Media
I am a coach, doula and author who specializes in women's life transitions and rites of passage, and I'm a world-leading expert in matrescence – the transition to motherhood.
I write and speak about all of the powerful experiences that shape women's lives – including birth, matrescence and motherhood; midlife and menopause; grief, healing journeys, career transitions, burnout, spiritual awakenings, relationship shifts and more. I also love to dive into topics such as the power of ritual and ceremony, cyclical living and earth connection, embodiment, creativity, community, intuition and self-care as supports for times of life transition.
If you would like to have me as a guest on your podcast, a speaker at your next event, or if you have an idea for an article, I would love to connect with you here.
Podcasts
Transformed By Birth - Matrescence: You're Not Broken, You're Becoming
The Medicine Stories Podcast - Modern Midlife Hits Different (especially for mothers)
Golden Hour FM - Matrescence Explained: Why Postpartum is a 2-3 Year Transformation
Mom Chat with Mamistad - Motherhood and the Matrescence Transformation
The Practice You Podcast with Elena Brower
Literary Mama Podcast - Becoming, Not Broken
Mother Tongue - The Psychology of Motherhood: Understanding Matrescence and Identity Shifts
Mom + Mind Podcast - Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage
The Shadows We Cast - Matrescence
Modern Mom Probs - Navigating Identity Shifts in Motherhood
Postpartum University Podcast - The Science of Matrescence
Mindful Mama Mentor - Matrescence: The Transformational Power of Motherhood
Beauty and Bone Podcast with Layla O'Mara
The Midlife Feast - Navigating Perimenopause + Motherhood and Embracing Identity Shifts
The Mom Existence - The Journey of Motherhood + Identity
The Selfish Confidence Podcast - Matrescence + Mothershift
The Wild and Well Podcast - The Transformation of Becoming a Mother
The Bringing Up Baby Podcast - The Transition to Motherhood
Moments with Marianne - Mothershift with Jessie Harrold
Exploring a Map for Matrescence - The Well-Nourished Mother Podcast
The Momalogues Podcast - Access Your Mother Powers - Part Two
The Momalogues Podcast - The Evolving Role of Moms - Part One
The Reimagining Motherhood Podcast - Matrescence as a Rite of Passage
The Belonging Podcast - Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage
The Numinous Podcast - Embracing the Mothershift
Bound and Determined Podcast - Lessons Learned from Manuscript through Launch
The Happy Mama Movement - Making the Mothershift
Everything Belongs – Who Am I Now? Navigating Transitions with Jessie Harrold
MamaThrive Podcast - Motherhood as a Rite of Passage
Feminist Mom Therapist Podcast - Identity Transitions and Rites of Passage in Motherhood
Together with Rachael Rose – Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage
Bound and Determined Podcast – Persistence and Fighting for your Book Dream
Holistic Life for Moms Podcast - The Deep Work of Transitioning to Motherhood
The Good Enough Mother Podcast - Identity Shifts in Motherhood
The Moonwise Podcast - On Rewilding through Rites of Passage
Blog Talk Radio with Susun Weed on Radical Transformation
The Ripple Effect Podcast - An Exploration of Matrescence
Destination Unknown - The Changes That Change Everything
She Explores - Traversing Seasons, special matrescence series
Belonging - Non-Linear Reciprocity + Skills to Traverse Change
Bite-Sized Balance Podcast - Why Women's Rituals and Self-Care Matter
The Birth Kweens Podcast - The Identity Shift of Motherhood
The Happy Mama Podcast - The Liminal Space in Motherhood
The Needy Podcast - Tending During Big Transitions
Birthful - Birth Principles: Better than a birth plan
Real Talk Radio - Finding Alignment, Outdoor Adventure + Motherhood
Expectful - Rites of Passage, Identity + Motherhood
Courage + Spice - How to Give Up on a Dream and Find a New Purpose
Sure, Babe - Femininity: Finding Your Power in Being a Woman
Reclaim - Unearthing Our Wisdom
Yoga | Birth | Babies - MotherSHIFT: Supporting Women Through the Identity Shift of Motherhood
Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond - Accessing The Mother You Want to Be
SHE Quest - At Home + Embodied
Articles
Hot Flash Magazine - Jessie Harrold on Perimenopause and the Biology of Fewer Fucks
Fabulous Mama interview (in Dutch)
Green Child Magazine - Matrescence: Losing yourself in motherhood isn't the problem, it's the point
Finding Art in Life - the Postpartum Production Substack
International Doula Magazine interview
Narrative Healing - Off the Page featuring Jessie Harrold
Mindful Magazine - Grieving the Old You: What to do when you feel lost in motherhood
Green Parent Magazine interview about Mothershift
Your Zen Mama - You Will Lose Yourself in Motherhood
Today's Parent - Matrescence: Why you may not feel like yourself after becoming a mom
Why Rituals Matter (and how to create your own) - Mindful Magazine
Featured in the Globe + Mail - What do single mothers need to grow their careers
Today's Parent - These three simple things helped my kids grieve after our pet died
Today's Parent - 7 Ways Pandemic Parenting Felt Like Postpartum All Over Again
Mother.ly - The Five Things a Doula Wishes New Moms Knew About Postpartum Life
Your Zen Mama - What To Do When You Feel Like You've Lost Yourself in Motherhood
Spirituality & Health - Don't Know What to Do? Five Ways to Navigate Liminal Space
Spirituality & Health - Wild Quest
Green Parent - Motherhood Will Change You
Pathways Magazine: The Birth Principles Workbook - A Soulful Alternative to a Birth Plan
FabUPlus - For When You Don't Love Your Body
International Doula Magazine - Birth Principles: a new alternative to birth plans
Mind Body Green - I was ambivalent about kids, and then I got pregnant
Mind Body Green - How 8 New Moms Learned to Love Their Bodies
Rockstar Birth Magazine - Believe Birth
The Telegram - Do This One Thing + Love Your Body
The Chronicle Herald
The Coast - 6 Ways to Connect With Your Body
The Coast - The Neuroscience of Ritual
Inspired Coach Magazine - How to truly understand your ideal client: using social science research methods to boost your biz
Elephant Journal - I had the perfect life and still felt that something was missing
Explore Magazine - A for Adventure
Huffington Post - I'm a doula, and this is what I did instead of writing a birth plan
Huffington Post - Are you going through a third-life alignment?
Other Features + Speaking Engagements
Mothermorphosis - Earth Daughters Festival June 2026
CTV's The Social - Mothershift
Presenter, The Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2025
Presenter, Lamaze International Conference 2022
Presenter, DONA International Doula Summit 2021
Maturn Program Guest Expert on Matrescence
CBC Radio - Project Body Love
QueenPins Keynote Speaker - Project Body Love
Soul Sundays Keynote Speaker - Project Body Love