07/25/2025
“When I look back on my first pregnancy, I now see how much I operated from a predominantly masculine energy— driven and focused on doing—in running my chiropractic practice. I kept trying to do more, because I believed that if I worked harder now, I could create more ease later.
In truth, however, I was hustling through pregnancy itself, mainly to secure a longer maternity leave. My intentions came from a good place, but I ended up feeling depleted, disconnected, and totally out of balance.
I wasn’t listening to the quiet wisdom within myself, nor could I hear the gentle signals my body was sending me. Something needed to change.” – Ashley Elmer, DC, CACCP
This personal piece from Dr. Ashley Elmer shares how harmonizing the feminine and masculine energies within us supports the journey of matrescence—the transformation of our physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and social selves in motherhood.
Discover the importance of balancing effort and surrender, learn how to tune into your inner wisdom, and discover how breath, posture, and the nervous system allow us to find greater wholeness in pregnancy and motherhood.
Keep reading “Turning Inward: A Love Letter to My Younger Self in Motherhood” from Issue 86 now: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/parenting/turning-inward-a-love-letter-to-my-younger-self-in-motherhood.html
