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The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 7; Episode 3 | Enfys J. Book on queer rites of passage + honouring your milestones with prideWelcome all! I'm really excited to introduce you to Enfys J. Book on the Becoming podcast today. I came across Enfys' new book Queer Rites: A Magickal Grimoire to Honor Your Milestones with Pride in a random search for other folks who were just as nerdy about rites of passage as I am. I really loved getting to know them and the conversation we had was just so rich. In this episode, Enfys and I touch on: > The lack of rites of passage for queer folk, and how deeply gendered so many...2025-03-2552 min
Beauty & Bone PodcastBeauty & Bone | The Element Sessions | Episode 5This episode of the Element Sessions podcast uses the WOOD Element as a jumping off point for a conversation around ANGER.In Chinese Medicine each of the Five Elements has an emotion connected to it, and for the WOOD element (which is also connected to the season of Spring that we are stepping into right now on this side of the globe) the emotion is ANGER.There is no emotion that does not have its place, and there are times when appropriate anger is a really important catalysing force. There is also, from a Chinese...2025-02-2858 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 7; Episode 2 | Ruth Allen on how earth's deep wisdom can help us endure life's stormsHello beautiful ones, and welcome back to The Becoming Podcast. Today on the show I am thrilled to introduce you to Ruth Allen. I have been following (and loving) Ruth's work for a number of years, and I've absolutely loved her two books, Grounded and Weathering. Her work and her writing has deeply shaped the way I think about the natural world and the way I move my body through it. Let me formally introduce Ruth: Ruth is a writer, embodied psychotherapist and facilitator working primarily outdoors in landscape, and online. Combining her ba...2025-02-261h 00
The Midlife Feast#140 - Navigating Motherhood and Perimenopause: Embracing Identity Shifts with Jessie HarroldWhat did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know!What happens when motherhood and perimenopause collide? In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and doula, and author of Mothershift, Jessie Harrold, to talk about the big identity shifts that come with these life stages. We unpack the messy emotions, the self-doubt, and the cultural pressures that make change feel so hard—and why it’s also a chance to rediscover who we are.Jessie and I explore how small moments of curiosity can spark creativity and...2025-02-0336 min
The Mom ExistenceThe Journey of Motherhood & Identity with Jessie HarroldMotherhood is one of the most profound transformations a woman can experience—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. But why is this transition so challenging in today’s world? In this episode, I sit down with Jessie Harrold, a coach, doula, and author who specializes in guiding women through major life transitions, including the shift into motherhood. Jessie shares her personal experience with motherhood, the struggles of identity shifts, and the concept of matrescence—the process of becoming a mother that reshapes every aspect of a woman's life. We dive into the common challenges mothers face, why this transition feels...2025-01-3057 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 7; Episode 1 | Carmen Spagnola on practical magic for turbulent timesHello beautiful ones! The Becoming Podcast is returning after a somewhat unplanned hiatus, brought to you by Getting Pneumonia A Week After Launching My Book! But here we are again, and I couldn't be more delighted to be welcoming Carmen Spagnola as my first guest of 2025. Carmen has been a friend, colleague and teacher of mine for many years now, and she has just released her latest book, Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times, and, given the events of the past few weeks in our world, the timing of this important work co...2025-01-221h 10
Bringing Up Baby#90 Matrescence - The Transition to MotherhoodMatrescence is a process. It's the transition to Motherhood which can take 2-3 years!
Grab your headphones, head out for a walk with Baby and give this a listen because you're most likely going to related BIG TIME.Our guest for this episode is Jessie Harrold. She's a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over fifteen years. She's also recently launched her 2nd book - Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage and we're going to chat about it.For m...2025-01-2134 min
Wild and WellThe transformation of becoming a motherHave you heard the term matrescence?
It is the transition of becoming a mother and all that goes with that. It is a process, not just a moment in time.
It is a wild, beautiful, complex and challenging process.
Motherhood changes us profoundly. This is completely normal.
In this episode, I chat with doula, coach and author Jessie Harrold about the massive transformational time of becoming a mother.
