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0What if parenthood isn't something to survive, but an invitation to grow into the person you're meant to become?
In this first episode of Growing Together, I sit down with Jason Seeman, founder of Raising Fathers, for an honest conversation about the unseen initiations of parenthood. We share the pivotal moments when we each realised we needed to grow—and how our children became our greatest teachers.
Jason opens up about standing in front of a bathroom mirror 30 hours into his first child's labor, spiralling internally while his partner needed him to be a pillar in the storm. I share about the moment I realized I couldn't be both the hurt little child and a mom at the same time, and the choice I had to make.
This is a conversation about surrender, self-love, and what it means to grow together with our children.
In this episode:
- The moment Jason realized he needed to grow as a father (and why it happened later than he'd recommend)
- Why seeking control during birth is often a sign we're seeking comfort, and what our partners really need from us
- How children shine a mirror to all the places we still need to love and heal ourselves
- The challenge of letting go of goal-driven identity in postpartum (from 60-second handstands to 3am wake-ups)
- Why you can't have a to-do list with kids (and what that teaches us about presence)
- How to integrate your old self with your new identity as a parent (without thinking it's gone forever)
- What it means to be a good leader for your children by first doing the inner work yourself
If this episode moved you, begin here. The Mother They Remember is a guided reflection for women who are ready to meet the mother they are becoming, not just survive the one they've been handed.
About your hosts:
Jason Seeman is a fatherhood guide, educator, and facilitator with over a decade of experience creating and facilitating education programs that have impacted over one million people globally.
Raising Fathers is raising a new generation of grounded, connected, and present fathers.
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Mandy Cai is the founder of The New School of Motherhood, a philosophy platform built on a single conviction: motherhood isn't where you lose yourself. It's where you find the truest, most powerful version of her.
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This episode was produced by Six-Two Studio
