At 30 years old and mother of two young boys, Charlotte embodies the new generation of mothers who advocate for unapologetic parenting.
Currently taking a break from her career, she is savouring this ‘freedom she has chosen to take’ to enjoy her children.
Her passions? Cultural activities, travel, and above all, spending time with her family.
Meet a curious, active and food-loving mum.
Freedom and conscious choices
For Charlotte, ‘be your true self means truly accepting your choices’. This manifests itself in the right to breastfeed without physical or mental constraints, and in rejecting the judgement of others. She sees her freedom as ‘a kind of commitment, almost a demand’.
Although she feels free in her daily life, she acknowledges that her decision to take a career break can be difficult to live with. She regrets the lack of social recognition for this decision and society's constant pressure to return to work quickly.
As a woman, she asserts the right to take a break to care for her children, believing that parents are ‘best placed’ to do so, far from the pressure of 35 hours of nursery care from the age of three months.
Motherhood: kindness rather than pressure
Between her first and second children, Charlotte saw a major change: whereas she had put her eldest in nursery at three months old (while returning to work part-time), she refused to do so for her youngest, wanting to enjoy him ‘even more fully’.
The impact of motherhood on her body was initially ‘unsettling’ in the face of rapid changes. However, this quickly turned into a sense of ‘letting go’ and kindness.
She told herself that she would have plenty of time to lose weight after giving birth, as the most important thing was the health of her baby.
Charlotte feels fairly well prepared and welcomes the open discussion about postpartum issues and the fact that it is normal not to immediately feel a “wave of love” for your baby.
Her self-confidence was built through reading, but above all through a form of humility: ‘Everyone does things their own way, as best they can [...] there is no perfect method or miracle cure.’
Other people's perceptions and a message to future generations
Today, she doesn't care what other people think, even though she acknowledges that you have to be ‘a little impervious to the advice and opinions of self-proclaimed experts’.
Her message to her ‘younger self’ is optimistic:
‘You can have children and still have a normal, fun life.’
Becoming a parent also brings humility and allows you to better understand your own parents.
Finally, she issues a warning to the younger generation about social media: ‘There's such a gap between what you can show on social media and real life.’
Her ultimate advice is to trust yourself and listen deeply to your inner voice:
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