I’m Kate, daughter of Julia, granddaughter of Beverly, mother of Remi & Jules
Kate SEaton
Mother of two & matrescence doula
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 – and from mother of one to mother of two – but didn’t have the words or understanding to normalize my experience.
Learning about matrescence – the journey women go on as they become embodied mothers – delivered what felt like instant validation and explanation for all I had been going through. It named what I had been feeling and experiencing.
After the birth of my second daughter, I became a certified Birth Story Listener to help women heal from traumatic experiences in birth. I also started writing birth story keepsakes and motherhood reflection letters. My work now centers on facilitating motherhood community, connection and empowerment through mother’s groups, educational resources and 1:1 guidance.
I am a fierce advocate of women, mothers and families, and this work is my expression of that. It is work I am so honored to offer.
experience & PHILOSOPHY
As a matrescence guide, I work with women at all points on the journey to and through motherhood, from considering becoming a parent to surrendering to what motherhood delivers for you.
My guidance and space holding centers on you and your truth, no matter what motherhood looks like for you or how you come to it.
I bring learnings from a range of coursework, life experiences, self work, and support groups, including wisdom from my own matrescence, studies with Seasons of Matrescence and Birth Story Medicine, personal experiences in traumatic birth and postpartum suffering, as well as the feminine experience I’ve witnessed in others through mothers groups, women’s circles, and friendships.
CERTIFICATIONS & COURSES
Seasons of Matrescence facilitator study - present
Birth Story Listening certification - 2024
The Liberating Motherhood Experience course - (Dr. Sophie Brock) - 2024
Experiences
Closed women’s circle (2023-present)
Let’s Get Real moms group by Sarah Ezrin and Metta Mama (Spring & Summer 2024)
Traumatic birth processing with therapist and Birth Story Medicine
TEACHERS & GUIDES
Remi Grace Seaton who broke me open
Jules Read Seaton who revealed my truth
Steph Trzaska, my life’s work midwife
Tracy Hoffstatter, an endless source of permission and healing
Holly Seerly whose compassionate voice still rings in my mind
Sarah Ezrin who cares deeply about supporting mothers
Amy Gordon a living example of feminine power
Rachel Goudey a fierce advocate of sisterhood
Nikki McCahon who found and compiled the words and analogies for explaining matrescence
BOOKs & Podcasts
The Motherhood space by Gabrielle Nancarrow
The Birth Space by Gabrielle Nancarrow
Wild Feminine by Tami Lynn Kent
Wild Mothering by Tami Lynn Kent
Magic Hour by Taylor Paige
Expanded by To Be Magnetic
Littles Scraps of Magic by Steph Trzaska
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