Appearing on The Chundria Brownlow Show, Dr. Gertrude Lyons shared how she came to see motherhood as a universal force that lives in all women. Through her roles as a coach, speaker, and now author, she encourages women to reclaim the emotional, intuitive, and nurturing energy we often pour into others, and start directing it inward. That, she says, is where true transformation begins. And it’s not a soft, passive shift. It’s a radical one. It’s personal revolution. Rather than following the generational narrative that motherhood equals sacrifice, Dr. Lyons repositions it as a source of self-realization. The practices she shares-like emotionally checking in with yourself daily, or creating personal rituals of reflection around what we loved and what we lacked growing up-are meant to help uncover the inherited patterns shaping our choices. These “codes,” as she calls them, are often silent rules we didn’t agree to but still live by. Once seen, they can be rewritten with clarity and care.
Dr. Gertrude Lyons is reshaping the way women think about motherhood, starting with a question many of us rarely ask: What if mothering wasn’t just about raising children? What if it was about how we care for ourselves, our dreams, our communities? In her book Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust, she challenges long-held ideals and brings a new kind of language and power to the conversation-one that resonates with women everywhere, regardless of parental status.
Her book doesn’t offer a checklist for how to be the perfect mom. Instead, it offers a lens to see your own life more clearly and courageously. Whether you’re a woman navigating corporate leadership, launching a creative endeavor, caring for aging parents, or seeking to reconnect with your own desires, this book meets you where you are. Rewrite the Mother Code is an invitation to explore the layers of your identity and release yourself from expectations that no longer serve you. Dr. Lyons’ work is filled with reminders that there is no single “right” way to mother. We mother through the way we lead, the way we love, and the way we hold space for ourselves. As she said in the interview, “You are already mothering. Now let’s do it with intention.”
Grab your copy of Rewrite the Mother Code wherever books are sold. Learn more about her work at drgertrudelyons.com and follow her on Instagram @drgertrudelyons. Watch the full interview with Dr. Gertrude Lyons on The Chundria Brownlow Show:
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