<p><strong><em>Welcome back to The Happy Mama Movement Podcast.</em></strong></p><br><p>In this <em>Take the Mic</em> episode, I’m honoured to share the voice of <strong>Kirsten Calloran</strong> — a Mama Rising coach and lactation consultant from County Wicklow, Ireland — whose story reaches straight into the heart of motherhood’s deepest transformations. Kirsten invites us into her journey through <strong>post-diagnosis motherhood</strong> — the moment her son’s autism diagnosis opened a second matrescence, a new becoming that reshaped everything she thought she knew about identity, strength, and love.This is a story of grief and grace, of survival and softening. Of finding language for what once felt unspeakable. It’s an offering to every mother who’s ever wondered where she went — and to those slowly remembering themselves, one tender breath at a time.</p><p><br></p><h3>She talks about:</h3><ul><li>How a child’s diagnosis can awaken a second transformation in motherhood.</li><li>The invisible weight and isolation many caregiving mothers carry.</li><li>Grief, rage, love, and identity — all existing side by side.</li><li>The need for spaces that hold <em>mothers</em>, not just their children.</li><li>The hope that rises when we begin to honour our own becoming.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>May this conversation remind you: you are not broken, you are becoming — again and again, in ways that matter more than you know.</p><p><br></p><h3>ABOUT KIRSTEN</h3><p><strong>Kirsten Calloran</strong> is a <strong>matrescence coach</strong> based in Ireland, specialising in post-diagnosis support for mothers (and fathers) of neurodivergent and disabled children.</p><p>She combines lived experience with professional training to help parents navigate what she calls <em>“post-diagnosis matrescence”</em> — the profound identity shift that begins when the life you imagined for yourself and your child suddenly changes.</p><p>Through her <strong>1:1 coaching</strong>, <strong>talks for families in disability services</strong>, <strong>podcast Fi(ND)ing Motherhood</strong>, and <strong>compassionate social media presence</strong>, Kirsten offers validation, emotional grounding, and practical support to women often left behind by traditional parenting narratives.</p><p>Her work centres on the belief that when we nurture mothers, we strengthen families — and that no woman should have to lose herself to love her child well.</p><p>Kirsten lives in Wicklow with her husband, daughter, and young son, whose diagnosis marked the beginning of her own second becoming.</p><br><p><strong>Connect with Kirsten:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.finding-motherhood.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.finding-motherhood.com</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4aWqk0hVmydjhQn3hZwDzt?si=32eddcdf32e54690" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fi(ND)ing Motherhood on Spotify</a></p><p>TikTok: @findingmotherhoodcoach</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findingmotherhoodcoach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@findingmotherhoodcoach</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/FindingMotherhoodCoach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/FindingMotherhoodCoach</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>