Jessie and I chat about:
Why the transition to motherhood takes 2-3 years – not just 6 weeks
What matrescence is
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Moments with MarianneMothershift with Jessie HarroldWhat if we saw motherhood as an opportunity for a mother to access a deeper sense of her own power and authenticity? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Jessie Harrold on her new book Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage.Moments with Marianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Jessie Harrold is a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over fifteen years. She works one-on-one with women and mothers, facilitates mentorship pr...2025-01-1842 min
The Modern PhoenixMatrescence: Does becoming a mother change… everything? with Jessie HarroldThe transition into motherhood reshapes not just our roles, but our very beings. In this episode, Gervase Kolmos sits down with Jessi Harold, author of Mothershift, to explore the transformative journey known as matrescence. Jessi shares her insights on how becoming a mother can be both a radical shift and a rite of passage filled with growth, challenges, and deep self-discovery. Together, they discuss the complexities of identity shifts, societal expectations, and the importance of holding space for both the beauty and the struggle of parenting. Keep listening as Gervase and Jessie cover the balance be...2025-01-1351 minThe Modern PhoenixMatrescence: Does becoming a mother change… everything? with Jessie HarroldThe transition into motherhood reshapes not just our roles, but our very beings. In this episode, Gervase Kolmos sits down with Jessi Harold, author of Mothershift, to explore the transformative journey known as matrescence. Jessi shares her insights on how becoming a mother can be both a radical shift and a rite of passage filled with growth, challenges, and deep self-discovery. Together, they discuss the complexities of identity shifts, societal expectations, and the importance of holding space for both the beauty and the struggle of parenting. Keep listening as Gervase and Jessie cover the balance be...2025-01-1351 min
The Well-Nourished Mother: Helping You Thrive in Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood21. Exploring a Map for Your Matrescence with Jessie HarroldMatrescence—the identity transition into motherhood—is gaining recognition, but even though many now understand what it is, most mothers still lack a roadmap for how to navigate it. Enter, Jessie Harrold. Jessie has written a beautiful book based on her many years of work supporting women and mothers through radical transformation, which offers practical tools for navigating the complex and sometimes uncomfortable experience of matrescence. It's quite literally a map for your matrescence.Jessie Harrold is a coach and doula who has been...2025-01-091h 06
The MomaloguesAccess Your Mother Powers with Jessie HaroldIn this enlightening episode of Momalogues, we sit down with Jessie Harrold, author of the groundbreaking book Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage. Jessie talks about the transformative journey of matrescence, exploring how motherhood is not just a role but a profound rite of passage that reshapes a woman's identity. Join us as Jessie shares her insights on the concept of "Mother Powers," a framework she developed to help mothers navigate the emotional and spiritual landscapes of motherhood. She discusses the importance of embracing the feelings of loss and grief that often accompany this t...2024-12-1834 min
The Re-Imagining Motherhood PodcastEpisode 9 - Jessie Harrold: Matrescence as a Rite of PassageSend us a textWelcome to episode NINE of the Re-Imagining Motherhood podcast.I am thrilled to bring you Jessie Harrold, coach, doula and author of her most recent book, “Mothershift - Reclaiming Motherhood as Rite of Passage”. In this episode, Harrold and I explore the concept of matrenscence - both personally and professionally. Harrold shares personal experience and professional expertise that leaves me feeling inspired that we can re-imagine Motherhood together - if only we center the Mother and bring this one word, “Matrescence” to every Mother (and human) we know...2024-11-261h 02
Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal livingReclaiming Motherhood As A Rite Of Passage With Jessie HarroldIn today’s episode, I am joined by Jessie Harrold, a coach, doula and author of ‘Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage’. A couple of years ago, I followed Jessie’s course by the same name and it held me deeply in the depths of my postpartum identity shift. This conversation dives deep in the process of matrescence, the part community plays in this and how, as mothers, we can learn to become recipients of care in ways we don’t always see portrayed online.Tune in to hear more from us on:The conc...2024-11-1256 min
Shambhala PublicationsMothershift audiobook sampleOur modern, Western societal understanding of what happens to a woman when she becomes a mother largely remains uncharted territory. Mothershift offers a supportive, affirming road map to take women through the cascade of identity change and transformation that is motherhood.
Jessie Harrold introduces her “map for your becoming,” a research-based, four-phase model that maps out how the transition to motherhood unfolds—and helps women to navigate every step along the way. Harrold also includes self-inquiry questions and journal prompts in each chapter to help women identify and thrive amidst the cascade of changes they can expect as they enter motherhood. Her...2024-11-1104 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6; Episode 7 | Mara Glatzel and Becca Piastrelli interview me about the launch of MothershiftHello beautiful ones! I've somehow taken a bit of an unexpected hiatus from the podcast lately, but I'm really, really delighted to share a new episode with you today. It's a super fun and beautiful conversation between three friends – myself, Mara Glatzel and Becca Piastrelli. In this episode, we're turning the tables and Mara and Becca are interviewing ME about the launch of my upcoming book, Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage. If you aren't familiar with Mara and Becca, let me tell you a little bit about them first! Mara Glatze...2024-11-0548 min
Bound & Determined126. Lessons Learned From Manuscript Through Launch GUEST: Jessie HarroldBack in June 2023, I interviewed matrescence expert Jessie Harrold on Bound + Determined, and she shared with raw vulnerability how hard it was to land her book deal. She talked about the timing, the road blocks, the shots in the dark she took, and what ultimately got her the publishing deal that is now launching Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage. I still get emails several times a month from people who have stumbled upon that episode (#91) and are grateful for it. They tell me it was helpful to hear that for some people, this process is...2024-10-2840 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP238 Embracing the Mothershift with Jessie HarroldDid you know that matrescence – the process of becoming a mother – takes approximately 2-3 years? It's far from the 3, 6, or 12 month process we've been made to believe. In fact, 20 years after giving birth to my child, I'm still grappling with how it changed me, how I want to mother, and what this identity means to me.
My guest for this episode is Jessie Harrold, coach, doula, educator and author of Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage. We're talking about:
• Who goes through "matrescence"? Who is a mother?? What is mothering???
