In this episode of ”Motherhood Unveiled,” host Ashley welcomes Jamie Greenwood, a life and leadership coach, mother, and stepmother of three. Jamie shares candid insights into her blended family, the challenges of setting boundaries, and the importance of self-care for mothers. She discusses her journey through step-parenting, advocacy for her children, and navigating “mom rage.” Together, Ashley and Jamie explore the realities of motherhood, the value of honest conversations, and the need for community support, offering listeners practical wisdom and heartfelt encouragement for embracing the messy, beautiful truth of parenting.

Meet Jamie

Jamie is a life and leadership coach who supports big-dreaming, high-achieving mothers to set exquisite boundaries and find agency within themselves, without an ounce of guilt. With over 16 years experience, Jamie specializes in helping women reconnect to their desires and joy so they can start living life on their own terms. As a mom, Jamie works hard to give her children the most loving, expressive and close knit family experience they can have. She also enjoys sharing her loves with them including cuban dance, local/sustainable foods, cooking, and Celtics basketball. Outside of being a mom, she LOVES being a life and leadership coach to other mothers and has a secret soft spot for rock music and cult documentaries.

Timestamps

Jamie's Personal & Professional Identity (00:02:12) 

The Homecoming Program & Storytelling (00:03:46) 

Parenting in a House of Alphas (00:05:02) 

Boundaries and Evolving Parenting Styles (00:06:44) 

Beginning of Jamie’s Motherhood Story (00:08:33) 

Healing Through EMDR & Somatic Work (00:11:23) 

Pregnancy, Advocacy, and Clubfoot Diagnosis (00:14:10) 

Motherhood as Endurance & Guilt with Second Child (00:17:41) 

Relationship with Stepdaughter After Healing (00:19:56) 

Balancing Self-Care and Motherhood Expectations (00:24:17) 

The Dance of Meeting Needs (00:26:38) 

Motherhood as Advocacy (00:29:12) 

Teaching Children Self-Advocacy (00:29:48) 

Emotional Labor and Maternal Exhaustion (00:34:28) 

Parenting Influenced by Childhood (00:35:35) 

Power Dynamics and Parenting Styles (00:40:04) 

Choice, Overwhelm, and Parenting Adjustments (00:42:08) 

Motherhood as an Endurance Challenge (00:45:25) 

Adapting to Children’s Needs and Letting Go (00:47:47) 

Ambivalence and Processing Pregnancy (00:50:19) 

Partner Dynamics and Processing Big Decisions (00:54:46) 

The Reality of Having Multiple Children (01:03:31) 

Expectations vs. Reality of Motherhood (01:06:47) 

Maternal Labor Inequities and Default Parenting (01:07:15) 

Mom Rage and the Wildness of Motherhood (01:10:22) 

Judgment, Screen Time, and Letting Go (01:19:41) 

The Faulty Job Description of Motherhood (01:21:10) 

Honesty, Gratitude, and Naming the Hard Parts (01:24:42) 

Dispelling the Myth of Loving Every Moment (01:26:56) 

Links & Mentions

1. Work with Jamie Greenwood
2. The Path Home (Jamie’s podcast)
3. Women Who Run with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
4. What is EMDR?
5. What is gentle parenting?

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Cover Art: Abigail Murphy Photography