25. From Survival Mode to Presence: Matrescence, Rage, and Repair with Sami Garrett

Motherhood doesn’t come with a user manual… and for so many moms, the hardest part isn’t loving their kids—it’s feeling resourced enough to stay grounded when everything is loud, sticky, overstimulating, and deeply triggering.

In this episode, I’m joined by Sami Garrett, founder of Good Enough Matrescence, a global collective where moms come to expand joy, peace, and presence—and redefine what modern motherhood support can actually look like.

Sami shares how her second postpartum season—marked by overwhelm, isolation, and postpartum rage—became the turning point that led her into deeper nervous system work, subconscious healing, and a new way of understanding emotional “triggers.” Together, we talk about what it means to mother yourself first, why your reactions aren’t proof you’re failing, and how community can hold you through every “chapter” of motherhood (without turning your healing into another to-do list).

This conversation is tender, practical, and surprisingly freeing—especially if you’ve ever thought, “What is wrong with me?” in the middle of a totally normal parenting moment.

In this episode, we talk about:
What “matrescence” is and why it matters
Postpartum rage: why it happens and what it’s often pointing to
Nervous system regulation as the foundation for how we think, feel, and respond
A powerful reframe: “This should be happening” (and why it helps)
How to shift from shame and fixing… into presence and repair
Why moms need community, not another “perfect parenting” plan
Creating a “library” of support you can dip into, season by season

Your nervous system speaks through emotion to guide you back to safety and you are not broken for having a human response.

Connect with Sami:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/goodenoughmatrescence
Website: https://goodenoughmatrescence.com
Explore the GEM Collective: www.goodenoughmatrescence.com/gem-membership