Amy Molloy

Matrescence forces us to redefine who we are.
It asks us to look at what’s working, who we think we are, what we’re attached to, and how we value ourselves – and not just in the first weeks and months of motherhood, but over and over again. (In fact, it’s kind of never ending. But don’t let that put you off!)

But as we peel back those layers of identity and attachment, what does that leave?
As my guest this week – author, mama and now children’s book creator Amy Molloy – says:
If I’m not that person, then who am I?

"I am grateful every single day for my healthy baby(s) but I also see my grief, I acknowledge it and I put the work into (gently!) supporting myself through it. I cry with my grief. I smile with my grief. And, often, just naming it is enough..."

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Have you heard of digital nomads? They're the people travelling the world who aren't on holiday. Magazine editor, author and writer Amy Molloy decided to go traveling in South America for four months - but took her ambition with her.

"We need to talk about death to be active participants in the full spectrum of life: so we can decide who to be when a doctor pulls us into a private room, when we answer the phone to bad news, when we say goodbye for the last time."

Author Amy Mollog faces off with dramatic life adversities — and finds healing through storytelling

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In this episode Imogen speaks with Amy Molloy who is a journalist, the editor of The Collective Hub and Hay House author who produces uplifting content for the biggest names in global publishing. This week, they discuss the power of 'strategic happiness', what a 'strong' women really looks like, and how to story-tell in a healing way in an era of social media.

"On January 8 this year, I walked into an IVF clinic with my pregnant best friend. She had already conceived naturally twice, so we weren’t there for her. I had an appointment to explore egg retrieval for the purpose of egg freezing. I kept telling myself, I was ‘creating options.’ However, it was much deeper than that – I was trying to explore how I really felt about motherhood.

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