UNSHACKLED
Resisting Patriarchal Norms and Reclaiming Motherhood
Don't let society dictate your motherhood journey. Join us to unshackle yourself from unrealistic expectations and embrace motherhood on your own terms.
Dive deep beyond the surface symptoms and uncover the root cause of why motherhood can feel so challenging
burnout, guilt, and a loss of identity aren't just individual problems – they're symptoms of a larger system that's failing mothers.
It's time to stop merely treading water and start dismantling the tank we're all swimming in.
Why Unshackled?
We're here to revolutionize how you experience motherhood.
Go Beyond the Individual: Discover why focusing solely on personal coping strategies misses half the story.
Uncover the Root Cause: Learn how patriarchal norms shape your motherhood experience in ways that often remain invisible.
Integrate the Social Lens: Understand why bringing sociocultural awareness into your motherhood journey is a radical act of liberation.
Enact Lasting Change: Gain the tools to create significant shifts in your motherhood journey that will shape your experience now, your family’s lives, and future generations.
unshackled
For mothers and those who work within motherhood-support
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bite-sized course content
A power-packed 1 hour 10 mins of bite-sized content teaching you what exactly the social construction of motherhood and patriarchal motherhood is and taking you through a process to start to detox from its constraints and expectations. There's also a private podcast version of the course for you to listen-on-the-go
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Actionable resources
There are 5 lots of downloadable resources that come along with this mini-course to help you take what you've learnt and put it into practice.
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learn a brand new method
Learn about The Mother on Your Own Steps Method: a 5 part process to go through that helps you 'forge your key' to unshackling from patriarchal expectations, pressures, and 'shoulds' - regardless of if these come from others, or come from yourself (hello Mum-guilt...)
The most revolutionary thing we can do is explore our own stories and where they came from. Your experiences aren't isolated incidents – they're threads in a larger tapestry. By understanding your story, you gain the power to rewrite it...
What you’ll gain
The experience of having a detox from patriarchal motherhood and the messages that we’ve been subtly and overtly fed for decades
An overview of what patriarchal motherhood is (and isn’t)
A new framework to understand your struggles in a broader context
Tools to resist harmful societal pressures and reclaim your authentic experience of motherhood
Support to reconnect with and define your mothering values on your own terms, rather than how we’ve been told we ‘should’ be
By understanding patriarchal motherhood and being able to identify how it shows up in our lives we are then able to take the next steps of detoxing from pressure, and reclaiming a motherhood of our own that centres on our power, values, and agency.
Join Unshackled
$100 AUD
Gain immediate access to all content.
Participants in Unshackled will receive a special invitation and offer to join The Motherhood Studies Certification.
If competition, comparison, and shame sustain patriarchal motherhood, then collaboration, connection, and (self) celebration are a reclaiming of our power.
Our power as Mothers is diluted when we're disconnected from each other.
Connection and self-celebration are the birthplaces of the maternal revolution.
FAQs
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Both - if you're a mother!
The people I mostly work with in my programs work within the field of mother-support as health professionals, coaches, and creatives, but this program is for all mothers.
It is not a professional development course, but is the perfect entryway into professional development for those who currently work within mother-centric fields or hope to.
If you do work within mother-support, please know that the materials and resources in this program are intended for your own personal use only, and aren't to be distributed within your own practice or business.
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The course experience is delivered over 6 short videos.
The total length of video time is 70 minutes.
You'll get immediate access to all content and have ongoing access.
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You’ll sign up through an e-learning platform called New Zenler. This is where all course content is held.
You’ll be sent an automated email welcoming you and inviting you to create login details for New Zenler.
You'll also be given a link to subscribe to the private podcast if you'd like to listen to the content that way.
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Within the scope of this program we cannot provide individually tailored support and advice.
If you feel you need some support unpacking content as it’s related to your own motherhood experience we encourage you to seek support from a qualified mental health professional. Our recommendations for therapists and practitioners certified in Motherhood Studies can be found here: https://drsophiebrock.com/directory -
All the material is immediately accessible upon enrolment and the resources are for you to download and keep. Refunds are not offered outside what is legally required by Australian law.
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Who is Sophie?
Embarking on learning like this can be equal parts exciting and daunting! Being able to trust that a person facilitating online learning such as this is qualified and experienced is important. I take my role as an educator, facilitator, communicator, and fellow motherhood-visionary seriously, and hold this space with a deep level of respect, sensitivity, and awareness.
I have spent 10 years researching Motherhood and have a PhD in Sociology specialising in Motherhood Studies from The University of Sydney. In my research I developed what has been described as a ‘ground-breaking theory’ for understanding how Mothers’ lives are shaped by the social and cultural construct of Motherhood. I’m also a Mother myself.
I’m experienced in teaching both in person and online, having created courses and delivered programs to hundreds of passionate mothers and professionals. Through my role as a social scientist, I know that this work is ongoing, expansive, and exploratory. I remain open, curious, and ever learning.
My passion and focus is in supporting those who work with mothers to develop, integrate, and adapt a sociological lens of Motherhood into their businesses, careers, and professions.
The ultimate purpose of my work is to contribute to changing the cultural conversation on Motherhood and the individual experiences of Mothers, creating a world where Mothers feel empowered, supported, and valued.