222 {Steph Trethewey} Motherhood, loneliness and identity loss
About this episode
Steph Trethewey discusses her journey through motherhood, mental health struggles, and the founding of her charity, Motherland.
Motherhood can be absolutely exhausting and devastating, especially if you feel like you have no support. That was Stephanie Trethewey’s experience before she founded a life changing charity. In 2019, she swapped city life for rural Tassie, navigating the highs and lows of rural motherhood. Her struggles with postnatal depression and isolation inspired her to create Motherland; a national charity changing lives through services that reduce isolation and improve mental health outcomes for rural women. As the Founder & CEO of Motherland and the 2024 Australian of the Year for Tasmania, Steph is a voice of vulnerability, connection, and hope for women on the land. In 2022, Stephanie was named the national winner of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award and in 2023, she celebrated the release of her debut book, Motherland In this episode she shares: Why elite sport taught her discipline, grit and resilience from a young age. How leaving a successful journalism career behind to move to a remote farm changed everything. The identity shift of becoming a mum while feeling isolated and without a village. What her mental health struggles looked like behind closed doors. How asking for…
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