08/01/2026
Very early on in motherhood, something painful, confronting, hit me…
I didn’t recognise myself anymore.
Then I realised, maybe I never really knew who I was in the first place?
I was completely, totally, disconnected.
From myself. My body. My joy. My sense of self.
S*** I have been living a lie!
A life designed for me by someone else.
One that society told me would give me everything I thought I could ever want.
But it didn't.
I felt lost.
I felt lonely…despite working so hard to make sure I was never alone.
I now know I was grieving. For so very much.
But most of all, I was grieving for the loss of what I thought was always going to keep me safe…keep my head above the water…my perfectly curated, planned life that would always give me back what I THOUGHT I needed.
I realised in Motherhood…that plan…was not going to work anymore.
I wondered, did it ever really work in the first place?
I realised I needed to find a new way, but this left me feeling vulnerable. Exposed. Lost at sea without a life jacket.
I had 2 options…to sink, to swim, or to float…
The fact that I am writing this post at all, I hope, shows you what I chose.
That jarring, confronting, painful realisation was one of the hardest I have ever faced because it brought me face to face with all of the parts of me and my life I had avoided for so long.
But in that pain, I found something I never knew was possible.
It led me on a journey of rediscovery. Emotional healing, self-connection, and rebuilding a relationship with myself beyond motherhood.
It changed everything.
The thing is, that journey took me a long time.
My gift to you is that yours does not need to take so long…because I know what works. Personally, because I take those steps daily, and professionally, because ethically I would never, could never give you anything that I didn’t know was evidence-based.
If you’re ready to reconnect with the woman you are outside the role of Mum…
Join me on 19th January for a free session that might just change everything. Your first step on the incredible journey of finding yourself again.
➡️ Register now https://lauragreenwoodtherapy.com/reclaim-your-identity-beyond-motherhood/
Together, we’ll reflect, reconnect, and take one gentle step back toward ourselves. 💛
Laura x