My experience as a coach specializing in women involved in a process of change has made me aware that maternity may be one of the most wonderful experiences a woman can live but it also produces a deep change which may be disconcerting. With the arrival of the new baby, they feel an overwhelming responsibility because, despite the preparations, baby comes without user's guide and there are not previous references to face many of the situations they have to respond to. Their emotions also become very intense and changeable; they have mood swings from euphoria to sadness, from happiness to loneliness, from unconditional love to stress. This makes them feel uncertain and they do not always have the support of their home environment for handle in a proper way. Moreover, devoting every minute of the day to the child, the pressure to be the perfect mother and the tiredness because of the sleepless nights cause so physical exhaustion that women cannot enjoy their maternity, on the contrary, they feel it as something they have to survive.

Maternity coaching is a personal accompaniment that helps new mothers to handle this new situation in a natural way, enjoying their new role although change in their lives may be difficult and demanding. My mission as a coach is to help moms to accept and focus their states of mind and to perceive change as an opportunity to personal improvement by the developing of their own internal potential, providing them at the same time with the necessary resources and tools to manage this new experience and to learn how to balance their different roles woman/mother/couple/professional.

Maternity is a very personal process for each mother because very situation is different. Listening respectfully and without judging is a must, in order to allow them to express themselves freely. Priorities, believes and values are modified by the arrival of a new baby in several times, so revising them is important because this is usually the origin of the change and the mother may need to incorporate new strategies to handle it properly.