Nourishing The Mother

NTM 502: When a Huge Part of You Walks Out the Door: The Ache, The Relief & Who Am I Now?

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Synopsis

There’s a moment in motherhood that hits like a freight train—the day your youngest walks out the door and into school. It’s a seismic shift, a transition that carries both grief and relief, a moment where you feel like a huge part of you just left, but also like you’re finally coming up for air. You’ve spent years in the most important (and invisible) role in the world, and yet, society doesn’t validate the weight of that devotion.So now what?This episode is for every mother who has ever felt the freefall, the ache, the relief, the question: Who am I now? We see you, and we’re right here with you.In this episode, we explore the emotional landscape of this transition—why it feels so disorienting, the deep conditioning around our worth, and the care-career conundrum so beautifully articulated by Dr. Sophie Brock. We talk about what it means to reclaim yourself, to sit in the in-between without rushing to fix it, and how to honour both the exhaustion and the expansion. Plus, we share advice on making the most o