Today you are in for a treat as we talk to the passionate Elise Clement -A life coach dedicated to women’s wellbeing and personal evolution through Motherhood and Matrescence.  We talk about returning to work and if its right, changing mindsets around mothers and work and the 1950's concept of "The Good Mother"- So of the questions we cover are below...-Talk us through your experience with the fourth trimester and secondly what advice you would give to any mothers who are in the thick of it?-Your website quotes the below from one of your mentors and we loved it as well, it reads “A birth creates a revolution inside of us” . Can you share with us how you feel about this quote and how you came out the other side of your revolution? -Can you talk us through the notion of Matrescence?  -In your Mamamia article, you talk about your experience feeling like you were navigating uncharted territories as a new mother, even though many women have been through their own baptism of fire. You wished that there was an initiation of sorts. But in all honesty is this something that we can really prepare for until we experience it for ourselves? -Culturally there seems to be a change, in how we talk about the fourth trimester, there are more podcasts, more conversations between friends that don't gloss over the reality of what one can experience but how do you see as a society we are tackling how women transition into motherhood in the work you do with your clients? - We are in the midst of transitioning back to work. It's been a ride! Between daycare germs, the mental shift and a balancing act of being a mum and having a job. Can you recommend any strategies to make this second transition we go through less stressful?  - What do you do for you? How do you switch off, replenish and recharge? - Can you sum up Motherhood in 3 words for us? So, any parent that's overwhelmed by the sheer amount of competing demands you have to manage, Elise can support you in regaining clarity, confidence and the energy you need to make decisions based on what you want, not what you fear. She also regularly hosts Mother's Circles in Clovelly called the Mama Rising Circles - you can find out more here. In these groups she shares  lots of nourishing practices and ways to create more space for ourselves as mothers and as women and reconnect to what matters most.She also wrote an article here  about returning to work, which talks about how to make the transition smoother, you may enjoy reading it if you are in this boat like Sophie and Hayley.Elise has a super helpful reading list is here. And the other books we spoke about are here:Fair Play by Eve RodskyThe 80/80 Marriage by Nate Klemp and Kaley KlempThis episode is brought to you by MSupport the showFollow us @pumpedpoddy or connect with us here Leave a review & listen here or a star rating on Spotify hereJoin our Pumped Facebook community ...