with all the intention in the world, I quickly realised how much of what we carry isn’t always our own.

In the work I do with clients, this comes up again and again. Nine times out of ten, the emotional blocks we carry as mothers aren’t fully ours—they’re echoes of our own mothers’ emotions from pregnancy, birth, and those early years that weren’t fully processed or integrated. These emotions live in our bodies and can influence everything: our instincts, our patience, our resilience, and yes—our susceptibility to maternal burnout.

Maternal burnout often isn’t about “not coping.” It’s about carrying more than we should—emotional weight from our own lineage, unprocessed stress, and unmet support during those early, intense months of motherhood. When we don’t have space to process these inherited emotions, we can feel constantly exhausted, anxious, and disconnected from our own bodies and instincts.

This is where working with me can help. Through my Rooted Mama Method, we gently uncover the emotions you’ve been carrying—sometimes your own, sometimes your mother’s—and work with your body to release and integrate them. It’s not therapy, it’s not about blame—it’s about regaining your energy, trust in yourself, and the ability to mother in a way that feels rooted, supported, and sustainable.

Mothering is as much about healing as it is about nurturing. Every session, every insight, is a step toward letting go of what isn’t yours to carry, so you can step fully into the mother you want to be—for yourself, and for your child.