Anne Marpole MAMA RISE

19/11/2025

What a lovely catch-up with Anna and ! So inspiring spending time with someone who is so passionate, driven and knowledgeable, and always there with something encouraging to share.

Please just turn off the wind in Cape Town, Anna 💨🤪.

10/10/2025

Sitting on the curb of Baker Street watching these two guys doing a greeting challenge. They're saying hi to the passers by and tallying up their replies. So far, only two each and I am one of them. They have named me Croissant Lady! I like that!

Excited for BABBA Live! .

❤️

05/10/2025

Perinatal breast cancer awareness is essential. Don't ignore any unusual breast changes, whatever stage you're at in life!

05/10/2025

22/08/2025

R.I.P. Michel Odent, and thank you 🫶🏻

11/05/2025

Today's reflection. Just WOW! 💐

10/05/2025

So much changes when a woman becomes a mother. Whether it is for the first time or not, she has never been a mother to 'this' many children.

One of the significant changes is in her mindset, especially with her first child.

She goes from being in her 'other ' mindset, which is mainly focussed on herself to being totally immersed in her 'mother' mindset after giving birth and her thoughts and feelings are mostly about her baby and her mothering.

As time goes by (and this is different for every woman) she becomes more settled in her role and the 'other' mindset begins to return until both mindsets are able to exist equally in her life.

This is the evolution of motherhood and why a woman is forever changed once she becomes a mother. The butterfly to her caterpillar!

When I work with mothers using the Seasons of Matrescence® model by , we align this transition with the four seasons, and mothers love being able to identify their present mindset with a season and reflect on where they were and to anticipate a more grounded version of herself as time moves on.

09/05/2025

It's Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 5 - 11 May 2025. Please reach out if you need to talk to someone about your feelings and thoughts about your motherhood right now.

08/05/2025

It’s Maternal Mental Health Week (5 - 11 May 2025). Please reach out if you need to talk about any upsetting feelings or memories about your birth, pregnancy or motherhood.

07/05/2025

It’s Maternal Mental Health Day today (7 May 2025). Please reach out via DM if you need to talk about any upsetting feelings or memories about your birth, pregnancy or motherhood.

06/05/2025

It’s Maternal Mental Health Week 5 – 11 May 2025. Please reach out if you need to talk about your feelings, thoughts and behaviours if they are upsetting to you.