• Should postpartum depressi...2024-10-261h 25
The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz#285 | MAKING THE MOTHERSHIFT | WITH JESSIE HARROLD |Welcome to another heartfelt episode of The Happy Mama Movement Podcast! Today, I’m thrilled to dive into a meaningful conversation with Jessie Harrold. Jessie has dedicated over fifteen years to guiding women through profound transformations and life’s pivotal rites of passage. As a coach, doula, and author, her insights are bound to resonate with mothers at every stage of their journey.We explore:The Transition to Motherhood: Jessie unpacks the concept of matrescence and how it redefines motherhood as a rite of passage.The MotherSHIFT : Learn about Jessie’s experience around...2024-10-1643 min
Everything Belongs with Madison MorriganWho am I now? Navigating transitions with Jessie HarroldToday on the Everything Belongs Podcast, Madison is in conversation with Jessie Harrold.Jessie Harrold is a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over fifteen years. Jessie works one-on-one with women and mothers, facilitates mentorship programs, women’s circles and rituals, and hosts retreats and wilderness quests. Jessie is also the author of Project Body Love: my quest to love my body and the surprising truth I found instead, as well as the forthcoming title, Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage. Jessie’s work...2024-07-291h 17
BirthfulBirth Principles: Enhance Your Birth Plan!, with Jessie HarroldToday we’re going beyond the birth plan to talk about birth principles! Although a well-crafted birth plan can be a powerful tool, more often than not they're formulaic, and outcome-focused nature can give a false illusion of control, and even elicit eye rolls from jaded caregivers. Jessie Harrold shares with Adriana how your efforts may be better spent on first crafting your own set of birth principles.Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page. If you liked this episode, listen to o...2024-07-1050 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6; Episode 6 | Asha Frost on the medicine of transformative times, the miracle of rest, and being eldered by the living worldMy friends! I'm really excited to share this interview with the amazing Asha Frost. We had such a beautiful conversation, and Asha has so much wisdom to share, and does so eloquently. Here's some of what Asha and I talk about in this episode: > How Asha's Lupus diagnosis was a threshold moment in her life that made it impossible to keep up with the demands of our modern, capitalist, patriarchal, white supremacist culture – and how she continues to practice slowing down. > The relationship between worthiness and productivity, and the paradox that creat...2024-06-2551 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6; Episode 5 | Sarah Wildeman on the radical art of building community + nourishing ecosystems of careI'm thrilled to bring you this conversation with Sarah Wildeman on the Becoming Podcast this month. This was such a rich and far-reaching dialogue about all things community-building, which is such an important locus of support – and also struggle – as we traverse times of deep change in our lives. Here's some of what Sarah and I talk about in this episode: > The life-and-death threshold where Sarah learned what it was like to be doing life with people – and where she found the inspiration for a lot of her work now > What it was like li...2024-05-271h 02
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6; Episode 4 | Danielle Cohen on photography as a rite of passage and the medicine of being fully seenHello, friend! I'm really excited to share my conversation with Danielle Cohen with you. If you're a mother, an entrepreneur, a multi-passionate human, or have ever been on either side of a camera, this episode is a must-listen. First, let me tell you a little bit about Danielle. Danielle Cohen is a visibility coach & professional photographer with a unique talent for helping others step into and offer their greatest work. Spanning two decades, her career includes work as a doula, healer, teacher, business consultant, publisher, art director, mentor, and photographer. Known for her keen insights, pot...2024-05-0852 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6; Episode 3 | Glenda Goodrich on authenticity in midlife, creative rites of passage, wilderness questing + becoming your own spiritual authorityHello, friend! I'm delighted to share this month's Becoming Podcast episode with you. In it, I interview artist and fellow wilderness quester Glenda Goodrich. Glenda is an artist, art doula, SoulCollage® facilitator, writer, and convener of ceremony. She brings together earth-based rituals, community gatherings, and creative expression in a search for new ways to show love for the Earth. Here's some of what Glenda and I talk about in this episode: > How creativity can support us during rites of passage and times of transition in our lives > How Glenda embraced her own cr...2024-04-0257 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6, Episode 2 | Megan Sheldon on ceremony, grief, and honouring seemingly invisible moments of changeI'm really excited to share with you my interview with Megan Sheldon. Megan and I connected through the magic of Instagram a few years ago, and we've recently enjoyed a couple of conversations sharing lots of professional and personal commonalities. Megan holds a tremendous amount of wisdom around grief work, ritual and ceremony, and I'm delighted to have her on the show. Here's some of what Megan and I talk about in this episode: > How engaging with ritual called Megan early on in her life, as well as the origin story of t...2024-02-2757 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 6, Episode 1 | Annie Bray on burnout, caregiving, and finding possibility in impossible timesI'm delighted to share with you that The Becoming Podcast is back for its 6th season (wow!) and that I've got a full and rich lineup of guests to share with you this year! The first is my dear friend Annie Bray. There were a lot of different titles I could have given this podcast and "Deep Conversation Between Two Brilliant Midlife Friends About The Complexity of Life" was right up there. After we finished this interview, Annie and I chuckled that listening in would be a lot like being welcomed as...2024-01-311h 07
The Feminist Mom PodcastIdentity Transitions and Rights of Passage in Motherhood with Jessie HarroldIn this episode I talk to Jessie Harrold about matrescence, identity transitions, and rights of passage in motherhood.Jessie Harrold, B.Sc., MA a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over a decade. She works one-on-one with women and mothers, facilitates mentorship programs, women’s circles and rituals, and hosts retreats and wilderness quests. Jessie is also the author of Project Body Love: My Quest to Love My Body and the Surprising Truth I Found Instead, as well as the fort...2023-09-2650 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 7 | Lucy Jones on the metamorphosis of pregnancy, birth and motherhoodHello beautiful ones! I am so excited to share this month's interview with Lucy Jones with you. I think it might be one of my favourite episodes ever: our conversation was so rich and so full of the kinds of things I think we *really* need to be talking about when it comes to matrescence and motherhood. I started following Lucy in the early days of writing her new book, Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. I was totally captivated by the ecological lens she applied to the transition to motherhood. It was so muc...2023-09-191h 01
