Kind & Authentic Listening for Moms on Monday Mornings
and Starting June 14th on Sunday nights!!
Because You Matter
Because Moms are
So Very Important
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MONDAYS 11:00 AM EASTERN TIME (& starting June 14th, Sunday Nights 11:00pm Eastern!)
Because We’re All Enriched by Sharing Our Stories
Mondays 11:00 am Eastern Time
(and Starting June 14th, Sunday nights 11:00pm Eastern)
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We hope you’ll leave feeling a little
more settled, soothed, supported and
connected to your own internal resources.
How the Zoom Call Works:
We start with a welcome and introduction to the call
We listen deeply to 2 Moms for about 20 minutes each
Moms have an opportunity to share something about birth, loss, postpartum, mothering etc. for 3-5 minutes without interruptions. Moms with children of all ages are welcome, including Moms of grown children.
Our first listener, Chris or Trish, reflects your story back to you and checks if she's understanding you.
Our next listener, Suzanne, asks about what Sensations or Feelings you might have been experiencing or are experiencing right now. All Feelings are invited. Tears and laughter are healing and are always welcome. Feelings can help guide us towards what matters to us.
Our last listener, Neeta or Stephanie, asks you about what might be deeply important to you or what you could be longing for. We love hearing you say "yes" or “no” as you connect with what is important for you.
As we wrap up, if you like, you can share about how your body is feeling in the present moment as well as what it was like for you to share your story out loud and to be listened to in this way.
We close the call with a quote and an opportunity for everyone to share something that was meaningful for them today.
First Monday of each month is dedicated to Celebrations!!
Important Notes:
This isn’t therapy.
We are just women who understand that
Everyday emotional support is nurturing.
Each story deserves loving attention.
All of the Listeners here at Moms-Matter.org
have a deep love for compassionate communication and we met
on the Conversations From the Heart call with Dr. Yvette Erasmus.
Stay Connected by Joining Yvette's Community Forum Here.
Honoring You on Your
Unique and Valuable Journey
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EFE 2025.pdfAn Inside Story by Chris Hartstein
*NVC Parenting Practice Group: The Circle*
A free and supportive place for parents and other caregivers learning about Nonviolent Communication. Meets Tuesday Evenings 6:00pm Pacific
9:00pm Eastern
Free Feelings and Needs Cards to Print from thenofaultzone.com
I Love the Drawings!
Available in Several Languages
Students training in Birth Story Medicine offer sessions for free.
Suzanne D is currently in training!
Email suzannedecredico@gmail.com
to set up a free session
***Two Beautiful, Powerful Communities, both by therapists, that are Free to Join!***
At MomsMatter
We'll "Be With" You
Every Monday.
Bring Us Your Shark Music!
Some More Inspiration!!
If you haven't seen Mr. Rogers in a long time
(or ever) I highly recommend!!
Important and Powerful Interview with Pam England. (Sorry about the ads.)
When a woman gives birth, it’s not just a baby that’s born… a mother is born too.
For some women, this transition can be challenging, confusing, and even traumatic. But today’s podcast guest, Pam England, has a message of hope. She says birth can also be an incredible journey of self-discovery and healing — even if it wasn’t the birth you dreamed of. And in this powerful conversation, she’s sharing the tools, techniques and stories that can transform your experience of birth and trigger profound healing...
Pam England is a former nurse-midwife who practiced in hospital, birth center, and home birth settings. After giving birth to her first baby, she experienced emotional birth trauma but could not find a counselor or support group that could listen to her birth story and guide her through the pain and confusion.
This was the catalyst that led her to create the Birthing From Within approach, followed by the Birth Story Medicine method in 2006. Since then, Pam has also completed a Masters in Psych Counseling, written a number of books (including Birthing From Within and Ancient Map for Modern Birth) and now teaches others how to become birth story mentors to empower mothers from all walks of life.
There are epic and surprising takeaways for EVERYONE in this episode — whether you’ve already given birth (even if it was decades ago), you want to have children in the future, or even if you simply want to learn how to better support and understand the women in your life.
So if you want to deepen your understanding of the inner terrain of childbearing, prioritize the emotional and physical health of both mother and baby, and reframe your entire perception of this powerful rite of passage, then pop in those earbuds… this episode is for you.
In this episode we chat about:
Pam’s story and the life-altering question that changed everything (06:41)
The importance of having a birthing mentor (and how to find the right one for you) (08:05)
How to release fear before birth (11:30)
How to overcome birth fear without a mentor (16:14)
Pam’s step-by-step method to mentor women through their fears (17:32)
Tracing back the seeds of birth trauma — where does it come from? (21:08)
Her unique process to stimulate healing and recovery (25:01)
Why talking about your birth experience with the right people matters (29:24)
How art leads to self-discovery and self-awareness (33:22)
Why a holistic approach to childbirth is so important (35:32)
Why cesarean deliveries shouldn’t be judged or feared (38:18)
The First Birth Story Process and how it works (40:59)
How to look at birth as a heroic journey (45:11)
The labyrinth analogy (and how this can transform your personal experience) (46:52)
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