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TOUGH MOTHERS!
You are not alone, and this is not how it will always be for you.
You can create contentment in your motherhood life by simply transforming your brain with techniques specifically created
for you.
TOUGH MOTHERS!
You are not alone, and this is not how it will always be for you.
You can create contentment in your motherhood life by simply transforming your brain with techniques specifically created
for you.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT MATRESCENCE IS?
matrescence: a woman’s transition into motherhood
I didn’t (and I am a mum of three, and have a PhD in Medicine!).
I just thought I was having a postnatal breakdown (read: stress, anxiety and overwhelm) after my third baby arrived. Turns out it was matrescence! And like so many mums before me, it changed my brain and my life completely. It was not good. I was not good.
I couldn’t find the help I needed. So, I created it. And I came back stronger and happier than ever.
And so can you.
You don’t need to be at the depths of despair, like I was.
Tough Mothers courses and programs are for all mothers and mums to-be who seek more contentment in their lives, or want to set themselves up for an amazing matrescence experience.
And it all starts with your brain.
Transform your brain, transform your life.
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR MATRESCENCE
Knowledge is power
1000 mums want you to know these things before you have your baby
I Wish Someone Had Told Me… is the best baby shower gift parents can get. It arms mums-to-be and new mothers with information that one thousand mothers from around the world wish they knew before having their babies.
Because some things in labour, childbirth and early motherhood are just too gross or embarrassing to share, many parents don’t find out the truth about what can, and often does, happen to women until they go through it themselves.
UNTIL NOW.
I Wish Someone Had Told Me… is the baby book packed with honest, medically- and factually-correct, informative, unspoken truths. It openly shares the gross, embarrassing, funny and rude things nobody likes to talk about, but every expectant mum must know.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. EMPOWER YOURSELF OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE
WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT DR. JEN’S WORK
and birth ”
Thank you”
“YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD TO YOUR KIDS. YOU HAVE TO BE THRIVING, MAMA.”
COURSES, EVENTS, PODCASTS AND TV
MOTHERHOOD PREPARATION COURSE
No doubt you have a plan for baby’s arrival.
But do you have a plan for YOU in motherhood?
MEDITATION COURSE
MOTHERHOOD COURSES
EVENTS
ONE-ON-ONE & GROUP PROGRAMS
PODCASTS & TV
A little about me…
Hi, I’m Dr. Jen! Mother of 3, neuroscientist, The Mother Mentor, author, international speaker and creator of Tough Mothers.
I am here to change the way women experience matrescence (the transition into motherhood) and motherhood. Too often women are forgotten in the birthing process. The focus is only on the baby, but we must remember that along with the baby, a mother is born.
I wish I knew this when I became a mother.
Having studied for many years (I have a PhD in Neuroscience and a degree in Psychotherapy) I understood the brain well. But when I had a breakdown (read: stress, anxiety and overwhelm) after my third baby was born, I was at a loss to understand what was going on with my brain and with me.
I know now, it was matrescence!
Not being able to find the help I needed, resulted in me embarking on a journey to “fix myself” by transforming my brain. I spent two years analysing and learning about my mind, tapping into neuroscience knowledge, researching and learning, and creating a life within myself that I previously didn’t even dream of (… I am still going).
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“My baby would have died. We both would have died” Yay, 2020 is almost done! Pat yourself on the back. Go on, please do it! We have achieved an incredible task – parenting through a pandemic. Not that it is all over, but I think we need to celebrate what we have...
I was at the shops this week doing some very last-minute Christmas shopping (the end of this year has been more hectic than usual. I’ll tell you all about that soon 🤫), when I ran into an acquaintance from many moons ago. We had a quick chat and caught up on the last decade or so, which was lovely and nostalgic.
Upon our departure he said: “Merry Christmas and all that stuff”
All that stuff? 🤷♀️
I chuckled and wondered what he meant by that.
I came up with 3 possibilities.
1. It was a nicety to assure that whatever religion or non-religion I practised was covered in his well wishes.
2. Saying the exact well wishes was too cumbersome on this very hot day 😂
3. All that stuff meant _____ [fill in the blanks]
I chose number 3 😁
To fill in the blanks, I chose peace, good health and joy for myself. These are things I would love lots of in 2021.
I kind of like the idea of fill in your blanks. That way the well wishes are specific to you, and you can design the new year how you want it to be.
It is in your hands! ❤️
So, with that in mind, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and all that stuff [fill in the blanks].
Please take a minute to fill in your blanks. There are no rules to this, you can choose as many as you like.
Thank you for your support throughout this crazy year. I am looking forward to bringing you some amazing things in 2021.
With all my love,
Jen
Ps. Amongst the chaos we still managed to visit Santa last week. Phew!
3 weeks ago
![I was at the shops this week doing some very last-minute Christmas shopping (the end of this year has been more hectic than usual. I’ll tell you all about that soon 🤫), when I ran into an acquaintance from many moons ago. We had a quick chat and caught up on the last decade or so, which was lovely and nostalgic.
Upon our departure he said: “Merry Christmas and all that stuff”
All that stuff? 🤷♀️
I chuckled and wondered what he meant by that.
I came up with 3 possibilities.
1. It was a nicety to assure that whatever religion or non-religion I practised was covered in his well wishes.
2. Saying the exact well wishes was too cumbersome on this very hot day 😂
3. All that stuff meant _____ [fill in the blanks]
I chose number 3 😁
To fill in the blanks, I chose peace, good health and joy for myself. These are things I would love lots of in 2021.
I kind of like the idea of fill in your blanks. That way the well wishes are specific to you, and you can design the new year how you want it to be.
It is in your hands! ❤️
So, with that in mind, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and all that stuff [fill in the blanks].
Please take a minute to fill in your blanks. There are no rules to this, you can choose as many as you like.
Thank you for your support throughout this crazy year. I am looking forward to bringing you some amazing things in 2021.
With all my love,
Jen
Ps. Amongst the chaos we still managed to visit Santa last week. Phew!](https://toughmothers.com/wp-content/plugins/custom-facebook-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Merry Christmas Jen 🎄🎄🎄
Happy Christmas my friend, the kids all look very happy 😊 hope the move and lead up to Christmas is now behind you and you can take a breather over the coming days 💕
Merry Christmas to all you tough and beautiful mothers 🎄♥️💫
#blanks #wishes #christmas #cheer #motherhood #kids children #joy #fun #thespirit #aussiechristmas #give #love #toughmothers
Is this a socially distant photo with santa? Its a bit odd but i love it
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*I write postnatal instead of postpartum and mum instead of mom because I’m Australian (pure-bred German but Australian citizen). It is also the reason for my dry humour (humor).