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 6 | Heng Ou and Marisa Belger on The Essential Art of Mothering the New MotherHello beautiful ones! I am so excited to share this month's interview with Heng Ou and Marisa Belger with you. They are the authors of The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, which was a groundbreaking book for so many new mothers and postpartum professionals. To say I was delighted to be able to connect with these two amazing women is the understatement of the year! Especially as we approach the launch of the 2023 Season of MotherSHIFT and The Village, this conversation is so rich and filled with wisdom for mamas and their...2023-08-221h 04
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 5 | Mimi Young on intuition, animacy + collaborating with Mystery during transformative timesHello beautiful ones! I am so excited to bring you this month's episode of The Becoming Podcast with Mimi Young. Mimi Young is a Taiwanese Canadian animist spirit medium and the founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focused on conversations around greater intuition and creativity, animism, and realigning with our deeper purpose. Mimi works at the intersection of animism and wu shamanism, practical magick, tea kinship, and other Chinese mystic practices to communicate with the Unseen, offering private readings, education and mentorship, and made-to-order skin and aura care. Mimi has held space globally in her Mystery Mentorship pr...2023-07-2654 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 4 | Toko-pa Turner on belonging during polarizing times, revillaging for the under-resourced, and finding our place in the greater family of thingsThe Becoming Podcast has been on a short hiatus while I focus on writing my book, but oh what a comeback episode I have for you! This month, I spoke to Toko-pa Turner, who many of you may know as the unofficial patron saint of many of my circles and gatherings because of the sheer number of times I've quoted from the wisdom of her book, Belonging. Toko-pa is a Canadian author, teacher, and dreamworker. Blending the mystical teachings of Sufism in which she was raised with a Jungian approach to dreams, she founded The D...2023-06-2856 min
Bound & Determined91. Persistence & Fighting For Your Book Dream GUEST: Jessie HarroldIn this episode, Richelle sits down with Jessie Harrold, women's mentor and doula, about the persistence and years of effort it took to land her book deal. In this honest and transparent conversation they talk about strategy, cost, and all the twists+turns when it comes to getting your book published.2023-06-0544 min
Together with Rachael RoseReclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage with Jessie HarroldIn this conversation with Jessie Harrold, we talk about her creative process of writing her second book and what that looked like practically, with two children. Jessie's own matrescence experiences and the work that she does with mothers around this transformation and identity shift. You’ll hear us discuss:Jessie's personal story with Matrescence Jessie's process of writing her new book Mother Shift Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of PassageHow Jessie started Women's circles and why they are a big part of Jessie's lifeWhy Jessie created MotherShift as an online programJessie's personal experience with creativity and Moth...2023-06-0545 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 3 | Day Schildkret on how to create rituals that honour times of loss, celebration and changeWelcome to the third episode of the 2023 season of the Becoming Podcast! On this month's show, I had the great pleasure of having a conversation with Day Schildkret. I was first introduced to Day's work many years ago when a friend recommended I check out his book, Morning Altars. Now, Day has written Hello Goodbye, a "recipe book" of rituals, that shares wisdom about how we can more meaningfully honour the hellos, goodbyes and other transitions in our lives. Here’s some of what Day and I talked about in this episode: > Two massive catalyzing momen...2023-03-2758 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 2 | Jennifer Garvey Berger on the science of adult development + how to allow transformative times to grow youWelcome to the second episode of the 2023 season of the Becoming Podcast! On today’s episode, I welcome Jennifer Garvey Berger, someone whose work I've been following for many years, and who I consider to be a valuable teacher of mine. I was so excited to nerd out with her about all things adult development psychology, neuroscience and complexity theory. Before we dive in, let me tell you a bit about Jennifer: The co-founder and CEO of Cultivating Leadership, Jennifer blends deep theoretical knowledge with a driving quest for practical ways to make...2023-02-2852 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 5; Episode 1 | Mara Glatzel on honour your humanity, radical self-responsibility and letting the soft animal of your body love what it lovesWow! I can't believe we're on season 5 of this podcast! That is 4 years and 36 joyful episodes I've had the pleasure of sharing with you! On today's episode, I welcome The Becoming Podcast's first repeat guest, my friend Mara Glatzel. (You can listen to our first episode together here). If you don't already know Mara, she is an intuitive coach, writer, and podcast host. She is a needy human who helps other needy humans stop abandoning themselves and start reclaiming their humanity through embracing their needs and honoring their natural energy cycles. Here's some of wh...2023-02-031h 04The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 11 | Sarah Vermunt on finding meaningful work and finding your way through career changeI know so many of you will be excited to listen to this episode of the podcast with Sarah Vermunt. For almost all of the people I work with, career change ends up be the focus of or at least a part of their process of radical transformation. And that, my friends, is Sarah's speciality! Here's some of what Sarah and I talked about in this episode: > Sarah shares that she has a lot of clients experiencing severe burnout and that so many people are questioning the humanity of the ways we've been asked to show up t...2022-11-2254 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 10 | Kamya O'Keeffe on women's rites of passage and liberating your inner crone2022-10-2555 min
The Good Enough Mother82. Identity shifts in motherhood with Jessie HarroldToday I talk with doula, coach and mother, Jessie Harrold.
Jessie is passionate about navigating the transition into motherhood with trust and confidence.
Jessie talks to the experience of both losing and finding ourselves in motherhood, and how bounce-back culture overlooks the hard work of navigating huge identity shifts. She shares what happens after the first 40 days of motherhood, how to reorient our lives around newly defined values and priorities as parents, and ways to make sense of pivotal moments.
