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ERP 304: How to Get More Support through Self-Mothering — An Interview with Dr. Gertrude Lyons

Jan 25, 2022

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When we talk about mothers, qualities like nurturing, caring, and compassion always come to mind. Mothers are also known for putting everybody else’s needs first and theirs last. And for many years, there’s been a notion that mothering is a woman’s natural role but as it turns out, we all mother regardless of gender and whether or not we have kids.

In this episode, we discuss mothering with emphasis on the concept of self-mothering and how this can support us internally, which can essentially result in having better relationships with our partners.

Dr. Gertrude Lyons is a professional life coach who is focused on exploring, demystifying, and democratizing the maternal power that lies within all women. She believes that motherhood is a transformational journey that all women can take with or without children and together, we can start a new conversation around modern motherhood.

Dr. Lyons is the Lead Faculty member, Senior Life Coach and Director of Family Programs for The Wright Foundation for the Realization of Human Potential.

Through her work, she inspires people to take control of their own personal transformations. She has made it her mission to challenge traditional notions of mothering by facilitating raw, open conversations around mothering, womanhood, and parenthood that no one else is having. She has spent the last 19 years empowering individuals, couples, parents, and families to bring out their best selves through helping them realize meaningful, successful lives, with the aim of bringing new perspectives on personal transformation to as many people as possible.

Check out the transcript of this episode on Dr. Jessica Higgin's website.

In this episode

6:25 What is self-mothering?

11:31 How she rediscovered herself which ultimately got her interested in diving deeper into self-mothering.

16:27 The purpose of self-mothering.

23:59 How self-mothering looks like in men.

33:19 The deeper inner work: self-validated intimacy.

41:51 Some ways to start self-mothering.

Mentioned

Society of Femininity in Action

Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships (book)

Still Face Experiment: Dr. Edward Tronick (YouTube video)