Beth Berry

“We are meant to be deeply affected and changed by motherhood. We are meant to be softened, humbled, reshaped, repurposed, and made wiser. We’re meant to grow, heal, and transform for the good of us all and toward the mother-led consciousness we’ve been blessed with the honor of birthing.”
― Beth Berry, Motherwhelmed

“Motherhood is meant to overwhelm us. It’s meant to slow us down and remind us of what matters most. It’s meant to expand us in
order to make room for the children we’re (briefly) given to guide. It’s meant to reshape us into fuller, more well-rounded women. It reminds us of our interdependency, shows us where we still need to grow, and
strengthens our capacity to connect from the heart.”
― Beth Berry, Motherwhelmed

“That fact that motherhood overwhelms us is not a sign of weakness but an indicator of importance. It distinguishes mothering as
one of the few endeavors in our lifetime worthy of such an enormous and all-encompassing investment. We are similarly overwhelmed by
such things as love, beauty, justice, and the pursuit of a meaningful existence. When we honor the immensity of motherhood as we
do other powerful gifts—instead of resisting or trying to tame it—it changes us. Like native trees on a tropical coastline, we have the
potential to grow stronger with every storm, thrive when we grow in groups, dance with the wind and waves, and draw our strength from
a well deep within.”
― Beth Berry, Motherwhelmed

“What would the world look like if you and I—as the first generations of resource-rich, informed, penicillin-protected, and free mothers
to have ever walked the planet—released ourselves from the burden of
stories told for us and began to see ourselves for the incredibly powerful, important, worthy, and inherently beautiful beings we really are? I believe the outcome would change the course of history.”
― Beth Berry, Motherwhelmed