We dive into the shifts that occur in our relationships, and how we can take responsibility for creating our place...2022-10-2441 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 9 | Sarah Durham Wilson on the rite of passage from maiden to mother, midlife, and other dangerous opportunitiesToday on The Becoming Podcast, I'm sharing my conversation with Sarah Durham Wilson. This episode goes DEEP into the wisdom of the archetypes and how we are called to unearth the darkest, gnarliest parts of ourselves in order to fully become. My conversation with Sarah covers: > What the maiden and mother archetypes are, and how to know which one is playing out in your life at any given time > How Sarah is ever-undoing the patriarchal norms that she has internalized, and how we can do the same > What it means to bec...2022-09-2754 min
Ripple EffectA Journey Through the Uncomfortable Feelings of MotherhoodMotherhood is often desired and treasured but it also comes with a host of emotions we are not always comfortable with or have the skills to process. Author, coach, and mother Jessie Harrold returns for a deep dive into the uncomfortable feelings of matrescence including grief, rage, and loss, while offering actionable suggestions to help build the skills to work through these feelings before they accumulate into deep resentments. 2022-09-0537 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 8 | Molly Millwood on normalizing matrescence, how to survive the "baby bomb" in your intimate partnership, and reclaiming the power of postpartumI'm really excited to bring you my conversation with Molly Millwood, Ph.D., today. Molly's book, To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage and the Modern Dilemma, is, hands down, one of the best books on matrescence and maternal mental health that I've ever read....and I've definitely read them ALL. We share so many perspectives on this rite of passage in women's lives that I knew I had to have her on the show, and our time together definitely did not disappoint. First, let me tell you a little bit about Molly. She is a licen...2022-08-2550 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 7 | Kimberly Ann Johnson on the postpartum revolution, women's nervous systems and reclaiming embodied power + authenticityIt’s my great pleasure to have Kimberly Ann Johnson join me for a rich and wide-ranging conversation on The Becoming Podcast this month. I’ve been following Kimberly’s work since her seminal book, The Fourth Trimester, rocked the worlds of mothers and birth workers alike when it was released five years ago. Since then, I’ve come to view Kimberly as someone who sees the connections between seemingly unrelated things and brings us insight and wisdom from intersections in the worlds of birth + postpartum wellness, somatics, sex and trauma. Here’s a little more about...2022-07-261h 01
MoonwiseCHANGE: Jessie Harrold on Rewilding Through Rites of Passage (Ep. 57)“When a woman decides she has had enough of living by anyone else’s rules but her own, she usually decides to change her life.” - Jessie Harrold
In this episode of Moonwise, we speak with coach, women’s mentor and doula Jessie Harrold about supporting women through radical life transformations. We discuss her approach to rites of passage as identity shift and why she feels we’re collectively being called toward transformation. We talk about reconnection with our authenticity and reclaiming parts of ourselves that were framed as “too much.” Jessie shares her 4-element model of radical transfo...2022-07-1353 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 6 | Amber Magnolia Hill on herbalism, rites of passage and what it means to be human upon the earthOh my friends, this month's episode of the Becoming Podcast is so special, in so many ways. First of all, I'm just going to come right out and say it: this is one of those fangirl episodes where I reach out to someone I adore and whose work I've been following for many, many years, and cross my fingers. It was such an honour to have Amber say an enthusiastic YES to my request, and to then have such a beautifully connecting, heartfelt conversation together. If you're not familiar with Amber and her wo...2022-06-2956 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 5 | Lisa Marchiano on facing and finding yourself as a motherWhen I read Lisa Marchiano's new book, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, I knew I had to have her on the podcast. Though I usually work with mothers who are traversing the initial few years of their mothering journey, I found Lisa's book deeply insightful and comforting for the mothering experiences that I'm currently having. Let me tell you a little bit about Lisa: Lisa Marchiano, LCSW is a writer and Jungian analyst in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the cohost and creator of the popular podcast This Jungian Life. She te...2022-05-2454 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 4 | Shauna Janz on how grief can elder us through times of transformationWelcome back for another episode of The Becoming Podcast, friends! I'm thrilled to bring you this deep and thought-provoking conversation with Shauna Janz. Shauna is an educator, facilitator and ritualist at the crossroads of grief, trauma, embodiment and ancestral healing work. For the past 15 years she has worked in both private practice offering 1:1 support, and with national and international organizations offering trauma-informed facilitation training, grief literacy and curriculum development, and ancestral healing rituals to diverse audiences. I wanted to have Shauna on the show because grief work continues to play a huge role i...2022-04-2656 min
Ripple EffectAn Exploration of MatrescenceCoach, doula, and author Jessie Harrold shares her knowledge and wisdom of matrescence, the birthing the of the mother and how it often catalyses huge life changes. We explore ways to cope with feeling stuck, how looking back can help us move forward and explore her new book, Mothershift.2022-04-1034 minBelonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal livingRe-writing the story on motherhood with Lisa OliveraLisa Olivera is a writer, therapist, and creative who shares work centered around radical acceptance, cultivating compassion, and integrating our stories and full humanity. She is also a new mother, just five months postpartum at the time we recorded this episode.Together we talk about the pressures and expectations of motherhood, the deep joy and grief of becoming a parent, and how having two tiny eyes on you all the time invites you to embody your values and step into your integrity. We also share our experiences of how becoming a mom made us change plans, say...2022-04-0455 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 3 | Mara Glatzel on being needy + how to care for yourself during transformational timesA big welcome to this month's Becoming Podcast guest, Mara Glatzel! Mara and I have known each other for years, and I was really excited for our conversation. It did not disappoint. As many of you know, self-tending is one of the Seven Core Competencies of Radical Transformation – those skills and capacities that we need to grow in order to traverse times of change in our