Mothering the Mother with Motherhood Facilitator and Coach, Cayley Benjamin

In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, Cayley Benjamin, Motherhood Coach shares her insights on Matrescence - the transition into Motherhood. She speaks about what it would look like if our society had more of a mother-centred approach rather than only a baby-centred approach. Looking at what would it look like if we nurtured the mother through her major transitions just as much as we nurture our baby. She also offers insights on the transformative identity shift a mother has and what she believes to be the best approach is in re-defining motherhood.

Show Notes:

In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we discuss,

  • What inspired Cayley to support Mothers.

  • What some of the shifts Cayley sees the most when working with Mothers.

  • How she would re-define motherhood in ways that would actually make an impact and help support women on their journey in motherhood.

  • Looking at what it would look like with a more ‘mother-centred’ approach in our society

  • Her insights on the career/working shift that often happens when women enter Motherhood.

  • The common areas of vulnerability that come up for so many mothers include worthiness, pressures, mental load, mom guilt, expectations and how she suggests women can begin to work through these to feel more empowered.


About Cayley

A mom herself, Cayley is an experienced coach and facilitator that values kindness, candour and vulnerability, and she’s on a mission to redefine motherhood for our current and future generations. After 14 years as a personal and leadership development coach and facilitator in the corporate world, Cayley now owns her own business educating and supporting moms through their journey of matrescence (the developmental process of becoming a mother) and the social pressures of motherhood. Based in Vancouver, she works with moms both one-one-one and in virtual group programs. Her work is informed through mentoring with Dr. Aurelie Athan, Ph.D, Faculty at Columbia University and the world’s leading researcher on matrescence, and the study of the Sociology of Motherhood Studies with Dr. Sophie Brock. Her purpose: to lead with kindness.

Learn more at www.cayleybenjamin.com and on Instagram @cayleybenjamin

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