ROAR with Danielle Davies: Women, Culture and Impact

A quick takeaway from my conversation with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz about one of the biggest women’s experiences we barely name: matrescence. Matrescence is the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual change a woman goes through when she becomes a mother. It’s being studied as the equivalent of adolescence in its scope and depth. When a teenager is struggling, we say, “Of course. They’re in adolescence.” New moms deserve that same understanding. Becoming a mom was the most spectacular thing that ever happened to me. It was also the most difficult. Having a word for it helps. Listen to the full conversation with Amy here. Roar with Danielle Davies is about women womening, about how culture shapes us and how we shape it right back. Danielle Davies is a journalist, keynote speaker, and host of Roar. Listen at www.listentoroar.com or wherever you get podcasts.

In this conversation, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz names one of the biggest female health challenges most women have never heard of: matrescence. It's the identity shift a woman goes through as she becomes a mother, as real and disorienting as adolescence. Amy spent 15 years as a journalist and producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Then she became a mom and couldn't make sense of her own story. It's a conversation about identity, care, and women's autonomy. In this conversation, we talk about: - The day Amy finally heard the word matrescence, and why she pulled over to cry - Why matrescence is the biggest endocrine event a human being can go through - What the Lindsay Clancy case reveals about fragmented postpartum care - Why mothers haven't been silent, and who hasn't been listening About the guest: Amy Taylor-Kabbaz is the author of Mama Rising and the founder of the Global Matrescence Foundation. About the podcast: Roar with Danielle Davies is about women womening—navigating ambition, culture, and all the stuff in between—via deep convos with women making an impact. New episodes every Tuesday—with mini episodes each Thursdays—in the spring and the fall. Listen wherever you get podcasts. Continue the conversation:Listen at www.listentoroar.com or wherever you get podcasts.

In this micro episode, I share my impressions of my conversation with Dorrie Papademetriou of MudGirls Studios. One story stays with me: a man walking up to her fashion shoot and asking, "What about me?" Most of us see hard things and file them away under, "What can you do?" Dorrie answered that. Instead of only giving, she built a way for women to give to themselves. She didn't have a giant plan. She had an idea, and she kept going. Listen to the full conversation in episode 502: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KN39HuFsu9rUAmASR7P03?si=UqYCQiDtTk2N3sNj0dmuiA About us: Hi, I'm Danielle, host of Roar with Danielle Davies: Women, Culture & Impact. I write, talk, and podcast about women womening—navigating ambition, culture, and all the stuff in between—via deep convos with women making an impact. Roar features conversations on women's advocacy, women and culture, and the cultural impact of women who refuse to stay quiet. New episodes every Tuesday—with mini episodes each Thursdays—in the spring and the fall. Listen wherever you get podcasts.

This conversation is about social activism you can hold in your hands. Dorrie Papademetriou founded MudGirls Studios, a nonprofit in Atlantic City that turns clay into a second chance. For 10 years, MudGirls has trained and employed women rebuilding their lives after homelessness, abuse, and poverty. A real job, a real paycheck, and a real skill. MudGirls' 10th anniversary fundraiser, Making Hope Out of Clay, is Oct. 21 at Stockton University Atlantic City. Tickets and donations: https://www.mudgirlsstudios.org/hope-out-of-clay-event-2026 In this conversation, we talk about: • The question on a fashion shoot that changed her path • Why a paycheck matters more than a craft class • Putting women before the bottom line Also in this episode: a trailer for Cultureful with JessLin. Show: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AGk0YkQUoBjoRqXvjn5O7 Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sirq2eZzIaD8uR11WxTZQ About the guest: Dorrie Papademetriou is the founder andexecutive director of MudGirls Studios. https://www.mudgirlsstudios.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorrie-papademetriou-b3241348/ About Us: Roar with Danielle Davies is about women womening, about how culture shapes us and how we shape it right back. Danielle Davies is a journalist, keynote speaker, and host of Roar. Listen at www.listentoroar.com or wherever you get podcasts.

Welcome to Season 5 of Roar with Danielle Davies. A few things are changing this season, and in this short episode I walk you through all three. First, micro episodes. Every Tuesday you'll get the full conversation. Every Thursday, a short episode like this one highlights what we talked about, so you can decide whether to go back and listen to the whole thing. Second, a new name. Roar is now Roar with Danielle Davies: Women, Culture & Impact. There are a lot of Roars out there. But we're in a pretty furious moment of being women, and we're roaring, so the name stays. It just got a little longer. Third, the Roar Questionnaire. At the end of every episode, each guest answers the same set of questions, inspired by the Proust Questionnaire and the version James Lipton made famous on Inside the Actors Studio. They start simple ("What's your favorite word?") and end up pulling together what Roar is all about. Missed Tuesday's episode, where Amy Stone interviewed me about what Roar is all about? Listen here: If you're enjoying Roar, please follow, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Tag us anywhere. We respond to everything. About the podcast: Roar with Danielle Davies is about women womening, about how culture shapes us and how we shape it right back. About the host: Danielle Davies is a journalist, keynote speaker, and host of Roar. Continue the conversation: Listen at www.listentoroar.com or wherever you get podcasts.