Transitioning into the Fourth Trimester with Elizabeth Tuazon
Dr. Gertrude welcomes back Elizabeth Tuazon to discuss how she celebrated her daughter, Lyla Rose’s, three month milestone, transitioning into the fourth trimester, and more.
Dr. Gertrude welcomes back Elizabeth Tuazon to discuss how she celebrated her daughter, Lyla Rose’s, three-month milestone, transitioning into the fourth trimester, and more.
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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
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!
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Resources Referenced:
The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnston https://kimberlyannjohnson.com/the-fourth-trimester/
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About Dr. Gertrude Lyons:
Through her career as a professional life coach, Dr. Gertrude Lyons has become a national mothering revolutionary. Join Gertrude as she confronts the myths surrounding mothering, and challenges the very notion of what it means to be a mother. Expect conversations that question your preconceived beliefs, and ask you to lean into topics that will tap into the powerful femininity within you. Be prepared to show up, hold space, and be mothered in a way you’ve never been before, but have always needed.