Before I share another Empowered Mama Feature I thought it was important that I share my own. Last year I became a mom and it has simultaneously been the most beautiful and the most brutal season of my life. It has taught me the importance of trusting my intuition, caring for myself and surrounding myself with a mountain of support.
My purpose in creating the Empowered Mama Collection was two-fold, to show mamas in any season their beauty and tell their story through my lens. I created this experience for the mama who wants to fall in love with her body, honor her motherhood journey and meet her own image in the mirror with more grace and tenderness – because this was exactly what I needed for myself as a new mom.
I hope that in sharing our stories we can rally around each other, elevate our voices and bring us together in our humanness to support and hold each other in this sacred calling.
So without further ado, please enjoy this glimpse at my journey.
XOXO,
Esther
Becoming a mother leaves no woman as it found her. It unravels her and rebuilds her. It cracks her open, takes her to her edges. It’s both beautiful and brutal; often at the same time.
Becoming a mother to twins was an initiation into Motherhood and a realm of love and responsibility that I had imagined for years but never could have fully anticipated. It meant navigating the delicate dance of caring for two tiny souls while discovering a new and raw power within myself.
Esther’s Nuggets of Motherhood Wisdom
What does being an empowered mama mean to you?
Every part of this experience has given me an opportunity to stand in my power or to give it away-
My personal journey of standing in my power as a mama has meant embracing a new width of energy – realizing that it is all a LOT all the time and finding out that I can in fact hold it all.
Perseverance and presence in the toughest challenges is what defines femininity in its primal power and no other circumstances in my life have called this out of me like this last year of being a mother. If you’re a mama you know what I mean!
For me, being an empowered mama has meant releasing the weight of comparison, taking back my power from unsupportive narratives, and discarding self-imposed expectations that only burden me with unnecessary stress and pressure.
Your Mantra
In the slow-mo whirlwind that has been the last year since giving birth to my twins *Surrender* has become my mantra. It’s a lesson that carries me through the quiet moments of late-night feedings and the -maybe- joyous chaos of another blowout x2.
Recognizing that it’s not just me anymore – that these two little beings depend on me for everything – has been the motivation in that surrender. They are their own individuals, and while their care is my sacred responsibility, their needs aren’t always within my control. I get to meet each moment with endurance, curiosity and creativity. While some days are endless and exhausting, as I’ve practiced surrendering to the present moment, I’ve discovered a profound ease and peace that keeps us all in a gentle embrace.
One piece of advice that you would share with other moms?
Imagine releasing the pressure imposed by societal expectations and external influences… What if you tuned into the innate wisdom of your body, tapping into the intuition that is already within you? Living from this heart space creates an environment where both you and your babies can flourish. Empowerment, in motherhood, isn’t conforming to some external standard of “being a good mom” but is nurturing the unique, beautiful and often messy and brutal journey that unfolds when you trust your inner wisdom.
Let it all be a lot. Feel the deep ache of watching them grow and feeling them pull away to become their own person. Lean into the exhilarating joy of hearing them say another new word and picking tiny flowers to share with their siblings.
Embrace the growing pains, both yours and theirs.
And in it all, smile with the knowing that you were chosen to be there mama ON PURPOSE.
As I continue this motherhood journey with my twins, I find strength in every surrendered moment, rising to each new challenge with trust and anchoring myself in the boundless love that defines the empowered mama within me.
