It’s so easy to scroll on social media and feel like we are ‘less than’ when comparing to the carefully curated, beautiful moments of motherhood online. Rachel wanted to contribute more depth to the conversation about motherhood with tangible representations of these challenging feelings and experiences and so she created the Colours of Motherhood magazine. She hopes that mums can feel a sense of validation in their own experiences of motherhood by seeing that they are not alone. While the stories shared by the mums in the magazine are diverse, what we say to ourselves and how we feel about ourselves is often something that is shared among us all. This magazine was created to encourage us all to talk about our challenges, so that we can connect more deeply, build our villages and remind ourselves and each other that we are all more than enough.
The stories include:
– Overwhelm
– Losing identity in motherhood
– Blended family
– Same sex couple
– Postnatal depression
– Hyperemesis gravidarium
– Disability diagnosis of a child
– School refusal
– Breastfeeding challenges
– Cultural differences
– Fertility challenges
– Raising twins
– Sleep deprivation
– Breastfeeding challenges
– Feelings of inadequacy as a single mum