motherhood keepsakes

& connection

for women who revere the role of mother

a motherhood support practice by kate seaton

matrescence is the transition from woman to mother. it’s a rite of passage and a personal transformation in one — and it’s mostly ignored by our modern society.

I created the motherlines out of my reverence for women and the role of mother and the belief that being held and supported through matrescence should be commonplace, not special. 

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Kate

Offerings

  • Motherhood keepsakes

    birth story documenting and motherhood reflections in digital and printed formats. professionally written for you.

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  • 1:1 connection

    spaceholding and guidance for mothers in need of a compassionate ear outside of their family and friends and between therapy sessions.

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  • IN-person MOTHER'S CIRCLES

    In-person matrescence community in and around marin county, ca in service of connection and sharing.

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  • "Kate made the whole process of sharing my story easy, comfortable, and welcoming. Her encouragement to start from where I was at, guided by thoughtful prompts to help fill out the arc of my story at this stage, was exactly what I needed, in a format that made it accessible to collaborate and easily complete on my end while working and mothering full-time."

    anne

  • "I'm thoroughly impressed with the way kate was able to recreate my birth story in perfect detail. she has created a cherished keepsake that i will treasure forever."

    jorie

  • "kate has an innate superpower: making the ones she interacts with feel safe, seen, and completely loved. our time together helped me see what i was already capable of, and how much i have grown over the past few years. what a gift."

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  • "Kate‘s Motherhood Circle was a beautiful space of community and genuine and meaningful support. It was so incredibly powerful to be in a space of healing where vulnerability and openness were welcomed and encouraged, and to hear the stories of others as they navigated their identity as new moms. The afternoon was beautiful and transformative, and I couldn’t recommend these workshops more highly to other women navigating their new role as mothers."

    camille

  • "The mother's circle really filled my cup and it was amazing to spend time with other moms. Everyone showed up with so much vulnerability and heart when sharing. Highly recommend!"

    kristy

I’m Kate, daughter of Julia, granddaughter of Beverly, mother of Remi & Jules.

Motherhood broke me open and carried me home to myself. As many women do, I floundered and flourished in my journey from maiden to mother but didn’t have the words or cultural understanding to normalize my experience. 

Matrescence is the invisible transition our patriarchal society has taught us to ignore. Naming it, honoring it and documenting it has carried me back to my feminine power in ways that extend far beyond motherhood but fuel my parenting all the same.

Using my deep connection to and compassion for the journey from maiden to mother along with my personal experiences with traumatic birth and postpartum suffering, I am honored to create space for women to better understand and reflect on their own matrescence and guide them to compassionate and empowering healing. 

I believe birth stories and the honest reflections we have on pregnancy and motherhood are an important exercise in self-liberation and soul exploration, which, beautifully, are some of the most nourishing gifts we can give to ourselves that benefit our children.

I also believe that if men birthed babies, birth stories would have their own section in the newspaper :)

The matrescence guidance and documentation I offer comes out of a 15-year career as a professional writer and is in service of women finding and honoring their truest selves, work I am honored to guide.

“When a child becomes an adult they have a period of messy transition we call adolescence. They don’t know who they are, they question everything, and they experience a complete hormonal, physical, spiritual shift that is accepted, understood and revered in our culture. Matrescence, or the transition to motherhood, is less understood and rarely acknowledged.”

— gabrielle Nancarrow, author of “The Motherhood Space”