lives with more ease. Given that Mara is the QUEEN of all things tending to your needs, I just had to have her on the show. Let me tell you a...2022-03-2956 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 2 | Carmen Spagnola on rites of passage, questing and becoming an initiated adultOn this month's podcast, I had the great pleasure of connecting with Carmen Spagnola. I first learned of Carmen's work quite a few years ago now, and since then have taken a number of her programs. I value her as a teacher and guide also exploring what it means to traverse rites of passage and other initiatory experiences, as well as a fellow multipotentialite who sees the throughlines and patterns between seemingly unrelated things and, in so doing, brings us ideas and concepts that are inspiring and new. Here's a little more about Carmen: she works at the intersection of at...2022-03-0150 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 2 | Carmen Spagnola on rites of passage, questing, and becoming an initiated adultOn this month's podcast, I had the great pleasure of connecting with Carmen Spagnola. I first learned of Carmen's work quite a few years ago now, and since then have taken a number of her programs. I value her as a teacher and guide also exploring what it means to traverse rites of passage and other initiatory experiences, as well as a fellow multipotentialite who sees the throughlines and patterns between seemingly unrelated things and, in so doing, brings us ideas and concepts that are inspiring and new. Here's a little more about Carmen: she works at the intersection of at...2022-02-2250 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 1 | Rachael Maddox on embodied healing and trauma resolution as a rite of passage Rachael Maddox is a trauma resolution educator, coach and guide who’s helped hundreds of humans move from sexual, complex or developmental trauma into pleasure, power and trust-filled relationships. I really wanted to have Rachael on the show today to talk about the possibility of trauma resolution as a rite of passage. Rachael is a gifted map-maker for the terrain of embodied healing and of what it means to alchemize traumatic experiences and wounds into power and potential. Our conversation starts with Rachael's own story of taking up the initiatory call to heal. We talk about...2022-01-251h 04
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 11 | Jen Berlingo on midlife emergence, following your intuition + speaking the truth of your lifeThe final episode of Season 3 of The Becoming Podcast is a conversation with Jen Berlingo, midlife midwife extraordinaire. Jen is a coach, licensed professional counselor, a nationally registered art therapist, a master-level Reiki practitioner, an author, an artist and a witch. She speaks, writes and teaches about midlife emergence, including her own world-rocking experience of upending her entire life as she entered her forties. It's obvious why I had to have her on the show, right? Our conversation kicks off with The Ani Difranco Songs That Changed Our Lives, and it just gets be...2021-11-3059 min
Destination Unknown: A Field GuideChanges that Change Everything with Jessie HarroldJoin Linda and her guest, Jessie Harrold, for an uplifting conversation about the shifts that rock our world. Discover what Jessie learned about personal transformation through the lens of motherhood. Learn how sadness, grief and 'not knowing' are normal steps in a process of expansion and growth that lead us to a new understanding of who we are. Don't miss this important conversation about how to set a new context for yourself in times of massive change. Listen NOW! Ways to connect with Jessie: Instagram + Facebook Website: www.jessieharrold.com Books:...2021-10-2614 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 10 | Heather Plett on holding space for transformation + taking up the call to greater authenticityDuring our conversation, Heather and I talk about the "liminal space" or that "space between" that is a necessary and uncomfortable part of every major transition – and so much a part of what we're all experiencing in these times of uncertainty. We talk about how major "disruptions" in our lives can be a powerful call that we have the opportunity to answer. Heather and I consider what it means to have agency as we answer that call, and how we can dance with both the discomfort and the potential of transformation. We talk about how we can resource ourselves well...2021-10-2654 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 9 | Nikki McCahon on power, potential and sovereignty in the transition to motherhoodI'm delighted to introduce Nikki McCahon to you today. I have been following Nikki for some time – she has so much wisdom to share about the transition into motherhood, and we share so many of the same perspectives and beliefs. It was wonderful to dive deeper with her here on this episode. Let me tell you a little bit about Nikki. She is a matrescence educator, women's life cycle guide, podcast host and mother of one charming and cheeky five-year-old. Nikki helps mothers who feel lost and overwhelmed by the transition into motherhood to reframe their...2021-09-2154 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 8 | The Becoming Podcast - Season 3; Episode 7: Stepha Lafond on the systemic influences on matrescence, revillaging, and how to live in your season of motherhoodI am so delighted to introduce you to Stepha Lafond on this month's episode of The Becoming Podcast. Stepha is a life coach and mentor dedicated to helping moms navigate the space between who they are and who they are becoming. You can imagine why I just had to have Stepha on the show, right? Stepha started her practice out of a desire to put moms at the center of the conversation, with an emphasis shifting the narrative on modern motherhood to one that allows space for mamas to grow, heal and take c...2021-08-2457 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 7 | Lucy Pearce on creativity, motherhood and healing as rites of passage...and how we are never aloneI am really, really thrilled today to share this conversation with author, artist and publisher Lucy Pearce. Lucy's books, including Moods of Motherhood and Nautilus Award winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes have shaped me, my work and my life in so many ways. One of the common threads in this interview is how Lucy endeavours to write about and give language to the things that so many of us feel we are experiencing in isolation, not realizing that so much of what we are going through is actually a collective experience – and that...2021-07-2753 min
