Real Talk
This isn’t just about motherhood. It’s about movement, identity, and the courage to keep choosing yourself: on the trail, with your kids, and in the spaces in between.
Here you’ll find reflections from women walking their own version of this path: sometimes with little legs beside them, sometimes solo: always seeking presence, strength, and self, and telling the truth of it along the way.
When You're the Only One Moving: Running Through Matrescence
In the thick of becoming a mother, the world slows: but you keep moving. This piece names the fog, the fight, and the quiet power of running through the in-between, when identity is shifting and movement becomes a lifeline.
Invisible Load, and Why the Trail Lightens It
There’s the weight you carry, and the weight no one sees. The trail doesn’t erase it, but it gives you space to exhale, regulate, and remember who you are underneath it all. Out there, the load feels shared: even when you’re running solo.
Adventure, Interrupted: And Still Worth It
The pace is slower, the packs are heavier, and someone’s always hungry (& complaining) but adventure with kids still counts. This reflection celebrates the wild, wonky ways motherhood reshapes how we explore - no fluff with practical tips.
The Season That Starts With You
Maybe you’ve been the steady one for a long time: but now, something is calling you back to yourself. This reflection is for the woman who’s making space for her own story, and realising the next chapter can begin with her.
I’m Not a Runner and I Run Anyway
The stories we tell ourselves are often the ones that keep us small. This is about pushing past the imposter, and finding power in showing up anyway: especially when no one’s handing you permission.
The Trail as a Mirror
When motherhood blurs your sense of self, the trail has a way of reflecting you back to you: steady, strong, and still in there. Sometimes, all it takes is a little distance to feel close to yourself again.
My Kids Don’t Need a Perfect Mother, they Need a Present One
This reflection explores how trail time can sharpen your attention, steady your nervous system, and return you to your people with more to give, without losing yourself in the process.
Why I Stopped Trying to Bounce Back
Releasing the pressure to return to “before” and finding power in presence, not performance. Because you’re not here to rewind, you’re here to reimagine. This is a reflection on redefining strength, on your terms.
Running With a Pram, and With Patience
It’s not fast, it’s not quiet, and it’s not easy. But pushing a pram on the trail can teach you more about strength, grit, and surrender than any solo run ever could.
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