How did you rebuild your “village” in a new country!? Living abroad, being estranged from your own mother, PND and more - with Kerrene Taylor

We speak a lot about finding a village, but what do you do when you’ve moved across the world and find yourself starting from scratch? Kerrene Taylor (@kerrenetaylor (instagram.com/kerrenetaylor)) is an American mum living in Western Australia, documenting the honest reality of becoming a mother far from home - without the village most of us assumed we'd have. We discuss…

• How Kerrene met her now-husband and moved to Perth

• Moving into motherhood without a relationship with her mum

• How Kerrene explored remothering herself before having children

• The term ‘morning’ sickness needs to be cancelled

• Her birth and postpartum journey as isolation crept in

• Finding new friends is like dating (daunting!)

• Becoming diagnosed with PND

• The spectrum of sleep help

• Experiencing rage for the first real time and its impact on her relationship

• A small window into the maternal experience in Australia VS the USA

• Kerrene’s words of advice for new parents seeking a village

Listen to Kerrene’s podcast, the No Village Club (open.spotify.com/show/1L0droW9S5jn2eJFpsvGzT) where she shares her journey of building a village where she is now.

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