She ExploresTraversing Seasons - Matrescence, Part 2In our first episode on matrescence, we talked about continuing to carry a love for nature and time outside into pregnancy as we prepare for the major life change of becoming a parent. This episode continues into the next phase in the process, when the much-anticipated birth is over, and we step into this new role and all that it entails, indoors and out.From the tender early days of the fourth trimester, to integrating the outdoors into your little one’s lives as they grow, the postpartum phase of matrescence is a complex period of healing, ca...2021-07-0742 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 6 | Graeme Seabrook on the cultural influences on motherhood, centring your needs, and letting the good things in your life radicalize youI am so jazzed to share this episode of The Becoming Podcast with you today. Graeme Seabrook and I have the most vivacious and far-reaching conversation about motherhood, and I know you will enjoy it. Let me tell you about Graeme: she is a maternal mental health expert, advocate, and community leader who helps moms and reconnect with and embrace their humanity. As a certified life coach and founder of The Mom Center, an online community exclusively for moms, she’s coached over 3,000 moms on how to place their names at the top of their priority list, with...2021-06-221h 05
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 5 | Lara Veleda Vesta on illness as initiation and earth connection, myth + ritual as support for transformative timesI've been working with a theme of healing and illness as a rite of passage in my writings and offerings this month. I could not think of anyone I wanted to speak to more on that topic than Lara Veleda Vesta. Lara has an MFA, is an artist, author, storyteller and educator transforming chronic illness into a path of healing and reclaiming. She is the author of The Moon Divas Guidebook, and The Moon Divas Oracle, illustrator of The Moon Divas Oracle Cards and the newly released Wild Soul Runes: Reawakening the Ancestral Feminine. Her research interests include an...2021-05-2554 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 4 | Becca Piastrelli on belonging to yourself, your community, to the land and your lineageToday's guest is Becca Piastrelli. Becca is a writer, coach, and host of the Belonging podcast. She holds space for women to explore ancestral wisdom, connect with the earth, and find meaningful and inclusive community. In the age of loneliness, Becca shows us how to feel like we truly belong - to each other, to the earth, to a lineage, and to ourselves. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner, child, two cats, and five chickens, where she gardens, cooks, mothers, and gathers with the ebb and flow of the seasons. Belonging is...2021-04-2757 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 3 | Sarah Kerr on the alchemy of ritual, the necessity of grief + how to honour the "tiny deaths" in our livesI'm so excited to be welcoming Dr. Sarah Kerr on The Becoming Podcast this month. Sarah is a death doula, ritual healing practitioner, and trainer, and in her work, she helps dying people and their families connect with each other, and with the innate wisdom of the dying process. Sarah’s work draws on ancient wisdom teachings, nature-based spirituality, sacred sciences, and the richness of the human soul. She designs and facilitates ceremonies that help her clients and their families to integrate experiences of illness, death and loss. These rituals honour the spiritual significance of what is ha...2021-03-2353 min
Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living78. Non-Linear Reciprocity and Skills to Traverse Change with Jessie HarroldThis conversation is another tender one for me. I find as I'm navigating these initial months of motherhood (and in the absence of being able to have lots of community come over to my house), I'm having the essential conversations here on the podcast.The wonderful Jessie Harrold joins me in this episode to talk about major life transitions and the skills we need to traverse change. Jessie is a coach, women's mentor, and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over a decade. She works one-on-one with women and mothers...2021-03-0856 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 2 | Britta Bushnell on what we can learn about radical transformation from birth, how life changes affect intimate partnerships + the collective cultural rite of passage of our timesIn this conversation, author, mythologist and childbirth educator Britta Bushnell and I talk about the domino effect that radical transformation tends to have in our lives, and how we often end up experiencing shifts and changes to many areas of our lives rather than only one. Specifically, we dive into the experience of how to re-negotiate our intimate partnerships in the wake of major transformation - one of Britta's specialties. Britta also shares wisdom about how to meet your needs and re-parent yourself in times of radical change. We talk about what Britta has learned from supporting birthing people tha...2021-02-2358 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 3; Episode 1 | Molly Mahar on becoming more yourself, reclaiming joy and telling the truth about your lifeIt was SO exciting to get to chat with Molly for this episode. In our conversation, Molly and I dive right into a moment of full honesty and transparency, and then traverse through the question of authenticity and how social media impacts how we share our lives - or don't. We talk about what reclamation means to Molly, and she offers her thoughts on what it means to be more yourself in your day-to-day life. We jam on the big intersection between my work and hers: how living a life that is more authentic often necessitates us to make radi...2021-01-2651 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 10 | Sharon Blackie on redefining our cultural mythology, the Eco-Heroine's Journey, and reclaiming women's rites of passageI am so unbelievably excited to bring to you the final episode of the first full season of The Becoming Podcast. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking to psychologist, mythologist and author Sharon Blackie. I first learned of Sharon's work when a friend recommended her book If Women Rose Rooted. For me, I feel as though I can almost define my life and my work into what it was before I read If Women Rose Rooted and what it evolved into after. It was profoundly awakening for me. (you can imagine how exci...2020-12-0159 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 9 | Dee Montie on spiritual awakenings as rites of passage and how to tap into, trust, and be guided by your intuitionI am so delighted to share with you today my interview with my friend Dee Montie. Dee is an Intuitive Shamanic Healer who helps people connect with intuition and Spirit in honour of creating healing and balance. She currently offers private intuitive healing sessions, group healing circles, space healings, and mentorship trainings. Her work is intuitively driven, guided by Spirit, and balanced by earth-based energies and lighthearted humour. I first had the pleasure of meeting Dee a few years ago, and our lives have interwoven in beautiful and surprising ways ever since. We talk about Dee's experience of...2020-10-2755 minThe Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 8 | Aurélie Athan on the psychology of matrescence, motherhood as a path to spiritual growth + the "next level" of postpartum supportI am delighted to have Dr. Aurélie Athan on the show with me today. Aurélie is a professor at Columba University in New York City, and is the world's leading researcher in matrescence and the transition to motherhood. To say that this conversation was absolutely sparkling is an understatement. Aurélie and I talked about what matrescence, or the transition to motherhood, is, and, as she says, "how to raise a mother." We talked about the pathologization and the potential of this transition in women's lives, and how challenging our modern-day context can make this process...2020-09-1559 min
