I am Caitlin and this is my story

During my first experience transitioning into motherhood in 2019, I felt very much alone and lost. I distinctly remember not being able to shake this feeling of awe and shock after the first week I gave birth. Little did I know, I was going through a huge life metamorphosis known as matrescence; the developmental transition into motherhood.

Though I took all of the birthing and baby classes, went to every prenatal appointment, listening attentively, no one gave me any heads up that I too, will be needing care, nurture and support not only through the first few weeks, but months (years!) thereafter.

The more I talked to other moms, the more I realized how common this 'holy hell, this is hard!’ feeling was. Seemingly we all just bare down and get through it. I, too, finally felt distant to those raw, huge emotions from all that time ago. But as I began my second pregnancy journey, all of these emotions came up again. I wanted a place/space where I could go to that would support me along my second journey. The useful products, local resources, the scientific supported data, and most importantly, I wanted, no, needed, a way to quickly access a mothering community – the real, emotional support that other mothers can provide to another. With very little resources coalesced into one space, the idea of Papillon Collective came to me.

I want to create a safe, informative, and authentic space where women can get curious, ask their tough questions and feel a little more supported by the collective wisdom of other mothers. Though every woman's journey is unique, we all come out on the other side a different person. Let's support one another while getting there.

Join me on this transformation!

Caitlin