The Secret Life of Mothers

As the Founder and Managing Director of Katch International, Georgie has more than 16 years of invaluable PR, marketing, and communications experience with a diverse portfolio of brands across a variety of industries including Fashion, Lifestyle, Travel, Hospitality and Corporate management. Over 11 years, Georgie has expanded the business from the two-person agency it was in London in 2010, to a thriving multicultural office, headquartered in Dubai, that has handled the launches of local, regional, and international brands.She has brought all this experience to the fore when creating Mum Love and has made real strides in changing the landscape to support new mothers.@wearemumlove@matrescenceuk

Fantastic to have a conversation with Lucy Brook @lucybrooksays about her life, her experience of #matrescence, her research for her book and how important it is for mothers to have the support they need, not only for them, but for those who support them

Maggie Gordon-Walker, founder of Mothers Uncovered, matrescence advocate and founder of the Matrescence Matters campaign in conversation with: Michelle Welsh - MP for Sherwood Forest, National Maternity and Neonatal Adviser and Chair of the Maternity APPG. Charlotte Faircloth - Professor of Family and Society st the UCL Social research Institute. Leading a study 50 Years of Becoming A Mother revisiting Ann Oakley's seminal text From Here To Maternity.Laura Kyrke-Smith - MP for Aylesbury and the Villages, member of the Maternity APPG and campaigner for maternal mental health. Becky Selbie - Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, specialising in maternal mental health, providing relatable supportive content for her 67k Instagram followers. Dr Joanna Harvey - Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Cognitive Analytic Therapist.A wonderful, wide-ranging discussion covering loss of identity, juggling of one's motherhood and work self, changed relationships and what society needs to do to ensure mothers feel supported and cared for.www.matrescence.uk#matrescence #matrescencematters #maggiegordonwalker #letmumspeak

Abigail Yardimci is a neurodivergent author who helps other neurodivergent people find their voice through writing.She writes novels that spark joy and connection and believes in everyone’s stories being heard and celebrated. Abi is a Geordie girl living by the sea in South Devon with her Turkish husband and two terrifying teenage boys. Herexperiences of neurodivergence in motherhood are tumultuous to say the least, especially considering they are set against a multi-cultural background as she and her Turkish, Muslim husband navigate parenthood together. Abi’s writing inspiration comes from scratching the surface of everyday life to find the underlying magicthat connects us all. The fire beneath the frustration, the creativity beneath the boredom, the stillness beneath the chaos.www.abigailyardimci.com FREE mini writing app to help with stress and overwhelm –particularly good for neurodivergent people or parents who just need space tobreathe and come back to themselves for a moment.Direct link: https://hello.abigailyardimci.com/mini-app

Eirinie Carson is an award-winning Black British writer and college dropout living in California. She writes about sexual taboos, death and dying, illegal substances, hauntings both real and imagined, and ancestral inheritance in a world desperate to sever the connections between what came before and what isto come. Her work has appeared in LitHub, the Notre Dame Review, Electric Literature, the Sonora Review, the Los Angeles Review, The Unibrow, and other venues. Her first work of fiction, the maternal gothic novel, Bloodfire, Baby (Dutton, 2026), has been named one of the year’s best debuts by Debutiful.Eirinie’s first book, the memoir The Dead Are Gods (Melville House, 2023), was critically acclaimed in Oprah Daily, Nylon, Shondaland, and the Washington Post, and was named one of the year’s best books by Kirkus Reviews.https://www.eiriniecarson.com/www.matrescence.uk