Ep. 10: Alita Blanchard on Honest, Messy Motherhood, Parenting through Grief and Loss and Raising Boys

Today I chat with Alita Blanchard who is a parent coach.

We chat about: 

• Her experience with postnatal depression, baby loss and her inner work journey
• The importance of listening to feelings and how we can protect our own capacity for listening
• Authenticity in parenting, honest and messy motherhood - Re-parenting ourselves and self-compassion
• Rites of passage particularly for young boys
• Aggression and frustration in boys, the Boy Code and impact of societal stereotypes
• Feeling triggered by our kids’ behaviours
• Being okay with setting boundaries to care for ourselves

Alita is a mother of 4 young boys (including one in the stars) on the NSW Central Coast. She is a certified Conscious Parent Coach, Rites of Passage facilitator and holds Mothers Circle and events to support mothers who feel lost and overwhelmed within mothering. Alita supports mothers in normalising anger and healthy aggression, softening expectations, building self compassion and bringing awareness to their own needs and emotions so that they can feel more aligned to their values and connected to themselves AND their children.

She has some upcoming events: Mothers Retreats: rest, connection, sharing - coming soon in NSW. Sign up for email updates at www.theawaremama.com.au

Instagram - alitablanchard_parentcoach

Check out my free workshop - Getting Honest about Infant and Child Sleep in the first few years: and get on my waitlist for our upcoming live round of Mama Matters Academy, while you're there! https://www.mamamatters.com.au/mama-matters-academy  

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For more about me and what I do, check out my website: www.mamamatters.com.au 

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