Mothers As Natural Leaders
When Looby , Emma, Jana, Agi and Sara commenced the latest Mother Nature Project back in 2021 funded by Erasmus +, they knew they were going to be part of writing a book about leadership, nature connection and mothering and after 2 years of careful nurturing and crafting by the 5 authors, we are really excited to announce it is finally ready to share with the world!
The book is available as a FREE downloadable PDF
If you would like to get a copy, all you need to do is sign up to the Mother Nature Newsletter and you get the link to download it.
MOTHERS AS NATURAL LEADERS INSPIRATION CALL Recording
Hosted by Looby Macnamara and Emma Gorbutt
Here is the recording of the Call hosted by Looby Macnamara and Emma Gorbutt 2 of the co-authors of the Mothers As Natural Leaders book. Hear about the book and our creative process, the Mother Nature Project, Our further courses and activities, Cultural Emergence and Applewood Permaculture Centre.
About The Book and Who it is for
"We wrote this book to empower mothers to discover the transferable skills gained through mothering, and to reclaim their power to be leaders. To find their own ways of transforming their families, communities, and through that our Earth. Moving towards regenerative ways of living, by consciously being a new kind of leader that the world needs.
Even if you do not have children this book is for you. Motherhood qualities show up when you support someone or create something and nurture it, learn from it and grow with it through challenges, even if it is not a human child. So please do read this book and take what works for you, and apply it to your personal leadership and life journey."
Emma Gorbutt:
Mothers as Natural Leaders Book (2023)
Meet the Authors
The Authors from left to right....Jana Lemke (Germany) , Ági Berecz (Hungary), Sara Galeotti (Italy), Emma Gorbutt (UK) and Looby Macnamara (UK).
Praise for the Book
I am loving this beautiful book. It feels like a wise guide on how we as mothers can step up. It is redefining what my ideas about leadership are and my view of myself as a leader. The style of collaborative leadership advocated here is something I can see in myself.
Fiona Merrit
It's amazing how women from several countries in Europe have worked together on a book to create something that speaks to women all over the world. The text is full of wisdom and encouragement, heart warming and caring. An important work for every mother to be inspired and acknowledge her value and contribution to society through her role of leading her children through the years to become confident and full in the expression of their gifts to the world. Easy to read in little bits, its a very valuable resource, it feels important
Lorna Harvy
Creating a Deisgn for Leadership Using the Design Web
In the book there are stories, theory, Mother Nature Cards, activities and an opportunity to use the Design Web to create your own design for your leadership.
"Some of these activities are titled ‘design activities’. Together they create a design for your leadership path. The design will pull all of the threads of the book together and turn these ideas into something real and useful that can lead to sustained change. To do this we are going to be using the Design Web... which is a design framework created by me, Looby Macanamara. The Design Web is a non-linear, dynamic process that helps us to reveal hidden patterns and limits, identify resources, and give motivations and guidance for change. You will be able to use the Design Web as a valuable framework for change in many aspects of your life"
Looby Mannamara
Mothers As Natural Leaders (2023)
(pictured above reading from the UK book launch 14/11/2023)
"In this book we are not talking about the leader who sits on the top of a corporate hierarchy. Nature based leadership is much more about offering our unique talents and gifts to the world for the benefit of the whole. Seeing what you can do to bring about a change that is needed and going for it, is a quality of a leader"
Ági Berecz
Mothers As Natural Leaders (2023)
"Our female ancestors blazed the trails for us. They fought important fights for us that allowed us to stand where we are today. I am proud of them and I feel deep love and respect for them. Through my genes I embody their strength, their courage, their anger, their pain and their fear."
Jana Lemke
Mothers As Natural Leaders (2023)
(Image above UK Book Launch)