Birth KweensEp 130: The Identity Shift of Motherhood with Jessie Harrold of MotherSHIFTIn this episode we’re talking with Jessie Harrold of MotherSHIFT about how pregnancy and birth are rites of passage and what an enormous identity shift it is to become a parent. Jessie is a coach, women’s mentor and doula who supports women to traverse radical life transformation and other rites of passage. She is the founder of MotherSHIFT, a program to support women through the identity shift of motherhood, and author of a forthcoming book of the same name. Registration for her 2020 MotherSHIFT program begins on September 1, 2020. Click here to access her free Momifesto Workbook. ---2020-09-0357 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 7 | Beth Berry on evolving through motherhood, mothering ourselves and reclaiming The VillageAll the mamas listening, this one is for you! I'm delighted to share with you my conversation with Beth Berry from Revolution From Home. Beth is a life coach, small group and retreat facilitator, mother of four daughters and author of the recently published #1 Best Seller Motherwhelmed. Follow her journey at www.revolutionfromhome.com. I first learned of Beth and her work (and how many perspectives on modern-day mothering we share!) when I read her article in Motherly, titled "In the absence of the village, mothers struggle most." Earlier this year, I got to be an advance re...2020-08-1852 min
Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara GlatzelTending During Big Transitions with Jessie HarroldSend us a textSometimes loving yourself means holding yourself accountable for your self-care, even when you’re too tired or don’t feel like it. This is something that today’s guest, Jessie Harold has discovered in her own life through tending to herself and her needs.Jessie is a coach, women’s mentor and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over a decade. Jessie works one-on-one with women and mothers, facilitates mentorship programs, women’s circles and rituals, and hosts retreats and wilderness quests. Je...2020-08-1142 min
NeedyTending During Big Transitions with Jessie HarroldSometimes loving yourself means holding yourself accountable for your self-care, even when you’re too tired or don’t feel like it. This is something that today’s guest, Jessie Harold has discovered in her own life through tending to herself and her needs. Jessie is a coach, women's mentor and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over a decade. During today's episode, Jessie and I talk about how she incorporates daily rituals into her every day as a way of showing up for herself. She shares the fo...2020-08-1100 min
The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-KabbazEp #145 - The liminal space in motherhood with Jessie HarroldIt's the space in between.It's the not who you used to be, and not quite who you will be yet.It's the darkness and the opportunity.And as my guest in this episode describes it: it's the liminal space in motherhood.Jessie Harrold is a couch, doula and author. She has been working with women for more than a decade, supporting them through the rites of passage of womanhood - especially motherhood.As she outlines in this interview, there is a sacred space for a woman when she becomes a mother that must be deeply respected and...2020-08-1130 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 6 | Lynn Trotta on rewilding, ecofeminism, cultural appropriation and how to reclaim your connection with the EarthI am delighted to share with you today my interview with Lynn Trotta. Lynn is a life coach and nature-based mentor whose work I originally learned about while reading one of Martha Beck's books, which she was featured in, several years ago. I've been following her and her work ever since, and our work and interests have only continued to overlap and align - so you can imagine how thrilled I was when she agreed to be on the show! Lynn and I talk about how she came to be doing the work she's doing, and about ho...2020-07-2156 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 5 | Leonie Dawson on creativity during radical transformation, big hairy audacious goals + soul care for uncertain timesI am so (so!) thrilled to bring you this sparkling conversation with artist, mama and wildly successful entrepreneur Leonie Dawson. Our conversation was rich and covered a broad range of topics. Leonie shared some of her story of becoming a mother, and how that was a challenging but catalyzing rite of passage in her life. We talked about how relationships with loved ones and partners change when we change, and about how creativity has always been the way Leonie processes, metabolizes and copes with radical transformation in her life. Leonie is the creator of a bestselling series of planners and...2020-06-2351 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast - Season 2; Episode 4: Tara Jaskowiak on integrating goal-setting within the ecosystem of your life, failure + the life cycles of business, and creating communityI think of Tara as a "get shit done" gal, and I was excited to talk to her because there comes a point in everyone's process of radical transformation and other big life and business shifts that we need to start to take action in the direction of the future we want. Tara and I talk about values-based goal setting and a really helpful way to receive honest feedback on how you're living out your values on the day-to-day. We also talk about integrating your goals into the wider ecosystem of your life. Tara shares her method for guiding cli...2020-05-2548 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 3 | Estelle Thomson on self-expression, colour, spirituality + fashion, and how style plays a part in our rites of passageIn this episode I talk to one of the sparkliest humans I know, artist and yogi Estelle Thomson. While Estelle and I have jammed on previous podcast episodes (both hers and mine) about grief, creativity and ritual, today's conversation is a diversion from our usual. Estelle is a (not so) secret lover of fashion, and so we talk about how radical transformation and rites of passage are so often accompanied by changes to our outer expressions of identity. We talk about using colour as spiritual expression, and how we can become more ourselves when we look more ourselves. This is a...2020-04-2850 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 2 | Kathy Washburn on Kathy Washburn on healing from cancer, post-traumatic growth + reclaiming embodiment, creativity and sexualityIn this episode I talk to Kathy Washburn, coach, cancer survivor, and founder of Carved By Cancer. We talk about the catalyzing moments that reshape your life, and what it's like when the rest of your life doesn't change along with you. Kathy talks about post-traumatic growth and how our sense of embodiment, sexuality and creativity is an integral part of any transformative healing process.2020-03-1750 min