Motherhood is more than a role to manage or survive — it is a profound rite of passage that reshapes identity, values, relationships, and how a woman experiences herself.
Hosted by Kendra Blake, the Mama Thrive Podcast offers a compassion-led space for honest reflections and conversations with mothers and the professionals who support them. Grounded in the Reclaimed Motherhood Method™, each episode explores motherhood as a developmental and embodied experience — moving beyond coping and performance toward understanding, integration, and purpose.
Matrescence & Self-Advocacy: Reclaiming Yourself in Motherhood with Lucy Wylde
So many mothers find themselves asking quietly:
“What’s happened to me?”
“Why does this feel so hard?”
“Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?”
In this episode of MamaThrive, I’m joined by Lucy Wylde to explore the profound — and often unsupported — transition into motherhood known as matrescence.
Lucy’s work centres on helping women reconnect with their bodies, their needs, and their inner voice, moving away from external “shoulds” and toward a more grounded, self-led experience of motherhood.
Together, we explore:
• What matrescence really is — and why it’s so rarely named
• Why so many mothers feel disconnected from themselves
• The role of self-advocacy in navigating motherhood
• How cultural expectations shape mothers’ inner experience
• What it looks like to begin reclaiming your identity
This conversation offers a powerful reframe for mothers who feel lost, stretched, or unsure of who they are in this season.
Because nothing has gone wrong.
Something is changing.
About Lucy
Lucy Wylde is a matrescence activist and self-advocacy coach who supports women and mothers to reconnect with their bodies, desires, and inner truth.
With a background in movement, yoga, and postnatal wellbeing, Lucy’s work integrates embodied practice with emotional awareness, helping women move away from conditioning and into a more aligned, empowered way of living.
She is passionate about naming the realities of motherhood and supporting women to thrive — not just survive — through this transition.
Connect with Lucy Wylde:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucywyldecoaching/ (https://www.instagram.com/lucywyldecoaching/)
• Website: https://www.lucywyldecoaching.com/ (https://www.lucywyldecoaching.com/)
26 May 2026
Maternal Anxiety & High-Achieving Mothers: Finding Calm with Kate Kripke
So many capable, high-achieving women enter motherhood expecting to adapt — and instead find themselves feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and unsure of themselves in ways they never anticipated.
In this episode of MamaThrive, I’m joined by Kate Kripke to explore why motherhood can feel so destabilising, even for women who have previously navigated complex and demanding lives with ease.
Kate’s work focuses on supporting mothers to understand their anxiety through the lens of the nervous system and attachment — helping them move away from pressure and perfectionism, and toward calm, confidence, and connection.
Together, we explore:
• Why high-achieving women often find motherhood unexpectedly overwhelming
• What’s happening in the nervous system during anxiety and reactivity
• How perfectionism and control show up in parenting
• The role of emotional discomfort in healthy attachment
• How mothers can begin to find steadiness and trust themselves again
This conversation is a powerful reframe for mothers who feel like they should be coping — but aren’t.
Because the answer isn’t doing more.
It’s understanding what’s really happening beneath the surface.
About Kate
Kate Kripke is a maternal mental health expert, therapist, and coach with over 20 years of experience supporting mothers.
She specialises in working with high-achieving women navigating anxiety, overwhelm, and identity shifts in motherhood, using neuroscience, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation to help them move into a more grounded and connected experience of parenting.
Kate’s work supports mothers in releasing perfectionism, building emotional resilience, and creating deeper connection with themselves and their children.
Connect with Kate Kripke:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/ (https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/)
• Website: https://www.katekripke.com/ (https://www.katekripke.com/)
12 May 2026
Maternal Rage & Overwhelm: Understanding Your Nervous System with Claire Judd
Maternal anger is one of the most common — and least talked about — experiences in motherhood.
So many mothers find themselves reacting in ways that feel unfamiliar, intense, or out of character… and then carrying deep guilt and shame afterwards.
In this episode of MamaThrive, I’m joined by Claire Judd to have an honest and compassionate conversation about maternal rage, emotional overwhelm, and what’s really happening beneath these moments.
Claire’s work supports mothers in understanding their emotional responses through the lens of the nervous system — helping them move away from self-blame and toward deeper self-understanding.
Together, we explore:
• What maternal rage actually is — and why it happens
• What’s going on in the nervous system during moments of overwhelm
• Why everyday triggers can feel so intense in motherhood
• The role of shame and silence in keeping mothers stuck
• How to begin responding with more awareness and compassion
This episode is a powerful reminder that your reactions are not a reflection of your worth as a mother — they are signals from a system that is carrying too much, often without enough support.
About Claire
Claire Judd is a therapist who specialises in supporting mothers experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, and anger in motherhood.
Her work focuses particularly on maternal rage — helping women understand the deeper emotional and nervous system patterns behind their reactions, reduce shame, and develop more compassionate and sustainable ways of responding.
Claire offers a grounded, non-judgemental approach that supports mothers in making sense of their experiences and reconnecting with themselves.
Connect with Claire Judd:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairejuddtherapy/ (https://www.instagram.com/clairejuddtherapy/)
• Website: https://www.clairejudd.co.uk/therapyformums (https://www.clairejudd.co.uk/therapyformums)
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