129: Transitioning into the Fourth Trimester with Elizabeth Tuazon

Rewrite the Mother Code with Dr. Gertrude Lyons

Dr. Gertrude welcomes back Elizabeth Tuazon for another coaching interview as Elizabeth reaches the three months of life milestone with her baby, Lyla Rose.

As Lyla grows from newborn to infant, Elizabeth shares her process of marking this important transition with a ritual of her own making. The ritual ceremony unfolded organically one new moon weekend among family and included speeches, visualizations, intentions, a bonfire, and an impactful tarot reading.

As her baby grows, Elizabeth realizes there are many transitions in her life unfolding at once. Now that she’s working again part time, she considers what going back to work full time will be like. Dr. Gertrude and Elizabeth then have a larger conversation about the American cultural need to be doing something and balancing one’s masculine and feminine sides in negotiating just how much one should be doing.

They lastly discuss the difference between inviting a child into your life and making a child your whole life. The distinction is incredibly meaningful for a parent’s identity and how they behave around their friends when their children are with them, for example. This more expansive and adventurous perspective allows for more possibility and is exactly what Rewrite the Mother Code is all about!

Episode Outline:

(02:40) Three months of life milestone

(04:56) New moon ritual to mark newborn to infant

(17:28) Masculine and feminine feelings around returning to work

(21:22) Becoming a person who likes babies

(24:41) Inviting a child into your life

(28:43) Projecting inner child stuff onto our kids

(35:00) Learning through sharing

(38:51) Dr. Gertrude’s conclusion: being with feelings

Resources Referenced:

The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnston

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