Nobody Prepares You For Becoming a Mother with Rebecca Barnes

What if becoming a mother is one of the biggest transformations you'll ever go through… and nobody prepares you for it?

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Josh is joined by Rebecca Barnes, founder of Becoming The Mother, to explore the hidden realities of motherhood that so many women experience but rarely talk about.

Together they discuss matrescence – the profound physical, emotional and psychological transition into motherhood – and why so many mothers feel lost, overwhelmed and unsupported.

Rebecca also shares her own journey through addiction, recovery, divorce and healing, and how those experiences led her to create spaces where mothers can finally feel seen, heard and understood.

This episode is for mothers, fathers, partners, and anyone who wants to better understand the pressures facing modern parents and why supporting mothers matters so much.

In this episode:

What matrescence is and why every mother experiences it

Why motherhood changes you forever

The myth of "Supermum"

Why modern motherhood feels so hard

The importance of community and having a village

Recovery, addiction and codependency