No Village Club Podcast

Reflections from My Beyond the Bump Episode

Kerrene here from the No Village Club — I’m coming to you from the thick of it… the thick of mothering without a built-in village as an American mom living in Australia. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sophie and Jayde from Beyond the Bump, the podcast that was practically a parasocial village for me during my first year postpartum. Getting to go on their show felt surreal, and I’ve had a lot of thoughts since the recording stopped. This mini episode is me sharing those reflections with you. In this episode: * What Beyond the Bump meant to me when I was in the thick of first-year postpartum * What we talked about: living abroad, building a village, postnatal depression and postnatal rage * Something I shared publicly for the first time * Why motherhood can feel invisible and why talking about it is the antidote * The healing that comes from knowing you are not the only one * Why sharing your story is an act of advocacy 🎙️ Listen to my Beyond the Bump episode here [https://open.spotify.com/episode/054VBPyyhis49F9okST1wF]. 💬 Come continue the conversation in the No Village Club Group Chat on Substack — join us here [https://substack.com/chat/2183680]. Tell me where you’re at and where your village is. 🎙️ Find the No Village Club Podcast on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/no-village-club-podcast/id1880560214], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1L0droW9S5jn2eJFpsvGzT], and all other platforms. 📸 Find me on Instagram @kerrenetaylor [https://www.instagram.com/kerrenetaylor] If this episode resonated, share it with a mother who’s doing it without a village. It’s the best way to help this community grow. 🤍 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kerrenetaylor.substack.com [https://kerrenetaylor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Where is My Village?

Hi, and welcome to the No Village Club. I’m Kerrene, and I’m coming to you from the thick of it — the thick of mothering without a built-in village as an American mom living in Australia. Before we dive into the conversations, the interviews, and the honest reflections that this podcast is all about, I wanted to take a moment to tell you how I got here. This isn’t a concept I came up with from a distance but was born out of an isolating postpartum experience. In this first episode: * The realisation that I am part of a club I didn’t even know existed * The loneliness that crept in even when life felt full * What those first weeks of motherhood taught me about needing people * Postpartum depression, postpartum rage, and doing so much of it alone * The moment at eight months postpartum that changed everything * The small, slow steps I took to start building a village with intention 💬 Come continue the conversation in the No Village Club Group Chat on Substack — join us here [https://substack.com/chat/2183680]. Tell me where you’re at and where your village is. 🎙️ Find the No Village Club Podcast on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/no-village-club-podcast/id1880560214], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1L0droW9S5jn2eJFpsvGzT], and all other platforms. 📸 Find me on Instagram @kerrenetaylor [https://www.instagram.com/kerrenetaylor] If this episode resonated, share it with a mother who’s doing it without a village. It’s the best way to help this community grow. 🤍 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kerrenetaylor.substack.com [https://kerrenetaylor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Welcome

Welcome to the No Village Club podcast 🎙️ New episodes will drop every Sunday — honest reflections and stories from mothers who find themselves mothering without their built-in village. Always with the intention of helping you build your village where you are now. Join us on the No Village Club group chat here [https://substack.com/chat/2183680] for weekly reflections, resources and continuing the conversation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kerrenetaylor.substack.com [https://kerrenetaylor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]