Blogs & Insights From Mama Gold
It was a cold, rainy weekend. The soft fingers of rain drummed on the roof as I cocooned myself into reading Kim's remarkable book. I sensed it was going to be profoundly moving, but I did not realize that her courage would evoke my courage to tell my raw truth.
The timing of the release of Kim Vermaak' s remarkable book, "Taming the Monster of Postpartum Depression", could not have been more poignantly surreal, nor more agonizingly relevant.
After this Easter period of deep reflection, I have chosen to retreat into a period of thought leadership and writing, focusing on my mental health journey. Being active and in quiet reflection creates a gentle way forward. I am trying to create a road map of learning as I navigate this complex life in my 60s. The visibility this past year for me has been excruciating – being too exposed.
Right now, the world can feel like an incredibly overwhelming place to be. We've never had world orders disrupted in quite the way we see now. We've never had the models of leadership we are seeing now. So startlingly different to the decades of somewhat more predictable destinies before.
It leaves me with just some quiet questions. No marketing, no funnels, no frenetic planning, no destinations.
Just the journey of today.