Welcome Mama,
Take a moment to land here and let your body soften,
Let yourself be held by the earth beneath you,
There's nothing you need to do right now,
Nowhere you need to be just here with your breath in this present moment,
Feel the weight of your body and the quiet rhythm of your breath moving through you without you needing to force a thing and close your eyes,
I want you to drift back for a moment,
Before the constant mental load,
Before being needed by everyone,
Before your days became about holding it together,
Before mum became the loudest part of who you are there was a girl,
A woman,
Full of thoughts,
Opinions,
Curiosity,
Fire,
And she's still there,
Take a breath and let her know she hasn't been forgotten inhale deeply,
And as you exhale,
Gently ask yourself,
Who am I,
Beyond what I do for everyone else and don't rush to answer it,
Just let it sit there,
Soft,
Steady,
Like a star glistening in the night sky maybe you were someone who could lose herself for hours in something she loved,
Music,
Conversations,
Ideas,
Maybe you were the one who laughed loud,
Who felt deeply,
Who wanted more more life,
More freedom,
More expression,
Maybe you still are,
None of that left you,
You didn't lose yourself,
You expanded breathe that in,
Bring one hand to your heart,
Feel it beating steadily beneath your palm and I invite you to softly repeat to yourself,
I am a whole person,
My needs matter,
I am not just what I give to others,
I am worthy of being seen,
Truly seen I am more than just a mum,
I am so much more than this,
Let those words land,
Not just in your head,
But deep into your heart,
Deep into your soul now picture yourself somewhere open,
Somewhere that feels like space,
Maybe it's the ocean,
Maybe it's in a forest,
Maybe it's just somewhere simply quiet and for a moment no one needs you here,
There are no expectations,
No noise,
No pulling,
You just get to exist and in that space without doing a single thing,
You have that awareness that you are enough,
You always were and take one more deep breath in,
Feel it expand through your whole body and exhaling slowly,
Let it go you are not just a mum,
You are a woman,
And you are a woman with depth,
Desire,
Edges,
Softness,
All of it and you deserve to know that,
Not just in your head,
But deeply all the way to your core and start to bring your awareness back,
Gently,
Slowly,
And when you're ready open your eyes and take her with you today the real you,
The full you,
She's not gone,
She's right here
