Kirsty Fernandes - Honouring Māmā

Kirsty Fernandes - Honouring Māmā All about honouring and supporting Māmā and their wider whānau (family) in pregnancy & parenthood Online and in Tākaka, Aotearoa, New Zealand

07/12/2025

How we transition through rites of passage is so profound - it touches all of the imprints we have around our bodies, our bleed, our needs, our boundaries, our wants, our worthiness for support and our feelings around being held and heard during life's big events.

It can reinforce old hurts, isolate and bring guilt and shame, or it be empowering, transformational and sacred.

Being part of honouring rites of passage is such a privilege and a responsibility that can help shift old narratives and stories that no longer serve us.

How have you been celebrated or honoured through your rites of passage? Or how have you not? What do you want for yourself and others?

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11/11/2025

On Matariki I called in more creative expression.

I'd written down specifically that I wanted to regularly attend a Writer's Club and learn pottery.

Writer's Club has been soul replenishing to attend once a month on a Saturday morning. It's the most wholesome, safe and nourishing space and allows me to do a lot of emotional processing - something I still find really challenging to make time for with having two young children and choosing to homeschool.

And when the opportunity came up for a weekend pottery workshop rather than regular night classes, this is also seemed accessible. There's something so amazing about creating with your hands. I remember reading something from Kimberly Ann Johnson about how our hands are searching to create because in the past we needed to create plates, bowls and cups so that we had something to eat and drink from. It was functional and necessary.

And now we can just walk into a shop and buy these things so easily.

But it's like our muscle memory is still there, and our hands are always searching to create. This is also, why I think, I love gardening. It's how it's supposed to be.

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About Me

My husband Duane and I have two little cherubs, Indie and Roman.

My own journey in Motherhood has shown me how crucial it is that we hold space for our mothers, and what a profound effect this can have on our experience. I am so passionate about listening to your story, about helping you to feel nourished, nurtured and honoured as a Māmā and about supporting you and your family in your own journey in Parenthood.

My hope is that this kind of care will help us create happier and more connected Māmās, babies, families and communities.

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